Edith Evans
Series
Criterion collection ; 158
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A witty, delightful story about a lovestruck suitor named Jack whose fiancee can only love a man named Ernest.
2) Scrooge
Series
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The classic Charles Dickens tale of the cold hearted miser who is reformed by the Ghosts of Christmas.
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
David Copperfield's idyllic life changes when his mother marries Mr. Murdstone. When she dies, David's stepfather takes David from school and forces him to do back-breaking work in his winery. David runs away to his eccentric Aunt Betsy's home, where he grows into a respected young man and finds the love he never had as a child.
Publisher
Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
DEAD OF NIGHT: An architect is caught up in an endless series of recurring dreams, during which he is told other people's supernatural experiences. He finally murders the psychiatrist who is trying to help him. ; QUEEN OF SPADES: Herman tries to learn the secret to winning money so he can afford to court Lisa. He fails tragically, and Herman, Lisa, and her mysterious grandmother all die.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Audrey Hepburn portrays a nun whose life journey takes her from the staff of a mental asylum to a surgical nurse in the Belgian Congo. She returns to Belgium as WWII breaks out and is torn between the needs of the Resistance and the church's neutrality.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Based on the life of Irish playwright Sean O'Casey. John Cassidy is a driven man who works manual labor by day, and trains with revolutionaries or enjoys the company of a lovely Dublin lass by night. But his real dream is to become a writer, and he must make that happen at any cost."--
8) Scrooge
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The spirit of Christmas becomes a musical celebration of life in this rousing adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved family classic. Special features includes a promo, and trailer.
9) Tom Jones
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Lusty tale set in 18th century England. Birthed by a local woman but raised by the village squire, Tom Jones grows up to be a handsome young man with a way with women. He loves the daughter of a neighboring landowner, and falls into many adventures in pursuit of her, including duels, bedroom romps and prison!
10) Fitzwilly
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When Miss Vicki's rich father dies, her loyal butler, Claude Fitzwilliam, leads the household staff to rob from various businesses by charging goods to various wealthy people and misdirecting the shipments, all to keep Miss Vicki's standard of living.
11) The Chalk garden
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Tells the story of a family conflict over possession of an emotionally troubled child which comes to a climax after the hiring of a mysterious Nanny." --
12) Nasty habits
Publisher
WHAM! USA
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate Watergate parody. A subtle, delightful comedy set in the Abbey of Philadelphia. Glenda Jackson as Sister Alexandra fears defeat in ther election for head Abbas from Sister Felicity a young, rebellious candidate, so she bugs the Abbey. She arranges for two Jesuits to break in and steal love letters from Sister Felicity's work box. The break-in is foiled and the coverup begins. Alexandra wins by a landslide and Felicity is banished. Felicity...
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Jimmy Porter is a university graduate who rejects middle class dreams and operates a candy stall in a local flea market. His wife, Allison, endures his anger and frustration because of his intense love. But when an actress friend of Allison's temporarily moves in with them, Jimmy becomes a twisted figure of bitterness and pain as disillusionment and anger overtake him.
14) Tom Jones
Series
Criterion collection ; 910
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In the early 1960s, at the height of the British New Wave, director Tony Richardson and playwright John Osborne set out for more fanciful territory than the gritty realism of the movement they'd helped establish. Tom Jones brings a theatrical flair to Henry Fielding's canonical eighteenth-century novel, boisterously chronicling the misadventures of the foundling of the title (Albert Finney, in a career-defining performance), whose easy charm seems...
15) Tom Jones
Series
Criterion collection ; 910
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In the early 1960s, at the height of the British New Wave, director Tony Richardson and playwright John Osborne set out for more fanciful territory than the gritty realism of the movement they'd helped establish. Tom Jones brings a theatrical flair to Henry Fielding's canonical eighteenth-century novel, boisterously chronicling the misadventures of the foundling of the title (Albert Finney, in a career-defining performance), whose easy charm seems...
