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Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The remarkable true story of Catana Starks from historically black university Tennessee State who became the first African-American woman to coach an all-men's team at the collegiate level. When she signed up to run the club, she expected it to be tough but she had no idea just how challenging it would be. With no scholarships to offer and only one US student willing to work with her, she was forced to reach out across the globe and assemble a ragtag...
42) The master (DVD)
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post-World War II America, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master unfolds the journey of a naval veteran who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future, until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.
"... breathtaking cinematic romanticism..."--Village Voice
"...brilliant performances by Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams ..."--New York Post
"...a new...
43) The vow (DVD)
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A young couple has a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. After she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband sets his sights on winning her heart again.
". . .A SWEET DATE MOVIE. . . "--ROGER EBERT, CHICAGO
"TATUM IS UNUSUALLY EXPRESSIVE; SPEEDMAN, BOTH HISS-WORTHY AND SYMPATHETIC. BUT MCADAMS IS THE REAL DRAW."--NEWSDAY
". . .I FELL FOR THIS MOVIE. . ."--NEW YORK POST
44) Luce (DVD)
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.
"It's a drama that moves like a thriller with a stark, uncomfortable score and a series of seat-edge confrontations both heating up a difficult debate over trust, expectation and racial stereotypes."--Guardian (UK)
"[Luce] preserves what...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Witness the meeting and reunion of French grad student Celine and American traveler Jesse in this convenient two-pack that explores the meaning of relationships and romance. Nine years ago, two strangers met by chance, spent a night together in Vienna, and parted before sunrise. Now, they're about to cross paths again, in Paris, where they will get the chance we all wish we had.
46) W./e. (DVD)
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In 1998, lonely New Yorker Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Winthrop's research reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought.
"...a kind of dynamic pleasure..."--Slant Magazine
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. He is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, some of them of his own making.
"The Coen brothers' latest is one of their best, a bittersweet rumination on creative ambition and youthful dreams."--Newsday
"The whims...
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The film takes place in the mid 1990s, when Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. It was sold in ghettos across the country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence. As a result he experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA.
"If...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Eric Lomax is a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Years later, and still suffering from the psychological trauma, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down his captor from the prison camp in an attempt to let go of a lifetime...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
"Delpy and Hawke, who've invested this trilogy with the fine shadings of life lived, do extraordinary things with small moments."--New York Daily News
"One of the great movie romances of the modern era achieves its richest and fullest expression in Before Midnight."--Variety
"Finding romance is easy. Staying...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
It's William Shakespeare's epic and searing tale of love. An ageless story from the world's most renowned author is reimagined for the 21st Century. This adaptation is told in the lush traditional setting it was written, but gives a new generation the chance to fall in love with the enduring legend.
"Starter Shakespeare for the 'Twilight' generation."--New York Daily News
"A sufficiently entertaining, adamantly old-fashioned adaptation..."--New...
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, the film centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader, who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina, during the racially charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
"...a pleasure to...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
After Mickey Scarpato's stepson Leon, is killed in a construction accident, Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news along with the body. But even in the gritty, blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, PA, no secret can stay hidden forever. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, Mickey quickly finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle compounded by a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please, and a debt he can't pay.
"John...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Two very different women-an upscale American named Mary and a middle-class Englishwoman named Martha-form an unlikely bond following the losses of their only children from malaria contracted in Africa. Battling their lingering grief and the strains on their marriages, the two work together to raise awareness of malaria while recovering their sense of purpose. A story of how ordinary people can make a difference in influencing social policy and affecting...
56) Foxcatcher (DVD)
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers.
"Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum give superb performances in Bennett Miller's powerfully disturbing true-crime saga."--Variety
"A superbly modulated study of a twisted mind with a career-changing performance by Steve Carell."--Hollywood Reporter
"There is plenty here to draw and hold...
57) Cast away (DVD)
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A Fed-Ex systems engineer crash lands on a deserted island and must make both physical and emotional changes in order to survive.
"A gripping tale of man against the elements."--Kansas City Star
"Daring and accomplished."--Oregonian
"Has no shortage of compelling moments."--Boxoffice Magazine
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The story of Noni, the music world's latest superstar. But not all is what it seems, and the pressures of fame have Noni on the edge - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz fall fast and hard, despite the protests of those around them who urge them to put their career ambitions ahead of their romance.
"...a wise and open-hearted look at the price of fame...
59) Girlfriend (DVD)
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Evan, a young adult with Down Syndrome, lives in a poor, working-class town. He unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money and wishes to use it to help out an old high school crush. As the two become friends, their relationship is threatened by her ex-boyfriend, resulting in revealed secrets. A Toronto International Film Festival official selection and winner of three Audience Awards.
"Absolutely mesmerizing! A must-see!"--Big Hollywood
"Compelling!...
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Ben and George finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But when George loses his job, the couple must sell their apartment and temporarily live apart until they can find an affordable new home. George moves in with two cops who live down stairs, Ben lands in Brooklyn with his nephew, his wife, and their teenage son. While struggling with the pain of separation, they are challenged by the tensions and capricious family...
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