John Lithgow
Author
Series
[Dumpty volume 3
Publisher
Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today, including the first...
2) Cliffhanger
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Rocky Mountain rescue workers discover a distress call to locate five climbers is really a trap set by a merciless international terrorist, and millions of dollars and their own lives hang in the balance.
3) Shrek
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Shrek, an ogre, agrees to rescue a beautiful princess and bring her back to Lord Farquaad, in exchange for the return of his land.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Dramatizes how Einstein arrived at his 1905 discovery that the realms of matter and energy are linked. Reveals the roots of this breakthrough in the human stories of scientists Michael Farady, Antoine Lavoisier and Lise Maitner, whose innovative thinking across four centuries helped lead to E=mc², and ultimately unleashed the power of the atom.
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a spiritual health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire real estate developer. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.
6) Footloose
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
Description
A fatherless teen-age boy (Kevin Bacon) from Chicago, who likes to dance, tries to shake up his new small midwestern hometown of Bomont, which doesn't allow public dancing. Bomont's Baptist minister (John Lithgow) is a staunch supporter of the ban on public dancing, but has a "loose" teenage daughter (Lori Singer) in high school who doesn't share his views on the ban. The two teenagers develop a mutual affection for each other and fight the town's...
9) Bombshell
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of women decides to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
11) A civil action
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A high-priced personal injury attorney takes on a case that becomes an epic legal battle ... one that may cost him his career, reputation and all that he owns.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Four extra-terrestrials suddenly materialize in the college town of Rutherford, Ohio. Disguised as humans, they name themselves the Solomons. On the surface, this family functions as normal as possible, but underneath they are out of sync with every person on the planet. Their mission from The Big Giant Head is to study this confusing planet and its confounding inhabitants while trying to gain acceptance on Earth. The complete, uncut original broadcast...
15) The accountant
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Christian Wolff is a math savant who works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division starting to close in, he takes on a legitimate client, a robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, the body count starts to rise.
Publisher
Carsery-Werner Company
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A group of aliens comes to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they take on human form which gives them human emotions and physical needs without understanding what they mean. Includes all 22 episodes from season 5.
Publisher
Carsery-Werner Company
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A group of aliens comes to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they take on human form which gives them human emotions and physical needs without understanding what they mean. Includes all 20 episodes from season 6.
Publisher
Carsery-Werner Company
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A group of aliens comes to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they take on human form which gives them human emotions and physical needs without understanding what they mean. Includes all 24 episodes from season 4.
Publisher
Carsery-Werner Company
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A group of aliens comes to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they take on human form which gives them human emotions and physical needs without understanding what they mean. Includes all 27 episodes from season 3.
Series
Criterion collection volume 562
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Jack is a movie sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. He enlists the help of Sally, a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, this is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on...