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Denzel Washington
1) Anansi
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two Jamaican folk tales in which Anansi the spider practices his trickery on others.
2) Inside man
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
NYPD Detective Keith Frazier struggles to outsmart Dalton, a high-stakes bank robber who, along with a well-trained crew of accomplices, has seized control of a Wall Street bank. The robbers turn what initially looks like a hostage crisis into a personal crusade to expose some mysterious evil secrets. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, Madaline, a power broker with her own agenda, emerges and injects even more instability into an already...
3) Cry freedom
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
The story of black activist, Stephen Biko and a liberal white newspaper editor who risks his own life to bring Biko's message to the world.
4) Malcolm X
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
5) Philadelphia
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Two competing lawyers team up to fight a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination.
7) NBA at 50
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
On November 1, 1946, the very first NBA game was played in Toronto, between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies. Denzel Washington hosts this golden anniversary retrospective, and those who know it best--players, coaches, trainers, and sports journalists--tell the league's story. From Mikan, to Russell, to Chamberlain, to Dr. J, to Bird, to Magic, to Jordan, this video shows some of the nicest footage of NBA classic teams and plays from their...
8) Man on fire
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life. That is until his friend Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, and ultimately presumed to be dead, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of apocalyptic vengeance against everyone responsible.
Series
Publisher
Rabbit Ears
Pub. Date
c1992.
Language
English
Description
Anansi: These two stories feature Anansi, the spider of West Indian folklore. In the first, he outwits a prideful snake to win possession of all the stories in the jungle. The second recounts his getting tangled in his own web of lies at his mother-in-law's funeral.
East of the sun, west of the moon: In this Norwegian tale, a peasant farmer sends his youngest daughter to live with a mysterious white bear in exchange for untold riches. But when the...
10) Antwone Fisher
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Guided by a determined Navy psychiatrist, a troubled sailor embarks on a personal, emotionally inspiring journey to confront his past and connect with the family he never knew. Inspired by the true life experiences of Antwone Fisher.
11) Crimson tide
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001].
Language
English
Description
In the midst of a global crisis, the USS Alabama receives an unconfirmed order to launch its nuclear missiles. The tension quickly rises as the sub's respected commander and his brilliant executive officer clash over the validity of their orders, battling each other for control of the sub.
12) Déjà vu
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the recovery of evidence from the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit. The unit uses technology to directly look back in time a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: would it be possible...
13) Wilma
Publisher
SFM Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Tells the amazing true story of one woman's battle to overcome the physical and social adversities that threatened to confine her, and chronicles her rise to become America's darling and an international superstar.
14) 2 guns
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
DEA agent Bobby Trench and U.S. naval intelligence officer Marcus Stigman are working undercover for a narcotics business. After a distorted attempt to infiltrate the drug cartel, they soon learn the secret of their dubious affiliation.
15) John Henry
Publisher
Clearvue & SVE
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
This tall tale tells the legend of John Henry, who single-handedly defeats the steam drill in a steel-driving competition.
16) The Hurricane
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Carter's published memoir, The Sixteenth Round, inspires a teenager from Brooklyn and three Canadian activists who believe in the truth, to join forces with Carter to prove his innocence.
17) John Q
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
A down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation.
19) Fallen
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
An ancient demon, a fallen angel, pursues a police officer who is beginning to understand how the demon passes from human to human.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins is a decorated war hero who returns home to work as a private eye. His job of finding a missing socialite puts him between the white power elite and the vibrant black community of Central Avenue. As soon as Easy and his trigger-happy friend Mouse find Daphne Monet, trouble follows.