Maria Conchita Alonso
1) Malinche
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortés, she -- like many -- believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortés destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his...
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Circus saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff suddenly defects from his touring troupe in that temple of "Western decadence," Bloomingdale's. He wins asylum and moves into the crowded Harlem flat of Black security guard Lionel Witherspoon. Although Vladimir learns that life in America can be cold and even painful, he grows to love what seems to him a strange and wondrous land.
3) Predator 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
This electrifying action sequel unleashes the deadly invisible Predator in another jungle-- the urban jungle of Los Angeles. A lieutenant mistakenly concludes that mangled bodies found by the police are the work of feuding gangs and instead finds himself confronting a savage alien who has come from a distant world to hunt humans for sport.
4) Spread
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Nikki has slept his way into a life of privilege. He lives it up at the Hollywood Hills home of Samantha, a middle-aged attorney. Everything is going swimmingly until Nikki meets a gorgeous waitress named Heather. Unbeknownst to Nikki, she is playing the same game that he is. As the truth of their life unravels, they find themselves sexually charged by a game of one-upsmanship that has them dining at fine restaurants and crashing posh parties. When...
8) Colors
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Two L.A. cops, one a veteran and one a rookie, try to bring peace to the war raging on the streets of L.A.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Tells the tale of Heidi, a radio station DJ living in Salem, Massachusetts, who receives a strange wooden box containing a record, a gift from the Lords. Heidi listens, and the bizarre sounds within the grooves immediately trigger flashbacks of the town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords of Salem returning for revenge on modern-day Salem?
10) Without men
Publisher
Maya Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The women of a remote Latin American town are forced to pick up the pieces and remake their world when all the town's men are forcibly recruited by communist guerrillas.
12) The running man
Publisher
Republic Pictures
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The year is 2019. Television is now ruling people's lives. The most popular game show is The Running Man, where convicts can win pardons instead of 'parting gifts' by defeating murderous henchmen known as stalkers.
Publisher
Carolco Pictures, Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"A rum tale of friendship gone wrong, 'Extreme Prejudice' presents the age-old story of two friends: one on the side of law and order, one not. El Paso based Texas Ranger Jack Benteen is intent on trying to control the drug trade, and the means breaking up the drug cartel run by his old friend Cash Bailey across the border in Mexico. His girl Sarita has tired of life with him, and returned to her former lover--Cash. Cash's cohorts have killed a local...