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Jason London
Series
Criterion collection volume 336
Description
America, 1976. The last day of school. Bongs blaze, bell-bottoms ring, and rock and roll rocks. Eavesdrop on a group of seniors-to-be and incoming freshman.
Description
A young big city lawyer (Jason London) is sent by his mother into the deep forest to get his "crazy" grandpa (Ed Asner) to stop from signing over his fortune to an Indian Tribe. Grandpa, who tells his grandson that he wants to be called Jack, has other plans in mind which includes a lot of walking in the woods and a sweat lodge.
6) Out cold
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
When the no frills Bull Mountain ski resort is sold to a ski mogul with upscale ideas, loyal employee Rick Rambis is torn between his loyalty to the crew at Bull Mountain and the ski mogul's beautiful daughter.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
After beating the competition at the nationals, the Jack family prepares for the International World of Wiener Dog Racing. Without parental consent, the kids must sneak off to the races, otherwise their notorious, beloved underdog, Shelly, will have to forfeit her U.S. title at the competition. But the stiff competition leads several of the other countries to get involved in foul play that only the real winners can sniff out.
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Rachel (Bergl) is just another high school misfit who wants to survive her senior year without embarrassment. Unfortunately, she gets caught in the middle of a scandal when a prank, orchestrated by a group of over-sexed jocks, turns deadly. The jocks target Rachel for squealing, hatching a devious scheme to publicly humiliate her. But, messing with Rachel is worse than playing with fire-- when her temper is aroused it triggers a powder-keg of anger...
Pub. Date
2018
Description
It tells the story of Jack Ridge, a former piano prodigy once mentored by Van Cliburn, who has retreated to his family's farmland in north Texas. His wife has left him, and the week of the annual county piano competition, he punches his fist into a wall, threatening his first public performance in years. When the local corporate farm ratchets up the pressure on him to sell his land, his only allies are Phillip and Alyssa.
10) December
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Five young men, prep school students and best friends, must decide whether or not to go to war after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Ten year old Amanda desperately wants a dog but her Dad won't have it. When she finds a young fox, she and her friend Maggie conspire to keep it as a pet. Little do they know the trouble awaits as the fox is pursued by a pair of shady, bumbling Russians with an ulterior motive.
13) Smitty
Description
Mischievous thirteen-year-old Ben is sent to his grandfather's farm for the summer, where he crosses paths with a lovable mutt. With help from the unlikely canine companion, Ben learns the importance of friendship, family, and responsibility. When life gets tough for Ben, a friendly paw is all it takes to pull him through.
14) Awaken
Pub. Date
2015
Description
A group of young adults wake up on a deserted tropical island in this suspenseful thriller about black markets and body parts. Billie, a skilled martial arts expert, had been searching for her missing sister, Rina, when she was attacked and dumped on an island. She find others like her...fit healthy adults in the prime of life, with no idea why they've been kidnapped, then let go, only to be hunted down like animals. Billie searches for a way off...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
It's a new year at summer horse-riding camp but everything is different this time--a new head counselor, new friends to make, and to spice things up, the ranch hand has a crush on the head riding instructor When he is too nervous to reveal his feelings, the campers put competition aside and rally together to help him win over her heart while building friendships that will last a lifetime.
16) Trafficked
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Follows the horrific journey of three brave girls from America, Nigeria, and India whom are forced into human trafficking through an elaborate global network. They are enslaved in a Texas brothel and are promised freedom at an incredible cost. The girls must band together and attempt a heart-stopping escape to reclaim their freedom.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Belle, an animal-loving 12-year-old, becomes withdrawn after her mother's death in an automobile accident. Rebelling against her father, she is sent to live at the horse ranch of her gruff maternal grandfather. With the help of the animals, Belle's work on the the farm transforms the entire family.
18) Safe Passage
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Recently estranged from her husband, a mother of seven sons is poised to pursue a whole new way of life when tragedy strikes.
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