Alice Krige
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos, but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
Series
Johnny Worricker trilogy volume 1
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Johnny Worricker is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbor and political activist Nancy Pierpan seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find out the truth.
6) Persuasion
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with rank and fortune, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet. Can Frederick...
8) She will
Publisher
IFC Midnight
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
An aging film star retreats to the Scottish countryside with her nurse to recover from surgery. While there, mysterious forces of revenge emerge from the land where witches were burned.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story. In the late 1940's, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez became known as the notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers". They would swindle and then viciously murder war widows who would answer their personal ads. Ray would describe himself as a sexy Latin Lover. Martha was Ray's initial mark. But when they met, it was love at first sight. With Martha posing as Ray's sister, they bilked elderly spinsters and widows of their savings and...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
They call themselves the Borg--a half-organic, half-machine collective with a sole purpose: to conquer and assimilate all races. Led by their seductive and sadistic queen, the Borg are headed to earth with a devious plan to alter history. Picard's last encounter with the Borg almost killed him. Now, he wants vengeance.
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Despite being born to Afrikaner parents, Sandra faces prejudice from her community due to her dark skin and African features. Torn between her family and the man she loves, Sandra must overcome the racial intolerance of her society in this uplifting true story.
12) Dinotopia
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Two brothers find themselves castaways on Dinotopia, a secret world where dinosaurs and humans coexist in harmony until their sources of power begin to fail. The boys must find a way to return harmony to their new home.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Rudolph, a thirteen-year-old vampire, needs help saving his vampire clan that is being threatened by a notorious vampire hunter. Rudolph meets Tony, a mortal of the same age, who is fascinated by old castles, graveyards, and vampires. Tony jumps at the chance to help Rudolph in this hilarious and action-packed battle to save his family.
15) Reign of fire
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In present day London dragons awake. Fast forward 20 years, to a world devastated by their destruction. Fire Chief Quinn, is responsible for warding off the beasts and keeping a community alive in what's left of the world. Into their midst comes a hotshot American, Van Zan, who says he has a way to destroy the beasts and save mankind.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
For Tony Thompson (Lipnicki) third grade really bites. He's in a new school, in a new country, and he's having trouble fitting in. But things change when Tony befriends a young vampire named Rudolph. Soon Tony and Rudolph are going on fang-tastic flying adventures, eluding vampire hunters and driving the countryside of Scotland batty.
Publisher
Acorn/RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The once-impressive Hazelwood Manor has been in the family of Lord Hazelwood since the eighteenth century. There used to be more than 30 staff at the house, but now, with a mounting debt of 6.5 million, only five remain since Lord and Lady Hazelwood were forced to let the others go. With the future of Hazelwood in question and their jobs on the line, the unthinkable happens -- the staff wins the lottery!
18) Sleepwalkers
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A sexually curious virgin falls for the new boy in school, only to learn too late he's a life-sucking Sleepwalker.
19) Children of Dune
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Twelve years after the events in Frank Herbert's Dune, Maud'Dib, Arrakis emperor Paul Atreides, has become the unintended figurehead of a violent dictatorship, and his enemies are multiplying. Vanishing into the desert, he waits as destiny shapes his twin heirs Leto II and Ghanima, who must contend with their scheming aunt Alia while Princess Wensicia, of the enemy House Corrino, plots her own attack on Maud'Dib's familial empire. Exiled Atreides...
20) Chariots of fire
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic...