Edward Burns
4) Independent Ed: inside a career of big dreams, little movies, and the twelve best days of my life
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A "memoir by one of the most prominent practitioners and evangelists of independent filmmaking, and the ... writer, director, and actor (Saving Private Ryan, Friends with Kids, Entourage) whose first film--The Brothers McMullen--has become an indie classic"--Amazon.com.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known—and cautiously avoided—by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate crossroad.
Through the eyes of one broken family—two...
Through the eyes of one broken family—two...
8) 27 dresses
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Jane has the kind of selflessness that everyone looks for in a friend. Lately the perennial bridesmaid has begun to feel as if something is missing in her life. Kevin is a local newspaper reporter who spots Jane racing between two receptions - one in Manhattan and the other in Brooklyn. He quickly surmises that her quirky tale may be just the story to get him into the big leagues. Jane butts heads with Kevin just as her younger sister, Tess, shows...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Formats
Description
A daring and hilarious ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends whose lives change once they have kids. The last two singles in the group observe the effect that kids have had on their friends' relationships and wonder if there's a better way to make it work. When they decide to have a child together, and date other people, their unconventional 'experiment' leads everyone in the group to question the nature of friendship, family, and,...
10) 15 Minutes
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When a celebrity homicide detective and a brash, young fire marshal raceagainst time to stop a pair of publicity seeking murderers, ahigh-profile newscaster buys videotapes of the gruesome crimes--turningthe killers into instant media stars. Now, just how far will society'smost desperate people go in order to get their 15 Minutes of fame?Starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Robert De Niro ("TheGodfather, Part II," "Taxi Driver"), Edward...
11) Alex Cross
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Follows the young homicide detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer. The two face off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits in this taut and exciting action thriller.
12) 15 minutes
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
When two Eastern European criminals come to New York City, one of them steals a video camera and starts to film all of their activities. When they learn how the American media can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and in turn make them rich, they target a media-savvy NYPD homicide detective and a media-naive NYFD fire marshal (both happen to be the cops investigating their criminal activites). Along the way, they film everything they...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
After their good-for-nothing father dies and their mother leaves to be with the man she really loves, brothers Jack, Barry and Patrick are left with only each other as they struggle with their relationships. Married Jack is tempted to have an affair; Patrick isn't sure his fiancee is 'the one'; and Barry can't deal with the fact that he is actually falling in love.
14) The Holiday
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
An acrobatically inclined free spirit, following a whirlwind engagement, literally tumbles into the lives of his fianče's aristocratic family, setting up a clash of values with her staid father while firing the rebellious imagination of her brash, black-sheep sister. With a sparkling surface and an undercurrent of melancholy, the film is an enchanting ode to nonconformists and pie-in-the-sky dreamers everywhere, as well as a thoughtful reflection...
16) Confidence
Publisher
Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Con man Jake and his gang, Gordo, Miles, and Big Al, pull off a swindling job stealing money from a guy who turns out to be a mob accountant for crime boss, King. Then Jake and his crew attempt to pull off an even bigger scam to make up for their mistake. This time the con involves the King's enemy, the mob-connected banker Morgan Price. Two corrupt cops join Jake's team while the King appoints his henchman, Lupus to oversee the operation.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking thir lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion of Normandy beach. Once the men move beyond the beach, Captain John Miller must take his men behind the German lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have already been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own...