John Fusco
Author
Language
English
Description
Leaving behind a successful career as a stunt double in Hong Kong to escape entanglements with the Chinese mafia, Louie Mo now makes his living in Los Angeles as a hired knee-breaker, putting fear into the hearts of people reneging on payments to investors.
Troy, an aspiring director with NYU credentials and encyclopedic movie knowledge, is beginning to realize that he's made a deal with the devil by agreeing to direct a film for producer Avi Ghazaryan....
Author
Language
English
Description
Each day wrecks are towed into Paradise Salvage where the ferocious crusher presides. But on a hot summer day in 1979, in the trunk of an abandoned Pontiac Bonneville, twelve-year-old Nunzio Paradiso uncovers a secret that will change his life. In the blink of an eye, all evidence is lost to the crusher, and only his older brother Danny Boy believes Nunzio's story of what he saw there.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Cape May is America's first seaside resort, and with that comes a mouthwatering food history. The New York Times even proclaimed the city "Restaurant Capital of New Jersey." The first settlers, the Kechemeche of the Lenape tribe, feasted on the fish and wild game in the area. The whaling industry briefly brought attention to the island, but Ellis Hughes's 1801 advertisement offering seashore entertainment with "fish, oysters, crabs, and good liquors"...
4) Hidalgo
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
In the 1890's Frank T. Hopkins, a former U.S. Cavalry dispatch rider who is haunted by memories of what he saw at the battle of Wounded Knee, and his mustang Hidalgo, are performing in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, billed as the greatest horse and rider the West has ever known. This leads them to be invited to run in the 3,000 mile endurance race across the Middle Eastern desert, the Ocean of Fire, by one of the leading Arabian Sheiks. The race soon...
5) The shack
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"A welcome family film that extols noble values and offers first-class animation."--Chicago Tribune
"One of the season's most human films."--Dallas Morning News
"A ripping yarn with memorable characters."--Washington Post
Spirit, a young wild mustang, sets out against impossible odds to regain his freedom and save his homeland. On his journey across the American frontier, Spirit forms a friendship with a Lakota brave, outwits a squadron of soldiers,...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Jason is an American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics. He makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China. He meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan; an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk; and the vengeance-bent Golden Sparrow. Jason...
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Join Spirit, a young wild mustang, as he sets out against impossible odds to regain his freedom and save his homeland. On his courageous journey across the American frontier, Spirit forms a remarkable friendship with a Lakota brave, outwits a squadron of soldiers, and falls for a paint mare named Rain.
9) Crossroads
Publisher
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
A fledging musician, Willie Brown, in search of fame, meets a master of the blues harmonica and helps him break a contract he signed with the devil. Willie also meets and falls in love with a runaway.
10) The Babe
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Entertaining version of the life of Babe Ruth, from his youth in Baltimore to his retirement from the game of baseball. The following incidents are based on the true events that occurred between 1902 and 1935.
11) Young guns
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Five young outcasts team up with Billy the Kid against the corrupt officials of a small New Mexico town in 1878.
12) Hidalgo
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Hidalgo recounts the life of legend Frank T. Hopkins. In the 1800s, Frank and his mustang Hidalgo win the Ocean of Fire, a race of endurance across the Middle Eastern deserts. Frank also learns that the key to happiness is accepting yourself as you are.