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Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Philosophical examination of the wide range of decisions all of us encounter in pursuing our lives. Professor Grim places the accent on individual choice covering questions about evolution and ethics, about whether punishment is justified by retribution or by deterrence and about the differing lessons drawn from life's worst horrors by both religious and anti-religious traditions.
2) Hana-bi
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
日本語
Description
Former police officer Nishi feels responsible for the shattered lives of his loved ones. His partner Horbie has been crippled in a disastrous stakeout, a colleague is shot dead by the same villain, and his own wife has a terminal illness. In debt to a yakuza loanshark, Nishi conceives a bank robbery to provide for his partner, help the dead cop's widow, and take one last holiday throughout Japan with his wife and share a final taste of happiness.
Publisher
Distributed by MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
Français
Description
Paul Exben is a handsome and successful Parisian lawyer with a perfect family and a glimmering future in the firm he co-owns with his mentor. But behind this perfect facade lies a restless spirit who's uncomfortable in his life and envies the freedom of his neighbor, Greg, an uncompromising photojournalist. After Greg's unexpected death throws his life into chaos, Paul embarks on a cross-continent odyssey of self-discovery and reinvention.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, his life is shown in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn't been for all of his good deeds over the years. Will Clarence be able to convince George to return to his family and forget suicide?...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This set celebrates the 50th anniversary of the beloved show. Watch as Mister Rogers helps children learn the importance of being kind to others, appreciating what makes everyone unique, and much more in these 30 episodes of the classic series! In addition, a bonus episode: the series premiere, in original black and white!
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Joel's parents are going on vacation and leaving him in charge of the house. They trust their college-bound 17-year-old son but they shouldn't. Every kid's dream is every parent's nightmare. No sooner do Joel's parents step on the plane when he raids the liquor cabinet, has a joyride in Dad's Porsche, and has a night of passion with a young call girl named Lana.
10) Cry macho
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In 1978, a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. Crossing rural Mexico on their way back to Texas, the unlikely pair faces an unexpectedly challenging journey, during which the world-weary horseman may find his own sense of redemption through teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1071
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Finely wrought and inventive, Captain Fantastic surely earns the lofty praise of its title."--Guardian.
"'Captain Fantastic' should connect in a major way with those looking to be swept up and moved by such a fundamental human experience."--Variety.
"Gorgeously photographed, and as loosey-goosey as its hero, 'Captain Fantastic' takes some unexpected turns."--New York Daily News.
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society,...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Never underestimate an overachiever. To his classmates and teachers, high-schooler Ben Manibag appears to be the "model" student, a perfectionist and overachiever, destined for nothing less than graduating at the top of his class and then attending a prestigious college. But underneath this persona is a darker side, Ben and his bored high-school buddies lead double lives, flying high in a world of petty crime and material excess to ease the pressures...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor - and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can't-miss schemes, all of which,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video Mexico
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
All sports fans: It's time for sports news show, with Bert and Ernie. Thie DVD about mathematics is full of numbers and figures, as well as mathematical concepts explained through your favorite sports. All of your favorite characters from Sesame Street are here to help with the games.
"A todos los fans del deporte: es hora del show de noticias deportivas de Enrique. Este DVD sobre las matematicas esta lleno de numeros y figuras, asi como de importantes...
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
Pasco is so fed up with his nagging and nitpicking wife Dana that he comes up with an ingenious plan to end the unhappy union. He finds her a boyfriend by hiring a professional seducer nicknamed 'El Taiger' to whisk her off her feet and out of the marriage. But even the best laid plans can backfire when love is involved.
18) Brick
Series
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Description
Brendan Frye is a loner, someone who always knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the 'who' and 'why'.
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"Tras rechazar la propuesta matrimonial de su insípido novio, Inés, una escritora, aprovecha su nueva soltería para redefinirse a sí misma como una mujer independiente, moderna y autosuficiente. Aunque el rápido éxito de su columna "#BuscandoaInés" en el periódico recompensa pronto a la nueva Inés, su resolución se ve desafiada por una familia que la considera 'quedada', amigas aseñoradas que no tienen ya cabida para las señoritas, y sobre...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1132
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Norwegian
Description
A young woman battles indecisiveness as she traverses the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path.
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