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Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It is a satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side....
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Stargate Origins" follows Catherine Langford (Ellie Gall), whose father, archeologist Paul Langford (Connor Trinneer), discovered the eponymous Stargate in 1928, when Catherine was a young girl. Young Catherine -- whose death as an elderly woman is depicted in the eighth season of "Stargate SG-1" -- explores the mysteries of the Stargate in an attempt to save Earth.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully and plots her path to the throne. Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting currents of social change and unrest to become one of Russia's most unforgettable and beloved rulers, Catherine the...
Author
Series
Movie Talk volume 5
Language
English
Description
British film critic, broadcaster and chairman of the London Film Critics' Circle, Jason Solomons interviews CATHERINE HARDWICKE.
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Series
Secret Life of… volume 13
Language
English
Description
She is famous for having sex with her horse. Now, that may be pure legend, but Catherine the Great did have an outsized libido. She was also smart, ambitious, and a masterful politician. Welcome to the Secret Life of Catherine the Great.
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Charts Catherine the Great's tumultuous reign as the cunning and ambitious empress fights off threats to her crown, wages war with the Ottoman Empire and expands Russia's borders as far as the Black Sea and Crimea.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In this lecture, explore the powerful legacy of Catherine the Great, who would extend the empire westward and accomplish what even Peter the Great had been unable to do: establish Russian dominance of the southern regions. You'll also learn how Catherine fueled Enlightenment-inspired developments in politics, architecture, and more.
Author
Series
Gown and Out in Beverly Hills volume 6
Language
English
Description
Gretchen Bonaduce strays in for the surprise catwalk couture of her life and Actress, Writer and Producer, Katherine Castro Tangos into Pol' Atteu Beverly Hills for some Sexy Dance Couture to wear in her new movie called "Someday!" Gretchen and PolÕ chew the rag on their Princess Diana stories and she dishes some dirt about her new tell-all book. As, SnowWhite gets all jelly with Katherine.
Publisher
KOCH Entertainment LP
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The cinder path : The cinder path which led from the MacFell's farmhouse would always symbolize humiliation and defeat for Charlie ... until the opportunity arrives for the "loser" to prove himself.
Colour blind : Bridget seriously offends her conservative family by marrying an African sailor. After being accused of murder, her husband is forced to leave town. As their daughter grows up, she must learn to cope with the racism surrounding her.
A...
15) Frankenweenie
Publisher
Disney
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Victor conducts a science experiment that will bring his dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous consequences.
18) The croods
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures, and their outlook is changed forever.
"Fast-paced, inventive animated comic adventure of a Stone Age family gets an extra boost from the...
19) Red 2
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses rejoins his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
"The best thing about RED 2, like its predecessor, is its lightness of tone. Too many movies with comic-book roots come on too seriously, even when the comics themselves have a loose, fast, jocular wit about them."--Entertainment Weekly.
"Passable summer entertainment - an Expendables with people...
20) Captain Phillips
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Captain Richard Phillips, who was captured and held hostage by Somalian pirates after the hijacking of his ship, Maersk Alabama.