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1) Worthy
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Jada Pinkett Smith was living what many would view as a fairy-tale. But appearances can be deceiving, and as she felt more and more separated from her sense of self, emotional turmoil took hold. A rollercoaster from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of self-acceptance and healing, Worthy is a woman's journey to finding herself again. Smith answers question about her childhood, marriage, parenting style, career choices, and the scrutiny...
2) Sprinter
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A Jamaican teen who is burdened by an unstable father and an unruly older brother hopes a meteoric rise in track and field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the US for over a decade. Produced by Jada Pinkett and Will Smith.
3) Collateral
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Max is a cab driver. For twelve years, faces have come and gone from his rear-view mirror: people and places he has long since forgotten--until tonight. When a drug cartel learns of their impending indictment by a federal grand jury, they mount an operation to identify and kill the key witness. Vincent is a contract killer. He has one night in L.A.--and five bodies are supposed to fall. Vincent hijacks Max and his cab, making Max collateral--an expendable...
4) Bamboozled
Series
Criterion collection volume 1019
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Under pressure to help revive his network's low ratings, television writer Pierre Delacroix hits on an explosively offensive idea: bringing back blackface with "The New Millennium Minstrel Show." The white network executives love it, and so do audiences, forcing Pierre and his collaborators to confront their public's insatiable appetite for dehumanizing stereotypes.
Series
The Matrix volume 3
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Beginning from where "Matrix Reloaded" ended, the technologically-gifted Neo remains unconscious in the real world, his mind caught by the devious Merovingian and placed in a mysterious subway station construct. The man known as Bane is still a servant of Agent Smith, who continues to grow in power and ability. Meanwhile, the deadly sentinels are coming dangerously close to humanity's last sanctuary, the underground city of Zion. A final battle between...
6) Scream 2
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Sidney is trying to get a new life at college with a new boyfriend, but a new lunatic is going to make her life a living nightmare once again!
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When four pampered animals from New York's Central Park Zoo accidentally find themselves shipwrecked on the exotic island of Madagascar, they discover that it really is a jungle out there. Along the way, the four team up with a quartet of mischievous penguins and legions of lemures, led by the outrageous King Julien.
Series
The Matrix volume 4
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more.
10) The women
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Clothing designer Mary Haines lives in a beautiful country home with her wealthy financier husband and their 11-year-old daughter. Her best friend Sylvie Fowler is the editor at a prominent fashion magazine. The women dictate the latest trends in taste and style for New York City fashionistas. When Mary's husband becomes involved with perfume salesgirl Crystal Allen at Saks Fifth Avenue, her friendship with Sylvie is put to the test. Everyone in their...
11) Ali
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political...
Series
Gotham volume season 1
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The good. The evil. The beginning. When rookie Gotham City detective James Gordon, dedicated to restoring his crime-ridden metropolis back to its decent and illustrious past, catches the case of a murdered socialite couple, he promises their shattered, surviving son Bruce Wayne he'll find their killer. It is an obligation and an obsession that will cost him dearly, and set the stage for the gritty and exciting world of Gotham.
13) Jason's lyric
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
Description
Jason and Josh are bound together by the death of their father. Jason puts the past behind him but Josh lives a life full of fear and violence. Jason's responsibilities to Josh eventually interfere with his own dreams for the future, leading to the destruction of both.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
" ... A women's shared, near orgiastic pleasure in their freedom and friendship."--New York Times.
"A good natured girl power comedy that balances a bland sitcom structure with some weird and hilarious moments."--New York Post.
"The Hangover for working mothers, only funnier, smarter and sweeter."--Newsday.
When three overworked and underappreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of...
16) Worthy
Author
Language
English
Description
"A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman's right and saving grace. An...
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