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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Handing lucrative contracts to family members rarely has it led to such a public catastrophe as the 1876 Ashtabula Bridge disaster. As you learn the fascinating history of entrepreneur Amasa Stone—who built an iron bridge using a structural concept specifically developed for wood—you'll follow the mistakes that led to America's worst rail accident and worst bridge failure up to that time.
29522) The Aviator's Wife
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1981.
Description
Anne has a surprise visit from one of her lovers, a married aviator, who finishes their affair. Another one of her lovers, a needy student, becomes jealous of the aviator.
29523) Sidewalls
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Director Gustavo Taretto pays homage to the city of Buenos Aires as he reflects on how urban chaos, as well as new technologies, can unite people but also keep them apart (as the sidewalls of the title). Mixing animation, photography and graphic art he reveals the characters' isolation and anxieties that are a staple of modern life in a noisy city that nonetheless has an irresistible charm.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Iceland's volcanoes, craters, lakes, marshes, and coastal areas provide habitats for a breathtaking number of birds. Spend some time getting to know birds like razorbills, which live primarily out on the open ocean; the gyrfalcon, which can be found on the highest honor Iceland bestows to individuals; and the beloved and iconic Atlantic puffin.
29525) Argento's Dracula
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Asia Argento stars in horror legend Dario Argento's sexy spin on the classic tale about the sharp-toothed count who craves human blood. Co-stars Rutger Hauer as Van Helsing.
29526) Lighthouse Island
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
1989.
Description
A young man named Zeb Norman comes to a small strange town to look for a gift for his fiancée Rosalie. He finds a pair of silver slippers in a local antique shop run by a witch, who forces Zeb to help her obtain a mysterious pearl that was stolen from her by an ancient rival. Little does she know that Zeb's own motivations are as mysterious and surprising as her own.
29527) Natty Knocks
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
On Halloween Eve, a small-town babysitter and the kids she is looking after must survive the horrors of serial killer Abner Honeywell.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Unlike most structural catastrophes, the 1986 Challenger disaster occurred on live TV. Explore behind the scenes to learn about what led to this catastrophic result. It will become clear that this disaster—which killed seven people and threw the entire US space program into crisis—was as much a failure of organizational decision-making as it was an engineering failure.
29529) Old Cats
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Isadora discovers that her mind is quickly fading. At a relaxed dinner table, she will desperately try to hide her state from her daughter, a demanding woman who awaits any sign of senility in order to take way everything she has. Official Selection of the **Sundance Film Festival.** Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival.** *"...this exquisite chamber piece by Chilean filmmakers Pedro Peirano and Sebastián Silva hasn’t lost an ounce...
29530) Pussy Riot- A Punk Prayer
Publisher
Cineverse
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial in a case that has gripped the nation and the world beyond, three young artists or the society they live in? Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and the **SXSW Film Festival**.
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Martha Washington grew up on a farm. Dolley Madison helped her mom run a boarding house. Eleanor Roosevelt became an orphan when she was nine years old. But like so many women before them, they didn’t let their circumstances determine who they’d be. They read, and they wrote. They taught, and they listened. And they left a mark on the world that we still see today in our parks, schools, and workplaces. From Washington to Obama, come learn from...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
In a desperate attempt to prime him for rebellion, Ned Kelly's mother, sells him to the notorious bushranger Harry Power, where the young bandit discovers he comes from a line of warriors called the Sons of Sieve. Fueled by his roots and a voracious appetite for revenge, Ned Kelly leads an anarchist army to wreak havoc on Australia's oppressors in one of the most audacious attacks the country has ever seen.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
President Kennedy fought the Cold War on multiple fronts. Although we may associate the Vietnam War with the Johnson and Nixon administrations, the seeds of war were planted under JFK. Dive into the world of palace intrigue, grand strategy, domino theory, and an unofficial coup in South Vietnam.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1962.
Description
Lupin is dead! And soon after he has been laid to rest, his two sons, François and Gérard, decide to go into their father’s profession in order to rescue some gems for a gorgeous princess. Starring Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Françoise Dorléac; directed by Édouard Molinaro (Back to the Wall, La Cage aux Folles).
29536) Fear and Loathing in Aspen
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
The true story of Hunter S Thompson's curious, bizarre and entertaining run to be sheriff of Pitkin County in the 1970s.
29537) Bare
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
After a lifetime of living a sheltered life, Sarah (Dianna Agron) discovers a possible way out in Pepper (Paz De La Huerta), a mysterious female drifter. Through Pepper's influence, Sarah is motivated to take a job at a highway strip club where Pepper sells drugs. As their friendship develops into a romance, Sarah's life veers further away from what it was. She soon finds herself trapped in a double life and quickly realizes what happens when real...
29538) W.E
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Madonna's beautifully crafted film tells the story of a lonely New Yorker who begins to explore the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII's abdication of the throne for the woman he loved.
29539) How to Build a Girl
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Johanna Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) is a bright, quirky, 16-year-old who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde - a venerable, impossible-to-please music critic with an insatiable lust for fame, fortune, and men. It isn't long before the rapid pace at which Johanna's life is changing becomes overwhelming and she runs face-first into a devastatingly real, existential crisis: Is this the type of girl she wants to become? Or does she need to start over and...
29540) Krystal
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
William H. Macy directs an all-star cast in this comedic drama about Taylor (Nick Robinson), a young, sheltered man with a strange heart condition. When Taylor meets his dream woman, Krystal (Rosario Dawson) — a beguiling ex-addict with a sixteen-year-old son — Taylor pretends to be in AA to try and woo her. Past transgressions collide with young love, causing complications for Taylor, his family, and Krystal, as Taylor learns what it means to...
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