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2) Blackfish
Language
English
Formats
Description
Killer whales – beloved, yet infamous for their capacity to kill viciously – lie at the heart of BLACKFISH, which expands on the discussion of keeping such intelligent creatures in captivity. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **San Francisco International Film Festival**.
3) Freakonomics
Language
English
Formats
Description
The highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by renowned economists Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Band, one of rock's superstar groups, decided to call it quits after sixteen grueling years on the road. The group held this farewell concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, at San Francisco's Winterland, the site of their first performance. The performance is interspersed with interview footage.
Publisher
Universal
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
English
Description
The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him--except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama has helped create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Rick Hall brought black and white together to create music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the 'Muscle Shoals sound' and the Swampers, the house band at FAME Studios that eventually left to start its own successful studio known as Muscle...
Language
English
Formats
Description
We reward speed, size and above all else, winning – at sport, at business, and at war. Metaphorically we are a culture on steroids. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? From the producers of Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, comes a new film that unflinchingly explores America’s win-at-all-cost culture and what is behind some of the greatest icons of Hollywood and international athletics. Official...
8) Arctic tale
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follow Nanu the polar bear cub and Seela the walrus pup through exciting and often dangerous struggles for survival, with only their natural instincts and mothers' guidance to help them face the challenges of a world that is melting around them.
9) Ben-Hur
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this Biblical epic, Jewish nobleman Ben Hur (Heston) struggles against Roman tyranny in 1st century Palestine.
10) Dumb and dumber
Publisher
New Line Home Video, c2001
Edition
Widescreen and full screen versions.
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a pair of dim-witted friends on a cross-country trip to return a case full of money.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marking the centenary of the First World War, internationally renowned director Peter Jackson uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colorized and transformed with modern production techniques to present never-before-seen detail.
12) Parkland
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
November 22, 1963 is a day that changed the world forever when beloved American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Parkland is the true story behind that tragic day, told from the vantage point of individuals who are forced to make split-second decisions after this incomprehensible event that will change the world's landscape forever.
13) The pirate fairy
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Zarina's wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces with the scheming pirates of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell ... and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with the band of pirates led by a cabin boy named James ... , who'll soon be known as Captain Hook, himself"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Sofia helps a little mermaid named Oona, Sofia's amulet grants her the power to transform into a mermaid and visit her new friend's secret underwater kingdom. But when Cedric plots to steal Oona's enchanted Mermaid Comb, danger surfaces for both worlds. With a little help from special guest, Princess Ariel, Sofia embarks on an adventure to rescue Oona and prevent a typhoon before it's too late.
17) The Comancheros
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A Texas Ranger works undercover to foil a notorious gang of outlaws.
18) Killing Lincoln
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly. Narrated by Tom Hanks.
Series
Edition
[Standard version].
Language
English
Description
With extraordinary beauty, talent and grace, Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. Aided by American movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), she attains great success and fortune in Hollywood's land of dreams. But, though she gives her all for stardom, there is one thing Maria will never compromise - her soul.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on a true story. When the rumored whereabouts of Osama bin Laden are revealed, the CIA readies a team of seasoned U.S. Navy SEALs for the mission of a lifetime. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, and ignoring the possible ramifications of an unannounced attack on Pakistani soil, the Pentagon orders the attack. The SEAL team bands together to complete their mission of justice in a riveting showdown.
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