Derek Luke
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Determined to get engaged before her youngest sister's wedding, flight attendant Montana Moore finds herself with only 30 days to find Mr. Right. Using her airline connections to 'accidentally' meet up with eligible ex-boyfriends and scour for potential candidates, she racks up more than 30,000 miles and countless comedic encounters, all the while searching for the perfect guy.
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"Based on the hit movie franchise, The Purge revolves around twelve hours when all crime, including murder, is legal. Season Two explores how a single Purge Night affects the lives of four interconnected characters over the ensuing year, all inevitably leading up to the next Purge." --container
4) Rare objects
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"Benita, a young woman seeking to rebuidl her life from a traumatic past, takes a job at a New York City antique shop. There she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, new friends, and healing - slowly regaining her confidence with the kindness of her coworkers. But echoes of her past threaten to ruin her shot at a fresh start." --container.
6) Supremacy
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A just-paroled white supremacist and his crazy girlfriend kill a cop. Now on the run, they take an African-American family hostage.
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Two determined California college students, Arian and Ernest, follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley, and attempt to do something important with their lives. The two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan. Dr. Malley is both moved and distraught. Now, as Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field and the human consequences of war becomes clear for these two students trapped behind enemy lines. They...
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After a high-speed freeway chase puts Madea in front of the judge, her reprieve is short-lived as anger management issues get the best of her and land her in jail. But Madea's eccentric family members, the Browns, rally behind her, lending their special 'country' brand of support. Special features include featurettes.
9) Sparkle
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Set in the 1960s, Sparkle and her two sisters form a singing group and dream of becoming stars beyond the affluent Detroit suburb where they come from, and where they are already well-known. But as the sisters become more famous, the close-knit nature of their family begins to fall apart. Features the late Whitney Houston's final screen performance.
10) Antwone Fisher
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Guided by a determined Navy psychiatrist, a troubled sailor embarks on a personal, emotionally inspiring journey to confront his past and connect with the family he never knew. Inspired by the true life experiences of Antwone Fisher.
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1988, Odessa, Texas. The small town is racially divided and economically dying. Only one thing brings the community together - Friday night high school football. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition and are led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles. Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among the citizens of Odessa. Coach Gary Gaines believes that the team can rise up from...
12) Pieces of April
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Family outcast April lives in a beat-up apartment in New York's Lower East Side with her boyfriend, Bobby. In order to spend some time with her dying mother, April invites her conservative suburban family to her place for a Thanksgiving feast. While she frantically tries to complete the meal, the family drives in from Pennsylvania sharing less-than-pleasant opinions about April's lifestyle. Her dad tries to think positively, while sister Beth flaunts...
Formats
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August 1944. Follows four black soldiers of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped near the small Tuscan village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II. One of the men will risk his life to save an Italian boy who lives in the city where the Waffen-SS have massacred most of the citizens of the town in retaliation for Italian partisan activity. A sculpted head from the Ponte Santa Trinita...
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Will Hayes is a 30-something Manhattan dad who is in the midst of a divorce. His 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins years earlier when, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician, he moves to New York in order to work on the Clinton campaign. Will attempts a "PG" version of his romantic relationships...
15) Roots
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The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel which has resonated with millions of Americans, it reveals powerful, universal truths about the resilience of the human spirit.
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After a high-speed freeway chase puts Madea in front of the judge, her reprieve is short-lived as anger management issues get the best of her and lands her in jail. A gleeful Joe couldn't be happier at Madea's misfortune. But her eccentric family members, the Browns, rally behind her, lending their special 'country' brand of support. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Hardaway is on the fast track to career success. But Hardaway lands a...
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A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night. Titles include: For colored girls ; A Madea family funeral ; Acrimony ; I can do bad all by myself ; Madea goes to jail ; Diary of a mad black woman.
For colored girls (2010): A vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping...