Sissy Spacek
Author
Language
English
Description
In her delightful and moving memoir, Sissy Spacek writes about her idyllic, barefoot childhood in a small East Texas town, with the clarity and wisdom that comes from never losing sight of her roots. Descended from industrious Czech immigrants and threadbare southern gentility, she grew up a tomboy, tagging along with two older brothers and absorbing grace and grit from her remarkable parents, who taught her that she could do anything. She also learned...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker's escape from San Quentin at the age of 70. The escape enchanted the public and confounded the authorities. Detective John Hunt became captivated with Forrest's commitment to his craft.
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, RIVER OF GOLD is the disturbing account of a clandestine journey into Peru’s Amazon rainforest to uncover the savage unraveling of pristine jungle. Guided by Peruvian biologist Enrique Ortiz, war journalists Ron Haviv and Donovan Webster bear witness to the apocalyptic destruction in pursuit of illegally mined gold with consequences on a global scale. Fast forward four years to a...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A psychological horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, it is an original story that combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King's best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.
Publisher
Turner Pictures Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
It's the early 1900s, and weather-beaten cowhand Hewey Calloway rides in from the vast Texas range after learning his brother's farm is in danger of foreclosure. Arriving in a nearby town, what the middle-aged roughrider finds amazes yet threatens him - automobiles and civilized society.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Budding psychopath Annie Wilkes finds herself waylaid in the insular town as violence erupts between the Merrills and a rival clan. And as the town celebrates its 400th anniversary, the storyline travels back in time to see what Castle Rock's earliest settlers were up to, mostly no good. Combining mythological themes with iconic characters, this epic saga of darkness and light plays out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.
10) Tuck Everlasting
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.
11) Carrie
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[1976]
Language
English
Description
Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, Carrie catches the mind, shakes it and refuses to let it go. Starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie, John Travolta and Amy Irving, this ultimate revenge fantasy is one of the all-time great horror classics! At the center of the terror is Carrie, a tortured high-school misfit with no confidence, no friends ... and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother...
12) JFK
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Director Oliver Stone seamlessly blends archival film with acted sequences in his version of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which alleges that there was a massive plot and cover-up surrounding JFK's death.
14) The help
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer but turns her friends' lives and a small Mississippi town upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.
15) Katherine
Author
Language
English
Description
Katherine is a young debutante who is transformed into a revolutionary by the chaotic currents coursing through American society in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her loving, middle-class parents enable her descent into extremism. Disappointed with her radical boyfriend, who is interested more in sex than in activism, she joins a group of leftist militants who contend that only violence can enact social and political change.
16) Deadfall
Author
Language
English
Description
Siblings Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) are fleeing from a casino heist when their getaway results in a car accident and a dead state trooper. On the run, they go separate ways, Addison creating mayhem cross-country and Liza being rescued by ex-boxer Jay (Charlie Hunnam), who is en route for a Thanksgiving homecoming. When the siblings reunite, a thrilling showdown occurs that pushes the bonds of family to the limit.
18) In the Bedroom
Author
Language
English
Description
When young Frank Fowler becomes involved with an older single mother, his parents are concerned. But when the relationship takes a sudden tragic turn, they must confront their harsh reality and the inescapable consequences of their actions.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARGARET ATWOOD • Stephen King's legendary debut, the bestselling smash hit that put him on the map as one of America's favorite writers • In a world where bullies rule, one girl holds a secret power. Unpopular and tormented, Carrie White's life takes a terrifying turn when her hidden abilities become a weapon...
20) Last Call
Author
Language
English
Description
The true story of an aspiring young writer who becomes the friend, caretaker, and confidante of literary genius F. Scott Fitzgerald when she accepts a job as his private assistant. What she discovers is a troubled man, struggling to escape private demons and emerge with one last great novel.