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Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Shakur rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Her majesty, Mrs. Brown : John Brown is a lowly servant who looks after Queen Victoria's horses. Yet when circumstances bring them together, the result is a passionate friendship.
Tom & Viv : A passionately rendered story about writer T.S. Eliot's turbulent relationship with his first wife, Vivienne.
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Weird Al Yankovic, is a biographical doc about a musician who is not only well known for hits such as Tip Toe Through The Tulips but for his trail-blazing personae that paved the way for other rock stars such as David Bowie, Prince, Iggy Pop, and Boy George. An outcast from a young age, Herbert Khary's rise to stardom as Tiny Tim is the ultimate fairytale. Considered a freak by many of his peers, Tiny Tim left no one unaffected. His wedding...
5) Great circle
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. There --after encountering a pair of pilots passing through town in a beat up Cessna--Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. At fifteen, she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy rancher who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons, an arrangement...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertanment
Pub. Date
[2007?]
Language
English
Description
Patch Adams: A doctor emphasizes humor in his care of patients, at risk to his career.
What dreams may come: Chris Nielsen dies and is united with his children, who died before him, in a beautiful afterlife, but must risk his own future to rescue his wife from her fate.
7) Maudie
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, the unlikely romance between Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis and reclusive fishmonger Everett Lewis.
8) Black Mass
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1970s South Boston, FBI agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster Jimmy Bulger to collaborate with the FBI in order to eliminate their common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement while consolidating his power and becoming one of the most ruthless and dangerous gangsters in Boston history.
10) Jane's Journey
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A profile of British anthropologist Jane Goodall.
12) The founder
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Ray Kroc, the McDonald brothers, and the creation of McDonald's fast food restaurants.
13) Loving Vincent
Author
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
14) Hands Of Stone
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Life of Roberto Duran, who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch!
Publisher
GoodTimes Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Rare newsreel footage, candid and revealing interviews and historic performances. Includes their first U.S. concert in Washington D.C., highlights from the Hollywood Bowl and an interview filmed just before their last concert.
16) Conviction
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After a man is convicted a crime, he proclaims his innocence and his sister puts herself through law school and spends almost twenty years trying to get her brother freed from prison.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen's dulcet melodies and interviews with love ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and her hauntingly beautiful voice.
Publisher
Distributed by R-Squared Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
As one of the rising talents of amateur boxing, Howard Winstone, the boy from Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, was fast making a name for himself with his knock out right hand. A long professional fighting career surely beckoned. Then disaster strikes. An industrial accident results in Howard losing three fingers on his right hand. Through sheer determination, and despite only being able to make a fist with one hand, Howard develops a dynamic new style and...