Alfred Molina
Author
Language
English
Description
"He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The [bestselling biographer] brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Drawing on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity,...
3) Luther
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Martin Luther challenges the government and the church in 16th century Germany in what becomes known as the Protestant Reformation.
4) The Iliad
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Presents Homer's classical account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hektor.
5) The tempest
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Gunner sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure who possesses the secret to immortality, the Water Man. After enlisting the help of a mysterious local girl, Jo, they journey together into the remote Wild Horse forest, but the deeper they venture, the stranger and more dangerous the forest becomes. Their only hope for rescue is Gunner's father, who will stop at nothing to find them.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
This HBO Films drama tells the dramatic, poignant and often-exasperating story of the early days of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation’s sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial. Directed by Emmy® winner Ryan Murphy (Eat Pray Love, Glee) and written by Larry Kramer...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Martín Lutero, un estudiante de leyes, decide ingresar al monasterio cuando milagrosamente salva la vida durante una tormenta eléctrica, convirtiéndose en discípulo y protegido del padre Johannvon Staupitz. Cuando el Papa León X ordena financiar la construcción de la basílica de San Pedro mediante la venta de indulgencias, las cuales garantizaban el paraíso a aquellos que pudieran costearlo, Lutero no puede contener más su indignación y,...
10) Steamboy
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
日本語
Description
A brave young inventor utilizes his knowledge of steam-based technology to protect Victorian-era London from invasion by futuristic war machines.
11) The prophet
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Set in a Mediterranean sea-side village, Kamila cleans house for exiled artist and poet Mustafa, but the more difficult job is keeping her free-spirited young daughter, Almitra, out of trouble. The three embark on a journey meant to end with Mustafa's return home, but first they must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in his words will incite rebellion.
12) As you like it
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Rosalind is the daughter of banished Duke Senior and is being raised at the court of Duke Frederick, with her cousin Celia. She falls in love with a young man named Orlando, but she is banished by Duke Frederick, who threatens death if she comes near the court again. Celia goes with Rosalind. Disguised as the boy Ganymede, Rosalind enters the forest of Arden. Upon their arrival in the forest, they happen upon Orlando and his manservant, who are fleeing...
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Balthazar Blake is a modern-day sorcerer with his hands full defending Manhattan against dark forces. When a seemingly average kid shows hidden potential, Balthazar takes his reluctant recruit on a crash course in the art and science of magic to become the ultimate sorcerer's apprentice.
14) Frida
Language
English
Formats
Description
The life of artist Frida Kahlo, from her humble upbringing to her worldwide fame and controversy that surrounded both her and her husband, Diego Rivera.
15) Rango
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rango, a kooky pet chameleon, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt, until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be. Special features: commentary, deleted scenes with an all-new ending, a featurette, and previews....
16) Spider-man 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, is desperately trying to balance his dual identities. Relationships with all those he holds dear are unraveling, and he encounters a new foe, Doc Ock. Peter must use all his powers to stop this diabolical madman.
"...quite possibly the best superhero movie ever made."--Jam! Movies
"Best comic book movie...ever."--Los Angeles Daily News
"Every bit as good - if not better - than the original."--CNN
17) An education
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1960's, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smart, pretty, and working toward her goal of being accepted into Oxford. Her life will take a big turn when she meets David, a man twice her age. Now she must decide if she will pursue an education at Oxford, or if she will choose to learn all that a charismatic, older man can teach her.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Justice League comes upon a supernatural force against which even their powers seem useless, Batman assembles a second geague of mystic heroes - the likes of Swamp Thing, the Demon, and Constantine - to help defeat this magical, otherworldly threat.
19) Dudley Do-Right
Language
English
Formats
Description
A movie that follows the hilarious exploits of the dedicated but hapless young Mountie as he struggles to outwit the evil Snidely Whiplash. Snidely has devised the scam of the century setting off the biggest gold rush since the Klondike. It's up to the usually sweet and naive Dudley to lead the charge, defeat the villain, win the heart of Nell Fenwick, and bring peace back to Semi-Happy Valley. Hopefully, he won't screw it up.
20) Chocolat
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a single mother and her young daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some resistance from the rigidly moral community. But as soon as the townspeople discover their delicious products, their attitudes begin to change.