Cynthia Nixon
Author
Language
English
Description
An in-depth exploration of the life and work of the great American poet Emily Dickinson, narrated by Cynthia Nixon. Bringing to light new theories about Dickinson's personal relationships and most revered work, this feature documentary rewrites the widely accepted narrative of the poet as a strange recluse in white, and breathes new life into the Dickinson legacy over 130 years after her death.
Author
Series
Poetry in America volume 1
Language
English
Description
"I Cannot Dance Opon My Toes" by Emily Dickinson, featuring Cynthia Nixon, Marie Howe, Yo Yo Ma, Jill Johnson
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Poet Emily Dickinson, pigeonholed as the strange recluse since her death, takes you on a journey through the seasons of her life amid 1800s New England. Narrated by Cynthia Nixon and featuring behind-the-scenes clips from the biopic *A Quiet Passion*.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson as she personifies the wit, intellectual independence and pathos of the poet whose genius only came to be recognized after her death. Acclaimed British director Terence Davies (*House of Mirth, The Deep Blue Sea*) exquisitely evokes Dickinson’s deep attachment to her close knit family along with the manners, mores and spiritual convictions of her time that she struggled with and...
8) Stray Dolls
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Riz, a recent immigrant and ex-gang member, works at a motel in hopes of starting her life over in America. Rooming with another motel maid Dallas, a bold runaway, blackmails Riz triggering a series of violent events involving Una (Cynthia Nixon), the formidable motel owner, and her drug-selling son Jimmy.
9) Rampart
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Officer Dave Brown, a Vietnam veteran and a Rampart Precinct cop with two ex-wives and two daughters, blurs the lines between right and wrong to assert his own idea of justice to the streets of Los Angeles, but when he gets caught on video, Brown is forced to face the consequences of his past sins.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Set in England during the 1300s, the series chronicles the lives of ordinary citizens as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France, all while Europe is bracing for the Black Death. Caris, a visionary woman, and her lover Merthin build a community that stands up to the Crown and the church.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2003] c2001-2002
Language
English
Description
Will acclaimed sex columnist Carrie get back together with Mr. Big or will she end up with Aidan? Will Charlotte and Trey be able to live happily ever after? Will Samantha and Miranda ever commit to anything that resembles a lasting relationship? Find out in the eighteen shows of season four.
16) 5 flights up
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
When they plan to move, a couple who have spent their lives together in the same New York City apartment become overwhelmed.
A married couple's attempts at selling their New York apartment don't quite go as planned over the course of one crazy weekend.
17) Sex and the city
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A thirty-something sex columnist and her three single friends examine relationships and sexual roles in New York City.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A period of immense economic change, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity between old money and new. A wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family, Marian, embarks on a mission to infiltrate the wealthy neighboring clan or her aunts Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook, dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish son, Larry, and his ambitious wife, Bertha. In this exciting new world that is on the brink of the...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
You're more likely to go to prison in the USA than any other country in the world. THE SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON explores the current state of the US prison system, focusing on the experiences of two wrongly convicted men, Reggie Cole and Bruce Lisker. Featuring gripping commentary from former and current inmates, officials, attorneys and celebrity activists including Danny Glover, Macklemore, Deepak Chopra, RZA, Busta Rhymes, Quincy Jones, Tom Morello,...