Alfre Woodard
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Pierre Dulane is a former professional ballroom dancer who volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system. At first his background clashes with his students' tastes, but together Dulane and his students create a completely new style of dance.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Captive heart, the James Mink story: After marrying his daughter to an American businessman, a black Canadian, James Mink, finds out she has been sold into the slave trade. A gathering of old men: When a white farmer is shot in self-defense by a black man, feisty plantation owner Candy Marshall convinces a group to come forward en masse and take responsibility for the killing. One heart broken into song: Lyla Cromwell leaves her small hard-working...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Sam Paretta is dead, killed in a plane crash. Even though it's been fourteen months since the accident, his mother, Telly, still grieves over the loss. But suddenly, her husband swears they never had a child and her psychiatrist insists she's delusional. Worst of all, there is absolutely no evidence to prove Sam ever existed. Haunted by the memories of her son, Telly's search for the truth propels her into a dark mind-shattering conspiracy...
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
This film is divided into the quarters of a basketball game and tells the story of Quincy and Monica. It traces their lives as they run parallel and run apart -- from childhood, to high school, to college -- concluding with Quincy and Monica as adults. Both play basketball and each dreams of playing on a professional level. For Quincy, it is easier and expected since he is the son of a professional ballplayer. Monica has it harder being both a woman...
5) Clemency
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Bernadine is a stoic prison warden, but two back-to-back executions put a strain on her marriage, career and convictions.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Television
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Steel Magnolias is an American comedy-drama television film directed by Kenny Leon that premiered at Lifetime Network on October 7, 2012. It is the remake of 1989 film of the same name. The new film stars an all-African American cast.
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 61
Publisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Gold Crown collector's ed.
Language
English
Description
A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Annabelle: 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.
Annabelle creation: Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker...
10) K-PAX
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Edition
Collector's ed.; widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A Manhattan psychiatrist, who thinks he's seen it all until he's assigned to analyze Prot, a psychiatric patient who claims to be from a distant planet called K-PAX. He is convinced that Prot is "a convincing delusional," but his cynicism turns to open-minded fascination as Prot's case reveals a combination of otherworldly insight and all-too-human trauma, prompting an earthbound explanation for Prot's allegedly alien origins.
11) Radio
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
The story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach in a small South Carolina town and the illiterate, mentally-challenged man nicknamed Radio whom he mentors. Although their friendship raises some eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk.
12) Fatherhood
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
[English/French/Portuguese/Spanish version]
Language
English
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.
13) 12 years a slave
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
[English/Spanish/French dialogue version]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbener, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin are guided by unearthly strangers as they go on a journey through space and time to search for Meg's and Charles' scientist father who disappeared while experimenting with a new form of space travel.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.
16) A path appears
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A unique and essential 4.5-hour documentary series addressing the roots of gender inequality, the devastating impact of poverty and the ripple effects that follow, including: sex trafficking, teen-pregnancy, gender-based violence, child slavery and the effective solutions being forged to combat them. An edge-of-your-seat dramatic encounter which travels across the United States and to Haiti, Colombia and Kenya."--Container.
17) The core
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
A team of top scientific minds from around the world are assembled to determine what has been happening to Earth. Dr. Keyes makes the startling discovery that the Earth's electromagnetic forces have begun to collapse. If the planet is to be saved, the core of the Earth needs a jump start, and Keyes assembles a team to burrow to the center of the planet and bomb the insides back into action. However, as the crew digs deeper into the Earth, the more...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Annabelle comes home: Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, Ed and Lorraine Warren lock her "safely" behind sacred glass in their artifacts room. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room.
The nun: A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the...
19) The lion king
Series
Publisher
Disney, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
20) Dinosaur
Publisher
Disney Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
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.