John Huston
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on a true story, Townsend Harris is appointed the first U.S. Consul-General to Japan in 1856, battling hostility and mistrust to eventually earn the respect of the local government and the love of a young geisha.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Deadly trakcers: After witnessing the brutal murder of his wife and son, a Texas lawman seeks revenge and relentlessly pursues the outlaws into Mexico where a deadly showdown awaits him. Man in the wilderness: Driven by revenge, Harris makes a 600 mile journey across the 1820's American Northwest facing every obstacle to find his attackers.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charley Partanna is a hit-man who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime syndicate families in the country. Unbeknownst to Charley, the Prizzis just hired Irene Walker, a free-lance killer, to eliminate someone who double-crossed them. When Irene and Charley fall in love their jobs become complicated, especially when each is given a contract that neither can go through with.
6) Winter kills
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Screen legend Jeff Bridges stars as Nick Kegan, the son of world-famous tycoon Pa Kegan and half-brother of the late US President Timothy Kegan, who was slain by a lone assassin nineteen years earlier. But when a long-rumored 'second gunman' makes a secret deathbed confession, Nick begins to unravel a trail of suspects that includes a billionaire war-freak, a murderous mob boss, a shady nightclub owner, a Cuban kingpin, an eccentric computer expert,...
Publisher
Fox Video
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Danny Dravot and Peachy Carnehan leave 19th century India and set out for the isolated, primitive land of Kafiristan, whose people have not seen an outsider in hundreds of years. Peachy becomes lord of the kingdom's limitless treasury, while Danny is first crowned king, then declared a god.
Series
Criterion collection volume 410
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself.
9) The hobbit
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A long time ago, in Middle Earth, humans shared their days with elves, wizards, goblins, dragons, heroes ... and hobbits. Just minding his own business, Bilbo has a guest, Gandolf, drop in on him. Soon, one by one a whole group of dwarves drop in and Bilbo finds himself joining the quest to reclaim their kingdom from an evil dragon.
10) Beat the devil
Series
Publisher
Madacy Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Spoof of caper movies in the vein of The Maltese falcon and Key Largo about of bunch of misfits scrambling after some uranium.
Publisher
Treeline Films
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A mix of war movies and documentaries that detail great battles and campaigns. Stars like Sidney Poitier, Van Johnson, John Ireland, and Montgomery Clift bring the immediacy of conflict to life and celebrity narrators like Ronald Reagan, Clark Gable, and Burgess Meredith helm classic documentaries that convey key military campaigns.
13) Humphrey Bogart
Publisher
Delta Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Beat the devil is an offbeat tale of adventure and suspense involving passengers on a steamer who attempt to outfox each other for illegal control of a parcel of land believed to be rich with uranium deposits.
Humphrey Bogart on film provides a glimpse into the unique life of the quintessential Hollywood legend.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Whoever releases the mysterious Black Cauldron's powers will be invincible! The fearsome Horned King will do anything to possess it, but he is challenged by the most unlikely adversary: a young assistant pig keeper named Taran. With a motley team of the brave Princess Eilonwy, a minstrel named Fflewddur Fflam, and Hen-Wen, a remarkable pig who can predict the future, Taran embarks on a quest to stop the Black Cauldron's evil once and for all.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows...
19) Moulin Rouge
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"As a dwarf, Toulouse-Lautrec believes he's too ugly to ever fall in love. So he loses himself in painting ... and cognac. A fixture at Paris' infamous turn-of-the-century Moulin Rouge nightclub, Lautrec meets a girl from the street ... who breaks his heart"--Container.