Derek Jacobi
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the comedic story of aging partners Freddie and Stuart, two men who have lived together in their Covent Garden flat for nearly 50 years. Freddie was a budding actor and Stuart worked in a bar when they first met, but their careers are pretty much over and their lives now consist of entertaining their frequent guests, making sure that their aged dog Balthazar is still breathing, and hurling caustic insults at each other.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 347 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The intricate dance of life continues in this heartwarming drama series about two long-lost childhood sweethearts and the 60 years of baggage they bring to their better-late-than-never marriage. How will newlyweds Alan and navigate a startling revelation about Alan's past? And how will their adult daughters, Gillian and Caroline, deal with happiness and tragedy in their even more complicated lives?
23) I, Claudius
Language
English
Description
An epic tale of ambition, debauchery, and intrigue, the Emmy-winning BBC series is one of the most popular and acclaimed dramas in Masterpiece Theatre history. Based on the novels by Robert Graves, spanning the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Nero. Episodes include: A Touch of Murder, Waiting in the Wings, What Shall We Do About Claudius?, Poison is Queen, Some Justice, plus extended versions of episodes one and two, and bonus features....
24) Anonymous
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Was Shakespeare a fraud? Who really wrote about cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne? Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, intrigue and suspense advance the theory that it was really Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays.
Series
Underworld films volume 2
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vampire heroine Selene continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans. The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes. Selene and her love Michael, the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The tale of action, intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.
A beautiful and aristocratic...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young Greek prince sees his father murdered by his uncle and flees, returning twenty years later to reclaim the throne. To save his own life, Prince Jason pledges to deliver the coveted Golden Fleece to his Uncle Pelias. Embarking with a crew of superheros, he undertakes a perilous voyage to find his destiny.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passion of their celebrated hosts (Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant) to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
29) Effie Gray
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A sumptuous historical drama set against a luscious backdrop exploring the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin, his young bride Effie Gray, and his protégé, painter John Everett Millais. After marrying Ruskin, Effie quickly realizes her marriage is a lie when Ruskin refuses to consummate it. Yearning for affection, she soon falls for the charms of the charismatic Millais.
30) Othello
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (159 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall.
31) Hamlet
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (242 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
32) Tomb raider
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father disappeared.
33) Gladiator
Series
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new Emperor, Commodus. He becomes a slave and then a gladiator, fighting in the Roman Colosseum in defiance of the Emperor.
34) Hereafter
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This film peers at an intriguing question -- is there an afterlife? -- through the lens of George, Marie, and Marcus, who are each tortured in different ways by the thought of life after death. George Lonegan is psychic. It was once his career: he was "the man who can speak to the dead," with a high-traffic website, and a popular biography. But he fled that life, unable to cope with the emotional burden of his abilities. Marie Lelay is a French TV...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The King's Speech" presents a sideways glance at a crucial period in 20th-century history--as the monumentally awkward Prince Albert, or Bertie, becomes King George VI unexpectedly in 1936 when his older brother Edward VIII abdicates to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson. In imperial Britain between the wars, that was problem enough, but Bertie suffered from a chronic stammer that made his public appearances painful for everyone. In an age of...
36) Grace of Monaco
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Grace Kelly is a huge movie star with the promise of a glittering career when she marries Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956. Six years later, with her marriage in serious difficulty, Alfred Hitchcock offers her the chance to return to Hollywood to play the role of Marnie in his next film. But France is also threatening to annex Monaco, the tiny principality where she became the Princess. Grace is torn and forced to choose between the creative flame...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary...
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (332 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A beautiful and aristocratic vampire named Selene falls in love with a Lycan, a werewolf, whose people are involved in an ancient war with the vampires; the vampire Selene, known as a "death dealer," fights to stop the release of the original Lycan; a Lycan slave gathers his fellow werewolves to rise up against the vampires holding them captive.
39) Ironclad
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A ragtag group of Knights Templar hold out for months against the hard-fought siege of Rochester Castle in the thirteenth century. Set in the time of King John's signing of the Magna Carta treaty, the group struggles against the king to defend the freedom of their country.
40) Tolkien
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire...