Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
1) The double
Formats
Description
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite: confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his...
3) Marley
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Peter Hadley, an uptight and disillusioned medical student, is failed by one of his professors, who happens to be his father. Seeking some escape, Peter ends up in bed with a nightclub singer named Bogart, who invites him on a road trip to Humboldt County. It is here that he meets and is embraced by Bogart's eccentric marijuana farming "family." Leaving Peter stranded, he begins a new journey of his own.
Publisher
Distributed by Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A woman is murdered in Oxford. Her body is discovered by two men who meet for the first time at that moment: Arthur Seldom, a prestigious professor of logic, and Martin, a young graduate student who has just arrived at the University hoping to study with Seldom. It quickly becomes clear that this is the first in a series of murders, all of which are announced by the murderer with strange mathematical symbols. Professor and student join forces to try...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The 85-year-old Jiro Ono is considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of a 10-seat sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3-star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimages, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
Throughout his life, Little Richard careened between religion, sex and rock 'n' roll. A treasure trove of archival material brings to life a revolutionary figure, one who reinvented popular music as the ultimate form of self-expression.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the issue of hunger in America and proposes new solutions to the problem. Shows how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for the U.S. Also discusses that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides that making healthy food available and affordable is in the best interest of all.
10) Two lovers
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After Leonard moves back into the home he grew up in to mend a broken heart, he meets two women in quick succession. Michelle is a mysterious and beautiful neighbor. Sandra is the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his family's dry-cleaning business. Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision, between desire and the comfort of love, or risk falling back into the same darkness that nearly killed him.
11) The good doctor
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An ambitious, anxious young doctor is eager to impress his superiors and colleagues. He steps in when an 18-year-old patient Diane is admitted for a kidney infection and gets the much-needed boost of self-esteem he craves. But things take a dark turn as his enthusiasm begins to become an obsession.
Publisher
Distributed by Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir, this film tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is, ultimately, a story of impossible love that celebrates the unbreakable bond between a father and a son.