Keith David
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English
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In police departments and courts across the country, artificial intelligence is being used to help decide who is policed, who gets bail, how offenders should be sentenced, and who gets parole. But is it actually making our law enforcement and court systems fairer and more just? This timely investigation digs into the hidden biases, privacy risks, and design flaws of this controversial technology.
3) Good
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English
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Payton becomes the caretaker of Gregory Devereaux, a wealthy man facing his final months. As they become close, Gregory's past sins force Payton to decide between his dreams and a pregnancy that could squander them all.
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Bill Murray is the master of quirky characters, so it's little wonder that portraying a motivational speaker who inherits an elephant would be a natural fit. "Larger than Life" is madcap, screwball comedy fun at its best. Directed by Howard Franklin ("Quick Change"), "Larger Than Life" features a cast that includes Jeremy Piven ("Entourage"), Janeane Garofalo ("Touch"), Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club"), and Linda Fiorentino ("Unforgettable")....
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Strand Releasing Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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It is centered around Latrice Monroe, a therapist who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime, high-profile, psychiatrist, boyfriend/business partner. She movies into a predominately African-American and psychologically ignored neighborhood and navigates her practice, he relationships, and her sanity with the town's biggest personalities Davis, Jeanette, and Theona. Her private practice is located in a vacant, street-front office space...
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From the Last Supper in the upper room to the celebration of finding an empty tomb, this beautiful full color book chronicles the journey of Christ's death and resurrection in a way the Easter story has never before been "told." Containing extraordinary images from the Emmy-nominated TV series watched by over 100 million people, The Bible, A Story Of Easter And All Of Us is a book that will take a deserved place among the finest celebrations of Easter....
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader and visionary of the civil rights movement, was first and foremost a preacher. This unique collection features a selection of Dr. King's best sermons - some not heard since he first delivered them - recorded at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, and in other churches where he carried his ministry. They include "Rediscovering Lost Values," "A Knock at Midnight," "The American Dream," and "When...
9) Son of God
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English
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The book Son of God is a tie-in with the major motion picture of the same title, slated for wide theatrical release (through 20th-Century Fox) on February 28, 2014. Like the movie, the book possesses an epic scope, providing a panoramic picture of first-century Judea as it recounts the events and reveals the meaning of Jesus's life, death, and resurrection.
Though based on New Testament accounts, including the four Gospels as well as the book of...
10) From the shadows
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Hidden Wisdom
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Paranormal debunker Dr. Amara Rowen is contacted by the survivors of a fire that killed members of a cult called Hidden Wisdom. Since then, the survivors have been stalked by evil entities they call Shadow People. Is Amara the next victim?
11) Don McKay
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English
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In this edgy thriller, Don McKay (Thomas Haden Church, Sideways) flees his hometown after a horrendous tragedy and vows never to return. But 25 years later he comes back to find a dark menace looming over the town. As he attempts to rekindle his romance with an old high school girlfriend (Elisabeth Shue, Leaving Las Vegas), Don is pulled into a malevolent world from which he may never escape.
12) Chain Letter
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Six high school friends are bound together again by a sinister chain letter passing into their lives through e-mails and text messages. If the deadly letter isn't passed on, the recipient faces a grisly, unexpected death - and nothing can stop it. As time runs out and the deadly letter's rules become more challenging, the survivors must untangle the chilling secret - or die trying. Featuring Nikki Reed (The Twilight Saga), Betsy Russell (the Saw series),...
13) The Last Fall
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When Kyle Bishop (Lance Gross) joined the NFL, he dreamed of a life of luxury that would allow him to provide for his family. But when an unexpected turn of events brings him back to his hometown, Kyle rediscovers the one true love he left behind. Long before professional football had become his passion, his high school sweetheart, Faith (Nicole Beharie) had been his whole world. Now, caught between the demands of the career he has always dreamed...
14) The North Star
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English
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Based on a true story of courage and the will to be free. For black slaves Big Ben (Jeremiah Trotter) and Moses (Thomas C. Bartley, Jr.), the only thing worse than the daily cruelty of life on a Virginia plantation is the fear of being hunted down and tortured as runaways. But when Ben learns he is about to be sold to a new owner, he and Moses make the desperate choice to run. Evading brutal slave hunters and with only the light of the North Star...
15) Dead Presidents
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A Vietnam veteran returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets, he plans the ultimate heist.
