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Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart from the Hollywood establishment, cultivating visual and...
3882) Little sister
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Young nun Colleen has been avoiding all contact from her family but when she returns to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it, painted black and covered in goth & metal posters.
3883) Two thousand maniacs
Publisher
Something Weird Video
Pub. Date
[c2000]
Language
English
Description
Six "Yankee" tourists are the horrified "guests of honor" for the centenniel celebration of a small southern town in this Herschell Gordon Lewis drive-in cult classic.
3885) Ganja & Hess
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Dr. Hess Green, an archaeologist overseeing an excavation of an ancient civilization called Myrthia, is stabbed by his research assistant, who then commits suicide. When Hess wakes up, he finds that his wounds have healed, but he now has an insatiable thirst for blood. It turns out that the knife he was stabbed with carried ancient germs that have turned him into a vampire. Soon after, Hess meets his former assistant's wife, Ganja. Though Ganja is...
Series
House document volume 108-224
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the publisher: Provides a comprehensive history of the more than 120 African Americans who have served in the United States Congress. Written for a general audience, this book contains a profile of each African-American Member, including notables such as Hiram Revels, Joseph Rainey, Oscar De Priest, Adam Clayton Powell, Shirley Chisholm, Gus Hawkins, and Barbara Jordan. Individual profiles are introduced by contextual essays that explain major...
3888) Spettacolo
Publisher
GrasshopperFilm
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Italiano
Description
"Once upon a time, villagers in a tiny hill town in Tuscany came up with a remarkable way to confront their issues: they turned their lives into a play. Every summer, their piazza became their stage and residents of all ages played a part - the role of themselves. Monticchiello's annual tradition has attracted worldwide attention and kept the town together for 50 years, but with an aging population and a future generation more interested in Facebook...
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A French princess flees to New Orleans to avoid marrying a nobleman she doesn't love. In bayou country she falls for a swaggering soldier, who wards off pirates and a king to keep her.
3892) Men of America
Publisher
RKO Pictures, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Men of America (1932) - a rancher who defends tiny Paradise Valley against those machine-gunning killers. Roar of the Dragon (1932) - a booze-swigging riverboat captain takes on the burden of commanding Westerners holed up in a Manchurian hotel that₂s surrounded by a horde of murderous Tartar bandits.
3894) The chief
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"The saucer eyes, dithering voice and jittery mannerisms are unmistakable-and grew on audiences over a beloved 63 year showbiz career. Only the great Ed Wynn could bumble his way into becoming the hero of the Bowery with nimbly nitwitted, sunnily slapstick style as 'The Chief' bringing his popular radio persona of 'The Perfect Fool' to delighted movie audiences. Starting with young legend-in-the-making Mickey Rooney tossing some firecrackers, the...
3895) LGBTQ events
Series
Publisher
Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This set, like its predecessor, chronicles important historical events from around the world that have identified, defined, and legally established the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queers and transsexual, transgender, intersex, and asexual persons."--Volume 1, publisher's note.