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The film will chronicle the formative years of Roosevelt as he reinvented himself from a slight and privileged New York politician with a Harvard degree to the burly commander of the Rough Riders, a track that would lead him to the New York governorship, the vice presidency and the White House, when William McKinley was assassinated.
When Vernon Turner is only 11, he comes home to find his mother shooting heroin into her veins in the bathroom of their Brooklyn home. If that isn't hard enough, he also watches as his black mom and white father fight over her drug abuse. Vernon assumes the role of adult for his siblings. Often told he has no chance to make it to the NFL after playing local college ball, he finally finds his place in the sun as a kickoff and punt returner with the Rams, Lions, Buccaneers, and Panthers before playing in Europe until he retires in 1998.
The story of legendary comedian Richard Pryor.
During the height of the Watergate scandal, rising star Hillary Rodham is the youngest lawyer chosen for the House Judiciary Committee to Impeach Nixon, but she soon finds herself forced to choose between a destined path to the White House and her unresolved feelings for Bill Clinton, her former boyfriend who now teaches law in Arkansas.
The film portrays the remarkable triumph of Rich Strike, an 80-to-1 longshot, in the 2022 race, showcasing the improbable win and its significance.
Focuses on the life and career of groundbreaking comedian Richard Pryor, who found unprecedented success on the stage and screen, but also suffered from drug addiction and personal problems.
20th century musical radical and multi-hyphenate George Antheil has an unlikely friendship with movie star Hedy Lamarr. Despite their day jobs in entertainment, the two possess an intense desire to defeat the Nazis and thus invent and patent a secret communications system in 1941 which sketches out the principle of frequency hopping. Their invention proves crucial to the development of modern communications.
L. Frank Baum is prolific writer who becomes known for the children's book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." He writes 13 sequels to the hit book.
Chronicles the first 24-hours as they unfold after the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955.
In the 1950s, Reuben Sturman begins selling "girlie magazines" in Ohio, imports porn from Europe and brings peep shows to America. Despite legal challenges, he becomes a billionaire in the 1970s but gets into business with the Gotti mob in New York, ends up in jail and dies penniless.