Sally Hawkins
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (22 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
This Oscar-award winning short film follows Heather (Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water, Blue Jasmine), a shy lady who works at a helpline call center. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever..
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (112 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (109 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In this gripping crime thriller, brothers Terry (Colin Farrell) and Ian (Ewan McGregor) are desperate to improve their troubled lives in contemporary London. Terry, a chronic gambler, is deep in debt, while Ian dreams of a better future with his new love, actress Angela Stark (Hayley Atwell). When their wealthy uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson) offers financial help in exchange for a deadly favor, the brothers are thrust into a moral dilemma that tests...
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (118 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Academy Award-nominee Mike Leigh delivers this delightfully fresh and cheerful comedy. Free-spirited and effervescent, Poppy is a schoolteacher whose unstoppable optimism guides her life. Bubbling forth with giggles, laughter and jokes, life's a bowl of cherries - even when she comes across a few pits. Whether it's a cranky driving teacher or a fiery flamenco instructor, Poppy embraces life on the sunny side of the street.
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (108 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In this inspiring true story, amateur historian Philippa Langley believes she has made the archeological find of the century: the lost burial site of King Richard III. She takes on Britain's most eminent historians, forcing them to rethink the legacy of one of the most controversial rulers in English history.
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Based on the best-selling novel by Michael Morpurgo and adapted for screen by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, KENSUKE'S KINGDOM spotlights the epic adventure of Michael, a young boy shipwrecked on a remote island who must adapt to life alone. Over time, Michael feels another presence and learns that his new world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty.
8) Persuasion
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
At the age of nineteen, Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne's family were against the match and persuaded her to break off the engagement. Now twenty-seven, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She has never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea having made his fortune and reputation, she can only watch as every eligible young...
9) Stick man
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Description
Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children, and he's heading on an adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?
10) The lost king
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 2012, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a car park in Leicester. For Philippa Langley, this was the culmination of years of obsessive research despite the doubts of her friends, family, experts, and academics.
11) Spencer
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The marriage of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) and Prince Charles (Jack Farthing) has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. But this year, things will be profoundly different. SPENCER is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (132 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
13) Persuasion
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with rank and fortune, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet. Can Frederick...
14) Wonka
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock full of ideas...
Pub. Date
[2025]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the best-selling novel by Michael Morpurgo and adapted for screen by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Kensuke's Kingdom spotlights the epic adventure of Michael, a young boy shipwrecked on a remote island who must adapt to life alone. Over time, Michael feels another presence and learns that his new world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty.
16) Paddington: 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD videodisc (104 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
Description
Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.