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2) Albert Nobbs
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A woman passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.
3) Scaramouche
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Disguised as a stage clown, Andre Moreau perfects his skill as a swordsman in order to strike a blow for the French Revolution.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In the 5th-century B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta has only his 300 bodyguards to stand with him against an invasion by the 60,000 men of the Persian army. Their heroic stand against the invasion gives the other Greek city-states time to organize a large fighting force and ultimately defeat the Persians.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Set against political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army. Captures the essence and beauty of Goya's work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people, and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life in 18th century Spain. When Goya's beautiful muse is accused of being...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Set in Western Europe, 1501, this epic of romance and of passion for wealth and power tells the story of Martin, the chief of a band of mercenaries who win a battle for Arnolfini, their leader, but then are betrayed. Seeking revenge they abduct Arnolfini's daughter-in-law to-be, Agnes, from a convent, but she in turn manipulates Martin. From true love or in order to survive?
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Join a world-class lineup of artists as they slip, slide, strut and glide their way through the spicy sounds that took over the world. Jazz has influenced the course of popular music for over a century. A raucous tribute to the musical heritage of New Orleans, chock full of performances, archival footage and conversations with the remarkable men and women who created it.
9) From hell
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and in Mary Kelly. Now he must use his psychic abilities to stop the most notorious serial killer in history--Jack the Ripper--before Mary is killed.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Disguised as Zorro, a sword-wielding mystery man dressed in black, Don Diego Vega works to restore his father, the deposed Alcalde, back to power and return tax money stolen by the villanous tyrant--while finding time to romance the tyrant's beautiful niece.
11) Spartacus
Series
Criterion collection volume 105
Language
English
Description
Sold into slavery as a young boy and sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius...
Series
Language
English
Description
Adela Quested is a plucky young woman who journeys from England with the free-spirited Mrs. Moore. Flouting convention, the two women accompany the handsome Dr. Aziz on a tour of the mysterious Marabar Caves. But things turn ugly when Adela returns scratched and bloodied from the expedition. As British authorities urge her to press charges against Aziz, the line separating truth and fantasy begin to blur.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Frontline looks at Venezuela's controversial and outspoken president, Hugo Chavez, and the revolution he claims is turning his country into an anti-capitalist beacon for Latin America and the world. Through the lens of his unique weekly program "Alo Presidente" and the eyes of the Venezuelans who know him well, Frontline digs below the surface of his presidency and his personality to try to understand the mercurial leader."--Container.
14) Braveheart
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
William Wallace, a bold Scotsman, rallies his countrymen to liberation from oppressive English rule.
15) The 20th century
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Formats
Description
This dynamic series brings the 20th century back to life - the good and the bad - through insightful narration, rare photographs and stunning footage. This collection is a salute to the first century ever entirely documented on film.
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
Español
Description
During the Spanish Civil War, young Carlos is abandoned at a completely isolated orphanage. The tensions therein have been building for years, exacerbated by the unexploded bomb resting menacingly in the courtyard. Bullies scheme, tempers flare, and a ghost that visits Carlos's bed seems to be the key to it all.
17) United 93
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Fact-based story about the 40 passengers and crew aboard San Francisco bound flight United 93, who sat down as strangers and found the courage to stand up as one. This hijacked flight was the fourth terrorist attack plane on September 11, 2001. As a result of a delay on takeoff, the passengers on the flight, are behind the carefully scheduled planned attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Once hijacked, the passengers and crew are able...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Tracing the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident. The film makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more topical than ever as over 40 nations have the technical capacity...
19) Ginger & Rosa
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Two teenage girls, Ginger and Rosa, are inseparable: they play truant together, discuss religion, politics and hairstyles, and dream of lives bigger than their mothers' frustrated domesticity. But, as the Cold War meets the sexual revolution, and the threat of nuclear holocaust escalates, the lifelong friendship of the two girls is shattered by the clash of desire and the determination to grow up.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Entertainer extrordinaire Michael Feinstein hosts a brand-new documentary on the evolution of the American popular music, told through stories of the greatest songwriters of all time, including Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin and more.