Samuel L. Jackson
1) John Henry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Based on the famous African American folk ballad 'John Henry', this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Set against one of the wildest places on Earth, experience the extraordinary adventure of two families as they strive to make a home in an untamed land. Stunning high-definition, breathtaking images bring viewers face-to-face with the majestic kings of the savanna and their true-life love, humor, and determination. Blending family bonds with the power and majesty of the wild, it's an exciting, awe-inspiring, and heart-touching experience.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"New York cop John McClane is now the personal target of a terrorist determined to blow up the city if he doesn't get what he wants. Accompanied by a reluctant civilian, McClane engages in a tense battle of wits with a psychopathic genius ..."--Container.
5) Shaft
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ's youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem's heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ's own FBI analyst's badge may clash with his dad's trademark leather duster, there's no denying family....
7) Fresh
Publisher
Miramax
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a dangerous life on the streets, Fresh defies the odds by staying one move ahead of the local criminals.
Publisher
Concord Music Group
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
With rare performances, previously unreleased home movies and new recordings, filmmakers Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville present the first comprehensive look at Stax Records, the greatest soul label of all time. Provides first-hand accounts of what really happened on the streets and behind studio doors from celebrated musicians such as Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper and Mavis Staples, as well as label president Al Bell, Rev. Jesse Jackson...
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A lost gem from the 1990's independent film boom, The search for one-eye Jimmy is a lovably offbeat comedy that stars a who's who of indie acting talents. Steve Buscemi, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, and Sam Rockwell are just a few of the actors who populate South Brooklyn throughout the film's shaggy dog tale.
10) The man
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A case of mistaken identity forces a federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.
11) Big game
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When Air Force One is shot down by terrorists leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness, there is only one person around who can save him, a thirteen-year old boy called Oskari. In the forest on a hunting mission to prove his maturity to his family, Oskari had been planning to track down a deer, but instead discovers the most powerful man on the planet in an escape pod.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Master documentary filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. A journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.
13) Mo' better blues
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A jazz trumpeter obsessed with his music and indecisive about his girlfriends finds his life is fragile when he must come to the aid of his manager.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Peter Parker returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Man: Homecoming series! Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter's plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent!
15) Spiral
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in this terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel 'Zeke' Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city's gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer's morbid game....
16) Glass
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the conclusion of the film Split, David Dunn pursues The Beast, which is Kevin Crumb's superhuman personality. The encounters with The Beast escalate as Elijah Price materializes as an orchestrator who knows critical secrets about both, Dunn and Crumb.
17) Kite
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Based on the groundbreaking, cult classic anime, tells the story of Sawa , a young woman living in a corrupt society where crime and gangs terrorize the streets. When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them. With the help of her father's ex-partner, Karl Aker, and a mysterious friend from her past, she becomes a merciless assassin, blasting her way...
18) The protegé
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.
19) Django unchained
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Django, a former slave turned hired gun, heads back to the plantation to free his wife, Broomhilda, from the tyrannical plantation owner Calvin Candie, with the help of a German bounty hunter, Dr. King Shultz.
20) Jungle fever
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this film by Spike Lee, a married black man has an affair with his white secretary.