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Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: Being a better son to his mother, being a better partner to his girlfriend, and being a better father to T, their beautiful four-year-old daughter. Then he's gunned down by BART officers on New Year's Day in 2009, sending shock waves...
4) Rush
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set against the golden age of Formula One racing in the 1970s, Rush is based on the true story of a spectacular sporting rivalry between English playboy James Hunt, and his structured, intelligent opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Intimate stranger is a poetic and emotional jigsaw puzzle carved out of the voluminous memorabilia of his grandfather's life story. Family members try to make sense of it all in this witty, candid and cinematically inventive documentary biography. In nobody's business, Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father as the reluctant subject of this poignant and graceful study of family history and memory.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In nobody's business, Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father as the reluctant subject of this poignant and graceful study of family history and memory. What emerges is a uniquely cinematic biography that finds both humor and pathos in the swirl of conflicts and affections that bind father and son. Ultimately this complex portrait is a meeting of the minds - where the past meets the present, where generations collide, and where the boundaries...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 98 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A biographical study of legendary actress Charlotte Rampling, told through her own conversations with artist friends and collaborators, including Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, and Juergen Teller. Intercut with footage from some of Rampling's most famous films, this "self-portrait through others" is a revealing look at one of our most iconic screen stars.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more.
10) Sink or swim
Author
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
3 online resources (3 video files, 48 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, black & white, some color.
Language
English
Description
A contemporary classic and a landmark in autobiographical filmmaking, 'Sink or Swim' is an unflinching account of the highly charged relationship between a daughter and her father. Through a series of twenty-six short stories, a young girl chronicles the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. As the stories unfold, a dual portrait emerges: that of a father who cared more for his career than for his...
11) Stardust
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It chronicles the young David Bowie's first visit to the US in 1971, a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.
12) The iron lady
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world.
13) Oppenheimer
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
14) Unplanned
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abby Johnson becomes the youngest clinic director in the history of Planned Parenthood, then a life-changing experience turns her into an anti-abortion activist.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Films
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on South African President Nelson Mandela's autobiography of the same name, it chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President and working to rebuild the country's once segregated society.
16) Joe Bell
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mark Wahlberg plays the rough-edged Oregon-based father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin by embarking on a walk across America to speak his heart to heartland adults and students about the potential terrifying high costs of bullying.
18) Cesar Chavez
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. He inspired millions of Americans who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual's...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 51 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Aviva Ziegler has worked in Award-winning Current Affairs television in Australia for over 20 years, observing and documenting the lives of others. In this film, Aviva turns the camera on herself to explore the essence of her own Jewishness. Being Jewish for Aviva is something of a conundrum: If you have no formal involvement in Judaism and its practices, and you don’t even believe in God, then what is it that makes you answer “yes” when asked...
20) A beautiful mind
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The true story of a troubled Princeton mathematician who is able to overcome years of suffering from schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize.
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