Alfre Woodard
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Traces the journey to freedom taken by countless slaves, showing how they were guided, protected and pursued along the way. The extraordinary story is told through historical documents, visits to important sites, interviews with the descendants of noted abolitionists and commentary from experts.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Compilation of four animated short films profiling legendary figures in American history. John Henry goes up against a machine with his hammer to help build America's railroads; Casey Jones, the brave engineer delivers the U.S. mail in record-breaking time; Johnny Appleseed plants apple trees across America to benefit the early pioneers; Paul Bunyan, the gian lumberjack, clears the land for American settlers.
3) Young blood
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Rebellion, riots, rock 'n roll, assassination, interrogation, and a new generation questioning the Establishment. It was 1968, and "baby boomers" fought the system that nurtured them, challenging everything from foreign policy to music to personal style. Less materialistic and more idealistic, they didn't want their parents' world -- they wanted to create their own. In Young Blood, see how youth rebellion became a potent social and political force....
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Medal of Honor from its inception during the Civil War through the Iraq War. Focuses on the stories of a valiant few: Sgt. Paul Smith who died protecting his company at the Baghdad Airport; a Holocaust survivor who single-handedly defends a hill during the Korean War; a Navy SEAL, a veteran of the Vietnam War, who swam for two hours in the ocean, carrying his wounded comrades to safety; a Marine at Iwo Jima who used a flamethrower...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
From the playground to the pro leagues, Monica and Quincy taught each other how to play the game. Now, their commitment to the sport will force them to make a choice between each other and the game, between family and team, between love and basketball.
6) Annabelle
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia. He gives her a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Henry is a middle-class efficiency expert living a humdrum life in the suburbs with his wife, Angelica, their two kids, a dog, and a minivan. Edward is an operative who speaks 13 languages, runs a four-minute mile, and is trained to kill. Henry and Edward share only one thing in common: the same body.
Series
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The Black Panther's origin is retold in cinematic scope with social satire and all-out action. Created by Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, Black Panther first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). He is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics.
10) Passion fish
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
After an auto accident leaves her paralyzed, ex-soap opera star May-Alice Culhane returns to her now-empty family home in the bayous of Louisiana where she proceeds to drive away a succession of nurses-- until Chantelle. May-Alice and Chantelle form an unlikely friendship, and explore the bayou, as well as the murkier aspects of men, romance, and family.
11) Extremities
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A victim of robbery and near rape puts a plan into action and turn the tables on her attacker, making him the victim.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children's extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alice's self-centered daughter, Andrea, is betraying her husband Chris...
13) Dinosaur
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Dinosaur tells the story of Aladar, an iguanodon who is separated from his own kind and raised by a clan of lemurs. When a meteor shower destroys their home, Aladar and his family follow a herd of dinosaurs heading for the safety of the "nesting grounds." Together they must stand strong amidst food and water shortages, the threat of Carnotaur attacks, and Aladar's run-ins with the herd's stubborn leader, Kron.
14) Heart and souls
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Four souls learn why they are earthbound and tied to a hard driving executive--through him, they each have one chance to resolve the unfinished business in their lives.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
Presents a made-for-television adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's novel in which Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
16) Clemency
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Bernadine is a stoic prison warden, but two back-to-back executions put a strain on her marriage, career and convictions.
17) Fatherhood
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
After and epic battle against the Borg (cybernetically-enhanced life forms) Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise follow the Borg Sphere back into the 21st century to prevent the Borg from contaminating Earth's timeline and preventing Earth's first contact.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
The night before Christmas: Clement C. Moore's classic poem about a visit from St. Nicholas. In the month of Kislev: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah. Seven candles for Kwanza: describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values. Too many tamales: Maria feels very grown-up...
20) Miss Evers' boys
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
"It is 1932 when loyal, devoted Nurse Eunice Evers is invited to work with Dr. Brodus and Dr. Douglas on a federally funded program to treat syphilis patients in Alabama. Free treatment is offered to those who test positive for the disease, including Caleb Humphries and Willie Johnson. But when the government withdraws its support, money is offered for what will become known as 'The Tuskegee Experiment'; a study of the effects of syphilis on patients...