Charles Gordon
1) The grim pig
Author
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Modern management has come to The World Beacon. This means that a new editor, Fred Morgan, has been sent to inspire everyone to get out and write newspaper stories that will matter to their readers, stories about their lives, their children, their careers – and cloth.
Cloth? Clearly, the new editor is making some unusual plans and Parker MacVeigh, our hero, senses an opportunity. Parker – divorced, 40-ish – is ready for...
Cloth? Clearly, the new editor is making some unusual plans and Parker MacVeigh, our hero, senses an opportunity. Parker – divorced, 40-ish – is ready for...
2) October sky
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English
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The true story of Homer Hickam Jr., a high school student in rural West Virginia, who seemed destined to repeat his father's harsh life in the coal mines, until he turned his attention to the skies.
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Language
English
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"Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife Annie, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true. Along the way he meets reclusive activist Terence Mann, the mysterious 'Doc' Graham and even the legendary 'Shoeless Joe' Jackson"--Container.
Language
English
Description
John McClane is off-duty on Christmas Eve in the nation's capital when a team of terrorists, in town to rescue a drug lord from justice, has taken over a major international airport, holding thousands of travelers hostage. Amidst a blinding blizzard, McClane must race against time to defeat the terrorists and their murderous leader while also contending with an inept airport police chief, the stubborn head of the Army's anti-terrorist squad, and the...
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English
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The discovery of a top-secret jetpack hurls test pilot Cliff Secord into a daring adventure of mystery, suspense and intrigue! Cliff encounters an assortment of ruthless villains, led by a Hollywood screen star who's a secret Nazi spy. With the help of his actress girlfriend, the young pilot battles enormous odds to defeat his foes, who are anxious to use the device in an evil plan to rule the world! The dangerous mission transforms the ordinary young...
6) Hitman
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
A mysterious hired gun has a barcode tattoo on his bald head. In lieu of a name, he is number 47. Living like a chaste monk while slipping past borders to kill his targets, 47 moves like a determined shark. He speaks softly to his contact at the enigmatic "Organization, " which raises cast-off children to become well-paid assassins. Fruitlessly pursued by an Interpol cop who can never get sovereign governments to cooperate, 47 has no trouble slipping...
7) Waterworld
Language
English
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Description
In the future. When the polar ice caps melt, the Earth becomes engulfed by water. Drifters sail across the waters of the world on their man-made ships, trading for supplies and salvaging what is left of civilization. Communities of survivors lives in towns called 'Atolls.' Evil pirates known as 'The Smokers' travel across Waterworld in search of a mythical island called 'Dryland.' The Mariner is a mysterious drifter who arrives at an Atoll. He is...
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English
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If you build it, he will come.₂ With these words, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he cannot ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true. Also starring Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, and Amy Madigan, the film is a heartwarming experience that has moved critics, and audiences like no other film of this generation. This unforgettable film...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
On a snowy Christmas Eve in Washington D.C., a team of terrorists has seized a major international airport, and now holds thousands of holiday travellers hostage. The terrorists, a renegade band of crack military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer, have come to rescue a drug lord from justice. They've prepared for every contingency - except John McClane, an off-duty cop seized by a feeling of deadly déjà vu.
10) Field of dreams
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A struggling farmer receives a mystical message leading him to build a baseball field that brings back players of old, and helps him resolve his own unsettled past.
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English
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Die hard: New York City detective John McClane is in Los Angeles to spend the holidays with his estranged wife Holly. While McClane waits for Holly's office party to end, terrorists take control of the building. As their sinister leader, Hans Gruber, and his savage henchman round up hostages, McClane gets ready to blast a few rounds of his own and launch a one-man war.
Die hard 2: John McClane is off-duty on Christmas Eve in the nation's capital...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Matthew is an eighteen-year-old, straight-laced overachiever who has never really lived life - until he falls for his hot new neighbor. When he finds out that she used to be a porn star, his sheltered existence totally spins out of control.
14) Waterworld
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In a future where Earth is covered with water, the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and makeshift floating cities called atolls. When a mysterious drifter/adventurer known as the Mariner gets caught up in the struggle between the evil Deacon and a young girl and her adoptive mother, he finds himself catapulted into an explosive war of good vs. evil.
Publisher
Tristar Pictures
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
While attempting to perform a hazing prank during pledge week, J.C. and Chris, a couple of geeks, accidentally thaw a corpse that is infected with a deadly parasite. The entire campus starts to become infected as the parasites enter through their victims mouths and turn them into vampires. Now, along with a foul-mouthed and sarcastic detective, Chris attempts to save the campus, then the world. Includes commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, alternate...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Matthew is an eighteen year old, straight-laced overachiever who has never really lived life - until he falls for his hot new neighbor. When he finds out that she used to be a porn star, his sheltered existence totally spins out of control.
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Language
English
Description
Executive decision: A team must board a hijacked 747 in mid-air, disable a nerve-toxin bomb that could kill the U.S. eastern seaboard, and rescue the passengers.
Unlawful entry: A victimized couple befriend a caring police officer, whose friendship turns into twisted obsession. Plunged into a nightmare where protector becomes predator, the couple must somehow escape from the web of security that has become their ultimate enemy.
18) The super
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The court orders Louie to live in the filthy building that he owns.
Publisher
Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When an alien experiment goes awry, it crashes to Earth in 1959 and infects a young college student. Twenty-seven years later, his cryogenically frozen body is thawed out by fraternity pledges, and the campus is quickly overrun by alien creatures whose victims come back as zombies! Fred Dekker's enjoyable throwback chiller deftly mixes all sorts of genres while simultaneously having fun with them. Director's cut.
20) Unlawful entry
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A victimized couple befriend a caring police officer, whose friendship turns into twisted obsession. Plunged into a nightmare where protector becomes predator, the couple must somehow escape from the web of security that has become their ultimate enemy.