Jason Robards
Author
Language
English
Description
A group of Americans are interested in raising the ill-fated Ocean liner Titanic. One of the team members finds out the Russians also have plans to raise the ship from its watery grave. Why all the interest? A rare mineral on-board could be used to power a sound beam that will knock any missile out of the air when entering United States airspace!
4) Philadelphia
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Powerful story of two lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.
5) Truman
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The story of the unlikely rise of a gritty American original, Harry Truman. He was a farmer, a bankrupt businessman, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held America's highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but he would prove to be a surprise. Facing some of the biggest crises of the century, Truman would end the war with Germany, use the atomic bomb against Japan, confront...
6) TR
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Documentary about Theodore Roosevelt. Explores the influence of Rossevelt's childhood, his rise to the U.S. Presidency, and the years after he left office.
10) Magnolia
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Magnolia is a mosaic of American life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. Nine people will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1941 the Japanese are at odds with the United States on a number of issues which they are attempting to resolve via their Washington embassy. In case this diplomacy fails, the military are hatching plans for a surprise early Sunday morning air attack on the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor. American intelligence is breaking the Japanese diplomatic messages but few high-ups are prepared to believe that an attack is likely, let alone where or how it might...
14) The Civil War
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
An epic documentary bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again.
16) Parenthood
Series
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Language
English
Description
The Buckmans are a modern family facing the age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the "right" way.
Series
Publisher
TOPICS Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Get an up-close look at the artwork in the Capitol Building, take a seat in the Supreme Court and get a 360-degree soaring view of the Washington Monument. Go to the National Archives and get a private showing of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Then fly over Arlington National Cemetery, visit all the memorial sites, and much more."--Container.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Ken Burns traces the life and turbulent career of one of America's best known and least understood painters. A bittersweet portrait combining rare archival material, commentary by those close to him, and a collection of his stunning paintings.
Series
Publisher
CBS Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Addie Mills is a smart and strong-willed young girl living in Nebraska in the 1940s with her sensible but stubborn father, James, and her loving, quirky Grandma. In The House Without A Christmas Tree, all Addie wants is to have a Christmas tree for the first time. But James refuses due to a painful family memory. Trouble ensues in The Thanksgiving Treasure when Addie tries to invite James₂ sworn enemy over for Thanksgiving dinner in the hopes of...
