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1) Tapioca
Publisher
Vanguard
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Nuts, a destitute, homeless street vendor, has the ability to put a hex on those who need a powerful dose of social justice. Shot on the streets of Chicago and featuring a musical score by Ryan Cohan and cartoons by Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Higgins.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
George is a man whose struggle to find food and a place to sleep in New York City is beautifully captured with remarkable realism and heartrending compassion. Shuffled into the unforgiving bureaucracy of a men's shelter, George seems destined to wind up as just another lost soul swallowed up by the system, until he meets a gregarious, down-and-out ex-jazzman who inspires George to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"In Palm Beach, crimes of passion are a frequent occurrence among the rich and beautiful. Enter Sgt. Rita Lance and Sgt. Chris Lorenzo, the attractive young homicide detectives whose job it is to investigate these high-class murders"--Container.
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bob Fosse's spellbinding film and four time Academy Award winner is a powerful story of a man driven compulsively to find perfection in his work. It is a musical which celebrates show business, yet strips it of its glitter.
Publisher
Distributed by Visual Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Set in Harlem, Preaching to the Choir follows two estranged brothers - one a hip-hop star, the other a preacher - as they make their way in life. They are forced into reconciliation and attempt to work out their differences.
Publisher
Educational Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
With a theatrical and cinematic legacy that includes "Damn Yankees," "The Pajama Game," "Sweet Charity," "Pippin," "Chicago," and "Dancin'," the genius of Bob Fosse will always cast a long shadow over Broadway and Hollywood. The all-dancing, all-singing "Fosse" was created by those who worked most closely with him, including co-director and co-choreographer Ann Reinking and Fosse's wife, the late Gwen Verdon. This video presents the award-winning...
8) Top five
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
A comedian tries to change his tune and become a serious actor. His fiance eventually convinces him to air their wedding on television as a reality-TV show. An encounter with a journalist forces him to confront the comedy career, and the past, that he's left behind.
9) Idlewild
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the Prohibition-era American South, speakeasy performer and club manager Rooster must contend not only with gangsters who have their eyes on the club, but also his piano player and partner Percival. Percival, meanwhile, must choose between his love for Angel and his obligations to his father.
10) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
11) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War, when Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.
