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Ian McKellen
2) Wolf brother
Author
Series
Chronicles of ancient darkness volume 1
Language
English
Description
6,000 years in the past, twelve-year-old Tarak and his guide, a wolf cub, set out on a dangerous journey to fulfill an oath the boy made to his dying father--to travel to the Mountain of the World Spirit seeking a way to destroy a demon-possessed bear that threatens all the clans.
Author
Language
English
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Description
An authoritative training manual for film actors and teachers. "In today's entertainment industry of buff bodies and beautiful faces, it's easy to think that a couple of sit-ups and high cheek bones can create a movie legend," writes film veteran Cathy Haase. However, she adds, what the actor really must have are "technique, craft, and a depth of self-knowledge." In Acting for Film, Second Edition, Haase shows actors how to develop all of these, sharing...
4) Soul Eater
Author
Series
Chronicles of ancient darkness volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Wolf is taken by the Soul-Eaters, Torak must infiltrate their clan to bring him back.
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Alone on stage, with no props or costumes, distinguished and celebrated actor Ian McKellen performs some of the most striking monologues from Shakespeare's masterpieces. With wit and humor, McKellen continues this amazing one man show by discussing his relationship with theatre and offering a discourse on some of the greatest plays of all time. Includes booklet
8) Mr. Holmes
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with early dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
11) On Broadway
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
For anyone who loves theater, this contemporary history of Broadway is a pure joy! As audiences prepare for the return of live theater after an unprecedented absence of 18 months, an all-star cast tells the inside story of the last time Broadway came back from the brink. ON BROADWAY shows how this revival helped save New York City, thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion, and the sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Interviews...
12) Mr. Holmes
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the...
14) All is true
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The year is 1613, and William Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Haunted by the death of his only son, Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationship with his wife and daughters. In so doing, he is ruthlessly forced to examine his own failings...
15) Muse of Fire
Publisher
Illuminations
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to discover everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all. Consulting a host of helpful luminaries along the way, including Ian McKellen, James Earl Jones, Judi Dench, and Tom Hiddleston, their exciting road trip takes them to Denmark with Jude Law, Hollywood with Baz Luhrman, a prison in Berlin and Shakespeare’s home in...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A profile of one phenomenal teacher and his eager students who together touchingly demonstrate the power of education. Esquith turns the Asian-American and Latino children of a violence-stricken Los Angeles neighborhood to the wonders of Shakespeare.
Publisher
Outcast Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Kroot's documentary about the creator of Tales of the city moves nimbly between playful and poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Maupin offers a disarmingly frank look at the journey that took him from the jungles of Vietnam to the bathhouses of '70's San Francisco to the front line of the American culture war.
Language
English
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Description
The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes...
Language
English
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Description
With a never-before-seen, alternate cut of the film and 90 minutes of all-new immersive special features. Rogue makes her return with the all-star characters from the original film, and joins forces with their younger selves and unite to battle armies of murderous Sentinel robots who are hunting down mutants and humans alike.
