Stephen Dillane
Author
Language
English
Description
Living on the edge amid the constant threat of attack, an offbeat band of TV journalists, led by hotshot Jimmy Flynn, report from a devastated war-torn country. The action intensifies when one of the journalists crosses the line and risks his life in a bold attempt to smuggle an orphaned girl to safety.
Publisher
Reel DVD [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) reaches superstardom when he's transferred to Real Madrid to play in the UEFA European Champions league. But Santiago discovers the ugly side of success - one that threatens to destroy everything he's worked for and everyone he loves.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Based on the 1913 U.S. Open golf championship-at which two equally sympathetic young men, both of whom grew up economically and socially disadvantaged, go club to club in one of the most exciting and dramatic athletic events of the 20th century.
4) Spy game
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002]. c2001
Language
English
Description
SUMMERY: Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne ... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Language
English
Description
Kings from across the continent of Westeros vie for the Iron Throne. As winter approaches, the cruel young Joffrey sits upon the Throne in King's Landing, counseled by his conniving mother Cersei and his uncle Tyrion, who has been appointed the new Hand of the King. But the Lannister hold on power is under assault on many fronts, with two Baratheons donning crowns, and Robb Stark fighting as the King in the North.
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In the third season of the HBO hit drama series Game of Thrones, the Lannisters barely hold on to the throne after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon, while stirrings in the north threaten to alter the overall balance of power. Robb Stark, King in the North, faces major calamity in his efforts to build on his victories over the Lannisters while beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder and his huge army of wildlings continue their inexorable march...
Author
Series
Anna Karenina volume 1
Language
English
Description
Socialite Anna Karenina departs from her husband and son in St. Petersburg and journeys to Moscow to help sort out her brother's troubled marriage. There, she meets the dashing Count Vronsky, and the two form a deep connection.
Author
Series
Anna Karenina volume 2
Language
English
Description
Despite the gossip, Anna and Vronsky continue their passionate affair, and Anna reveals to him that she is pregnant with their child. Still not over his failed proposal to Kitty, landowner Levin decides to work in the fields alongside his tenants.
Author
Series
Anna Karenina volume 4
Language
English
Description
As Karenin prevents Anna from seeing her son, Anna appeals to her brother for help in obtaining a divorce, but her husband proves resistant to their efforts. Anna's jealousy and insecurity drive a wedge into her relationship with Vronsky, leading her to take control of her destiny at last.
Author
Series
Anna Karenina volume 3
Language
English
Description
After recovering from her difficult childbirth, Anna and Vronsky flee to Italy to live as if they were a married couple. Levin and Kitty announce their engagement, but their relationship is off to a rocky start.
12) 44 Inch Chest
Author
Language
English
Description
How far would you go to avenge betrayal? Colin Diamond (Ray Winstone, Sexy Beast) is about to find out in this gritty, provocative thriller. After he breaks down over the dissolution of his marriage, he kidnaps his wife's lover, and his rage pushes him to the brink of murder as his motley crew of buddies urges him to exact brutal revenge. Ian McShane (HBO's Deadwood), John Hurt (V for Vendetta), Tom Wilkinson (RocknRolla) and Stephen Dillane (Spy...
13) King Arthur
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
A reluctant leader, Arthur wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome. Before he can, one final mission leads him and his Knights of the Round Table - Lancelot, Galahad, Bors, Tristan, and Gawain - to the conclusion that when Rome is gone, Britain will need a leader to fill the void. Britain needs a king - someone not only to defend against the current threat of invading Saxons, but to lead the isle into the new age....
15) Darkest hour
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
"Academy Award� winner Gary Oldman gives a "towering performance" (Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair) in acclaimed director Joe Wright's soaring drama Darkest Hour. As Hitler's forces storm across the European landscape and close...
16) Firelight
Author
Language
English
Description
In the winter of 1838, two strangers meet and strike a secret bargain. Elisabeth (Marceau) is a beautiful Swiss governess desperate to pay off her father's debts. Charles (Dillane) is the only son of a British aristocrat who, married to an invalid, desperately wants to sire a child. The deal is made. Charles will pay off her father's debts on the condition that Elisabeth bear him a child. For three nights they meet at a remote hotel in France. During...
17) King Arthur
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A reluctant leader, Arthur wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome. Before he can, one final mission leads him and his Knights of the Round Table--Lancelot, Galahad, Bors, Tristan, and Gawain--to the conclusion that when Rome is gone, Britain will need a leader to fill the void. Britain needs a king--someone not only to defend against the current threat of invading Saxons, but to lead the isle into the new age. Under...
Author
Language
English
Description
Michael Lynch is Dublin's most notorious criminal, known for brazen robberies that perplex the police and inspire his fellow working-class Northsiders. When he's not playing family man, he’s busy plotting elaborate larcenies that are as much about style and showmanship as the loot involved! But when the one cop sharp enough to catch him gets on his case, he gets a run for his money!
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This season begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of the newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself as the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrambles to hold on to power in King's Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jamie embarks...
20) The Hours
Author
Language
English
Description
Three women in different times, related by a parallel in their personal lives. One throwing a party for a friend suffering from AIDS. Another in 1949, suffering as a young wife. The last, Virginia Woolf, writing "Mrs. Dalloway".