James Woods
22) Holocaust
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English
Description
Follows the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family of Berlin and intertwines their fate as European Jews with the story of a German family, the Dorfs, whose members include a high-ranking Nazi officer. Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass" occurs and the Weiss family suffer a series of unspeakable tragedies in the aftermath.
24) Contact
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English
Description
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway receives an encrypted message, apparently from a solar system many light-years away.
25) Best seller
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English
Description
A professional assassin decided to get revenge for being let go from the corporate empire he helped build by writing a tell all book. The question is who will still remain standing after the the assassin's former employer kidnapps the writer's daughter and a confrontation ensues.
26) The specialist
Language
English
Description
Hired by May Munro to bomb the mobsters who murdered her parents, ex-CIA explosives expert Ray Quick faces an ominous question: is May falling for him, or is she setting him up, too?
27) Videodrome
Series
Criterion collection volume 248
Language
English
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Description
When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called Videodrome. As he struggles to unearth the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation.
28) End game
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English
Description
A secret service agent and a reporter work to unravel a menacing conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.
29) Nixon
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English
Description
Anthony Hopkins electrifies the screen as Richard Nixon, whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power. Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man who became the first American president to resign, due to the threat of impeachment and his involvement in conspiracy jeopardizing the nation's security.
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English
Description
"In between the World Wars, America faced its own war--a war on crime. Prohibition engulfed America in violence and corruption. The gangsters believed that were untouchable--beyond the reach of the law. Their ruthlessness struck fear in citizens from coast-to-coast. But a new breed of lawmen showed America how to fight back."--Container.
33) Moments in time
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English
Description
Archaeological finds become tickets to travel back in time. Why did 3,000 French troops die in the mountains after Emperor Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia? Did the legendary battle between Antony and Cleopatra and the Roman Octavius really happen?
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English
Description
Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the championship in his memory. On his journey he encounters surfer-dude...
37) Cat's eye
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English
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Description
Three vignettes based on short stories by Stephen King are tied together by a supernatural feline. Quitters Inc. is very persuasive at helping Dick Morrison stop smoking, with the help of his family. A gambler bets his life on a walk around a building, on the ledge around the thirtieth floor. The cat rescues a young girl from a doll-sized troll.
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English
Description
Jack Crow is the leader of a team of mercenary vampire slayers dedicated to doing everything humanly possible to prevent Valek, the leader of the undead, from discovering the Berziers Cross, the only thing that can grant all vampires the omnipotent power to walk in the daylight.
39) True believer
Language
English
Description
A once acclaimed civil rights attorney of the 60's, now an embittered cynic who makes a living defending drug-dealing low-lifes, has his passion for justice rekindled by an idealistic young associate.
40) Founding fathers
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English
Description
They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Our "Founding Fathers" were, in fact, human beings. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar bills and pocket change.