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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
The tale of the Trojan War has fascinated and intrigued people for thousands of years. But is there any truth to Homer's epic poem. Michael Wood brings to life the heroes and the romance of the Bronze Age in this award winning archaeological story.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking thir lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
43) Crocodile Dundee
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A free spirited Australian who hunts crocodiles with his bare hands, stares down giant water buffaloes, and drinks mere mortals under the table, faces the ultimate torture test--a trip to New York City.
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c1973
Language
English
Description
In the faded, Vermeer-like light of Harry Hope's 1912 New York skid row bar, a rag tag group of fallen men await the annual arrival of their friend Hickey. But now Hickey is sober, and he wants his drunken friends to do the same.
46) Restoration
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Language
English
Description
In 17th century Britain, a young man seduced by the wealth and indolence of the Restoration court finds redemption of sorts through the love of a woman.
47) Closing the ring
Publisher
Hopscotch Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Lord Richard Attenborough, one of the worlds most respected film makers (Ghandi, Cry Freedom, Chaplin, Shadowlands), helms a deeply moving love story, beautifully interwoven between the 1940s and the present. Inspired by true events and spanning fifty years, Closing the Ring tells the story of how an American woman honoured a wartime promise with a lifetime of denial and how the discovery of a gold ring brought her back to life. In 1991, a small American...
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The Torchwood team is faced with their fiercest threats to date - one which throws the future of Torchwood and the entire human race spiraling into danger. They battle against the odds but do they stand a chance of saving mankind?
49) Of mice and men
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
In Depression-era California, two migrant workers dream of better days on a spread of their own until an act of unintentional violence leads to tragic consequences.
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1998 c1951
Language
English
Description
Considered one of the greatest musicals ever made, it is set in Hollywood during the roaring twenties. The plot is a spoof of the early days of "talkie" films. Features some of the best known songs, "Singin in the rain", and others.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Ten years after the events of Phantom menace, Senator Padme Amidala survives an assassination attempt as she returns to Coruscant for an important vote. The Jedi Council send Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to protect her. After tracking the assassin, but failing to get any information from her, Obi-Wan is sent to Kamino to continue their investigations while Anakin is sent with Amidala to Naboo. While Anakin and Amidala are falling in love on...
53) Escape room
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An intriguing invitation brings six strangers together. Initially, they think they have gathered for a highly immersive escape room, but they soon make the sickening discovery that they are pawns in a sadistic game of life and death. Together, they move from one terrifying scenario to the next as they find clues and solve puzzles. But the players soon learn that exposing their darkest secrets may hold the key to survive.
54) All about abs
Publisher
FitFlixs Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Provides four complete abdominal workouts using the medicine ball, stability ball, body weight and sliding discs.
55) Inside Islam
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
It is the second largest religion in the world. Its name is derived from the word for peace, yet to many Westerners, it is synonymous with violence and terror. Widely practiced and equally widely misunderstood, Islam is a religion that has been at the heart of human experience for well over a thousand years. In the world after September 11th, it is especially critical to understand the origins and practice of Islam, and its role in the world today....
56) My fair lady
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A man makes a bet to turn a rough girl into a lady. Includes commentary, featurettes, trailers, and more.
57) City lights
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A tramp wins the love of a blind flower girl and attempts to obtain money from a millionaire to help her regain her sight.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c1964
Language
English
Description
In a spooky house at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, live the Munsters, a family that happens to look like monsters. A decent and loving family, they can't understand why the world reacts to them with shock and horror. Includes all 38 first season episodes.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Video
Language
English
Description
In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot carbine action air rifle. But when gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale Santa-begging campaign. He encounters a slew of calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit.
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