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41) Leonie
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
The true life story of Leonie Gilmour, whose life crossed continents, wars, and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son, who has only one way to succeed and one person to guide him, as he grows into the world-renowned artist Isamu Noguchi.
Publisher
Passion River Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It is a documentary that reveals the inner and bizarre world of Albert 'Leslie' Cochran, a rebellious, cross-dressing homeless man who became the most unlikely civic symbol of Austin, Texas. Told with unapologetic humor, the film chronicles the steady career of a nomadic misfit turned a cultural icon while he searches for love and a true sense of home. Through Leslie, one man's efforts to preserve his own identity are paralleled with the collective...
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
This special presentation of Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin' presents the definitive documentary about the extraordinary life of the greatest guitarist of all time. As seen on PBS' American Masters, this critically acclaimed film, directed by Bob Smeaton, unveils previously unseen performance footage and home movies while sourcing an extensive archive of photographs, drawings, family letters and more to provide new insight into the musician's...
44) Chaplin
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Chaplin's entire life is covered in the biographical film. From his upbringings in the slums of England to his Honorary Oscar in 1972.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The story of renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of: time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman2s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.
48) Great circle
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. There --after encountering a pair of pilots passing through town in a beat up Cessna--Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. At fifteen, she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy rancher who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons, an arrangement...
Publisher
Icarus Films Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010], c1988
Language
English
Description
An examination of Klaus Barbie, the infamous Nazi 'Butcher of Lyon' and Gestapo chief implicated in 4000 deaths and the deportation of 7000 Jews, during the Nazi occupation of France. Tracing the 40-year hunt for the war criminal, it exposes a complex web of political intrigue, collaboration and deceit. Weaves together historical footage and interviews with former Nazis, American intelligence officers, South American government officials, victims...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pegasus Crime, an imprint of Pegasus Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Cora Felton's ex-husband's sensational tell-all memoir, Confessions of a Trophy Husband: My Life with the Puzzle Lady, has been optioned for the movies-- and the Puzzle Lady herself is signed on as an associate producer. Cora hopes to have some control over the project, but the truth is that she needs the money. Filming in New York City, Cora finds she doesn't like the script, she doesn't like the director, and she absolutely hates the actress who...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville2s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. This story reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship2s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.
Publisher
WWE Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the highs and lows of Randy's life and career, and shows that while he was extremely driven and highly successful, he was a complex person who also had his struggles over the years. Later in his life, Randy remarried and found peace before his tragic and untimely death.
54) I'm not ashamed
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Devout teen Rachel Joy Scott shows compassion and love for her fellow students, until armed classmates enter Columbine High School on a fateful day that changes America forever. Her hopes and dreams seemed to end, but God was just getting started.
55) Spotlight
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper's tenacious 'Spotlight' team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment.
Publisher
Eagle Vision, a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Named for Alan Jackson's 2007 #1 hit, Small Town Southern Man features interviews and archival footage about Alan Jackson's life. The documentary starts with Jackson's humble beginnings in his hometown of Newnan, Georgia, growing up poor with four older sisters, clawing his way to a record deal, finding huge success in the early 90's, enjoying a career resurgence in the early 2000's, all the way to being inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame...
Publisher
Omnibus Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The Beatles defined music and popular culture like no other band ever will, but how did they make the journey from Merseyside teenagers to international pop stars in the '60s? The film recounts how American rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues dragged post-war Liverpool into one of the most vibrant music cities ever with the Mersey Sound. Featuring unique archive and revealing interviews from those involved in the early years of The Beatles in Liverpool...
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The Parton clan is determined to scrape together enough money to buy their beloved Mama the wedding ring she's long waited for. But a fierce blizzard threatens to demolish their dream. While the family struggles to save their beloved homestead, an important person in little Dolly's life suggests that her amazing voice and musical gifts may be destined for something far beyond Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
60) Helen Keller
Series
Publisher
NEST Family Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Animated biography of Helen Keller, the blind and deaf woman who with the help of teacher Anne Sullivan overcomes her obstacles and ends her isolation in a dark and silent world.
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