Island Pictures.
1) Down by law
Series
Criterion collection volume 166
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Language
English
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Description
A comedy feature about two lowlifes, a small time pimp and an unemployed disc jockey, framed for crimes they didn't commit, who escape from jail with an eccentric Italian tourist. Set in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana.
Series
Language
English
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Description
He knew the law, but he forgot the rules: Never get involved with a client, and never put your family in danger. Meet one of the brightest young stars of the bar, Rick Magruder. Witness how his obsession with a beautiful, mysterious client, stalked by her deranged father, plunges him into a world of terrifying intrigue and deadly deceit. As a hurricane bears down on the city, Rick finds himself locked in a battle without a judge or jury, only an executioner....
Publisher
Orion Pictures Corp
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"Jim Carroll [is] a high school basketball hero headed for trouble. Teamed with his friends Mickey, Neutron and Pedro, Jim seems headed for a bright basketball career. But when pressures from his coach, his mom, and school begin to mount, Jim finds solace in all the wrong places, and the dark streets of New York begin to tear him apart. A riveting story of one boy's life on the edge"--Container.
Publisher
MGM DVD
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"When it comes to love, Nola Darling has gotta problem: she's just gotta have 'it.' And she's having a hard time deciding who'll give 'it' the best. Choosing between a romantic-but-possessive nice guy, a flashy-but-vain fashion model and a fast-riding but faster-talking bicyclist, Nola finds that lessons in love can be enlightening, heart-rending, but mostly-- exasperating!"--Container.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This outrageous comedy hit had critics and audiences roaring with laughter! From block parties and beepers to high tops and high-powered weapons, it's everything that's funny about growing up in the 'hood ... the Wayans Brothers' neighborhood, that is! Get ready for a good time, because there are plenty of laughs in this neighborhood!
9) The cure
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"New to a quaint, riverside community, eleven-year-old Dexter and his single mom are quickly shunned when it's learned that the boy has AIDS. Next door lives Erik, a lonely latch-key bully who surprisingly initiates a friendship. But trouble soon finds the twosome after they read a tabloid that suggests a New Orleans doctor has a cure. Determined to find him, the boys build a raft and set sail down the mighty Mississippi, 'Tom Sawyer' style, in a...
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Nesi and Mickey are two waitresses at a crossroads. Underpaid and unappreciated, they dream of owning a combination restaurant/hair salon. There's a problem: they're broke. So when the chance to audition as dance girls for a music video pops up, the girls head to L.A. They fail to get the part, but Nesi lands in the most improbable role of all, impersonating the granddaughter of an ailing billionaires long-lost love for $10,000 and full use of...
11) Nobody's fool
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Cassie is blue, bored, and bewildered. After several failed suicide attempts, she gives her baby up for adoption-- but now regrets it. A travelling theater company comes to town and she meets their stage technician who starts wooing her. She signs up for the company's acting classes, but can she trust this stranger who offers her a chance to leave town?
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Nesi and Mickey are two waitresses at a crossroads. Underpaid and unappreciated, they dream of owning a combination restaurant/hair salon. There's a problem: they're broke. So when the chance to audition as dance girls for a music video pops up, the girls head to L.A. They fail to get the part, but Nesi lands in the most improbable role of all, impersonating the granddaughter of an ailing billionaires long-lost love for $10,000 and full use of his...
13) Mandela
Publisher
Palm Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The Oscar-nominated documentary produced by Jonathan Demme. Includes: a full-length DVD on the life of Nelson Mandela; a CD featuring music from South Africa; a 48-page book; and a poster map.
14) Slam dance
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
Underground L.A. artist C.C. Drood courts danger and excitement when he begins an illicit affair with a high-class call girl. But he gets more than he bargains for when she is found dead in his home, and he's being framed for murder! Now, pursued by crooked cops and with nowhere to turn, Drood makes a desperate attempt to reclaim his life and stay alive!
15) Mandela
Publisher
Palm Pictures
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This candid and provocative portrait of Nelson Mandela takes you to the very heart of the struggle for majority rule in South Africa.
18) Eddie
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eddie Franklin, a die hard basketball fan with a slammin' sense of humor, shocks everyone when she wins a half-time contest that leads to the head coaching job for the New York Knicks. Eddie sets out to turn the hapless Knicks back into championship contenders"--Container.