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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit....
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A sweeping overview that explores how tattoos were used in early Christian practices, how they were discovered halfway around the world during the voyages of Captain James Cook, and how they exploded in popularity in America beginning with artists like Ed Hardy.
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can't refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she left behind, she pulls off the perfect spring retreat, but will she discover home is where her heart is?
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A tale of truth, betrayal, youth, demise, and mermaids! When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love, or if she's a ruthless con artist using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. Forced aboard the ship of the most feared pirate ever, Jack doesn't know who to fear more, Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
5) 3D sun
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Experience the Sun like never before in this documentary that takes audiences into outer space to see exactly what the Sun does and what it means to people on Earth.
6) Multiplicity
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A comedy about a man who clones himself to save his marriage and then almost loses his wife to himself.
7) Death race 2
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple; drive, or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars. Tells the explosive story of how the legendary race began. Strap yourself in for an insane thrill-ride!
8) The lodge
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
During a family retreat to a remote winter cabin over the holidays, the father is forced to abruptly depart for work, leaving his two children in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Ron and Veronica's romance falls apart as the duo anchors a weekend broadcast at a New York-based network in 1980. Ron is fired for being the worst anchor anyone has ever seen and so he leaves Veronica rather than live in her shadow. So he re-creates himself at a CNN-type network in the eighties and accidentally invents the soul-sucking brand of non-news that now rules cable as he tries to win back Veronica's love.
"One of the funniest movies of...
10) Transmilitary
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
At a time when transgender people are banned from serving in the U.S. military, four transgender troops risking discharge fight to attain the freedom they so fiercely protect.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Through the eyes of chef heroes like Anthony Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, and more, audience will see how the world's most influential chefs make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people would consider scraps into incredible dishes that create a more secure food system.
12) Love struck cafe
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Megan Quinn, an aspiring architect, faces multiple tasks, developing her hometown lake into a commercialized entertainment center, forcing Mrs. Frances Figgins, her childhood mentor, out of her family's home, and helping out at her family caf ̌after her father breaks his leg, all while also dealing with the return of her childhood sweetheart, Joe, who broke her heart.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Discover how predictions underpin nearly every aspect of our lives and why some succeed spectacularly while others fail. Explore entertaining real-world challenges and join experts as they tackle that age-old question: Can the future be forecast?
Publisher
NGC Network US
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A team of archaeologists led by Dr. Ramadan Hussein discovers a fully intact burial complex beneath the sand. Packed with treasures and world firsts, the site has the potential to reshape what we know about mummification, unlocking secrets forgotten since the age of the pharaohs. Now the team has to investigate every mystery and decode every clue in the first Egyptian funeral parlor ever found.
16) Letters to God
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Tyler is armed with strong faith and courage as he faces a battle against cancer. His prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler's postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life, and is searching for meaning. Brady is at first confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler's shining spirit,...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Paul, a lone drifter who wanders into the forgotten town of Denton, Texas dubbed by the locals as the valley of violence. There, he picks a fight with the wrong man, Gilly, the troublemaking son of the town's unforgiving marshal. As tensions arise between Paul and Gilly, an inevitable act of violence starts a disastrous chain reaction that quickly drags the whole town into the bloody crosshairs of revenge. Can the world weary Marshal stop the violent...
18) CBD nation
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Examines the highest levels of research and evidence behind the safest known, therapeutically active medicine humanity has: cannabis.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Big-cat filmmakers and National Geographic Explorers Beverly and Dereck Joubert follow Toto, a leopard with unusually bright aquamarine eyes, as she learns fundamental survival skills. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons, this special films Toto during the first three years of her life as she experiences the challenges and triumphs on her way to becoming an adult.
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