Queen Latifah
1) Joyful noise
Language
English
Formats
Description
The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The discord between its two leading ladies threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, G.G. Sparrow thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Have you heard the news? Your favorite sub-zero heroes are back in an all-new holiday adventure for the whole family! When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's 'naughty list, ' he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world! Bonus features included...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Kay Effiel is an author writing her latest novel. Her story revovles about an isolated man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real. Harold is an IRS agent who has lived a dull existence. One day begins to hear Karen's voice as she narrates what she is putting down on paper. Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find out what is happening and ends up changing things about his life. He begins...
4) Beauty shop
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Gina Norris is in Atlanta making a name for herself at a posh Southern salon with her cutting-edge hairstyles. But when her flamboyant, egotistical boss takes it one criticism too far, she leaves his salon to open a shop of her own
5) Taxi
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Belle is New York's fastest cabbie, but what she really wants is to be a race car driver. When a cop who has had his license taken away needs help chasing down a gang of Brazilian bank robbers, Belle is more than happy to drive for him.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
While Scrat the Saber-toothed Squirrel is still trying to find his precious acorn, the misfit trio of Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabre-tooth Tiger have settled down in an isolated valley with numerous other animals. However, the trio soon discover that the ice wall surrounding the valley is barely holding back a massive body of water behind it and the melting state threatens to break the wall and flood the valley. With their one...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A single mother is raising her three children after the divorce from her rapper ex-husband. Her oldest son wants his parents to get back together. The youngest daughter would rather see her mom happy and decides to use Santa Claus to get her wish. The kids practically compete to see who will win the war of love.
9) Hairspray
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
In 1962 Baltimore there are changes in the air. Plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad, with big hair and even bigger heart, has only one passion, to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corney Collins Show" and is transformed overnight from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. The trendsetting Tracy aims to win the heart of teen-dream Link Larkin and stand up for what she believes in
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A divorced L.A. lawyer, Peter, thinks he has met the girl of his dreams online, until she shows up at his door and is a sassy, African American ex-con. She moves in and really begins to shake up his boring suburban lifestyle
11) Chicago
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends
12) Valentine's Day
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.
13) Living out loud
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A newly divorced woman is consumed by vindictive fantasies of her ex-husband and his young bride until she finds unexpected companionship in a bold and sassy jazz singer and a down-on-his-luck elevator operator in her fashionable Fifth Avenue building.
Publisher
Distributed by] Wellspring Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Three contemporary fables set in Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa. Each story presents a young person with great potential who is overwhelmed by poverty and makes bad choices when tempted to do wrong. Each film is introduced by Queen Latifah
16) The dilemma
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Ronny's world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees something he should not have and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves his world into comic mayhem, he learns that his best friend Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, Ronny must decide what will happen if he reveals the truth
17) Mad money
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Bridget is a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature does not help her find a substantial job, so she accepts a janitorial position at the Federal Reserve. There, she meets Nina and Jackie, who could use some spare scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what they need - money. The plan is to take the old bills that are...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Scrat's constant quest for an acorn causes a shift in the ice. Manny, Sid, and Diego end up stranded on an iceberg in the middle of the sea. A group of misfit pirates are determined to stop the trio from ever returning home
19) Last holiday
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Georgia Byrd is a department store employee who leads a life of frustrated desires. She particularly likes the bashful salesman from the outdoor furnishings department. But when she learns she only has a few weeks left to live, Georgia gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to the swank European resort she's always dreamed of visiting. Naturally, her new carelessness with money and fearless candor lead everyone around her, including a senator...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 432 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall comes across to most like an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is 'The Equalizer,' an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who's also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.