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(0)Oliver Stone
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Vulnerable, introspective, stubbornly tenacious and frequently heartbroken — may just be the most sympathetic character [Stone] has ever written.'' —New York Times Book Review
Before moving to Los Angeles and the international success of Platoon in 1986, Oliver Stone had been wounded as an infantryman in Vietnam, and spent years writing unproduced scripts while working odd jobs in Manhattan. Stone recounts those formative...
Before moving to Los Angeles and the international success of Platoon in 1986, Oliver Stone had been wounded as an infantryman in Vietnam, and spent years writing unproduced scripts while working odd jobs in Manhattan. Stone recounts those formative...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st Gallery Books trade paperback edition
Language
English
Description
A companion to the ten-part documentary series outlines provocative arguments against official American historical records to reveal the origins of conservatism and the obstacles to progressive change.
3) Platoon
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Special ed.
Language
English
Description
Follows young Chris Taylor who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion, and the anger growing within himself.
4) Alexander
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Director's cut.
Language
English
Description
The story of Alexander the Great, who in 4th century BC conquered ninety percent of the known world of the time by defeating Greece, Persia, Afghanistan, and India in just eight years.
5) Evita
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
True-life story of Eva Peron, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
2-Disc commemorative ed.
Language
English
Description
The true story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, who volunteered for rescue duty and became trapped in the rubble of the Towers on September 11, 2001. The men became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. It is a story of the true heroes and of that fateful time in United States history, when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Director's cut ; widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Embattled coach Tony D'Amato faces team strife and a new owner, who is sure Tony is way too old school. An injured quarterback, a flashy, bull-headed backup QB, a slithery team doctor, and a running back with an incentive-laden contract also fuel the film.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Two-disc special ed., widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
The story of Alexander the Great, who in 4th century BC conquered ninety percent of the known world of the time by defeating Greece, Persia, Afghanistan, and India in just eight years.
10) JFK
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Two-disc special ed.
Language
English
Description
The story of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison whose investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy became an obsession.
11) Snowden
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The incredible untold story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.
12) Scarface
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Set in Miami in 1980, follows the violent career of a small-time Mariel refugee hoodlum who guns his way to the top of Miami's cocaine empire.
13) W
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
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Description
A look at the life of the 43rd president of the United States, from his beginnings as a privileged alcoholic to his becoming a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. How Christianity turned his life around, how he met and married his wife, and the days before his decision to declare war on Iraq are featured.