Tim Curry
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
1990.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Based on the award-winning book by Russell Hoban, a marzipan pig falls behind a sofa and is lost. In his loneliness, the pig's feelings of love reach out to an owl, a mouse, and a hibiscus flower, causing a strange chain of events. Narrated by Tim Curry.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
1988.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Based on the beloved classic from William Steig (author of Shrek), this Emmy-nominated film relates the story of Abel, an elegant and romantic mouse who gets swept away in a flood and stranded for over a year on a deserted island.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 90 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Every human being has asked the questions: who am I, what is my purpose, why am I here? The answers are in the sustaining allegories of myths that have been passed from generation to generation. With gorgeous stop-motion animation by the creators of The dark crystal and Labyrinth and stimulating interviews with Deepak Chopra and other spiritual leaders, Mythic Journeys reveals the power of myth to transform lives into journeys. With the voices of...
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards, The Golden Compass) is sent away to live with her eccentric uncle, Sir Benjamin (Ioan Gruffudd, Fantastic Four) at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. Although crumbling apart, Moonacre Manor and the surrounding lands are a place of magic and wonderment, and before long Maria finds herself a part of an ancient feud with the sinister De Noir family. As she unravels ever more of the mystery...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Angels use feminine charm, high-tech gadgets, and hand-to-hand combat to stop an elaborate murder-revenge plot that could destroy individual privacy, corporate security, and put an end to Charlie and his Angels.
6) Burke & Hare
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1820's. William Burke and William Hare luck into some easy money when they discover they can sell a fresh cadaver to Dr. Knox at Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. However, the next cadaver is not quite so easy to obtain, and when word gets out of how profitable the trade is, the duo find themselves blackmailed and in dire need of more bodies. Based on a true story.
7) The Oscar
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Oscar night. The crowd cheers Frankie Fane for the top award. Not far from him, sits the actor's best friend who knows that fame has been achieved by cynical manipulation of past events. Frankie deliberately leaked true stories about his disreputable life on the basis that they were falsehoods spread by his opponents. He hopes that the subsequent wave of public sympathy will sweep him to the Oscar... Nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Costume...
8) Legend
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of the rise and fall of London's most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ron Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in an amazing double performance. It is a classic crime thriller taking viewers into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray twins.