Ray Winstone
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Description
Ray Winstone's amazing talent for bringing out the humanity buried inside his often brutal screen characters - violent offender in Scum, wife-beater in Nil by Mouth, retired blagger in Sexy Beast - has made him one of the most charismatic actors of his generation. But how do these uncompromising and often haunting performances square with his off-duty reputation as the ultimate salt-of-the-earth diamond geezer? The answer lies in the East End of his...
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on the infamous true events.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young boy's dream of finding his dead father comes true when his father visits him as an angel. But things turn sour when he discovers that his father was not the hero he imagined him to be. Last Christmas is a heart-warming tale about a mother and son overcoming loss and learning to appreciate all they still have.
5) Cats
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"A bunch of well-known celebrities get turned into singing, scenery-chewing digital kitties in the utterly absurd yet oddly charming movie musical version of the Broadway hit."--USA Today
"The movie 'Cats' is-forgive the critical jargon-pretty good."--The New Yorker
"Does all this work? Well, it depends on how you feel about ... 'Cats.' Did you love the show? You'll find stuff to love here. Did you hate it? Ditto! Or maybe ... you'll have both reactions?...
6) Noah
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man is appointed by God to carry out a crucial mission of rescue before a calamitous flood destroys the world.
7) Black Widow
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
8) Rango
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rango, a kooky pet chameleon, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt, until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be.
9) Beowulf
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonate throughout the ages.
10) Cats
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Victoria, a young cat abandoned on the streets of London, meets a group of cats preparing for the Jellicle Ball.
11) Cold Mountain
Pub. Date
©2004
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inman, a young Confederate soldier, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters.
12) The Hot Potato
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Description
It's the East End of London in 1969. The Beatles are still kings of the hit parade; America and the USSR are the only superpowers and the arrest and pending trial of Ronnie and Reggie Kray dominate the headlines. The film follows Kenny Smith and Danny Nash, a couple of local lads, as they try to find a buyer for a large lump of misappropriated Uranium, the so-called "hot potato."
13) Noah
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Description
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
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Description
Martha has decided to leave her life in the U.S. and start over in London, free of romance and other complications. But then, one by one, she meets Frank, Daniel and Laurence...childhood buddies who each fall instantly in love with her! As they compete with outrageous schemes to win her love, Martha gets swept away in three whirlwind romances while pondering which one to choose!
16) Hugo
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Description
Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.