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Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart from the Hollywood establishment, cultivating visual and...
1822) The best of soul train
Publisher
Time-Life
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
For over thirty-five years, Soul Train was a national institution, the premier U.S. television show for showcasing the latest names in the world of black music--Container.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Friday the 13th: Camp Crystal Lake has been closed for over twenty years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. New owners reopen the camp, only to have each counselor stalked by a violent killer. This 24-hour nightmare of blood unfolds into a film which is widely acclaimed for its horrifying and creative murder sequences.
Friday the 13th, part 2: Five years have passed since the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, and Jason Voorhees and...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
A bunch of kids get together to turn a run-down old theater into a community center. "Miracles," an East L.A. hangout where locals lock, pop, and break dance is run by a nice old guy, and Kelly, Ozone, and Turbo help by offering dance related activities. Now a real estate developer wants to tear down the center and put up a big retail development. To save the center, a big extravaganza of a benefit is organized--providing an excuse for lots of song...
1825) Ansiktet: the magician
Series
Criterion collection volume 537
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Swedish
Description
In 1846, Vogler's Magnetic Health Theater has developed quite a controversial reputation for its mesmerizing performances. The troupe consists of magician Dr. Albert Emanuel Vogler, his assistant Aman (his wife Manda disguised as a man), Granny the elderly potion mistress, coach driver Simson, and the sly barker Tubal. On the outskirts of Stockholm, Consul Abraham Egerman, Police Chief Starbeck, and Dr. Vergerus, the Royal Medical Adviser meet and...
Publisher
MHz Networks
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Français
Description
Daddy's little girl: Sixteen-year-old Pauline is found murdered in the barn where she was supposed to meet her secret boyfriend, Raphael. Fifteen years after his trial and imprisonment, Raphael wants to clear his name but Pauline's sister intends to prove him wrong.
Two little girls in blue: Returning home from a black-tie dinners, Julie and Simon Malherbe are horrified to discover that their six-month-old twin girls have been kidnapped. The babies...
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Blonde crazy: A bellhop and chambermaid are out to enjoy each other, while conning criminals.
Strangers may kiss: A desperate lady is on a love trek across the continent.
Hi, Nellie: A newspaperman gets demoted to being a column writer, and finds comfort in a glass.
Dark hazard: A gambling addict is torn between a good girl and a glamour girl who bets it all on one special pooch.
Publisher
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"The story of the wall" is told simply with the music of Pink Floyd, images and natural effects. There is no conventional dialogue to progress the narrative. The story is about Pink, a rock and roll performer, who sits locked in a hotel room, somewhere in Los Angeles. Too many shows, too much dope, too much applause, a burned out case. On the TV, an all too familiar war film flickers on the screen. We shuffle time and place, reality and nightmare...
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The Christmas Train: Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington, D.C., to L.A. in time for Christmas. Forced to travel by train, he begins a journey of rude awakenings, thrilling adventures, and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, as he rediscovers people's essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost.
Christmas...
1830) Comedy triple feature
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018].
Language
English
Description
Three on a couch: Christopher Pride (Jerry Lewis) has been offered an important art commission in Paris but can't convince his girlfriend, Dr. Elizabeth Acord (Janet Leigh), to take some time off from her psychiatric practice. Elizabeth is worried about three of her female patients, all of whom are extremely hostile toward men and very needy. Christopher, anxious to leave for France, decides to impersonate the ideal man for each of Elizabeth's patients...
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
None
Description
In the early decades of cinema, some of the most innovative and celebrated filmmakers in America were women. Alice Guy-Blaché helped establish the basics of cinematic language, while others boldly continued its development: slapstick queen Mabel Normand (who taught Charlie Chaplin the craft of directing), action star Grace Cunard, and LGBTQ icon Alla Nazimova. Unafraid of controversy, filmmakers such as Lois Weber and Dorothy Davenport Reid tackled...
1833) 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...