Angela Lansbury
1) The Grinch
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
The story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. It is a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"TV legend Angela Lansbury returns to her acclaimed and admired role as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in all 21 entertaining episodes of Murder, She Wrote: Season Ten. ... With such amazing guest stars as Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren, David Warner, George Segal and Morgan Fairchild, each case is sure to keep you riveted until the final clue. Bonus feature: Bonus episode from Season 11, 'Amsterdam kill.'"--Container.
Description
"Writer/deteictive Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. Joining her at the crime scenes are stellar guest stars, including David Soul, Harvey Fierstein, Neil Patrick Harris, John Polito and Amy Brenneman."--Container.
Description
"It's the final chapter of one of television's greatest mystery series of all time. Recipient of 41 Primetime Emmy Award and 16 Golden Globe nominations, Murder, She Wrote set the standard with its fascinating charaters, well-crafted plots and beloved heroine, mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. Reunite with acclaimed actress Angela Lansbury in her iconic role in all 24 episodes of the final season. From the shadowy nooks of hometown Cabot Cove to crime...
Description
"This 5-disc set includes the entertaining Bonus Feature "The Perils of Success" (exclusive interviews with Lansbury and other members of the cast and crew) and a season highlights reel. Whether Jessica is partnered with insurance investigator Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), making her case in Nashville or even working to clear her own name, it's no mystery why the acclaimed series earned 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and 16 Golden Globe nominations...
Pub. Date
2019
Description
After Mary Poppins departed London, Jane and Michael Banks grew up into loving and responsible adults. When Michael becomes a single father of three children after the death of his wife, Mary Poppins revisits the Cherry Tree Lane home again to try to help Michael and his family cope and move beyond their grief. Time passes quickly for most normal mortals. Mary Poppins has never been normal. Although it's now the 1930s, she looks exactly the same....
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Tom Popper, a successful businessman, is clueless when it comes to the really important things in life, until he inherits six 'adorable' penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom's rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland, and the rest of his world upside-down. Adapted from the award-winning classic children's book, Mr. Popper's Penguins is a cool blast of fun for all ages.
9) Little Women
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Dramatisation of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Famed mystery writer Jessica Fletcher has a gift for solving mysteries. It seems murder follows her around, whether it be to the houses of her seemingly endless number of friends, nieces, and nephews or right in her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine. She has become a respected amateur criminologist, helping the police solve crime. Jessica is sometimes assisted by her friends, relatives or other sleuths.
11) The wizard of Oz
Formats
Description
Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet dog named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidentally...
Description
The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and independent young woman who takes her father's place as the prisoner of a beast in his castle. As Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff, she and the Beast slowly begin to look beyond their initial reactions to each other and see who they truly are. But back in Belle's village, her father's fears for her safety drive him to rally the villagers to free Belle from the castle--a plan that goes awry,...
Pub. Date
2004, 1962
Description
A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning to carry out the orders of the enemy upon release. When a decorated Korean War veteran who has been brainwashed starts to commit political assassinations, his old military commander begins to suspect and must stop him.
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Description
The spell of an enchantress opens this classic fairy tale, turning a cruel prince into a hideous beast. Belle, the heroine, is a book-loving young lady trapped by the beast when she comes looking for her father. To break the spell, the beast must win Belle's love before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose.
16) The last unicorn
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
A unicorn, believing herself to be the last, searches for any others of her kind, while avoiding the malevolent Red Bull, the agent believed to have destroyed the rest of her herd. Along the way she is mistaken, ignored, attacked, and absessed about. She finally finds help from a magician named Schmendrick and a knight named Prince Lir.
17) Anastasia
Pub. Date
2001, c1997.
Description
Animated musical tale of Anastasia, a princess of Russia's Romanoff family who survives assassination and finally flees to Austria.
Description
Sets the standard with its fascinating characters, well-crafted plots, and beloved heroine, mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. From the shadowy nooks of hometown Cabot Cove to crime scenes as far as Ireland and Australia, Jessica's hot on the trail of some of the most deliberate criminals yet. With danger at every turn, Jessica will need all her wits and ingenuity to get safely to the final page.
This season takes novelist-turned-detective, Jessica...
20) The Harvey girls
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Susan meets a cheery group of young women traveling out to open a 'Harvey House' restaurant at a remote whistle stop to provide good cooking and wholesome company for railway travelers.