Escape Artists (Firm)
1) Sex tape
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jay and Annie are a married couple still very much in love, but ten years and two kids have cooled the passion. To get it back, they decide to make a video of themselves trying out every position in "The Joy of Sex" in one marathon three-hour session. It seems like a great idea, until they discover that their most private video has gone public. In a panic, they begin a wild night of adventure to reclaim their video, their reputation, their sanity,...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Popular Chicago weatherman Dave Spritz (Nicolas Cage) has a shot at the big time when a national morning television show calls him for an audition. Professionally, Dave is on top of the world, but his personal life is in complete disarray. The harder he tries to hold on, the more he loses his grip. His painful divorce, his Pulitzer Prize-winning dad's (Michael Caine) illness, and trouble with his kids have Dave poised on the knife's edge between stability...
3) Knowing
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1959, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. One mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of Caleb. But it is Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the...
4) Seven pounds
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tim Thomas was a gifted aerospace engineer with a beautiful wife. Then, while using his cell phone while driving, his car wandered across lanes and he became responsible for the deaths of 7 others, including his wife. Unable to forgive himself, Tim sets out to give "pounds of flesh" that will give new life to 7 deserving individuals to make up for the 7 lives he destroyed. Tim intends to kill himself and to bestow gifts to 7 worthy people, which includes...
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.
6) Hope springs
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kay and Arnold are a middle-aged couple who have been married for 30 years and now are sleeping in separate rooms and barely interact in any meaningful loving way. Finally, Kay has had enough and finds a book by Dr. Feld which inspires her to sign them up for the doctor's intense week-long marriage counseling session. What follows is an insightful experience as Dr. Feld manages to help the couple understand how they have emotionally drifted apart...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this hilarious drink-like-a-fish-out-of-water comedy, a hard-working entrepreneur travels to Europe with his two associates to close the most important business deal of their lives. But the journey quickly spins out of control as the hapless trio encounters all kinds of crazy obstacles, including Oktoberfest bar brawls, hotel foul-ups, foreign GPS directions, and a global fetish festival. In the end, these guys gone wild might just land the deal,...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by; he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Zoe wants a baby, but has a problem letting anyone get close to her. The perfect solution is to become artificially inseminated. Shortly after she conceives twins, she finally meets the man of her dreams. Will he stick around when he finds out?
10) The equalizer 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 121 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vigilante Robert McCall is continuing his life of helping ordinary citizens find justice in everyday situations before a close friend of his is murdered by a mysterious group of criminals for seemingly no reason. The plot shifts as he then makes it his goal to find out what happened to his friend and deliver justice on her behalf, sending him on a wild goose chase to figure out who these people are, why they would harm his friend, and if there is...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
First Sgt. Charles Monroe King keeps a journal for his newborn son while stationed overseas. His wife, the senior editor for the New York Times, relates the story of their relationship to their son as he grows up.
12) The upside
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this 1funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy.2 From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Denzel Washington stars as Roman Israel, a driven, idealistic defense attorney who, through a tumultuous series of events, finds himself in a crisis that leads to extreme action.
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman. His wife worked double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream. The odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father...
15) The Equalizer: 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Blu-ray disc (121 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Robert McCall has rededicated his life to the pursuit of justice. But when his mission strikes close to home, he will be consumed by vengeance, seeking a revenge that knows no boundaries.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (362 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Equalizer: McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.
Equalizer 2: Vigilante Robert McCall is continuing his life of helping...
17) Alex & Emma
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alex is an author whose writer's block and gambling debts have landed him in trouble. In order to get the loan sharks off his back, he must finish his novel in 30 days or end up dead. To help him complete his manuscript, he hires stenographer, Emma. As Alex begins to dictate his tale of a romantic love triangle, Emma challenges his ideas at every turn. Her unsolicited, yet intriguing input, begins to inadvertently influence Alex and his story and...
18) A knight's tale
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The rousing story of lowborn Willian Thatcher's quest to change his stars, win the heart of an exceedingly fair maiden and rock his medieval world. Follow this fearless squire and his band of medieval misfits as they careen their way toward impossible glory that's part romance, part road trip and part exuberant swashbuckling.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority train dispatcher Walter Garber's day is turned upside down when he must face-off against Ryder, the criminal mind that has hijacked the passengers of subway train, Pelham 1-2-3. Ryder is the leader of a highly-armed gang of four, including a henchman who used to work for the MTA. NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti initially takes charge of the situation, but quickly realizes that Ryder will only deal...
