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Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A widowed psychic in Georgia gives readings to support her three young sons. Her visions unravel the secrets of the town and she finds herself in increasing danger from the unfriendly inhabitants. Includes interviews, music videos, and trailer.
"...solidly crafted, suspensefully written, powerfully acted..."--Boston Globe
"A well-told murder mystery."--Citysearch
"The smartest and scariest supernatural thriller since 'The Sixth Sense.'"--New York...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Set in the high-stakes world of Wall Street, Margin Call is an entangling thriller involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When an entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.
"...an excellent...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Can six people endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today? Using a replica boat, and the same equipment and clothing as would have been used in 1914, explorer Tim Jarvis and his crew attempt to follow in Shackleton's wake, going beyond the point of no return, using their firsthand extreme experience measured against historical accounts to unlock the secrets of Shackleton's survival.
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Robert Miller is a New York hedge-fund magnate who appears to have it all: money, power, a loving wife, and a devoted daughter working by his side. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is running on borrowed time, trying to unload his crippled trading company before his frauds are revealed. A deadly error throws Miller's life into a tailspin, raising the suspicions of a detective and threatening the future of his financial empire.
"A...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The desire for a new life turns a jealous obsession into a disturbing game of identity theft in this terrifying psychological thriller based on a true story. Homely loner Caroline longs to escape her tormented adolescence and finds a way by living vicariously through popular girl Rachel, who seemingly has it all.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.
"...vibrates...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The story begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel and Stephan about their former colleague David. All three have been venerated for decades by Israel because of the secret mission that they embarked on for their country back in 1965-1966, when the trio tracked down Nazi war criminal Dieter Vogel, the feared Surgeon of Birkenau, in East Berlin. At great risk, and at considerable personal cost, the team's mission...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Based on David Peace's acclaimed novels, the trilogy recounts three series of brutal crimes wrought by the 'Yorkshire Ripper,' a serial killer who terrorized the residents in Northern England over a turbulent decade.
"...stellar cast...riveting...offers a feast for serious crime-drama fans."--Library Journal
"***1/2...Superbly acted, with brilliant direction...Highly recommended."--Video Librarian
"...the sort of undertaking the BBC excels at..."--Roger...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
David and Amy Sumner, a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father's death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie, which leads to a violent confrontation.
"I found it visceral, disturbing and well-made."--Roger Ebert
"...it is intriguing."--A.O. Scott
"...an...
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Italiano
Description
Guido, a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speed-dating scene in Turin but, much to his surprise, he meets Slovenian immigrant Sonia, a chambermaid at a high-end hotel. The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops. After they leave the city for a romantic getaway in the country, things suddenly take a dark turn in this acclaimed, edge-of-your-seat thriller.
"The best movie of its kind since Tell No One... Hitchcockian... you don't...
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
With Neo trapped between the Matrix and the Source, there seems to be only one hope for humans and machines. One final battle must ensue, and the future of both races is at stake.
"This conclusion will satisfy devoted fans of the franchise..."--Jam! Movies
"And so the story ends...as expected, with a bang."--Movie Parables
"Sensational action."--Ebert & Roeper
12) The iceman (DVD)
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Inspired by actual events, it follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than one hundred men. Appearing to be living the American dream as a devoted husband and father, in reality Kuklinski was a ruthless killer for hire. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession.
"Just when you think you've seen enough of...
14) Argo (DVD)
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped and a midlevel agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
"Argo is one of the best movies of the year."--Richard Roeper
"...ingeniously written and executed drama fashioned from a fascinating,...
15) Gone girl (DVD)
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question. Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
"David Fincher's shockingly good film version of Gone Girl is the date-night movie of the decade for couples who...
16) Prometheus (DVD)
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Explorers have discovered a clue that brings them to the origins of mankind on Earth. This leads them on a journey that takes them to the darkest corners of the universe.
"...Scott's craft earns an exhausted kind of respect."--New Yorker
"...tells a much bigger story and does it well..."--New York Magazine
"Brilliant. Epic. Haunting. Grotesque. Great."--Richard Roeper
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A rambunctious group of five college friends steal away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country cabin, only to be attacked by horrific supernatural creatures in a night of endless terror and bloodshed. As the teens begin to exhibit standard horror movie behavior, a group of technicians in a control room are scrutinizing and sometimes even controlling every move the terrified kids make. Do they have any chance of escape?
"A pulpy, deceivingly...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Detective Mike Fletcher, a rugged and obsessive police officer, and his partner Kelsey Walker, are on the trail of a serial killer who prowls the streets targeting young streetwalkers. When his teenage daughter disappears, Fletcher discovers that the killer has kidnapped her after mistaking her for a prostitute. Fletcher's obsession goes into overdrive when he drops all professional restraint to get the killer and save his daughter.
19) The spire (CD)
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
To repay a debt to an old professor, Mark Darrow attempts to save his former university from an embezzlement scandal by reluctantly becoming president of it. However, haunting memories of a twenty-year-old murder and the conviction of his best friend lead Mark to re-examine the case. After another murder takes place on campus, Mark grows convinced that the actual killer is still at large.
"...Patterson and Graham make this first-class listening."--AudioFile
"...it's...
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Laurie is now an award-winning TV producer. She is still haunted by her husband's murder. Laurie and her TV crew have just received the green light to produce a new 'cold case' series. Revisiting unsolved crimes one at a time, she and her TV crew will gather a victim's friends and family, who have lived under suspicion of guilt for many years. By getting paid to reenact the crime on TV, each will have the chance to clear their name, unless, of course,...
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