Shout! Factory (Firm)
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo, the sing-along fun never ends! Each song goes with three Sesame Street clips, tying together classic nursery rhymes like, "The Muffin Man" to laugh-out-loud moments such as Cookie Monster and Gonger whipping up cranberry muffins on their Foodie Truck. Little ones will love to move, grove, and learn with their favorite friends from Sesame Street"--Container insert.
2) The Bear
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young bear cub (Douce) is left alone, unable to feed or defend itself, when its mother is killed in a rock slide. The cub eventually attempts to bond with a male grizzly (Bart), who initially ignores him. When the grizzly is pursued by hunters and injured, the young cub comes to his aid and wins the grizzly's affection. However, when one of the hunters captures the cub, the grizzly must confront the armed hunters. The tale is told from the cub's...
3) Resistance
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. A compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm's way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II.
4) Old Henry
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An action western about a farmer who takes in an injured man with a satchel of cash. Defending a siege, he reveals a gunslinging talent, calling his true identity into question.
5) Proximity
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Isaac, a young NASA scientist, is investigating a meteor crash site when he encounters and is abducted by extraterrestrials. Awaking three days later with no personal recollection of what happened, but with the event recorded on his camera, he attempts to share his discovery with the world. Faced with both believers and skeptics, Isaac becomes obsessed with finding incontrovertible proof, plunging him into a journey that encompasses both the otherworldly...
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
In the third film in the saga of the undead from writer/director George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead), a small group of scientists and soldiers have taken refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating horror that walks the earth above. But will the final battle for the future of the human race be fought among the living or have...
7) Tomorrow
Pub. Date
1973.
Language
English
Description
Framed in flashback, the film explores the personal reasons that a semi-literate farmer is the lone jury holdout in the guilty verdict for a young killer on trial. We learn in a gradually unfolding fashion that the boy is the son of a woman with whom the farmer had had an intense personal involvement some twenty years earlier. However, their relationship was damaged by the woman's family, who come looking to bring her back home..
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Karchy Jonas was born in Hungary and immigrated to Cleveland in the early 1960s, where he felt adrift in a strange sea of American culture. At home, his stern father insists that he adhere to traditional Hungarian ways. Karchy's only respite is the rock & roll he adores. A year before he arrived, flashy, failed disc jockey Billy Magic rolled into town and became the host of the High School Hall of Fame contest, something that Karchy decides he must...
9) Kit Carson
Pub. Date
1940.
Language
English
Description
The legendary frontiersman Kit Carson and his two pals are attacked by Indians. They manage to escape unscatched and make their way to Fort Bridger, where Captain John "Frontier" Fremont hires Carson to guide a wagon train westward. The plot thickens when both Carson and Fremont fall in love with pretty Dolores Murphy, but all misunderstandings and rivalries are forgotten as the two heroes fight shoulder to shoulder against another Indian attack.....
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Independent film director Nick Reve (Steve Buscemi) is making his first feature. Everything that can go wrong does: the rebellious catering crew refuses to replace spoiled milk, his actors are flakey and getting an unspoiled take is nearly impossible. Tension between lead actress Nicole (Catherine Keener) and actor Chad (James LeGros), who have just slept together, contributes to the many problems on set. As money and time run out, Nick struggles...
11) The Chosen
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
Set in the Brooklyn of the 1940s, the film elucidates the friendship between two young Jews of differing factions. Danny is Hassidic, while Reuven is a Zionist. Though separated ideologically, the boys find a common bond through their love of stickball.. Based on a novel by Chaim Potok, The Chosen has become an annual Hannukah-season TV attraction in many cities; years after its release, the film served as the basis for a short-lived Broadway musical.....
12) David & Lisa
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
English
Description
Two adolescents make a connection with each other in a home for disturbed youngsters. David Clemens was placed in the home by his mother because of his constant fear of being touched; while Lisa is a 15-year-old schizophrenic who speaks only in rhyme, when she speaks at all. David rejects the help of psychiatrist Alan Swinford but makes an emotional connection with Lisa.. Because of his contact with Lisa, David eventually opens up to Swinford and...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
During the brutal French and Indian War, the legendary scout Hawkeye is prevailed upon to escort Major Duncan Heyward, and the two daughters of Fort William Henry commander Colonel Munro -- Alice and Cora -- to safety through enemy lines. Hawkeye is assisted by his Indian friend Chingachgook, and Uncas, Chingachgook's son; the two are the last survivors of the Mohican tribe. During their travels to the fort, Alice falls in love with Hawkeye, while...
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Forced by circumstances to live her loathsome son and daughter-in-law, elderly Mrs. Watts wants nothing more out of life than to return to her home town of Bountiful. Escaping from her family's clutches, she boards a bus to Bountiful, where she makes the acquaintance of young Thelma. The two women immediately hit it off, and their trip is a most pleasant one.. Eventually, the local sheriff, ordered to find Page and bring her back to her family, catches...
15) The Very Edge
Pub. Date
1963.
Language
English
Description
Tracey is pregnant and happily married to Lawrence, an architect. She has few cares in the world until the day a maniac breaks into the house, rapes her, and ultimately causes her to miscarry. Tracey falls to pieces and is so affected by the encounter she finds men repulsive, including her husband. Her attitude does not soften with time, and sooner rather than later, her husband takes up with his secretary. But in the meantime, the Scotland Yard detective...
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
In this dark comedy, a middle-aged advertising executive loses his long-awaited promotion to a younger man. In frustration, he accidentally pushes a panhandler in front of a subway train... and gets away with the death.. Realizing that committing murder might be a little easier than he previously had thought, he begins plotting the death of several of his corporate enemies..
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
A distraught youth is troubled by his mother's new relationship with her sailor boyfriend who occasionally drops by when his ship is in. The sailor, Jim Cameron, is a caring man who offers a supportive relationship to the woman as well as a kind word for the kid. In his confused and addled adolescent state (which isn't helped any by his association with a local youth gang) the boy plans a vengeful rite for his mother's beau..
18) Starstruck
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Jackie dreams of becoming a singing star and her cousin Angus thinks he has what it takes to be a successful manager. After a spot at the hip club in town fails to win Jackie any paying gigs, Angus enters her in a major talent competition to be held on New Year's Eve. If Jackie wins, her career is assured, and the
Pub. Date
1941.
Language
English
Description
Mario and Lucien are twins who share a psychic bond:one feels the pain and experiences the thoughts of the other. The siblings are separated at birth because of a long-standing feud between various factions of their family. One twin is raised to be evil, the other to be good. In adulthood, the brothers become bitter enemies, not only because of family and political pressures but also because they both fall in love with the beautiful Isabelle.. Eventually,...
20) Jeffery
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
This romantic comedy centers on the chaotic love life of Jeffrey, a gay man who swears off sex only to fall in love with his ideal man. Jeffrey's vow of chastity is inspired by a fear of AIDS, a prospect which has started to terrify him so much that he decides he'd be better off never making love again. He is happy and relieved for a time, until he meets Steve, a handsome, charming dreamboat who also happens to be HIV-positive. Jeffrey wants nothing...