James Cromwell
1) Still Mine
Author
Language
English
Description
The heartfelt tale of Craig Morrison who sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife, using age old technicques, passed down to him by his Dad. However, times have changed and amidst a series of stop work orders, Craig rushes to finish the house and must take a final stance against all odds in this inspirational story.
2) Owd Bob
Author
Language
English
Description
The story of a young orphaned boy who is sent to live with his grandfather in Ireland. The boy finds adjusting to the country life challenging, but soon learns the life has its rewards as well.
4) Deep impact
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
'Deep Impact' is the story of the world's reaction to a death sentence. As a comet approaches the earth which might not be destroyed or diverted before it reaches earth, each individual struggles in the face of extinction to find what most matters to him or her.
5) The Queen
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Queen begins with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" - Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of adroit use of newsreel and other contemporary footage, is to remind viewers of the deep sadness that surrounded that event. It is also about the divergent and potentially ruinous ways...
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (564 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A hapless UN employee discovers that the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a parallel dimension that's in a cold war with our own, and where his other self is a top spy. The war slowly heats up thanks to spies from both sides.
8) Marshall
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career defining cases.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1795 and the feisty 20-year-old Jane Austen is an emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. As a prospective match for Jane, her parents are eyeing Mr. Wisley. He is the nephew to the very formidable,...
10) The young pope
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The fictional story of a newly elected pope, the youngest in history and first-ever American, whose audacity, independence, and arch-conservatism wreak havoc within the Vatican.
11) Emperor
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the legend of Shields 'Emperor' Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper's Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
12) I, robot
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the year 2035, robots are a common, trusted part of life. But that trust is broken when a scientist is found dead, and a skeptical Chicago police detective investigating the murder believes that a robot is responsible. It seems impossible for a robot to break the Three Laws of Robotics, for if that were to happen there would be nothing to stop them from taking over the world. Aiding the detective in his investigation is a psychologist who specializes...
13) Secretariat
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of Penny Chenery, his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion.
15) The artist
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 352 min.) : sound, color w/black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1985. Revolves around two very different men with AIDS, one fictional, one fictionalized. Roy Cohn, personifies all the hypocrisy, delusion and callousness of the official response to the plague. Nothing shakes Roy's lack of empathy: even on his death bed, he's fighting with his gay nurse and taunting the woman he helped put to death, Ethel Rosenberg. The other patient is Prior Walter, who is visited by an angel and deserted by his self-pitying...
17) Still mine
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 103 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Determined to build a more suitable house for his wife Irene..., whose memory is failing, Craig Morrison ... is met with resistance from an overzealous government inspector. Facing a possible jail sentence, and with Irene becoming increasingly ill, Craig races to finish the house"--Container.
After a woman begins to lose her memory, her husband attempts to build a more suitable house for the two of them despite pressures from the local government....
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A murder trial has upset the quiet community of San Piedro, and now this tranquil village has become the center of controversy. For a local reporter the trial strikes home when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case.
Physical Desc
9 videodiscs (approximately 21 hours, 21 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The legendary tales of a wild mustang named Spirit hits its stride in Spirit: The Ultimate Collection. Beginning with Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, follow our brave hero as he journeys across the untamed wilderness in search of new friends, thrilling adventures, and true love. Then prepare for eight hair-raising seasons of Spirit: Riding Free where three best friends and their extraordinary horses take on the frontier, one amazing gallop at a...