Rap/Hip Hop - DVD

On December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was shot outside of the Dakota apartment building in New York City. The Lennon Report follows the untold, true story of those who were part of his attempted rescue and witnesses to the human cost of tragedy.

Triumph of the Spirit is a powerful boxing drama that takes place during WWII at the Auschwitz internment camp. Salamo Arouch, interned at the death camp with his family and friends, is forced to fight his fellow inmates to amuse the guards the loser...

Amid intrigue swirling about the 18th century Spanish court, the notorious Duchess of Alba ignites a scandalous affair with legendary painter Francisco Goya. But even as Goya's star rises, agents of the King are plotting to destroy the Duchess.

<p>Adele, daughter of French author and patriot Victor Hugo, is beautiful, composed and filled with the same brilliant writing talent as her famous father. However, Adele is driven not by literary aspirations but by love. Impelled by a need that will not be denied,...

<p>This witty and compelling portrait of the eighties music scene is viewed through the eyes of Tony Wilson: a young Cambridge graduate and TV presenter, who, inspired by the Sex Pistols first Manchester gig, founds the now world-famous Factory Records and the Hacienda nightclub....

<p>As the target of his father Harold's (Geoffrey Rush) drunken abuse, young Tony Fingleton (Jesse Spencer) escapes to the underwater solitude of the local pool, where he aspires to win his father's love by becoming a national swimming champion. But when his cruel father...

<p>In the 1920s and '30s, Russian emigre Leonard Theremin -- the inventor of the world's first electronic musical instrument -- had it all. His self-named theremins were in high demand from filmmakers and musicians around the globe; he was married to a beautiful American...

<p>Film goddess. Cabaret chanteuse. Tireless soldier. Immortal icon. Marlene Dietrich endures as one of the most seductive and glamorous personalities in cinematic history. But who was she really? In this fascinating, "revealing glimpse behind the image" (Los Angeles Times) narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis,...

<p>Mitch Snyder, portrayed by Martin Sheen, successfully convinces city officials to deal with the problems of the homeless.</p>

<p>Here is the first ever authorized film about the legendary horror actor, Bela Lugosi, the man who portrayed Dracula, Hollywood's most famous Vampire. "Lugosi: The Curse of Dracula" is a chilling story featuring footage from 20 of Lugosi's biggest films, plus outtakes, clips, trailers,...

<p>Our American Presidents - Their Lives and Legacies, focuses on the lives of the men who rose to the oval office and their accomplishments, as well as their personal lives and families. It looks at what these men did for our country as leaders...

<p>The History of America in the 1880s is a 60 minute DVD that brings this important decade in America to life. Certainly life then was nothing like today, yet many of the things we so cherish now had their roots during this significant and...

<p>One of the most significant and dramatic explorations in American history, the historic expedition of Lewis and Clark, stands as a true epic in documented exploration of the West. From 1804 to 1806 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on...

<p>Born into slavery and raised during the Reconstruction years in the South, George Washington Carver struggled through poor health, poverty and prejudice to become a great benefactor, not only to his people but to his country as well. Carver is known in history books...

<p>Sweet Land of Liberty provides a condensed but thorough insight into the most memorable historical moments of the 20th Century for teachers, students, libraries, homeschoolers and history buffs. Through the use of thoroughly researched narration, vivid images, audio and video clips, and animation the...

<p>Sweet Land of Liberty -- America in the 19th Century, is a DVD that provides a condensed but thorough insight into the most memorable moments of the 19th Century for teachers, students, libraries, homeschoolers and history buffs. Through the use of thoroughly researched narration,...

After her mother's death, Mona Achache discovers thousands of photos, letters and recordings, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation, she brings her mother back to life in order...

Richard Heart embarks on a groundbreaking missing to revolutionize the world of finance and bitcoin. Fueled by his unwavering belief in the potential of block chain technology he sets out to create a world-changing network called Pulse Chain only to be indicted by the...

<p>LIFE & LIFE tracks the journey of Reggie Austin as he redeems his life following a murder conviction 40 years ago. The film looks at Austin's effect on his fellow inmates and his efforts to reconnect with his family, as well as the parole...

<p>Are You Proud? is a vivid and engaged docu-celebration of the LGBT rights movement from the partial victory of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act to Stonewall, the Gay Liberation Front, the AIDS crisis, Legal Marriage and finally the 2016 Pulse night club shooting. The...

<p>The fascinating true story of Andrew J Paris, the Bubble Gum King and how he, as a single businessman, cornered the laytex market for the entire western hemisphere and ruled the bubble gum world.</p>

<p>COMMITTED is a film about writer-performer Vic Cohen as seen through the eyes of actor-comedian Howie Mandel.</p>

<p>Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge's Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to one of...

Discover the life and legacy of one of America's greatest historians in "Reflections: Samuel Eliot Morison". A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Rear Admiral Morison (1887-1976) wrote works that ranged from the official history of U.S. naval operations in World War II to comprehensive volumes...

It was thousands of years ago that nature began the slow work of creation. Glaciers slashed into the landscape, carving out a small, mountainous piece of land along the coast of what would one day be Maine. That island -- a place of dazzling...

Ralph Stanley is a musician, a genealogist, a historian and an acclaimed storyteller. But more than anything, this Mount Desert Island native is a master boat builder. In particular, Ralph has a special genius for constructing beautiful - yet durable -- wooden vessels, something...

<p>It all started with a new style of hunting boots, with their leather tops stitched to rubber soles. The design was simple yet revolutionary, and it was the start of a retail empire that would make the boots' designer -- a Maine outdoorsman named...

<p>Narrated by former NBC News correspondent and A&E "Biography" host Jack Perkins, this very special documentary tells the story of Maine's Senator Margaret Chase Smith. Born at the waning end of the nineteenth century, Margaret Chase was raised in a world where American women...

The true story of Mercedes Gleitze, first British woman to swim the Channel, and her fight for equality and recognition.

<p>Bob Fosse is a visionary filmmaker and one of theater's most influential choreographers and directors. Gwen Verdon is the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Fosse/Verdon will tell the story of these two brilliant, complicated individuals -- the love they shared, the art they...

<p>Her girl-next-door looks combined with a sultry singing voice made Alice Faye one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the Golden Age of Cinema. It's the gay '90s and headliner Lillian Russell (Alice Faye) is unstoppable! Called "The English Ballad Singer," her beauty, charm and...

<p>Based on the shocking, true story of a criminal gang who terrorized Brooklyn for years, and featuring a stellar performance by Peter Falk in an Oscar -nominated early role, Murder, Inc. delivers a terrifying tale of corruption in a vast criminal underworld that has...

<p>The story of eminent American tragedian Edwin Booth (Richard Burton), whose life and career is thrown into turmoil with the death of his wife and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by his younger brother John Wilkes Booth (John Derek).</p>

<p>This Cold War story tells the true tale of Igor Gouzenko, an ordinary code clerk working in the Soviet embassy in 1940s Canada. When Gouzenko realizes his government is trafficking atomic secrets through his office, and that his Canadian hosts are less of a...

<p>This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt the Younger who served during the Napoleonic era and became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24. Robert Donat, Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, and John Mills star in this 1942 classic.</p>

<p>Fredric March stars in this biography of 16th century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini. Set against the rich lushness of the Florence Renaissance, the story follows the artist as he woos the town Duchess. Constance Bennett, Frank Morgan, and Fay Wray also star in the film.</p>

<p>In this romantic comedy, the four-and-a-half-year-old Dionne Quintuplets play the talented and charming Wyatt Quintuplets in a story that includes singing, dancing, and playing with puppies. Jean Hersholt, Claire Trevor, and Cesar Romero also star in the entertaining romp.</p>

<p>The intrigues and counter-intrigues that swirled around 17th century statesman Cardinal Richelieu and his attempt to thwart the insidious passion behind King Louis XIII of France. Starring George Arliss, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edward Arnold and Cesar Romero.</p>

<p>Dan Dailey and Betty Grable star as a young man and woman, whom team up as performers during the age of vaudeville and soon fall in love. The story of their rise to fame, and the subsequent professional and personal setbacks, is told in...

<p>Glenn Ford plays Ben Hogan in the inspiring biographical film of the golf legend. The film also stars Anne Baxter and many sports figures of the day, including Jimmy Demaret, Carry Middlecoff, Grantland Rice and Sam Snead.</p>

<p>A biopic based on the life of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitching ace "Dizzy" Dean, following his bumpy rise from minor leaguer to World Series great, to beloved broadcaster. This ACADEMY AWARD -nominated film (Writing, 1952) stars Dan Dailey as Dizzy Dean.</p>

<p>A glimpse into the life of writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe, his unhappy childhood, the women who loved him, and his driving ambition to write.</p>

<p>Woodrow Wilson moves from his position as the head of Princeton to the Governorship of New Jersey to the White House, where he eventually uses all of his efforts to end World War I.</p>

<p>This historic film recounts the achievements of Baron Robert Clive, the Englishman who deposed the tyrants of India and secured the British presence in eighteenth century India.</p>

<p>The fascinating biography of the famed inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell.</p>

<p>A musical biopic centering on sentimental songwriter Joe E. Howard, a humble 19th-century organ salesman who rises to Broadway fame as the composer of several maudlin ballads. Along the way, he enjoys several romantic interludes.</p>

<p>Set in the 1920s, the story depicts the partnership of DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson, who team up to write songs for the George White Scandals, and the problems they incur as success grows. The story includes romance, nostalgic tunes, and good dance routines.</p>

<p>Musical biopic based on the life and career of impresario (and Russian immigrant) Sol Hurok who, despite having no musical talent of his own, fostered the careers of many who did.</p>

<p>The true story of Agnes Newton Keith's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps from 1941 to the end of WWII.</p>

<p>Little Old New York is the exciting film drama of innovator Robert Fulton and his invention of the steam engine.</p>