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Brian Cox
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Titus Andronicus with the RSC to media magnate Logan Roy in HBO's Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatility. We know him on screen, but few know of his extraordinary life story. Growing up in Dundee, Scotland, Cox lost his father when he was just eight years old and was brought up by his three elder sisters in the aftermath of his mother's nervous breakdowns and ultimate hospitalization....
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (651 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson looms ever closer, provoking existential angst and division among the Roys in the fourth and final season of Jesse Armstrong's Emmy-winning drama series. As the siblings anticipate the prospect of this seismic merger, the ensuing power struggle finds them grappling with what their lives will look like after the deal and weighing a future where their cultural and political...
4) Pixels
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner, Will Cooper, Ludlow Lamonsoff, and Eddie "The Fire Blaster" Plant saved the world thousands of times, at 25 cents a game in the video arcades. Now, they're going to have to do it for real. In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens discover video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth, using the video games as the models for their assaults.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Trick 'r treat takes the Creepshow/Tales from the Crypt approach to nefarious new depths with four interwoven tales set on Halloween night: a high school principal moonlights as a vicious serial killer; the quest of a young virgin for that special someone takes a gruesome turn; a group of teens carries out a cruel prank with disastrous consequences; and a cantankerous old man battles a mischievous trick-or-treating demon"--Container.
7) Rob Roy
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately, 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"When a harsh winter threatens the majestic Scottish Highlands, Rob Roy MacGregor is forced to borrow money from the less-than-noble Marquis of Montrose to provide for his clan. When Montrose's evil henchmen conspire to take the wealth for themselves, they thrust Rob into the most challenging battle of his life."--Container.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The gang of Mystery Inc. takes a trip to Japan and find themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in search of treasure. They race against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors to find the legendary Sword of Fate, an ancient blade fabled to have extraordinary supernatural powers.
10) Match point
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Former tennis pro Chris Wilton stumbles into good fortune when Chloe Hewett, the daughter of a wealthy businessman and the sister of one of his tennis students, falls in love with him. But when Chris meets Nola, a much deeper passion is stirred. His desire isn't deterred even after he discovers that Nola is already dating Chloe's brother. But when their affair threatens Chris's increasingly cozy lifestyle, Chris begins to consider a drastic solution....
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bourne continues to have nightmares from his former life. Hoping to unravel the truth behind his memories and his own past that he cannot remember, the former CIA agent Bourne tries to discover the truth while trying to avert an international incident.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
During experiments to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease, a genetically-enhanced chimpanzee uses its greater intelligence to lead other apes to freedom.
13) Adaptation
Language
English
Formats
Description
Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.
14) Rushmore
Series
Criterion collection volume 65
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A gifted, rebellious teenager finds himself in competition with a wealthy older man for a favorite teacher's affections.
15) Churchill
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
June 1944. Allied Forces stand on the brink: a massive army is secretly assembled on the south coast of Britain, poised to re-take Nazi-occupied Europe. One man stands in their way: Winston Churchill. An impulsive, sometimes bullying personality; fearful, obsessive and hurting. Fearful of repeating, on his disastrous command, the mass slaughter of 1915, when hundreds of thousands of young men were cut down on the beaches of Gallipoli. Obsessed with...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man washes up on shore in the Mediterranean Sea, suffering from amnesia and with no clues about his past. As he puts clues together and tries to avoid people who are trying to kill him, he meets a woman from his past who helps him find the truth.
17) Braveheart
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
2-disc set, [Blu-ray version].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
William Wallace, a bold Scotsman, rallies his countrymen to liberation from oppressive English rule.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Miss Marple is requested to help her old friend Carrie-Louise, the loving wife of benign philanthropist Lewis Serrocold. Carrie-Louise is slowly poisoned by an unknown hand,and her husband and her sister Ruth want absolutely to save her from this dark menace.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (545 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ambushed by his rebellious son Kendall at the end of Season two, Logan Roy begins Season Three in a perilous position, scrambling to secure familial, political, and financial alliances. Tensions rise as a bitter corporate battle threatens to turn into a family civil war.
Publisher
HBO Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (604 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beginning where the first season dramatically left off, Season Two follows the Roys, media tycoon Logan and his four grown children, as they struggle to retain control of their empire amidst internal and external threats.
