DVDs in Biography (2/2)

A culinary legend provides a frustrated office worker with a new recipe for life in Julie & Julia , the true stories of how Julia Child's (Meryl Streep) life and cookbook inspired fledgling writer Julie Powell (Amy Adams) to whip up 524 recipes in 365 days and introduce a new generation to the magic of French cooking. Stanley Tucci ( The Devil Wears Prada ) co-stars in director Nora... Full Details

After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, Bertie who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth, arranges for her husband to see eccentric speech therapist Lionel Logue.... Full Details

These kids have only one hope of escaping the streets. That hope is called "Teacher." Paterson, New Jersey's Eastside High is the setting for Lean on Me , starring Morgan Freeman as bat-and-bullhorn-toting principal Joe Clark, whose controversial mehods turned the failing school around and made Clark a national symbol of tough-love education. His message: Don't lean on excuses, drugs or... Full Details

Meet Patch Adams (Academy Award winner  Robin Williams ), a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like any doctor you've met before. For Patch, humour is the best medicine, and he's willing to do just about anything to make his patients laugh -- even if it means risking his own career. The movie is based on a true story as captured by Patch Adams and Maureen Mylander. Patch Adams... Full Details

The breathtaking landscapes, the dazzling performances, and the world's best-loved songs all look and sound better than ever in this fully restored and digitally remastered DVD release of the most popular family film of all time! Celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Sound of Music , winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In this true-life story, Julie Andrews stars as... Full Details

These kids have only one hope of escaping the streets. That hope is called "Teacher." Look at the too-cool-to-cope kids in Jaime Escalante's class at East L.A.'s tough Garfield High, and many will say they see a bunch of losers. Escalante sees scholars. How he cajoles, instructs, challenges and inspires his no-expectations barrio kids to pass the daunting Calculus Advanced Placement Test... Full Details