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In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.
"An impassioned, chaotically accurate response to dark and troubling times."--Washington Post
"On balance, though, writer-director Boots Riley and the risk-taking ensemble cast deliver a unique and offbeat and weird and memorable blend of comedy, fantasy and sci-fi wackiness."--Richard...
2) Breaking big
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 320 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Why have some of the world's most influential people been able to make it big? Explore how some of today's artists, innovators, athletes and political leaders made their careers. Featuring Trevor Noah, Eddie Huang, Danai Gurira, Jason Aldean, Ruth Zukerman, Christian Siriano, Roxane Gay, Michael Strahan, Senator Kristen Gillibrand, Lee Daniels, Gretchen Carlson, and Mayor Carmen Yul̕n Cruz.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet.
Description
Jack Campbell, a workaholic Wall Street exec, gets to see what his life might have been like if he'd stayed with his former sweetheart, Kate. Thirteen years after they split up, Jack falls asleep in his posh New York apartment, then awakens to find himself a family man, with his now-wife Kate, daughter Annie and new baby.
5) The kid
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Successful, high-powered Russ Duritz has spent all of his incredibly empty life forgetting the child he used to be--until one day, he meets him face-to-face!
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (6 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 104 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.).
Description
From the guidebook. Influence and persuasion are fundamental to everyday life. From the alarm clock that startles us awake in the morning to the commercial interruptions of our favorite evening television shows, we are bombarded with efforts to get us to do, say, or believe particular things. This series of lectures will help you better understand influence across the spectrum, from the mundane alarm clock to the symbol-driven political strategy that...
7) Byron Katie
Series
Portraits of inspiring lives volume 4
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow Byron Katie's own life journey and discover first-hand this influential teaching that reveals how we can finally take control of our reality, gain more energy, peace, and a clearer outlook on life as a result.
8) Working girl
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young secretary in New York named Tess McGill has the brains, looks and charm to make it big. All she needs is the right haircut, clothes and job. The opportunity arises when her classy, seductive and treacherous boss breaks a leg skiing. Tess steps into her job, her apartment and her clothes, and all sorts of witty and romantic things follow!
10) Baby boom
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An over-achieving businesswoman's life is changed by the arrival of a twenty-two pound bundle named Elizabeth. She tries to juggle a high-pressure career and instant motherhood in this fast-paced comedy about a woman who discovers what's really important in life.
11) My life
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A high-powered executive, diagnosed with terminal cancer, begins filming a home movie he calls "My life," in which he teaches his unborn son all the things a man must know: how to shave, how to slam dunk, and most of all, how to love.
12) Working girl
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A secretary with a head for business takes advantage of her boss' bed-ridden condition and arranges a business deal.
13) The hating game
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a businesswoman decides to achieve success without compromising her ethics, she discovers that she has become attracted to her cold and efficient office nemesis.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Martin Scorsese directs the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort. From the American dream to corporate greed, Belfort goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late '80s. Excess success and affluence in his early twenties as founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont warranted Belfort the title "The Wolf of Wall Street."
15) Darling
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A London photographer's model proceeds from an immature marriage into a series of shady affairs--first with a television talker, then with a slick promotion man, and ultimately in a palazzo as the loveless wife of an Italian prince. After becoming a prisoner of her own success through these disastrous affairs, she realizes the awful price she has paid for happiness. This is a slashing social satire and a devastating spoof of the television-advertising...
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