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1) Babylon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
2) The shift
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the spiritual journey from ambition to meaning. The powerful shift from the ego constructs we are taught early in life which promote an emphasis on achievement and accumulation are shown in contrast to a life of meaning, focused on serving and giving back. Intertwined stories inspire and teach how to create a life of meaning and purpose.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Part of absurdist comedy, a part deep-seated satire of contemporary Australia as experienced by the young and affluent, the show follows twenty-somethings Ray and Alice as they navigate a series of increasingly awkward and comedic situations, from limp romantic encounters to bungled opportunities for professional growth. Once they have tacitly buried their vague ambitions, all that remains are half-hearted attempts with equally indeterminate results....
Language
English
Description
Set in the world of theater, with its temperamental and insecure personalities and actors who don't know when to stop acting, this is a story of pretense and fantasy. Breathless fan Eve Harrington worms her way into the confidence of Broadway star Margo Channing. Eve becomes first her secretary, then her understudy, then her rival. Only one person sees through Eve's act: Birdie, Margo's wardrobe woman. Survivors of Eve's savage climb to the top...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Early eighteenth-century England is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her friend Lady Sarah tends to her ill health. When a new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their growing friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her...
6) Serena
Language
English
Description
In 1929, just as the Depression has hit, George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newlyweds, move from Boston to North Carolina to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattlesnakes, even saving a man's life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers...
Series
Language
English
Description
An ambitious but charming young man returns to his home town after a prolonged stay in Hollywood. He brings with him a once beautiful but now faded movie queen with the intention of capitalizing upon her fame for his own ends. But when he rekindles an affair with a former flame, he brings down the wrath of her father, a local political boss who swears revenge.
9) The ticket
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After James, a blind man, inexplicably regains his vision, he becomes possessed by a drive to make a better life for himself. However, his new improvements - a nicer home, a higher-paying job, tailored suits, luxury car - leave little room for the people who were part of his old, simpler life: his plain wife and close friend Bob. As his relationships buckle under the strain of his snowballing ambition, it becomes uncertain if James can ever return...
10) Knocked up
Language
English
Description
Ben is a 23-year-old slacker who meets up and coming career girl Alison at a bar. They end up having a one night stand. Eight weeks later, Ben is shocked when Alison meets him and reveals that she is pregnant. Despite having little in common, the two decide that they have to at least try to make some kind of relationship work for the baby's sake.
11) True colors
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A lower-class go-getter climbs to the position of congressman by betraying everyone who ever trusted him, with revenge the inevitable outcome.
12) The ticket
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After James, a blind man, inexplicably regains his vision, he becomes possessed by a drive to make a better life for himself. However, his new improvement, a nicer home, a higher paying job, tailored suits, luxury car, leave little room for the people who were part of his old, simpler life: his plain wife and close fried Bob. As his relationships buckle under the strain of his snowballing ambition, it becomes uncertain if James can ever return from...
Series
Criterion collection volume 274
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime in the form of legendary wrestler Gregorius the Great. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottomless graft, and pummeled flesh, and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition.
14) The shift
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the spiritual journey from ambition to meaning through the intertwined stories of an overachieving businessman, a mother of two seeking her own expression in the world, and a director trying to make a name for himself.
15) Morlang
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Julius Morlang is a successful artist. For fifteen years, he has been married to Ellen, his muse and personal manager. When Ellen confesses to a brief affair with a rival up-and-coming artist, Morlang retreats into the arms of a young admirer.
Series
Criterion collection volume 417
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Northern England, the early 1960's. Frank Machin is a coal miner who is mean, tough and ambitious enough to rise up and become an immediate professional rugby star. The rugby league team is run by local employer Weaver. Machin lodges with Mrs Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation....
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1930's, before Hollywood began enforcing a self-imposed Production Code, many films allowed for extraordinary frankness including nudity, adultery and prostitution. In this restored and remastered three-movie collection, three daring young actresses are featured in racy, riveting star vehicles. In this restored and remastered three-movie collection, three daring young actresses are featured in racy, riveting star vehicles. Jean Harlow...
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
The Breakfast Club: "An iconic portrait of 1980s American high school life. When Saturday detention started, they were simply the Jock, the Princess, the Brain, the Criminal and the Basket Case, but by that afternoon they had become closer than any of them could have imagined." -- Amazon.com
The 'Burbs: "Ray Peterson would like nothing better than to spend a quiet week's vacation in his suburban home, drinking beer and watching TV. But, spurred...
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