Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
1) The Grab
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"An investigative journalist uncovers the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert efforts to control the most vital resource on the planet"
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When two Unfinished Drawings follow Yellow to Color City, it's up to Yellow and her pals to save the day. Along the way, Yellow discovers she has more courage and strength than she knew and learns to believe in herself and to count on the support of her friends.
3) Man on wire
Series
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A look at the high-wire walk made by Philippe Petit in 1974 between the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City, and how it is still considered one of history's most artistic crimes.
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.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"It explores the dynamic world and cathartic power of swing dance, from its historic origins to its impact on today. Boiled down to its core, swing dancing is about the pursuit of happiness. The film follows several swing dancers as they find joy through dance." --
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Profiles the group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew--featuring Tommy Tedesco, guitar, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, drums, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborne, bass--who played on many rock and pop hits during the sixties. Gifted, versatile, and possessing the knack for turning a simple tune into something memorable, the Wrecking Crew were the players who turned the Wall of Sound in Phil Spector's head into a reality, and helped Brian Wilson...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A sweeping and revelatory documentary film that follows the trial of the infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the courtroom action as a springboard to examine accusations of multi-faceted corruption within the nation's law enforcement and legal systems.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When he was NY's Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted crimes by America's largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. After his election as governor, with the largest margin in the state's history, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation's first Jewish president. Then, shockingly, Spitzer's meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the New York Times revealed that Spitzer...
10) 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.
11) We are the best!
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Swedish
Description
Stockholm, the 1980s: Three teen girls decide to form a punk band, despite only one being a musician, not having any instruments, and being told by everyone that punk is dead. Focused on stirring things up in the world, but without a clue, the trio is a tribute to DIY culture and the power of rebellion.
12) 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.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A critical examination of Steve Jobs, revered both as an iconoclastic genius and denounced as a barbed-tongued tyrant. Interviews with a handful of those closest to him unravel the larger than life myth he deliberately crafted, and examine the endurance of his values which continue to shape the culture of Silicon Valley to this day." --
16) The convert
Publisher
Magnet
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"New Zealand frontier, in a world dominated by tribal wars. Preacher Thomas Munro arrives at a small settlement and soon finds himself as a pawn in a power play between two warring chiefs. With bloody battle between two tribes inevitable, the preacher must decide the role he'll play and if his faith is of any value"--
17) The seat filler
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"A struggling law student takes a job as an awards show seat filler. One day he is seated next to the beautiful pop star Jhnelle, who mistakes him for an industry executive. When the two fall in love, he must choose between his conscience and true love." --
18) Take this waltz
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author, but when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Gain unprecedented access to The New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk. With the Internet surpassing print as the main news source and newspapers all over the country going bankrupt, see the media industry transform at its time of greatest turmoil. Writers like Brian Stelter, Tim Arango, and David Carr track print journalism's metamorphosis even as their own paper struggles to stay vital and solvent. Includes interviews,...
20) The good heart
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Jacques is 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, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male-centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse.