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2) Rampart
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[ 2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A riveting parable about what happens to a man who refuses to change, even when change is the only thing that can save him. Dave Brown, a man who has taken the 'no guts, no glory' American mythos to heart, without questioning what it is doing to him and those he holds dear, is a cop whose personal life is propelled into a dizzying downward spiral when he comes under suspicion for roughing up a suspect.
5) Repo man
Series
Criterion collection volume 654
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
About a weathered repo man in desolate downtown Los Angeles, and the nihilistic middle-class punk he takes under his wing. The job becomes more than either of them bargained for when they get involved in reclaiming a mysterious, and other worldly, Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it. Featuring the ultimate early-eighties L.A. punk soundtrack, this grungily hilarious odyssey is a politically trenchant take on President Reagan's domestic...
6) La La Land
Publisher
Lionsgate
Formats
Description
A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing dreams.
8) Chinatown
Publisher
Paramount
Formats
Description
Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extramarital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With extraordinary beauty, talent and grace, Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. Aided by American movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), she attains great success and fortune in Hollywood's land of dreams. But, though she gives her all for stardom, there is one thing Maria will never compromise - her soul.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (364 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From his no-frills mobile home in Malibu, wisecracking ex-con-turned-private investigator Jim Rockford solves the biggest crimes in Los Angeles. From identity theft to death threats, Rockford uses his experience behind bars to get an inside edge on crooks even the police can't find.
13) Boyz 'n the hood
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998, c1991
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For three young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles, the "hood" is a place of drive-by shootings, unemployment, drugs and pain. But their reactions to the world around them vary-- one is an unambitious drug dealer, his brother is a college bound teenage father, and the brother's best friend is guided by a strong father who hopes for a better life for his son.
14) Car wash
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An irreverent but affectionate look at a typical day in a Los Angeles car wash.
15) Lady killer
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Hollywood satire about an ex-con artist who gives up his life of crime and becomes a film star, until his old gang shows up to bring him back into the fold.
16) 1941
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (2 hrs. 26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
This zany comedy spectacular from Steven Spielberg is set in Los Angeles just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor when the fear of a Japanese invasion threw the city into a state of pandemonium.
Publisher
Fan Fare Productions/Dark Sky Films
Pub. Date
2008, 1971.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Simon Sinestrari is a modern day warlock. Thought he lives in a storm drain and sometimes talks to trees, he is deadly serious about his witchy craft....In-between romantic dalliances and colorful sex-magik ceremonies, Simon must contend with those who dare to challange his magical prowess, eventually forcing him to summon the dark forces of revenge and murder." -- from back of container.
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.
20) The beta test
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After an engaged Hollywood agent receives a purple envelope containing a mysterious invitation to an anonymous sexual encounter, he soon finds himself drawn into a sinister world of infidelity, lies, and murder.
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