Roger A. Deakins
Author
Publisher
Damiani
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Some of the images in this collection, such as those from Rapa Nui, New Zealand and Australia, I took whilst traveling with my wife, James. Others, such as those from Berlin and Budapest, are images that caught my eye as I was 'walking' on a weekend or at the end of a day, whilst working on a film project in those cities ... Some of these pictures, especially those from North Devon and the seaside towns of the South West of England, I wish to see...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
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Description
Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
Publisher
USA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
Description
In a sleepy Northern California town in the 1940s, Ed Crane, a humble barber, suspeacts that his wife Doris is having an affair with her boss. When a stranger comes into town hinting that there is a fortune to be made in investing in the new invention of dry cleaning, Ed hatches a blackmail scheme he hopes will make him rich and get him some revenge at the same time. His plan goes horribly awry when he accidentally commits a murder for which Doris...
Series
Criterion collection volume 984
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A man and a woman try desperately to escape the totalitarian regime they live in that bans nearly all free-thinking and love itself.
8) The village
Publisher
Burbank, CA
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In a quiet, isolated village in olde Pennsylvania, there lies a pact between the people of the village and the creatures who reside in the surrounding woods. The townspeople do not enter the woods, and the creatures do not enter the village. The pact stays in tact for many years, that is until the headstrong Lucius Hunt seeks medical supplies from neighboring towns beyond the woods. Animal carcasses begin to appear around the village, causing the...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Language
English
Description
Oct. 1962, for thirteen extraordinary days the world stood on the brink of destruction. Krushchev wouldn't back down, President Kennedy wouldn't give in. Inspired by the real-life events that took place in the Kennedy White House.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
""Red" Redding is a lifer who knows the ropes at Maine's Shawshank State Prison. New inmate Andy Dufresne is a quiet banker, unjustly convicted of murder. Andy's indomitable will earns Red's friendship and his resourcefulness brings hope and change to the entire prison. Andy is full of surprises-- and he saves his best for last." -from container.
11) The ladykillers
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Marva Munson is a spry, elderly woman who is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Goldthwait H. Dorr moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job. Despite their best efforts, Munson finds out about their scheme and...
12) Barton Fink
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A trendy playwright is trying to write a simple movie script, but to his misfortune has a bit of writer's block.
13) The big Lebowski
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski doesn't want any drama in his life; he can't even be bothered with a job. But, in a case of mistaken identity, a couple of thugs break into his place and steal his rug (you gotta understand, that rug really tied the room together). Now, the Dude must embark on a quest with his crazy friends to make things right and get that rug back! Includes an exclusive interview, behind-the-scenes photos, film timeline, and more.
Publisher
TGG Direct, LLC
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Nineteen eighty-four: Winston Smith endures a squalid existence in totalitarian Oceania under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. When he starts an illegal love affair, he becomes the target of a brain-washing compaign to force him to conform.
Crime and punishment: A modern version of Dostoyevsky's classic of one man's search for the true meaning of his existance.