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Exhibiting Forgiveness. by Kaphar, Titus,film director.; Day, Andra,actor.; Holland, Andre,actor.; Ellis-Taylor, Aunjanue,actor.; Earl Jelks, John,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Andra Day, Andre Holland, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, John Earl JelksOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2024.Tarrell is an admired American painter who lives with his wife, singer Aisha, and their young son, Jermaine. Tarrell’s artwork excavates beauty from the anguish of his youth, keeping past wounds at bay. But his path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, La’Ron, a conscience-stricken man desperate to reconcile.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Families.;
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The dead are arising : the life of Malcolm X / by Payne, Les,1941-author.; Payne, Tamara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the author's interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative. Les Payne, the renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, embarked in 1990 on a nearly thirty-year-long quest to interview anyone he could find who had actually known Malcolm X-all living siblings of the Malcolm Little family, classmates, street friends, cellmates, Nation of Islam figures, FBI moles and cops, and political leaders around the world. His goal was ambitious: to transform what would become over a hundred hours of interviews into an unprecedented portrait of Malcolm X, one that would separate fact from fiction. The result is this historic biography that conjures a never-before-seen world of its protagonist, a work whose title is inspired by a phrase Malcolm X used when he saw his Hartford followers stir with purpose, as if the dead were truly arising, to overcome the obstacles of racism. Setting Malcolm's life not only within the Nation of Islam but against the larger backdrop of American history, the book traces the life of one of the twentieth century's most politically relevant figures "from street criminal to devoted moralist and revolutionary." In tracing Malcolm X's life from his Nebraska birth in 1925 to his Harlem assassination in 1965, Payne provides searing vignettes culled from Malcolm's Depression-era youth, describing the influence of his Garveyite parents: his father, Earl, a circuit-riding preacher who was run over by a street car in Lansing, Michigan, in 1929, and his mother, Louise, who continued to instill black pride in her children after Earl's death. Filling each chapter with resonant drama, Payne follows Malcolm's exploits as a petty criminal in Boston and Harlem in the 1930s and early 1940s to his religious awakening and conversion to the Nation of Islam in a Massachusetts penitentiary. With a biographer's unwavering determination, Payne corrects the historical record and delivers extraordinary revelations-from the unmasking of the mysterious NOI founder "Fard Muhammad," who preceded Elijah Muhammad; to a hair-rising scene, conveyed in cinematic detail, of Malcolm and Minister Jeremiah X Shabazz's 1961 clandestine meeting with the KKK; to a minute-by-minute account of Malcolm X's murder at the Audubon Ballroom. Introduced by Payne's daughter and primary researcher, Tamara Payne, who, following her father's death, heroically completed the biography, The Dead Are Arising is a penetrating and riveting work that affirms the centrality of Malcolm X to the African American freedom struggle"--
Subjects: Biographies.; X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.; African American civil rights workers; African American Muslims; African Americans; Black Muslims; Black nationalism;
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Java heat [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Lutz, Kellan; Bayu, Ario; Rourke, Mickey; Hasiholan, Atiqah; Pakusodewo, Tio; Tumbuan, Frans;
Director, Conor Allyn.Kellan Lutz, Ario Bayu, Mickey Rourke, Atiqah Hasiholan, Tio Pakusodewo, Frans Tumbuan.Following a terrorist attack in Indonesia that killed the country's beloved Sultana, headstrong American Jake Travers suddenly finds himself in the center of the already tense conflict between the West and Islam. Teaming up with Muslim detective Hashim, the unlikely duo embark on a treacherous manhunt for the attack's real perpetrator, a new breed of klepto-terrorist, who is even more twisted and terrifying than the Jihadist terrorists he hides behind.CHVRS rating: 18A.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Action.; Drama.; Action / Adventure.; Crime.;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Judgment at Nuremberg. by Kramer, Stanley,film director.; Lancaster, Burt,actor.; Widmark, Richard,actor.; Tracy, Spencer,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Spencer TracyOriginally produced by MGM in 1961.Winner of Two Academy Awards® including Actor in a Leading Role (Maximilian Schell), JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG is considered by many as one of the greatest films of all time. American judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy, "Inherit The Wind") presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood to make the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion Pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures.;
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Paris Blues. by Ritt, Martin,film director.; Woodward, Joanne,actor.; Newman, Paul,actor.; Poitier, Sidney,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Sidney PoitierOriginally produced by MGM in 1961.Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier) are two expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris where Jazz musicians are celebrated and racism is a non-issue. When they meet and fall in love with two young American girls (Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll) vacationing in France, Ram and Eddie must decide whether they should move back to America with them, or stay in Paris for the freedom it allows them. Director Martin Ritt creates a love letter to both jazz and the city of Paris.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Racism.; Foreign films.; Motion Pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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Foolish Wives. by von, Erich,film director.; von, Erich,actor.; Busch, Mae,actor.; George, Maude,actor.; DuPont, Miss,actor.; Christians, Rudolph,actor.; Flicker Alley (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Erich von Stroheim, Mae Busch, Maude George, Miss DuPont, Rudolph ChristiansOriginally produced by Flicker Alley in 1922.In this silent classic, Sergius Karamzin (Erich von Stroheim) is a con artist who pretends to be a count in order to charm and swindle naïve women for money. He lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with his cousins, "princesses" Olga (Maude George) and Vera (Mae Busch), who are in on his scams. When Karamzin meets American diplomat Andrew Hughes (Rudolph Christians), the count immediately takes aim at his wife, Helen (Miss DuPont). But Karamzin soon finds he has double-crossed too many women.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Silent films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Hidden Agenda. by Loach, Ken,film director.; Dourif, Brad,actor.; Cox, Brian,actor.; McDormand, Frances,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Brad Dourif, Brian Cox, Frances McDormandOriginally produced by MGM in 1990.Frances McDormand and Brian Cox confront danger and deception at every turn in this chilling and explosive story set in strife-torn Northern Ireland. American activist Paul Sullivan (Brad Dourif) and his fiancé Ingrid Jessner (McDormand) journey to Belfast to probe allegations of human rights abuses by British security forces. Now, with their safety in jeopardy, they must decide whether to risk everything to uncover a shocking high-level conspiracy. Directed by British filmmaker Ken Loach.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).; Drama.; Motion pictures.;
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Four Weddings and a Funeral. by Newell, Mike,film director.; MacDowell, Andie,actor.; Grant, Hugh,actor.; Fleet, James,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Andie MacDowell, Hugh Grant, James FleetOriginally produced by MGM in 1994.In this beguiling romantic comedy, handsome and debonair Londoner Charles (Hugh Grant) just can’t get himself to commit. And the more he sees his mates tie the knot, the less he wants to be roped in himself. But all of that changes when he meets-- again and again -- a free-spirited American named Carrie (Andie MacDowell). Instantly smitten, Charles begins to pursue her, only to learn that she too is ready to take the plunge…with someone else! Kristen Scott Thomas and John Hannah also star.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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The Stranger. by Welles, Orson,film director.; G. Robinson, Edward,actor.; Young, Loretta,actor.; Welles, Orson,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson WellesOriginally produced by MGM in 1946.Charles Rankin (Orson Welles), an escaped Nazi criminal responsible for unspeakable brutality during the Holocaust, is now living as a history professor in a small American town, with plans to wed Mary (Loretta Young), the daughter of a judge. But a wily government agent (Edward G. Robinson) pursues him and tries to convince Mary of Rankin's crimes, leading to an action-packed confrontation you won't soon forget! Welles directs this stylish and nail-biting noir classic!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Film noir.; Motion Pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;
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Rescue Dawn. by Herzog, Werner,film director.; Bale, Christian,actor.; Davies, Jeremy,actor.; Zahn, Steve,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christian Bale, Jeremy Davies, Steve ZahnOriginally produced by MGM in 2007.Inspired by a true story and written and directed by Werner Herzog, "Rescue Dawn" tells the story Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), an American pilot shot down over Laos during the Vietnam war, captured by the Vietcong and subjected to a hellish prison camp. What followed was one of the most remarkable and harrowing experiences of the entire war, an uncanny tale of camaraderie and betrayal, courage in the face of despair, and triumph over tragedy. Steve Zahn and Jeremy Davies also star.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures.;
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