New Videos - December 2006
On DVD:
Silent Killer: the Unfinished Campaign Against Hunger - DVD TAC-833
Shows the face and causes of hunger around the world. Focuses on Kenya , South Africa , Mexico and Brazil . Highlights the "fome zero" project in Brazil that is taking massive steps to alleviate the hunger conditions there.
Peace, Propaganda, & the Promised Land - DVD TAC-847
This documentary contends that the foreign policy interests of American political elites, working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies, exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Combines U.S. and British television news footage with observations from analysts, journalists, and political activists. Examines the factors that have distorted the United States ' media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion.
Gladiator - DVD TAC-851
The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman Empire . Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.
Space Station - DVD TAC-852
Experience zero gravity and the thrill of life aboard the most complex scientific project ever assembled: The International Space Station. The Station hovers 220 miles above Earth and this piece shows how the Station was assembled and who did the assembling. The action is all captured in live you-are-there footage IMAX 3-D style.
The Insider - DVD TAC-853
When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America , Wigand agrees to become a paid consultant for a story by veteran 60 minutes producer Lowell Bergman, regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations and more.
Suze Orman for the Young, Fabulous & Broke - DVD TAC-854
Suze Orman offers advice to the "Generation Broke" - those people in their twenties and thirties who have graduated college with a mountain of student loan debt and are stuck with one of the weakest job markets in recent history. The goals of their parents' generation-- buy a house, support a family, send kids to college, retire in style seems improbable. They live off their credit cards, may or may not have health insurance, and come up so far short at the end of the month that the idea of saving money is a joke. This generation has it tough, and but they are painfully aware of the urgent need to take matters into their own hands.
Selling Sickness - DVD TAC-855
Documentary examines the pharmaceutical industry's marketing of antidepressants with particular emphasis on the firm GlaxoSmithKline. It explores the unhealthy relationships between society, medical science and the pharmaceutical industry as they promote miracle cures - selling not just drugs but also the latest diseases that go with them. It also looks at the growing controversy around SSRI antidepressants (especially as they affect adolescents) and follows British psychiatrist David Healy and patients' accusations that aggressive drug marketing is blurring the boundaries between medical conditions and ordinary life.
My Left Foot: the Story of Christy Brown - DVD TAC-856
The story of Christy Brown, who was born in Ireland with cerebral palsy. He learned to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Chicago - DVD TAC-857
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago 's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.
Chariots of Fire - DVD TAC-858
The true story of Harold Abrahams, Eric Liddell, two English runners that were both driven by different means to help bring victory to Britain in the 1942 Olympics. One used his faith in God, and the other his hatred of Anti-Semitism.
Unfaithfully Yours - DVD TAC-859
A world-famous symphony conductor, consumed with the suspicion that his wife is having an affair, entertains elaborate visions of vengeance, set to three separate orchestral works.
Song of Our Children - DVD TAC-860
This documentary is about inclusive education of children with special needs.
Hallelujah - DVD TAC-861
Infused with spirituals, folk songs, blues, and jazz, Hallelujah follows the fortunes of Zeke, a poor cotton farmer. Love, loss, passion, redemption, make this cinematic milestone the first all-black feature from a major studio.
Mystic River - DVD TAC-862
Boston childhood friends Jimmy, Sean and Dave are reunited after a brutal murder. Reformed conflict Jimmy and his devoted wife Annabeth find out that their teenage daughter Katie has been beaten and killed. Jimmy's old friend Sean is the homicide detective assigned to the case. Jimmy gets his relatives, the Savage brothers to conduct their own investigation. Jimmy and Sean soon suspect their old pal Dave, who now lives a quite life, but harbors some disturbing secrets of his own.
The Meaning of Food - DVD TAC-863
So many cultural and religious celebrations center on food, but how did this come to be? Discover the rich and varied history of American dining in this three-episode series.
Xala - DVD TAC-864
In a fictional African country, a rich, self-made businessman and member of the post-colonial ruling elite takes on a third wife to show the world his wealth, only to be stricken by a curse resulting in impotency. His efforts at getting cured lead to disastrous yet comical results.
The Omnivore - DVD TAC-865
Examines hunger as one of the biological drives essential to the survival of the human species. Traces the history of humankind's efforts to satiate the need to feed, from hunting and gathering, to agriculture and animal husbandry, to barter and commerce. Also examines eating as a social ritual and pastime of gourmands.
The Future of Food - DVD TAC-866
An in-depth investigation of the disturbing truth behind unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade and an exploration of alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One - DVD TAC-867 v. 1-3
Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock presents several short stories. The stories are invariably surprising, often containing elements of horror, comedy, suspense, and the supernatural.
American Splendor - DVD TAC-868
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital . He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller. The movie deals not merely with real and fictional characters, but even with levels of presentation. There are documentary scenes, fictional scenes, and then scenes illustrated and developed as comic books, with the drawings sometimes segueing into reality or back again.
This Reporter - DVD TAC-869
Narrated by the late CBS News correspondent Charles Kuralt, This Reporter presents a compellingly candid portrait of Murrow's illustrious career and features rarely-seen clips from CBS News Archives and interviews with his esteemed peers. From his gutsy search for journalistic truths during the McCarthy era to his celebrated Person to Person chats with Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando, this in-depth documentary explores how Murrow's pioneering work left an indelible mark on American broadcasting.
The Best of See It Now - DVD TAC-870
Narrated by CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace, The Best of "See It Now" features impressive highlights from one of TV's earliest documentary series, hosted by Murrow as his crossover from radio into television during the 1950s. Revolutionizing how news was delivered in a visual medium, See It Now let viewers become intimate with the people who were directly shaping world events.
The McCarthy Years - DVD TAC-871
Narrated by former CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite, The McCarthy Years turns back the clock to the 1950s, a time when the country lurched into a murky period of blacklists and witch-hunts for alleged Communists, all led by a young Senator named Joseph McCarthy. Revered for his bravery and incorruptibility, Murrow made a controversial series of broadcasts that challenged McCarthy's abuses of power, which-as this gripping program investigates-signaled the emergence of television news as a momentous and highly influential force in American life.
Harvest of Shame - DVD TAC-872
Presented by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, Murrow's Harvest of Shame is among the most famous television documentaries of all time. Richly photographed and arrestingly poignant, this long-acclaimed 1960 expose on the plight of migrant farm workers resonated deeply for a nation unfamiliar with such brutally honest depictions of living conditions that, as Murrow remarks, "wrong the dignity of man."
The Bridge on the River Kwai - DVD TAC-873
British soldiers captured by the Japanese during World War II are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge which a commando team is instructed by the British High Command to destroy.
Gentleman's Agreement - DVD TAC-874
A journalist assigned to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism decides to pose as a Jew and finds out first-hand what it is like to be the victim of intolerance.
Oliver - DVD TAC-875
A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned.
Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings - DVD TAC-876
Story of the men working for a South American mail and freight business in the 1930's. They are trying to win a lucrative government contract to carry mail, and must perform satisfactorily despite bad weather, injuries, poor cash flow and a woman trying to win the boss's heart.
Gigi - DVD TAC-877
A musical set in Paris in which a girl trained as a high society courtesan falls in love with a rich and handsome boulevardier.
Marnie - DVD TAC-878
A woman robs her employers and changes her identity. When her next boss catches her, he forces her to marry him.
Lifeboat - DVD TAC-879
When their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.
The English Patient - DVD TAC-880
Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, a complicated WWII saga told in flashback sequences.
Rain Man - DVD TAC-881
A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar inheritance, he kidnaps the autistic brother he never knew he had, and takes him on the ride of his life.
Reds - DVD TAC-882
The true story of the love affair of John Reed, American Communist, journalist Louise Bryant, writer and feminist.
The Constant Gardener - DVD TAC-883
In a remote area of Northern Kenya , activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and all the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets, Justin risks his own life and will stop at nothing to expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined.
The Elephant Man - DVD TAC-884
Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity.
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones - DVD TAC-885
Ten years after the events of Phantom menace, Senator Padme Amidala survives an assassination attempt. The Jedi Council send Obi-Wan Kenobi and Annikin Skywalker to protect her. After tracking the assassin, Obi-Wan is sent to Kamino to continue investigating while Annikin is sent with Amidala to Naboo, where they begin to fall in love. Obi-Wan's investigation leads to a connection between the assassination attempt and a separatist movement, which could bring the Republic to the brink of civil war.
12 Angry Men - DVD TAC-886
Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.
Lost in Translation - DVD TAC-887
A middle-aged actor and the wife of a photographer meet while on business in Tokyo . They strike up an unusual friendship in the hotel bar that helps them both overcome boredom and loneliness.
The Last Picture Show - DVD TAC-888
Story of the social and sexual mores in small-town Texas .
In the Heat of the Night - DVD TAC-889
A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a murder.
Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - DVD TAC-890
Washington 's youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.
How the West Was Won - DVD TAC-891
A western adventure spanning three generations, the breadth of a wild, unsettled country, and fifty of the most excitingly turbulent years of this nation's history. The first feature film to be photographed and projected in the panoramic three-camera Cineramaprocess.
The Great Dictator - DVD TAC-892
Chaplin plays the double role of the persecuted Jewish barber and Adenoid Hynkel, dictator of Tomania. The barber is imprisoned, escapes, and is finally mistaken for the dictator at which point he makes an impassioned, humanistic speech which amazes the dictator's followers.
The Wild One - DVD TAC-893
Johnny is the leader of a vicious biker gang which invades a small, sleepy California town. The leather-jacketed young biker seems hellbent for destruction until he falls for Kathie, a "good girl" whose father happens to be a cop.
On the Waterfront - DVD TAC-894
An ex-fighter gets a job working on the gang-ridden waterfront under a crooked gangster boss.
Iraq for Sale : the War Profiteers - DVD TAC-895
Exposes the monetary cost of war and reveals the truth behind the misuse of funds that were intended for Iraq 's reconstruction.
Gimme Shelter - DVD TAC-896
A harrowing documentary of the Stones' 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont .
Hoop Dreams - DVD TAC-897
Filmed over a five-year period, this documentary follows the lives of two inner-city kids with aspirations to play professional basketball.
Viridiana - DVD TAC-898
Viridiana, who is about to become a nun, does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.
Shane - DVD TAC-899
A drifter and retired gunfighter assists a homestead family terrorized by an aging cattleman and his hired gun.
Dark Victory - DVD TAC-900
The life of a fast moving Long Island socialite skids to a stop when she discovers that she has less than a year to live.
Bullitt - DVD TAC-901
An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? - DVD TAC-902
In a decaying Hollywood mansion, Jane Hudson, a former child star, and her sister Blanche, a movie queen forced into retirement after a crippling accident, live in virtual isolation.
Baby Doll - DVD TAC-903
Cotton-mill owner Archie Meighan, married to nineteen-year-old "Baby Doll", looks forward to the day his wife turns twenty and will finally allow him to sleep with her. But he has competition in the form of sly business competitor Silva Vacarro, who covets both Archie's cotton mill AND his young and beautiful wife.
Lola rennt - DVD TAC-904
A thrilling post-MTV, roller-coaster ride about two star-crossed lovers who have only minutes to change the course of their lives. Time is running out: Lola has just received a frantic call from her boyfriend Manni, who's accidentally lost a small fortune he was to deliver to his mobster boss. If they cannot find a way to replace the money within twenty minutes, Manni will surely suffer severe consequences.
The Element of Crime - DVD TAC-905
The story of an exiled ex-cop who returns to his old beat to catch a serial killer preying on young girls. Set in Germany , the film is shot in sepia tones with brilliant blue flashes.
Dogville - DVD TAC-906
Grace arrives in the isolated town of Dogville , on the run from gangsters. The townspeople agree to hide her. However, when outsiders start looking for the fugitive, the locals make demands of Grace in exchange for the risk of harboring her. But Grace has a secret and it's a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever decided to bare its teeth.
El espíritu de la colmena - DVD TAC-907
Shortly after the Spanish civil war, a six-year-old girl attends a traveling movie show of Frankenstein and becomes haunted by her memory of it.
Far From Heaven - DVD TAC-908
Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank having sex with another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond--a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it.
Lenny - DVD TAC-909
Tells the story of troubled nightclub comic Lenny Bruce, his wife Honey Harlowe, and his fatal decline through drug addiction.
Syriana - DVD TAC-910
As a career CIA operative, Bob Barnes begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to. An up-and-coming oil broker, Bryan Woodman faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with idealistic Gulf Prince Nasir al-Subaai. Corporate lawyer, Bennett Holiday faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies across the globe, a disenfranchised Wasim Khan, a Pakistani teenager, falls prey to the recruiting efforts of a charismatic cleric. Each plays their small part in the vast and complex system that powers the industry, unaware of the explosive impact their lives will have upon the world.
Electric Edwardians: the Lost Films of Mitchell & Kenyon - DVD TAC-911
In the earliest years of the twentieth century, enterprising traveling showmen in the north of England hired pioneer filmmakers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon to shoot footage of local people going about their everyday activities. These films would be shown later at nearby fairgrounds, town halls and neighborhood theaters. Workers, school children, sports fans and seaside vacationers all flocked to see themselves miraculously captured on screen. The astonishing discovery of the original Mitchell & Kenyon negatives in Blackburn , England in a basement about to be demolished has been described as film's equivalent of Tutankhamen's tomb. ...This treasure trove of extraordinary footage provides an unparalleled record of everyday life in the years before World War I.
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People - DVD TAC-912
Throughout its history Hollywood has portrayed Arabs as buffoons or bandits. The video seeks to rectify this stereotyping by comparing it to other forms of racist imagery and by suggesting alternative narratives that treat the Arabs as human, not demons.
The Boldest Hoax - DVD TAC-913
Who Created Piltdown Man-Science's Most Notorious Fraud? For 40 years, a fossil skull discovered in Piltdown , England , was hailed as the missing link between apes and humans. Then, in 1953, new scientific tests revealed the shocking truth-"Piltdown Man" was a fake! But who could have perpetrated the hoax? Was it the amateur archaeologist, Charles Dawson, who dug up most of the bones? Or the eminent museum curator, Sir Arthur Smith Woodward of Britain's Natural History Museum, who won fame by presenting the reconstructed skull to an eager public in 1912? Could it even have been Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, who lived near Piltdown? With more red herrings and false trails than an Agatha Christie whodunit, The Boldest Hoax digs into intriguing new clues from archives at the Natural History Museum, and delves into the skullduggery and national pride that led a handful of faked bones to hoodwink a generation of leading scientists.
Black Gold - DVD TAC-914
After oil, coffee is the most actively traded commodity in the world with $80 billion in retail sales. But for every $3 cup of coffee, a coffee farmer receives only 3 cents. Most of the money goes to the middlemen, especially the four giant conglomerates which control the coffee market. Tracing the path of the coffee consumed each day to the farmers who produce the beans, Black Gold asks us to 'wake up and smell the coffee', to face the unjust conditions under which our favorite drink is produced and to decide what we can do about it.
All the King's Men - DVD TAC-915
A political demagogue governor of a Southern State believes that every man has his price and that the end justifies the means. Based on the life of Huey Pierce Long, governor of Louisiana and senator.
A Great Day in Harlem - DVD TAC-916
A great day in Harlem tells the story of Art Kane's famous 1958 group photograph of the jazz greats of the period. Includes home movie footage of that day of the musicians arriving and greeting each other the morning of the shoot. Also includes conversations with musicians and archival performance footage.
Blossoms of Fire - DVD TAC-917
Documentarist Maureen Gosling captures the creative, and outspoken spirit of the Zapotec women of southern Oaxaca , Mexico in this exuberant portrait of an often mis-represented culture. It's a society marked by female independence, progressive politics, and an unusual tolerance of homosexuality. Juchitecan women, celebrated by artists Frida Kahlo and Miguel Covarrubias, run their own businesses, embroider their signature fiery blossoms on clothing, and work with the men in their community to preserve the soul of their traditional culture.
BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge - DVD TAC-918
In late 2003, two filmmakers spent three weeks on the front lines of the simmering guerrilla war in Iraq, gathering intelligence, dodging bullets, and capturing the untold stories of what has become the world's most covered and misunderstood conflict.
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht - DVD TAC-919
Werner Herzog's version of Bram Stoker tale of Jonathan Harker's trip to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula ; influenced by the 1922 film by F. W. Murnau.
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes - DVD TAC-920
A band of Spanish conquistadors, led by Pizarro, go up the Amazon in search of gold. As the soldiers battle starvation, Indians, the forces of nature and each other, Don Lope de Aguirre (the self-styled "Wrath of God") is consumed by visions of conquering all of South America and leads a revolt, but Aguirre's megalomania turns the expedition into a death trip.
Cobra Verde - DVD TAC-921
Francisco Manoel da Silva, 19th century, gun-toting Brazilian bandit known as the Cobra Verde, is unknowingly hired by the owner of a sugar plantation to keep his slaves in check, but instead, the Cobra manages to sleep with the landowner's daughters and impregnate them. In revenge, the owner sends the Cobra on a dangerous mission to sail to the West coast of Africa and reopen the slave trade, and the Cobra wages war with a local tribal king.
Fitzcarraldo - DVD TAC-922
Story of a man obsessed with a dream to build his own personal opera house in a remote Peruvian town.
Woyzeck - DVD TAC-923
Franz Woyzeck is a hapless, hopeless soldier, alone and powerless in society, assaulted from all sides by forces he cannot control. Abused and tortured, both physically and psychologically by commanding officers, doctors and his unfaithful wife, Marie, Woyzeck struggles to hold on to his humanity and his fragile sanity. In the film's shattering climax, he is finally driven over the brink into madness and murder.
My Best Fiend: Klaus Kinski - DVD TAC-924
Documentary with film excerpts about the stormy relationship between frequent artistic partners, director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski.
The Last Mogul: the Life and Times of Lew Wasserman - DVD TAC-925
A biography of the Hollywood power broker who spent over 60 years at MCA and Universal Studios. Includes interviews with Jimmy Carter, Robert Evans, Larry King, and Michael Ovitz among others.
Ghosts of the Baltic Sea - DVD TAC-926
The story of the final months of World War II when Soviet submarines torpedoed three German evacuation ships in the Baltic Sea , killing 20,000. Renowned undersea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard, the man who found the Titanic, joins four German survivors on a journey back in time.
Finding Thea - DVD TAC-927
Although her name is found on a waterway, a park and other places in Tacoma , Thea Foss' personal story is not well known. An immigrant from Norway and a pioneer business woman, she founded, with her husband, the Foss Launch Company. This small venture grew to be the Foss Launch and Tug Company, and is now the Seattle-based Foss Maritime Company, reputedly the largest tugboat company on the West Coast. The Tugboat Annie character made popular in the 1930s in short stories and several films was very loosely based on Thea Foss, caricaturing the strong and independent spirit of a woman otherwise nothing like the film character.
An Inconvenient Truth - DVD TAC-928
A passionate and inspiring look at former Vice President Al Gore's campaign to expose the myths and misconceptions of global warming, and to create public awareness on the subject.
Fighting for Life in the Death-Belt - DVD TAC-929
Fighting for life in the death-belt considers the controversial institution of capital punishment in America through the eyes of Stephen Bright, the nations leading anti-death penalty lawyer. For twenty-five years Bright has defended death row inmates deep in the heart of the nations' death-belt - the Southeastern states where ninety percent of executions occur.
In Search of International Justice - DVD TAC-930
Discusses the evolution of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world's first, permanent, international judicial body capable of prosecuting individuals accused of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity when national courts are unable or unwilling to do so. The film travels to Kosovo, northern Uganda , Iraq , Rwanda and Darfur , focusing on offenses that have or could have fallen under the ICC's jurisdiction. The film also discusses the United States ' current opposition to the ICC.
Flag Day - DVD TAC-931
In 2005 Tom Sadowski of Maine got tired of the unseen death toll of the Iraq war. He planted orange construction flags, one for each dead soldier in his yard; a visible reminder of the number, rising daily, of the dead. When he ran out of space in his own yard, his friend Paul Barrows took the display up the road to Rockport.
Man on the Moon - DVD TAC- 932
The story of the late Andy Kaufman, a comic in the mid 20th century.
Life of Brian - DVD TAC-933
The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean.
The French Lieutenant's Woman - DVD TAC-934
A woman, ostracized by Victorian society and abandoned by her French lieutenant lover, fascinates a man who resolves to unravel the mystery of her clandestine past.
Dark Passage - DVD TAC-935
Vincent Parry, a man unjustly accused of murdering his wife, escapes from San Quentin and sets out to clear his name; but, he needs the help of someone he can trust. He finds both help and love in Irene, a San Francisco artist who is convinced he's innocent.
The Exorcist - DVD TAC-936
A young girl becomes possessed by the devil and causes several violent deaths before she can be cured.
Marathon Man - DVD TAC-937
Dustin Hoffman plays the likeable Columbia graduate student and marathon runner of the title, unwittingly trapped in a terrifying drama revolving around a murderous Nazi fugitive.
A Night at the Opera - DVD TAC-938
A New York scandal, a riot on a ship, and an evening of insanity in a concert hall are some of the problems resulting from Groucho's outrageous business schemes. The goal, to bring Milan 's finest opera stars to Manhattan .
The Color Purple - DVD TAC-939
An uneducated woman living in the rural American south who was raped by her father, deprived of the children she bore him and forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mister" is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth and the strength to forgive.
Don't Look Now - DVD TAC-940
Psychic terror in a Gothic setting provides the chilling backdrop in this tale of a couple's search for the ghost of their dead daughter.
John Cromwell's Dead Reckoning - DVD TAC-941
Ex-G.I Rip Murdock tries to find out who framed his pal Johnny and then killed him. While tracking his war buddy's shadowy past, Rip becomes involved with the mysterious night club singer who had once been his friend's sweetheart.
372 le matin: Betty Blue - DVD TAC-942
A handyman meets a young woman and they fall in love. He soon sees she is beginning to go insane but he tries to save the relationship.
The ACLU Freedom Files - DVD TAC-943
Hear the stories of people in America who are having their civil liberties stripped from them, and how they fought back. Includes interviews, commentary, animation, music, and much more.
My Own Private Idaho - DVD TAC-944
Mike - a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him - and Scott - the rebellious son of a prominent family and the object of Mike's desire - embark on a quest from the grungy streets of Portland to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home.
Mardi Gras - DVD TAC-945
A documentary that explores the production, consumption, and disposal of Mardi Gras beads. Follows "The Bead Trail" backwards from Mardi Gras to the factories where the beads are made. When each group is shown images of the other, the cycle of misunderstanding goes a long way in explaining how the commodity chain is kept in place. Includes added post-Hurricane Katrina updates.
Hoomeless in Paradise - DVD TAC-946
Looks at some of the harder questions surrounding homelessness in Santa Monica , California (where the homeless make up 2-5% of the total population) by focusing on the stories of four affected people. As they survive on the streets, Rick, Donna, Simon, and Faye struggle with addiction and mental illness, while receiving support from a city in crisis. Experiencing homelessness through their eyes, we will come to understand a political and social system that draws controversy from all sides of the political arena.
Breakfast at Tiffany's - DVD TAC-947
A romantic comedy about an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire and her next-door neighbor, a writer who is sponsored--and stifled--by a wealthy woman.
Anatomy of a Murder - DVD TAC-948
A courtroom drama of premeditated murder as a jealous army lieutenant pleads innocent to murdering the rapist of his beautiful wife.
Lola Montes - DVD TAC-949
Depicts, through flashbacks, the life of a famous courtesan, recounted as part of a lavish circus act. The ringmaster introduces and displays Lola Montés who recalls her romances with Franz Liszt, a student, and Ludwig, King of Bavaria before she was reduced by scandal, poverty and ill fortune to her present life as a circus performer.
Badlands - DVD TAC-950
Set in South Dakota in 1959, this is the story of Kit and his girlfriend Holly, two people alienated from everyday life, who go on a killing spree. Based loosely on the '50s killing spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate.
The Devil and Daniel Webster - DVD TAC-951
Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain.
Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief - DVD TAC-953
A retired American jewel thief living on the French Riviera seeks to prove his innocence by exposing the burglar who has been imitating his technique.
Excalibur - DVD TAC-954
Another retelling of the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
The Cocoanuts - DVD TAC-955
Classic Marx Brothers comedy with Groucho as a hotel owner, Chico and Harpo as con men and Margaret Dumont as a wealthy matron. Screen debut film for the Marx Brothers, and a very early talkie.
Animal Crackers - DVD TAC-956
Comedy classic that loosely centers around a painting stolen during a house party held by a wealthy society woman. This film introduces Groucho's most famous character, Captain Spaulding.
Monkey Business - DVD TAC-957
Running from the authorities the Marx Brothers stowaway on a luxury liner where they encounter and become bodyguards for rival gangsters.
Horse Feathers - DVD TAC-958
Parody of college life with the fun-loving president of Huxley College wooing a floozie who is secretly trying to rig the big football game between Huxley and archrival Darwin U.
Duck Soup - DVD TAC-959
In this political satire, Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the dictator of mythical Freedonia, while Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by his political rival.
The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress - DVD TAC-961
Tom DeLay, one of the most powerful figures in Congress, is investigated for his campaign fundraising and efforts to redraw Texas 's Congressional districts. The Big Buy follows the investigation by one maverick district attorney into these charges.
The Ground Truth - DVD TAC-962
Documents the stories of American men and women who heeded the call for military service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the challenges they faced upon their return home.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - DVD TAC-963
In this spoof of the legend of King Arthur, the king recruits the Knights of the Round Table. He is soon joined by Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Galahad the Chaste and the Pure, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir- Lancelot, and Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film. God sends them on a quest to find the Holy Grail. Along the way they encounter a plague-ridden community, the Knights who say Ni, a killer rabbit, and more.
The Opium War - DVD TAC-964
This is a historical drama about the destruction of more than 20,000 boxes of opium by Governer Lin Zexu which initiates the "Opium War" in 1839. China loses the battle and Hong Kong becomes one of the British Kingdom 's colonial empires in the treaty.
2046 - DVD TAC-965
A writer believes he is writing about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train leaves for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who goes there has the same intention.....to recapture their lost memories.
On VHS:
Mambo Mouth - Videorecord TAC-1906
John Leguizamo's monologues, adapted from his stage show, illustrate six fierce and funny Latin characters: Agamemnon, Loco Louie, Pepe, Manny the Fanny, Angel, and the Crossover King.
But You Speak Such Good English - Videorecord TAC-1907
A funny and intimate short exploring aspects of the first-generation Iranian immigrant experience in London , through the eyes of Londoners who emigrated before and after 1979.
