Sean Penn
Series
Criterion collection volume 1075
Language
English
Description
A comedy that chronicles the individual struggles of several high school teenagers in southern California as they deal with independence, success, money, school, adults, self-esteem, the opposite sex, and more.
62) Taps
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English
Description
"When a fiercely devoted group of military school cadets learns that their school is being sold to real estate developers, they refuse to accept defeat-- instead choosing to rise up together to protect the academy and their honor. But the brave young soldiers soon learn that the most courageous decisions can sometimes have unexpected and even fatal consequences!"--Container.
65) We're no angels
Series
Language
English
Description
"There's something funny about those two new priests [because] they aren't clergymen at all. They're escaped cons whose only prayer is to pass themselves off as men of the cloth and pass right by a police blockade to the border and into the safety of Canada"--Container.
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English
Description
Lifts the veil on the shocking reality that thousands of untested chemicals are in our everyday products, our homes and inside of us. Tells the personal stories of people who believe their lives have been affected by chemicals and takes viewers to the front lines as activists go head-to-head with the powerful and well-funded chemical industry.
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English
Description
Teaches us how language affects our lives and more significantly, our political discourse. Language is influenced by what is known as 'framing,' meaning every word is connected to a concept. How those concepts are used and repeated have proven to shape ideology, behavior and thought-process.
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English
Description
"Based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Ericksson is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve, a powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat. A devastating and unforgettable tale of one man's quest for sanity and justice amidst the chaos of war"--Container....
71) Colors
Language
English
Description
Two L.A. cops, one a veteran and one a rookie, try to bring peace to the war raging on the streets of L.A.
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English
Description
The story of the life and death of author Hunter S. Thompson, an American master whose gonzo reportage defined an era, while his depraved appetites forged a legend. Features interviews with Thompson, his childhood friends, his wife and those who worked with him. Includes footage from the biographical films Where the buffalo roam and Fear and loathing in Las Vegas.
75) She's so lovely
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English
Description
Maureen is pregnant and her working-class husband Eddie has disappeared for a few days. Nervous, Maureen shares a couple of drinks with neighbour Kiefer, who attempts to rape her and beats her up. When Eddie returns and finds out about that, he goes ballistic, shoots a police officer accidentally and is put into a mental asylum. 10 years later Eddie is released, and Maureen is happily married to Joey, and is mother of three children, including...
76) State of grace
Language
English
Description
"Terry Noonan returns to his old neighborhood with a score to settle. He's now an undercover cop dead-set on taking down an Irish mob family headed by Frankie Flannery and his hot-headed brother Jackie. But when Noonan infiltrates the family, his old feelings for the Flannery's sister further heighten the stakes as he enters a violent showdown with them during a crowded St. Patrick's Day parade"--Container.
77) Dead man walking
Language
English
Description
Based on the bestselling book, this film tells of convicted killer Matthew Poncelet and Sister Helen Prejean, his spiritual advisor. "The journey they will undertake in search of the truth, is as powerful and profound as you are ever likely to witness on screen".
79) Colors
Language
English
Description
In the 'hood, all that matters are your colors, Bob Hodges is a seasoned street cop who has learned a lot from long experience while his new, young partner, Danny, has learned nothing, yet knows it all. Forced to work together in the L.A.P.D.'s renowned C.R.A.S.H. anti-gang unit, they set out to investigate a brutal gang murder. Hated and hunted by both sides, the cops soon find themselves trapped in the middle of a turf war.
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English
Description
Based on Slate's "Slow Burn" podcast, Gaslit is a modern take on the Watergate scandal through the long-neglected lens of the lesser-known but no-less-key players involved in the downfall of America's 37th president from Nixon's bumbling, opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing to the ground.