Billy Williams
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One of the most popular Cubs of all timeand now an executive advisor for the teamWilliams reminisces about his early years, his Hall of Fame career, and his five decades in the game in this inspirational autobiography. In Billy Williams, My Sweet-Swinging Lifetime with the Cubs, he remembers the sturdy values and selfless devotion of the people from Whistler who helped shape his character, people like Lilly Dixon, his grade school principal, and Virgil...
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Captain Riley and his crew return in this second instalment of the Project Venture series.
Join them on their latest mission as they investigate the mysterious disappearance of the E.E.S Falcon through a frighteningly dangerous tear in the fabric of spacetime.
Barely surviving the traversal through the fiery vortex, will what they find begin to unravel Lana's secrets? A team is sent to investigate a mysterious ancient planet. Meanwhile a deadly alien...
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Join the crew of the E.E.S. Venture on this thrilling ride of action, mystery and deceit as they embark on a top secret mission to salvage a long lost piece of Earth Alliance history. Follow Captain Jacob Riley and his senior staff as they discover things lurking in the darkness, deadly enemy threats and unravel a web of secrets that could help them understand what happened to Earth and all that was lost during the interstellar war that changed the...
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"Film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades-a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed. Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira Gershwin/Kurt Weill production where Williams ended up...
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Gerald the giraffe longs to dance like everyone else, but his legs are too skinny, and he just can't seem to get it right. At the Jungle Dance, all the other animals make fun of him, and he almost believes he is a failure, until one friend's encouragement shows him how his uniqueness can make him the best dancer of all.
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In this heartfelt sequel to Lilies of the Field, also helmed by award-winning director Ralph Nelson, Billy Dee Williams reprises the role of Homer Smith, originated by Sidney Poitier. Completing a tour of duty in the army, Homer returns to the chapel he helped build and is cajoled by Mother Maria into building an orphanage.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Full screen ed.
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As the rebel leaders map their strategy for an attack on the Emperor's new Death Star, Han Solo remains frozen and imprisoned in the desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt, who is also keeping Princess Leia as a slave. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker, now a master of The Force, rescues his friends but cannot become a true Jedi Knight until he wages his own crucial battle against his evil father, Darth Vader, who has sworn to win him over to the Dark Side.
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Luke Skywalker, with his new allies, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2, attempt to rescue rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels make an attack on the Empire's most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star.
11) Mask of death
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While attempting to flee from FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills detective McKenna's wife. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the professional killer Lyle Mason, who dies in a car crash shortly thereafter. The FBI persuades Mckenna to undergo facial surgery and take the place of Lyle Mason in order to find Dallio and a valuable microchip.
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[Disney]
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Widescreen version; multi-screen edition.
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When it's discovered that the evil Emperor Palpatine did not die at the hands of Darth Vader, the rebels must race against the clock to find out his whereabouts. Finn and Poe lead the Resistance to put a stop to the First Order's plans to form a new Empire, while Rey anticipates her inevitable confrontation with Kylo Ren.
13) Batman
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English
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A young boy who witnesses his parents' murder grows up to become Batman, a masked and emotionally disturbed vigilante who battles against an arch-criminal known as The Joker.
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20th Century Fox Entertainment
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Widescreen edition.
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English
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The battle for the galazy intensifies as Imperial Forces launch an all-out attack on the Revel Alliance. Han Solo and Princess Leia flee to Cloud City where they are captured by Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker journeys to the mysterious, marshy planet of Dagobah, where Jedi master Yoda teaches him the ways of the Force. Little does Luke know that all his Jedi training will be called upon so soon. A stunning revelation--and a seeming life-or-death duel...
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20th Century Fox Entertainment
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Widescreen edition.
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English
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Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins his two droid allies, along with Princess Leia, to free his comrade Han Solo, imprisoned by the vile crime lord, Jabba the Hutt. Reunited, the Rebels race to the moon of the planet Endor where they launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet. But the ultimate battle is between father and son, as Luke faces Darth Vader one last...
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Widescreen version.
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Phantom clone: Yoda and his Padawan students must prevent Darth Sidious from creating a new super weapon--an enhanced Sith clone named Jek-14.
Menace of the Sith: Substitute teacher Anakin Skywalker must lead Yoda's Padawan class to victory over Count Dooku's army of Jek clones.
18) Brian's song
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Columbia TriStar Home Video
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[Full screen version].
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English
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A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.
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20th Century Fox Entertainment
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Widescreen edition.
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English
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Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and two robots (R2-D2 and C-3PO) work together to rescue the princess and restore justice in the Empire.
20) On Golden Pond
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Artisan Home Entertainment
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English
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The Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. When their daughter arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome friction that has existed for years, as Norman finds his way through anger and frustration at growing old.