HBO Video (Firm)
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Encompassing over five decades of George Carlin's hilarious and groundbreaking career, the collection brings together for the first time all of the legendary comedian's HBO specials plus hours of bonus material, including Carlin's posthumous audio release, Featuring never-before-released material from the 1960's all the way through to the 2000.
5) Chernobyl
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Epic five-part miniseries dramatizing the events surrounding the 1986 nuclear accident, as told through the stories of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
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In the wake of the Genoa debacle, the team decides to use caution in reporting a major breaking story. Neal is contacted by an anonymous source in possession of stolen government documents; Sloan looks to solve a takeover puzzle. When the team attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, Mac makes an unexpected acquaintance and Will gets a surprise.
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Inspired by Dee Brown's bestseller, the film begins with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn. The action centers on the struggles of three characters: Charles Eastman (Adam Beach), a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor; Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg), the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. policies; and Senator Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn), one of the men responsible for the government policy on Indian affairs....
11) The Rat Pack
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Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop, known as "The Rat Pack", set the style and the pace for 1950s America. But when President Kennedy, newly elected with the support of the Pack, is advised that the friends who made him shouldn't be the friends he keeps, the Rat Pack discovers that lady luck has chosen another partner.
12) Volunteers
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Lawrence Bourne III escapes the bookies to whom he owes $28,000 by swapping places with a friend and going to Thailand with the Peace Corps.
13) Sweet dreams
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Sweet Dreams is the true story of the legendary Patsy Cline, charting the most dramatic years of her efforts to become a top country singer.
14) Fahrenheit 451
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In a terrifying carefree future, Guy Montag, whose job as a fireman is to burn all books, questions his actions after meeting a young woman, and begins to rebel against society.
15) Henry VIII
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This tale of Henry VIII depicts the sexual intrigue, betrayal, and rivalry that existed within his Court, in a reign hallmarked by political and religious upheaval, violence, and corruption.
18) A Bronx tale
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A hard-working bus driver must stand up to the local mob boss if he is to keep his son from falling into a life of crime.
19) Shadowlands
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Based on the true story of C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor who remains untouched by any great passion until he meets and falls in love with Joy Gresham, a feisty, abrasive New York divorcaee.
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"One has lost her marbles, another is dead. A third is in prison, a fourth the worse for liquor. A fifth has sworn off the devil's music and the sixth - Elizabeth - is daydreaming about reforming the band. As a teenager in the war years, Elizabeth was a sax-player with the Blond Bombshells, until a scandal blew the band apart. But now, some five decades later, encouraged by patrik, an old rogue from her youth, she sets off in search of the survivors...