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(0)Tim Robbins
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family." But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn't live in fear and to a present...
2) Bull Durham
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
American romantic comedy, dealing with a very minor minor-league team and three of its current constituents, an aging baseball groupie that beds one player each season, a cocky foolish new pitcher, and the older, weary catcher brought in to wise the rookie up.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Clint Eastwood is one of the biggest stars of his generation, a cinematic icon who has created some of the most memorable characters in Hollywood history. But he is also a director, producer, musician, inn keeper, clothing manufacturer, golfer, and former mayor. From his California childhood through his service in the Korean War and on to stardom, Biography explores Eastwood's multi-faceted life in this feature-length profile. Friends, family members...
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a progressive multi-ethnic family, a philosophy professor and his wife, their adopted children, and sole biological child, and a Muslim family, headed by a psychiatrist who is treating one of their children.
7) I.Q
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c1994
Language
English
Description
All the world knows about Einstein the scientific genius. But what about Einstein the matchmaker? I.Q. puts this fanciful notion to the test and comes up with winning results in this fun, warm-hearted romantic comedy.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant T.K. Poole is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiance. But when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, T.K. agrees to share a ride to Pittsburgh with two similarly stranded servicemen: Cheever, an older family man who longs to return to his wife in St. Louis, and Colee, a naive private who's pinned her hopes on connecting with a dead fellow soldier's...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. When a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest...
10) Arlington Road
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Widowed when his FBI agent wife is killed by a right-wing group, college professor Michael Faraday becomes obsessed with the culture of these groups--especially when his new neighbors, the all-American Oliver and Cheryl Lang start acting suspiciously.
12) Dead man walking
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of convicted killer Matthew Poncelet and Sister Helen Prejean, his spiritual advisor, and the journey they undertake in search of the truth.
13) Mission to Mars
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
NASA launches a Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors from the first manned mission to Mars which has mysteriously disappeared.
Publisher
TGG
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Cadillac man: "Cadillac man is a non-stop joy ride of comic lunacy! Joey O'brien's got some serious troubles. A mafioso wantes his hide. The women in his life--an ex-wife, a space cadet girlfriend and someone else's wife--are all trying his patience. Into the showroom walks larry (Tim Robbins), a lunkhead terminator with an axe to grind. Now in a life-or-death situation, Joey is forced to do the one thing he does bes--lie!"--Container insert.
Running...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
City banker Andy Dufresne arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947. Convicted of two brutal murders, he received a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes. With the extraordinary twist in the tale, Andy finds that...
17) Antitrust
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A young computer whiz gets caught up in a web of deceit and conspiracy after his best friend is murdered.
20) Jacob's ladder
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Jacob is a man living in a nightmare. Having survived Vietnam, he's back home in New York City. But memories of both his wartime demons and the accidental death of his son haunt and terrorize him. Jacob's grip on reality begins to slip and only his friend can save him.
