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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. Includes featurettes and deleted scenes
"An exhilarating visual experience..."--Roger Ebert, Chicago...
2) Final option
Author
Language
English
Description
Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are back with a new adventure in this thrilling suspense novel in Clive Cussler's number one New York Times best selling series. Juan Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives return in this latest entry in Clive Cussler's Oregon Files series. Aboard the Oregon, one of the most advanced spy ships ever built, they face new challenges and nemeses as they undertake another dangerous mission.
4) Barbie
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil, the largest Japanese diaspora in the world, the film follows Akemi, an orphan who discovers she is the heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate. Forging an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates; Akemi must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother, and former heir to the throne, has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what...
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A captured outlaw and a Civil War veteran cross paths when the outlaw needs safe passage to the train taking him to prison and the veteran volunteers for the job. Includes commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, and more
"Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Robert Wilonsky
"...restores the wounded heart of the Western and rescues it from the morass of pointless violence."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...remake walks a fine line in retaining many of...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When Emma and Noah find a mysterious box of toys on the beach, strange things start happening. The kids develop special powers, and with their parents and teachers, they realize that their mission is far more important than they had ever dreamed
"Wholesome, eager entertainment."--New York Times
"...this pleasing, teasing, intelligent family flick can vastly improve a day."--Denver Post
"...fun visual effects and an appealing tone reminiscent of...
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A veteran LAPD vice detective is on a quest to find out who killed his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington. He teams up with a young detective to track down Washington's killers. The two track down the murderers and bring them to justice
"A brutal look at police corruption..."--Variety
"...becomes an enjoyably tough, blood-splattered action drama that revolves around the one good cop at its center."--New York Daily News
"...keeps you...
11) Brothers Grimm
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Will and Jake Grimm travel the countryside as snake-oil salesmen, convincing unsuspecting towns that they are haunted and agreeing to get rid of the demons - for a price. They set their tales down in writing, creating a wealth of frightening characters
"Gilliam has rarely been more inventive, energetic, or just plain funny."--Christian Science Monitor
"[Gilliam] once again creates a world that is utterly weird and, within its own rules, completely...
12) Stealth
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
The Navy develops a fighter jet that is capable of flying and fighting without a pilot. After the plane learns some maneuvers, it suddenly develops a mind of its own. Now it must be stopped before it begins an all-out war
"'Stealth' hits the target dead on."--Gazette (MD)
"'Stealth' offers the kind of razzle dazzle action Michael Bay only thinks he creates."--Washington Times
15) Bush Christmas
Pub. Date
1947
Language
English
Description
Two children are heading home to Australia for Christmas. On their journey they encounter a group of thieves and they accidentally give them the information they need to steal their father's horses. The children then try to save the horses
16) The Equalizer 3
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission, not...
19) Valkyrie
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolf Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known
20) The Guardian
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A legendary rescue swimmer in the twilight of his career is sent to teach at an elite Coast Guard training program. There he knocks heads with a cocky swimming champ who's more interested in breaking records than saving lives
"Stirring and exhilarating! If you're looking for pure screen excitement, look no further."--Maxim
"...an action movie displaying brains and heart..."--Baltimore Sun
"Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher have never been more compelling...
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