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1) Churchill
Author
Series
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Follows British prime minister Winston Churchill as he faces the possibilities of victory or defeat during the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, in 1944.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A spring-break trip with a series of unfortunate adventures is saved when the duo meet a couple of famous travel bloggers. Directors: Rob Schneider, Andres Aguilar. Stars: Rob Schneider, Miranda Scarlett Schneider, Jackie Sandler. From Out of Florida; 683904550811; 1 Disc(s); 97 min; Comedy-Contemporary; NR; 12/05/23
Publisher
Pure Flix
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Clay is a former frat boy who gives up his reckless carousing and becomes notorious for his outdated theories on love and romance, as well as for his devout beliefs. Amber is a free-spirited young woman with a restless soul who is surprisingly drawn to Clay's strong faith and noble ideas. Together, they attempt an "old-fashioned" courtship in contemporary America.
Publisher
[PBS]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Adapted from the Tony-nominated stage play, this is an examination of contemporary Britain--part political thriller, part family drama. After the Queen's death, Prince Charles finds himself wrestling his conscience over a bill to sign into law, resulting in a constitutional and political crisis."--Provided by the publisher.
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
A look at the assassination of JFK and the days that followed while examining the aftermath, and controversies that emerged. This documentary uses unique, rarely seen and heard contemporary footage, including home movies, Dallas police dispatch radio recordings, and raw news footage.
Publisher
Optimum Releasing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime. Using real life archive footage of George W. Bush, Death of a president is a controversial conspiracy thriller with a unique premise, told in the style of a retrospective documentary, which offers a critique of the contemporary US political landscape.
9) Air
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son's immense...
Publisher
[20th Century Fox]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful London garden, tis contemporary fairy tale. Facing eviction in a month if she can't resurrect the dying garden in her backyard, reclusive librarian Bella Brown meets her grumpy next-door neighbor, who happens to be a talented horticulturalist. As the two form an unlikely friendship, Bella begins to wonder if she can revive both the garden, and her dreams of becoming a children's book author.
Publisher
A&E Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
For centuries, the adventures of King Arthur and his fabled court of heroes, the Knights of the Round Table, have dominated the imagination of the western world. This special collection presents five original specials that will help separate fact from fiction. King Arthur examines the tantalizing historical facts behind the story of King Arthur and his band of deathless heroes and illuminates the contemporary quest by researchers to establish if the...
12) Twist
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by Charles Dickens's iconic novel Oliver Twist, this action-fueled crime-thriller set in contemporary London follows the journey of Twist, a gifted graffiti artist trying to find his way after the loss of his mother. Lured into a street gang headed by the paternal Fagin, Twist is attracted to the lifestyle and to Red, an alluring member of Fagin's crew. But when an art theft goes wrong, Twist's moral code is tested as he's caught between...
13) Nightcrawler
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling, where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley travels back in time to the Tudor Court of England's Henry VIII to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of his six wives. Combining drama based on eyewitness accounts and historical sources with Lucy's own contemporary historical commentary, it is these women's stories that Lucy sets out to uncover, witness, and explore.
15) We shall remain
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
From the award-winning PBS series American Experience comes We Shall Remain, the most ambitious primetime television series and media project on Native history ever produced. We Shall Remain will present a multifaceted story of Native ingenuity and perseverance that spans more than three hundred years. The tale of European settlement of North America has been told countless times, but never before from the perspective of the land's original inhabitants....
16) Cats
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-shattering stage musical into a breakthrough cinematic event. The film reimagines the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap. One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, it won seven Tony Awards, including...
Publisher
Madacy Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A fascinating collection of interviews, recollections and documentary information about the fateful maiden voyage of the Titanic, and how it touched people's lives. Investigates the contemporary importance of the story of the Titanic, and the effects it has had on the lives of the many individuals still living. Walter Lord, author of "A night to remember", recalls some 26 stories survivors related to him personally and Eva Hart gives her own account...
18) The address
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"At the tiny Greenwood School in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont, its roughly 50 students, boys from the ages 11 to 17 are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all suffer from learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. As the students come to terms with the address's simple message...
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Special 30th anniversary ed.
Language
English
Description
Collection of all 46 Schoolhouse rock! songs on the topics of science, multiplication, money, American history and English grammar. Plus, the new song "I'm gonna send your vote to college" about the American electoral college.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
King Henry VIII: young, sexy and the most powerful man in the world. The throne and the entire world became his at age 19. This television series reveals the early years of the passionate, vibrant and scandalous man who forever changed the course of history.
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