Amy Adams
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Julia Child's beginning in the cooking profession is intertwined with the life of thirty-year-old Julie Powell, who decides to cook all 524 recipes in Child's first book in one year to escape from the monotony of her daily life. Includes commentary and featurette.
2) Her
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A withdrawn writer, Theodore Twombly, falls in love with his computer's highly advanced operating system named Samantha.
The film's genius is how it grounds the notion of a man falling for an artificially intelligent machine with reality. Just how many clicks away is this from online dating?--USA Today
...goes light-years beyond science-fiction cliches. As the story progresses further into unexpected territory, 'Her' sometimes feels like an out-of-body...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Trying to better her financial situation, a single mother starts a crime scene cleaning business and asks her unreliable sister to join her. Together they clean up the deadly messes left by others, and deal with the messes in their own lives as well.
4) Leap year
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Anna's four-year anniversary to her boyfriend passes without an engagement ring, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Inspired by an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on Leap Day, Anna follows Jeremy to Dublin to propose to him. But after landing on the wrong side of Ireland, she must enlist the help of the handsome and carefree local Declan to get her across the country. Along the way, they discover that the road...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus-who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat-refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickie, an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm.
6) Big eyes
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Walter Keane became a worldwide celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist. That role was played by Margaret, his shy wife. The ruse broke up their marriage and led to a divorce and a dramatic courtroom battle to prove authorship of the paintings.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Cinderella story about friendship and finding true love. A middle-aged London governess is dismissed from her job and now is attempting to find new employment in a glamorous world and a dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer.
8) Doubt
Publisher
Miramax
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that...
9) The fighter
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Micky Ward is a struggling boxer long overshadowed by his older brother and trainer, Dicky, a local legend battling his own demons. Their explosive relationship threatens to take them both down. However, the bond of blood may be their only chance to redeem their pasts and, at last, give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride. Special features include commentary and a featurette.
10) American hustle
Publisher
Columbia
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Carmine Polito is the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the cons and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn could be the one to pull the thread...
11) Underdog
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 82 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Language
English
Description
After an accident in the lab of the maniacal Dr. Barsinister, an ordinary beagle finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak. Underdog vows to protect the citizens of Capitol City, and one beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebred.
...parents who lead their tykes to this adventure aren't likely to leave disappointed.--New York Daily News
...a tail-wagging sense of wit and fun...--Hollywood Reporter
12) Enchanted
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reality and fantasy collide when a fairytale princess from another world is sent to New York City by an evil queen. Now she must find her way through the city and back to her own world, where her true love awaits.
13) Sharp objects
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 435 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A reporter confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Susan is living through an unfulfilling marriage when she receives a package containing a novel manuscript from her ex-husband, Edward. The novel is dedicated to her but its content is violent and devastating. Susan cannot help but reminisce over her past love story with the author. Increasingly she interprets the book as a tale of revenge, a tale that forces her to re-evaluate the choices that she has made, and reawakens a love that she feared was...
17) Muppet madness
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (approximately 499 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Titles included: The Muppets ; The Muppets' Wizard of Oz ; The Muppets Take Manhattan ; Muppets Most Wanted ; The Muppet Movie.