Louis Gossett
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
p2013
Description
In this true story narrated by Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr, the listener is transported to 1840s New York, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, to experience the kidnapping and twelve-year bondage of Solomon Northup, a free man of color. Published in 1853, this account was a bombshell in the national debate over slavery leading up to the Civil War and helped tilt public opinion in favor of abolition.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Police officer Mac McDonald's life is shattered when a tragic accident takes the life of his son. Years later, Mac's bitterness and pain has eroded his love for his family, strained his relationships on the force, and left him angry with God. When Mac gets partnered up in the squad car with Sam Wright, an African-American ordained minister-turned-cop, will the two be able to join forces and help one another when it's impossible to look past their...
6) Enemy mine
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Two warriors engaged in a savage futuristic war between Earth and the planet Dracon, crash-land on a desolate, fiery planet. At first, the human and his reptilian, alien opponent are intent on destroying each other. But after battling the elements and each other, the two stranded pilots gradually realize that the only way either of them will survive is to over-come their undying hatred.
7) The punisher
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Lashing out from a labyrinth of subterranean sewers, The Punisher leads a heavily armed raid into a world of brutal crime and savage retribution, where the guilty will be punished.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Description
After Cesar's major league career is cut short, he returns to his native Monterey, Mexico. Once back home, a group of impoverished baseball-loving kids recruit him to coach their ragtag team. Together, they beat the odds and overcome hardships and bigotry to compete in the 1957 Little League World Series.
Description
A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Gathered together in the Bahamas for their annual one-week reunion, four close couples eagerly reconnect, sharing news about their lives and relationships. But their intimate week in paradise is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of Sheila's ex-husband, Mike, who hopes to break up her new marriage with Troy and win her back. With their relationships hanging in the balance when they return home, each couple must choose between blame and forgiveness....
12) Delgo
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Description
When a forgotten enemy returns, the fate of the world lies with a spirited princess and an unlikely hero. Take an exciting journey to a spectacular realm of magic, fantasy, romance, and adventure.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Arrested in the 1965 Watts riots, Richard Kelly (Cedric Sanders) must serve probation at an all-white seminary. Although encouraged to break racial boundaries by its president Alan Beckett (William Devane), the school wants black followers, not leaders. Even former missionary Kate Allison (Lauren Holly) initially rejects Richard. With a prison sentence looming, Ricahrd meets Samuel Benton (Louis Gossett, Jr.)- "the gardener in the basement." As Samuel...
14) Deceived
Publisher
Cloud Ten Pictures
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Description
While promising to open the door to an entirely new type of warfare, a top secret Pentagon experiment suddenly goes wildly out of control. At the same time an observatory in the Sierra Nevada Mountains receives a confirmed extraterrestrial signal. With evidence that the two are connected, a team of commandos rushes the observatory. But, with the goal of immediately sharing the signal, the billionaire who funded the observatory gathers a team of his...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Monty is a blue-collar mechanic who enlists the help of a successful-but-lonely attorney while trying to gain custody of his three daughters from his treacherous ex-wife and her larcenous boyfriend. Along the way, the working relationship between the blue collar dad and his uptown attorney grows into something more. As these two people try to overcome their different backgrounds, they find love. Monty struggles to protect his children from abuse and...
17) The color purple
Formats
Description
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
18) Nightjohn
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Honeydripper: "Tyrone Purvis will try anything to keep his blues lounge, The Honeydripper, alive. So when a popular guitar player fails to slow up for a packed Saturday night, Purvis turns to a young wanderer for help"--From container.
Race to freedom: the Underground Railroad: "Chronicles the dangerous journey of four determined slaves from a cotton plantation in America to the "Promised Land" in Canada."--From container.
Nightjohn: The story of...
Series
Publisher
[Columbia Tristar Home Video]
Pub. Date
[c1999]
Description
Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.
Publisher
[Dist. by] Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2016
Description
Death of a prophet : This part documentary, part dramatic depiction centers on the final days of outspoken civil rights leader Malcolm X. Intermixed with interviews of family, friends, and close associates, the film also features a retelling of the final 24 hours of Malcolm X's life with Morgan Freeman portraying him.
The River Niger : The Tony Award-winning play is brought to the screen featuring a marvelous cast which includes James Earl Jones,...