Robert Foxworth
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English
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Prosecuting Attorney in the Manson trial, Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the twentieth century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Here is the gripping story of this famous and haunting...
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Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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"A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, Twelve Angry Men holds at its core a deeply patriotic belief in the U.S. legal system. The story's focal point, known only as Juror Eight, is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not...
3) The Crucible
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English
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A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft—and then when those accusations multiply to consume the...
4) Firebird
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English
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In her stunning debut novel, Janice Graham creates a love story that rises from the ashes of despair. Rich with passion and triumph, Firebird goes beyond romance to become a tale of greater challenges and revelations. Ethan, a young Kansas lawyer, is trapped between the demands of his fiance and his growing love for an exotic visitor to his small town. Suddenly, when tragedy strikes, Ethan is plunged into despair. But even as he mourns, strange forces...
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MCA Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
This epic network television mini-series brings to life the precarious existence of the early Christian church which was beset by violent oppositon from without and within. Peter and Paul emerge as two key leaders and struggle to keep the faith alive. The story of Peter and Paul is a story of the meaning of faith and love, liberty and law, victory and defeat, and life and death.
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Centers around the rich vineyards and richer people of Northern California's wine country. Winery matriarch Angela Channing, lets nothing - not family, honor, or the law - stand between her and power. Angela deals with Chase Gioberti, her upstart nephew and rival and Lance Cumson, her scheming, playboy grandson.
11) Damien: Omen II
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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Seven years have passed since Damien engineered the deaths of Ambassador Thorn and his wife. Damien leaves London to live with his uncle (William Holden) and his wife (Lee Grant), who have no inkling who, or what Damien really is. A shipment of artifacts dug up in Israel contains a clue to Damien's identity. But before the artifacts can be examined, Damien himself comes into a bit of knowledge.
12) Prophecy
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Publisher
Paramount Pictures Corp
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A savage beast, grown to monstrous size and driven mad by toxic wastes that are poisoning the waters, spreads terror and death on a Maine countryside.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Follow the incredible journey of one seemingly superhuman android as he attempts to find his creator in Gene Roddenberry₂s fascinating sci-fi telefilm, The Questor Tapes, from the visionary minds behind Star Trek. The one question this amazing android cannot solve, however, is the location of its genius inventor, Dr. Vaslovik, and half of the tapes that provide detailed instructions on how his creation can best guide humanity. With a nuclear time...
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National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c[2008]
Language
English
Description
Since the days of the Roman empire, the numerous eruptions of Italy's Mount Vesuvius have devastated whole cities and towns, also destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79. Describes how the volcano affects the lives of some two million people who now live in its shadow.
16) Hogan's goat
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2002?], 1971.
Language
English
Description
A television production of the William Alfred play that revolves around the tensions in a marriage of a convent-bred woman to an Irish immigrant whose years of political loyalty have finally made him the prime candidate for mayor of Brooklyn.
17) Prophecy
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A doctor and his wife who, at the request of a concerned friend, travel to Maine to research the impact of the lumber industry on the local environment. They find ecological freaks of nature and a series of bizarre and grisly human deaths.
19) Shadows of steel
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English
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When Iran begins stirring up trouble in the Persian Gulf, the newly-elected president of the United States calls on a top-secret cell of the CIA's Intelligence Support Agency, code named Future Flight, to find Iran's key command centers and destroy them.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Get an instant library of classic science fiction features on twelve double-sided DVDs. You'll be transported to a time where cosmic heroes battled and prevailed in the face of cheesy special effects, implausible plots and a lot of over acting. In other words, you have all the right ingredients for endless hours of fun, all for an amazingly low price!"--Amazon.com.