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A British hair-styling contest comes to a small town where the local mayor begs a town hairdresser to get involved in the contest.

"The film follows retired hairdresser and local bar performer icon Pat Pitsenbarger who has given up on life from the confines of his small-town Sandusky, Ohio nursing home. But when Pat gets word that a former client's dying wish was for him to style her final hairdo, he sets out on an epic journey across Sandusky to confront the ghosts of his past, and collect the beauty supplies necessary for the job. A comical and bittersweet journey about rediscovering...

Leave your troubles outside, and get set for all the neighborhood drama, juicy gossip, and the occasional knock-down, drag-out fight. Nora runs the salon and takes care of her "family": including starstruck Clo, ambitious newcomer Lilleanna and the sexually-confused Devin. Whatever the problem, Nora can make it alright.

Guy Maddin, hockey player for the Winnipeg Maroons, takes his pregnant girlfriend to a beauty salon that moonlights as an abortion clinic and leaves her (mid-procedure) for the salon owner's daughter. He then discovers that his new girlfriend can't be with a man until she avenges her father's murder.

Carol, who works in a beauty salon in London, is both repulsed and fascinated by men. She is unsure of how to handle their advances, which are numerous because she is gorgeous. Gripped by mental illness, she eventually imprisons herself in her apartment, where she suffers from sexual dreams. Her delirium leads to dire circumstances.

Vidal Sassoon revolutionized the art of hairstyling and left an indelible mark on popular culture. Traced with visual gusto is the life of a self-made man whose passion and perseverance took him from an orphanage in London to the absolute pinnacle of his craft. Special features include: commentary, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette, photo gallery, theatrical trailer, and more.

In 1977, as the miniseries "Roots" hits the airwaves, two women are inspired to try and integrate their small Southern town. In a place where there are still "right" and "wrong" sides of the tracks, these two young women - one white, one black - forge an unlikely friendship that sparks a journey of independence and self-discovery, and ultimately results in the creation of the perfect hairdo.

Based on a remarkable true story, ORDINARY ANGELS centers on Sharon Steves, a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed Schmitt, a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday...

Comedian Chris Rock tackles the very personal issue of hair, and how attaining good hair can impact African American's activities, relationships, wallets, and a self-esteem. Engages in frank, funny conversations with haircare professionals, beautyshop and barbershop patrons, as well as featuring interviews with Dr. Maya Angelou, Nia Long, Ice-T, Raven Symone, and more.

Alice is a São Paulo manicurist, wife and mother of three sons who has a chance meeting with an old boyfriend. She is forced to re-examine her life and address her romantic dreams. In her quest for happiness, she must overcome the obstacles set by the male dominated world in which she feels herself trapped in. Now, she must navigate the dangerous terrain of her heart.