Stephen Frears
1) The Queen
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005, [2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Queen begins with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" - Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of adroit use of newsreel and other contemporary footage, is to remind viewers of the deep sadness that surrounded that event. It is also about the divergent and potentially ruinous ways...
3) The Snapper
Author
Language
English
Description
When the oldest daughter of a riotous, close-knit family announces her unexpected pregnancy, everyone wants to know who fathered the "snapper" she's carrying. But her refusal to reveal anything sends the entire town into a tizzy in this hilarious comedy.
4) The Queen
Author
Language
English
Description
In the wake of Princess Diana's death, the very private and tradition-bound Queen Elizabeth II finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister, the slickly modern and image-conscious Tony Blair.
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the incredible true story, Meryl Streep delivers a hilarious and touching performance as a New York socialite who dreams of becoming a great opera singer. While the voice she hears in her head is beautiful, to everyone else it is hilariously awful. Her husband and biggest fan, St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) is determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence stages a huge concert at Carnegie Hall, he faces his...
6) Cheri
Author
Language
English
Description
In pre-World War I Paris, Lea, famed courtesan to the rich and famous, is contemplating retirement. When her archrival asks her to teach her teenage son about women, it becomes a passionate affair that results in power struggles over sex, money, and love.
7) Hero
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1999, c1992
Language
English
Description
Davis is ace reporter Gale Gayley, who literally falls into the story of a lifetime when she's a passenger on an airplane that crashes into a Chicago bridge. In the smoke and darkness, she's saved by a rude, foul-mouthed "hero", who promptly disappears into the night ... leaving only his shoe behind.
9) Mary Reilly
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The classic horror story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde gets a chilling new twist when seen through the eyes of Dr. Jekyll's devoted maid.
10) Philomena
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Judi Dench stars in the story of Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock and given up for adoption. Nearly 50 years later, Philomena meets Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC reporter looking for his next big story. Together, they embark on a journey to locate her long lost son. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, the unlikely travel companions form a comic and heartwarming friendship.
11) The Grifters
Author
Language
English
Description
The Grifters are hard-playing, high-rolling con-artists out to make a fast buck the best way they know how - playing a taut game where winner takes all, and everybody has something to lose...including their lives.
12) Victoria & Abdul
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Story of the relationship between Queen Victoria and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim.
13) The Program
Author
Language
English
Description
An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A New York socialite dreams of becoming a great opera singer. While the voice she hears in her head is beautiful, to everyone else it is hilariously awful. Her husband and biggest fan, St. Clair Bayfield is determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence stages a huge concert at Carnegie Hall, he faces his greatest challenge to make sure her performance is a rousing success.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
c[2007?]
Language
English
Description
Grosse Pointe Blank: Martin Blank, a hitman stuck in a career rut, attends his ten-year high school reunion to pull off one last job and ends up rekindling an old flame. High fidelity: The owner of a semi-failing record store located on one of the back streets of Chicago sells music the old-fashioned way with his two wacky clerks.
16) Philomena
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment]
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, PHILOMENA focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock--something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of--and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the...
18) Victoria & Abdul
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt...
19) High fidelity
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Rob Gordon's record store is semi-failing, and his long-time girlfriend has just walked out on him. In order to figure out where things went wrong, he examines his past relationships with other women.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Sin City: Welcome to Sin City, the town that beckons to the tough, the corrupt, and the brokenhearted. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still try to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care. See Frank Miller's graphic novels come to life. Contains both the theatrical release and the unrated extended cut version.
No country for old men: When a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene, a pickup truck loaded with heroin, and two million...