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Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Theodore Robert Bundy, who in 1974, after having murdered several young women, leaves Seattle for Utah, where he enrolls as a law student and where other girls disappear. Investigators detect a pattern in the deaths and arrest Bundy, who escapes twice before resurfacing in Florida and strikes again.
22) Dream horse
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Experience the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely racehorse bred by small-town bartender Jan Vokes. With little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to raise Dream and compete against the racing elites, becoming a beacon of hope in their struggling community as he rises through the ranks.
24) Sweet dreams
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Sweet Dreams is the true story of the legendary Patsy Cline, charting the most dramatic years of her efforts to become a top country singer.
26) Sid and Nancy
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the brief, intense attachment of two of Punk's most notorious poster children, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.
28) Out of Africa
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.
Language
English
Description
The fascinating 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.
Language
English
Description
Dutch immigrant, Harry deLeyer, journeyed to the United States after World War II and developed a transformative relationship with a broken down Amish plow horse he rescued off a slaughter truck bound for the glue factory. Harry paid eighty dollars for the horse and named him Snowman. In less than two years, Harry & Snowman went on to win the triple crown of show jumping, beating the nations blue bloods and they became famous and traveled around the...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read, and widely written about American authors. His distinct style and profound influence are indisputable; his larger-than-life persona is still the stuff of heated debate. As well known in his lifetime as any movie star, Hemingway was a dashing international figure who challenged the notion that writers exist in an ivory tower. There were the battles, the bull fights, the...
Pub. Date
[2007?]
Language
English
Description
Patch Adams: A doctor emphasizes humor in his care of patients, at risk to his career.
What dreams may come: Chris Nielsen dies and is united with his children, who died before him, in a beautiful afterlife, but must risk his own future to rescue his wife from her fate.
32) Basquiat
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
The story of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the young black graffiti artist who took the world by storm in the 1980's.
34) Amelia
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Rental exclusive edition.
Language
English
Description
Several years after learning to fly, Amelia Earhart, with the help of her husband and business partner, attempts a solo flight around the world.
36) Man on wire
Language
English
Formats
Description
On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York. Academy Award winner. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
38) Black mass
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the true story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.
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