Fisher Stevens
1) A dirty job
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy with a normal life, married to a bright and pretty woman who actually loves him for his normalcy. They're even about to have their first child. Yes, Charlie's doing okay until people start dropping dead around him, and everywhere he goes a dark presence whispers to him from under the streets. Charlie Asher, it seems, has been recruited for a new position: as Death. It's a dirty job. But, hey! Somebody's gotta do...
Author
Language
English
Description
The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years-except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous...
4) Crazy Love
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Dan Klores recounts the true story of one of the most bizarre romances of the 20th century in this documentary. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
7) Coup!
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A mysterious grifter appears on an isolated seaside estate claiming to be a wealthy family's new chef. When a plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. The servant becomes the master in this outrageous eat-the-rich comedy.
8) Isle of dogs
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari sets off in search of his bodyguard dog, Spots. With the assistance of his newfound mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1025
Language
English
Description
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune.
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After procrastinating on his science project, a student is given an ultimatum, turn in a science project or flunk. Scavenging a military base's junk pile for a suitable gizmo to pass off as his project he unwittingly unleashes a power and energy of the unknown.
11) The experiment
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a scientific research project to test the psychological effects of prison life. However, something goes horribly wrong and the experiment ultimately spirals out of control.
12) Awake
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Clay Beresford, Jr. has inherited his late father's financial business. Under the thumb of his overly protective mother Lilith, Clay is hesitant to reveal the details of his engagement to Sam Lockwood. Matters are further complicated by Clay's ailing heart, and he desperately needs a new heart. Clay gets the chance at a new heart and Clay's close surgeon friend Jack is going to be performing the operation. All goes well at the beginning of the surgery,...
13) Hackers
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 3 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While practicing the tricks of the trade, a neophyte "hacker" accomplishes the nearly impossible: he hacks the highly secured Gibson computer at the Ellingson Mineral Corporation. But in doing so, he unknowingly taps into a high-tech embezzling scheme which is masked by a virus that could cause a horrific environmental disaster. In the flash of a nanosecond, the young hacker and his pals are targeted for the crime by the FBI and Ellingson's deranged...
14) The cove
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate their cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg. Includes...
15) Meet Bill
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
By all appearances Bill's life is perfect-- a perfect mess, that is. His wife is having an affair with the local news anchor and he is stuck in a dead-end job at his father-in-law's bank. Bill sees no escape from his miserable life until he becomes a mentor to a self-assured teen who is determined to help Bill reinvent his life by setting him up with a sexy lingerie saleswoman who promises to spice things up. Together, the trio confronts Bill's hapless...
16) Uptown girls
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Molly is the daughter of a deceased rock legend who is, for the first time in her life, forced to work after her manager steals all her inheritance. With help of her friend, Molly becomes the nanny of Ray, the precocious daughter of a busy music executive. She learns as much about being an adult from Ray, as she teaches Ray about being a child.
17) Factotum
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing.
18) Henry's crime
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
19) Undisputed
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Monroe Hutchen was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole at the Sweetwater maximum security prison in California. Now, Hutchen boxes behind bars, and he's become the champion of a loosely organized prison fighting circuit. When convicted heavyweight champion "Iceman" Chambers enters Sweetwater, Hutchens finds he has a serious competitor in the same lockup for the first time. After Hutchens challenges the arrogant Chambers to a bout,...
20) Crazy love
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An examination of the human psyches of Burt and Linda Pugach. Tells the astonishing and unbelievable story of the obsessive roller-coaster relationship the couple shared. Their whirlwind romance culminated in a violent and psychologically complex set of actions that landed the pair on the cover of endless newspapers.
