Alan Rickman
1) Nobel Son
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On the eve of Barkley Michaelson's father receiving the Nobel Prize, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel Prize money. When his father refuses to pay it starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.
2) Bottle Shock
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The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".
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2 videodiscs (173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The sordid story of a young country girl whose life is slowly engulfed in a murderous love triangle. Desperate to be together, Therese and her lover conspire to murder Therese's husband and initiate a deteriorating series of events that can only end in tragedy.
4) Bottle shock
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1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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This story of the early days of California wine making features events that culminated in the Paris wine tasting of 1976. better known as the "Judgment of Paris." Positive that small Napa Valley wineries are no match for French vintages, British wine connoisseur Steven Spurrier challenges the Americans to a blind tasting but discovers that novice vintners like Jim Barrett and his son Bo of Chateau Montelena are far better than he realizes. Based on...
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1 videodisc (approximately 166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the classic 1867 novel and play by French writer Émile Zola. The story of a young woman, Thérèse, unhappily married to her first cousin, Camille. She begins a passionate affair with one of Camille's friends, Laurent. Thérèse and Laurent will go to any lengths to be together, but their actions may haunt them forever.
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
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Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's...
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Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson star in this powerful fusion of poetry and drama. Based on Christopher Reid's narrative poem, The Song of Lunch follows the story of a book editor who, 15 years after their break-up, is meeting his former love for a nostalgic lunch. 15 years after their break-up, a book editor is meeting his former love for a nostalgic lunch. The woman is now living a glamorous life in Paris, married to a world-renowned writer, whilst...
10) Eye In The Sky
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Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
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2 videodiscs (276 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Part 1. As Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before...