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8681) Boston: the documentary
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The history of the Boston Marathon from its humble origins starting with only fifteen runners, to the first female runners, through the tragedy in 2013, and ultimately the triumph of 2014.
8683) Black wax
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Shot entirely on location in Washington, D.C., primarily at the Wax Museum nightclub and on the streets of the city Mr. Scott-Heron long considered his home. Robert Mugge's 1982 film showcases the art, the life, and the personality of the great African American poet-singer-songwriter-author Gil Scott-Heron whom many have called the forefather of hip-hop and socially-conscious rap music, and whom UK music weekly Melody Maker once dubbed "the most...
8684) The Grizzlies
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Grizzlies is based on the inspiring true story of a group of Inuit students in a small Arctic town that had one of the highest teen suicide rates in the world, due to a history of residential schools and intergenerational trauma. The classmates are initially resistant when the naive and culturally ignorant white teacher from the south introduces them to lacrosse--but gradually, as they begin to connect with each other as teammates, the students...
8685) America by rail
Publisher
Topics Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008, c2002
Language
English
Description
From Denver to D.C., this DVD collection explores the heart of America's scenic beauty and legendary trains.
Publisher
Film Odyssey
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, one of his first actions was to ban Jews from working in that country's film industry, praised as the most creative cinema in the world. Men and women who had made landmarks of movie history fled their homeland in the ensuing months and years. Many went to Hollywood. This compelling documentary traces the experiences of the exiles who took refuge in Hollywood, and examines their impact on both...
8687) The chief
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"The saucer eyes, dithering voice and jittery mannerisms are unmistakable-and grew on audiences over a beloved 63 year showbiz career. Only the great Ed Wynn could bumble his way into becoming the hero of the Bowery with nimbly nitwitted, sunnily slapstick style as 'The Chief' bringing his popular radio persona of 'The Perfect Fool' to delighted movie audiences. Starting with young legend-in-the-making Mickey Rooney tossing some firecrackers, the...
Series
Exhibition great art on screen volume Ex 01
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"They call him the 'father of modern art' but just who was Edouard Manet? In this ... film, foccused on the sell-out Manet exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, we explore his life and his works ..."--Container.
8689) A chef's life: Season 3
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
In the third season of this Emmy Award-winning series, watch as Chef Vivian Howard, with husband Ben Knight and her twin children by her side, blend and balance the high stakes of managing two restaurants, writing a new cookbook and tackling a family reunion feast, all while the farm-to-table chef's plate is packed with food festivals and competitions.
8691) TerrorStorm
Publisher
Disinformation
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Shows how throughout history, criminal elements inside governments have carried out terror attacks against their own populations as a pretext to enslave them. Reveals that in the last hundred years, Western leaders have repeatedly murdered their own citizens while posing as their saviors. Contains new footage of interviews with people such as Gore Vidal and Jesse Ventura, the 5th Anniversary 9/11 Truth rally at Ground Zero in New York City and more....
8692) Corpus Christi
Publisher
Distributed by Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
In this feature documentary, anti-gay religious groups meet the gay Jesus play. The film follows the troupe, playwright, and audiences across the U.S. and around the world on a five-year journey of Terrence McNally's passion play, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community, religion-based bias related to issues of civil rights, marriage equality, and separation of church and state.
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"The civil rights movement in the United States is usually thought of in terms of its leadership, but often the catalysts for progress were people who fought from within a larger group or performed individual acts of heroism. Some were victims who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. These are some of those stories"--Container.
8694) War collection
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The eagle and the hawk : World War I drama about rival pilots with opposing codes of honor and a reluctant hero struggling to deal with the horrors of war.
The last outpost : World War I drama about a British prisoner of war who is rescued from a firing squad by his mysterious cellmate John Stevenson.
Wake Island : Based on the true story of a handful of U.S. Marines holding out against an overwhelming Japanese air, land and sea assault.
Bengal...