William Goldman
Author
Publisher
Phoenix Audio
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
This version of the fairy tale classic includes all the excitement of the original, while paring down the historical and social detail of the first book. A young maiden is in need of rescue; unfortunately, she needs rescued from her prince!
4) Marathon man
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[1974]
Language
English
Description
Tom "Babe" Levy is a runner in every sense: racing tirelessly toward his goals of athletic and academic excellence--and endlessly away from the specter of his famous father's scandal-driven suicide. But an unexpected visit from his beloved older brother will set in motion a chain of events that plunge Babe into a vortex of terror, treachery, and murder--and force him into a race for his life ... and for the answer to the fateful question, "Is it safe?"--Publisher....
7) Wild card
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A bodyguard goes after the sadistic thug who beat his friend, only to find that the object of his wrath is the son of a powerful mob boss.
8) Maverick
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a handsome gambler, a charming lady scam artist and a lawman, all headed for a poker tournament held on a river boat with a $500,000 pot for the winner.
10) Marathon man
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Hoffman plays the likeable Columbia graduate student and marathon runner of the title, unwittingly trapped in a terrifying drama revolving around a murderous Nazi fugitive"--Container.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Butch and Sundance head up the infamous Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch's specialty is he's an idea man. Sundance is a true gunfighter. When Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a relentless posse is sent to track them down. Finally able to outrun the posse, Butch suggests that he, Sundance and his girlfriend Etta, try Bolivia, thinking Bolivian banks will be easy targets. Based loosely on the exploits of the historical characters.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A mass murderer of women, who is also a master of disguise, has a running battle with a police detective. The killer gets his kicks by phoning in clues to the detective. All of New York trembles as the sixth strangling is reported and the man with the makeup kit stalks still another victim ... the detective's girlfriend.
14) Absolute power
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An expert thief witnesses the President and his men committing a murder when he breaks into the home of a Washington official. Now he must run and save himself from the men after him.
Language
English
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Description
A kindly grandfather sits down with his grandson and reads him a bedtime story. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive in a classic tale of love and adventure. The beautiful Buttercup is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry the nasty Prince Humperdinck, while Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) attempts to save her. Along the way he meets an accomplished swordsman and a giant,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
As a mid-aged man's friend dies, Bobby takes a look back at his childhood memories ... When mysterious out-of-towner, Ted, moves into the boarding house that 11-year-old Bobby shares with his self-involved mother, Bobby jumps at the chance to befriend an adult who talks to him straightforwardly. Ted enlists Bobby to read him the newspaper daily--and to keep an eye out for the "low men" bent on capturing Ted, who possesses a strange mind-reading power....
Series
Controversial classics volume 2
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
True story of the Watergate break-in that led to the political scandal of the decade.
19) Chaplin
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Portrays the life of Charlie Chaplin from his poverty-stricken childhood in England, to his friendships, his many wives and scandalous affairs, his acting career, and his relentless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover.
20) Harper
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Hard-boiled private investigator Lew Harper is hired to locate a missing millionaire.