Peter Berg
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How much do you know about your neighborhood? Noted ecologist Peter Berg will ignite your curiosity about what bioregionalism is, and encourage you to inhabit the region in which you live. It is his experience that this endeavor ignites joy and wonder, and establishes a connection to nature for which everyone is starved.
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Universal
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Takes place in Odessa, a socially and racially divided and economically troubled oil town in the western part of Texas, where high school football is the thing that brings all the people together. Follows Coach Gary Gaines and the Permian High School Panthers through the 1988 season as they work hard to extend Permian's winning record. Shows the players struggling with typical adolescent issues and the lack of future opportunities in their town as...
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Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to Chicago, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike Swale (Peter Berg). After getting a job at his insurance company, Bridget convinces Mike to run a scam -- but things take a deadly turn when she...
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In this heart-pounding action-adventure, two buddies abandon their blue-collar world to become ski instructors in glamorous Aspen, Colorado. There they discover the electrifying playground of the rich and famous—experiencing firsthand extreme skiing, wealth and seduction. Surrounded by temptation, and Aspen's alluring lifestyle, their friendship faces the ultimate test as they struggle to keep sight of the things that really matter. Featuring some...
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During a football game, high-school senior Chris Canales took a single blow to the neck that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. GRIDIRON HEROES retraces Chris's journey from high school athlete to courageous community activist, inspirational leader, and founder of the Gridiron Heroes Spinal Cord Injury Foundation. Narrated and produced by the people who brought you TV's FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, this touching and uplifting documentary creates...
8) Cop Land
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Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of "Cop Land" – a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he's long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town's peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
9) Collateral
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Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams and no results. On this fateful night, Max has to transport Vincent on his next job – one night, five stops, five hits and a getaway.