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Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Starting at zero explores the power of investing in high-quality early childhood education so that all children and families have the opportunity to attain the American Dream. At the heart of the film is the affirmation that if children are allowed to thrive in settings with caring, responsive adults, the returns to our society will be deep and long-lasting.
2) The stranger
Publisher
FOCUSfilm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Frank Kindler is a Nazi war criminal who has fled to America, where he disguises himself as a small town schoolteacher. Mary is the young woman who falls in love with the devious, yet charming Kindler.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Join the Doctor, his companions Amy and Rory (aka the Ponds) and numerous friends on their latest escapades through space and time where they puzzle an unexpected invasion of Earth, save a spaceship full of dinosaurs, don Stetsons in a Wild West adventure and are even kidnapped by the Doctor's oldest foe. The explosive series concludes with Amy and Rory's heart-breaking farewell and race against time through the streets of Manhattan.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Join your favorite ghoulfriends in an all-new aquatic adventure! When the ghouls get pulled into the school pool, they're transported to the gore-geous underwater world of the Great Scarrier Reef. Lagoona realizes she's come home and, in a fintastic mission of the heart, decides to come to terms with her own freaky flaws. Of course she'll need some help from the most creeperiffic friends ever as she confronts a frenemy from her past, competes in a...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1959, Dr. Lucian Blake returns to his Australian hometown to continue his late father's medical practice, but it is his additional responsibility as the town's chief medical officer that leads him to investigating cases of suspicious death.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A brand new set of action-packed epic adventures spanning space and time. Accompanied by her three best friends, Ryan, Yaz, and Graham, the Thirteenth Doctor is set to face her toughest challenges yet. Featuring terrifying monsters old and new, figures from Earth₂s history, and an eclectic set of guest stars, this series will delve deeper into the hearts of the Thirteenth Doctor.
Series
30 for 30 volume Season 3, number 16
Publisher
ESPN Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
There are rivalries, and then there is the Boston Celtics vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. This critically-acclaimed film not only gets to the heart of the greatest tug-of-war in NBA history, but also shows how their three riveting Finals in four years in the 1980s fueled the popularity of the NBA. Director Jim Podhoretz presents a fabulous cast of characters who would change the NBA and open America's collective mind.
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"'You're free. Go home.' Most Holocaust films end with these words, the very words that survivors heard at liberation. But After Auschwitz is not a typical 'Holocaust' film. It begins with these words, inviting audiences to experience what happened next. In watching the struggles of survival, the audience feels a searing connection to our current political climate, as history teaches us the vital role humanity plays in our hopes for greater understanding...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution's newest medical director, who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Not taking "no" for an answer. Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded, and underappreciated hospital....
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Season Four continues the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser as they try to make a home for themselves in colonial America. The Frasers in North Carolina are at another turning point in history, the edge of the American Revolution. Along the way, the Frasers cross paths with notorious pirate Stephen Bonnet in a fateful meeting that will haunt the family. Meanwhile, Brianna and Roger grow closer in the twentieth century but make a shocking discovery...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Season 3 features the series debut of Jim Nabors as naive but lovable gas station attendant Gomer Pyle and includes all 32 classic third season episodes, including 5 of the Top 10 Favorite Andy Griffith Show episodes of all time.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Sam and Dean Winchester are hunters on the trail of the demon who murdered their mother, and of any other unholy agent of the supernatural. Season 2 begins with the aftermath of the car crash with their father at the end of season 1, and a shocking sacrifice that cements the bond between the Winchester men forever, and continues with the brothers road trip across America, a journey deeper into the mystery of their own destinies.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right into homes every week, complete with the intimacy of...
16) The Wolf man
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Upon the death of his brother, Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with Jenny, a village girl, he is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Talbot kills the werewolf but is bitten during the fight. Bela's mother tells him that this will cause him to become a werewolf at each full moon. Talbot confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a...
18) Joe Bell
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Mark Wahlberg plays the rough-edged Oregon-based father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin by embarking on a walk across America to speak his heart to heartland adults and students about the potential terrifying high costs of bullying.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Who helps Beethoven, Einstein and Lincoln in their brain-locked hours of need? Who unleashes a steady stream of film sendups, cultural spoofs and gags? Who puts the bop in the bop-shoo-bop? Well, two out of three isn't bod, and making things even better in Season 1 are friends who are fiendish, feathered, furred, and frazzled.
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Christmas at Holly Lodge: When a major developer sends Evan to evaluate the value of Holly Lodge, he and lodge owner Sophie have an instant attraction. But when Sophie realizes the reason for Evan's stay, she must convince him the lodge is a bad investment, while trying not to fall in love.
Christmas in Homestead: Life is turned upside down for the handsome mayor of Homestead when a movie comes to shoot there in the middle of the Christmas season....
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