Grant, Beth 1949-

The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius( Visual )

35 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 2,511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined

The rookie by Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)( Visual )

12 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 2,325 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot of pitches to be thrown before he makes it off the mound, big-league dreams are revived, and there's no telling where he could go

Little Miss Sunshine by Michael D Arndt( Visual )

3 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in English and held by 2,134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A dysfunctional family undertakes a road trip to California in order to allow their 7-year old daughter to participate in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant

Matchstick men by Ridley Scott( Visual )

11 editions published between 2004 and 2013 in English and held by 1,694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Neurotic con man Roy suffers from several emotional problems, including obsessive-compulsive disorder. He and his partner Frank swindle people out of money. Frank wants to pull a really big job, but Roy is too consumed with fear and panic attacks to join him. Only cigarettes and his trusty illegal prescription drugs seem to keep him going. When Roy finds himself in desperate need of more pills, he is forced to see legitimate psychotherapist Dr. Klein. Roy discovers he has a daughter from his previous marriage and Dr. Klein suggests Roy spend time with her

Donnie Darko by Richard Kelly( Visual )

28 editions published between 2001 and 2016 in English and held by 1,382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"[A]n edgy, psychological thriller about a suburban teen coming face-to-face with his dark destiny. [Donnie Darko is] a delusional high-school student visited by a demonic rabbit with eerie visions of the past, and deadly predictions for the future."--Container

Bad words( Visual )

12 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 1,118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Guy Trilby is a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. While reporter Jenny Widgeon attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward ten-year-old Chaitanya Chopra, who is completely unfazed by Guy's take-no-prisoners approach to life

Henry Poole is here by Mark Pellington( Visual )

8 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 866 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Home use only

Extract by Jason Bateman( Visual )

1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Joel is the owner of an extract manufacturing plant who constantly finds himself in precarious situations that steadily worsen by the minute. First, his soon-to-be floor manager acquires a serious injury in a machine malfunctioning accident. This subsequently endangers the wellbeing of his company. Second, his personal life doesn't fair much better when he takes his bartending friend Dean's advice while in a drug-induced brainstorming session on how to test his wife's faithfulness. Finally, compounding these catastrophes is Cindy, his new employee, who happens to be a scam artist intent on milking the company for all its worth. Now, Joel must attempt to piece his company and his marriage back together all while trying to figure out what he's really after in life

Factory girl( Visual )

8 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 590 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Edie Sedgwick, a beautiful, wealthy young party girl, drops out of Radcliffe in 1965 and heads to New York to become Holly Golightly. When she meets a hungry young artist named Andy Warhol, he promises to make her the star she always wanted to be. And like a super nova she explodes on the New York scene only to find herself slowly lose grip on reality

Speed by Jan de Bont( Visual )

6 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist has planted on a bus. Until he does, he and a female passenger must keep the bu speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour or the bomb will explode