Oprah Winfrey
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Watch a story of a White House butler who served seven American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man's life and family.
When compared to something as patronizing and manipulative as Forrest Gump, Lee Daniels' The Butler comes off as an earnest crowd-pleaser with history on its side.--Miami...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
4) Selma
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.