Sidney Lumet
Publisher
Woodhaven Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
D-Day: June 6th, 1944. The invasion of Western Europe begins on the Northeastern coast of France. American, British and Canadian troops from a fleet of 4,000 ships valiantly storm the beaches launching an offensive against Hitler's Atlantic wall. The invasion marks the beginning of the end of World War II.
Publisher
Woodhaven Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004.]
Language
English
Description
The Emancipation Proclamation: January 1st, 1863. One hundred days ago, President Abraham Lincoln issued an ultimatum to the South - either lay down your arms or set all slaves free. Tensions are building and the President must make a crucial decision. The Ohio volunteers, slaves and abolitionists pray for the emancipation.
The Gettysburg address: November 19th, 1863. President Abraham Lincoln is set to address a crowd in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...
Publisher
Woodhaven Entertainment
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
The vote that made Jefferson President: February 17th, 1801. The House is deadlocked on a vote to decide the 3rd President of the United States because of the vagueness of the Constitution and the role of the electoral college. The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, refuse to vote in favor of Thomas Jefferson who received a majority of the vote. Instead they will vote for Federalist Aaron Burr. Representative James Bayard confers with Jefferson...
Publisher
Woodhaven Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The triumph of Alexander the Great: 324 B.C. When his Macedonian troops revolt, Alexander the Great must decide what course of action is necessary. He analyzes and determine if he should crush the rebellion or yield to the mutiny.
The death of Socrates: 399 B.C. Hours before he is to be executed for refusing to recognize God, Socrates explains to his friends why he must choose death over life. His friends desperately try to convince him otherwise...
Publisher
Woodhaven Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The conquest of Mexico: November 11th, 1519. Hernan Cortes must decide whether to risk attempting to conquer Mexico by defeating Montezuma. He confers with and receives valuable advice from his slave Donna Marina and his captains before coming to a critical decision.
Mr. Christian seizes the bounty: April 28th, 1789. Captain William Bligh is in command of the H.M.S. Bounty sailing from England to the West Indies to deliver breadfruit trees. Fletcher...
8) Equus
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A middle-aged psychiatrist tries to find out why a young man has blinded six horses entrusted to his care.
9) Serpico
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of the true story of a young New York police officer refuses to extort money from criminals as the other officers do. His fellow police officers turn against him when he seeks to expose the situation during a grand jury investigation.
10) Network
Language
English
Description
A satirical look at the politics and power struggles of television executives as a network news anchorman turns the tables on the "ratings."
11) 12 angry men
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.
12) Daniel
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of the son of a Jewish couple who are branded as spies and put to death by the U.S. government. Believing that his parents were wrongly convicted and executed, their son Daniel Isaacson, an anti-war activist, sets out to clear their name. The film flips back and forth from the story of Daniel and the story of his parents. Based on the real case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004], c1974
Language
English
Description
Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous train's Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local police arrive.
14) The pawnbroker
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Sol Nazerman is a WWII Nazi deathcamp survivor. Now, he runs a pawnshop and takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity.
16) The Wiz
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
2012, c1962
Language
English
Description
James Tyrone is an aging actor and an alcoholic miser who has spent a lifetime treading on the spirit of his dope-addicted wife, Mary. His oldest son Jamie is a troublemaking alcoholic who is envious of the writing talent of his sickly younger brother, Edmund. The three Tyrone men will spend a hellish night together when they sit about drunkenly while Mary hallucinates about her younger and happier days.
18) The group
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
This engaging film focuses on the changing roles and relationships of eight Vassar graduates during the years before WWII.
19) Seven samurai
Series
Criterion collection volume 2
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
日本語
Description
Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits.
Publisher
Republic Pictures
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Author Eugene O'Neill gives an autobiographical account of his explosive homelife. Consisting of a drug-addicted mother, a father who wallows in drink after realizing he is no longer a famous actor, and an older brother who is emotionally unstable, the family is reflected by their youngest son, who at 23 is a sensitive and aspiring writer.