Joanne Whalley
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Jack Andrews (Val Kilmer), a down on his luck private investigator is looking to score some cash in order to pay off his debt to a loan shark. Fay Forrester (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) is the femme fatale who is just looking to disappear, having just made off with a suitcase full of money stolen from her psychotic boyfriend Vince (Michael Madsen). Fate will bring Jack and Fay together. And fate may tear them apart in this modern-day noir.
5) Willow
Language
English
Description
A timeless fantasy tale where heroes come in all sizes. While Willow Ufgood finds an abandoned baby girl, he learns she is destined to end the reign of wicked Queen Bavmorda. Willow teams up with a rogue swordsman to protect the child against the darkness. Filled with magic and danger, this is the ultimate story of good versus evil.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
First performed in 1773, "She Stoops to Conquer" is the timeless comedic drama by Anglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith. The play depicts the story of Charles Marlow, a wealthy young man who is promised in marriage to a woman, Kate Hardcastle that he has never met. While he is eager to meet her and is travelling to her home with his friend, George Hastings, Charles is quite shy in the company of women of wealth. He prefers those of a lower class and...
9) Wolf Hall
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Thomas Cromwell is a brutal blacksmith's son who rises from the ashes of personal disaster and deftly picks his way through a court where 'man is wolf to man.' King Henry VIII is obsessed with protecting the Tudor dynasty by securing his succession with a male heir to the throne. Told from Cromwell's perspective, "Wolf Hall" follows the complex machinations and back room dealings of this pragmatic and accomplished power broker who must serve king...
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After exacting vicious punishment on all those who opposed them, the Borgias are at the apex of their power and influence. With the world around them embroiled in war and turmoil, the original crime family will continue to exploit allies, silence critics, and solidify legacies. But this time, the seemingly unbreakable bonds of blood will be tested like never before, as the house notoriously united against the world becomes divided against itself.
Author
Language
English
Description
Infamously known as the cursed Scottish play, Macbeth is perhaps Shakespeare's darkest tragedy. When General Macbeth is foretold by three witches that he will one day be King of Scotland, Lady Macbeth convinces him to get rid of anyone who could stand in his way – including committing regicide. As Macbeth ascends to the throne through bloody murder, he becomes a tyrant consumed by fear and paranoia. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring...
14) Trial by jury
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
He's guilty of murder. But something goes wrong in the jury room. Eleven jurors vote guilty. One woman, her life and family threatened by the mob, votes to let the killer walk. To set things right, that woman will have to fight back with a vengeance.
15) Noah's ark
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Noah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a desert in order to save his family and the faithful from a devastating flood, a seemingly impossible task, especially when his sons refuse to believe him and lend their help. Noah risks ridicule from his loving but exasperated family and humiliation from the townsfolk in his quest to carry out his God-given task.
16) Edge of darkness
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Escorting his daughter home from college, Detective Inspector Ronald Craven watches helplessly as she is gunned down in cold blood. Hellbent on revenge, his search for her killer leads him on a terrifying one-way trip to the heart of the nuclear state.
17) Navy Seals
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
While rescuing an American air crew captured by Mid-Eastern terrorists, Lieutenant Curran and his team of Navy SEALs discover evidence that the terrorists have come into possession of dangerous high-tech weapons.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This spectacular drama reimagines one of literature's most enduring heroes, the great warrior Beowulf. Featuring an ensemble cast of fascinating and fantastical characters, this epic drama follows Beowulf as he strives to be a man as well as hero, challenging the notions of good and evil, heroes and villains, and the rule of law against one's moral code.
Author
Series
Beowulf volume 6
Language
English
Description
Beowulf gets to work re-building the town's defences - a need that becomes even greater when iron-miner Greff, is attacked by one of the most dangerous Mudborn creatures known to humans — a Troll. Usually able to keep these deadly creatures at bay, such an unprovoked attack spells unquantifiable danger for the people of the Shieldlands and must therefore be investigated immediately by Beowulf. Elsewhere, Slean's frustrations and impotence about...
Author
Series
Beowulf volume 2
Language
English
Description
Herot is bustling as the town makes preparations for the Gathering at which the next ruler of the Shieldlands will be elected. With the other tribal leaders due to arrive in Herot at any moment however, the pressure mounts to catch Herot's killer before another victim is claimed. In a bid to buy themselves more time and avoid panic amongst the tribe leaders, Rheda, Slean and Abrecan ride out to stall them whilst Beowulf begins his search. Keen not...
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