Robin Wright
Author
Description
Robin Wright first landed in the Middle East on October 6, 1973, the day the fourth Middle East war erupted. She has covered every country and most major crises in the region since then, through to the rise of al Qaeda and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. For all the drama of the past, however, the region's most decisive traumas are unfolding today as the Middle East struggles to deal with trends that have already reshaped the rest of the world. And for...
2) The Congress
Author
Description
More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood.
3) Denial
Author
Description
Michael and Sara end their turbulent love affair to avoid destruction, with Michael calling Sara his 'sickness'. Sara, or Loon, as her friends call her, tries to start anew and move on from the troubled relationship.
4) Everest
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
5) The Congress
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
2014
Description
"More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered by her loyal, longtime agent (Harvey Keitel) and the head of Miramount Studios (Danny Huston), her alias will be controlled by the studio, and will star in any film they want with no restrictions. In return,...
6) Everest
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
9) Adore
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"Two lifelong friends find themselves entangled in passionate sexual relationships with each other's sons. As they struggle to make sense of conflicting emotions and desires, the lines between family, friendship and morality are blurred. When powerful bonds reach their breaking point, discover what truly keeps us connected"--Container.
10) Unbreakable
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
"After David Dunn emerges from a horrific train crash as the sole survivor-- and without a single scratch on him-- he meets a mysterious stranger who believes comic book heroes walk the earth. A haunting stranger whose obsession with David will change David's life forever."--Container.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.
12) Moneyball
Publisher
Columbia Pictures Industries
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
13) Forrest Gump
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to embody...
Publisher
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Heartbroken over the death of her beloved Westley, beautiful Buttercup finally succumbs to the advances of the wicked Prince Humperdinck. Yet, when she's suddenly kidnapped by a motley band of deviants, what gallant hero comes to the rescue? None other than Westley-- alive, well and as wonderful as ever. But before these two can live happily ever after, they must first overcome formidable odds. Will these star-crossed lovers ever fulfill their destiny?...
15) State of play
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
When D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey is assigned to investigate the murder of an assistant to an up-and-coming politician, he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the nation's power structures. In a town of spin-doctors and wealthy power brokers, he will discover one truth: when fortunes are at stake, no one's integrity, love, or life is safe.
16) Rampart
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
A riveting parable about what happens to a man who refuses to change, even when change is the only thing that can save him. Dave Brown, a man who has taken the 'no guts, no glory' American mythos to heart, without questioning what it is doing to him and those he holds dear, is a cop whose personal life is propelled into a dizzying downward spiral when he comes under suspicion for roughing up a suspect.
17) Land
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
A bereaved woman seeks out a new life, off the grid in Wyoming.
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Catch Me if You Can -- Ready Player One -- Shutter Island -- Message In a Bottle -- There Will Be Blood -- The Namesake -- Dark Tower
Catch Me if You Can: Based on the autobiography of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail. Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. passed himself off as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor all before his 21st birthday.
Ready Player One: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies,...
19) Home Run
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Description
The Natural -- 61* -- Hardball -- Major League -- Field of Dreams -- Mr. 3000 -- Moneyball.
The Natural: A small-town farmer's son dreams of playing major league baseball, but finds himself distracted and opposed by a variety of forces beyond his control.
61*: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, one was the Yankees' best loved players and the other was their most valuable. 1961 was about to be the summer that no one who loves baseball will ever forget....
Series
Pub. Date
2022
Description
The Lucky One -- Nights in Rodanthe -- The Notebook -- A Walk to Remember -- Message in a Bottle -- The Last Song -- Safe Haven.
The Lucky One: U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive - a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local...