Karen Black
1) Blood Money
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English
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John Saxon (Wings Hauser), an L.A. cop, teams with an F.B.I. agent to track down the boss of a counterfeiting plot. The counterfeiter turns out to be the man who rescued Saxon from certain death in Vietnam.
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A dark and funny tale of an ambitious young woman at a crucial turning point in her career and her relationship with her bi-polar mother. Louise (Julia Garcia Combs) is an insurance underwriter living in Los Angeles with her mother, May (Karen Black), who has recently been evicted from her Section 8 apartment after the building was condemned. Throw into the mix a budding romance between Louise and the local bartender, and we find ourselves in the...
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Fortune hunter Billy Newman is not a man of great strength or physical courage. Like a young Johnny Depp, he gets by on his wit, wiles and good looks. And he's had quite a good run—striking gold in the Philippines and buying his very own island in the South Seas....
But there's trouble in paradise, and Billy's in the thick of it; The island's crops are failing; The island's people are dying; And the island's owner—Billy—is
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Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Character study of a talented pianist who has given up a promising career and now works on oil rigs. After 20 years he returns home to his father's deathbed perhaps to reconcile himself with his fear of failure and desire for greatness.
7) Nashville
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Paramount
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Nashville interweaves the stories of 24 characters over 5 days during a political rally in the capital of country music.
8) Born to Win
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English
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Jay, a New York City hairstylist, gets hooked on heroin and subsequently quits his job to pursue his new passion: scoring one fix after another. The problem is, Jay's addiction isn't possible without a steady income, so he turns to petty crime. While stealing a car, he meets Parm, a non-junkie, and they begin a romance. Giving in to heavy pressure from Parm and the cops, Jay decides to go straight and become a snitch, but his choice plagues him with...
10) Burnt offerings
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Marian and Ben find it hard to believe that for only
11) Easy rider
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Two young men on a motorcycle trip to New Orleans encounter hippies, drugs, rednecks and prostitutes along the way.
Two motorcyclists travel across the U.S. in search of the "real" America. And find it.
12) One Long Night
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English
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A half-Mexican-half-Caucasian businessman tries to survive one night lost in a country he's never been to but should have been home to him.
14) The Great Gatsby
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Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
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English
Description
In 1920s Long Island, a mysterious American millionaire's efforts to recapture the sweetheart of his youth result in tragedy.
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English
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Helmed by Rob Zombie, this gore fest follows two young couples on their quest to find the truth about a mythical character known only as "Dr. Satan." Set in rural Texas in the 1970s, the group gets more than they bargained for when they find themselves stranded in an all-too-realistic house of horrors.
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Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Airport: The original airplane disaster movie in which a passenger brings an explosive device on board the aircraft.
Airport 1975: A mid-air collision leaves a 747 without a pilot and little hope for survival.
Airport '77: A 747 is trapped underwater in the Bermuda Triangle. It's a race against time and the elements to save the passengers and crew!
The Concorde: Airport '79: At twice the speed of sound, the Concorde must evade a vicious attack...
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John Hawkes stars as Harold Buttleman, a small town tuxedo salesman who thinks he's the next Evel Knievel. He is on the brink of TV stardom, a 3 am spot on the late night cable access, but the life of a daredevil stuntman is harder than it looks. Harold's parents want him to move out of their basement and his girlfriend wants him to settle into a career selling bathtub parts. For Harold, it all depends on his big break. He gathers the entire town...