Christopher Plummer
Author
Publisher
Afred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In this rollicking self-portrait from one of today's great actors, Plummer tells of his privileged Canadian upbringing, rich in Victorian gentility, and how he tore himself away from the ski slopes to break into the big, bad world of theater.
3) Beginners
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
5) Madeline
Publisher
WildBrain
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
The classic Cinar series based on the original Madeline books. In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines...and one of them named Madeline. With beautiful, soft brushstroke animation, lively songs and captivating storylines, each of these magical specials is destined to become a timeless classic.
6) Up
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...
7) Inside man
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
NYPD Detective Keith Frazier struggles to outsmart Dalton, a high-stakes bank robber who, along with a well-trained crew of accomplices, has seized control of a Wall Street bank. The robbers turn what initially looks like a hostage crisis into a personal crusade to expose some mysterious evil secrets. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, Madaline, a power broker with her own agenda, emerges and injects even more instability into an already...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Aging rocker Danny Collins can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.
9) Knives out
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth...
10) Rock a doodle
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Chanticleer, the farm rooster, sings every morning so that the sun can rise. One day he can't sing, but the sun comes up anyway. The other animals see him as a fraud, and Chanticleer runs away to the city. Soon, trouble leads to a search for Chanticleer.
11) The forger
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A second-generation petty thief arranges to get out of prison to spend time with his ailing son by taking on a job with his father to pay back the syndicate that arranged his release.
12) Remember
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A suspense-filled story of Zev, an Auschwitz survivor who discovers that the Nazi guard who murdered his family some seventy years ago; is living in America under an assumed identity. With the aid of a friend, Zev sets out on a gripping journey that tests both his will and his fading memory as it brings him closer to the retribution he seeks.
13) An American tail
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A Russian mouse lands in New York in the 1880s, only to be separated from his family. He must now learn to live on the streets and evade the mean cats.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
By all appearances, Hector has it all. A successful psychiatry practice, a comfortable home, and a beautiful, loving girlfriend. However, he's frustrated that he can't provide his patients with real happiness. So, he decides to travel the world in search of the elusive emotion.
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hoping to distance himself from the fallout of a libel conviction, journalist Mikael Blomkvist retreats to a remote island in Sweden's far north where the unsolved murder of a young girl still haunts her industrialist uncle forty years later. Ensconced in a cottage on the island where the killer may still roam, Blomkvist's investigation draws him into the secrets and lies of the rich and powerful, and throws him together with one unlikely ally: tattooed,...
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Madeline and the pirates: Madeline's vivid imagination runs wild when she discovers mean pirates on an island. Oh! But appearances can be deceiving! See what happens to Madeline as the excitement builds in the last act!
Madeline and the gypsies: Pepito and Madeline are stranded at the gypsy carnival. During that time they visit some of the most beautiful and exciting places in France. In spite of the maneuvers of the Gypsy Mamma, Miss Clavel finally...
17) 12 monkeys
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Cole is sent back in time to save the human race from a deadly virus that has forced mankind into dank underground communities in the future. Along his travels, he encounters a psychiatrist and a mental patient, brilliantly portrayed by Brad Pitt, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease. Believing he can obtain a pure virus sample in order to find...
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of William Pitsenbarger, an Air Force medic who saved more than sixty men in one of the bleakest battles of the Vietnam War. Presented the chance to escape on the last helicopter, Pitsenbarger stayed behind to save and defend his comrade in arms. Twenty years later, Pitsenbarger's fellow soldiers and father seek the help of investigator Scott Huffman and other surviving veterans to finally secure him The Congressional Medal of Honor...
20) A beautiful mind
Language
English
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.