Sidney Levin
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Stanley and Iris are both employees at the same bakery, and find out they have more in common than just their place of work-- their trying personal lives. When Stanley loses his job because he can't read, he asks Iris to teach him.
3) Nashville
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cornerstone of 1970s American filmmaking from Robert Altman. It is a view of the country's political and entertainment landscapes set in the nation's music capital. It weaves the stories of 24 characters-from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress-into a cinematic tapestry that is equal parts comedy, tragedy, and musical. It showcases Altman's ability to get to the heart of American life via its eccentric byways, and barrels forward to...
4) The front
Language
English
Description
A blacklisted writer has a friend act as a front for his TV scripts. The front becomes famous and falls in love with a script editor. He has to face the truth when he is called before an investigative committee to testify.
5) The river
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Tom and Mae Garvey are struggling to keep their homestead safe from the local power authority who wants to flood their land. When Mae's former beau, Joe Wade, turns out to be in charge of the plan to acquire the property, tensions run high, climaxing in a devastating confrontation on the flooded river banks.
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Billy Bob is a thirteen-year-old boy growing up in a small Alabama town in 1947. Billy Bob's best friend is Preacher Star, who has a pronounced mischievous streak. When Lily Jane moves into town with her mother, a strange woman who never speaks, both Billy Bob and Preacher are entranced. Billy Bob and Preacher become rivals for Lily Jane's affections. As Billy Bob struggles with first love, he also has to deal with his mother's budding romance with...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a highly acclaimed drama, based on the epic novel by Ernest J. Gaines. It covers the American Experience from the Civil War to the civil rights movement, all told from the memories of a fictional 110 year old former slave, played by Cicely Tyson. Ms. Tysons tour de force performance earned her two Emmys, best actress and actress of the year 1974. This film won nine Emmys, including best picture and was named...