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61) The wind rises
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2014
Formats
Description
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his...
62) Marjoe
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Marjoe follows a firebrand preacher, who wholeheartedly exposed himself as a fraud, as he embarks on his "farewell to the faith" tour. Also contains Thoth, which shines the spotlight on a New York City performer who presents one-man operas on the street.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This drama tells the story of the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage between Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway, following the adventurous writers through all the great conflicts of their time.
65) Dark waters
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2020.
Formats
Description
Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything, his future, his family, and his own life to expose the truth.
66) The elephant man
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity.
67) Bird
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The life of legendary jazz musician Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, directed and produced by jazz fan, Clint Eastwood. The film uses actual recordings by Parker with the backgrounds removed, and accompaniment by modern musicians attuned to the Yardbird's improvisations.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Linda Ronstadt has been an icon for more than 50 years. Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music, and soul. As the most popular female recording artist of the 1970s, Ronstadt filled huge arenas as no one had ever done and produced an astounding eleven platinum albums. Ronstadt was the first artist to top the Pop, Country, and R&B charts...
Publisher
Distributed by Xenon Pictures, Inc
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Revered by generations of Mexicans for his determined fight against the oppressors of Mexico's peasant class. This documentary incorporates both actual footage and reenactments of Zapata's exploits.
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Patty Schemel casually documented her life as a rock star - at band practice, on the road, backstage and in front of millions of people. She captured rare, precious moments behind the scenes with Hole and Kurt Cobain and the intense highs and lows of these dynamic relationships often shaped by an addiction that consumed her and almost killed her.
Publisher
Crystal Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A look at this respected figure, from her broken past to becoming one of the world's most powerful celebrities. Includes interviews with former employers, talk show hosts, and friends on her personal life, relationships, the Angel Network, and more.
72) Greater
Publisher
Well Go USA
Formats
Description
Brandon Burlsworth is perhaps the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon had always dreamed of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, but was considered too short and too fat to play Division I. However, Brandon took a risk and walked on in 1994. Written off by fellow teammates and coaches, Brandon displayed dogged determination in the face of staggering odds, and proved every one who had ever doubted him wrong.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater. Get the incredible, behind-the-scenes story of how she overcame outmoded ballet culture stereotypes and near career-ending injuries to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Filmed over three years, this documentary is an unprecedented record of a major artist at work. It captures David Hockney's return from California to paint his native Yorkshire, outside, through the seasons, and in all weathers. It tells the story of a homecoming and gives a revealing portrait of what inspires and motivates today's greatest living British-born artist.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Best selling comic book artist Joann Sfar delivers an inventive biography of famed French singer Serge Gainsbourg. Born Lucien Ginsburg to Russian-Jewish parents, Sfar follows him from his childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, his transition from painter to jazz musician to pop superstar and his many relationships including Juliette Greco, Brigitte Bardot, and Jane Birkin while employing a witty surrealistic style and a soundtrack that acts like a time...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Money, power, politics, drugs, scandal, and fast cars. The incredible story of John DeLorean is the stuff of a Hollywood screenwriter's dreams. But who was the real John DeLorean? To some, he was a renegade visionary who revolutionized the automobile industry. To others, he was the ultimate con man. For the first time, the story recounts the extraordinary life and legend of the controversial automaker.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor, as well as a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Trace Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age four with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances, this is a remarkable...
78) The sea inside
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"[Biography of] Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life"--Container.
Publisher
Palm Pictures
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"As a musician, Townes Van Zandt was legendary, perhaps one of the greatest who ever lived, inspiring artists from Bob Dylan to Norah Jones to Steve Earle. As a man, a husband, and a father his life was as tragic and as beautiful as the songs he wrote. Townes was an enigma to his family, pinned between a deep longing for home and nomadic lifestyle that was necessary for his livelihood."--Container.
80) Man Ray
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"A definitive biography accompanied by spectacular images of the artist's greatest work."--Cover.
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