Alan Parker
Series
Language
English
Description
Gilbert lives in Endora, a place where nothing happens. Aside from a secret affair with a housewife, Gilbert spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother, and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing will ever change, a pretty stranger arrives on the scene, capturing Gilbert's heart and inspiring him to...
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Description
Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.
3) Evita
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Language
English
Description
True-life story of Eva Peron, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
David Gale era un miembro activo de Deathwatch, un grupo activista en contra de la pena de muerte. Constance era una activista compañera de Deathwatch. Cuando se encuentra a Constance violada y asesinada, Gale es condenado del crimen. Ahora Gale espera la ejecución, y con menos que una semana antes su cita con la inyección fatal, Gale consiente en decir su historia a Bitsy, una periodista presuntuosa de una revista de noticias mayor. Cuando ella...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Set against the background of a controversial period in American history, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, this is the love story of an Irish-American man and a beautiful Japanese-American woman.
Series
Language
English
Description
Set in Mississippi in 1964, this controversial film is based on the true story of the case of three young civil rights workers (in real life they were named James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner) who were brutally murdered in June of 1964. The chaotic aftermath was dubbed Mississippi Burning. This movie is told from the perspective of the FBI's operations to uncover evidence and bring the killers to justice. Anger over the real...
9) Fame
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Story about students at the High School of Performing Arts, New York. Dance sequences include an audition, classes, a ballet solo by Antonia Franceschi, and the ensemble numbers "Fame" and "I sing the body electric."
10) Evita
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Language
English
Description
True-life story of Eva Peron, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame.
11) The Commitments
Language
English
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Description
Fueled by raw talent and driven by dreams of glory, a dozen dead-enders from Dublin's gritty North Side share a passion for soul music that takes their band on a wild rollercoaster ride from the streets to superstardom! Includes 4 hours of extras.
12) Angel heart
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A New York City private investigator, is hired to solve the disappearance of a man known as Johnny Favorite. His investigation takes him to New Orleans, where he becomes embroiled in a series of brutal murders.
13) Shoot the moon
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.
14) Birdy
Language
English
Description
Birdy, a Vietnam veteran, sits in an almost catatonic state in an Army hospital, where he has come to believe he is one of the feathered creatures of his boyhood dreams. In an effort to break Birdy's silence, his psychiatrist brings in Al Columbato, Birdy's best friend of his youth. Al tries to reach the disturbed Birdy and bring him back to reality. The answer may lie in their youth, where Birdy first donned wings and Al helped him to fly.
Series
Shout select volume 110
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Presiding over the renowned Battle Creek Sanitarium is the visionary cornflake inventor and health-craze huckster Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. Seeking to improve their health -- and their marriage -- are Eleanor, Kellogg's spellbound devotee, and Will, her reluctant but devoted husband. What doesn't kill them in this spa/hospital/grand hotel will only make them stronger as they make their way through an obstacle course of sexual temptations, mechanical...
17) Evita
Language
English
Formats
Description
True-life story of Eva Perón, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame.
18) Angela's ashes
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Born to Irish parents, McCourt endured a childhood of extreme poverty. He rose from humble beginnings to become a Pulitzer Prize winner. In "Angela's ashes", he recounts the heartbreaking stories and the soul-saving humor of his childhood.
19) The Commitments
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Story of a young rebel soul band from the Dublin ghetto, and their struggle to make it in the music business.
20) Fame
Language
English
Description
The story of the joys and disappointments of the talented teenagers at a high school for the performing arts in New York City. Aspiring musicians, actors, dancers and singers strive for their dreams while they hone their craft, confront reality, find love and face life.