John Leguizamo
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
"The high point: his breezy honesty." - Entertainment Weekly
"Leguizamo is one of the most excting talents to come along in some time." - USA Today
"[Leguizamo is] a remarkably mature writer . . . Astonishing." - Newsweek
"Brutally funny." - The New York Times
"This mix of the glib and the sometimes glam presents a refreshing cultural tonic." - Publishers Weekly
"Leguizamo's autobiography is as singular as the man himself. " - Library Journal...
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In Ghetto Klown, celebrated performer Leguizamo lays bare his early years in blue collar Queens, his salvation through acting and writing, and his colorful career trajectory. He brings us onto the sets of his films opposite stars such as Al Pacino and Patrick Swayze and with directors such as Baz Lurhrmann and Brian De Palma, while also opening up about his offstage life in love and marriage. In this candid memoir, he offers a strong message of moving...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hit man John Wick is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mild rude humor and action/peril.
Scrat's constant quest for an acorn causes a shift in the ice. Manny, Sid, and Diego end up stranded on an iceberg in the middle of the sea. A group of misfit pirates are determined to stop the trio from ever returning home.
5) Encanto
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
The Madrigals live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal, every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional...
6) The menu
Publisher
Searchlight Pictures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young couple travels to a secluded island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared an extravagant menu. What they don't know is tonight's clientele have been selected for a specific reason, and they are all involved in the spectacle he intends to perform.
8) Chef
Language
English
Formats
Description
After quitting his job at an LA restaurant, chef Carl Casper decides to start a food truck business with his ex-wife, best friend and son, and goes on a cross-country road trip that helps him reconnect with his family, friends and himself.
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story from 1998, five LatinX and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Scrat's epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the herd must leave their home and embark on a quest full of comedy and adventure, traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters.
Series
Ice age 4 movie collection volume 2
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
While Scrat the Saber-toothed Squirrel is still trying to find his precious acorn, the misfit trio of Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabre-tooth Tiger have settled down in an isolated valley with numerous other animals. However, the trio soon discover that the ice wall surrounding the valley is barely holding back a massive body of water behind it and the melting state threatens to break the wall and flood the valley. With their one...
13) Ice age
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twenty thousand years ago, as the Earth was being overrun with glaciers, Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger, Sid the sloth, and the human baby Scrat become a courageous quartet braving the frozen terrain and embarking on an incredible journey to return Scrat to human civilization.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut and maybe finding true love; Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth; Diego the saber-toothed tiger wonders if he's growing too 'soft' hanging with his pals; and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some very...
15) John Wick
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When sadistic young thugs senselessly attack a brilliantly lethal ex-assassin, they have no idea that they've just awakened the boogeyman. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, Wick embarks on a merciless rampage, hunting down his adversaries with the skill and ruthlessness that made him an underworld legend.
16) Sisters
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of two disconnected sisters summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house. Looking to recapture their glory days, they throw one final high-school-style party for their classmates, which turns into the cathartic rager that a bunch of ground-down adults really need.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet, and fall for each other, over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love?
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Michael 'Mick' Haller is a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money payoff swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller....
19) Violent night
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
From the producers of Nobody and John Wick comes a bare-knuckle, coal-dark holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red. When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound taking everyone inside hostage, they are not prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus. David Harbour (Stranger Things) stars as St. Nick, delivering some serious season's beatings to save the family and the spirit of Christmas.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A Gulf War veteran and washed-up prizefighter Frank Diaz, finds himself and his family evicted from their New York City home. But after months spent working as a day laborer and living in a homeless shelter, Frank finally receives good news on Christmas Eve: there's an apartment available in a nearby housing project if Frank can prove he's legally employed.