Joss Ackland
Author
Language
English
Description
A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell's Latest Novelties and Heaven's Unanswerable Answer
C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the unique vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below." At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis gives us the correspondence
...4) Citizen X
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Viktor Burakov (Rea), a brilliant forensics expert but an inexperienced detective, is put in charge of investigating the case of a serial killer. As the number of victims continues to rise, the investigation slows to a standstill, buried under government red tape.
6) Flawless
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Laura Quinn is an executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself routinely stifled on the corporate ladder. Hobbs is an equally overlooked nighttime janitor with an intimate knowledge of the security system. Hobbs has a score to settle with the Corporation. Sensing Laura's frustration, Hobbs convinces her to help him pull off an ingenious heist.
Series
George Smiley novels volume 5
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee, the shy and retiring master of espionage moves forwards to investigate and finds himself going backwards over very old ground ...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Hoping to find his missing childhood friend, Constantine joins the Roman army. What he finds instead is success in battle that propels him to emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Constantine soon discovers it has been his rival, Emperor Maxentius, who has imprisoned his friend within the palace walls. Having been alerted to his friend's whereabouts, Constantine quickly garners support from all corners of the empire, eventually leading to an all-out...
11) Heat of the sun
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Former Scotland Yard detective Albert Tyburn is sent to Nairobi, Kenya to head up a new criminal investigation unit. A tangled web of blackmail, murder, arson, drug-dealing await Tyburn as well as the colonialism of Kenya's hedonistic expatriate community.
13) Coriolanus
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Publishing
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the last of Shakespeare's tragedies, in which Coriolanus, a strong and cruel soldier, brings about his own downfall through the flaws in his character.
14) Watership down
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Nestled among the rolling hills and peaceful meadows of England lives a community of rabbits. When their warren is threatened, a small goup of brave rabbits escapes into the unknown countryside seeking a new home. Led by the visionary Fiver, they face huge challenges and use strength and cunning to survive, while gaining new allies, battling new enemies and always pursuing their dream.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Lethal weapon: Two Vietnam-vets-turned cops have only one thing in common : they both hate to work with partners, but when a routine murder investigation turns into a no holds barred war with an international heroin ring, their partnership becomes the key to survival.
Lethal weapon 2: Riggs and Murtaugh must guard a free-wheeling witness in a comedy of car chases, gun battles, under-water escapes, even the destruction of a chic hillside house.
Lethal...