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21) Neverwhere
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
On his way to dinner with his fiancee, Richard Mayhew helps a mysterious wounded girl lying on the sidewalk. The next day, he discovers his actions have erased him from existence and he is now consigned to the underground world of London Below.
23) Notorious
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Working undercover for the U.S. government in Rio, the daughter of a convicted Nazi traitor marries a ruthless Nazi spy, but then begins a love affair with her American contact. Torn between passion and patriotism, they must sacrifice their feelings or risk destruction.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him--except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.
26) Liberty Heights
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
The town is Baltimore and the year is 1954, a season of dramatic social flux that Levinson explores through the eyes of a Jewish family.
27) Taxi driver
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A New York cab driver is driven to obsession when he attempts to save a teenage prostitute and embarks on a violent rampage against a world of filth and corruption.
28) Magnolia
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Magnolia is a mosaic of American Life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. Nine people will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.
Publisher
USA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A struggling street puppeteer takes a job to make some money. One day he accidentally discovers a door...a portal into the brain of John Malkovich (played by John Malkovich!) For 15 minutes he experiences the ultimate head trip - HE is being John Malkovick.
30) Das Boot
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
Deutsch
Description
At the height of World War II, a young submarine crew heads out to sea on a top-secret mission that all but ensures most will never make it home alive. Ordered to patrol the Atlantic and destroy an allied armada bringing supplies to Britain, these raw recruits must band together, bracing themselves against a depth-charge assault from an unseen enemy. Can the captain and his crew summon the strength to escape their watery grave?
31) The Omega man
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"Biological war has decimated life on earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets, foraging for supplies. And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown, when other 'inhabitants' emerge."--container.
32) Flawless
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
An ex-cop suffers a stroke and is paralyzed and unable to speak clearly. On the advice of his doctor, he seeks voice lessons from a musically inclined neighbor-- whom he vehemently dislikes.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Summoned by a will to his late grandfather's castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein soon discovers the scientist's step-by-step manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life. Assisted by the hunchbacked Igor and the curvaceous Inga, he creates a monster who only wants to be loved.
35) Mystery train
Series
Criterion collection volume 521
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©1989, ℗2010
Language
English
Description
Aloof teenage Japanese tourists, a frazzled Italian widow, and a disgruntled British immigrant all converge in the city of Memphis in hot pursuit of the elusive 'King' himself, Elvis!
36) 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
Universal
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Includes Pillow Talk (1959, an interior decorator and a songwriter share a party line), Lover Come Back (1961, an adman and adwoman battle over an account), and Send Me No Flowers (1964, a man thinks he is dying, and makes plans for his wife).
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video, Shadow of the Vampire Limited
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
This riveting suspense thriller is about the filming of Nosferatu and the difficult relationship between F.W. Murnau and Max Schreck. As cast and crew begin to disappear, it seems that Murnau has made a devil's bargain with Schreck, whose performance is too authentic.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Tells a compelling and heartwarming story about how far a young man must travel to find the place where he truly belongs. Homer has lived nearly his entire life within the walls of an Orphanage in rural Maine and has been groomed by its proprietor to be his successor. But Homer falls in love and strikes out on his own.
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