Ben Kingsley
Description
Kathy gets evicted from her home for failing to pay a tax she never should have been charged. Put up for auction, the house is bought by a former military officer from Iran named Behrani. When legal efforts fail her, Kathy turns to a sympathetic cop who wants out of a loveless marriage and who is willing to step over legal boundaries if it might give him the fresh start he craves. DVD format.
22) Buddhism
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Buddhism's history, philosophy and teachings presented through the epic story of Siddhartha Gotama. See how different cultures have adapted the teachings of Buddha.
24) Dave
Description
Kevin Kline stars as an off-the-wall, temporary replacement for the missing president. His unusual style of governing and decision making tip off the opposition that something is definitely "out-of-order" in Washington.
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
A case of mistaken identity lands down-on-his-luck Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin begins to be under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat. He finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get to them before they get him.
26) Bugsy
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Description
During the 1940's, mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel is inspired by his mistress Virginia Hill to follow his dream and build the now-famous Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.
27) An ordinary man
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
When a war criminal goes into hiding, he begins a relationship with his maid who is his only connection to the outside world.
28) Hinduism
Series
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Learn how and why Hinduism has survived as one of the oldest and largest world religions, with nearly a billion followers located mostly in India. Hinduism encompasses wide practices and traditions largely due to its great capacity to integrate the new with the old. Students will learn about the descendants of the Indus River Valley, whos, around 1500 B.C.E., used Sanskrit to transcribe their daily rituals and customs. Students will also discover...
29) Elegy
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his state of 'emancipated manhood' thrown into tragic disarray. David is a renowned college professor whose life is turned inside out when he becomes involved in a passionate relationship with Consuela. Consuela is a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher. As their sexual relationship evolves, an incredible love story is born.
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
Profiles the full range of Thich Nhat Hanh's life and work, documenting his efforts to help heal a world in conflict and provide tools for anyone, from any tradition, to lead a mindful and meaningful life. Includes rare archival footage of his peace work in Vietnam during the war.
31) Gandhi
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
A look at the life of Indian statesman and nationalist Mahatma Gandhi, focusing especially on his theory of non-violent resistance.
35) Species
Pub. Date
1997, c1995
Description
When a creature genetically engineered through extraterrestrial intelligence escapes from observation, scientist Xavier Fitch assembles an elite team of experts to track it down. These experts--a government assassin, an "empath", a biologist and an anthropologist combine their expertise and trace their prey to Los Angeles. There, in the form of a stunning young woman, the alien initiates a horrific plan: to mate with unsuspecting men and produce...
36) Self/less
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In this provocative psychological science fiction thriller, an extremely wealthy man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origin and the secret organization that will kill to protect its cause.
38) Daliland
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
In 1974 a young gallery assistant is drawn into the wild, never-ending party that is artist Salvador Dal'̕s life in New York City. As he helps the aging genius prepare for an important show, he discovers not everything is as it seems.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A freelance knight turns against the tyrant king he tutored as a boy by teaming with the last dragon on earth; an orphaned stable boy discovers the world's last living dragon and realizes his dream of becoming a knight can come true; after saving a dragon's life, Gareth and the dragon work together to defeat the sorcerer and stop his reign of terror; when King Gareth dies his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon's unique strengths,...
40) Moses: [DVD]
Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
A retelling of the bible story. Pharaoh Ramses decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but Moses, placed in a basket in the Nile by his mother, is taken by a royal princess and raised as the brother of the heir to the throne of Egypt, Memefta. Moses is called by God to lead his people from Egypt to the promised land.