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Jennifer Hudson
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
viii, 244 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates the story of the author's meteoric rise from "American Idol" to "Dreamgirls" to her weight loss where she embraced a healthy lifestyle and lost more than eighty pounds.
2) Cats
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-shattering stage musical into a breakthrough cinematic event. The film reimagines the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap. One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, it won seven Tony Awards, including...
4) Soulbook
Author
Publisher
J Records
Pub. Date
p2009
Physical Desc
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
6) Dreamgirls
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Three young women Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Fogerty is one of the most respected songwriters in the history of Rock and Roll. On this album Fogerty produces a masterpiece, drawing from his classic songbook of hits and collaborating with some of the biggest superstars in popular music. Alongside these stellar collaborations, Fogerty has also penned two brand new original songs for the album. Fourteen songs, sixteen special guests, one songwriter, and one amazing album.
9) Sing
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A koala impresario stages a grand singing competition for the world's animals in order to save his elegant theater and bring it back to its former glory.
10) Respect
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, 'Respect' is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
11) I remember me
Author
Publisher
distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2011
Physical Desc
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following the global success of the album One Love, superstar DJ David Guetta returns with his fifth studio album. Along with the single Where Them Girls At, the CD features an amazing list of guest artists that includes Flo-Rida, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, and Taio Cruz.
15) Sex and the city
Language
English
Description
We find Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda four years after the series ended. As they continue to juggle careers, relationships, motherhood and life in Manhattan, they realize that true friendship never goes out of style.
16) Winnie Mandela
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Moving from a remote village to the metropolis of Johannesburg, South Africa, a proud young Winnie soon found love with a rising political star, Nelson Mandela. When Nelson was imprisoned for protesting the brutal Apartheid government, Winnie worked tirelessly to win his freedom and to carry on his message of peace and equality. Her struggle was rewarded by years of persecution and imprisonment. Throughout, her resolve to fight for her freedom, her...
18) Dreamgirls
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen 2-disc showstopper ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three young women Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream....
19) Chi-raq
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play 'Lysistrata' by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago's South Side creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
20) Black Nativity
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A holiday musical that follows Langston as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives. Unwilling to live by their imposing rules, a frustrated Langston is determined to return home to his mother, Naima. Langston embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey, and along with new friends and a little divine intervention, he discovers the true meaning of faith, healing, and family.
