Sam Neill
Author
Language
English
Description
In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tells the story of how he became one of the world's most celebrated actors, who has worked with everyone from Meryl Streep to Isabel Adjani, from Jeff Goldblum to Sean Connery, from Steven Spielberg to Jane Campion.
By his own account, his career has been a series of unpredictable turns of fortune. Born in 1947 in Northern Ireland, he emigrated to New Zealand...
2) Blackbird
Author
Language
English
Description
Lily (Susan Sarandon) summons her daughters Jennifer (Kate Winslet) and Anna (Mia Wasikowska) for one final family reunion as she looks to end her battle with a terminal illness. Amid the bittersweet farewell, unresolved feelings surface.
Author
Series
Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant volume 3
Language
English
Description
In Timor, Mary and the other men enjoy the luxury of freedom under false identities. However, fate conspires against them as Clarke stops there on his way back to England.
Author
Series
Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant volume 1
Language
English
Description
Cornwall, 1786, hungry Mary Broad is convicted to death for stealing a lady's picnic but 'mercifully' allowed to join for life first governor Phillip's founding shipload to start a penal colony at Botany bay in New South Wales.
Author
Series
Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant volume 2
Language
English
Description
Mary, her husband Will, their two children, and five other men set sail for Timor, closely followed by Clarke who obsessively pursues them. Through sheer grit and enormous luck, most of them make it 4,000 miles to the Dutch colony of Timor.
7) Rams
Author
Language
English
Description
Two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war raising separate flocks of sheep. When Les's prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley but Colin attempts to stealthily outwit the powers that be.
Author
Series
Merlin The Complete Miniseries volume 2
Language
English
Description
The story of the masterful wizard Merlin continues, picking up with Arthur's historic removal of Excalibur from the stone. All star cast includes Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Helena Bonham Carter, Isabella Rossellini, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, Martin Short and Lena Headey.
Author
Series
Merlin The Complete Miniseries volume 1
Language
English
Description
A spellbinding and inventive retelling of the life, myth, magic and great lost love of the masterful wizard, Merlin, and his relationship with his regal young protege, Arthur. All star cast includes Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Helena Bonham Carter, Isabella Rossellini, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, Martin Short and Lena Headey.
Author
Series
Merlin's Apprentice volume 2
Language
English
Description
With the help of Jack, an irascible young beggar-thief imbued with his own unruly magic, the fight against unknown dangers begins to restore the Kingdom back to its glory days. Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson star.
Author
Series
Merlin's Apprentice volume 1
Language
English
Description
The story of MERLIN, one of television's biggest minisereis of all time, continues in this sequel. Merlin returns to Camelot and finds a Kingdom now vulnerable to ill-fates and war. Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson star.
13) Jurassic park
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An archaeologist is invited to tour a new theme park - inhabited by dinosaurs resurrected with their DNA. A double crossing employee triggers a shutdown of the fencing systems, causing a terrifying problem.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 556 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII. Bonus features include a selected episode of This American Life; The Tudors Production Design; the first episode of Californication; and more.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Another batch of hungry dinosaurs wreak havoc with humankind in this third installment. Dr. Alan Grant is persuaded to travel to the site of the second InGen lab and discovers that the velociraptors are more intelligent than anyone thought. Also includes bonus features.
16) The Hunter
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary, posing as a scientist sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family, becoming increasingly close to them. However, as his attachment grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly...
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 542 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After failing to have his marriage to Katherine annulled by making himself the head of the church, Henry secretly marries Anne Boleyn; Anne gives birth to Elizabeth, their first child; and more. Includes exclusive featurettes, bonus episodes, and more.
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Director Gillian Armstrong drew on author Miles Franklin's novel, a turn-of-the-twentieth-century Australian coming-of-age story, to upend the conventions of period romance. Headstrong young Sybylla bemoans her stifling life in the country, where her literary ambitions receive little encouragement, and craves independence. When a handsome landowner begins to court her, Sybylla must decide whether she can reconcile the prospect of marriage with the...
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets, and a long-lost artifact that grants limitless wealth but also devastating supernatural power. With the fate of his world, and his family, at stake, Mariah will risk everything to unravel...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When young Lillian's mother dies during childbirth, the father soon re-marries the well-intentioned Lady Claudia. However, Claudia's heart is ruled not by her husband but by an evil mirror with the power to make Claudia Queen over all living things, until they are dead. A failed attempt to murder young Lillian leaves her wandering lost in a deep dark forest where she comes across seven dwarfs.