Kyra Sedgwick
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
With all the narrative power and emotional immediacy that have made her novels acclaimed international bestsellers, Anita Shreve unfolds a richly engaging tale of marriage, money, and troubled times-the story of a pair of young newlyweds who, setting out to build a life together in a derelict beach house on the Atlantic coast, soon discover how threatening the world outside their front door can be.
Publisher
Participant Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
For almost 50 years, the world’s population has grown at an alarming rate, raising fears about strains on the Earth’s resources. MISCONCEPTION offers a provocative glimpse at how the world, and women in particular, are tackling a subject at once personal and global. Following three individuals, director Jessica Yu focuses on the human implications of this highly charged political issue.
6) Space Oddity
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When Alex gives up on earth and decides to leave it all behind for a one-way mission to Mars, an unexpected romance forces him to choose between an uncertain journey to the stars or an even more uncertain journey of the heart.
8) Montana
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In this dark crime comedy, hitwoman Claire (Kyra Sedgwick) works for an eccentric crime boss, known simply as “The Boss” (Robbie Coltrane), in a chaotic criminal underworld. When a job goes wrong, Claire is forced to go on the run with her mentor (Stanley Tucci) in tow, setting off a series of violent and absurd encounters with rival criminals. As loyalties are tested, Claire must navigate a web of betrayal, dark humor, and high-stakes confrontations...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
At work, L.A. Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson is a woman in charge. Got a suspect to grill, a case to crack, a murderer about to walk? Call Brenda in and watch the fireworks. But at home, well, that's another story. Join the squad as Sanchez looks after an orphaned boy, Tao goes undercover as a biker dude, Provenza and Flynn date airline attendants (turns out one of them has a corpse in her bathtub), and Brenda finds her family Christmas rudely interrupted...
10) The Woodsman
Publisher
Newmarket
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
After serving 12 years in prison for child abuse, Walter (Kevin Bacon) moves into a small apartment, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. He finds unexpected solace from Vicki (Kyra Sedgwick), a tough-talking woman who promises not to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past.
11) Man on a ledge
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Ex-cop Nick Cassidy ... escapes from prison to plan the ultimate heist: steal a $40 million diamond from cutthroat businessman David Englander ..., and in the process prove his own innocence. From the ledge of the famous Roosevelt Hotel with the whole world watching, Cassidy plays a clever game of cat and mouse with the NYPD while his dutiful brother Joey ... races against the clock to extract the diamond and clear his brother's name"--Container....
13) Secondhand lions
Series
Language
English
Description
To the rest of the world, Garth and Hub are mysterious old men hiding millions. But to Walter, they are family - and now they're about to lead him on an adventure he'll never forget.
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Natalie Haddad travels to Boston to pursue her career, but instead finds herself reunited with her estranged brother, who is now dying of AIDS. As she tends her brother, she faces her family's violent past and her mother's tragic murder.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The final season of the critically acclaimed series stars Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a top-notch investigator who has put some of Los Angeles' most brutal killers behind bars. With her keen investigative instincts and brilliant interrogation techniques, Brenda often closes her cases by eliciting a confession or cornering a suspect through sometimes-questionable methods.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A tough, CIA-trained detective with Southern charm has been brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up the Priority Murder Squad, a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. With her offbeat personality, a tough-as-nails approach and a track record as one of the country's leading investigators, Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson is a force to reckon with.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The biggest cases demand the best cops, so when a little girl goes missing or a Homeland Security official takes a long drive off a short cliff or a '90s serial killer revives his career in the 21st century, the LAPD knows to call Brenda Johnson and her crack team from the Priority Homicide Division.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"At work, L.A. Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson is a woman in charge. Got a suspect to grill, a case to crack, a murderer about to walk? Call Brenda in and watch the fireworks. But at home... well, that's another story.... As a cop, Brenda takes on everytihing from a corpse that comes COD to a serial killer to Sharon Raydor, an internal affairs officer as tough as she is. As a civilian , Brenda loses one family member ('bye, Kitty) and gains another: her...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson has an offbeat personality, uses a tough-as-nails approach, and has a track record as one of the country's leading investigators. For the Atlanta transplant heading up the Priority Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, her position on this elite detective squad, which handles high-profile cases of a sensitive nature, is a tenuous balancing act. She faces antagonistic roadblocks, even from...
Series
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
In every American conflict from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, American military men and women have captured the horror, pathos and intensity of battle by writing letters home. Collecting 50,000 war letters, using the most compelling and enlightening of the missives and newly discovered home movies, this tells the story of American wars from the viewpoint of the men and women on the frontlines and those who waited at home.