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61) 8 seconds
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Life story of rodeo legend Lane Frost.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
The turbulent life of a genius musician battling manic depression. A favorite with artists such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Beck, and many others, view the singer-songwriter-artist through his art and interviews, and in the eyes of his fans.
Publisher
Indiepix Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Explores the roots of American tattooing through the life of its most iconoclastic figure, Norman 'Sailor Jerry' Collins. Considered by many the foremost tattoo artist of all time, Collins' uncompromising lifestyle and larger than life persona made him an American legend.
66) Evita
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the life of Eva Peron, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame.
69) Night crossing
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
This British film is a true story of two families' escape from East Berlin via hot air balloon.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
This is a deeply moving portrait of Maurice Sendak, a seminal talent who is conflicted with his success, and whose lifelong obsession with death has subtly and ironically influenced his work. Now 81, Sendak is best known for his first book, Where the wild things are, which he wrote after spending ten years as an illustrator. Through his own words, firsthand photos, and illustrations, Sendak offers a rare, intimate, and unexpected look at his exceptional...
73) Edgar Allan Poe
Series
Publisher
Kultur International Films
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
His personal history has been the subject of controversy, with rumors of alcoholism and his marriage to a 13 year old cousin sparking the debate but adding to the mystique. His works include The Telltale Heart, The Murder in the Rue Morgue and more.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This incisive and entertaining portrait of American poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti explores his vital role as catalyst for numerous literary careers and for the Beat movement itself. Interviews with Ferlinghetti and others reveal a rich melange of characters and events that unfolded in postwar America. In 1953 Ferlinghetti opened City Lights Bookstore, which quickly evolved into an iconic institution symbolizing social change and literary freedom. Six...
75) Paul Klee
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Language
English
Description
A definitive biography accompanied by spectacular images of the artist's greatest work.
76) Tyson
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rise and fall of Mike Tyson with a series of in-depth interviews with the championship fighter.
78) Bright leaves
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Ross McElwee explores his family's roots as tobacco farmers in North Carolina. While reviewing his ancestors' accomplishments, he expresses guilt at the tobacco-based nature of their business.
Publisher
Excel Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
There are two kinds of people in this world, those who choose to act and those who are acted upon. In 1856 John Rowe Moyle and his family chose to act by leaving their beloved England, crossing the plains with the Ellsworth handcart company to eventually settle in Alpine, Utah. Soon after their arrival John Moyle was called by Brigham Young to work as a stone mason on the Salt Lake Temple. For 20 years he walked the 22 miles to Salt Lake City to chisel...
80) Kassim the Dream
Series
Publisher
Zeitgeist Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Follows the story of boxer Kassim "the Dream" Ouma, who discovered his love of boxing while he was a child soldier in Uganda.
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