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Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It was supposed to be just an urban legend. On a snowy night in her grandmother's sprawling mansion, teenage Alex and best friend Miles discover a mysterious box hidden away in the attic. Inside are instructions for The Midnight Game, an ancient Pagan ritual said to summon the players' greatest fears. It all seems like harmless fun, until they unleash the terrifying spirit of the Midnight Man, an unholy force who pits them against their darkest demons...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
There are 600 squatter settlements in Serbia, the inhabitants of which are mostly of Roma origin. Of these, 105 are in Belgrade with seventeen more in New Belgrade. Here, Ivana Todorovic documents the life of the Stankovic family who migrated from Southern Serbia in search of better opportunities.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Freddy is looking for a new 'hunting' accomplice. Having positioned herself as a hapless victim, rather than the ruthless killer we know her to be, Freddy has caught the public eye and her bank balance and ego have swelled. But she has also attracted the attention of a serial killer. When people near Freddy start dying, Detectives Lola and Jackson are convinced she's found a new hunting partner. Will they finally prove Freddy's guilt or let her get...
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story from 1998, five Latinx and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
I.S.318 is an inner-city school where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below the federal poverty level, that also happens to have the best, most winning junior high school chess team in the country. The film follows the challenges these kids face in their personal lives as well as on the chessboard.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A gripping twist on a classic cat-and-mouse story, this British drama series explores the intoxication of sexual attraction and the dangerous power of emotional manipulation. As two conflicted detectives track down a pair of deadly killers, the series reveals how finding a volatile form of solace in another can have dire consequences.
11) City of trees
Publisher
Passion River Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
During the Great Recession, joblessness exceeds twenty percent East of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. This documentary follows the intimate stories of Charles, Michael, and James, three long-term unemployed residents struggling to gain employment through 'shovel ready' green projects. When stimulus dollars run out, short term idealism clashes with day-to-day survival in the struggle to find a sense of purpose and place in a recovering economy....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
«Un autor que roza la maestría [...]. Whitehead se ha convertido en uno de los mejores novelistas de Estados Unidos».
Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal
Ray Carney, hijo de un miembro de la mafia local y padre de familia modélico, regenta la tienda de muebles de la calle Ciento veinticinco, en Harlem. Ray intenta alejarse de la vida de delincuencia que su padre le mostró de niño, pero con un segundo hijo en camino necesita sacarse un dinero...
13) Moonlight
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
14) True love blooms
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An urban gardener tries to save her community garden when a real estate developer seeks to acquire the land for a different use.
15) Candyman
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Helen Lyle hears about a slave spirit with a hook hand said to haunt a notorious housing project, she braves the gang-ridden area to visit the site. Helen arrogantly assumes Candyman can't really exist, until he appears, igniting a string of terrifying, grisly slayings. The police refuse to believe Helen's story and charge her with the crimes. Now the only one who can set her free is Candyman.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Con personajes inolvidables, un romance apasionante y un suspenso adictivo, esta nueva e inventiva serie de fantasía por la autora #1 del New York Times Sarah J. Maas explora el dolor de la pérdida, el precio de la libertad... y el poder del amor.
Bryce Quinlan tenía una vida perfecta, trabajando todo el día y divirtiéndose toda la noche, hasta que un demonio asesina a sus mejores amigos, dejándola herida y sola. Cuando
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Language
English
Description
"Allende can spin a yarn with the grace of a poet."-Entertainment Weekly
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW WITH A NEW DEAR READER LETTER
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and The House of the Spirits, an enthralling and suspenseful coming-of-age story about a teenage girl who must unravel the mysteries of her past in order to save herself.
Nineteen-year-old Maya Vidal grew up in a rambling old house...
18) The hurt locker
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
US Army Staff Sergeant Will James, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge comprise the Bravo Company's bomb disposal unit stationed in Baghdad. James is the tech team leader. When he arrives on the scene, Bravo Company has thirty-nine days left on its current deployment, and it will be a long thirty-nine days for Sanborn and Eldridge whose styles do not mesh with their new leader. James' thrill of the dismantlement seems to be the ultimate...
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