Vondie Curtis-Hall
1) Passion fish
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A handicapped ex-soap opera star and her nurse explore the murkier aspects of men, romance, and family in the Louisiana bayou.
2) Harriet
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
3) Freedom song
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Stirring account of the civil rights struggle in the early 1960s, based on first-hand recollections of veteran activists, burning with realism, commitment, and the urgency of the lives in crisis
4) Broken arrow
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1998, 1996
Language
English
Description
Two military pilots engage in a no-holds-barred battle against time and each other in a race to recover two stolen nuclear warheads
5) Cymbeline
Publisher
Grindstone
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When extortion, betrayal, and fiery passions threaten his criminal empire, a drug kingpin is driven to desperate measures in this explosive, modern retelling of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy.
6) Eve's bayou
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Roz Batiste is a beautiful and dedicated mother of three, who is forced to admit that her family is falling apart due to her philandering husband Louis. Her younger daughter, Eve, witnesses one of her father's infidelities. Struggling to make sense of what she has seen, Eve turns to her older sister Cisely, who dismisses her in fear of the truth, and then to her Aunt Mozelle, a known psychic and rumored black widow. Unable to find the understanding...
7) 18 1/2
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18 1/2 minute gap in Nixon's tapes.
Publisher
Sony
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens now lives in Miami, a walking anachronism balancing his life as a U.S. Marshal and part-time father of a 15-year-old girl. His hair is grayer, his hat is dirtier, and the road in front of him is suddenly a lot shorter than the road behind. A chance encounter on a desolate Florida highway sends him to Detroit. There he crosses paths with Clement Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent,...
10) Honeydripper
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
1950, rural Alabama. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt, Tyrone is desperate to lure the young cotton pickers and local Army base recruits into his juke joint and away from the rival club across the way. He lays off his regular talent and hires the famous electric guitar player, Guitar Sam, for a one night only gig. When the train arrives, Guitar Sam is no where to be found....
12) Romeo + Juliet
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006, c1996
Language
English
Description
A twentieth-century adaptation of Shakespeare's classic drama, set in Verona Beach, in which two teens from feuding families fall in love and secretly marry, setting tragic events into motion. Includes commentaries, documentary about the soundtrack, and featurettes.