Simon Williams
2) Naked
Series
Criterion collection ; 307
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A charming, eloquent, and vicious drifter on the lam in London rejects those who would care for him and hurls himself into a nocturnal odyssey through the city, colliding with a succession of desperate and dispossessed people and scorching everyone in his path.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Upstairs, the Bellamy family negotiated the scandals and successes of the English aristocracy. Downstairs, their loyal and lively servants showed far less reserve when confronting the challenges of their lives. Together, their stories made TV magic. All 68 episodes of the landmark series is presented.
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Poppy is a life-loving and irrepressibly cheerful primary school teacher. She is thirty years old, single, and infinitely optimistic and accepting. She lives with her best friend and flatmate Zoe in London. She is tested by a repressed driving instructor with anger problems, and, in turn, she decides to test him. She has exciting flamenco lessons, an encounter with a homeless man, an argument with her pregnant sister, and a love-affair with the social...
8) Topsy-turvy
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A world famous Victorian librettist and composer, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting a major production.
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Angelina and the silver locket": Angelina borrows her mother's precious silver locket without permission and is devastated when she loses it. "Show and tell": Angelina takes her baby sister, Polly, to 'Show and Tell Day' at school. "The proposal": Angelina doesn't believe Mr. Operatski is a worthy suitor for Miss Lilly and sets out to prove it. "Heads and tails": The new statue of Queen Seraphina is missing its head. Will Angelina and her friends...
10) Life is sweet
Series
Criterion collection ; 659
Language
English
Formats
Description
An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering lay about. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy.
11) High hopes
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Cyril and Shirley are a young, working-class couple who, in their struggle to make ends meet, have become absorbed in socialism. Cyril's sister Valerie and her husband aspire to a more privileged class. The only glue holding the siblings together is their withdrawn and wistful old mother.
12) The ABC Murders
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way though the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer being caught — until her makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans ...
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Angelina inspires children to experience the magic of dance as the little star pursues her dream of becoming a prima ballerina. As she faces challenges along the way, her family and friends provide the encouragement needed to build character and achieve her dreams.
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
When Angelina finds a lucky penny, she decides she doesn't need to practice for an important audition. But when she loses it, she realizes that practice makes perfect. With Angelina's support Alice enters a gymnastics championship where she learns to perservere as she overcomes her fear on the balance beam. Angelina lends a helping had to her new friend Anya who is down on her luck, and helps her grandpa search for this lost war medal.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Nicholas becomes the head of the family when his father dies unexpectedly. Keeping watch over his mother and his sister Kate becomes an even greater challenge when Nicholas discovers that his father lost the family fortune due to ill-advised investments. Without a shilling to his name, Nicholas turns to his wealthy but unforgiving Uncle Ralph for help.
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"The royal banquet:": Angelina is requested to dance for Queen Seraphina, but on her way, she and Miss Lilly get lost. "Angelina the mouse detective": With a garden gnome theif, Angelina is on the trail. "Angelina's baby sister": Angelina adores her new baby sister, that is until she gets all the attention. "The costume ball": When Angelina and Alice sneak out and disquise themselves to attend a costume ball, they discover being a 'grown-up' isn't...
18) Topsy-turvy
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Dramatization about the creation of The Mikado, exploring the tensions produced by the differences of temperment and style between Gilbert and Sullivan.
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Lights, camera, action!: Angelina enters a movie making contest. She decides to make a weepy melodrama with herself in the starring role. Anya's visit: Angelina's best friend, Anya, comes to visit and becomes the center of attention. Henry's halloween: Henry is convinced he's seen the fabled Chipping Cheddar witch in the village. Sammy's club: Sammy and his friends won't let William join their downhill racer club.
20) Topsy-turvy
Series
Publisher
Alliance Atlantis
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Tensions abound and the music swells in the story about the famous musical team of Gilbert and Sullivan. The two men who were extremely different in size and stature were even more different in temperament and style. Yet, they still managed to create memorable theater. This is the story of the making of one of their most famous collaborations, The Mikado.