Emma Thompson
Author
Publisher
Frederick Warne
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit is a brand new tale from Emma Thompson. In her second Further Tale of Peter Rabbit, Emma Thompson returns Peter to his home in the Lake District. Peter and his silly cousin Benjamin are helping their friend William - he's a turkey - who is in danger of becoming Mr and Mrs McGregor's Christmas dinner.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When you think back to Christmases past, what (if anything) made it magical? Looking towards the future, what would your perfect Christmas be? What would you change? What should we all change? This is a beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas, written by a unique plethora of voices from the boulevards of Hollywood to the soup kitchens of Covent Garden. Away from the John Lewis advert, the high street...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London ruling with wisdom and kindness over ethically complicated cases of family law. Fiona is tasked with ruling on the case of Adam, an exceptional boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion. He is three months from his eighteenth birthday and legally still a child. Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and it has an extreme emotional impact on them both.
6) Brave
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The UK is in peril. Five days before the PM is to host her first G12 summit, MI7â‚‚s security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English.
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Barney Thomson, an awkward Glasgow barber lives a life of desperate mediocrity. His uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of serial killers. Winner of Best Actress and Best Feature Film at the **BAFTA Awards, Scotland**. "*Scottish actor Robert Carlyle makes a bold impression as a first-time director with Barney Thomson, a brash, dirty little film that's eager to please...
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"These letters were written in response to an invitation, one that is extended to each one of us as we grapple with the future of our planet. They are the beginning of a new story, and a new relationship between humanity and this place we call home."--
10) Cruella
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, is a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella's flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Heilman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife, and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail; 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek; his long lost and former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer....
12) Alone in Berlin
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
How did an ordinary, middle-aged couple become a symbol of defiance against Nazi brutality? This tale of courage unfolds against the tumultuous backdrop of Berlin in 1940. Otto and Anna Quangel are a working class husband and wife doing their best to ride out the war. Their son is killed fighting on the frontlines. They begin pouring their rage and grief into postcards emblazoned with anti-Nazi slogans, risking everything to disseminate their messages...
13) Nanny McPhee
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Language
English
Description
Nanny McPhee can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower Mr. Brown. He is under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide. His love for scullery maid Evangeline remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly, but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially...
14) Junior
Publisher
MCA Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Dr. Alex Hesse and his associate, Dr. Larry Arbogast have developed a wondrous new drug to ensure healthy pregnancies. But when the government forbids further testing of their creation, Alex and Larry secretly move forward with a daring plan. And Dr. Hesse become pregnant, which leads to comedy, romance and maternal love.
15) Missing link
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travels the world to help their new friend.
16) Saving Mr. Banks
Language
English
Formats
Description
When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her...
Publisher
Walt Disney Records/Pixar
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The Brave soundtrack features the score composed by Academy Award nominated Patrick Doyle (Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) as well as two songs performed within the film by Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis plus end title credit written by Mumford and Sons and performed by Birdy.
18) Fortunes of war
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Mini-series that chronicles the lives of an English couple who live in Bucharest when WWII breaks out.
19) Howards End
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson) and her sister Helen (Helena Bonham Carter) become involved with two couples: a wealthy, conservative industrialist (Anthony Hopkins) and his wife (Vanessa Redgrave), and a working-class man (Samuel West) and his mistress (Niccola Duffet). The interwoven fates and misfortunes of these three families and the diverging trajectories of the two sisters’ lives are connected to the ownership of Howards End, a beloved...
20) Brave
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills. Bonus features include animated shorts, extended scenes, and promotional art.