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Publisher
LaserLight
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
"Overlong but interesting social commentary, with naive Cooper hired to spearhead national goodwill drive benefiting corrupt politician Arnold. Wordy idealism can't bury good characterizations; usual Capra touches exulting populism." --Maltin.
Gary Cooper on film : a biography: a video look at the life and films of Cooper, a Hollywood legend.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Colonel Terry Childers is a patriot and war hero. But when a peacekeeping mission he leads in Yemen goes terribly wrong, he finds himself facing a court martial. Accused of braking the rules of engagement by killing unarmed civilians, Childers' only hope of vindication rests with comrade-in-arms Hays Hodges, a military lawyer of questionable abilities. Together, they face the battle of their lives.
8) Ada
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A Depression-era tale of corruption and power. Good ol' country boy Bo Gillis is elected governor based solely on smear tactics engineered by crooked party boss Sylvester Marin. Married to Ada, an ambitious call girl he met during the campaign, Bo soon discovers he's only a puppet with Marin pulling the strings. So when Ada convinces her husband to stand up and fight back, it leads to car bombings and blackmail as Marin battles the Gillises for control...
Publisher
Alpha Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
"Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe" (Cooper). Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits "John Doe" by making him a good will ambassador in a phony political drive, leaving Cooper on the brink of suicide. This film represents director Frank Capra at his best."--container.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency.
12) The comedians
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A sardonic white hotel owner watches Haiti sink into barbarism with growing fatalism. Complications include a friendship with a rebel leader, politically "charged" hotel guests, an affair with the wife of a European ambassador, and the manipulations of a conniving British arms dealer.
13) Sin city
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of intertwined stories stemming from corruption, revenge and the criminal underworld is presented in both the original theatrical version and as four separate stories.
14) Dune
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
In the far future, the remote desert world of Dune becomes the epicenter of a spectacular struggle that will spark a revolution, fulfill an ancient prophecy and forever change the galactic balance of power.
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One of cinema's first 'superheroes,' the mysterious Judex is torn between an oath of justice against the wealthy banker Favraux, who had earlier wronged his family, and his secret love of Favraux's daughter, Jacqueline. This framework is the basis of a series of extraordinary and engaging incidents involving Judex's brother, the evil Diana Monti and her accomplices, the detective Cocatin, and the charming Licorice Kid."--Container.
16) Transsiberian
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Roy and Jessie are a couple in a rocky relationship. Following a stay in Beijing they decide to give their relationship one last go and have another adventure together. They decide to travel on the Transsiberian from China to Moscow. The couple discover that the days of the train's glorious luxury has faded and has been replaced with cold steel carriages and indifferent fellow passengers. It is reputed to include drug traffickers. In the company of...
18) Lone star
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Will Texas be independent or a U.S. state? Ex-President Andrew Jackson recruits cattleman Devereaux Burke to travel through hostile Indian land, find Texas hero Sam Houston and persuade him to support annexation. In exchange, Burke will gain a contract to sell beef to U.S. forces during the war with Mexico sure to follow statehood.
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