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2) Rocketman
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years.
3) Bright star
Pub. Date
2010
Summary
Nineteenth century poet John Keats and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, started out as unlikely lovers who were totally at odds with each other. However, when Brawne offers to help Keats nurse his seriously ill brother, the two soon become involved in an unstoppable romance that only his untimely death at age 25 could bring to a shattering end. Includes deleted scene, and featurettes.
"...romantic in every possible sense of the word."--A.O. Scott,...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Summary
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from Americab2ss most beloved neighbor.
5) The Irishman
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Formats
Summary
Left behind by the world, former hit man and union truck driver Frank Sheeran looks back from a nursing home on his life's journey through the ranks of organized crime: from his involvement with Philadelphia mob boss Russell Bufalino to his association with Teamsters union head Jimmy Hoffa to the rift that forced him to choose between the two.
7) King Richard
Summary
Based on the true story that will inspire the world, follow the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever.
8) Unbroken
Summary
Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
9) Hemingway
Pub. Date
c2001
Summary
A portrait of Ernest Hemingway as revealed through his relationships with each of his four wives.
11) Born to be blue
Pub. Date
[2016]
Summary
Jazz legend Chet Baker's tumultuous life is thrillingly re-imagined with wit, verve, and style to burn. In the 1950s, Baker was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and an icon of cool.
Pub. Date
c2003
Summary
Bonhoeffer is a feature length documentary that tells the dramatic story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young German theologian who became part of a plot to kill Adolf Hitler... Interviewees for the program include Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Eberhard Bethge, Bonhoeffer's biographer and best friend- from video container.
13) Stardust
Pub. Date
[2021]
Summary
It chronicles the young David Bowie's first visit to the US in 1971, a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
15) The White Masai
Pub. Date
c2007
Summary
Based upon an autobiographical novel by Swiss writer Corinne Hofmann, the film tells of a girl, Carola, whose vacation in Kenya takes an interesting turn when she becomes infatuated with a Masai. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. She also has to face her husband's attitude towards women and what he expects...
16) Georgia O'Keeffe
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2001
Summary
This documentary portrays the legendary painter as she candidly reveals her warmth, humor, and practical wisdom. For the first time on camera, O'Keeffe openly discusses her work and inspirations taken from the haunting mountain deserts of New Mexico.
18) The Post
Pub. Date
[2018]
Summary
Determined to uphold the nation's civil liberties, Katharine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post, and hard-nosed editor Ben Bradlee join forces to expose a decades-long cover-up. However, the two must risk their careers and their freedom to bring truth to light.
19) Honor thy father
Pub. Date
c2004
Summary
Chronicles the rise and fall of the Bonanno empire and reveals the inside story of the kidnapping of Joe in 1964, the jailing of Bill in 1971 and the famous "Banana War." The brutal, intimate study of a Mafia family which includes the inside operations of the Mafia.
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Puzzle Lady mystery volume 20
Pub. Date
2019.
Summary
When her ex's sensational tell-all about their lives is optioned for a movie, Puzzle Lady Cora Felton reluctantly accepts a producer role's in the much-despised production before a body is found on set, staged with a crossword puzzle clue.