Alan Marshall
Series
Language
English
Description
Starship troopers charts the lives of elite members of the mobile infantry, a corps of dedicated young men and women soldiers fighting side by side in the ultimate intergalactic war: the battle to save humankind. The enemy is mysterious and incredibly powerful with only one mission: survival of their species no matter what the human cost.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nick Curran is a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case. She is manipulative, sexually uninhibited novelist Catherine Tramell. Catherine's latest book features a murder uncannily similar to the one Nick is investigating and as the pair engage in a mating dance of dangerous one-upmanship more murders occur, all are exactly as described in her current work about a boozy cop in love with a killer....
4) Angel heart
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A down on his luck detective travels from the tough streets of Brooklyn, to the hot jazz clubs of New Orleans, and finally to voodoo rituals in the swamps of Louisiana." --
5) Hollow man
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
After years of experimentation, Dr. Sebastian Caine, a brilliant but arrogant scientist working for the Defense Department, has successfully transformed mammals to an invisible state and brought them back to their original physical form. Detemined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine instructs his team to move on to phase III: human experimentation. Dr. Caine uses himself as the first subject.
Series
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A woman becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered, a crime she had described in her latest novel. The detective investigating the murder soon becomes embroiled in the case that could cost him his life.
9) Birdy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Two friends arrive back from Vietnam, scarred in different ways. One has physical injuries, the other has mental problems that make him yearn to be a bird, a subject he has always been fascinated with.
10) Fame
Series
Language
English
Description
Passions will be tested and young hearts will be broken. Ultimately, talent, dedication and hard work will triumph. Centers around a group of dancers, singers, musicians and actors at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, and their spirited drive to live out their dreams of stardom. In an incredibly competitive atmosphere, each student must shine amidst the tumult of school work, deep friendships, budding romance and self-discovery.
11) Showgirls
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"Nomi Malone has what it takes to make it as a Las Vegas showgirl-- what she doesn't have is a way in. To survive, she accepts the only job available: lap dancing at a seedy club. And when she meets Cristal, Vegas' reigning showgirl, Nomi wants everything she has-- including her boyfriend. And as Nomi dives deeper into the world she so desperately desires, a rivalry between the two women heats up. The battle for the spotlight becomes so fiercely competitive...
12) Midnight express
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
American citizen Billy Hayes is sentenced to four years in a brutal Turkish prison after being caught trying to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul. When his sentence is changed to life just days before his release, he has no choice but to try to escape.
13) Angel heart
Publisher
Carolco Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
"A journey of violence and murder that canvasses the streets of Harlem, the jazz clubs of New Orleans, and voodoo rituals in the swamps of Louisiana."--
14) Birdy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
"To escape an irrational world, Birdy (Modine), a Vietnam veteran, sits in an almost catatonic state in an Army hospital, where he has come to believe he is one of the feathered creatures of his boyhood dreams. In an effort to break Birdy's silence, his psychiatrist brings in Al Columbato (Cage), Birdy's loyal best friend of his youth. Al desperately tries to reach the disturbed Birdy and bring him back to reality. The answer may lie in their youth,...
15) Homeboy
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"A boxer who finally gets his big break finds that his life as well as his career is put on the line by the devious dealings of his manager." --
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Set on the future earth. Johnny Rico is a young student dating a girl named Carmen. When Carmen decides she wants to become a citizen by joining the military, Johnny follows and joins as well. He soon realizes that he joined for the wrong reasons. Just as he is about to quit, an asteroid that originated from the orbit of planet Klendathu hits Buenos Aires and kills his family. From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga to the desolate...