Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"This portrait of Washington super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, from his early years as a gung-ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah, confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue involving Indian casinos, spies, sweatshops, and a mob-style killings, this is a story of the way money corrupts our political process"--Container.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Romanian
Description
In 2015, a fire at Bucharest's Colectiv club leaves 27 dead and 180 injured. Soon, more burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life-threatening. Then a doctor blows the whistle to a team of investigative journalists. One revelation leads to another as the journalists start to uncover vast health care fraud. When a new health minister is appointed, he offers unprecedented access to his efforts to reform the corrupt system but...
6) Diggers
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Four Long Island friends follow in their respective families' footsteps and become clam diggers in this touching comedy.
7) 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, in the latest expose from filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Blackfish).
8) Man on wire
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
2013.
Language
English
Description
The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked and taken hostage by Somali pirates. The pirates pick the ship's cook as interpreter, to engage in escalating negotiations and ransom demands with their company CEO and authorities.
11) The double
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite: confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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
Hit the Ground Running
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
The Friedman's seem to be a typical family from affluent Great Neck, Long Island. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers for a quiet holiday dinner, a police battering ram splinters the front door and officers rush inside. The police charge Arnold and his son Jesse with hundreds of shocking crimes. As police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disintegrate, revealing questions about justice, family and finally...
14) Food, Inc. 2
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo team up with authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to examine the modern food industry's efficiency and vulnerabilities.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Covers the 200 year musical history of African-American Christianity, featuring the legends of Gospel music, including The Staple Singers, The Clara Ward Singers, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Traces the evolution of gospel music through its many styles--the spirituals and early hymns, the four-part harmony-based quartets, the integration of blues and swing, the emergence of "soul," and the blending of rap and hip-hop elements....
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson's personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become his brothers in music, together making their mark on music history. Blends rare archival footage, photography, iconic...
17) Please stand by
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A young autistic women runs from her caregiver and looks to submit her manuscript to a Star Trek writing contest.
18) Force majeure
Pub. Date
2015
Language
Swedish
Description
An idyllic family skiing vacation takes a stunning turn when an avalanche threatens the ski lodge restaurant, sending people fleeing and demanding quick decisions that change the course of the family dynamics and trust.
19) The wolfpack
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The six Angulo brothers have grown up in their Manhattan apartment, home schooled by their parents, rarely if ever leaving their apartment. Their only connection to the outside world is television and the movies they watch and act out, complete with homemade costumes, in the apartment. When one of the brothers sneaks out for a few days on his own, the whole family dynamic is changed when he returns home.
20) Keane
Publisher
distributed by Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
William Keane is searching for his 6-year-old daughter who has been missing for months. He meets a young woman and her daughter. He becomes increasingly attached to the child, who reminds him of his own daughter.