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Author
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Relive the movie magic with this hardcover guide, which includes essential information about all the main characters of the film! Learn all about the extraordinary beasts that Magizoologist Newt Scamander carries in his magical leather case. From the Adorable, furry Niffler to the majestic Swooping Evil, this cinematic guide features captivating beasts and magical move moments
25) Ondine
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Syracuse, a simple fisherman who catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his trawler nets. The woman seems to be dead, but then she comes alive before Syracuse's eyes and he thinks he may be seeing things. However, with the help of his ailing yet irrepressible daughter, Annie, he comes to believe that the fantastical might be possible and that the woman (Ondine) might be a myth come true
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Sophie, who helps out at her late father's hat shop, is transformed one day by a witch into an old woman. Sophie seeks out the help of the wizard Howl, who has an amazing moving castle which is fueled by a fire demon named Calcifer
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Indiana Jones, his sidekick Short Round, and nightclub singer Willie Scott go from high-flying action above the Himalayas to a nail-biting runaway mine car chase, and finally a spine-tingling escape from a fortress-like mine in India while on the trail of a sacred stone
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
Description
A struggling street puppeteer takes a job as a filing clerk and discovers a secret door that allows him to enter into the mind and body of actor John Malkovich. For fifteen minutes he experiences being John Malkovich before being dropped out of the sky alongside the New Jersey Turnpike. After sharing this experience with an office colleague and his wife the three hatch a plan to offer this experience to others and charge a fee
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The Mystics fight to overthrow the evil Skeksis and take back comtrol of their planet. When Jen, a member of the Gelfling tribe, sets out to find the crystal's missing shard, his dangerous journey brings him face to face with monsters at every turn. Determined to restore peace to their planet, Jen will not back down
31) The fountain
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Past, present, future. Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1,000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most indomitable foe: Death. Tom is a man who is devoted to one woman, Izzi, and becomes determined to protect her from forces that threaten her existence. His quest leads him to 16th century Europe and America where Tomas is a Spanish explorer searching for Incan magic; to the present day where Tom is a doctor...
32) Monster house
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Three adventurous kids set out to save their neighborhood from a house thats actually a living breathing monster in this comically-frightful tale presented by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. A masterful construction of laughs, chills, inventive animation and classic story telling, Monster House is perfectly designed for kids, adults and anyone who's looking for a big dose of movie magic
33) The invasion
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A space shuttle burns up upon re-entry causing debris to land across a wide area of the United States. Tucker Kaufman, a member of the CDC, visits one of the crash sites and gets a cut on his hand. Dr. Carol Bennell begins to notice that people are starting to act strange. She turns to her best friend, Dr. Ben Driscoll. He takes a small sample of the material to Dr. Stephen Galeano and they soon learn the substance is not from Earth. Carol's son,...
34) The Wizard of Oz
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet dog named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that Her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidentally...
35) Puss in Boots
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Puss in Boots and Humpty Dumpty team up to steal magic beans from Jack and Jill in order to get into the giant's castle and steal the Golden Goose to repay old debts, but Kitty Softpaws outmaneuvers Puss and steals his heart
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs featuring five royal-themed films into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night
Chicken run (G) (2000) (84 min.): They are prisoners fearing for their very lives and dreaming only of escape. They're the inmates of Tweedy's Chicken Farm, where any chicken who doesn't put breakfast on the table can wind up as dinner, but Ginger and her flock are determined to escape. Closed captioned
Early man (PG) (2018) (89 min.) : Set...
37) Knowing
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In 1959, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. One mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of Caleb. But it is Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the...
38) Avatar
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Jake Sully is a former Marine who uses a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Based on Michael Ende's classic children's book, this sequel finds the young hero, Bastian, encountering new adventures in the magical world of fantasia. In the sequel to the 1984 film, our young hero, again bored with the real world, returns to his storybook's magical land of Fantasia and attempts to slay the evils that threaten the extinction of goodness. There he finds a special brand of courage within himself, a reminder of the eternal, optimistic...
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