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Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
German cinema of the Third Reich, even a half-century after Hitler's demise, still provokes extreme reactions. More than a thousand German feature films that premiered during the reign of National Socialism survive as mementoes of what many regard as film history's darkest hour. As Eric Rentschler argues, however, cinema in the Third Reich emanated from a Ministry of Illusion and not from a Ministry of Fear. Party vehicles such as Hitler Youth Quex...
Series
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation in 1915 to the recent Get Out, audiences and critics alike have responded to racism in motion pictures for more than a century. Whether subtle or blatant, racially biased images and narratives erase minorities, perpetuate stereotypes, and keep alive practices of discrimination and marginalization. Even in the 21st century, the American film industry is not "color blind," evidenced by films such as Babel (2006),...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Ben Gates' great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The page is one of 18 pages missing from Booth's diary. When doing more research, the conspiracy takes Ben, Abigail, and Riley from Buckingham Palace to the White House - both places they break into - and even stealing a page from a secret book. But in order to see...
6) Little Women
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Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
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Description
Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their...
7) Gran Torino
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, is pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's prize...
8) Psycho
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Perkins stars as the troubled Norman Bates, whose "old house" and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a quiet evening, especially if you are a woman.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
Author
Publisher
Design Studio Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Documents the creative process of concept design by 3 students from the Art Center College of Design under the guidance of their instructor, Scott Robinson. The concept design includes a host of intriguing places and people, inspired by the Brothers Grimm's tale "The skillfull huntsman". Discussion of ideas and techniques used to create this stunning collection of artwork between Robertson and his students reveal insights on the behind-the-scenes...
13) Norma Rae
Publisher
Twentieth Century-Fox Video
Pub. Date
1982
Language
English
Formats
Description
Norma Rae, a textile worker in a small Southern town discovers that she has a social consciousness when a labor organizer arrives at her mill to establish a union.
14) The sting
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Set in 1930's Chicago, this story deals with two con men who seek revenge on a big-time gangster who was responsible for the murder of their friend.
Publisher
[Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media]
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The first film made in Colorado was filmed in Denver in 1897. Since then, there have been hundreds of other films, television shows, commercials, music videos and still photo shoots. More importantly, we continue to build our film and production history as a variety of projects take place throughout Colorado every day. The productions listed in the database are a compilation of feature films, shorts and other projects but is not a comprehensive...
Author
Publisher
[Colorado Film Commission]
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Colorado Film Commission encourages the development and distribution of local productions, increasing audiences for film product, encouraging the study of film, and generally doing whatever it takes to ensure that a "career in the film industry" is accessible, achievable and sustainable.