Jodie Foster
1) Bugsy Malone
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
A pint-sized cast with giant talents illuminates this musical that is unlike any other ever made. Set in 1929 New York City, BUGSY MALONE captures a flashy world of would-be hoodlums, showgirls, and dreamers - all played by child actors! As Tallulah, the sassy girlfriend of the owner of Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy, future superstar Jodie Foster dances and sings her way into our hearts. Award-winning pop composer Paul Williams wrote the words and...
4) Be Natural
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
An energetic documentary about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché that is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation. Nominated for two awards at the **Cannes Film Festival.** "*By the end of "Be Natural," you won't only have a clear idea of who this remarkable woman was; you may well have acquired a new taste in old movies. Critic's Pick.*"...
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
A portrait of late actor Anton Yelchin, LOVE, ANTOSHA explores his successes and struggles through his journals, photography, original music, and interviews with his colleagues, including Chris Pine, Kristen Stewart, and Jennifer Lawrence. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Unabridged
Description
THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE
One day, a poor fisherman catches and then frees an enchanted flounder who is able to grant any wish imaginable. A simple man without pretensions, the fisherman would rather leave well enough alone. But his wife's greed forces the fisherman to return to the flounder time after time until it is too late. A thought-provoking tale from the Brother's Grimm.
THE TALKING EGGS
This colorful Cajun folktale, set deep
...9) Elysium
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
In the year 2154 two groups of people remain; the extremely wealthy who reside on an immaculate man-made space station named Elysium, and the rest, who occupy an overpopulated, destroyed Earth. Max decides to embark on a mission that could bring equality to the opposed worlds.
11) Inside man
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen [ed.]
Description
NYPD Detective Keith Frazier struggles to outsmart Dalton, a high-stakes bank robber who, along with a well-trained crew of accomplices, has seized control of a Wall Street bank. The robbers turn what initially looks like a hostage crisis into a personal crusade to expose some mysterious evil secrets. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, Madaline, a power broker with her own agenda, emerges and injects even more instability into an already...
12) Flightplan
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Flying at 40,000 feet in a cavernous, state-of-the-art 474 aircraft that she designed, Kyle Pratt faces every mother's worst nightmare when her six year-old daughter, Julia, vanishes without a trace mid-flight from Berlin to New York. Already emotionally devastasted by the unexpected death of her husband, Kyle desperately struggles to prove her sanity to the disbelieving flight crew, pilot, and passengers while facing the very real possiblity that...
13) Flightplan
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Full screen.
Description
Flying at 40,000 feet in a cavernous, state-of-the-art 474 aircraft that she designed, Kyle Pratt faces every mothers worst nightmare when her six year-old daughter, Julia, vanishes without a trace mid-flight from Berlin to New York. Already emotionally devastasted by the unexpected death of her husband, Kyle desperately struggles to prove her sanity to the disbelieving flight crew, pilot, and passengers while facing the very real possiblity that...
14) Money monster
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
In the real-time high stakes thriller, financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets.
15) Hotel Artemis
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, a nurse operates a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.
16) The Brave one
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Description
New York City radio host Erica Bain is working and living a wonderful life. One night she and her fiancâe, David, are brutally attacked. David is killed and Erica is almost beaten to death. Erica is traumatized and in order to cope and work past the tragic event, Erica becomes someone else. She buys a gun and begins to roam the streets at night looking to take her revenge on the men who were responsible for the attack. Late one night, Erica is in...
17) Stealing home
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
An ex-ballplayer returns home, thinking of the past and of the person who made it special. A long-time friend and mentor draws the loose ends of his past and present lives together.
18) The Mauritanian
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Based on a true story.
19) Nim's island
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen.
Description
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
Special ed. ; letterbox version (1.85:1)
Description
A portrayal of adolescent Catholic boys. Follow Tim and Francis as they engage in aimless vandalism and mockery--not from malice but boredom. The theft of a religious icon and a plan to kidnap a cougar result in far more serious consequences than either boy intends.