Al Pacino
Author
Language
English
Description
"To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role in The Panic in Needle Park in 1971, and by 1975, he had starred in four movies-The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon-that were not just successes but landmarks in the history of film. Those performances became legendary and changed his life forever. Not since Marlon Brando and James Dean in the late 1950s had...
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eugene O'Neill was one of the greatest playwrights in American history. Through his experimental and emotionally probing dramas, he addressed the difficulties of human society with a deep psychological complexity.
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hoping to earn extra money, an innocent and reserved scholarship student at an exclusive prep school agrees to look after a blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel, who takes him off for a wild weekend in New York City.
6) City hall
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The death of an innocent child helps uncover a scandal that links the mob directly to the Mayor's office.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Posing as the hardboiled jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone gains entry into the brutal mob family of fading hitman Lefty Ruggiero, who treats Donnie like a son. As their association deepens, Pistone's life begins to spiral downward, placing everything that's meaningul to him - his marriage, his career and his life - in jeopardy. Based on a true story.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (549 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Part I: "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a New York mafia 'family.' His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Not given a choice, the business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but gives in to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family...
9) Phil Spector
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 92 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winners Al Pacino and Helen Mirren star in this production written and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning and Oscar-nominated playwright David Mamet. An exploration of the client-attorney relationship between legendary music producer Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden, who represented Spector during his first trial for murder.
10) Scarface
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Platinum ed. ; [2-disc platinum ed.].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title, Scarface follows the violent career of a smalltime Cuban refugee hoodlum who guns his way to the top of Miami's cocaine empire.
11) Ocean's thirteen
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When one of their own, Reuben Tishkoff, partners and builds a casino and hotel with known casino owner Willy Banks in Las Vegas, the last thing he ever wanted was to get cut out of the deal by the loathsome Banks. Banks' even goes so far as to finding amusement in Tishkoff's misfortune when the double crossing lands Reuben in the hospital because of a heart attack. However, Danny and his crew won't stand for Banks and what he's done to a friend. Uniting...
12) Jack and Jill
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Family guy Jack Sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister, the needy and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.
13) Donnie Brasco
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Special ed. ; Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone (Depp) as he infiltrates the mafia of New York.
14) House of Gucci
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 2 hours, 38 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately, murder.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brandon's talent makes him a prime candidate for recruitment by Walter Abrams, the head of one of the biggest sports consulting operations in the country. Walter hires the small town ex-athlete and grooms him into a shrewd front man. Brandon soon begins to enjoy his status as a Manhattan golden boy and finds himself growing comfortable with Walter's high-rolling lifestyle. The surrogate father/surrogate son relationship fattens Walter's business and...
17) Danny Collins
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Aging rocker Danny Collins can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shylock has grown wealthy through money-lending, the only profession open to Jewish businessmen of the time, but faces indignity and danger when he ventures beyond the Jewish quarter. In the same city, though in a different world, lives Antonio, a Christian merchant beset by worry over the fate of his trading vessels and his increasing isolation from his best friend Bassanio. The younger man has fallen in love with the beautiful Portia, and seeks...
20) Revolution
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A historical epic telling the story of the American Revolution from the violent summer of 1776 to the bloody victory at Yorktown through the experiences of an illiterate trapper.