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1) Emma
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Emma's opening sentence, which describes the titular heroine's many advantages, is loaded with foreboding. Discomfort and vexation lie on the horizon, triggered by her penchant for matchmaking. Emma's latest scheme involves finding a suitable husband for ingenue Harriet Smith, and to that end she persuades the latter to reject good-natured farmer Robert Martin, despite a mutual attraction. Harriet must set her sights higher, she exhorts, fixing on...
2) Ben-Hur
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben Hur could be said to be the first blockbuster. When it was published in 1880, it sold over two million copies and was translated into numerous languages. It combines all the best elements of popular classic, epic and action story against a background of authoritative historical detail. The pace and immediacy of Ben Hur was the basis of its appeal to film-makers – Charlton Heston's portrayal of the title role is one of the classics of the cinema....
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The classic tale of Hawkeye, Natty Bumppo, the frontier scout who turned his back on "civilization," and his friendship with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters through the dangerous wilderness of Indian country in frontier America.
"This novel remains the most popular of Cooper's 'Leatherstocking Tales', a classic story of the French and Indian War. The battles and exciting pursuits, which constitute the book's plot, are rounded out by...
7) Frankenstein
Author
Language
English
Description
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
11) His girl Friday
Series
Publisher
D3K Films
Pub. Date
�1999
Language
English
Description
"Walter Burns [is] the conniving newspaper editor, Hildy Johnson, his star reporter and ex-wife, and Bruce Baldwin, the mama's boy she's about to marry. To avoid losing her, Burns offers Johnson a late-breaking news story about the upcoming execution of anarchist Earl Williams."--Container.
12) The red shoes
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer.
Series
Publisher
Castaways Pictures
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
Thrown together at the outset of World War I, the spinster sister of a British missionary and the derelict captain of the launch, The African Queen, determine to pilot the boat down an unchartered river in an effort to destroy a German gunboat which prevents invasion by British forces. Setting: German East Africa in 1914.
14) A bug's life
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000], c1998
Language
English
Description
Journey inside the miniature world of bugs where an ant named Flik hires warrior bugs to defend his colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers. Bonus title at end: Geri's game (Academy Award, Best Animated Short, 1997)
16) A Goofy Movie
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
This rockin' and rollin' modern-day story finds Goofy bonding with his teenage son, Max, on a cross-country road trip. But en route to the ol' fishing hole, they find themselves up to their floppy ears in misadventure! Will Max learn there's nothing wrong with taking after dear old dad-- even if he is a little goofy?
17) Make mine music
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
Walt Disney's 8th full length animated classic is a collection of nine musical animated shorts including 'Casey at Bat,' 'Peter and the Wolf,' 'After You've Gone,' and 'The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met!' Includes two bonus cartoons (The band concert, Farmyard symphony) following the feature.
Presents a collection of musically-charged animated shorts.
18) Patton
Language
English
Description
Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.