Elizabeth Perkins
1) One Child
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
One Child is the compelling story of a young woman drawn into a deadly race against time when she returns to her Chinese birthplace. Mei Leung, a first-born Chinese girl adopted by an American mother and British father, is asked to return to her birthplace, Guangzhou, when her birth mother desperately seeks her assistance in saving her son, who has been wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. How far will Mei go to help the woman who gave...
2) Finding Nemo
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
2-disc collector's ed.
Description
The fretful Marlin and his young son Nemo become separated from each other in the Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, a clown fish, is unexpectedly taken from his home and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly fish named Dory, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero.
3) Cats & dogs
Description
Know to be man's best friends, cats and dogs have engaged in a fierce and merciless battle. Now, Mr. Tinkles, a ruthless cat, is plotting intensively to achieve nothing less than world domination. His main target is Professor Brody. The professor is working on a medication that will rid people of their dog hair allergies. Mr. Tinkles strives to get to the substance and have it analyzed. He then means to have it altered so that all humans of the world...
4) Hercules
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Presents a much darker and somber tale of the "Son of Zeus." Hated by his Mother Alcmene, High Priestess to Hera and twin brother Iphicles they both unsuccessfully manifest a plot to kill Hercules. They even enlist the aide of his new wife Megara and his three young sons. When their plan fails and results in the deaths of the three children, Hercules is blamed and is banished from the Kingdom. In an attempt to redeem himself he agrees to be tested...
5) Hop
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen presentation.
Description
Blending state-of-the-art animation with live action, HOP tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world's worst houseguest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.
6) Finding Nemo
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Wide screen.
Description
In the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, Marlin, an overly protective clownfish, embarks on a daring rescue mission when his beloved son, Nemo, gets scooped up by a diver. With his unforgettable friend Dory by his side, Marlin encounters an ocean full of memorable comedic characters on his momentous journey to find Nemo.
7) The Ring two
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Six months after the frightening rampage and the cursed videotape that left so much death and terror, Rachel and her son start a new life in a small Oregon town. But when a crime scene includes an unmarked tape, she knows the violence has not ended.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full-screen ed.
Description
Sarah Nolan is divorced, demoralized and dateless - until her sister posts her profile on perfectmatch.com. Now she has a lot of dates, mainly with weirdos, weepers, lechers and jocks. Then she meets Jake, a soulful boat builder whose idea of true love comes straight from the movies. Jake is attractive, smart and maybe a bit too intense for Sarah, so she passes him by. But in passing him up, she may be passing up a real chance for love.
9) Avalon
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
The story of several generations of a family, from the arrival of Jewish immigrant Sam Krichinsky in the suburb of Baltimore called Avalon, down through his children and grandchildren. The family goes from poverty to prosperity as the world changes around them, but their love and humor hold the family together.
10) 28 days
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Special edition.
Description
A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.
11) Big
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
[Widescreen.]
Description
After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Set in different decades in the same house, the stories of three lesbian couples each reflect a specific concern. In 1961, Abby and Edith, two retired schoolteachers, lead a quiet life. Abby has a stroke and dies, and her nephew and his wife come for the funeral and to sort and sell Abby's things, unaware that she and Edith were a lifelong couple. In 1972, four college-age lesbians share the house. They have problems with the campus feminism group,...