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"... [A] look inside the controversial religion from Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney. The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, exploring the psychological impact of blind faith, how the church attracts new followers and keeps hold of its A-list celebrity devotees."--Container.
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Zeitgeist Films
Language
English
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One hundred and fifty years ago, the Corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the Church, the Monarchy and the Communist Party in other times and places, the Corporation is today's dominant institution. But history humbles dominant institutions. All have been crushed, belittled or absorbed into some new order. The Corporation is unlikely to be the first to defy...
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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This program teaches highlighting the good parts and trouble spots, research, visualizing and dramatization, non-fiction vs. fiction, the echo effect, online reasearch vs. physical, changing directions, genre material, staying fresh and externalizing characters' thoughts. Subjects covered include:--What to include. --How to avoid the 200 page screenplay. --How faithful should you be to the original? --Is it easier to adapt fiction or non-fiction,...
5) Richard III
Publisher
Janus Films (The Criterion Collection)
Language
English
Description
In Richard III, director, producer, and star Laurence Olivier brings Shakespeare's masterpiece of Machiavellian villainy to ravishing cinematic life. Olivier is diabolically captivating as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who, through a series of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward. And he surrounds himself with a royal supporting cast, which includes Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, and Claire Bloom. Filmed in VistaVision...
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Blu-ray disc.
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English
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Now that Mowgli's living in the "man-village," he cherishes his new best friend and little brother, but he still has that jungle rhythm in his heart. He misses hanging out with happy-go-lucky Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. Yearning for freedom, Mowgli runs off into the jungle - and encounters his enemy Shere Khan! This time, he'll need both his new human family and his old jungle friends to help save the day. Packed with humour, suspense...
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Kanopy Streaming
Language
Español
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Based on the classic lesbian play, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, the gorgeous drama Liz in September stars Latina lesbian supermodel Patricia Velasquez as Liz, a hardcore party girl and womanizer. Liz (who is ill) and her friends are at a beach resort celebrating what they don't realize could be her last birthday. When an outsider joins the party, Liz's friends dare her to seduce the newcomer - and nothing turns out as expected.
8) Thunderbolt
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
A story from the burgeoning video industry of Nigeria combines melodrama and issues of ethnicity, gender, culture and identity in post-colonial Africa. Thunderbolt will come as a bolt out of the blue to most Americans, even aficionados of African cinema. It is one of the best examples of the little-known but burgeoning video industry of Nigeria. Most films in this Library of African Cinema catalog ironically are seen more in the West than in Africa...
9) Heidi
Publisher
Leisure Entertainment
Language
English
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A Swiss orphan must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
12) Out of Africa
Publisher
Universal Studios
Edition
Collector's edition.
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English
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The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya in 1914.
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Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
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English
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Frodo the hobbit is back to battle the evil forces that have invaded Middle Earth. This continues the quest for the now-villainous Ring. Frodo vows to destroy the Ring, even if it costs him his own life. He pursues the Ring to the inside of Mount Doom, a volcano. He does this on behalf of good-guy Aragon, who will never be able to escape the dreaded land of Sauron so long as the Ring retains its evil powers.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Nine-year-old Saige is excited about the new school year, until she discovers that art, her favorite class, has been cut. On top of that, her best friend Tessa seems to be spending more and more time with another girl. For help, Saige turns to her grandma Mimi, a well-known artist and horsewoman, who inspires her to take action. Can Saige find the courage to overcome her fears, save the art program and her friendship with Tessa?
15) Legally blonde
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
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English
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When her boyfriend dumps her to go to Harvard Law school, Elle Woods leaves her sorority life in California, her couture clothes and fabulous friends to follow him.
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English
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A magical storyline about a desert-stranded pilot (Richard Kiley) and a wandering child from a faraway place. Together, the two share encounters that amuse, charm and touch the heart. Have you ever acquired wisdom from a fox (Gene Wilder)? Cared for a rose that was special beyond all other roses? Visited a far-off, far-out king? Witnessed the wily dance of a snake (Bob Fosse)? The universe-no, life-is an enchanting place, even more so when it's shared...
17) Amelia
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English
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A perfectly sound biopic, well directed and acted, about an admirable woman.--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times.
Most of all, Earhart wanted to be able to fly free as a bird above the clouds, and director Nair and star Swank make her quest not only understandable but truly impressive.--Hollywood Reporter.
Swank is no mere impersonator. Her Amelia, like Maggie in 'Million Dollar Baby,' is unwavering in her gaze, ambition, and drive..--Philadelphia Inquirer.
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MPI Home Video
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English
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The crooked man: Servants for Colonel James Barclay hear arguing and then blood-curdling screams before finding their employer dead. The speckled band: Helen Stoner becomes concerned when she hears a mysterious whistle-a sound her sister complained about right before her death.
19) Bugs in My Hair!
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English
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Is something bugging you? Here is the funny side of waging war against - oh no! - head lice. This book is guaranteed to make you laugh- and itch! From the opening scene of happy, oversized lice, you know these bugs are determined to stay, and Mom is about to go nuts!
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MPI Home Video
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English
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The blue carbuncle: Holmes and Watson follow a trail that leads them to suspect that perhaps the wrong man has been imprisoned for stealing a precious stone with a sinister history. The copper beeches: Holmes investigates after a governess sends him a panicked message.
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