Tom Wright
1) Sinner
Publisher
Matson Films
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In small town America, an anemic parish is on the brink of bankruptcy. Father Anthony Romano finds himself at a mid-career crisis in the wake of personal conflicts and widespread scandals that have left the Catholic church an anathema to so many. When one of his subordinate attacks Lil, a grifter who preys on celibate priests, Father Anthony intervenes with the police and reluctantly provides Lil asylum in his rectory. Soon, Anthony's private world...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sayles takes a fresh look at our society through the eyes of a black extraterrestrial who crash-lands on Earth -- in Harlem -- and is taken in by the regulars of a local bar. The alien changes everyone he meets on his original and eye-opening journey through the streets of urban America. But can his message of brotherly love resonate with the intergalactic bounty hunters trying to track him down?
3) Honeydripper
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1950s rural Alabama, Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis, the owner of the Honeydripper Lounge, is deep in debt fighting a rival club's popularity. Desperate to stay open, Tyrone decides to bet on famous talent, laying off his regular performers and giving his last cash to bring in the popular Guitar Sam, for a one-night-only gig. But when the train arrives and Guitar Sam is nowhere to be found, Tyrone finds himself facing even longer odds yet.
4) Matewan
Series
Criterion collection volume 999
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A wrenching historical drama that recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners' struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. Written and directed by John Sayles, this film issues an impassioned cry for justice that still resounds today.