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Language
English
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Hamlet is commonly, regarded as one of the greatest plays ever written. Drawing on Danish chronicles and the Elizabethan vogue for revenge tragedy, Shakespeare created a play that is at once a philosophic treatise, a family drama, and a supernatural thriller. In the wake of his father's death, Prince Hamlet finds that his Uncle Claudius has swiftly taken the throne and married his mother, Queen Gertrude. The ghost of the dead king then, appears and...
2) Hamlet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This Oxford edition of Hamlet is a combination of various texts that were fused in the eighteenth century to create the most commonly used text of today. The introduction explains the process drawing on both critical and theatrical history
3) The ring
Publisher
Dreamworks Pictures
Pub. Date
2002, 2003
Language
English
Description
It begins as just another urban legend - a nightmarish videotape that causes anyone who watches it to die seven days later. But when four teens all meet with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape, is the legend coming true?
4) Walk-in
Publisher
Hay House
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"WALK-IN is a distinctive award-winning film that boldly confronts some of life's biggest mysteries. In this emotionally gripping, independent film, ailing engineer Don Newport comes face-to-face with his personal destiny when he meets an angel named Robert while on his deathbed. Robert ultimately inhabits Don's previous body while comically grappling with his newfound humanness. A surprise ending leaves viewers with a unique perspective on death...
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Janet leaves her troubled home for a high-rise apartment, despite warnings about the apartment's dark and haunted reputation. Soon after moving in, Janet inexplicably dies, falling out the window of her thirteenth story apartment. Her sister Lana moves in to the apartment, determined to reveal the truth behind her sibling's bizarre death. What Lana finds is far more frightening and unexplainable than she had thought possible
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. Shirley Maclaine makes her screen debut in this New England romp that includes romance, humor, and several unearthings of the corpse
Publisher
The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Stanley Phillips is a sad, disconnected man unable to tell his young daughters that their mother, a soldier, has died in Iraq. Instead, he takes the girls on a road trip, where their innocent charm helps him rediscover a healing joy he thought he'd lost forever
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Maye is a success. Hot career. Hot boyfriend. But when her world is turned upside down by tragedy, she must struggle to keep her balance... chronicles a day in the life of a woman at a crossroads, and the twelve people who help her move forward into a brave, new world"--Container
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c1999
Language
Persian
Description
A filmmaker travels to a remote mountain village secretly planning to record a local ritual ceremony surrounding an old dying woman. He befriends a local boy who ultimately becomes his informant on the fate of the old woman. As the rustling wind, golden light, and deep shadows of the village cast an alluring spell, the deathwatch drags on as the woman stubbornly clings to life, leaving the crew impatient
12) Drive my car
Series
Criterion collection volume 1136
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Multiple
Description
Two years after his wife's unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku arrives in Hiroshima to direct a production of Uncle Vanya for a theater festival and, through relationships with an actor with whom he shares a tangled history and a chauffeur with whom he develops a surprising rapport, finds himself confronting emotional scars. This quietly mesmerizing tale of love, art, grief, and healing is ultimately a cathartic exploration of what it means to go on living...
13) City of lies
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Los Angeles Police department Detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case - the murders of the notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why, in search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies
14) Traded
Publisher
Status Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1880s Kansas, sharpshooter turned rancher, Clay Travis, goes from happily married father of two to a man on a mission after the tragic death of his son and the disappearance of his daughter. Determined to bring his daughter home, and to protect what little family he has left, Clay leaves his quiet ranch and heads to Wichita and on to Dodge City with help of unlikely companion Billy, leaving a trail of gun smoke and dead bodies in their wake
15) A single shot
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
She was the ultimate patriot. Now, what she knows could bring down the government. Libby is a former top national security adviser who, while working with ruthless political veteran Rachel, signed off on a controversial military action that was supposed to end the war on terror. Except thousands died under false pretenses. Haunted by this, Libby sets out to tell the truth, risking treason and her own life, to expose a cover-up that stretches all the...
17) The fountain
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Past, present, future. Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1,000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most indomitable foe: Death. Tom is a man who is devoted to one woman, Izzi, and becomes determined to protect her from forces that threaten her existence. His quest leads him to 16th century Europe and America where Tomas is a Spanish explorer searching for Incan magic; to the present day where Tom is a doctor...
18) Year of the dog
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Peggy is a happy-go-lucky secretary who is a great friend, employee, and sister. She lives alone with her beloved dog Pencil. But when Pencil unexpectedly dies, Peggy must find meaning in her life
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Lars is a sweet but shy guy who has a hard time talking with his family, coworkers, and neighbors. Although his family fears the worst when Lars brings home a life-sized companion doll who he thinks is a real girlfriend named Bianca, a doctor encourages them to play along with him so that he can work through his delusions. The whole community rallies to his support and Lars begins to deal with all of his emotions. He even begins to develop feelings...
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