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Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Hollywood discovered Peggy-Jean Montgomery when she was just nineteen months old and made her a star before she was two. By the time she was six, Baby Peggy had become one of the most popular stars in Hollywood. Stores even sold Baby Peggy products. By the age of eleven, she was broke, her money twice stolen by her family. Over the next six decades, this neglected child reinvented herself as Diana Serra Cary, a respected author, film historian and...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor. French descriptive audio available.
6) Lovelace
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In 1972, before the Internet, Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and Linda Lovelace. Escaping a strict family, she discovered freedom and married Chuck Traynor. As Linda Lovelace she became an international sensation, fully inhabiting her new identity and a enthusiastic spokesperson for sexual freedom. Later she presented another, utterly contradictory narrative to...
7) Dancer
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Jazz legend Chet Baker's tumultuous life is thrillingly re-imagined with wit, verve, and style to burn. In the 1950s, Baker was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and an icon of cool.
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In a countryside full of ancient ruins, whispers of hidden treasure and legends of the Knights Templar and Holy Grail have swirled around the old Roman church at Rennes-le-Chateau. A French priest found a mysterious secret that is revealed here.
10) Judy
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome intensifying anxiety and physical decline.
Series
Publisher
Roth Films ; Mayhem Pictures
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
JB Bernstein is a once-successful sports agent who may have to close his business. To save it, he comes up with an idea so radical it just might work. Setting off for Mumbai, JB stages a televised nationwide competition called "Million dollar arm" where two young finalists emerge as winners. JB brings them back to the US with a goal: get them signed as pitchers to a major league team. While the boys learn the game, they teach JB the meaning of teamwork...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
As powerful and riveting as a John Le Carre thriller, The Man Nobody Knew uncovers the hidden life of legendary CIA spymaster William Colby. The consummate American soldier-spy, Colby took on the government's dirtiest assignments without question, until the day he defied presidential orders and revealed to Congress the CIA's 'family jewels' - their darkest, deepest secrets. Told by his son Carl Colby, William Colby's story unmasks the lies, truths,...
14) Elvis
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Elvis Presley rises to fame in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
15) The Rookie
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot...
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater. Get the incredible, behind-the-scenes story of how she overcame outmoded ballet culture stereotypes and near career-ending injuries to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation.
17) Enlighten up!
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Determined to prove that Yoga can transform anyone, filmmaker Kate Churchill finds a test subject to document. Nick Rosen is skeptical, but agrees to be her guinea pig. Kate immerses Nick in yoga and follows him around the world as he examines the good, the bad and the ugly of Yoga. The two encounter celebrity yogis, true believers, kooks and world-renowned gurus. Tensions soar as Nick's transformational progress lags and Kate's plan crumbles. Ultimately,...
18) Life itself
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The legacy of Roger Ebert's life, recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of the world-renowned film critic and social commentator, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism at the Chicago Sun-Times to becoming one of the most influential cultural voices in America.
Publisher
Festival Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Profiles the full range of Thich Nhat Hanh's life and work, documenting his efforts to help heal a world in conflict and provide tools for anyone, from any tradition, to lead a mindful and meaningful life. Includes rare archival footage of his peace work in Vietnam during the war.
DVD bonus features: Touching peace: an evening with Thich Nhat Hanh (public talk by Thich Nhat Hanh in Berkeley, California ; 90 min.); trailer.
20) In a dream
Publisher
Indiepix Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Over the past four decades, artist Isaiah Zagar has covered more than 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia with stunning mosaic murals. The murals chronicle his love for his wife, Julia, and subtly hint at the dark corners of an extraordinary imagination.
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