Gary Ross
1) Dave
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"An uncanny Presidential lookalike is recruited as a momentary stand-in for America's Chief Executive. However, things don't turn out exactly as planned and Dave finds himself continuing the masquerade indefinitely."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Debbie Ocean, the estranged sister of infamous criminal mastermind Danny Ocean, seeks to carry on the family business by plotting an enormous heist on New York's annual Met Gala. After being released from prison, Debbie recruits her best friend Lou to set out and assemble a team of larcenists. This hodgepodge, seven-member team includes everyone from a street pick-pocket, a computer hacker, and a jewelry expert. The women band together to infiltrate...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. She must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
92 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Bartholomew Biddle's life has always been pretty ordinary, but when a huge wind blows past his window one night, he feels the call of adventure, grabs his bedsheet and starts flying. Soon he's soaring far above his little town, heading wherever the wind takes him. But will he be able to find his way home again?
6) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen presentation.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 34 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time in the far away kingdom of Dor lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro. The two go on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
8) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Full screen presentation.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr. 21 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
9) Lassie
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
145 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Matt leaves Baltimore to live in rural Virginia. Just when Matt is learning to love his new home, his dad's job falls through. Matt figures a way for them to stay but a ruthless neighbor will do anything to make sure they don't stay. Lassie saves Matt but will it cost him his life?
10) Pleasantville
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A brother and sister are magically transported through their television set and into the black-and-white world of a 1950s sitcom called Pleasantville. Soon they affect this environment with their worldly sensibilities, and people and things slowly begin to acquire color.
