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Clean and Sober. by Gordon Caron, Glenn,film director.; Christian, Claudia,actor.; Baker, Kathy,actor.; Emmet Walsh, M.,actor.; Keaton, Michael,actor.; Freeman, Morgan,actor.; Donovan, Tate,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Claudia Christian, Kathy Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Tate DonovanOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1988.Michael Keaton and Morgan Freeman star in this gritty drama about a hustling Philadelphia real estate agent with a drug-abuse problem and a life that is quickly unraveling.Daryl Poynter (Keaton) is addicted to cocaine. He has embezzled and lost {dollar}100,000 from his company. And then he wakes up with a girl dead of a drug overdose in his bed. Daryl checks himself into a substance abuse program, intending only to hide for a while. But he meets a counselor who has already heard every excuse Daryl can offer… and Darryl's life begins to change.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;

The Listener. by Buscemi, Steve,film director.; Shawkat, Alia,actor.; Wilson, Casey,actor.; Marshall-Green, Logan,actor.; Cho, Margaret,actor.; Hall, Rebecca,actor.; Thompson, Tessa,actor.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alia Shawkat, Casey Wilson, Logan Marshall-Green, Margaret Cho, Rebecca Hall, Tessa ThompsonOriginally produced by Vertical Entertainment in 2022.Directed by Steve Buscemi, THE LISTENER stars Tessa Thompson as Beth, a helpline volunteer who is part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year, the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;

Half-Cocked by Galinsky, Michael,filmmaker; Hawley, Suki,filmmaker; Rumur Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Tara Jane O'Neil, Jeff Mueller, Jason Noble, Jon Cook, Cynthia Nelson, Ian Svenonious, Dave Pajo, James Canty, John Moses, The Grifters, Dave Shouse, Tripp Lamkins, Scott Taylor, Stan Gallimore, Jonathan Marx, Barbara JohnsonOriginally produced by Rumur Films in 1995.Tara (Tara Jane O'Neil) is growing weary of her slacker life. When her brother Otis, an arrogant rocker lead vocalist, abuses Tara after a show, she and her pals hijack his van (full of band equipment), hit the road and form their own band. The film features Ian Svenonius and members of Rodan and The Grifters, playing versions of themselves. With music by Unwound, Slant 6, Freakwater, Versus, Polvo, Smog, Helium and others.. "Strikingly true-to-life...wry comic veracity." - Variety. “An Easy Rider for the 90’s and deserves as much attention.” - The Alternative PressMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Independent Film; Feature films. ; Motion pictures; Music;

The Good Lie. by Falardeau, Philippe,film director.; Oceng, Arnold,actor.; Stoll, Corey,actor.; Jal, Emmanuel,actor.; Duany, Ger,actor.; Wiel, Kuoth,actor.; Witherspoon, Reese,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Arnold Oceng, Corey Stoll, Emmanuel Jal, Ger Duany, Kuoth Wiel, Reese WitherspoonOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 2014.They were known simply as "The Lost Boys." Orphaned by the brutal civil war in Sudan, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring them to America. Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon stars alongside Sudanese actors Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, and newcomer Kuoth Wiel, to bring the story of their survival and triumph to life. Thirteen years after surviving an attack on their village and difficult trek to Kenya, the now young adults are given the opportunity to leave the refugee camp and resettle in America. Upon arriving in Kansas, they are met by Carrie Davis, an employment agency counselor enlisted to help find them jobs -- no easy task, when things like light switches and telephones are brand new to them.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;

Oh, Canada. by Schrader, Paul,film director.; Dhavernas, Caroline,actor.; Elordi, Jacob,actor.; Imperioli, Michael,actor.; Gere, Richard,actor.; Thurman, Uma,actor.; Hill, Victoria,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Caroline Dhavernas, Jacob Elordi, Michael Imperioli, Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Victoria HillOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 2024.Aging filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere), still fiery despite his battle with illness, wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director of acclaimed documentary exposés, he has much to be proud of, but his Vietnam War draft-dodging and his past relationships harbor thorny truths. Leonard sits for an extended interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), relating candid stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) in the tumultuous 1960s and beyond. At Leonard’s insistence, his wife and indispensable artistic partner, Emma (Uma Thurman), bears witness to it all. His successes are held up against his failings and, as the man is cleansed of the myth, Leonard must confront what is left. Paul Schrader’s adaptation of Russell Banks’s novel sees him reunited with Gere more than 40 years after American Gigolo, and together they deliver a moving and deeply personal take on this story of an artist reflecting on a lifetime of storytelling.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;

Freud's Last Session. by Brown, Matt,film director.; Hopkins, Anthony,actor.; Northam, Jeremy,actor.; Balfour, Jodi,actor.; Lisa Fries, Liv,actor.; Goode, Matthew,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Northam, Jodi Balfour, Liv Lisa Fries, Matthew GoodeOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.On the eve of World War II, two of the greatest minds of the 20th century, Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins) and C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode), converge for a debate and contemplation of their respective lives.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

Aisha. by Berry, Frank,film director.; O'Connor, Josh,actor.; Wright, Letitia,actor.; Cranitch, Lorcan,actor.; McCabe, Ruth,actor.; Graham, Stuart,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Josh O'Connor, Letitia Wright, Lorcan Cranitch, Ruth McCabe, Stuart GrahamOriginally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2022.This heartfelt drama follows Nigerian asylum seeker Aisha Osagie (Letitia Wright) as she navigates the challenges of Ireland’s immigration system. Isolated and uncertain, she forms a deep, unexpected bond with Conor Healy (Josh O’Connor), a former prisoner working at her accommodation center. But as their friendship grows, Aisha’s future in Ireland becomes increasingly precarious, and they both must face hard truths about belonging, loss, and the cost of hope.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Ireland.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

The Last House on the Left. by Craven, Wes,film director.; A. Hess, David,actor.; Grantham, Lucy,actor.; Cassel, Sandra,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David A. Hess, Lucy Grantham, Sandra CasselOriginally produced by MGM in 1972.Two young women set off to a rock concert but run afoul of a group of crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug. Gagged and bound, the young women are subjected to a terrifying ordeal of torture and murder. Wes Craven's shocking directorial debut.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.;

Auntie Mame. by DaCosta, Morton,film director.; Browne, Coral,actor.; Tucker, Forrest,actor.; Clark, Fred,actor.; Cass, Peggy,actor.; Smith, Roger,actor.; Russell, Rosalind,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Coral Browne, Forrest Tucker, Fred Clark, Peggy Cass, Roger Smith, Rosalind RussellOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1958.When young, impressionable Patrick Dennis' millionaire father dies, the boy is left in the care of his only living relative--his flamboyant, extravagant, devil-may-care… and never, never dull Auntie Mame.New York during the Jazz Age--Despite the best efforts of estate executive Dwight Babcock to rear Patrick as a boring, stuffy aristocrat, the boy is swept into Mame Dennis' (Rosalind Russell) world of parties, flappers and the most eccentric, entertaining, intelligent set of friends anywhere. Through the stock market crash, a marriage to a rich Southerner and his death while scaling the Alps, Mame's whirlwind approach to life opens Patrick's eyes to endless possibilities.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Motion Pictures.;

1001 movies you must see before you die / by Schneider, Steven Jay,1974-;
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