Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
Series
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The inside story of one of history's greatest business scandals, in which top executives of America's seventh largest company walked away with over one billion dollars, while investors and employees lost everything.
2) Food, Inc
Series
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Queen of Versailles is a character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis. The film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches-to-rags success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"MXC, aka Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, is the ultimate take on extreme sports competition. Each episode pits two teams competing in some of the funniest, most hazardous games ever conceived on television. Equally compelling is the hilarious rapid fire commentary by hosts Vic Romano and Kenny Blankenship, field marshal Captain Tenneal and sideline reporter Guy LeDouche." --
Series
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An insider's look at the decisions that led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the handling of the occupation. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officals, as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the...
6) Jesus camp
Series
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future. Follow these children at summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota as they hone their 'prophetic gifts'.
7) Blackthorn
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Surviving what everyone thought was a fatal ambush in Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
8) Blackfish
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Killer whales are beloved as majestic, friendly giants yet infamous for their capacity to kill viciously. Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy, employing the story of the notorious performing whale Tilikum, who - unlike any orca in the wild - has taken the lives of several people while in captivity. Blackfish expands on the discussion of keeping such intelligent creatures in captivity.
9) Marley
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
10) The Good Heart
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brian Cox stars as Jacques, the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Dano), a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male-centric laws of his alcoholic...
11) 360
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Starts in Vienna, weaving stories set in Paris, London, Bratislava, Rio, Denver, and Phoenix into a single narrative. A businessman who is tempted to be unfaithful to his wife sets into motion a series of events which ripple around the globe with dramatic consequences.
12) I wish
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
日本語
Description
Twelve-year-old Koichi, separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, begins to believe that Japan's new bullet train service will create a miracle when the first trains pass each other at top speed, and enlists a group of friends on an improbable mission.
13) Lo sono l'amore
Series
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Italiano
Description
The wealthy Recchi family has undergone sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr. has named a successor to the reins of his company, and surprised everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi and grandson Edo. But Edo had always dreamed of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio. To make matters worse, the very foundation of the entire family may be totally shattered after Tancredi's wife Emma falls deeply in love with Antonio and begins a passionate...
14) All good things
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"... a love story and a murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s... inspired by the disappearance of Kathie McCormack, wife of real estate heir Robert Durst. Mr. Durst was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Kathie who disappeared in 1982 and was never found"--Container.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"This portrait of Washington super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, from his early years as a gung-ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah, confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue involving Indian casinos, spies, sweatshops, and a mob-style killings, this is a story of the way money corrupts our political process"--Container.
16) I'm still here
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A raw, fictional documentary on Joaquin Phoenix's career transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
17) Sushi girl
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
It's Fish's first night out of prison. The four men he has protected with silence invite him to dinner that features an elaborate sushi menu served on a seemingly catatonic, beautiful, naked woman on the dinner table. The thieves can't help but to open old wounds in an attempt to find their missing loot.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
Old Norse
Description
In the 11th century, a cavalcade of Vikings go in search of a fabled Vinland and arrive on the shores of North America. When the party is attacked, two Vikings who were left for dead become stranded in the New World. Now the two lone Vikings must struggle for survival while still under the influence of their Norse roots.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Diana is a suburban wife and mother who begins to question her seemingly perfect life, and perhaps her sanity, on the 15th anniversary of a tragic high school shooting that killed her bestfriend. Diana was a vibrant high schooler who, with her shy best friend Maureen, cut class, fantasized about boys and vow to leave their sleepy suburb at the first opportunity. Now, however, Diana is haunted by the increasingly strained relationships she had with...
20) Centurion
Series
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
AD 117: The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying Picts led by revenge-hungry Pict Warrior Etain. When the Roman legion is ambushed, the seven surviving Romans pledge to rescue their leader and return to Rome to re-group.