Revolution Studios
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Description
With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the battle-torn streets...
2) Radio
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach in a small South Carolina town and the illiterate, mentally-challenged man nicknamed Radio whom he mentors. Although their friendship raises some eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk.
3) Rent
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Focuses on the year in the life of a group of friends in New York's East Village. The "bohemians" live carefree lives of art, music, sex, and drugs. It is carefree until Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger, an aspiring songwriter, find out they owe a year's rent to Benny. Benny is a former friend who had promised them free rent when he married the landlord's daughter. Roger has also attracted the attention of his downstairs neighbor, Mimi. Mark's...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Barry, a socially awkward man who is constantly being tormented by his seven sisters, falls madly in love with a mysterious woman. But a loose thread from his past may threaten their happiness.
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 39 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan. Offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles,...
6) Hellboy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the 1940s, the Third Reich has joined forces with the evil Grigori Rasputin, who has used his occult powers to summon up a demon from the depths of Hell. However, the demonic creature is captured by American forces, and put in the care of Professor Broom. Under Broom's care, Hellboy develops the desire to do good. Sixty years later he takes action as part of an elite secret defense team alongside Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapian, an aquatic humanoid...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A struggling single mom takes a job as a chambermaid at a luxury hotel in New York. she meets and falls in love with a sauve and sophisticated heir to an American political dynasty, who mistakes her for a society woman. When her real identity is revealed, the reality about their seperate lives sets in.
8) Hellboy
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1944 the Nazi military and scientific departments are researching the occult. Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin builds a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland, where he intends to use it to bring about the destruction of Earth. In his employ is the ultra-silent assassin Karl Ruprecht Kroenen, who seemingly can't be killed. However, the United States has sent forces of their own to Scotland, along with Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who is well-versed...