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Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
As his room darkens, a little rabbit says goodnight to all his familiar possessions; although he is supposed to be asleep, a little boy's curiosity and excitement on Christmas Eve leads him to sneak around the house; tired of bananas and lured by a wonderful smell, Gladys the gorilla leaves the zoo in search of a delicious new treat.
63) The Eagle
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Twenty years after the disappearance of his father and the Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila travels from Rome to solve the mystery, retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, and restore his father's honor.
64) Hamlet
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Eloquent and moving, this "shrewdly edited version ... flows with commendable grace from beginning to end, all urged on by Kline's intelligent interpretation."--Container.
65) The Reivers
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures/ CBS DVD
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Based on William Faulkner's warm, humorous, poignant story about a the advent of the automobile, a horse race and a boy's loss of innocence during an great adventure in the early 1900's South.
66) Black Beauty
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a horse as he is passed through the hands of many masters prior to returning to his original young master and a happy retirement.
67) Pow wow highway
Publisher
Paragon Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
With nothing in common but their Native American heritage, two men begin a cross-country adventure filled with comedy and drama.
68) Rashōmon
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©2001.
Language
日本語
Description
Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit.
71) Charlie Chan
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Dangerous money: Number Two Son and Chattanooga Brown aim to help Chan investigate a murder on a cruise to Samoa.
Dark alibi: Chan must act quickly to stop the execution of an innocent Death Row inmate.
The Chinese ring: In Winters' debut as Chan, a Chinese princess is murdered in Chan's house.
The trap: In Toler's last appearance as Chan, he investigates the killings of showgirls in Malibu.
72) The breadwinner
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Parvana is an eleven-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom, and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her...
73) Lore
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Deutsch
Description
Abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings, led by fourteen year old Lore embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn country.
Publisher
Disney Channel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory's wonky magic lands her in a class for those with Upside-Down Magic, otherwise known as UDM. While many believe that the UDM's unique powers make them a target to dangerous and evil shadow magic, Nory and her fellow UDM classmates set out to prove that Upside-Down Magic beats right-side-up!
76) War horse
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Albert Narracott enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse Joey is sold to the cavalry.
77) The experiment
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a scientific research project to test the psychological effects of prison life, but the experiment spirals out of control.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists. Zia discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that Desiree has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip with his Russian rocker friend to find her. Their journey takes them through an absurd purgatory where they discover that being dead doesn't mean you have to stop...
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Français
Description
"Maigret returns to his countryside hometown to investigate an ominous letter received by his old friend, the countess of St. Fiacre. The letter portends the countess's death, and when a heart attack makes the harbinger come true, the good inspector suspects foul play"--Container.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Following clues left by his grandfather, Jake discovers Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and the dangers they face as he gets to know the residents, learns about their special powers, and finds that he alone has a power that will help him savehis new friends.
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