Tim Robbins
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English
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The only authorized edition of the twentieth-century classic, featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald's final revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The...
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The...
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English
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In a society in which books are outlawed, Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.
3) Dark waters
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything, his future, his family, and his own life to expose the truth.
Publisher
Alchemy
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins Mega-millions, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.
"...This comedy succeeds..."--Hollywood Reporter.
"...Startlingly inspired comedy from Shira Piven."--Variety.
Publisher
Distributed by Deltamac (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
"Freeman plays 'Red' Redding, a lifer who knows the ropes at Maine's Shawshank State Prison. Robbins is new inmate Andy Dufresne, a quiet banker unjustly convicted of murder. Andy's indomitable will earns Red's friendship; his resourcefulness brings hope and change to the entire prison. Andy is full of surprises - and he saves his best for last."--Container.
Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
By 2006, as many as 5,000 electric cars were destroyed by the major car companies that built them. Today, the electric car is back with a vengeance. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of car is America's future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever. It's not just the next generation of green cars that's on the line, it's the future of the automobile itself.
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
in the near future where artificial intelligence has brought about holographic reconstructions of loved ones, 86-year old Marjorie gains a holographic companion in the form of her late husband, but will she take advantage of this opportunity to recreate their life as she wished to have lived it?
10) Code 46
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In an eerily possible near future, William Geld (Tim Robbins), an insurance investigator assigned to track down and dismantle a passport forgery ring, falls for the ringleader Maria Gonzales (Samantha Morton), leading to further complications when one of Maria's customers is found dead and a secret (and a Code 46 violation) is revealed.
11) The player
Series
Criterion collection volume 812
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here."--Griffin Mill. Griffin is a slick, successful film studio vice president whose primary duty is to listen to story pitches from a constant stream of writers. Like all Hollywood producers, he's always looking over his shoulder, and he thinks up-and-comer Larry...
12) Marjorie Prime
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In 2050, 86-year-old Marjorie has a holographic companion who resembles her dead husband and is programmed to feed her the story of her life. With Lois Smith, Jon Hamm and Geena Davis. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **San Francisco International Film Festival**.
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English
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In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to...
14) Straws
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A powerful documentary about plastic straws and other forms of plastic pollution that inundate our waterways and oceans. The film illustrates how individuals, groups, and businesses around the globe are reducing plastic straw use through education, collaboration, policy development and utilization of non-plastic alternatives. With colorful opening animation narrated by Oscar winner Tim Robbins, STRAWS is entertaining as well as educational. Winner...
16) Dead Man Walking
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Susan Sarandon portrays Sister Helen Prejean, a spiritual woman who embarks on a dangerous quest with a convicted killer (Sean Penn) and the profound changes it makes in her life. Confronted with the anger of the community and the private pain of his victims' parents, Sister Helen overcomes her own fears to fight for the life and soul of a death row inmate. Winner of Best Actress (Susan Sarandon) at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best Actress,...
17) Hudsucker Proxy
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is a rube, a schmo, a grade-A ding-dong - just what Hudsucker Industries wants in a president! With him at the top, the stock will hit bottom... and the fat cats on the board can take over. But Norville (Tim Robbins) has his own spiffy little plan. And if a snoopy reporter (Jennifer Jason Leigh) doesn't put the kibosh on the Hudsucker flimflam and finagling big cheese Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman) doesn't squash...
18) Short cuts
Series
Criterion collection volume 265
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation, a group of peoples' lives in Los Angeles intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. While they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, these same folks also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away. A look at human life and American culture with over 20 lives interweaving.
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