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Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2022
Formats
Description
While attending a conference in Istanbul, Dr. Alithea Binnie happens to encounter a djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems: first, she doubts that he's real, and second, because she's a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually, she's beguiled and makes a wish that surprises...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Formats
Description
Aspiring singer Tim has been dreaming his whole life about attending Mozart All Boys Boarding School. He is ecstatic when he is finally admitted, but his first days at the prestigious school do not turn out as expected. Facing a hostile headmaster, the stresses of first love, and struggling with the authenticity of his singing voice, Tim is intrigued to discover a wondrous secret in the old school building a gateway to a parallel world. He finds himself...
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2021
Formats
Description
Come along on a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila, his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities, possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust...
7) Nine Days
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Will spends his days in a remote outpost watching the live Point of View (POV) on TV's of people going about their lives, until one subject perishes, leaving a vacancy for a new life on earth. Soon, several candidates, unborn souls, arrive at Will's to undergo tests determining their fitness, facing oblivion when they are deemed unsuitable. But Will soon faces his own existential challenge in the form of free-spirited Emma, a candidate who is not...
8) Injustice
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021
Description
On an alternate Earth, the Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane, which causes a rampage in the hero. Superman decides to take control of Earth; Batman and his allies will have to attempt to stop him.
10) WALL-E
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Formats
Description
After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life.
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Disc 1: Two brothers and two sisters find that an old wardrobe magically transports them into the world of Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures. They discover that Narnia is under the evil power of the White Witch, who has kept the land in eternal winter and has turned all her enemies to stone. Disc 2: Narnia is later ruled by corrupt King Miraz, and his nephew calls upon the children to help defeat his uncle and restore the land...
12) The Green Knight
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2021
Description
MPAA rating: R.
A fantasy adventure based on the Arthurian legend, the film tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's headstrong nephew, who embarks on a quest to confront the eponymous Knight, a gigantic tree-like creature.
"Suffice it to say that this tale, romantic and symbolic in equal measure, ends exactly and breathtakingly as it must."--The Wall Street Journal.
"A dazzling, dizzying fever dream..."--Richard Roeper.
"...casts a magical,...
Publisher
Distributed by Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
2008
Description
When Max is sent to bed without supper, he sails off to a world inhabited by weird creatures. Mickey is awakened by noises in the night. Alligators dance and sing through the alphabet. Counting forwards and backwards has never been so much fun. Pierre doesn't care about anything until he meets a hungry lion. Chicken soup with rice can be enjoyed all year long while learning the months.
15) Nanny McPhee
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Nanny McPhee can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower Mr. Brown. He is under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide. His love for scullery maid Evangeline remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly, but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Mr. Magorium owns the most magical store in the universe, where all of the toys for sale are alive. The eccentric owner of toy store surprises Molly, the shop's awkward and insecure manager, by turning over ownership to her. Molly appears to be a reflection of the people who run it. Henry is a detail-oriented accountant assigned the task of assessing the Emporium's monetary value.
Series
Publisher
FUNimation Productions
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
A powerful tale of fantasy, courage, and epic adventure; a wondrous quest to recover a legendary lost weapon; the magic of the beloved novel brought to life. It is the Summer of the Late Rose, and all is at peace ... yet a sinister shadow approaches. Cluny the Scourge, the most evil and savage of bilge rats, has come with his rodent horde to conquer and to destroy. The only hope for the Abbey's salvation lies with a bumbling young novice and a legendary...
Publisher
905 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters" Robbie (Hanks) and his college classmates decide to move the board game into the local legendary cavern. Robbie starts having visions for real, and the line between fantasy and reality fuses into a harrowing adventure.
Publisher
Starz/Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Welcome to the dark side of Camelot: King Arthur is gone. The Round Table is in ruins. And a rogue sorcerer has unleashed a reign of monstrous terror upon the land. For the court's last remaining knights, their only hope lies in the powers of the now-bitter and broken wizard Merlin (James Callis of Battlestar Galactica). But can a once-great man of magic defeat a legion of creatures that includes Dragon Soldiers, Death Hawks and Gorgons, and still...
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.
"Thor: Love and Thunder" is a superhero romantic comedy with plenty of rippling biceps, an unshakable love for 1980s action movies and heavy metal, and most importantly, a big goofy heart."--USA Today.
"Weirder than Ragnarok, but incredibly sincere in its outlook, Taika's Thor-quel is a big, beautiful blast....
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