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Ken Howard
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
America’s magnificent storyteller, Mark Twain, has crafted an intriguing and classic tale of mistaken identity, deceit and murder. Here a slave woman cradle-switches her master’s son with her own light-skinned baby, however, even though raised as a white man, he never fulfills her hopes and dreams for him as he becomes an arrogant and cruel man. Acclaimed actor Ken Howard stars as the local lawyer unraveling the mystery.
Pub. Date
1970.
Language
English
Description
The story of three neurotic characters: A a girl whose face is scarred in a vicious attack (Liza Minnelli), a paraplegic (Robert Moore) and an introverted epileptic (Ken Howard) who, after leaving the hospital, set up housekeeping together in a cottage where they support each other. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival.** *"It succeeds, among other things, in making human entertainment out of rather unlikely story." - Roger Ebert,...
3) Shadowlands
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of C.S. Lewis, this film is about the agonizing spiritual crisis of C.S. Lewis when his wife died from cancer. The love, grief, pain, and sorrow were so shattering to Lewis that his basic Christian beliefs, magnificently communicated in his many books, were now called into serious doubt. But he picked up the pieces and moved out of the depressing "shadowlands," realizing that "real life has not even begun yet."
4) Rambo
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Vietnam veteran John Rambo has withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble finds him. A group of Christian missionaries approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma, which is a war zone. The Karen people of the region have endured a brutal rule from the murderous Burmese military. Rambo accepts the offer and takes the missionaries up the river. When...
Author
Series
Paul Brenner novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Paul Brenner, retired from the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, reluctantly returns to Vietnam to investigate a thirty-year-old murder.
7) 1776
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
1776 is a musical celebration of the founding of The United States of America. The story centers around familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England. All events lead up to that most significant date, July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
8) Roll with it
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Facing unexpected foreclosure on her home, a small-town Biscuit Barrel waitress enters the Cheatham County Fair Karaoke Showdown to win the cash prize. With the support of her faith, family, and friends, Bonnie steps up to the mic and is ready to "roll with it."