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1) $ellebrity
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Renowned rock photographer Kevin Mazur has pulled together an impressive team for his first feature-length documentary about the changing face of celebrity and the many ways that the media has conveyed, defined, and even demeaned what it means to be famous today. Taking a historical ride through the early days of Hollywood and the rise of the paparazzi, it explores how fame has changed from the highly structured studio system to the current free-for-all...
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This 10-part series, with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today's America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey, Jr., Branford Marsalis, John Legend, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters and...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. weaves together genealogical detective work with cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the ancestry of a diverse array of trailblazing public figures. The result is a captivating cross-section of history, illustrating that diversity is both America's strength and its constant.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approx. 8.5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of love, hardship, and triumph that transcend borders and merge to form an American root system fortified by its diversity.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In sharing their stories, uses every tool available, from cutting-edge DNA research to old-school genealogical sleuthing to reveal long-buried secrets. Spanning the globe, the series compiles family trees that trace throughout the United States and Canada; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Germany, Poland, Ireland, Russia, and more.
10) Marry me
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A betrayed pop star, slated to marry her pop star fiancée on stage, instead marries a stranger from the audience, a high school math teacher. Against the odds, their sham relationship develops into something real, but can their love survive the limelight?
11) The bodyguard
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In her film debut, Houston plays Rachel Marron, a music/movie superstar at her peak. Fans want to see her, hear her, touch her. But one wants to kill her - and that's where security expert Frank Farmer (Costner) comes in. Farmer is a professional who never lets his guard down. Rachel's glamorous life often puts her at risk. Each expects to be in charge. What they don't expect is to fall in love.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 651 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In season three, our heroes arrive to North Cuba after being shipwrecked. They are rescued by fishermen and brought back to Mexico. Upon their return, they face a number of problems, as their popularity and fame have declined. They must find a way to catch up.
13) Mommie dearest
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This torment manifests itself into her relationships with her adopted children, Christina and Christopher.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Recounts the career and times of talent manager and Hollywood insider Shep Gordon, told through interviews with Shep Gordon himself as well as Alice Cooper, Emeril Lagasse, Michael Douglas, Anne Murray and many of his other clients and friends.
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (780 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Los Heroes del Norte is a situation comedy that follows the daily lives of a musical band. Now into it's second season, the series has become a hit among the Mexican Banda fans, who follow the band during it's concerts through the state of Mexico.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (848 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Five ordinary guys meet under the worst circumstances and form a band in search of stardom in the world of norteno music. When gifted oboe player Don Apolinar loses his job and wife, he tries his luck up in northern Mexico, forming a group with others like him who have nothing to lose. The men create fake celebrity identities, except lead singer Zacarias who gave up being on the police force to become a star. The group plays small gigs until a stroke...
Pub. Date
©2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
R.J. Stevens is a successful television talk show host who sets aside his perfect life with his sweet son and celebrity girlfriend to attend his parents' golden wedding anniversary back home in Georgia. From the moment he arrives, all the reasons R.J. left to reinvent himself on the West Coast become clear. His siblings and cousins quickly put him in his place, reminding him that his name is actually Roscoe Jenkins. His sweet mother watches impassively...
18) Somewhere
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A witty, moving, and empathetic look into the orbit of actor Johnny Marco. You have probably seen him in the tabloids; Johnny is living at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood. He has a Ferrari to drive around in, and a constant stream of girls and pills to stay in with. Comfortably numbed, Johnny drifts along. Then, his 11-year-old daughter Cleo from his failed marriage arrives unexpectedly at the Chateau. Their encounters encourage Johnny...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in the romantic city of Rome. The intertwining stories of a worker who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect who takes a trip back to the street he lived on as a student, a young couple on their honeymoon, and a frustrated opera director who has a talent for discovering talented singers.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1106
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Description
A fictional account of one amazing night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural turmoil of the '60s.
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