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1) Ali
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater. Get the incredible, behind-the-scenes story of how she overcame outmoded ballet culture stereotypes and near career-ending injuries to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
It chronicles the famed biologist lifelong love for the natural world and his groundbreaking research. His work with ants led to his remarkable studies of advanced social behavior. His research turned to human behavior, and the controversial discipline of sociobiology was founded. His work in the great National Park of Gorongosa, brings together the great themes of his life and work: nature and humanity's place in it.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
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.
5) Rocketman
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
The incredible human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
It tells the life and love story of Argentina's most famous tango dancers Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, who met as teenagers and danced together for nearly fifty years until a painful separation tore them apart. Relaying their story to a group of young tango dancers and choreographers from Buenos Aires, their story of love, hatred and passion is transformed into unforgettable tango-choreographies.
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Swedish
Description
Director Stig Bjr̲kman allows us unprecedented access to Ingrid Bergman's world, culling from the most personal of archival materials; letters, diary entries, photographs, and Super eight and sixteen mm footage Bergman herself shot, and following her from youth to tumultuous married life and motherhood. Intimate and artful, this lovingly assembled portrait, narrated by actor Alicia Vikander, provides luminous insight into the life and career of an...
8) Sweet pain
Publisher
Leomark Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Carlo, a young new composer, marries Maria, the love of his life but his obsession with music weakness his marriage with her who falls in love with another man. Inspired by the true events of the tragic life of Carlo Gesualdo.
Publisher
Word Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
The true and inspiring story of head football coach, Jeremy Williams, and his resilient Greenville Patriots high school football team. For one last season, Williams, who is terminally ill with ALS, will lead his players through a tough Region 4 schedule in their quest for the Georgia state championship. Actor/writer/producer Rick Cohen follows the team, their coach, and his family through a season filled with challenges and struggles, ultimately showing...
10) Daliland
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In 1974 a young gallery assistant is drawn into the wild, never-ending party that is artist Salvador Dal'̕s life in New York City. As he helps the aging genius prepare for an important show, he discovers not everything is as it seems.
12) The Capote tapes
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote's greatest masterpiece, an epic novel of New York City's glittering jet-set society, following his smashing success with Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood. Instead, it sparked his downfall. Through access to never-before-heard audio archives and interviews with Capote's friends and enemies, including Dick Cavett, Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer and Andr Ľeon Talley, this documentary reveals the rise...
Publisher
I.V. Media
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
Arguably the sharpest tool in the rock musician box, Frank Zappa was never lost for words when presented with another s opinion and would counter any position he did not agree with, fluently, eloquently and with the style and wit normally reserved for the great orator or the finest raconteur. Frank could be funny, serious and just about anywhere in-between and could literally talk for hours without losing a single member of his audience. This DVD...
Publisher
Donrock Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Before he was a worldwide star Randy Savage was the World Champion of an Outlaw promotion known as ICW Wrestling. Follow Randy's early career along with some of the greatest stars in wrestling to share the ring with this true Legend of the Square Circle. See Savage in Cage, Texas Death, and twelve total matches, promos, and interviews.
15) Black mass
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1970s South Boston, FBI agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster Jimmy Bulger to collaborate with the FBI in order to eliminate their common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement while consolidating his power and becoming one of the most ruthless and dangerous gangsters in Boston history.
Publisher
Reliance Home Video & Games, a division of Reliance Big Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015
Language
Hindi
Description
This is biopic of Dashrath Manjhi, India's mountain man who single-handedly made a road through the mountains of Gehlaur. What gave him the strength to take on this onerous task is his deep love for his wife who meets with an accident here.
Publisher
Buffalo 8
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A New York City-based former professional dancer crossed the street and was hit and run over by a 15-ton New York City Express. As she regains awareness, her first thought is, "Am I ever going to dance again?" Her second thought was " If I survive the night there will be a Victory Dance!"
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Publisher
I.V. Media
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Not a man generally considered an orator or a raconteur, Bob Dylan more usually lets his music and lyrics do the talking. And -- apart from a period early in his career when he adopted a rather facetious and cheeky persona, funny at the time but wisely dropped by his mid-20s -- he might be considered a bit of a recluse when it comes to speaking in public or to the media. The contents of this fascinating DVD therefore may well come as a pleasant surprise...
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The incredible story of Prince Philip's journey from refugee to war hero to consort of Queen Elizabeth II. A descent of kings, queens, and czars, Philip's life was shaped by assassination, war and revolution. Battling it out with the British Establishment, he shaped and modernized the British monarchy, preserving and protecting it for generations to come.
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