Glen Zipper
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English
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An annihilation force of invading aliens. Human civilization on the brink of extinction. Earth's only hope -- seven cadets and the legendary starship they were never meant to command. No matter the cost, they will stop at nothing to survive. No matter the odds, they will fight to save their future. The distant future. Earth's Alliance forces have emerged victorious from a brutal nine-year war with the mysterious Kastazi -- a vicious, highly advanced...
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"The most powerful, loved, and hated film critic of her time." - Roger Ebert on Pauline Kael (1919-2001). In a field that has historically embraced few women film critics, Kael was charismatic, controversial, witty, and discerning. Her decades-long berth at The New Yorker energized her fans ("Paulettes") and infuriated her detractors on a weekly basis. Her turbo-charged prose famously championed the New Hollywood Cinema of the late 1960s and '70s...
5) Deep web
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[2016]
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Widescreen.
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English
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Explores the case of convicted cybercrimal Ross William Ulbricht and the Silk Road, Ulbricht's site on the dark web used for anonymously trafficking illegal drugs with the electronic currency Bitcoin.
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2016.
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Widescreen.
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English
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"OFF THE RAILS tells the remarkable true story of Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger's syndrome whose overwhelming love of transit has landed him in jail 32 times for impersonating New York City bus drivers and subway conductors and driving their routes. As a boy in Queens, Darius found sanctuary from school bullies in the subway. There, he befriended transit workers who taught him to drive trains. By age 8, he memorized the entire subway system....
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[2015]
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Widescreen.
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English
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Chronicles the rise and fall of Tower Records, from the opening of its flagship store in Sacramento, California in 1960, to its evolution into an international retail chain and bankruptsy in 2006. Owner Russ Solomon and various store employees discuss Tower's unique approach to selling recorded music.
12) Zappa
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English
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With unfettered access to the Zappa Vault and all its archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time.
13) Deep Web
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English
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Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the convicted 30-year-old entrepreneur accused to be 'Dread Pirate Roberts.'
14) A Faster Horse
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English
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A FASTER HORSE explores the drama, passion and challenges behind the creation of the new Ford Mustang, while chronicling the powerful history that turned a car into a cultural icon.
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