In the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook, William Golding's legendary novel on the primitivism lurking beneath civilization becomes a film as raw and ragged as the lost boys at its center. Taking an innovative documentary-like approach, Brook shot Lo...
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An American family moves to England, to the infamous Canterville Chase, the ancestral home that's been haunted for 300 years by the ghost, of Sir Simon de Canterville. When Sir Simon and the family's teenage daughter Virginia start plotting together to get her family back to New ...
In the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook, William Golding's legendary novel on the primitivism lurking beneath civilization becomes a film as raw and ragged as the lost boys at its center. Taking an innovative documentary-like approach, Brook shot Lo...
A father has a nurse take his newborn daughter to a home to be raised away from his wife and the baby's twin brother, upon learning that the baby girl has Down Syndrome.
Inspired by true events, it is a feel-good story about Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself, even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on...
Inspired by true events, this is a feel good story about Michael Eddie Edwards an unlikely but courageous British ski jumper who never stopped believing in himself even as an entire nation was counting him out.
Master Hugh won the Black Prince's favour when he helped ease the prince's illness. Now, in the autumn of 1372, the prince is suffering a relapse and sends to Bampton for Master Hugh to attend him. While at dinner in Kennington Palace, Sure Giles, the knight who escorted Hugh to ...
The wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia, the mutiny of her crew and cruel death of those stranded on the inhospitable coast of Western Australia off the Abrolhos Islands. This book vividly describes the work of the archeological team who found the wreck.
"The Escape Line's collapse would leave thousands stranded. Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, its architect and the acknowledged leader of The Choir, broods inside the Vatican, paralyzed by the perils of keeping his Roman underground railroad functioning. Meanwhile, SS Commander Paul Ha...
An unlikely but determined British ski-jumper makes an unforgettable showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Scared Shrekless: "Halloween is Shrek's favorite holiday - but instead of the usual tricks or treats, Shrek ups the ante and challenges the gang to spend the night telling scary stories. The last one scared Shrekless wins!" -- Container.
Capital Crimes is an eclectic collection of London-based crime stories, blending the familiar with the unexpected in a way that reflects the personality of the city.
"Newsday columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning social journalist Lauren Terrazzano championed the causes of abused children, the elderly, and the homeless, truly becoming a voice for the voiceless through her writing by taking global issues and personalizing them to dramatize how ...