Harris Yulin
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English
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No career in modern American letters is at once brilliant, varied, and controversial as that of Norman Mailer. In a span of more than six decades, Mailer has searched into subjects ranging from World War II to Ancient Egypt, from the march on the Pentagon to Marilyn Monroe, from Henry Miller and Muhammad Ali to Jesus Christ. Now, in his first major work of fiction in more than a decade, The Castle in the Forest offers what may be Mailer's consummate...
2) The Gin Game
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English
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The quiet porch of a rest home for the aged explodes with emotion when prim Fonsia Dorsey sits down to play gin rummy with the cynical Weller Martin. Fonsia is drawn to Weller, but she just can't stop winning at cards, while Weller bemoans the bad luck that is ruining his game and has dogged him throughout his life. Tragic yet uproariously funny, this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama examines themes of individual responsibility and society's mistreatment...
3) Loch Ness
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Language
English
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Dr. Dempsey, a discredited, financially strapped and harassed research scientist, is bundled off to Loch Ness to disprove Nessie's existence. Although he fails in his task, the Dr. finds something even yet more unlikely during his adventure - the unconditional love of a little girl and her innkeeper mother.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Luke, a motorcycle stunt performer for the circus, finds out he has a son from a previous relationship, so he decides to change is life to settle with his family. So he becomes a mechanic with Robin but Robin sees he has special talents and proposes they rob some banks together.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
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Description
Morgan Adams, the female captain of a pirate ship, is on a treasure hunt for millions of pounds of gold reportedly buried somewhere on Cutthroat Island. She and her uncles each hold sections of the map to the treasure. While Morgan is willing to make deals and agree to share the wealth in order to put the map together, her Uncle Dawg would rather kill everyone in his way, including his niece.
8) Rush hour 2
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
It's vacation time for Det. Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more a little more excitement. Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy in Hong Kong. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot between a L.A. crime boss and a Triad leader. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting,...
9) Loving Leah
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Leah's husband Benjamin dies suddenly, Benjamin's brother Jake is stunned to learn he is expected to marry the childless Leah to carry on his brother's name. Jake suggests to Leah that they get married and maintain a secretly platonic relationship. The harder they try to disguise their 'pretend' marriage, the more their appreciation for each other's worlds grows.
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Rush hour: A tough Hong Kong cop, Lee, and a fast-talking LAPD detective, Carter, join forces to solve the kidnapping of a Chinese diplomat's daughter, despite the fact that they can't stand each other.
Rush hour 2: Lee and Carter's much needed vacation in Hong Kong is cut short when a bomb explodes at the American Embassy.
Rush hour 3: When a Chinese criminal flees to Paris Lee and Carter find themselves in the middle of a battle between the French...
12) American outlaws
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James ride home to Missouri to be on their ranch with their mother. As a railroad moves through buying up as much land as possible, burning folks out if need be, the James-Younger gang of outlaws become determined to use any means to protect their land and the land of their townsfolk and friends.
13) Training day
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Jake Hoyt, a fresh-faced rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department, gets a chance to join the elite narcotics squad headed up by 13-year veteran Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris. Jake is to prove himself during a one-day ride-along. As the day wears on, it becomes increasingly clear that Detective Harris has blurred the line between right and wrong to an alarming degree, enforcing his own code of ethics and street justice. Eventually, Hoyt begins...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
When a new student starts in Professor Hundert's class, little does he know she will change his life forever. They start out butting heads and end up forming a friendship that will shake his controlled world. The lessons learned will last a lifetime.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
16) Training day
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
Description
Jake Hoyt, a fresh-faced rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department, gets a chance to join the elite narcotics squad headed up by 13-year veteran Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris. Jake is to prove himself during a one-day ride-along. As the day wears on, it becomes increasingly clear that Detective Harris has blurred the line between right and wrong to an alarming degree, enforcing his own code of ethics and street justice. Eventually, Hoyt begins...
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Rush hour: A tough Hong Kong cop, Lee, and a fast-talking LAPD detective, Carter, join forces to solve the kidnapping of a Chinese diplomat's daughter, despite the fact that they can't stand each other.
Rush hour 2: Lee and Carter's much needed vacation in Hong Kong is cut short when a bomb explodes at the American Embassy.
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