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[Adams, Patch] Patch Adams (1998)

Directed by Tom Shadyac. Cast: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London, Peter Coyote. Patch Adams is a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like other doctors. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he's willing to do just about anything to make his patients laugh-- even if it means risking his own career. Based on a true story. Based on the book Gesundheit! : bringing good health to you, the medical system, and society through physician service, complementary therapies, humor, and joy by Patch Adams. Special features: Commentary by director Tom Shadyac ; "The Medicinal value of Laughter," (12 min.) an original documentary featuring interviews with the real Patch Adams, producer Mike Farrell and cast members Robin Williams and Monica Potter ; outtakes ; theatrical trailer ; production notes ; cast & filmmaker's bios ; film highlights. 116 min. DVD 8226

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[Adams, Robert] The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (ala Strike the Tent) (2005)

Directed by A. Blaine Miller and Julian Adams. Cast: Julian Adams, Gwendolyn Edwards, Amy Redford, Eric Holloway, Joshua Lindsey, Tippi Hedren, Bob Dorian, Mickey Rooney. Robert Adams is a strong-willed southern captain, in the midst of the American Civil War, whose leadership and heart of fire rally his men to fight for their land. Filled with passion, blood, and tragedy, this is a true story of one man's love for his country and for Eveline McCord, his beloved from the North. 96 min. DVD 8127

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[Alexander the Great] Alexander (2004)

Directed by Oliver Stone. Cast: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins. The story of Alexander the Great, who in 4th century BC conquered ninety percent of the known world of the time by defeating Greece, Persia, Afghanistan, and India in just eight years. 167 min. DVD 4171

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[Alexandra, Empress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia] Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Cast: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Harry Andrews, Tom Baker, Michael Bryant, Maurice Denham, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, Curt Jurgens, John McEnery, Eric Porter, Michael Redgrave, Alan Webb, Irene Worth, Laurence Olivier. The final years of the Russian Tsar and Empress are chronicled in this epic which begins in 1904. Tsar Nicholas II is celebrating the birth of his only son, the heir to the Russian throne. But all is not well in Russia, for it is at war with the Japanese and there is a growing threat of internal revolution. Empress Alexandra, searching for answers to troubles of her own, seeks the advice from the charismatic monk, Rasputin, who, many believe, has power over her. The Bolshevik unrest grows and The Duma, a parliament for the people, demands the Tsar's abdication. The Royal Family is imprisoned and then executed as a new government takes form under Lenin. 189 min. DVD 3519

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[Ali, Muhammad] Ali (2001)

Directed by Michael Mann. Cast: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nona M. Gaye, Michael Michele, Joe Morton. Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight championship title thus stripped from him entirely for political reasons, the champ sets about to win back his crown, culminating in a legendary unification bout against George Foreman in Zaire, dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle." 157 min. DVD 1231

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[Amin, Idi]The Last King of Scotland (UK, 2006)

Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Abby Mukiibi, Adam Kotz, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton. Chronicles Idi Amin's rise and fall. Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin's personal physician. His perspective as an outsider causes him to be initially impressed by Amin's calculated rise to power and he grows increasingly monstrous. A pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding ground for Amin's genocidal tyranny. Amin is both seductive and horribly destructive. Garrigan grows increasingly prone to exploitation. 123 min. DVD 7376

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[Anastasiia Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess, daughter of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia,] Anastasia (1956)

Directed by Anatole Litvak. Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff, Martita Hunt, Felix Aylmer, Sacha Pitoeff, Ivan Desny, Natalie Schafer, Gregoire Gromoff, Karel Stepanek, Ina de la Haye, Katherine Kath. An expatriate White Russian general sets in motion a grand hoax after he meets a destitute woman on the banks of the Seine River in Paris. He is amazed at her resemblance to Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas of Russia, rumored to have somehow survived the Bolsheviks' execution of the Romanoff family in 1918. He trains her to impersonate the missing princess but soon begins to feel she may be the real Anastasia. Ultimately, the truth can only be decided by one person--Anastasia's grandmother, the Dowager Empress. 104 min. DVD 3518

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[Apollo 13/Astronauts] Apollo 13 (1995)

Directed by Ron Howard. Cast: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan. Based on true events, this film tells the story of the three astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Seigert who were stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, fighting a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew raced against time, and the odds, to bring them home safely. 140 min. DVD 950

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[Arbus, Diane]Fur, An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

Directed by Steven Shainberg. Cast: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey, Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander, Emmy Clarke, Geneiveve McCarthy, Boris McGiver, Marceline Hugot, Mary Duffy. An imaginary portrait of famed photographer Diane Arbus. Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in with Lionel Sweeney. Sweeney is an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century. Diane's strange, new world unlocks her deepest secrets, awakens her remarkable artistic genius, and launches her path to becoming the artist she is meant to be. 120 min. DVD 7848

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[Arenas, Reinaldo] Before Night Falls (2000)

Directed by Julian Schnabel. Cast: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, Michael Wincott. A dramatization of the life of the poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. His writings and homosexuality got him in trouble with Castro's Cuba and he spent two years in prison before leaving for the United States. 134 min. DVD 1071

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[Bacon, Francis] Love is the Devil: A Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

Directed by John Maybury. Cast: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough. A searing biographical dramatization of the life ofpainter Francis Bacon, critically acclaimed as the outstanding British painter of the latter half of the 20th century. This is "one of the nastiest and most truthful portraits of the artist-as-monster ever filmed." 88 min. DVD 2432

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[Barrie, Dennis] Dirty Pictures.

Directed by Frank Pierson, 2000. Cast: James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Leon Pownall, Judah Katz. Commentary: William F. Buckley, Barney Frank, Salman Rushdie, Fran Lebowitz, Susan Sarandon. Based on true events, tells the story of Cincinnati museum director Dennis Barrie, who went on trial in 1990 to protect the right of freedom of expression. Interspersed within the film's narrative, are interviews with cultural figures who address the censorship issue. A number of the actual Robert Mapplethorpe photographs that were at the heart of the controversy were used in the production. 104 min. DVD 2292

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[Barrie, J.M. (James Matthew)] Finding Neverland

Directed by Marc Forster. Cast: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin Hoffman, Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Luke Spill, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald. Well-known playwright James M. Barrie finds his career at a crossroads when his latest play flops and doubters begin to question his future. Then by chance he meets a widow and her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the imagination needed to produce Barrie's greatest work. Traverses both fantasy and everyday reality, melding the difficulties of adult life with the spellbinding allure and childlike innocence of the boy who never grows up. 2004. 101 min. DVD 3665

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[Barris, Chuck] Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. The story of a legendary showman's double life--television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative, or so he said. Director, George Clooney. 2002. 113 min. DVD 2781

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Doherty, Thomas. "Sex, Half-Truths and Videotape: Auto Focus and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." Cineaste 28 (2): 10-13. 2003 Spring.

Fuller, Graham, and Ali Jaafar. "Confessions of a dangerous mind.(George Clooney discusses about his new releases)(Interview)." Sight and Sound 16.3 (March 2006): 14(7).

Olsen, Mark. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.(Reviews)(Movie Review)." Sight and Sound 13.3 (March 2003): 36(2).

[Barrow, Clyde and Parker, Bonnie] Bonnie & Clyde (1967)

Directed by Arthur Penn. Featuring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Michael J. Pollard. A likeable young couple embark on a series of increasingly violent crimes during the darkest days of the Depression. 112 min. DVD 70; VHS 999:2

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[Basquiat, Jean-Michel] Basquiat. (1996)

Directed by Julian Schnabel. Cast: Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Michael Wincott, Benico Del Toro, Claire Forlani, Courtney Love, Parker Posey. Based on the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a young American unknown graffiti artist who lived on the streets of New York City in a cardboard box. Jean-Michel was "discovered" by Andy Warhol's art world and became a star. But his success came at a high price, and Basquiat paid with friendship, love, drugs and, eventually, his life. c1997. 106 min. DVD 5506; vhs 999:2138

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[Basquiat, Jean-Michel] Downtown 81 (2000)

Directed by Edo Bertoglio. Performer: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Deborah Harry, Kid Creole, Tuxedomoon, James White, Saul Williams, Walter Steding, Anna Schroeder, John Lurie, DNA, The Plastics. A portrait of the explosive early-80's Manhattan art and music scene with the main focus on the provocative 19-year-old artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, already known for his excursions into street graffiti art and pioneering electro-beat. The film focuses on a day in the life of Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, who are on the cutting edge of new wave music, new painting, hip hop and graffiti. 72 min. DVD 1367

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[Becket, Thomas, Saint] Becket (1964)

Directed by Peter Glenville. Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud. As young men, Thomas a Becket and King Henry II of 12th century England wench and carouse together. In middle age, Henry appoints Becket Archbishop of Canterbury but a stormy clash develops when Becket, sobered by his office, challenges Henry's royal edicts. 151 min. Video/C 999:208

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[Benchley, Robert] Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

Directed by Alan Rudolph. Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Andrew McCarthy, Wallace Shawn, Martha Plimpton, Sam Robards, Lili Taylor, James LeGros, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heather Graham, Stephen Baldwin, Tom McGowan, Rebecca Miller. Dorothy Parker, a brilliant writer with a razor-sharp tongue, shares a professional but intimate relationship with comic genius Robert Benchley. But when she meets Charlie MacArthur, she falls hopelessly in love, a condition even literary genius can't seem to cure. 124 min. 999:3393

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[Bernstein, Carl]All the President's Men (1976)

Directed by Alan Pakula. Featuring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander. A dramatic reconstruction of the true story of the discovery of the White House link with the Watergate affair by two young reporters from the Washington Post. 127 min. DVD 1045; vhs 999:451

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Combs, R. "All the president's men." Sight & Sound v. 45 no. 3 (Summer 1976) p. 189-90

de Antonio, Emile. "Celluloid Reportage (1976)." In: Emile de Antonio : a reader / Douglas Kellner and Dan Streible, editors ; foreword by Haskell Wexler. pp: 368-70 Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2000. Visible evidence ; v. 8. (Main Stack PN1998.3.D3846.E65 2000)

Elliott, William R.; Schenck-Hamlin, William J. " Film, Politics, and the Press: The Influence of "All the President's Men."" Journalism Quarterly v56 n3 p546-53 Fall 1979

Huntley, Reid. "All the King's Men and All the President's Men: Two Studies of Power over Society." In: Jarvie, I. C. Movies and society. pp: 48-53. New York, Basic Books [1970] (Main Stack PN1995.9.S6.J3 1970; Moffitt PN1995.9.S6.J3 1970)

Toplin, Robert Brent. "All the President's men : "the story that people know and remember". In: History by Hollywood : the use and abuse of the American past Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1996. (Main Stack PN1995.9.H5.T66 1996; Moffitt PN1995.9.H5.T66 1996; PFA PN1995.9.H5.T66 1996)

[Bicke, Sam] The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)

Directed by Niels Mueller. Cast: Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Naomi Watts, Jack Thompson, Brad Hanke, Michael Wincott, Mykelti Williamson, April Grace, Lily Knight, Jared Dorrance. Based on real-life events tells the tragic story of Sam Bicke, a disillusioned salesman who in 1972 concocted a plot to kill then-President Nixon by hi-jacking a plane to fly over the White House and drop a gas bomb. 95 min. DVD 5573

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[Biko, Stephen] Cry Freedom. (1987)

Directed by Richard Attenborough. Stars Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline. Based on books Biko and Asking for Trouble by Donald Woods. Director, Richard Attenborough. Story of South African Black activist Stephen Biko and liberal White newspaper editor Donald Woods who risks his own life to bring Biko's message to the world. 157 min. 999:226

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[Boleyn, Anna (Anne)] Anna Boleyn (Germany, 1920)

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Henny Porten, Emil Jannings, Paul Hartmann, Aud Egede Nissen, Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein. Tragic drama of the second wife of England's Henry VIII, made in Berlin by Lubitsch before he moved to Hollywood to make comedies. 118 min. DVD 8868

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[Bonaparte, Napoleon] Monsieur N (France / UK, 2002)

Directed by Antoine de Caunes. Cast: Philippe Torreton, Richard E. Grant, Jay Rodan, Elsa Zylberstein. Story of the last years of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was imprisoned by the British on St Helena. Napoleon retained a loyal entourage of officers who helped him plot his escape, and evaded the attentions of Sir Hudson Lowe, the island's overzealous Governor. 127 min. DVD 8099

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[Bonaparte, Napoleon] Napoleon (France, 1927)

Directed by Abel Gance. Cast: Albert Dieudonne, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance. This restored 1927 Abel Gance movie masterpiece which presents important early use of split screen, moving camera and Polyvision, has been painstakingly resurrected. It is a historical epic on the life of Napoleon from boyhood to military triumph including treatment of the French Revolution. 235 min. 999:164

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[Bowie, James] The Alamo (2004)

Directed by John Lee Hancock. Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Molla, Emilio Echevarria, Marc Blucas, Leon Rippy. Retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the Texan War of Independence. Facing 4,000 Mexican troops, 186 Texan soldiers and volunteers - including William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie - retreat within the walls of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission that was converted into a military fort. Once inside, the men prepare themselves for what will be a bloody battle to the death. U.S. General Sam Houston leads the charge from the outside. The Texans held the fort for 13 days under siege by General Santa Anna. 136 min. DVD 3008

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Andreychuk, Ed. American frontiersmen on film and television : Boone, Crockett, Bowie, Houston, Bridger, and Carson Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005. (MAIN: PN1995.9.P487 A53 2005)

Thompson, Frank T. "Reprinting the Legend: The Alamo on Film." Film and History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 12-64, 2006

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[Bowie, Jim] The Alamo(1960)

Directed by John Wayne. Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Richard Boone, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien. Film depicts a pivotal event in American history--the battle of the Alamo when 185 "Texans" stood against a 7,000-man Mexican army. The battle ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas. 202 min. 999:921 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database

Andreychuk, Ed. American frontiersmen on film and television : Boone, Crockett, Bowie, Houston, Bridger, and Carson Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005. (MAIN: PN1995.9.P487 A53 2005)

Thompson, Frank T. "Reprinting the Legend: The Alamo on Film." Film and History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 12-64, 2006

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[Braddock, James J.] Cinderella Man (2005)

Directed by Ron Howard. Cast: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband. During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning and suddenly, the ordinary working man became an icon who carried the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders. Eventually, he rose through the ranks and went on to fight the heavyweight champ, the unstoppable Max Baer. 145 min. DVD 5208

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[Braun, Eva]Moloch (Molokh) (Russia / Germany / Japan / Italy / France, 1999)

Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov. Cast: Leonid Mosgowoi, Elena Rufanowa, Leonid Sokol, Yelena Spiridonova, Vladimir Bogdanov, Anatoli Shvedersky. In an ominous fortress perched high above the clouds, everything seems in order for a reposing 24 hours. It is the spring of 1942 in Germany and Eva Braun is the only voice that dares contradict the Fuhrer. Eva is caught up in the complexities of a man incapable of human intimacy, making her as volcanic as her beloved Hitler. 108 min. DVD 6683

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[Brecht, Bertolt]Abschied (Brechts letzter Sommer) (The Farewell) (Germany / Poland, 2000)

Directed by Jan Schutte. Cast: Josef Bierbichler, Monica Bleibtreu, Klaus Pohl, Jeanette Hain, Elfriede Irall, Margit Rogal, Samuel Fintzi. In addition to his prodigious output as a playwright, poet and theatrical producer, Bertolt Brecht maintained no fewer than three mistresses at any one time throughtout his adult life. Takes place in a single day, toward the end of his life, in the late summer of 1956, as Brecht prepares to leave his lakeside home and return to Berlin for the fall theater season. Surrounded by the women who form his extended family, he is the center of a quiet storm. 87 min. DVD 4334

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[Brice, Fanny]Funny Girl (1968)

Directed by William Wyler. Follows the early career of stage comedienne, Fanny Brice, her rise to stardom with the Ziegfeld Follies, and her stormy romance with Nicky Arnstein. Starring arbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walte Pidgeon.165 min. DVD 8942; vhs 999:830

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[Brockovich, Erin ] Erin Brockovich (1999)

Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Cast: : Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter. Based on true events, Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a momumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees. 132 min. DVD 1075

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[Brown, Christy] My Left Foot(Ireland / UK, 1989)

Directed by Jim Sheridan. Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Cyril Cusack, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Adrian Dunbar, Ruth McCabe, Alison Whelan. Based on Christy Brown's true life story, My Left Foot is the story of a cerebral palsy victim who triumphs over impossible odds to achieve greatness as an author and painter. 103 min. 999:2182

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[Bruce, Lenny] Lenny (1974)

Directed by Bob Fosse. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine. Depicts the rise to stardom of nightclub comedian, satirist and '60's cult hero, Lenny Bruce and his fatal decline through drug addiction. Utilizing a flashback technique of story-telling and stark black and white photography the producer has pieced together a jagged portrait of a man driven to mainlining honesty into the arteries of a hypocritical culture. 112 min. DVD 607

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[Bryan, William Jennings]Inherit the Wind (1960)

Directed by Stanley Kramer. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, Harry Morgan. A historical drama of the so called "Monkey Trial" which pitted attorney Clarence Darrow and the fundamentalist William Jennings Brian in heated courtroom debate. It is set in a small Tennessee town which gained national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher, John T. Scopes, was arrested for violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution to his students. 108 min. DVD 1105; vhs 999:639

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[Bryant, Louise] Reds (1981)

Directed by Warren Beatty. Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton. The true story of the love affair of John Reed, American Communist, journalist and activist and Louise Bryant, writer and feminist. Woven into the story are America's great playwright, Eugene O'Neill, anarchist and feminist, Emma Goldman, Bolshevik leader, Gregory Zinoviev and other notable figures whose lives were shaken by the Russian Revolution. 195 min. DVD 6749; vhs 999:1627

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[Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)] Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

Directed by George Sidney. Cast: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Based on the musical play produced on the stage by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, II. Based on the book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Frank Butler, handsome star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, bags clay pigeons and ladies' hearts. He's the best marksman in the world--until a backwoods hoyden challenges him. Her name? Annie Oakley. Special features include: Original theatrical trailer, new introduction by Annie get your gun Broadway revival star Susan Lucci, 3 rare outtake musical numbers, Let's go west again with Betty Hutton, and a pair with the originally cast Judy Garland, Doin' what comes natur'lly and I'm an Indian too. 127 min. DVD 395

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[Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)] Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or, Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)

Directed by Robert Altman. Featuring Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Geraldine Chaplin, Burt Lancaster, Frank Kaquitts. Chronicles the travels and adventures of Buffalo Bill Cody, the legendary Western adventurer. Although Buffalo Bill had fought Indians and Civil War battles, nothing could prepare him for his newest challenge: show business! His "Wild West Show" was hugely popular, featuring stunt-riders, battle recreations and a beautiful sharpshooter, Annie Oakley. But when Bill signed a former enemy, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, for a featured role in the show, a clash of cultures reverberated far beyond the boundaries of their sprawling outdoor theater. 123 min. 999:1641

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[Burns, Lucy] Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

Directed by Katja von Garnier. Cast: Hilary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Julia Ormond, Anjelica Huston, Molly Parker, Patrick Dempsey, Laura Fraser, Brooke Smith, Vera Farmiga, Lois Smith, Bob Gunton. Tells the true life stories of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two defiant suffragist women who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment. The two activists broke from the mainstream women's rights movement and created a more radical wing, daring to push the boundaries to secure women's voting rights in 1920. In a country dominated by chauvinism, this was no easy fight. Along the way, sacrifices were made: Alice gave up a chance for love, and collegue Inez Mulholland gave up her life. 123 min. DVD 4040

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[Burroughs, William S.] Beat (2000)

Directed by Gary Walkow. Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Courtney Love, Norman Reedus, Ron Livingston, Kyle Secor. A true story of two murders that shaped the lives of some of the most influential writers of the "Beat Generation." From their early college years to becoming expatriates in Mexico, William S. Burroughsand his wife Joan Vollmer were haunted by the murderof a college friend by another one of their closest friends. Their obsessive love pushes them to the limits and once again murder is part of their legacy. 80 min. DVD 1393

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[Caesar, Julius] Caesar and Cleopatra (1946)

Directed by Gabriel Pascal. Featuring Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson, Cecil Parker, Anthony Harvey, Stanley Holloway, Leo Genn. Cleopatra was the willful child who became a determined monarch and guided Egypt's fortunes. Caesar was her confidante and lover and the man who helped Cleopatra through her transformation. It was a union that was destined to produce one of history's greatest duos. Based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. 123 min. 999:730

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Sargemt, Seymour H. "Julius Caesar and the historical film." English Journal v 61 Feb 1972. p. 230-3+

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[Calamity Jane [Cannary-Burke, Martha Jane]Calamity Jane (1938)

Directed by David Butler. Cast: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn McLerie, Philip Carey, Dick Wesson. In this musical-comedy set in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, Calamity Jane is a calamity at love --she's too busy cracking a bullwhip to pay much mind to dresses and perfume. But then one of her boasts requires that she go to Chicago to recruit an actress for the Golden Garter stage. When the actress arrives, the lady in question appears to be a more feminine rival for the favors of Jane's male friends...including her friendly enemy Wild Bill Hickok. 101 min. DVD 8882

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[Caligula, Caius Caesar, emperor of Rome] Caligula (Italy / USA, 1979)

Directed by Tinto Brass. Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Adriana Asti. Portrays the decadence and debauchery that marked the reign of the Roman emperor Caligula from 37-41 A.D. The details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed: his unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, and his fiendishly inventive means of disposing of those who would oppose him. 156 min. DVD 1055

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[Callas, Maria] Callas Forever (Italy / France / Spain / UK / Romania, 2002)

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Cast: Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Jay Rodan, Gabriel Garko, Justino Diaz, Manuel de Blas. Beautifully recreates the magic, passion and artistry of the opera diva Maria Callas, known as "the voice of the century". Gives a loving tribute to what could have possibly happened at the end of Callas's life, whose death came at the age of 53. Callas was a temperamental diva. She captured all the fiery intensity of legend on and off the stage. Her tempestuous relationship with her former manager is what finally persuades her to re-launch her career, despite her fading powers. 108 min. DVD 4089

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[Capone, Al] Scarface (1932)

Directed by Howard Hawks. Cast: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff. Drama of the life and death of a Chicago gangster (based on Capone) during prohibition in the 1920's. 93 min. 999:68

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[Capote, Truman] Capote (2005)

Directed by Bennett Miller. Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins, Jr., Bruce Greenwood, Bob Balaban, Mark Pellegrino, Chris Cooper. Based on true events. Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. In 1959, when he learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb, Kansas, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, "In Cold Blood." He arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners, especially with Perry Smith. However, his feelings of compassion for Perry conflict with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that produced an literary account that redefined modern non-fiction. 114 min. DVD 5329

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[Capote, Truman]Infamous (2006)

Directed by Douglas McGrath. Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Toby Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lee Pace, Daniel Craig, Juliet Stevenson, Michael Panes, Hope Davis, Sandra Bullock, Isabella Rossellini, John Benjamin Hickey, Peter Bogdanovich, Jeff Daniels. While researching his book "In Cold Blood", writer Truman Capote develops a relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and, in particular Perry Smith, while both men waited for their date of execution on death row. Based on the novel "Truman Capote: in which various friends, enemies, acquaintances and detractors recall his turbulent career" by George Plimpton. 118 min. DVD 7325

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[Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da] Caravaggio. (UK, 1986)

Directed by Derek Jarman. A film based on the life and art of Caravaggio, the greatest Italian post-Renaissance painter. Caravaggio was the 'enfant terrible' of Italian Art and his short life, marked with extremes of passion and moral and artistic radicalism, ended violently. 97 min. 999:2139

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[Carpenter, Scott]The Right Stuff (1983)

Directed by Philip Kaufman. Cast: Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Quaid, Pamela Reed, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley, Fred Ward, Veronica Cartwright, David Clennon, Scott Wilson, Donald Moffat, Levon Helm, Jeff Goldblum, Harry Shearer, Charles Frank, Royal Dano. A dramatization of the intrepid test pilot Chuck Yeager and the seven pioneering astronauts chosen for the first manned space flight program in the United States. A thrilling retelling of the true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton-- the seven men chosen for Project Mercury. Special features: Biographical profile of John Glenn "American hero: the journey and the mission," scene-specific commentaries with director/screenwriter, cast and crew members ; 3 documentaries "Realizing the right stuff," "T-20 years and counting," "The real men with the right stuff," 13 additional scenes ; interactive timeline to space incorporating vintage NASA footage ; theatrical trailer. 193 min. DVD 6119

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[Carroll, Lewis] Dreamchild(UK, 1985)

Directed by Gavin Millar. Cast: Coral Browne, Peter Gallagher, Ian Holm. Alice Hargreaves, the inspiration of Alice in Wonderland, visits New York at age 80, and reminisces about her friendship with Lewis Carroll and his fantasy creatures. In a wondrous blend of fantasy and reality, she confronts the unsettling memories of her past -- and the Rev. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), whose affection for Alice created a beloved literary classic. 90 min. 999:3048

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[Carroll, Jim]The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Directed by Scott Kalvert. Cast: Faye Dunaway, Mickey Rourke, Alice Krige, J. C. Quinn, Frank Stallone. "Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity." [Internet Movie Database] Based on the novel by Jim Carroll. 102 min. DVD 5979

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[Carter Cash, June] Walk the Line (2005)

Directed by James Mangold. Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagby, Shelby Lynne, Tyler Hilton, Waylon Payne, Shooter Jennings. Traces the life of country western singer Johnny Cash from his childhood to the middle of his musical career, with special attention to his relationship with singer June Carter. 136 min. DVD 5183

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[Carter, Rubin "Hurricane"] The Hurricane(1999)

Directed by Norman Jewison. Cast: Denzel Washington, John Hannah, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, Vicellous Reon Shannon, David Paymer, Dan Hedaya, Harris Yulin, Rod Seiger. Based upon true events, this is the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African American boxer who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Carter's published memoir, The sixteenth round, inspired a teenager from Brooklyn and three Canadian activists who believed in the truth, to join forces with Carter to prove his innocence. 166 min. 999:2827

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[Casanova, Giacomo] Casanova (Il Casanova di Federico Fellini) (Italy / USA, 1976)

Directed by Federico Fellini. Cast: Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne, Carmen Scariptta, Clara Algranti, Daniela Gatti. Donald Sutherland portrays the famous Casanova, a libertine who collects seductions and sexual feats, in his wanning days as he travels from a bubonic-plagued Venice to a syphilitic London and a tubercular Germany. 155 min. DVD 3323

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[Casanova, Giacomo] Casanova (2005)

Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Cast: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin. Casanova has to begin searching for a wife. He is a womanizer with many conquests and If he cannot show he is living a more respectable life, the Church will throw him out of Venice. He is quickly engaged to Victoria, a woman with a pure reputation. As soon as that is arranged, he meets Francesca, a feminist who hates all he stands for. Comic chaos ensues in a whirl of misadentures, disguises and mistaken identities as the love-struck Casanova tries to win her heart. 111 min. DVD 5491

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[Cash, Johnny] Walk the Line (2005)

Directed by James Mangold. Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagby, Shelby Lynne, Tyler Hilton, Waylon Payne, Shooter Jennings. Traces the life of country western singer Johnny Cash from his childhood to the middle of his musical career, with special attention to his relationship with singer June Carter. 136 min. DVD 5183

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[Castle, Vernon and Irene]The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

Directed by H.C. Potter. Choreographer: Fred Astaire. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Etienne Giradot, Janet Beecher. Fred and Ginger dance up a storm as they dramatize the careers of the renowned ballroom dancers, Vernon and Irene Castle who created such dances as the Castle Walk, Maxie, Texas Tommy and other sensations. Special features: Vintage musical short "Happily buried"; Classic cartoon "Puss gets the boot." 93 min. DVD 6745

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[Catherine II, Empress of Russia] The Scarlet Empress(1934)

Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Cast: Cast: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser. A historical drama about a German princess, Catherine, who married the Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Because of his madness, she was able to seize the throne and became renowned as Catherine the Great. Special features: 20-minute BBC documentary The world of Josef von Sternberg 104 min. DVD 694

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[Charles, Ray] Ray (2004)

Directed by Taylor Hackford. Cast: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Aunjanue Ellis, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders. Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven. Inspired by his mother who insisted he make his own way, he found his calling at the keyboard. 'Ray' follows as he overcomes drug addiction while becoming one of America's most beloved performers. 153 min. DVD 4026

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[Chief Joseph]I Will Fight No More Forever (1975)

David Wolper Productions. Cast: James Whitmore, Ned Romero, Sam Elliott. Dramatization of the story of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians and his efforts to free his people. 109 min. Video/C 2257

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[Claudel, Camille] Camille Claudel (France, 1989)

Directed by Bruno Nuytten. A historically accurate depiction of one of the most important collaborations in the history of art, that of legendary sculptor Rodin, and the creative prodigy Camille Claudel. 149 min. DVD 518; VHS 999:1154

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[Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt]Anthony & Cleopatra (1983)

Featuring Lynn Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, et al. Video/C 753:1-2

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Willson, Robert F., Jr. "Shakespeare and Hollywood: Two Film Cliches." Journal of Popular Film and Television. 15 (2): 83-84. 1987 Summer.

[Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt]Caesar and Cleopatra (UK, 1946)

Directed by Gabriel Pascal. Cast: Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson, Cecil Parker, Anthony Harvey, Stanley Holloway, Leo Genn. Cleopatra was the willful child who became a determined monarch and guided Egypt's fortunes. Caesar was her confidante and lover and the man who helped Cleopatra through her transformation. It was a union that was destined to produce one of history's greatest duos. Based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. 123 min. 999:730

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[Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt]Cleopatra (1934)

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon. Story of the life of Cleopatra, queen of ancient Egypt from her ascension to the throne through her struggle for power and her loves and entanglements with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony. Especially noteworthy are the elaborate sets and the famous "barge scene"--one of the most talked about cinematic effects in film history. 101 min. 999:1622

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[Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt] Cleopatra (1963)

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Featuring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison. Story of the life of Cleopatra, queen of ancient Egypt from her ascension to the throne through her struggle for power and her loves and entanglements with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony. 246 min. DVD 986; vhs 999:612

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[Clinton, Bill (William Jefferson)] Primary Colors (1998)

Directed by Mike Nichols. Cast: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney, Paul Guilfoyle, Larry Hagman, Kathy Bates. Follows a virtually unknown Southern governor on a quest for the White House with his strong, savvy and equally ambitious wife. Running against the odds, they need all the help they can get from their extremely colorful political team. Together, they take off on a hilarious, heart-wrenching and ultimately history-making roller coaster ride to the top. 144 min. 999:2527

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[Cobain, Kurt] Last Days

Director, Gus Van Sant, 2005. Cast: Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Green, Nicole Vicius, Ricky Jay, Ryan Orion, Harmony Korine, Kim Gordon. This film is inspired by the final hours of Kurt Cobain. Blake is a brilliant but troubled musician whose success has left him in a lonely place. The film follows Blake through a handful of hours spent in his wooded home ... a fugitive from his own life. 97 min. DVD 5973

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[Cobain, Kurt] Kurt & Courtney

Director, Nick Broomfield. Delves into the death of the leading rock star of the Nirvana rock group, Kurt Cobain. Many people feel Cobain's death was not a suicide, but was rather a homicide that was covered up. All the conspiracy theories have a common thread connecting Cobain's wife, Courtney Love, to his death. No one appears to claim she pulled the trigger, but some claim that she hired someone else to do the job, or else drove Cobain to do it himself. 1997. 95 min. Video/C 6881

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[Cohan, George M.] Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Directed by Michael Curtiz. Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf. A rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan, famed playwright, entertainer and composer of patriotic songs. 127 min. DVD 2038; vhs 999:899

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[Collins, Michael] Michael Collins (UK / Ireland / USA, 1995)

Directed by Neil Jordan. Cast: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, Julia Roberts. A docu-drama of the life of the Irish statesman and revolutionary, Michael Collins, who negotiated Ireland's break from England and whose fighting tactics became a model for other 20th century struggles. 133 min. 999:1662

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[Columbus, Christopher]1492: Conquest of Paradise (UK / USA / France / Spain, 1992)

Directed by Ridley Scott. Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Loren Dean, Angela Molina, Fernando Rey, Michael Wincott, Tcheky Karyo, Kevin Dunn, Mark Margolis, Juan Diego Botto, Achero Manas, Sigourney Weaver. The film chronicles the voyages of Columbus, the colonization of the New World highlighting Old World arrogance and New World innocence and concluding with Columbus' personal tragedy. 150 min. 999:3672

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[Conlon, Gerry]In the Name of the Father (1993)

Directed by Jim Sheridan. Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Terry George and Jim Sheridan. The fact-based story of Gerry Conlon, a petty thief from Belfast. When he angers the IRA, his father sends him to England where, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, he is accused of a terrorist bombing and forced to confess. He and his father, along with friends of Gerry, are found guilty and sentenced to life in prison as members of the "Guildford Four". Behind bars, Gerry works for 15 years with the help of a dedicated lawyer, to clear their names. Based on the autobiographical book Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon. 185 min. 999:2052

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[Corbett, James J.] Gentleman Jim (1942)

Director: Raoul Walsh. Cast: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, John Loder, William Frawley, Minor Watson, Ward Bond, Medeleine LeBeau, Rhys Williams, Arthur Shields, Dorothy Vaughan. Because boxing is a considered an illegal and disreputable enterprise in 1880's San Francisco, wealthy and influential members of the prestigious Olympic Club vow to make the sport a "gentlemanly" one. They sponsor a brash, extroverted young bank clerk named Jim Corbett, who quickly becomes an accomplished fighter under the new Marquis of Queensbury Rules. Based on the life of James J. Corbett Special features: "Warner night at the movies 1942" short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, sports shorts "Shoot yourself some golf" (with Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman) and "The right timing," classic cartoon "Foney fables," trailers of Gentlman Jim and 1942's "The male animal;" audio-only bonus: radio show adaptation with Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith and Ward Bond. 104 min. DVD 8053

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[Crane, Bob] Auto Focus (2002)

Director, Paul Schrader. Cast: Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Rita Wilson, KurtFuller, Maria Bello, Ron Leibman, Ed Begley, Jr. A provocative drama about the life and mysterious death of television actor Bob Crane who became well known as the star of the comedy hit series "Hogan's Heroes." With fame and success, Crane drove headfirst into the darker, destructive side of celebrity life. He eventually teamed with a video technician who helped him document his numerous sexploits. But when his fast living got out of control, the end result was a brutal murder that remains one of Hollywood's most scandalous unsolved mysteries. 106 min. DVD 2335

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Ferber, Lawrence. "The lost language of Crane: Greg Kinnear and director Paul Schrader talk about the homoerotic tension behind the Bob Crane biopic Auto Focus." (film). The Advocate Oct 29, 2002 p55(1)

Hirschberg, Lynn. "First came the sitcom. Then came the murder. Then came the pornographic Web site. Now here comes the Hollywood biopic! Bob Crane, the star of 'Hogan's Heroes,' was the definition of an ephemeral celebrity." (Cover Story) The New York Times Magazine Sept 29, 2002 p36(6)

[Crawford, Joan] Mommie Dearest (1981)

Directed by Frank Perry. Cast: Faye Dunaway, Steve Forrest, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel, Howard Da Silva, Rutanya Alda. Based on the book by her adopted daughter this is the story of the tormented life of movie star, Joan Crawford, who struggling to survive in a cutthroat world, succumbed to alcoholism and child abuse. 129 min. 999:3361

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[Crick, Francis]Double Helix (Life Story) (USA / UK, 1987)

Directed by Mick Jackson. Cast: Tim Pigott-Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Alan Howard, Juliet Stevenson. A dramatized documentary, set in the years 1951-1953, which focuses on the young scientist James Watson who with other scientists "raced" to discover the DNA double helix comprising human genetic material. According to the film, the discovery was primarily made by scientist Rosalind Franklin, but her ideas were stolen by the team of Watson, Crick, and Wilkins, who were subsequently awarded the Nobel Prize after her death. 108 min. DVD 2871; also VHS Video/C 5403

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[Crisp, Quentin]The Naked Civil Servant: The Autobiography of Quentin Crisp (UK, TV, 1975)

Directed by Jack Gold. Cast: John Hurt, Patricia Hodge, Frederick Treves, Katharine Schofield, Frank Forsyth, Stanley Lebor. Based on Quentin Crisp's autobiography, this once-controversial picture stars John Hurt as Crisp, a flamboyant character who publicly declared his homosexuality during the brutally homophobic and misogynistic England of the 1930s and '40s -- a time when this alternative lifestyle was still an offense punishable by imprisonment in Great Britain. Special features: Audio commentary with John Hurt, director Jack Gold, and executive producer Verity Lambert; "Deja vu with Quentin Crisp": Quentin Crisp's observations on British and American culture. 77 min. DVD 8241

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[Crockett, Davy] The Alamo (2004)

Directed by John Lee Hancock. Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Molla, Emilio Echevarria, Marc Blucas, Leon Rippy. Retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the Texan War of Independence. Facing 4,000 Mexican troops, 186 Texan soldiers and volunteers - including William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie - retreat within the walls of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission that was converted into a military fort. Once inside, the men prepare themselves for what will be a bloody battle to the death. U.S. General Sam Houston leads the charge from the outside. The Texans held the fort for 13 days under siege by General Santa Anna. 136 min. DVD 3008

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[Crockett, Davy] The Alamo(1960)

Directed by John Wayne. Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Richard Boone, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien. Film depicts a pivotal event in American history--the battle of the Alamo when 185 "Texans" stood against a 7,000-man Mexican army. The battle ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas. 202 min. 999:921

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[Crowe, Cameron]Almost Famous(2000)

Directed by Cameron Crowe. Cast: Cast: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman. It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music. 124 min. DVD 1106 ://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/star.gif" border=0>Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database

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[Curie, Marie] Madame Curie (1943)

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Henry Travers, Albert Basserman, Robert Walker, Reginald Owen, Van Johnson, Margaret O'Brien. Portrayal of Marie and Pierre Curie, partners in life and in their efforts to isolate the radioactive element radium, first discovered by Dr. Becquerel. 126 min. 999:3613

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[(14th) Dalai Lama] Kundun(1997)

Directed by Martin Scorsese. Cast: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang. A dramatization of the incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders -- Tibet's current (14th) Dalai Lama -- and his daring struggle to regain independence for Tibet. Powerfully told and set against a backdrop of world politics the film created an international uproar upon its release. 149 min. DVD 305

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[Danton, Georges] Danton(France / Poland / West Germany, 1982)

Directed by Andrzej Wajda. Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Patrice Chereau, Roger Planchon, Jacques Villeret, Angela Winkler, Georges Danton, the popular revolutionary leader, returns to Paris at a time when the new Republic is in disarray. Maximilien Robespierre and his allies have set up a monstrous dictatorship, beginning the infamous "Reign of Terror." Danton pleads with the people for an end to the bloodshed which violates the spirit of their revolution. 166 min. 999:198

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[Darrow, Clarence]Inherit the Wind(1960)

Directed by Stanley Kramer. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, Harry Morgan. A historical drama of the so called "Monkey Trial" which pitted attorney Clarence Darrow and the fundamentalist William Jennings Brian in heated courtroom debate. It is set in a small Tennessee town which gained national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher, John T. Scopes, was arrested for violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution to his students. 108 min. DVD 1105; vhs 999:639

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[Devi, Phoolan] Bandit Queen (India / UK, 1995)

Directed by Shekhar Kapu. A dramatization of the life story of the female dacoit, Phoolan Devi. Born of low caste in the Chambal River Valley of India, 11 year-old Phoolan is sold into marriage with a man 20 years her senior. Challenging her fate, she escapes and falls in with a pack of ruthless bandits but the political structure of the male-dominated gang comes with its own set of brutal humiliations, and Phoolan must struggle to rise above a culture determined to bring her down, in a bloody coup that electrified a nation. 119 min. 999:1441

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[Diana (Spencer), Princess of Wales] The Queen (UK / France / Italy, 2006)

Directed by Stephen Frears. Cast: Helen Mirren (HM Queen Elizabeth II), Michael Sheen (Tony Blair), James Cromwell (Prince Philip), Helen McCrory (Cherie Blair), Alex Jennings (Prince Charles), Roger Allam (Robin Janvrin), and Sylvia Syms (HM The Queen Mother). The Queen opens with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" - Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of the adroit use of newsreel and other contemporary footage, is to remind viewers of the deep sadness that surrounded that event. It is also about the divergent and potentially ruinous ways the monarch and Prime Minister Tony Blair responded to the resulting torrent of national grief. Special features: The Making Of ... "The Queen" part one "Playing real people" ; part two "The design" ; part three "That week" (20 min.) ; audio commentary by director Stephen Frears and writer Peter Morgan ; audio commentary by British historian and royal expert Robert Lacey, author of "Majesty". The picture of dignity -- Prime Minister Tony -- Diana -- Upsetting news -- The people's princess -- A public funeral -- Modern men -- The royal standard -- A quiet revolution -- Captive beauty -- A serious mistake -- A day of mourning -- Shared grief -- The funeral -- Two months later -- End credits. 103 min. DVD 7563

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[Diaz de Vivar, Rodrigo] El Cid (Italy / USA / UK, 1961)

Directed by Anthony Mann. Cast: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Genevieve Page, John Fraser, Gary Raymond, Hurd Hatfield, Massimo Serato, Herbert Lom, Ralph Truman. Eleventh-century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, a Castillian knight who has been dubbed El Cid [El Cid Campeador "The Lord Champion"] by his followers, vows to free his country from the invader. This epic tale romanticizes the years of love, warfare, revenge, rivalries, as El Cid becomes a revered warrior. Much of the movie was shot on location in Spain - including the castles of Belmonte (Cuenca) and Peniscola (Castellon). Special features: Disc 1: Feature commentary with Bill Bronston (son of producer) and Neal M. Rosendorf, vintage radio interviews with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren, still galleries; filmographies ; Disc 2: "Hollywood conquers Spain: the making of El Cid", "Samuel Bronston: the epic journey of a dreamer", "Behind the camera: Anthony Mann and El Cid", "Miklos Rozsa: maestro of the movies", "Preserving our legacy: Gerry Byrne on film preservation and restoration", trailer gallery. 188 min.DVD 9290

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[Dickinson, Emily] The Belle of Amherst.

Directed by Charles S. Dubin. Julie Harris as America's first notable poetess, through an examination of her diaries and letters and observations on her life and family. Against a handsome set depicting Dickinson's Amherst, Massachusettes home, this portrayal shrewdly balances the agony of the secluded poet with the bright moments when Dickinson could see the joy in life. 1994. 90 min. DVD 8609

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[Dillinger, John] Dillinger (1945)

Directed by Max Nosseck. Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Edmund Lowe, Anne Jeffreys. A dramatization of Dillinger's violent career from his early days through his rise to the top of the FBI most-wanted list. Concludes with the well-known "lady in red" betrayal that left Dilinger a bullet-riddled corpse on a dark Chicago street. 70 min. DVD 4113

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[Dinesen, Isak] Out of Africa (1985)

Directed by Sydney Pollack. Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer. The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband, runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious white hunter. Based on the books "Out of Africa," Shadows on the grass" and "Letters from Africa" by Isak Dinesen ; "Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller" by Judith Thurman; "Silence will speak" by Errol Trzebinski. 161min. 999:2021

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[Disraeli, Benjamin] Disraeli (1929)

Directed by Alexander Korda. Cast: George Arlis, Florence Arlis, Joan Bennett. A historical drama of the life of Benjamin Disraeli, the famous Prime Minister of 19th century Victorian England. One of the masterstrokes of Disraeli's foreign policy provides the focus for the film: the acquisition of the Suez Canal during a time of domestic and international intrigue. 87 min. 999:2863

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[Doolittle, James]Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Director: Mervyn LeRoy. A classic World War II thriller - the true life story of the first American air raids on Japan. Spencer Tracy plays Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, the tough and inspiring mastermind of the historic crew of the "Ruptured Duck," commanded by Captain Ted Lawson. Lawson's daydreams of the bride he left behind are intertwined with the nightmarish terrors of a tense Pacific crossing, thunderous bombings, and the fate of his men on their painful odyssey through mainland China. 139 min. 999:796

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[Earp, Wyatt] Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Directed by John Sturges. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland. Based on historical events in Tombstone, Arizona this film explores the relationship between two of the West's most celebrated legends -- Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. When Earp saves Holliday from mob violence, the foes become friends and join forces to rid the West of the Clanton gang, which culminates in the legendary gunfight. 122 min. 999:3068

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[Earp, Wyatt] My Darling Clementine (1946)

Directed by John Ford. Cast: Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Cathy Downs, Walter Brennan, Tim Holt, Cathy Downs. Wyatt Earp becomes Marshal of Tombstone in order to avenge the murder of his youngest brother. He is helped by Clementine, "Doc" Holliday and Chihuahua and finally kills old man Clanton and his sons in a gunfight at the O.K. Corral. 117 min. 999:95

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[Earp, Wyatt]Tombstone (1993)

Directed by George P. Cosmatos. Featuring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Jason Priestley, Charlton Heston. Presents the life and times of the famous cowboys Marshall Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday as they team up to bring law to the lawless in a showdown with ruthless outlaws at the O.K. Corral, located at the outskirts of Tombstone, Arizona. 130 min. DVD 2290; vhs 999:1828

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[Ehrlich, Paul] Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)

Directed by William Dieterle. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, Donald Crisp. Portrays Dr. Paul Ehrlich's valiant struggle against persistent opposition as he worked over a number of years to develop a cure for diphtheria and syphilis. 103 min. 999:3614

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Crawford, T. Hugh. "Screening Science: Pedagogy and Practice in William Dieterle's Film Biographies of Scientists." Common Knowledge. 6 (2): 52-68. 1997 Fall.

Parascandola, John. "VD at the Movies: PHS Films of the 1930s and 1940s." Public Health Reports March/April 1996, Volume III

[Eleanor of Aquitaine]Lion in Winter (UK, 1968)

Directed by Anthony Harvey. Cast: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn. Queen Eleanor (Hepburn) tries to align herself with France in order to insure her eldest son's position as heir to the throne. King Henry (O'Toole) favors his youngest son for the coveted title. The sons care little for either parent, and each will stop at nothing to obtain personal power. The King and Queen's relationship is dissected as they plot, love, cheat, connive and try to politically devour each other. 136 min. 999:204

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[Empress Elisabeth, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria]Sissi (Austria, 1955)

Director, Ernst Marischka. Cast: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Bohm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Josef Meinrad, Vilma Degischer. "Sixteen year old princess Elisabeth, 'Sissi', follows her mother and sister Helene to the Austrian court in Ischl, where the engagement between Helene and the young emperor Franz Josef will be announced. But he meets Sissi when she's out fishing and falls in love with her. Sissi loves Franz Josef but a marriage with him comes with a bonus, his arrogant and headstrong mother." [Internet Movie Database] 101 min. 999:300

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[Elizabeth I]Elizabeth I (TV, HBO, USA / UK, 2005)

Cast: Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Hugh Dancy, Ian McDiarmid, Patrick Malahide, Toby Jones. A television mini-series exploring the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world. 211 min. DVD 6080

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[Elizabeth I]Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (TV,Masterpiece Theatre, 1996)

Directed by Coky Giedroyc. Cast: Anne-Marie Duff, Tom Hardy, Hans Matheson, Ian Hart, Dexter Fletcher, Kevin McKidd, Daniel Evans, Joanne Whalley, Sienna Guillory. Anne-Marie Duff stars in this British television production as the shrewd and captivating queen who defended her throne amidst an atmosphere of plotting and intrigue, torture and murder. The Virgin Queen is a riveting drama that explores the fascinating 44-year-reign of Elizabeth I. 230 min. DVD 5422

[Elizabeth I]The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

Directed by Michael Curtiz. Cast: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Vincent Price, Henry Stephenson. This period drama sets the tumultuous on-again, off-again affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the second Earl of Essex against Essex's powerful ambition to assume the throne of England. 106 min. DVD 4020

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Robertson, James C. The Casablanca man : the cinema of Michael Curtiz London ; New York : Routledge, 1993. (Main Stack PN1998.3.C87.R63 1993)

Rosenzweig, Sidney. Casablanca and other major films of Michael Curtiz Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI Research Press, c1982 (MAIN: PN1998.A3 .C9 1982; Storage Info: B 3 569 839 MOFF: PN1998.A3 .C9 1982; PFA : PN1998.3.C9 C37 1982)

[Elizabeth I (Tutor)] Elizabeth (UK, 1998)

Directed by Shekhar Kapur. Cast: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud. Young, passionate Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne amidst bloody turmoil in 1554 England. Among her courtiers are the venerable Sir William Cecil, her lover the Duke of Leicester, the imperious Duke of Norfolk, and her advisor Walsingham. The new Queen Elizabeth I must learn to weigh her counsel carefully and ignore her private yearnings if she is to keep her crown--and her head in this thriller of intrigue in the court of one of history's greatest monarchs. 149 min. DVD 4821 999:2435

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Gillard, Garry. "'I have become a virgin'--Elizabeth.(Film As Text)." Australian Screen Education 37 (Winter 2004): 153(3). UC users only

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[Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain] The Queen (UK / France / Italy, 2006)

Directed by Stephen Frears. Cast: Helen Mirren (HM Queen Elizabeth II), Michael Sheen (Tony Blair), James Cromwell (Prince Philip), Helen McCrory (Cherie Blair), Alex Jennings (Prince Charles), Roger Allam (Robin Janvrin), and Sylvia Syms (HM The Queen Mother). The Queen opens with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" - Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of the adroit use of newsreel and other contemporary footage, is to remind viewers of the deep sadness that surrounded that event. It is also about the divergent and potentially ruinous ways the monarch and Prime Minister Tony Blair responded to the resulting torrent of national grief. Special features: The Making Of ... "The Queen" part one "Playing real people" ; part two "The design" ; part three "That week" (20 min.) ; audio commentary by director Stephen Frears and writer Peter Morgan ; audio commentary by British historian and royal expert Robert Lacey, author of "Majesty". The picture of dignity -- Prime Minister Tony -- Diana -- Upsetting news -- The people's princess -- A public funeral -- Modern men -- The royal standard -- A quiet revolution -- Captive beauty -- A serious mistake -- A day of mourning -- Shared grief -- The funeral -- Two months later -- End credits. 103 min. DVD 7563

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[Escalante, Jaime] Stand and Deliver(1987)

Directed by Ramon Menendez. Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosana DeSoto, Andy Garcia. Based on true events, Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, refuses to write off his kids as losers. He cajoles, pushes, wheedles, needles, threatens and inspires 18 kids to become math whizzes. Then they take the National Advanced Placement Calculus exam with surprising results. 103 min. 999:272

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Jagodzinski, Jan. "The Best Teacher in America Stands and Delivers: The Case of Jaime Escalante." JPCS: Journal for the Psychoanalysis of Culture & Society. 6 (2): 232-41. 2001 Fall.

[Essex, Earl of (Robert Devereux)]The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

Directed by Michael Curtiz. Cast: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Vincent Price, Henry Stephenson. This period drama sets the tumultuous on-again, off-again affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the second Earl of Essex against Essex's powerful ambition to assume the throne of England. 106 min. DVD 4020

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Robertson, James C. The Casablanca man : the cinema of Michael Curtiz London ; New York : Routledge, 1993. (Main Stack PN1998.3.C87.R63 1993)

Rosenzweig, Sidney. Casablanca and other major films of Michael Curtiz Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI Research Press, c1982 (MAIN: PN1998.A3 .C9 1982; Storage Info: B 3 569 839 MOFF: PN1998.A3 .C9 1982; PFA : PN1998.3.C9 C37 1982)

[Etting, Ruth] Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

Directed by Charles Vidor. Cast: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith, Tom Tully. Jazz age singing sensation Ruth Etting had it all, but it took more than talent to make it big. Her rise to fame at the hands of her Chicago gangster boyfriend turned her life off stage into a world of fear and abuse. Special features: 3 vintage shorts, the first two with Ruth Etting: A modern Cinderella ; Roseland ; A salute to the theatres; theatrical trailer. 122 min. DVD 8876

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[Fassbinder, Rainer Werner] A Man Like Eva (Ein Mann wie EVA) (West Germany, 1983)

Directed by Radu Gabrea. Cast: Eva Mattes, Lisa Kreuzer, Charles Regnier, Werner Stocker. Loosely based on the colorful, combustible life and career of German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, this film stars actress Eva Mattes in male drag as an obsessive, sadomasochistic movie director. Eva is currently working on a filmization of Dumas' Lady of the Camelias, and in so doing mercilessly uses and abuses everyone in "his" cast and crew and succeeds in driving everyone crazy -- and at least one person to suicide. 92 min. 999:2988

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[Fisher, Antwone]Antwone Fisher (2002)

Director, Denzel Washington. Cast: Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Denzel Washington, Salli Richardson, Earl Billings, Kevin Connolly, Viola Davis, Rainoldo Gooding. Guided by a determined Navy psychiatrist, a troubled sailor embarks on a personal, emotionally inspiring journey to confront his past and connect with the family he never knew. Inspired by the true life experiences of Antwone Fisher. Special features: Commentary by director Denzel Washington and producer Todd Black; "Meeting Antwone Fisher" featurette; "The Making of Antwone Fisher" behind-the-scenes featurette; "Hollywood and the Navy" featurette. 120 min. DVD 5627

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[Flynt, Larry] The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

Directed by Milos Forman. Cast: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton. Based on the true story of the notorius Hustler publisher who was sued by the Religious Right and paralyzed by a fanatic's bullet who took his case to the Supreme Court in defense of free speech and First Amendment rights. Chronicles Flynt's raunchy business savvy, his wildly unconventional marriage and his infamous courtroom antics. 130 min. DVD 607

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[Ford, Robert]The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Directed by Andrew Dominik. Cast: Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Jeremy Renner, Sam Shepard, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Schneider. Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He's the nation's most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. He's also the land's greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesn't bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and the quest for fame becomes obsession. Based on the novel by Ron Hansen. 159 min. DVD 9280

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[Ford, Robert] I Shot Jesse James (1949)

Directed by Samuel Fuller. Cast: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Reed Hadley, J. Edward Bromberg, Victor Kilian. After years of crime reporting and writing pulp novels and screenplays, Samuel Fuller made his directorial debut with the lonesome ballad of Robert Ford who fatally betrayed his friend, the notorious Jesse James. 81 min. DVD 8207

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[Fosse, Bob] All That Jazz (1979)

Directed by Bob Fosse. Cast: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, Cliff Gorman, Ben Vereen, Erzsebet Foldi. Bob Fosse's spellbinding film and four time Academy Award winner is a powerful story of a man (loosely based on Fosse's life) driven compulsively to find perfection in his work. It is a musical which celebrates show business, yet strips it of its glitter. 123 min. DVD 5209; vhs 999:1015

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[Fossey, Dian] Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

Directed by Michael Apted. Cast: Sigourney Weaver (Dian Fossey), Bryan Brown (Bob Campbell), Julie Harris (Roz Carr), John Omirah Miluwi (Sembagare). Based on the true story of young anthropologist Dian Fossey who traveled to the Rwandan African mountains to study the rare gorillas. Based on Gorillas in the mist by Dian Fossey. (Bioscience QL737.P96.F67 2000; Moffitt QL737.P96.F67 2000). 129 min. 999:1703

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[Francis, of Assisi, Saint] Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello sole, sorella luna) (1973)

Directed by Marshall Herskovitz. Cast: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Alec Guinness, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Lee Montague, Valentina Cortese, Michael Feast, Nicholas Willatt. A compelling, insightful look at the early years of Saint Francis of Assisi, who abandoned a life of wealth and comfort to seek spiritual values, eventually founding the religious order of Franciscans. 121 min. DVD 2345

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[Franco, Veronica] Dangerous Beauty (1997)

Directed by Marshall Herskovitz. Cast: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Moira Kelly, Fred Ward, Jacqueline Bisset. A dramatization of the life of Vernica Franco, tells the true story of the woman, a poet and courtesan, who used looks, wit and seduction to defy the conventions of 16th century Venice. 112 min. DVD 4895

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[Frank, Anne] Anne Frank (USA / Czech Republic, 2001)

Directed by Robert Dornhelm. Cast: Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Tatjana Blancher, Joachim Krol, Jessica Manley, Nick Audsley, Jan Niklas, Lili Taylor. A dramatization that paints the true portrait of Anne Frank both before and after she went into hiding. Get to know the high-spirited and popular girl before the war, and experience the challenges of the brave people who risked their lives trying to keep her safe. This film also explores the enduring mystery of who betrayed the Frank family and reveals what happened next. 189 min. DVD 922

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Langer, Lawrence L. "The Americanization of the Holocaust on Stage and Screen." In: From Hester Street to Hollywood : the Jewish-American stage and screen / edited by Sarah Blacher Cohen. pp: 213-230 Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1983. (Main Stack PN3035.F76 198; Moffitt PN3035.F76 1983)

[Frank, Anne]The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Directed by George Stevens. Cast: Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker, Douglas Spencer, Dody Heath, Ed Wynn. An extraordinary portrayal of humanity set during one of history's most inhumane periods. Features Millie Perkins as the insightful 13 year old biographer of her family's two-year hiding in an Amsterdam attic. At first, the strong-willed teenager embraces her fugitive lifestyle as an adventure. But in time, the ever-increasing fear of discovery and close quarters prove nearly unbearable for the eight personalities in hiding. Special DVD features (Side A): Optional audio commentary by George Stevens, Jr. (Side B): Documentary featurette, The Diary of Anne Frank : echoes from the past (90 min.); excerpt from the documentary, George Stevens : a filmmaker's journey; George Stevens press conference; Movietone News featuring Millie Perkins appearances, Academy Award Highlights, Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, and more; Millie Perkins screen test; still gallery; trailers. 158 min. DVD 7347; vhs 999:954

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Barnouw, David. "Anne Frank and Film." In: Anne Frank : reflections on her life and legacy / edited by Hyman Aaron Enzer and Sandra Solotaroff-Enzer. pp: 165-72. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2000. (Main Stack DS135.N6.F73 2000

Doneson, Judith E. "Feminine stereotypes of Jews in Holocaust films; focus on the diary of Anne Frank." In: The Netherlands and Nazi genocide : papers of the 21st annual scholars' conference / edited by G. Jan Colijn and Marcia S. Littell. Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, c1992. (Main Stack D804.3.N48 1992)

Langer, Lawrence L. "The Americanization of the Holocaust on Stage and Screen." In: From Hester Street to Hollywood : the Jewish-American stage and screen / edited by Sarah Blacher Cohen. pp: 213-230 Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1983. (Main Stack PN3035.F76 198; Moffitt PN3035.F76 1983)

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[Galileo] Galileo (1974)

Directed by Joseph Losey; cast: Topol, Colin Blakely, Georgia Brown, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Margaret Leighton, Clive Revill, Tom Conti. A dramatization of Galileo, the 17th century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science by making himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovering the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun which brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church. By threatening him with torture, the Church forced him to recant his views in front of a tribunal, and sentenced him to house arrest. However, Galileo's trials and theories inspired others like Newton and Kepler to prove that the Earth was not the center of the Universe. Based on the play by Bertolt Brecht. 138 min. DVD 2116

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[Galileo] Galileo's Battle for the Heavens(1974)

Directed by Peter Jones; cast: Simon Callow, Laura Nardi, John Fraser, Alexa Jargo. his defense of his controversial theory that the earth revolves around the sun. Also includes his trial for heresy and how letters from his illegitimate daughter, Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun, have shed new light on Galileo's discoveries. c2002 114 min. Video/C 9322

[Gandhi, Mahatma] Gandhi (UK / India, 1982)

Directed by Richard Attenborough. Cast: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen. This film follows Gandhi's life from young lawyer through his historic struggle to free India from colonial rule. Winner of 8 Academy Awards, including Best