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Language
English
Description
Heartbroken over the death of her beloved Westley, beautiful Buttercup finally succumbs to the advances of the wicked Prince Humperdinck. Yet, when she's suddenly kidnapped by a motley band of deviants, what gallant hero comes to the rescue? None other than Westley-- alive, well and as wonderful as ever. But before these two can live happily ever after, they must first overcome formidable odds. Will these star-crossed lovers ever fulfill their destiny?...
2) Choking man
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Choking man: The social anxiety of a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher working in a Queens diner provides the psychological engine that powers this intense blend of drama and magical realism from famed music video director Steve Barron.
The boy with no name: a traditional hand-drawn animation, which mixes the macabre and innocent to tell the story of a young boy who feels lost and alone in a world he doesn't belong in.
3) Torn curtain
Series
Language
English
Description
"World-famous American scientist Michael Armstrong, and his fiancee/assistant, Sarah Sherman, travel to Copenhagen for a physics conference. When Sarah mistakenly intercepts a message meant for Armstrong, she believes that he is secretly defecting to East Germany. Or is he? As Armstrong goes undercover to glean top-secret information, the couple find themslves running for their lives from enemy agents"--Container.
5) 3 women
Series
Criterion collection volume 230
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a dusty, under-populated California resort town, Pinky Rose, a naive and impressionable Southern waif begins her life as a nursing home attendant. There, Pinky finds her role model in fellow nurse Millie, a misguided would-be sophisticate and hopeless devotee of sophisticated ladies magazines.
Series
Criterion collection volume 843
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena. But their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss.
10) Marnie
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A woman robs her employers and changes her identity. When her next boss catches her, he forces her to marry him.
11) Sister act
Pub. Date
200u
Language
English
Description
In this comedy a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent. While there she turns the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire. The sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
12) The egg and I
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Just after she has said 'I do, ' Betty learns that her new husband, Bob, has left his white-collar job with plans to raise chickens on a rustic farm located miles away from civilization. Betty tries to make the best of her situation in their ramshackle house but never-ending repairs, a malevolent wood-burning stove, rain, ornery livestock and a seductive neighbor do not make it easy! Bonus materials included.
13) The time machine
Series
Publisher
DreamWorks LLC
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Desperate to alter the course of time, a visionary scientist invents a revolutionary machine that propels him 800,000 years into the future. There he discovers that humans have evolved into two groups: the hunters and the hunted. Now he must fight to save himself, and all of mankind, in a final, desperate battle.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When bored Palm Beach rich girl Mary Smith convinces her housemaids to take her along on a triple blind date, she never expects to meet the cowpoke of her dreams. When she convinces him she's a struggling house servant, the unlikely couple falls head-over-spurs and hastily marries aboard a ship to Galveston. But rodeo life doesn't suit a lady and when Mary returns home, her new husband finds a shock waiting for him--and a host of in-the-dark in-laws...
15) Wayne's world 2
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Wayne and Garth are back, this time trying to organize a rock festival. Meanwhile, Cassandra's manager is busy trying to woo her. Wayne must rush from the concert and try and stop Cassandra's wedding. The concert features Aerosmith.
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Historic musical documentary exploring the rise and fall of Tower Records and chronicling its legacy, forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon. Features exclusive footage and behind-the-scenes interviews with rock legends including Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, and Dave Grohl.
Series
Criterion collection volume 819
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.
18) 9 to 5
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Three secretaries live every female worker's dream after discovering they share the same resentment towards their sexist boss.
19) Grumpier old men
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Max and John team up against Maria who has turned their favorite bait shop into an Italian restaurant.
20) Suspicion
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alfred Hitchcock weaves a terrifying web of suspicion around a fragile young English bride and captures a classic suspense thriller. Joan Fontaine is the bride, a gently-reared heiress who fears she has married a murderer. Cary Grant is the husband, a dashing ne'er-do-well with a penchant for the high life--and a bank account that's strictly low-life.