Richard Pearce
2) Country
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this gritty, gut-wrenching account of rural America, Jewell and Gil Ivy work the land in America's heartland, on a farm that has bound their family together for generations. For Jewel and Gil, the land has always been their life, so when government bureaucrats decide to take it all away, the Ivy's decide to stay on their land and fight the greedy land grabbers.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Odessa Cotter, is a quiet, dignified woman who works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson. When Odessa honors the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott by walking an exhausting nine miles to and from work, Miriam offers her a ride. Defying both Miriam's racist husband, and the powerful White Citizen's Council, Miriam and Odessa put their lives in danger for civil rights.
Series
Blues a musical journey volume 3
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Traces the musical odyssey of B.B. King to Memphis and pays homage to the great blues musicians of the Memphis tradition. Goes on the road and behind the scenes with Bobby Rush and Rosco Gordon. Filmed on the occasion of the great reunion in which Memphis musicians returned to honor their roots.
Author
Language
English
Description
Harry Gilmore has no idea of the terrible danger he faces when he meets a beautiful girl in a local student bar. Drugged and abducted, Harry wakes up in a secure wooden compound deep in the Welsh countryside, where he is groomed by the leaders of a manipulative cult, run by the self-proclaimed new messiah known as The Master. When the true nature of the cult becomes apparent, Harry looks for any opportunity to escape. But as time passes, he questions...
7) Food, Inc
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the U.S. commercial food industry, examining corporate control of supply and market. The film seeks to demonstrate how the incentive for corporate profit can overwhelm consumer health needs, as well as the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Reveals various details of food ingredients and additives, and how contemporary mass production methods of food affects U.S. culture.
10) The Final Days
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the acclaimed book written by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, this film chronicles president Richard Nixon's administration during the immediate days after the Watergate scandal.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a grinning cat and a rabbit with a pocket-watch, joins a mad tea party and plays croquet with the Queen. Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute.