Richard Dreyfuss
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
We've let the meaning of America be reduced to guesswork. It might not be too late. Our democratic republic is failing, and it shouldn't be a surprise. We can't fly a plane without training; we can't practice medicine without attending medical school. And yet we expect the American people to wield the full power of their citizenship, the product of the most revolutionary governmental thinking in human history, without any education. We no longer teach...
Publisher
Distributed by Inecom Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Rumors and fears that the South Fork Dam might burst were widespread for many years, and on May 31, 1889, they were realized when a 40-foot wall of water raced down the Conemaugh Valley. Out of the tragedy came stories of heroism.
4) The crucible
Author
Series
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
p1995
Description
The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft - and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.
About this author: Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright...
5) Stand by me
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2000
Description
This film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up takes place in a small Oregon town as four boys set out on a two-day search for a missing teenager's body, a search that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Inspired by true events, witness the extraordinary journey of Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton, who made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. At a time when segregation divided sports, New York Knicks coach Joe Lapchick and team executive Ned Irish see the future of basketball in Sweetwater's dazzling and unorthodox displays of entertaining athleticism. Together, they challenge convention and break through barriers that would change...
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2009], p2008
Description
One of the most significant and far-reaching events in U. S. history, the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 sharpened and brought to a head a number of crucial questions concerning slavery, states' rights, the legal status of blacks, and the effects of the Dred Scott decision. The debates were held as part of the campaign for the Illinois senatorial seat, pitting the two-term incumbent, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, against the lesser-known Abraham Lincoln,...
9) Jaws
Formats
Description
Intense shark attacks including some bloody images, language, brief partial nudity/sexual references and drug use.
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
10) Book club
Pub. Date
[2018]
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Four lifelong friends' lives are turned upside down when their book club attempts to shake things up by tackling the infamous ₁Fifty Shades of Grey₂. From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.
13) What about Bob?
Publisher
Touchstone Pictures
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Bob Wiley, a troubled but lovable therapy patient, seeks help from noted psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin. When the doctor leaves town to go on a quiet family vacation, Bob, afraid of being alone, follows--showing up unexpectedly at the therapist's lakeside retreat. Bob becomes the houseguest that just won't leave.
14) The Goodbye girl
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
2000, c1977
Description
When a woman's ex-husband sublets her apartment right out from under her and she refuses to move, the new tenant, a Chicago actor, moves in, touching off a comic, hate-love relationship.
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
2017
Description
A man becomes obsessed with aliens after having a close encounter, and a woman searches for the visitors who took her son. Their searches eventually lead them to each other and a government project. Includes all three versions of the film: Theatrical Version; Special Edition; and Director's Cut.
Publisher
Goodtimes Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
When the magical Toy Maker grabs all of Santa's toys, its up to everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, to come to the rescue. With the help of Hermey the elf, Yukon Cornelius, Bumbles the abominable snow monster and special friend Clarice, they promise Santa to track down the Toy Taker and rescue Santa's toys.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Roy Neary is a cable worker who, along with several others, become stunned bystanders who have experienced a close encounter of the first kind - witnessing UFOs soar across the sky. After this life-changing event, the inexplicable vision of a strange, mountain-like formation haunts him. He becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents. Meanwhile, bizarre occurrences are happening around the world. Government agents have close encounters of...
18) The lightkeepers
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Description
The year is 1912. Vowing to swear off women for good, curmudgeonly Seth Atkins takes refuge tending a remote Cape Cod lighthouse. Then, a mysterious stranger literally washes ashore in Seth's life, with a past full of secrets and a similar aversion to females. But the arrival of two beautiful, spirited women will test the men's resolve.
19) Tin men
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Two less-than-honest aluminum siding salesmen meet in a fender bender, but their bruised egos and quick tempers turn the minor accident into a major vendetta against each other's symbols of success--their prized Cadillacs.
20) Another stakeout
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[between 1994 and 2002]
Description
Chaos and calamity prevail as two hard-charging Seattle detectives go undercover with an inexperienced assistant D.A. to spy on neighbors suspected of hiding an escaped Mafia witness on the run from the Feds and a mob hit man.
