Terence Blanchard
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a ferocity unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, it follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and prepares them for battle against an enemy determined to obliterate their way of life.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Chess Records was located on the south side of Chicago. In 1947, it began recording blues music with Muddy Waters and Little Walter. This eventually gave birth to rock and roll in 1955 with Chuck Berry. Record producer Leonard Chess has an ear for this different type of music and believes he can cash in by signing up new talent such as songwriter Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, and Etta James. Chess makes all of his artists part of his family and takes...
4) Harriet
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
7) Dark blue
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
A veteran LAPD detective trains a rookie cop in the realities of police intimidation and corruption in the days leading up to the Rodney King beating trial verdict and the L.A. riots that followed.
8) Gia
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
The story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death.
9) The comedian
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.
