Ridley Scott
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the true stories of the nurses at Mansion House, the Alexandria, Virginia hotel turned wartime hospital, and the setting for the PBS show Mercy Street -- Publisher's description.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Set during the American Civil War, the story of a Southern soldier sent to reconnoitre enemy positions who is trapped beneath a huge fall of masonry when Northern cannons hit the wall near which he was spying from.
Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (144 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From acclaimed director Ridley Scott and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer, based on actual events detailed in the non-fiction book by Mark Bowden, BLACK HAWK DOWN is the heroic account of a group of elite U.S. soldiers sent into Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993 as part of a U.N. peacekeeping operation. Their mission: to capture several top lieutenants of the Somali warlord, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, as part of a strategy to quell the civil war and famine...
5) Fear
Publisher
Syndicado
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (0 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Legendary director Michael Haneke discusses his use of violence in cinema while browsing Bergman's video collection.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (116 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From Academy Award-nominated director Ridley Scott, Academy Award-winning executive producer Robert Zemeckis and screenwriter Ted Griffin comes this dramatic comedy based on the novel by acclaimed author Eric Garcia. Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage stars with Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman in this comedy about a con man with an obsessive-compulsive disorder whose orderly life and latest lucrative scam are threatened by the reappearance of a teenage...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
[English/Spanish/French dialogue version]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
Language
English
Description
Moses sets out to rise up against the Egyptian Pharoah. He frees 600,000 slaves and they all journey across Egypt fighting deadly plagues. The epic tale of one man₂s daring courage to take on an empire.
8) Hannibal
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
Language
English
Description
One of Dr. Hannibal Lecter's surviving victims is poised to enact sweet revenge on the world's most feared cannibal. FBI agent Clarice Starling is brought back on the case when Lecter decides to come out of retirement to face his adversary.
Publisher
Syndicado
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (108 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A group of filmmakers visit Ingmar Bergman's house on the remote Swedish island of Faro to discuss his legacy, and the art of filmmaking. Ingmar Bergmans life and his key films as seen and told by the greatest actors and directors of our time. Candid, funny and explicit interviews with the likes of Lars Von Trier, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Isabella Rossellini and Michael Haneke - some shoot at Bergmans last home on the island of Fårö - interwoven...
11) Gladiator
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (155 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A stunning historical epic that follows Maximus Decimus Meridius, the brave general who was forced into slavery, emerged as a gladiator, and defied an empire. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, GLADIATOR is a magnificent combination of vivid action and extraordinary storytelling. Masterfully directed by Ridley Scott, and featuring a riveting performance from Russell Crowe, it is truly "a colossus of rousing action!"...
12) G.I. Jane
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The courage and determination of the first woman to join the Navy SEALs is put to the test once it becomes clear that no one wants her to succeed.
13) The Martian
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Extended edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (141 min., 151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
14) The Donut King
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The rags to riches story of Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee arriving in America in 1975 and building a multi-million-dollar empire baking America's favorite pastry, the donut. His story is one of love, hard knocks, survival, and redemption. Ted sponsored hundreds of visas for incoming refugees and helped them get on their feet teaching them the ways of the donut business. By 1979 he was living the American Dream, but a great rise can come with a great...
15) The Duellists
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1978.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel star in this dramatic film about two officers in Napoleon's army who violently confront each other in a series of duels. The duels begin as a reaction to a minor incident and escalate into a consuming passion that rules the lives of both men for a period of 30 years. Based on Joseph Conrad's story, THE DUELLISTS explores the themes of obsession, honor and violence. This visually breathtaking film weaves a compelling...
16) Stoker
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker meets Charlie, her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother, both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie's arrival was no coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could shatter India's future.
17) Child 44
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1953 Soviet Russia, secret police agent Leo Demidov loses status, power, and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa, as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up by Leo's psychopathic rival Vasili, who insists there is no crime in paradise.
18) Black rain
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Special collector's ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
New York detective Nick Conklin is down on his luck and under investigation by Internal Affairs. He and his friend Charlie witness a brutal murder at the meeting between Mafia and Yakuza chieftains. After arresting a suspect named Sato, they are assigned to escort him to Osaka, where they promptly hand him over to his fellow gangsters, disguised as cops. Determined to pursue the escaped suspect, Nick and Charlie besiege the Osaka police for help....
19) Black Hawk down
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray Disc (ca. 144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Details the near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele. The troops were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. The resulting action lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen. The battle led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters and to...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Widescreen anamorphic (2:35:1) format.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Balian, a young Frenchman in Medieval Jerusalem during the Crusades, having lost everything, finds redemption in a heroic fight against overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfill his destiny as a knight.