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"As Great Britain's forces were stretched thin during World War II, Winston Churchill's Special Operations Executive (SOE) began to enlist women as spies. Their daunting mission: conduct sabotage and build a resistance. Spymistress Vera Atkins, later the inspiration for Ian Fleming's Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise, was the chief recruiter for this secret army. Atkins selected two unusual candidates: Virginia Hall, an American journalist...
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Watch this film ticket-free through February 19, 2024 and discuss the film with others on the [Big Movie Watch discussion board]( https://lib.kanopy.com/bigmoviewatch/join-the-discussion/?utm_medium=web&utm_source=[…]=big_movie_watch&utm_content=discussionboard_titledescription). How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr....
3) Starlings
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"In her first collection, award-winning novelist Jo Walton delivers both subtle legends and reinvented realities. An ancient coin cyber-spies on lovers and thieves. The magic mirror sees all but can do nothing. A cloned savior solves a fanatically-inspired murder. Three Irish siblings thieve treasures with bad poetry and the aid of the Queen of Cats"--Back cover.
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A young girl, Chihiro, finds herself trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call on the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world. An unforgettable story, brimming with creativity, this will take viewers on a journey beyond imagination.
5) Blaze
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A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.
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Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books.
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Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr. Hooper, and Bob? Remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? The show is a time capsule of the early days of the ground-breaking series kids grew up on. Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics. Bring back the music, memories, and mayhem from Sesame Street's first five seasons which can be enjoyed again and again. --adapted from...
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Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics. Sesame Street's second five years continued the show's "experimental nature" by introducing children to social change and including other cultures through Linda the Librarian modeling being a deaf member of a community and Buffy St. Marie discussing her Cree nationality.
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"From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach...
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With Galactus defeated and Dr. Doom moping behind bars, Super Hero City is finally safe, that is, until Thanos goes in search of the powerful Infinity Gauntlet. Although they are without their comrade-in-laughter, Silver Surfer, the Super Hero Squad, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Wolverine and Falcon, must once again come together to take on any villainy that threatens the peace and safety of the Marvel universe - no matter where it might take them.
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Captain Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to meet. He somehow manages to maintain order over a group of inner-city detectives who gamble for a hobby, get hit on by anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing.
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"Meet the Goldbergs, a lively Jewish family living in New York City! There are the dutiful children, Rosie and Sammy; Jake, the hot-tempered husband; old-world Uncle David; and, of course, the ever-cheerful and gracious matriarch Molly. With lots of extended family and neighbors, the Goldberg home is always overflowing with joy, laughter, and love"--Container.
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Includes all episodes of the various TV shows in one set for the first time. 26 episodes of The Mr. Magoo Show (1960-1961); The 1970 prime-time TV movie 'Uncle Sam Magoo'; and for the first time complete on any home entertainment format: 26 episodes of The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964-1965); and sixteen episodes of What's New Mr. Magoo? (1977).