Ben Whishaw
Author
Language
English
Description
Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. At the time of his death, Hawking was working on a final project: a book compiling his answers to the "big" questions...
2) Surge
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follows a man who works as an airport security officer as he sets off on a wild and reckless journey through London over the course of twenty-four hours after an impulsive act of rebellion.
5) Paddington
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear that travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined; until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says 'Please look after this bear. Thank you,'" and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. This story reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
King Richard , a vain, self-indulgent man who rules with little regard for his people's welfare, is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. In an act that will spell doom for his reign, he banished both men, and sets into motion a chain of events that will change British history forever.
9) Bright star
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Nineteenth century poet John Keats and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, started out as unlikely lovers who were totally at odds with each other. However, when Brawne offers to help Keats nurse his seriously ill brother, the two soon became involved in an unstoppable romance that only his untimely death at age 25 could bring to a shattering end.
10) Criminal justice
Publisher
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In the first series, Ben Coulter wakes up with a hangover and blood on his hands after a one-night stand. Lying beside him, fatally stabbed, is the body of a woman. A nightmare begins that changes Ben's life forever, as damning evidence emerges to incriminate him in a murder that he has no recollection of committing. While in prison awaiting his trial, Ben must endure terrifying forms of 'justice' from hardcore inmates. Will he survive prison long...
12) Spectre
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind Spectre.
13) London spy
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
What begins as a chance romance between two people from opposite walks of life - one an antisocial investment banker, the other a slacker romantic - quickly unravels when the reclusive banker disappears under suspicious circumstances, exposing his real identity as a spy and forcing his lover down a dark path to reveal the truth.
14) I'm not there
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Six characters recreate different stages in Bob Dylan's career, from Greenwich Village folk singer to electric guitar trailblazer to born-again preacher.
15) Cloud atlas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Six stories spanning centuries. One soul ... in interwoven tales as time shifts between past, present and future. As characters reunite from one life to the next, their actions generate consequences: a killer evolves into a hero. An act of kindness inspires a revolution"--Container.
16) Cloud atlas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. The story is a time-shifting weave of six interlinking narratives, with diverse settings from the savagery of a Pacific Island in the 1850s to a dystopian Korea of the near future.
17) Spectre
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
18) No time to die
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Publisher
Warner Bros. pictures/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Super-Villain High (78 min.): Rivalries heat up for the LEGO DC Super Hero Girls. Touting the promise of 'less homework, more fun,' Uber High is on the rise when members of Super Hero High begin leaving to join the mysterious new school. Watch Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl crack the case in LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High. .
Brain Drain (75 min.): When Supergirl, Wonder Woman, and Batgirl can't remember their Monday at Super Hero...
20) No time to die
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.