Peter Stebbings
1) The sounds
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Set against the stunning Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, this twisty thriller follows a married couple looking to start a new life. But when Maggie joins her husband, Tom, in an idyllic small town halfway around the world, their reunion proves short-lived. As Maggie discovers Tom's secrets, she begins to plumb the dark depths of paradise.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Set in 1920s Toronto, the city's only female private detectives take on cases the police don't want to touch. In a time of change and hopefulness, their gender is their biggest advantage as they defy expectations and rebel against convention. The Drake Private Detectives take on cases that explore every cross section of Toronto, from gospel church choirs, bathing beauties and the early cinema scene, to the homes and private parties of the city's...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In 1920s Toronto, the world is undergoing massive changes. Jazz is on the turntables as communism and prohibition are being hotly debated over hard drinks in speakeasies. Society will never be the same -- and crime has never had it better. A new age calls for a new kind of detective, and the women of Drake Private Detectives fit the bill"--Container.
Publisher
CBC, PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In Toronto during the 1920s, four female detectives continue to rebel against gender norms by taking on the cases not even the police want to touch. From the wilderness to the world of high society, an underground cabaret to a candy factory, the women navigate their personal and private lives together.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In the true story of a small-town farmer taking on one of the largest agricultural and food manufacturing corporations, Percy Schmeiser, a third-generation farmer, is sued by a corporate giant for allegedly using their patented seeds. With little resources to fight the giant legal battle, Percy joins forces with up-and-coming attorney Jackson Weaver and environmental activist Rebecca Salcau to fight one of the most monumental cases all the way up...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An elite, secretive police squad stalks the worst of the worst on the gritty streets of Los Angeles, waiting to catch criminals in the act. But this team of gunfighters may have met their match when they track a notorious, volatile killer who is blasting across the city.
7) Defendor
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Arthur is just an ordinary guy by day, who turns into Defendor, a self-made superhero, by night. His quest is to track down his archenemy, Captain Industry, the person he believes is responsible for killing his mother. But before he can do this, he must convince a court-appointed psychiatrist that he is sane enough to be on the streets, and befriending a teenaged prostitute doesn't help.
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Jack is a NYC advertising exec with a life as glossy as the ad he spins. Free-spirited Jill is new to the city, with nothing to stand on but her fiery personality and romantic ideals. Opposites attract, and together they author their own manifesto of "rules to live by." But their story takes a turn when the truth about Jill surfaces and their number one rule "Be honest" is violated.
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
After his relationship hits the skids and his mother recieves a dire medical diagnosis, Philip Stalworth goes home to the Gulf coast of Alabama. Working through his past with his complicated family, some old high school chums, and the hilarious Southern characters who grace his home town, Philip learns more about his mother than he ever bargained for, and more about himself than he ever guessed possible.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The story of the USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine's crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chornobyl-like nuclear disaster that threatens not only the lives of his crew but has the potential to ignite a world war between the superpowers.