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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903-October 14, 1977) was, without doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the 20th century. For more than three decades, through radio, film, television and records, he reigned supreme. Bing Crosby Rediscovered, explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a man far more complex than his public persona.Crosby’s estate, HLC Properties, Ltd., granted American Masters unprecedented...
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Studios Canada
Pub. Date
[2002], ©2001
Description
Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
Publisher
Scion Films
Pub. Date
[2008], ©2006
Description
The year is 1795 and Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old. The emerging writer already sees a world beyond class and commerce, pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable--marrying for love. Her parents prefer a wealthy husband, to assure their daughter's future social standing, and are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very rich and very formidable Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and...
Publisher
Cleopatra
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
In 1977 a plane carrying a Southern rock band runs out of gas mid-air, less than one hour from their intended destination. The plane crashes into a dangerous swamp, leaving the few survivors to limp out of the plane seeking help from a nearby farm. Nearly 40 years later, the question still begs 'what really happened'?
7) John Adams
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
Description
"A true tale that took 50 years to tell, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story follows John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s personal assistant, May Pang as she recounts her 18-month relationship with John—a relationship orchestrated by Yoko herself. During this extraordinary period, May helped John reunite with his son Julian and participated firsthand in his most productive period post-Beatles in which he released albums like “Mind Games”, “Walls and Bridges”,...
9) Citizen Kane
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Citizen Kane: The story of Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper tycoon whose life is investigated by a magazine reporter trying to discover the meaning of Kane's dying word: "Rosebud."
The battle over Citizen Kane: Examines the lives of William Randolph Hearst, the powerful newspaper magnate, and director/actor Orson Welles as they clashed over Welles first film: "Citizen Kane". Hearst's reaction upon learning about the film, which portrayed him unfavorably,...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
It tells the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work decoding thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII. A suburban wife and mother who led a secret double life, her remarkable contributions to the science of cryptology would only come to light decades after her death when classified...
11) The soloist
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary talent - even though he only has half-broken instruments to play. Inspired by Nathaniel's story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about him and attempts to do more...
Publisher
This Heart of Mine, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Experience the romantic, wrenching, and dizzying journey of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. With all-new interviews and exclusive, unprecedented access to never-before-seen footage and photographs, this emotional and moving film takes an intimate look at a woman long-cast to the shadows and brings her entire fascinating story into vivid focus.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature.
14) Julie & Julia
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year, and to blog about it. As Julie begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own. The project provides the struggling young woman with her life's purpose, to her very pleasant surprise....
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
A definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, "Hallelujah." Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Trust including Cohen's notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage, and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews.
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
A life-affirming documentary that celebrates the remarkable life of Ella Blumenthal, whose magnetic personality and spirit have remained undimmed despite living through one of history's darkest chapters. One of the oldest living survivors of the Holocaust, she celebrates her 98th birthday when she reveals to her loved ones profound memories of her incredible survival like never before.
18) Zappa
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006, ©2001
Description
"Marilyn Monroe's final project, "Something's got to give," has become one of the most talked about unfinished films in history. The story of the film and Marilyn's last days were seemingly lost ... until now. Through interviews, never-before-seen footage and an edited reconstruction of "Something's got to give" this presentation provides a look at the last act in the life of the world's most famous and tragic superstar."--Container.
Pub. Date
2005
Description
"More zany moments with that lovable redhead, tracing her career from I love Lucy to The Lucy show, Here's Lucy, and beyond, while her successful Desilu Productions creates hit shows like The untouchables. Buying her former workplace, the RKO studios, she and Desi launched the ambitious Desilu Playhouse, but business and personal pressures led to divorce, and the end of the Arnazes meant the end of the Ricardos"--Container.
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