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61) Silkwood
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003, c1983
Language
English
Description
Based on the story of Karen Silkwood who is poisoned by plutonium in the Kerr-McGee Nuclear plant, where she works. She speaks out against the plant's safety hazards and loses her job, many of her friends, and her life in a mysterious accident.
62) Coco Chanel
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Charts the rise of one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. From her humble childhood and early days as a young dressmaker's assistant, to her passionate love affair with a dashing Englishman and ultimate success as a pioneering fashion icon.
63) We bought a zoo
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo. Based on a true story.
Publisher
EOne Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
During Diana Vreeland's fifty year reign as the 'Empress of Fashion,' she launched Twiggy, advised Jackie Onassis, and established countless trends that have withstood the test of time. An intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century. An enduring icon who has had a strong influence on the course of fashion, beauty, publishing and culture.
66) Man on wire
Language
English
Formats
Description
On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York. Academy Award winner. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
67) The duchess
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. She was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. She was a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time. Georgiana is trapped in an unhappy marital triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with Earl Grey, an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt...
68) Life itself
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The legacy of Roger Ebert's life, recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of the world-renowned film critic and social commentator, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism at the Chicago Sun-Times to becoming one of the most influential cultural voices in America. - From WorldCat
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Chef, writer, adventurer, provocateur: Anthony Bourdain lived his life unabashedly. Director Morgan Neville offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. This unflinching look at Bourdain reverberates with his presence, in his own voice and in the way he indelibly impacted the world around him.
71) Elvis
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elvis Presley rises to fame in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Told with a remarkable sense of intimacy, visual style and musical panache, Susanne Rostock's inspiring biographical documentary surveys the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer and his experiences touring a segregated country to his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte's groundbreaking career personifies the American civil rights movement.
Series
Mesrine saga volume pt. 1
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Français
Description
The first of two parts charts the outlaw odyssey of Jacques Mesrine, the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1 and the Man of a Thousand Faces. Infamous for his bravado and outrageously daring prison escapes, Mesrine carried out numerous robberies, kidnappings, and murders in a criminal career that spanned continents until he was shot dead in 1979 by France's notorious anti-gang unit.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Weaved with ... live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London's famed O2 Arena"--Container.
75) Rocketman
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years.
76) Jackie
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The film places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband's assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological portrait of the First Lady as she struggles to maintain her husband's legacy and the world of 'Camelot'...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
On the fast track and ready to taste the success of corporate America, John Crowley walks away from it all in hopes of finding a cure for two of his fatally ill children. With his wife Aileen by his side, he teams up with brilliant, but unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill, and together they form a company to develop a life-saving drug. But just when it appears that a solution may be found, the relationship between the men is tested and...
78) Amadeus
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
The story of Mozart during his time in Vienna, as seen through the eyes of his jealous rival Antonio Salieri. Includes music from Don Giovanni, The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute, as well as his unfinished Requiem.
Publisher
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Sinatra: all or nothing at all is an up-close and personal examination of the life, music and career of the legendary entertainer. Told in his own words from hours of archived interviews, along with commentary from those closest to him, the documentary weaves the music and images from Sinatra's life together with rarely seen footage of Sinatra's famous 1971 'Retirement' Concert in Los Angeles. The film's narrative is shaped by Sinatra's song choices...
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