Bob Weinstein
Language
English
Description
Melvin B. Tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small African-American college. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. Tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by a true story.
2) The giver
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before!
4) Bad Santa
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ill-mannered store Santa Willie Stokes is really a safecracker with a holiday tradition of making one big score every Christmas Eve with his clever elf--partner-in-crime Marcus. But this year's heist-fest could be completely foiled by a snoopy store manager, savvy mall detective, sexy Santa fan, and an innocent 8-year old misfit who thinks the intoxicated and felonious Willie is the real Santa he seeks.
5) Fanboys
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Four diehard Star Wars fans take a road trip to break into the ranch owned by George Lucas to steal a copy of Star Wars: Episode I before it's released, in order to fulfill a dying friend's wish.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Django, a former slave turned hired gun, heads back to the plantation to free his wife, Broomhilda, from the tyrannical plantation owner Calvin Candie, with the help of a German bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz.