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Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And Jade has: every day she rides the bus away from her friends and to the private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities. But some opportunities she doesn't really welcome, like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
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When a new student starts in Professor Hundert's class, little does the professor know that this student will change his life forever. They start out butting heads and end up forming a friendship that will shake the controlled world of the professor. The lessons learned will last a lifetime.
5) The game
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Criterion collection volume 627
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Criterion Collection
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English
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"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
6) The game
Publisher
PolyGram Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A shrewd and successful businessman is given an unexpected birthday gift from his brother that threatens to dismantle everything he has built in his life.
7) Bernie
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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In Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede is one of the town's most beloved residents. He sings in the church choir and is always willing to lend a helping hand. He befriends an affluent widow, and she soon becomes dependent on Bernie. Later it is reported that Marjorie Nugent has been dead for some time, and Bernie Tiede is charged with the murder.
8) Rush hour
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Rush hour: A wise-cracking cop from L.A. and a high-flying cop from Hong Kong join forces to track down a kidnapper.
Rush hour 2: It's vacation time for Det. Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more a little more excitement. Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy in Hong Kong. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting...
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"This doctoral research is an ethnographic study that describes the lived culture of Alice Lloyd College, a work college located in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, and its efficacy in engaging Appalachian students in sustainability education in a college setting. Campus culture was found to be consistent with that of the broader Appalachian region, with three blue collar values emerging as core cultural indicators within the campus community....
10) Freedom Writers
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed: a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment...
11) Catching faith
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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John and Alexa Taylor appear to have the perfect life, they're the envy of all the parents in town. Their son Beau is the high school football star and their daughter Ravyn is a straight-A student. But when Beau is caught drinking alcohol, his place on the team and his bright future are on the line. With the football season at stake and the judgmental community turning their backs on them, every member of the Taylor family is at a crossroads.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004, 2002.
Language
English
Description
Thanks to an unforeseen mishap, Mr. and Mrs. Korda are nowhere to be found when their family-run restaurant is scheduled to open its doors for its first night of business. It falls to the Korda children -- Rebecca, Sam, and Max -- to hold down the fort in their parents' absence. Naturally, the big night is full of craziness, exacerbated by temperamental employees, snobbish customers, and a couple of unforeseen flies in the ointment.
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Showtime Networks Inc. ; Lions Gate Television Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Jackie realizes sobriety is the ultimate cover for getting high, and now she's saving lives at work, taking care of her kids, and her boyfriend is loving the new her. She's got everyone fooled, but what goes up must come down.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
One of the greatest TV dramas of all time continues with 13 gripping fourth season episodes of the critically acclaimed series. Small-town life in Dillon has changed irrevocably with the dramatic split of the school district. Coach Taylor finds himself fighting for the respect of the East Dillon Lions, while his wife Tami faces her own battles as Principal of the Dillon High Panthers. Across town, it's a season for change as graduating students face...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Jackie Peyton is a drug-addicted emergency room nurse in a New York City hospital. "For Jackie, every day is a high-wire act of juggling patients, doctors, fellow nurses, and her own indiscretions. In the second season..., Jackie struggles to keep up as a functioning addict, a loving wife and mother, and a first-class nurse"--Container.
19) Rush hour
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A wise-cracking cop from L.A. and a high-flying cop from Hong Kong join forces to track down a kidnapper.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Jackie's best friend and husband put the pieces together about her pill-popping ways and confront her about her addiction. But if the people in her life think one little intervention is going to stop her, they don't know Jackie. The great white liar returns for another hilarious season of 12 episodes.