Robert Prosky
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A story that tears at the heart of America, this critically acclaimed documentary from the director of Bonhoeffer explores Thomas Jefferson and his personal and public dilemma about race and slavery. For centuries people have asked how it was possible that the man who wrote the creed for America, declaring that "all men are created equal and entitled to the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," could also live his life as a slaveholder....
5) Rudy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1994.
Language
English
Description
A working-class boy intent on realizing his dream of playing football at old Notre Dame, despite his uninspiring academic record, not to mention unimposing athletic ability.
7) Hoffa
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Danny DeVito's portrait of Union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt all the way to a conclusion that negates the theory that he disappeared in 1975.
Publisher
Halestorm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Two teenagers break out of a state-sponsored correctional facility in the Mojave Desert. When their getaway vehicle breaks down, they steal a car from two Mormon missionaries. The runaways impersonate the missionaries and get caught up in missionary life, trying to fit in and not get caught.
9) Christine
Publisher
Columbia Pictures/Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
She was born in Detroit on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lives an unholy presence. She is Christine, a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury whose unique standard equipment includes an evil, indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way.
10) Rudy
Publisher
TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
True story about a young man whose dream has always been to play football for Notre Dame University. Because of his blue-collar background, nobody believes that he can even gain admittance to the school, and his small size will rule out football. But he confounds them all by entering the school and becoming a walk-on player for the team.
11) Broadcast news
Series
Criterion collection volume 552
Publisher
Criterion
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A caustic inside look at the Washington news media, stars Holly Hunter in her breakout role, as a feisty television producer torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter. James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing.
12) Mad city
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
Sam is a misguided museum guard who loses his job, then tries to get it back at gunpoint. Max is a local TV reporter taken hostage with schoolchildren when Sam locks down the museum. It's a desperate move for Sam, a career move for Max. He's on the inside of a live exclusvie. Now he must give Sam's story a heroic spin, keep a cynical network anchor at bay and above all, keep America watching. And as Max pulls the strings, the stakes grow higher, darker...
13) Mrs. Doubtfire
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Daniel Hillard is no ordinary father, so when he learns his ex-wife needs a housekeeper, he applies for the job. With the perfect wig, a little makeup and a dress for all occasions, he becomes Mrs. Doubtfire, a devoted British housekeeper who is hired on the spot. Free to be the "woman" he never knew he could be, the disguised Daniel creates a whole new life with his entire family.
14) Thief
Series
Criterion collection volume 691
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A professional safecracker agrees to do one final job for the mafia before retiring and trying to lead a normal life.
15) Thief
Series
Criterion collection volume 691
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A professional safecracker agrees to do one final job for the mafia before retiring and trying to lead a normal life.
17) Far and away
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
A poor but proud Irish tenant farmer accompanies the spoiled and headstrong daughter of a wealthy landlord to America in a quest for land.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Billy Peltzer and Kate Beringer move to New York City and meet up with their Mogwai friend, Gizmo, when a series of accidents creates a new generation of diverse gremlins. Billy, Kate, and Gizmo must once again use all their experience to prevent another catastrophe. Special features included.
19) Last action hero
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
A young boy's movie hero comes to life in this film.
20) The chamber
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Adam Hall is an idealistic young attorney who takes on the death row clemency case of his one-time Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall. With just 28 days before the execution, Adam sets out to retrace the events leading to the crime for which Sam was convicted. As the impending death sentence looms closer, Adam works quickly to uncover the family's history for any hidden clues. In a white-knuckle series of twists and turns, Adam discovers deceptions...