Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
1) The double
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite: confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Danish
Description
Afghanistan. During a routine mission, soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire. Commander Claus makes a decision to save his men, which has grave consequences for him, and his family back home
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A discussion on the keeping of intelligent creatures in captivity. Employs the story of Tilikum, the notorious performing whale who, unlike orcas in the wild, has taken the lives of several people while in captivity.
4) RBG
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 98 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans - until now. RBG explores Ginsburg's life and career.
5) Ondine
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Syracuse, a simple fisherman who catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his trawler nets. The woman seems to be dead, but then she comes alive before Syracuse's eyes and he thinks he may be seeing things. However, with the help of his ailing yet irrepressible daughter, Annie, he comes to believe that the fantastical might be possible and that the woman (Ondine) might be a myth come true.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lisa is the last person some would expect to find in a highway-side 'sports bar with curves,' but as general manager at Double Whammies, she has come to love the place and its customers. An incurable den mother, she nurtures and protects her girls fiercely, but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction. Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. When unarmed teenager Michael Brown is killed by police and left lying in the street for hours, it marks a breaking point for the residents of St. Louis, Missouri. Grief, long-standing racial tensions and renewed anger bring residents together to hold vigil and protest this latest tragedy. Empowered parents,...
8) Buffaloed
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl is obsessed with making enough cash to get out of Buffalo. When the acceptance letter to her dream school arrives, she must hustle to find a job that will pay for tuition. But after getting scammed by a debt collector she works for, Peg decides to cheat the system like it cheated her.
9) Deadfall
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Siblings Addison and Liza are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. They split up and make a run for the Canadian border in blizzard conditions, vowing to reunite in Canada. Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents, and retired sheriff. It's there the siblings are reunited in a tense and thrilling showdown.
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Burt Munro, a Kiwi from far south New Zealand has been building and rebuilding his motorcycle for the last 40 years, dreaming of the day when he and the bike can go to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats and see what they can really do. When Burt's heart goes bad on him, his dreaming is threatened to come to an end. Luckily, Burt is not ready to stop dreaming. He decides to mortgage his house and bring his dream to life. He and the motorcycle head for American...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew--featuring Tommy Tedesco, guitar, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, drums, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborne, bass--who played on many rock and pop hits during the sixties. Gifted, versatile, and possessing the knack for turning a simple tune into something memorable, the Wrecking Crew were the players who turned the Wall of Sound in Phil Spector's head into a reality, and helped Brian Wilson...
13) Take this waltz
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author, but when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.
14) Please stand by
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young woman escapes from her group home hoping to get her Star Trek script produced in Hollywood. With her sister and psychiatrist at her heels, she must conquer a new world full of challenges.
15) To the wonder
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Neil is an American traveling in Europe who meets and falls in love with Marina. After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Marina meets a priest and fellow exile, who is struggling with his vocation, while Neil renews his ties with a childhood friend, Jane.
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A woman is murdered in Oxford. Her body is discovered by two men who meet for the first time at that moment: Arthur Seldom, a prestigious professor of logic, and Martin, a young graduate student who has just arrived at the University hoping to study with Seldom. It quickly becomes clear that this is the first in a series of murders, all of which are announced by the murderer with strange mathematical symbols. Professor and student join forces to try...
17) The perfect host
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary. The two discover just how deceiving appearances can be in this game of cat and mouse.
18) Tyrel
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tyler joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn't know. As soon as they get there, it's clear that he's the only black guy, and it's going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. Although Tyler is welcomed, he can't help but feel uneasy in 'Whitesville.' The combination of all the testosterone and alcohol starts to get out of hand, and Tyler's precarious situation starts to feel like a nightmare....
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rick Robinson is a ladder-climbing law intern from Miami with four days until the bar exam. He ends up in a rundown truck headed to L.A. with his boss's possessions and niece. Amidst hitch-hikers, breakdowns, and assorted local yokels, Rick finds love.
20) Sushi girl
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's Fish's first night out of prison. The four men he has protected with silence invite him to dinner that features an elaborate sushi menu served on a seemingly catatonic, beautiful, naked woman on the dinner table. The thieves can't help but to open old wounds in an attempt to find their missing loot.