Donald Sutherland
Author
Language
English
Description
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived. She awakens from the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell deep inside the bunkered catacombs of District 13. Separated from some of her closest allies and fearing for their safety in the Capitol, Katniss finally agrees to be the Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion. Still uncertain as to whom she can trust, Katniss must help 13 rise from the shadows, all the while knowing that President Snow has...
10) The assignment
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997.
Language
English
Description
An American naval officer is recruited by the government to impersonate the most vicious and cold-blooded terrorist there is in order to catch him. But are things really what they seem to be?
11) Horrible bosses
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few too many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers-- permanently. There's only one problem: even the best-laid plans are only...
12) Ordinary people
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of the younger son against guilt and suicide.
13) The hunger games
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.
15) Fool's gold
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When a man discovers the possible location of an undersea treasure, he convinces his ex-wife to join him in seeking out the fortune.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
18) Forsaken
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An embittered gunslinger attempts to make amends with his estranged father while their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers.