Piper Laurie
1) Carrie
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Carrie White is a shy young girl who doesn't make friends easily. After her classmates taunt her about her horrified reaction to her totally unexpected first period one of them takes pity on her and gets Tommy Ross, her boyfriend and class hunk, to invite Carrie to the senior prom. Meanwhile another girl who has been banned from the prom for her continued aggressive behaviour is not as forgiving and plans a trick to embarrass Carrie in front of the...
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
It (R) (2017) (135 min.): A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.
Pet sematary (R) (1989) (102 min.): When the new doctor in town discovers that a nearby patch of woods can rejuvenate the dead, he uses it to restore the life of his dead son. But it soon becomes clear that his son has changed.
The shining (R) (1980) (142 min.): Jack Torrance, his son, and his wife become the...
3) The hustler
Language
English
Description
Itinerant pool shark challenges the top man for the championship, sacrificing everything until he realizes the stakes are too high.
4) Promise
Series
Language
English
Description
Bob, a feckless bachelor, promised his mother that at her death he would care for his schizophrenic younger brother D.J. but he becomes apprehensive when the time comes. Facing up to his responsibility, Bob tries his best, but his set ways and D.J.'s erratic behavior mix like oil and water. Giving his promise one last shot, Bob takes D.J. on a fishing trip to the secluded lake where they vacationed as children. Here, the rush of memories transforms...
Pub. Date
2000, 1997.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of farmer and recent widower John Webb and what happens when a Texas oil man offers mineral rights to his land. The family becomes divided over the propect of easy cash.
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A little boy is abandoned by his parents and raised by some older unmarried cousins, where he develops a close bond with one of the ladies. When he is urged to move on with his life by one of them, he never forgets the memories of his favorite friend.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 80s, this uplifting love story garnered four **Oscar** nominations and a Best Actress **Oscar** for Marlee Matlin. Based on the hit Broadway play, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD tells the story of John Leeds (William Hurt), an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah (Marlee Matlin). At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their teacher/student relationship...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Henry spends his time working in the brickyard owned by his family and grieving the loss of his wife. When a young boy enters Henry's life, both man and child find what they desperately need in each other.
9) Return to Oz
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dorothy, back in Kansas, can't stop thinking about Oz. She believes that her friends have sent her a key. Auntie Em, worried for Dorothy's health, takes her to a famous doctor who works miracles with electricity. Dorothy escapes from the mental hospital. When she awakes, she and a chicken named Billina find themselves in Oz. Dorothy tries to find her old friends in the Emerald City, but learns that they have all been transformed by the Nome King....
10) The grass harp
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A teenaged boy is sent to live with his wealthier relations in a small Southern town in the 1930's.
11) Hounddog
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in rural Alabama in the late 1950s, Lewellen lives with her stern grandmother, Grammie, but spends most of her time with her much-adored Daddy in his dilapidated shack. Daddy's wild side is tempered by his beautiful but troubled girlfriend, Ellen, who has a mysterious history but calming influence on the lonely, young girl. Lewellen is deeply talented and finds comfort and safety, as well as a place to put her hurt and rage, in the music of Elvis...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Mark Fallon (Power), a riverboat gambler on his way to New Orleans, meets Angelique Dureau (Piper Laurie), a Southern belle who spurns his charm and advances. Using his winnings to build a casino, Fallon's card skills make him a fortune, while his pursuit of the fiery Angelique leads to knife fights, suicides, family feuds and duels over personal honor"--container.
13) The bunker
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin, before and during the battle for the city.