Joaquin Phoenix
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Language
English
Description
A raw documentary on Joaquin Phoenix's career transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
2) Two Lovers
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Language
English
Description
After moving back into the home he grew up in to mend a broken heart, Leonard must decide between the woman his parents think would be perfect for him and the gorgeous neighbor he can't get out of his mind.
4) C'mon C'mon
Author
Language
English
Description
Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together on a road trip.
Author
Language
English
Description
As the Cold War winds down, U.S. soldier Ray Elwood enjoys the rush of trading anything he can get his hands on in West Germany's booming black-market. Everything is perfect - until he starts dating the new sergeant's daughter! But before he can pull off one last big score, his escalating personal war with Sergeant Lee will send him deeper into a deadly mess that may not have a way out!
6) Joker
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Most days, Arthur Fleck is bullied in public as he works as a clown-for-hire, but his slow descent into madness is hurried along by his mother's failing health, their strained connection with the rich Wayne family, and his failed comedy career.
7) Her
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A withdrawn writer, Theodore Twombly, falls in love with his computer's highly advanced operating system named Samantha.
The film's genius is how it grounds the notion of a man falling for an artificially intelligent machine with reality. Just how many clicks away is this from online dating?--USA Today
...goes light-years beyond science-fiction cliches. As the story progresses further into unexpected territory, 'Her' sometimes feels like an out-of-body...
8) Ladder 49
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.
Language
English
Description
A firefighter's life flashes before his eyes when he is trapped in a blazing high-rise. He sees his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, forming a close relationship with the chief, and learning to face the danger and heroics of life on the job.
A dramatic tribute to the men who put their lives at risk in order to save those in danger.--Movie Parables
Offers audiences a real rarity in theaters these days: a good, honest cry.--Washington...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1850s Oregon, a gold prospector is chased by the infamous duo of assassins, the Sisters brothers.
"A dusty, squint-eyed Western ramble full of wry cowboy humor and sudden death."--Entertainment Weekly.
"This alcohol-soaked Frontier road trip constantly reinvents itself at every turn in fun, witty and ultimately touching ways."--Roger Ebert.
"A pleasing, lovingly crafted Western from a surprising source."--Hollywood Reporter.
Publisher
Amazon Studios
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
11) Reservation Road
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two fathers are forced to live with the same tragedy in two very different ways after an incident that involves them both on the same road. Bonus features include deleted scenes, a featurette, an episode of Friday Night Lights, and more.
"...deft, satisfying thriller."--Entertainment Weekly
"Original and gripping."--Time Magazine
"...probes your inner conscience without losing sight of its breathless entertainment value."--Rex Reed, New York Observer...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom Welles is a family man with a modest home based private investigation business living a simple life in Pennsylvania, until a reel of crudely shot eight millimeter film sends him down a gritty and frightening path into society's darkest corners.
13) Beau is afraid
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man faces his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque journey back home.
14) Inherent vice
Language
English
Formats
Description
Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master, There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, Boogie Nights) reteams with The Master star Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator, Her, Walk the Line) for this darkly comic adaptation of the 2009 Thomas Pynchon novel, set in late-sixties Los Angeles. When private eye Doc Sportello's ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens...
15) The Immigrant
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Language
English
Description
Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jeremy Renner star in the story of Ewa, a recent immigrant to America who falls prey to a charming but wicked man who forces her into prostitution.
16) Hotel Rwanda
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Language
English
Description
The film chronicles the true story of Paul Rusesabinga (Don Cheadle), a brave hotel manager who risked his life and those of his family to take in more than 1,000 refugees during the 1994 genocide of the Tutsus by Hutu militia.
19) The Yards
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Language
English
Description
Released from prison after taking the fall for his friends, Leo Handler just wants to get his life back on track. But when he takes a job with his powerful Uncle Frank and reconnects with his old friend Willie, he is unwittingly drawn into a world of sabotage, high-stakes payoffs and even murder. Then he discovers a secret that makes him the target of the city's most ruthless family - his own.
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Language
English
Description
More than ten years in the making, the feature documentary THE ANIMAL PEOPLE, from directors Cassandra Suchan and Denis Henry Hennelly, follows the journey of six young activists who find themselves indicted as terrorists by the United States government. The reason for indictment: the activists' leadership of a controversial open protest campaign aiming to close down the largest animal testing laboratory in the world. The activists used the then fledgling...