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2) 8 seconds
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
1999, ©1994
Language
English
Description
The heroic life story of rodeo legend Lane Frost, the bull-riding champion who fights to achieve his childhood dreams--both in and out of the rodeo ring.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
The true story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, who volunteered for rescue duty and became trapped in the rubble of the Towers on September 11, 2001. The men became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. It is a story of the true heroes and of that fateful time in United States history, when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.
Series
Studio classic volume 10
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true-life story of Gladys Aylward, an English missionary that led a group of children through war-torn China in the 1930's. Nominated for an Academy Award, Best Director.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Francis Bernardone, son of a wealthy cloth merchant, after hearing the voice of Jesus speak to him, had a radical conversion from a worldly man of adventure to a life devoted to Christ lived in Gospel simplicity and service to the poor.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He's the nation's most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. He's also the land's greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesn't bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
The music of Benny Goodman comes to life in this musical biography of the famed King of Swing. Featuring all the outstanding songs and instrumentals made famous by the immortal clarinetist, the story follows the innovative musician from his childhood in Chicago to his historic concert at Carnegie Hall in 1938.
Series
Publisher
Hollywood Entertainment DVD
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"She was the fairytale bride blessed with movie star looks, adored by the nation, but trapped in a loveless marriage to the heir to England's throne. He was the dashing young cavalry officer who turned her head and stole her heart, before finally being branded 'a love rat'.--Container.
10) Hollywoodland
Series
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
On June 16, 1959, police detectives arrive at a Benedict Canyon home to find Superman dead, felled by a single gunshot to the head. LAPD calls it suicide, but Reeves' grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, isn't so sure. She hires private detective Louis Simo to validate her suspicions, centered on George's fiancée, aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon. Simo turns up suspects 2 and 3: Toni Mannix, aging trophy wife to MGM honcho Eddie Mannix, a tough little...
11) The Jolson story
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
The film traces the meteoric singing/performing career of Asa Yoelson, a talented cantor's son determined to make it big in the "biz". After changing his name to Al Jolson, he captivated audiences everywhere with his minstrel and jazz performances.
12) Grey Gardens
Series
The Criterion collection volume 123
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006, c1975]
Language
English
Description
Portrait of the relationship between Edith Bouvier Beale and her grown daughter, Little Edie, once an aspiring actress in New York who left her career to care for her aging mother in their East Hampton home, and never left again. The aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis feed their cats and raccoons and rehash their pasts behind the walls of their decaying mansion, Grey Gardens.
13) Raging Bull
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[©2010]
Language
English
Description
A biographical film about middleweight champion boxer Jake La Motta.
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Visual Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In this feature-length film, Jon Voight delivers an incredibly inspirational portrayal of the spiritual life journey of Pope John Paul II, from his youth in Poland, to his international crusade to advocate for the poor and oppressed, to his final days at the Vatican.
17) Talk to me
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
A look at the life and career of charismatic Washington D.C.-area radio personality Ralph "Petey" Green, who was renowned for his "tell it like it is" approach to politics and race.
18) Bobby
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Revisits the night presidential-hopeful Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in June 1968. Tells the stories of a variety of people present on that fateful night, ranging from Kennedy's campaign staff and volunteers to the hotel owner, employees such as kitchen staff, and various guests.
Series
The Criterion collection volume 361
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
East Hampton, the mid-1970's: documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles set up camp in a decrepit mansion known as Grey Gardens, where the eccentric Edith "Big Edie" Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale live amid piles of trash and mounds of cats. The film becomes an instant cult classic. Fast forward to the present day: "Grey Gardens" has inspired a successful Broadway musical, an HBO film, and Albert, the...
20) Antwone Fisher
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Antwone Fisher, 25, is a gentle, soft-spoken seaman in the Navy. Unless he feels he's been disrespected--which prompts furious, violent outbursts that put him on the brink of a dishonorable discharge. Ordered to see a psychiatrist, eventually the story of his childhood in a foster home, where he was both beaten and sexually abused, comes out. Dr. Davenport argues that Antwone needs to deal with his past, find his family, and attain closure. For Antwone,...
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