Jessica Lange
1) Sybil
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
SYBIL is a 2007 American made-for-television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and written by John Pielmeier based on the 1973 book of the same name by Flora Rheta Schreiber which fictionalized the story of Shirley Ardell Mason, who was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder (more commonly then as "split personality", now called dissociative identity disorder). This is the second adaptation of the book, following an Emmy Award-winning 1976...
2) In Secret
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (107 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Thérèse grows up with her aunt and cousin. Around 1860 the aunt decides they move to Paris and that her son and Thérèse get married. The joy- and loveless life changes when her husband brings a friend home. The affair turns ugly for all. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
3) Marlowe
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930s Bay City centers around a brooding, down-on-his-luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, daughter of a well-known movie star. The disappearance is the first twist in a series of bewildering events, and soon Marlowe is embroiled in a deadly investigation and web of lies that he's determined to bring to light.
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 554 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Step inside a madhouse of horror and experience the chilling new incarnation of TV's most daringly provocative series. The sins of the past haunt the present at the notorious Briarcliff home for the criminally insane, ruled with an iron fist by Sister Jude. Forbidden desire and terrifying evil lurk around every corner, from alien abduction to demonic possession to a skin-wearing psychopath known as 'Bloody Face.'
5) In secret
Publisher
Roadside Attractions Llc
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the lower echelons of 1860s Paris, Therese Raquin, a sexually repressed, beautiful young woman, is trapped into a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. After she meets her husband's alluring friend Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 534 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
American Horror Story is TV's most original new drama, a deeply stylish psychosexual.The Harmon's fresh start in a new home deviously twists to reveal discoveries of love, sex and murderous revenge.
Series
Criterion collection volume 724
Language
English
Formats
Description
The preternaturally gifted director and choreographer Bob Fosse turned the camera on his own life for this madly imaginative, self-excoriating musical masterpiece. Roy Scheider gives the performance of his career as Joe Gideon, whose exhausting work schedule-mounting a Broadway production by day and editing his latest movie at night; and routine of amphetamines, booze, and sex are putting his health at serious risk.
8) Big fish
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 digital videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
9) The gambler
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest...
10) Rob Roy
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a harsh winter threatens the majestic Scottish Highlands, Rob Roy MacGregor is forced to borrow money from the less-than-noble Marquis of Montrose to provide for his clan. When Montrose's evil henchmen conspire to take the wealth for themselves, they thrust Rob into the most challenging battle of his life.
11) Cape fear
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicious psychopath Max Cady emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney. Sam Bowden. Realizing he is legally powerless to protect his beautiful wife Leigh and his troubled teenage daughter Danielle against Max's relentless psychological torment, Sam resorts to unorthodox measures, leading to an unforgettable action packed showdown.
12) Tootsie
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An unemployed actor disguises himself as a woman to secure a part on a soap opera. Commemorates the 25th anniversary of the original release of this film. Includes all-new interviews with director and cast, deleted scenes, and much more.
Highly recommended.--Video Librarian
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2017?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 2 hr., 36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A completely uncensored adaptation that presents Tennessee Williams' play with all its original power and emotional impact. From the moment Blanche DuBois meets her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, her false refinement and desperate face-saving lies put her on an explosive collision course with his primal physicality.
14) Hush
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Without a family of her own, Helen is initially charmed by her impressive in-law and the sprawling estate where she lives. But behind the storybook scene lie dangerous secrets and dark motives.
15) King Kong
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
♭2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Big Apple is besieged by the monstrous ape, King Kong. The gargantuan ape battles attacking aircraft high above the streets of New York and plunges to his death from the top of the World Trade Center.
16) Rob Roy
Author
Language
English
Description
Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange battle evil landowners among the breathtaking landscapes of the majestic Scottish Highlands in this riveting adventure of courage, love and uncompromising honor.
17) Cape fear
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 8 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicious psychopath Max Cady (Robert De Niro) emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte).
18) Blue Sky
Author
Language
English
Description
1962... A dedicated military man/nuclear engineer, who endures continual embarrassment by his teasingly sexy (and emotionally unstable) wife, is transferred to a military base where he becomes entangled in a cover-up involving nuclear-bomb testing.
19) Neverwas
Author
Language
English
Description
Searching for insight into his father's life and the magical place he wrote about in the beloved children's book, Neverwas, psychiatrist Zach Riley takes a job at the institution where his father lived on and off. Once there, Zach meets Gabriel, a patient whose alternate reality is startlingly close to the world his father created, setting Zach on a magical and moving journey of discovery.