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2) The way back
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack Cunningham was a basketball star with a full university scholarship when he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, and drowning in alcoholism. When he is asked to coach the team at his alma mater, he reluctantly accepts. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront his demons. But will it be enough to heal the deep wounds of his past...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rachel is unemployed and devastated by a recent divorce. She fills her time with drinking, riding the commuter train, and fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple the train passes by every day. Then one morning, Rachel sees something shocking that unravels her and entangles her in an unfolding mystery.
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A domestic drama which reveals the corrosive effects of alcoholism on a hardened young advertising executive and his attractive young wife, both of whom drink heavily to compensate for their insecurity.
7) Crazy heart
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
Pub. Date
c2014.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 598 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Debut. In the 1870's West, a boozing dime novelist (Anderson) assumes the identity of his books' hero, Nicodemus Legend. In the opener, Legend helps a group of immigrant farmers protect themselves from a greedy landowner"--TV guide, April 18, 1995.
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
None
Description
After losing the man of her dreams, Diana reluctantly weds another man. These dubious marital beginnings become even more questionable when her new husband takes his own life. Immediately, all eyes turn to Diana, and her free-spirited lifestyle is deemed his unofficial cause of death. Socially chastised, Diana decides to live up to her reputation and ventures on a series of foreign affairs. Things really begin to unfold when Diana is reunited with...
10) Off the black
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ray, an aging alcoholic, forms an unlikely friendship with a troubled teenager. As they grow more dependent on each other, Ray asks the teen to go to his 40th high school reunion and pose as his son.
11) Home run
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (113 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. With an unexpected second chance, Cory finds himself on a powerful journey of transformation and redemption. Based on thousands of true stories, Home Run is a powerful reminder that with God, it's never too late . . . freedom is possible." -- container
12) Gringa
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An outcast teen and a disgraced, alcoholic ex-soccer star get a last chance to form a family when she unexpectedly reunites with him in Mexico. Both hoping things can be put back together, even if all you have are the missing pieces.
Series
Criterion collection volume 410
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
Description
Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself.
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Language
None
Description
Diana is outwardly the hit of the party but inwardly virtuous and idealistic. Her friend Ann is thoroughly selfish and amoral. Both are attracted to Ben Black, soon-to-be millionaire. He takes Diana's flirtations with other boys as a sign of disinterest in him and marries Ann. Big mistake. Ben and Diana begin to realize their true love for each other and plan a new life together as drunken Ann falls down the stairs to her death--Imdb.com
15) The Answer Man
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Arlen Faber is the reclusive author of 'Me and God,' a book that has redefined spirituality for an entire generation and has been translated into over 100 languages. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of his still wildly popular book, Arlen is still sought after as the man who has all the answers. His life collides with Elizabeth, a single mom raising her seven-year-old son, and Kris, a young man fresh out of rehab who is searching for meaning. Both...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
World War I veteran William Wilson has everything: loving wife, good health, Wall Street career --and a "drinking problem." Penniless overnight when the stock market crashes, Bill quickly descends into a stormy sea of booze. Then he meets Bob Smith, an Ohio surgeon with the same "problem." Together they discover a way to stay sober --one day at a time, and their mutual triumph would soon become the world's.
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
18) The lost weekend
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism.
19) The verdict
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
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