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1) Phil Spector
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The relationship between Phil Spector and his defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden is explored.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Will Burton is a junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. Much to the aggravation of his courtroom rival, Maggie Gardner, Will has never lost a case. His talents acquit serial killer Liam Foyle of murder, and it is only a matter of time until Foyle kills again.
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy garnered six Academy Awards and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift is a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of beautiful socialite Elizabeth Taylor. Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threatens Clift's professional and romantic prospects. Consumed with fear...
4) Primal fear
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 130) : sd., col., stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Chicago altar boy is accused of murdering the archbishop and a publicity hungry local attorney decides to defend him.
5) Canal Street
Publisher
Smith Global Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man fights in court for his son's vindication after he is arrested for the murder of a white classmate.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (239 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a stunning psychological thriller about a respected female scientist and the single irrational act that leads to her standing trial for murder. Yvonne Carmichael is a married woman living a quiet life with her husband and two children. Her world is turned upside down when a chance meeting with Mark Costley leads to a passionate affair and a moment of shocking violence. Her only way out is to admit the truth, the truth that would destroy her...
Series
Fox film noir volume 2
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Chicago reporter finds himself stuck in a decade-old murder investigation when he follows a newspaper ad offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
xiv, 110 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
"[This] play document[s] the aftermath of the savage killing of Matthew Shepard, including the perspectives of both friends and strangers ... This ... theatrical composition, structured not in scenes, but in 'moments,' addresses the various issues relating to the tragedy of Shepard, a young gay man whose murder has since become a symbol for America's struggle against intolerance. [The author's] approach is actor-based, as opposed to text-based; a...
9) Chicago
Series
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 213 min.) : sd., b&w and tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 p. : ill. ;19 cm.).
Description
The story of jazz-loving flapper Roxie Hart, put on trial for the murder of her lover, who hits the headlines with her courtroom theatrics.
10) Native son
Author
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1940's Chicago, a young black man's life takes a tragic turn after he accidentally kills the daughter of his white employer and then tries to cover it up.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books, a divison of Rnadom House LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xix, 202 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"On October 7, 1988, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in a shocking act of hate. Matthew Shepard's death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of the town, theevent was deeply personal. In the aftermath, Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with its people. From the transcripts,...
12) Upper world
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011], ©2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A wealthy railroad magnate who is devoted to his family is neglected by his wife. He begins to spend time with a sympathetic showgirl. The showgirl's boyfriend tries to blackmail him; in the resulting melee, the showgirl is killed by the boyfriend, and the boyfriend is killed by the magnate, who then tries to cover up the crime.
14) Compulsion
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After two wealthy law students commit a murder to demonstrate that they could get away with it, they stand trial for their crime without aiding their attorney as he presents his defense.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael 'Mick' Haller is a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money payoff swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller....
16) Boomerang!
Series
Fox film noir volume 16
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a beloved priest is gunned down, the local police chief is under enormous pressure to find his murderer. When a massive manhunt produces a suspect, the state's attorney is determined to convict only if it is the right person despite political pressures.
Series
Criterion collection volume 600
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A small-town lawyer defends a jealous army lieutenant for the murder of his wife's rapist.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (370 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Five classic films that offer a rare glimpse at a lost era of provocative filmmaking. A woman uncovers her husband's infidelities and then decides to return the favor tryst by tryst; a lawyer defends a gangster client and discovers his daughter has fallen in love with the gangster; three childhood friends reunite ten years after high school; a woman in charge of her company engages the men who work under her as she wants until she meets her male counterpart;...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Formats
Description
In 1920s London, brutal and bloodthirsty murder has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and rich Emily French. All the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune and who ruthlessly took her life. At least, this is the story that Emily's dedicated housekeeper Janet Mcintyre stands by in court. Leonard however, is adamant that his partner, the enigmatic...
Publisher
Alpha Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Please murder me: A lawyer wins an a acquittal for his client, a woman accused of murder. After the verdict, he finds out that she indeed did commit the murder and manipulated him to win her acquittal. Guilt-ridden, and knowing that she can't be tried again for the murder, he devises a plan to bring her to justice. -- http://imdb.com.
A life at stake: Building contractor Edward Shaw is approached by lawyer Sam Pearson who offers to introduce him...
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