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Matthew Robbins
2) Dragonslayer
Language
English
Formats
Description
Back in the days when everyone believed in magic, a horrifying fire-breathing dragon terrorized the sixth-century British countryside. The only hope for the beleaguered citizens is an aging sorcerer (Sir Ralph Richardson). But when he is killed before he can save the people, the task falls on his young apprentice, Galen (Peter MacNicol). Galen's mission is complicated by resistance from the king - and by falling in love - but his biggest challenge...
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Sally Hurst is going to Rhode Island to live with her father Alex and his new girlfriend Kim in the nineteenth-century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the estate, Sally finds a hidden basement and accidentally lets loose a race of ancient, dark-dwelling creatures who conspire to drag her down into the mysterious house's bottomless depths. Before the evil lurking in the dark consumes them all, Sally must convince Alex and Kim that it's...
4) Crimson Peak
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay; a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth.
6) MacArthur
Pub. Date
1977.
Language
English
Description
The film traces General Douglas MacArthur's career from 1942, when he leaves Corregidor pledging "I shall return", through his victories in the Pacific, his deft handling of the democratization of Japan during the postwar occupation, his Presidential ambitions, and return to war in Korea where his insubordination led to his dismissal by President Truman in 1951.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1201
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where the irrepressible Pinocchio gradually learns what it means...