Alan Rickman
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Told through his diaries--a twenty-five-year passion project--the beloved actor, political activist, and more grants us access to his thoughts and insights on theater performances, the craft of acting, politics, friendships, work projects, and his general musings on life.
Author
Language
English
Description
Harry Potter and Sense and Sensibility actor Alan Rickman builds upon his legacy as a world-class actor, a tireless political activist, an avid traveler, and more through his diaries - a twenty-five-year passion project in which Rickman invites readers backstage and into his life.
Alan Rickman remains the one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre in the American and British markets, from his breakout role as Die Hard's...
3) CBGB
Author
Language
English
Description
Alan Rickman stars as legendary NYC club owner Hilly Kristal, who during the 1970s, wanted to create a venue for country, bluegrass and blues music (thus the name CBGB). When those acts became difficult to book, he shifted the club's focus to local bands playing original music, launching the careers of Patti Smith, Blondie, the Talking Heads and the Ramones and helping to define New York's punk scene and changing the face of music.
4) Nobel Son
Author
Language
English
Description
On the eve of Barkley Michaelson's father receiving the Nobel Prize, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel Prize money. When his father refuses to pay it starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.
5) Bottle Shock
Author
Language
English
Description
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".
6) Blow Dry
Author
Language
English
Description
A hilarious story about love, happiness - and great hair! As the National Hair Championships descend upon a small town in England, the country's top stylists aren't expecting much from the local talent. But they didn't count on Phil Allen, the retired golden boy of the competition circuit, entering the fray! Laugh along as the locals dazzle the out-of-towners with some hair do's - and don'ts!
10) Galaxy Quest
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector-- 'Commannder Peter Quincy Taggart, ' 'Lt. Tawny Madison, ' and 'Dr. Lazarus'-- set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space-- and then their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for 'historical documents' and beamed up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director...
11) A little chaos
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A romantic drama following Sabine, a strong-willed and talented landscape designer, who is selected to build one of the main gardens at King Louis XIV's new palace at Versailles. In her new position of power, she challenges gender and class barriers while also becoming professionally and romantically entangled with the court's renowned landscape artist Andre Le Notre.
12) Die hard
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
New York detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his family. As he waits for his estranged wife's office Christmas party to break up, German terrorists occupy the building, and McClane wages a one-man war to stop them.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
14) Love actually
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's all about love and holiday cheer in London. The Prime Minister is smitten with his caterer; a widower's young son nurses the ultimate schoolboy crush; a writer falls for his Portuguese housekeeper; a devoted wife and mother copes with her potentially unfaithful husband; and a lovelorn American is desperately attracted to a colleague.
15) Galaxy quest
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Twenty years after the cancellation of the television program, Galaxy Quest, the stars cling to their careers appearing at sci-fi conventions and electronic store openings. When a distressed interstellar race mistakes the show for 'historical documents, ' Jason Nesmith and his crew of has-beens are unwittingly beamed up onto their alien ship with the misguided hope that they can defeat a genocidal space nemesis.
Pub. Date
2005
Language
Español
Description
Cuando el nombre de Harry Potter emerge del Cáliz de Fuego, se convierte en un competidor en una batalla agotadora por la gloria entre tres colegios de magos -- El Torneo de los Tres Magos. Pero ya que Harry nunca presentó su nombre para El Torneo, �quién lo hizo? Ahora Harry debe enfrentar a un dragón infalible, demonios acuáticos feroces y un laberinto encantado, solamente para encontrarse conel curel descubrimiento de El Quién No Debe...
Pub. Date
2002
Language
Español
Description
El joven mago Harry Potter, Ron Weasley y Hermione Granger se enfrentan a nuevos retos. Durante su segundo año en el colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería, estos jovencitos intentan descubrir una fuerza obscura que está aterrorizando al Colegio. Después de un largo verano, Harry Potter vuelve a la escuela donde pronto empezará a preocuparse por la supervivencia, cuando cosas terribles comienzan a pasarle a él y a sus compañeros. Misteriosamente,...
