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Publisher
Zeitgeist Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Richard Alpert, after being expelled from Harvard in 1963 for experimenting with LSD, morphed into Ram Dass, a serious and much loved spiritual leader, author and lecturer. This film visits Ram Dass in 2001 as he remakes his life since suffering a stroke five years ago. Balances fascinating, often hilarious footage from the hippie era with contemporary material and interviews with Ram Dass and his associates.
3) The founder
Pub. Date
2017
Formats
Description
Tells the true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
4) Rocketman
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Heinrich Harrer is an Austrian national and a Nazi sympathizer. He leaves Austria in 1939 to climb a mountain in the Himalayas. Through a series of circumstances (including POW camp), he and fellow climber Peter Aufschnaiter become the only two foreigners in the Tibetan holy city of Lhasa. There, Heinrich's life changes forever as he becomes a close confidant to the young Dalai Lama.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
8) Anthropoid
Formats
Description
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the code name for the secret Czechoslovakian mission to assassinate Nazi SS officer Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution to the Jewish question, was the Reich's third in command and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia.
"At its best the film evokes the palpable terror of a city where uniformed thugs could arrest or kill anyone at any time with...
10) Big Sur
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In an attempt to heal from the deterioration caused by the pressures of sudden fame and too much alcohol, famous Beat author Jack Kerouac escapes to an isolated, mist-shrouded cabin in the primitive landscape of the Big Sur woods. Instead of finding the peace he desires, he is foiled once again by his own inner demons and sets off on a visceral collision course of paranoia, sex, delirium tremens, misery and madness.
12) Marc Chagall
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Presents a biography of the painter Marc Chagall accompanied by spectacular still images of the artist's greatest work.
13) Becoming Astrid
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Teenaged Astrid Lindgren, future author of Pippi Longstocking, leads a carefree life in rural Sweden. Eager to break free from her conservative upbringing, she accepts an internship at a local newspaper where she attracts the attention of its married editor. After Astrid becomes pregnant, she leaves home to give birth to a son, whom she reluctantly leaves with a foster mother. When the foster mother falls ill, Astrid uses her imagination and gift...
14) Loving Vincent
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
The story of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
Formats
Description
When a devastating attack leaves Mark Hogancamp shattered and without his memory, no one expected recovery. But by putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous fantasy world, where he draws strength to triumph in the real one. His astonishing art installation becomes a testament to the powerful women who support him on his journey.
16) Antwone Fisher
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Guided by a determined Navy psychiatrist, a troubled sailor embarks on a personal, emotionally inspiring journey to confront his past and connect with the family he never knew. Inspired by the true life experiences of Antwone Fisher.
17) 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.
18) 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.
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.
20) 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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