Ray Charles
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Jake Blues is release from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church is no longer supporting the institution and will sell the place to the education authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within the next 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a...
5) Ray
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Ray Charles was born in a poor predominantly black town in central Florida. He went blind at the age of 7. With the staunch support of his determined single mother, he developed a fierce resolve. He had wit and incredible talent which would eventually enable him to overcome not only Jim Crow racism and the cruel prejudices against the blind, but also discover his own sound which revolutionized American popular music. Nonetheless, as Ray's unprecedented...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Extended version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jake and Elwood Blues, two hoodlum brothers searching for redemption, set out to locate and reenlist the members of their defunct rhythm and blues band in order to raise some honest money.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrate twenty years of music, Muppets, and more! Experience this captivating special marking the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking children's series that not only taught us our ABCs and 123s, but also about the world around us.
Publisher
Rhino Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the career of Atlantic Records co-founder, Ahmet Ertegun, and examines Atlantic Records' impact on the evolution of popular music while offering an insider's look at the recording industry from its infancy to today. Features rare clips, performances, and studios sessions of Atlantic recording artists.
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Fortieth anniversary collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a murder.