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1) Best of Monk
Publisher
[Distributed by] Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Monk is the quirky but brilliant private detective who compulsively works to keep the streets free of crime, and litter. Includes an episode from each of the show's eight seasons, all selected by the series' award-winning creator, Andy Breckman.
2) French kiss
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When her fiance is smitten by a beautiful Frenchwoman, Kate flies to Paris determined to win him back. However, nothing prepares her for Luc, a cunning, sexy Frenchman with a gift for gab and a fondness for thievery. A self-proclaimed expert on affairs of the heart, Luc promises to help Kate win back her man. But one star-crossed misadventure after another sweeps them across France, ultimately changing them in ways they never dreamed possible.
3) Twin spirits
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A live theatrical performance by a chamber ensemble of actors, singers, and musicians, portraying the love between the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara Wieck, featuring their correspondence and music.
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her coworkers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only reason the publisher hired her to be his son's secretary, is that he figured Betty was someone who Daniel would never sleep with. Along the way, Betty's hard work and determination earns Daniel's respect. She helps him find his way through the shark infested waters...
7) Frost/Nixon
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Richard Nixon is the disgraced president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. This is the legendary battle between the two men and the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after resigning from office, Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Best of Friends: In 1924, George Bernard Shaw was introduced to Dame Laurentia McLachlan, a Benedictine nun at the Stanbrook Abbey in Worcestershire, England. Along with their mutual friend, Sydney Cockerell, director of Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, the trio enjoyed twenty-five years of letters, literary debate and laughter. (82 min.) Eagle in a cage: A school-teacher-turned-governor of a small island finds greatness thrust upon him when that island,...
Publisher
Zinc Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Born the year World War I began, acclaimed poet William Stafford (1914-1993) spent World War II in a camp for conscientious objectors. Throughout a century of conflict he remained convinced that war simply doesn't work. By his writings, Stafford showed that it is possible and crucial to think independently when fanatics act, and to speak for reconciliation when nations take sides. He believed it to be a failure of imagination to see only two options:...
10) Adventureland
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In 1987, James Brennan's dreams of a European summer vacation before studying at an Ivy League school in New York City are ruined after his parents have a severe career setback. As a result, James must get a summer job to cover his upcoming expenses. He goes to work at the decrepit local amusement park, Adventureland - a place where the games are rigged and the rides make you sick. There, he falls in love with witty co-worker, Emily Lewin. In that...
Publisher
MHZ Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Français
Description
Agatha Christie's world-famous mysteries are adapted in a series of French TV movies. Set in the 1930s, these iconic stories introduce two new investigators in classic Christie style: Superintendent Larosière, whose passion for beautiful women is matched only by his love of solving puzzling crimes, and his young colleague Inspector Lampion, whose modern sensibilities sometimes clash with those of a less-enlightened age.
12) Hot fuzz
Series
Cornetto trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer. He has an arrest record that is higher than any other officer on the force. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so obvious. They send him to the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. He is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman, who is the son of the police chief. Danny is a huge action movie fan...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
NCIS Special Agent Jethro Gibbs leads his team to investigate all crimes dealing with the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps. The team continues to deal with a death of one of it's own while being broken up by the new director. They find a mole within their ranks, solve a murder at a Marine base, and a home invasion right before Christmas. McGee becomes a hostage at a womens' prison, while Abby is recruited to help out when a government scientist goes...
14) The great Gatsby
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence,...
15) The dead
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Gabriel and Gretta Conroy are enjoying a holiday party when Gretta begins to have poignant memories of a former lover who is deceased. Gabriel begins to see his life in an entirely new light with the shattering revelation of Gretta's secret past.
Language
English
Description
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. Her next-door neighbor, a writer, is "sponsored" by a wealthy patroness. Guessing who's the right man for Holly is easy; seeing just how romance blossoms is one of the enduring delights of the film.
Special features: shorts "A Golightly gathering, " "Henry Mancini : more than music, " "Mr. Yunioshi : an Asian perspective, " "The making of a classic,...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Share in the fun as Belle and all her friends work side-by-side with charming new friends to bring new happiness to the castle and all its inhabitants. Discover how true friendship and cooperation can turn a gloomy castle into an enchanted palace fit for a princess.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
The most autobiographical of Dickens' works, David Copperfield often echoes the writer's own life. It tells a moving story of David's journey from birth to maturity, a journey which inextricably links his life with some of Dickens' most colorful and extraordinary families.
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Snow is falling, and a chill is in the air, which means only one thing more exciting adventures, battles to win, and Pokemon to meet! When Ash and Pikachu get separated from Misty and Brock during a snowstorm, they work together with Ash's Pokemon to stay warm. Then, our heroes encounter the powerful Legendary Pokemon Articuno, and Ash takes on a series of icy challenges to earn new Gym badges in the Orange Islands and Johto. Finally, when a mischievous...