J. K. Simmons
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
On one of the coldest nights in Minnesota history, the difference between life and death is literally the blink of an eye for Phil Broker, until recently St. Paul's most successful undercover cop. That blink will convey the urgent warning of a comatose man who knows the dark truth binding Broker to a remarkable cast of characters -- a weary anesthesiologist, a brilliant surgeon, a wealthy novelist, his exwife (a reformed exotic dancer), and her unrepentant...
2) The meddler
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With a new iPhone, and apartment near the grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori and smother her with motherly love. When the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (858 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The final season of the critically acclaimed series stars Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a top-notch investigator who has put some of Los Angeles' most brutal killers behind bars. With her keen investigative instincts and brilliant interrogation techniques, Brenda often closes her cases by eliciting a confession or cornering a suspect through sometimes-questionable methods.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mona Gray has lived in a hidden world of numbers since her father became ill when she was a child, now at age 20 she helps children discover the joys of math when she finds herself teaching an elementary school math class.
6) Juno
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Juno MacGuff is sixteen years-old who after a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, learns that she's pregnant. Juno and Paulie like each other, but not enough to start a family, complete with a child. Paulie leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. Initially she decides to have an abortion, but can't go through with it. So she decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption. The next step is to find prospective parents...
7) Dark skies
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dark Skies is a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacy Barrett witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barrett family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacy take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after...
8) Off the map
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bo, an 11-year-old girl, lives in a remote desert area of New Mexico, with her mother, a free spirit, and her father, who is losing a battle with depression. One day an IRS agent visits the family, to perform an audit, and decides that he would rather stay than return to his job. He becomes a catalyst for major changes and discoveries affecting every member of the family.
9) The meddler
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Widow Marnie Minervini moves from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, but when Lori sets some personal boundaries, Marnie opens her world to helping other people, leading her to a new relationship with ex-cop Zipper.
10) Walt Whitman
Publisher
PBS Home Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the most-recognized figures in American literary history: poet, patriot, and faithful advocate of democracy. But in his own time, critics denounced Walt Whitman as a "lunatic raving in pitiable delirium". This "American experience" production tells Whitman's life story, from his working class childhood in Long Island to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit...
11) Whiplash
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite East coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer...
12) The accountant
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Christian Wolff is a math savant who works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division starting to close in, he takes on a legitimate client, a robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepency involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, the body count starts to rise.
13) Barefoot
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The 'black sheep' son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding to convince his family that he's finally straightened out his life. She impresses his prim and proper family with her genuine (if unstable) charm, and along the way they fall into improbable love.
15) Zootopia
Series
Language
English
Description
Zootopia is a city like no other that is comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it's a melting pot where animals from every environment live together. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006], ©2005
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A tough-as-nails detective was brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up the Priority Murder Squad, a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2014
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 4 hr., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Fishers aren't a typical divorced family. Mel Fisher is blind. Joyce who is your typical teenager, really into fashion, busy with school etc., is really the Mom. The actual teenage daughter, Katie whose advice (and clothes) Joyce is always seeking. Henry, the Fishers' 11-year-old son who has always been his dad's eyes and wingman. Henry is less than thrilled when his job is outsourced to Mel's new guide dog, Elvis. While the boy is at first reluctant...
Publisher
Viva Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc ( 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the rally car circuit. With help from a former driver-turned-mechanic, Zhi must overcome treacherous terrain, rival racers, and unexpected obstacles to prove he has what it takes to be the next great racer.
19) All nighter
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A globetrotting workaholic father is trying to visit his daughter during a last-minute layover in Los Angeles, only to discover that she has disappeared. Desperate to find her, he teams up with her awkward ex-boyfriend to scour the city over the course of one life-changing night filled with bar brawls, break-ins and hilarious hijinks.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A family of scientists is on the brink of a powerful discovery when a mysterious force suddenly abducts them, leaving their young daughter April behind. Years later, April carries on her family's research in secret with her cat, Darwin, but soon finds herself at the center of a shadowy conspiracy and on the run from government agents, bicycle-powered airships, and cyborg rat spies!