Sam O'Steen
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lucas Jackson is a man who refuses to be nailed down, conform to rules and regulations, or fit into society, and now, he's on a chain gang. He's a likable enough guy, always smiling, always ready for a little fun. He eats 50 hard-boiled eggs on a bet and collects all the money in the camp. He's more or less like the people he hangs around with, except he won't be pushed. He knows his own mind. This makes him the only prisoner with guts enough to talk...
2) The graduate
Language
English
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Description
A recent college graduate from an affluent family comes of age and finds himself by being led into an affair with the wife and the daughter of his father's business partner.
5) Chinatown
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A landmark movie in the film-noir tradition, CHINATOWN stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together....
6) Chinatown
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of the most essential film noir classics--CHINATOWN comes to 4K Ultra HD for its 50th Anniversary. Jack Nicholson is unforgettable as private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sun-baked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political...
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newlywed Rosemary has no idea that her wedded bliss is about to come to a horrific end. After she becomes pregnant, her husband becomes odd, her neighbors border on obsessive, and her normal life turns into a surreal nightmare. Slowly, she begins to realize that a seed of evil has been planted--and she is its host.
8) Silkwood
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Karen Silkwood becomes contaminated with plutonium at her job, voices her protest at the indifference and denial of her company, and becomes a threat to the entire nuclear industry and the government agencies that monitor it. Based on a true story.
9) Sparkle
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Set in Harlem in 1958, this musical tells the story of three sisters struggling to find stardom as a singing group. But they learn that wishing on a star is one thing, and that being the star can be a one-way ticket to self-destruction.
10) Silkwood
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Karen Silkwood becomes contaminated with plutonium at her job, voices her protest at the indifference and denial of her company, and becomes a threat to the entire nuclear industry and the government agencies that monitor it. Based on a true story.
11) The Graduate
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A recent college graduate from an affluent family is seduced by the wife of his father's business partner, then subsequently falls in love with her daughter.
13) Catch-22
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Yossarian, a reluctant bombadier stationed in the Mediterranean in World War II, has come to the utterly sane conclusion that everyone is trying to kill him. The Germans, yes, but also commanding officers supposedly on his own side like Colonel Cathcart, who keeps raising the number of missions his flyers must perform to finish their tours. Everybody seems equally dead-set on his destruction, and Yossarian is just as determined to stay alive.
14) The graduate
Series
Criterion collection volume 800
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Benjamin Braddock has just finished college and is already lost in a sea of confusion and barely contained angst when he becomes sexually involved with a friend of his parents', the indomitable Mrs. Robinson, before turning his attention to her college-age daughter"--Container.
15) Cool hand Luke
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Lucas Jackson is a man who refuses to be nailed down, conform to rules and regulations, or fit into society, and now, he's on a chain gang. He's a likable enough guy, always smiling, always ready for a little fun. He eats 50 hard-boiled eggs on a bet and collects all the money in the camp. He's more or less like the people he hangs around with, except he won't be pushed. He knows his own mind. This makes him the only prisoner with guts enough to talk...
16) Wolf
Series
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A dignified and tasteful book editor is bitten by a wolf, becomes a werewolf, and must learn to adapt to his new existence.
17) Straight time
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A paroled burglar tries to get a job and keep on the straight-and-narrow. His hard-core parole officer has different ideas and sends him back to jail. When he gets out again, he goes after the parole officer, steals his car, and returns to crime.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Sparkle: Set in Harlem in 1958, this musical tells the story of three sisters struggling to find stardom as a singing group. It's a rags-to-riches tale of glitz, glamour and the high price of fame.
Dreamgirls: Based on the Broadway musical, this film tells the story of an up-and-coming 1960s girl singing group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune.
Series
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Terrell is a researcher who, along with his wife Maggie), are investigating dolphin intelligence, believing they have the capability of speech. Harold DeMilo, in charge of a major corporation, sponsors their work. But undercover work by government agent Curtis Mahoney reveals that DeMilo is working with a right-wing group planning to kidnap the dolphins and use them to blow up the presidential yacht. Jake and Maggie have to race against time to...