Edward Asner
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In the midst of war in Afghanistan, Cody Cullen is touched by a lovely Christmas card sent to him by Faith Spelman. Faith lives in the small, picturesque town of Nevada City, California. As months pass, the card never leaves Cody's side, giving him the strength to survive and setting him on a mission for find her.
Special features: Edward Asner: a veteran's view; "Heart of a soldier: actor John Newton" featurette; Karene and Jeff: a real-life "Christmas...
2) Up
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...
3) Elf
Series
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A human baby accidentally ends up at the North Pole and grows up among the elf community. Buddy, as he comes to be known, knows that he's "special". When he's 30, Buddy learns from Santa that he's really a human. He decides to go in search of his father, to find out where he belongs. He walks to Manhattan, and is immediately run over by a cab. His father at first rejects him and Buddy ends up in a department store where other elves are working. But...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Returning from college one Christmas, Thomas Kinkade finds his mother is ready to lose the family cottage to foreclosure. He is inspired to paint a mural of his hometown, which launches his career and helps the town rediscover their Christmas spirit.
5) Scat
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
All of my heart : A young caterer's life suddenly changes course when she inherits a country home and learns she must share it with a career-obsessed Wall Street trader. At first, these opposites do not attract, but feelings begin to change when they find themselves having to work side-by-side to restore their newly acquired home -- All of my heart : Inn love : Brian and Jenny are engaged and preparing for the grand opening of their bed and breakfast....
Publisher
Green Apple Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
After moving to a small, rural town, uptight Joel Bixby is invited by an agreeable new acquaintance to join a group of townsmen who meet in a ramshackle room at the edge of town. Unknowingly the 'replacement' for a beloved member who recently passed away, Joel meets the group's other surviving members and is swept up in their strange lives, but struggles with their secretive purpose for gathering, until he realizes each of them is as lost as himself....
9) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007], c1977
Language
English
Description
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War, when Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Christmas in wonderland: when Brian and Mary find a hoard of cash at the local mall and launch a shopping spree, things start looking a lot like Christmas.
How the toys saved Christmas: a group of toys take matters into their own hands when their Christmas delivery is in jeopardy.
Man who saved Christmas: toy maker A.C. Gilbert convinced the U. S. Congress, during the rationed times of WWII, to save his factory and keep the Christmas spirit alive.
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