Sean Penn
Author
Series
Bob Honey novels volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bob Honey Sings Jimmy Crack Corn-the madcap follow-up to his debut novel, which was hailed by authors as diverse as Salman Rushdie, Jane Smiley, and Paul Theroux -explores the deepest recesses of American politics and culture. Bob Honey, the disillusioned divorcee with a penchant for murder by mallet, weaves his way toward Washington DC for the ultimate showdown with a certain nefarious "landlord," but nothing is as it seems, and Bob will have more...
Author
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature.
8) Daddio
Author
Publisher
Sony
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi. The cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as they leave JFK airport and head into the night toward Manhattan, engaging in a conversation that takes them both on a single remarkable journey. As the two navigate the very human connection between passenger and driver in the world's biggest city, they locate a common ground that helps each of them see the other's point of view bringing them both closer...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
War Made Easy exposes how presidential administrations of both parties have relied on a combination of deception and media complicity to sell one war after another to the American people. Narrated by actor Sean Penn, and based on the acclaimed book by Norman Solomon, the film exhumes five decades of remarkable archival footage to reveal in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated and glamorized the pro-war messages...
10) Dead man walking
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Depicts the relationship between convicted killer Matthew Poncelet and Sister Helen Prejean, his spiritual advisor, as they await Poncelet's execution.
11) Milk
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of the first openly gay man elected to public office, and his efforts to bring about equal rights during a turbulent time in American history.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
As our country continues to embroil itself in foreign wars, Phil Ochs: there but for fortune is a timely and relevant tribute to an unlikely American hero. Over the course of a meteoric music career that spanned two turbulent decades, Phil Ochs sought the bright lights of fame and social justice in equal measure - a contradiction that eventually tore him apart. From youthful idealism to rage to pessimism, the arc of Ochs' life paralleled that of the...
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A squad of soldiers are caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Eriksson is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve, a powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat.
16) Fair game
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
18) I am Sam
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
19) The Game
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"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."