Michael Caine
Author
Description
""There are things that I have done in my life that I should regret. I don't." On these pages is the familiar, engaging voice one expects to encounter: the Cockney lad who realized the impossible dream - unchanged, unfazed, still so astonished at his good fortune that his natural comedic impulse must continually poke fun at himself and his surroundings." "Perhaps it has to do with the fact that, as Alfie, Michael Caine forever epitomized a culture...
Formats
Description
Her legs are waxed, her lips are glossed, her gun is ready. FBI agent Gracie Hart is going undercover as one of the hopefuls to be the next Miss United States. But Gracie, whose idea of a fashion accessory is the set of handcuffs she slaps onto lawbreakers, doesn't have a beauty pageant bone in her body.
4) Cars 2
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Mater gets caught up in international intrigue when he and Lightning McQueen head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
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Description
The Hollywood legend shares the wisdom, stories, insight, and skills that life-- and over six decades as an actor-- has taught him. Coming from humble origins, he knows what success takes-- and now he wants to share everything he's learned. And he does it at his entertaining best.
"Over the six decades of his remarkable career, film legend Michael Caine has starred in some of the biggest movies of all time--from Alfie to the Dark Knight trilogy,...
7) Deadly game
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations--but he's great at catching criminals. And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police can arrive it is stolen in a violent raid. With security agencies across the world on red alert, it's Harry and his unconventional team from...
8) Quills
Description
History's most infamous sexual adventurer lives in a madhouse, where a beautiful laundry maid helps him smuggle his erotic stories to the printer.
9) Deathtrap
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Murder mystery set in a remote country house, concerning a play, its authors, and their road to success.
10) The Weather Man
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Dave Spritz is a local weatherman in his home town of Chicago. His career is going well, but his personal life is spiraling downward. His relationship with his perfectionist writer father, his neurotic ex-wife, and his now-separated children have him feeling that his life is out of control. Despite being both loathed and loved by the local masses, Dave is a guy who just doesn't seem to have it all together. An attractive job offer from New York City...
11) A Bridge Too Far
Pub. Date
1977.
Description
Late in 1944, the Allies seem to have the upper hand in the European land war. A combined British and American paratrooper force, led by American general Gavin and British general Urquhart (Sean Connery), plans to take a highway leading from the Netherlands into Germany, so that British ground troops led by Lieutenant General Horrocks (Edward Fox) and Lieutenant Colonel Vandeleur (Michael Caine) can enter enemy territory. But the Allies soon learn...
Series
Dark Knight trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
The untold story of Gotham City's Dark Knight, from a boy's family tragedy to a guilt-clouded manhood and a fateful encounter that spurs Bruce Wayne's training, transformation, and triumph.
Pub. Date
2001
Description
A look at three sisters and the relationship they have with one another, and with the men in their lives. Hannah, the eldest, is a loyal supporter of her two aimless sisters, Lee and Holly. But when sibling rivalry sabotages her perfect world, Hannah sees she must choose between her independence and her family.
14) Children of Men
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London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and refugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London...
Series
Dark Knight trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Batman has had success in facing criminals in Gotham City, but when a vicious criminal calling himself the Joker comes on the scene Batman must walk a fine line between being a hero or a vigilante.
17) Tenet
Description
"An unnamed CIA operative, known as The Protagonist, is recruited by a mysterious organization called Tenet to participate in a global assignment that unfolds beyond real time. The mission: prevent Andrei Sator, a renegade Russian oligarch with precognition abilities, from starting World War III. The Protagonist will soon master the art of 'time inversion' as a way of countering the threat that is to come." --imdb.com.
18) Gnomeo & Juliet
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Caught up in a feud between neighbors, Gnomeo and Juliet must overcome as many obstacles as their namesakes. But with flamboyant pink flamingoes and epic lawnmower races, can this young couple find lasting happiness? Complete with hilarious never-before-seen bonus features, an out-of-the-ordinary animated comedy your entire family will love. We just gnome it! Features music from Sir Elton John.
"This lively little film, a comic take on Shakespeare's...
Series
Dark Knight trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.
20) Going in style
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
When their pension funds become a corporate casualty, three elderly men decide to organize a bank robbery.