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Series
Criterion collection volume 1201
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where the irrepressible Pinocchio gradually learns what it means...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In the wake of two devastating world wars, Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady and U.S. delegate to the newly formed United Nations, drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Signed on December 10, 1948, the declaration marked the first time that countries agreed on a comprehensive statement of inalienable human rights. Created in honor of the seventy-fifth anniversary of that historic agreement, this moving adaptation for children, reminds...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"You know what? It's super creepy to kiss a woman who is unconscious. And you know what else? The way out of poverty isn't by marrying a rich dude--or by wearing fragile footwear, for that matter. And while we're at it, why is the only woman who lives with seven men expected to do the cooking, cleaning, and laundry? Fairy tales need a reboot, and comedy queens Laura Lane and Ellen Haun are the women to do it. In Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling, they...
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Travelling through the pages of The Three Little Pigs, Mother Goose's great-niece Professor Goose fact-checks, exposes flaws and explains the science, in this engaging and educational fractured fairy tale filled with jokes and funny illustrations"--
9) Srsly Hamlet
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"William Shakespeare's tragedy told in the style of texts, tweets, and status posts"--
Hamlet, one of the greatest stories ever told . . . in texts?! Imagine: What if Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, and the tragic Ophelia had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeareās most famous plays!
11) YOLO Juliet
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
Ā©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Two families at war. A boy and a girl in love. A secret marriage gone oh-so-wrong. What if those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet had smartphones? The classic Shakespeare play told through its characters texting with emojis, checking in at certain locations, and updating their relationship statuses"Provided by publisher.
12) Vertigo
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Police detective John "Scottie" Ferguson succumbs to his neuroses after the death of his partner and meeting a look-a-like of his former lover.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this prequel to The Hunger Games, a young Coriolanus is the last hope for the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. Snow reluctantly takes an assigment to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray's charm captivates Panem's audience, Snow united with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow races against time to...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1969, a young Jud Crandall dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once unearthed has the power to destroy everything in its path. Based on the untold chapter from...
15) Your lucky day
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
After a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation, the witnesses must decide exactly how far they'll go and how much blood they're willing to spill for a cut of the $156 million..
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Series
Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
For kids who love all things cars and trucks comes the latest in the Truck Tales series! Cylinderella lives with the three meanest trucks in all the land. All day long, she scrubs Olga's floors, shines Helga's hubcaps, and cleans Helga's cylinders (yuck!). When King Carburetor announces the Royal Car Show, surely Cylinderella won't be allowed to attend-that is, not until the Fairy Rod Mother has something to say about it.
17) King of killers
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It follows former Agency hitman Marcus Garan as he attempts to unravel the mystery behind a tragic incident. When offered a $10 million contract to eliminate the world's greatest assassin, Marcus travels to Tokyo to meet the client but discovers other professional killers have been invited as well. Now Marcus and the others must confront this deadly, mythical assassināµor die trying.
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Language
English
Formats
Description
Helena's seemingly ordinary life hides a dangerous truth: her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King, the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. When he escapes from prison, Helena is forced to confront her past, and- knowing that he will hunt for her- find the strength to outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild.
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Even for those who have never read Jules Verne (1828--1905), the author's very name conjures visions of the submarine in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the epic race in Around the World in Eighty Days, the spacecraft in From the Earth to the Moon, and the daring descent in Journey to the Center of the Earth. One of the most widely translated authors of all time, Verne has inspired filmmakers since the early silent period and continues to...