Alfre Woodard
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
©2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Traces the history of the Medal of Honor from its inception during the Civil War through the Iraq War. Focuses on the stories of a valiant few: Sgt. Paul Smith who died protecting his company at the Baghdad Airport; a Holocaust survivor who single-handedly defends a hill during the Korean War; a Navy SEAL, a veteran of the Vietnam War, who swam for two hours in the ocean, carrying his wounded comrades to safety; a Marine at Iwo Jima who used a flamethrower...
3) Clemency
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A prison warden sees a series of executions put a strain on her marriage, career, and convictions.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Compilation of four animated short films profiling legendary figures in American history. John Henry goes up against a machine with his hammer to help build America's railroads; Casey Jones, the brave engineer delivers the U.S. mail in record-breaking time; Johnny Appleseed plants apple trees across America to benefit the early pioneers; Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack, clears the land for American settlers.
5) 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.
6) Dinosaur
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dinosaur tells the story of Aladar, an iguanodon who is separated from his own kind and raised by a clan of lemurs. When a meteor shower destroys their home, Aladar and his family follow a herd of dinosaurs heading for the safety of the "nesting grounds." Together they must stand strong amidst food and water shortages, the threat of Carnotaur attacks, and Aladar's run-ins with the herd's stubborn leader, Kron.
7) Annabelle
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia. He gives her a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Pierre Dulane is a former professional ballroom dancer who volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system. At first his background clashes with his students' tastes, but together Dulane and his students create a completely new style of dance.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young, single mother of four is wrongly accused of selling drugs near a school and is offered a plea deal that would force her to admit to a crime she didn't commit. She challenges the laws of Texas when, instead of ruining her life with a conviction, she decides to sue the DA for racial discrimination in a case that changes her life as well as the laws of her state. Based on a true story.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
4 Blu-rays (ca. 693 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a sabotaged experiment gives him super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive attempting to rebuild his life in Harlem and must soon confront his past and fight a battle for the heart of his city.
13) K-PAX
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Manhattan psychiatrist, who thinks he's seen it all until he's assigned to analyze Prot, a psychiatric patient who claims to be from a distant planet called K-PAX. He is convinced that Prot is "a convincing delusional," but his cynicism turns to open-minded fascination as Prot's case reveals a combination of otherworldly insight and all-too-human trauma, prompting an earthbound explanation for Prot's allegedly alien origins.
14) Grand Canyon
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 137 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"When a lawyer's car breaks down in a dangerous Los Angeles neighborhood, a tow-truck driver arrives just in time to save his life. The two men begin a deep friendship that sets off a chain of unsettling and surprising events involving their families and friends for years to come"--Container.
15) Knucklehead
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When his brother disappears and he is left with his abusive mother, a mentally disabled man must take his future into his own hands.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom is a rich and nuanced portrait of the woman known as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, who repeatedly risked her life and freedom to liberate others from slavery.
17) So B. It
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the New York Times Best-selling novel, a young prodigy named Heidi has a lucky streak that has a way of pointing her in the right direction. When a mysterious word in her mother's vocabulary begins to haunt her, Heidi's thirst for the truth leads her on a cross-country journey in search of the secrets of her past.
Some thematic elements.
18) Beauty shop
Formats
Description
Queen Latifah heads an excellent ensemble cast in this "warm, funny, empowering" (New York Post) comedy. When Jorge (Kevin Bacon), the egotistical boss at a posh salon, pushes his star stylist, Gina (Latifah), a hair too far, Gina leaves and opens a beauty shop of her own. Inheriting an opinionated group of stylists, a colorful clientele and a sexy upstairs neighbor, Gina proves that you can't keep a good woman down - and you can't keep a shop full...
19) Cross Creek
Publisher
Lion's Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Steenburgen portrays Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings who, after ten years as a newspaper reporter and unsuccessful author, turns her back on financial security and takes up residence in the Florida everglades, where she finds inspiration for her best work.
20) Dinosaur
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (ca. 82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dinosaur tells the story of Aladar, an iguanodon who is separated from his own kind and raised by a clan of lemurs. When a meteor shower destroys their home, Aladar and his family follow a herd of dinosaurs heading for the safety of the "nesting grounds." Together they must stand strong amidst food and water shortages, the threat of Carnotaur attacks, and Aladar's run-ins with the herd's stubborn leader, Kron.