Films with: McQueen, Steve

12 years a slave

Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbener, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope.

DVD 10279

Baby, the rain must fall

A man is released from prison, but reuniting with his family is difficult due to his violent temper.

DVD 1565

Blob

Residents of a small Pennsylvania town combat a slimy space invader.

DVD 1566

Bullitt

A star witness in a controversial court case is murdered and the police detective assigned to guard him goes after the killers himself.

DVD 4341

Great escape

A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape.

DVD 403

Hunger

In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcendent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure in order to be heard.

DVD 4310

Magnificent seven

The citizens of a small Mexican farming village hire seven gun fighters to defend them from a ruthless and exploitative group of bandits led by Calvera. As Calvera's next raid approaches, the peasants and the gun fighters work together to prepare to defend the village.

DVD 5980

My McQueen

The legacy of actor Steve McQueen in San Francisco after "Bullitt", McQueen's classic 1968 detective film, with producer/director Lourdes Portillo and cinematographer Kyle Kibbe for the The Center for New Documentary, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley. Includes a compilation of automobile chase scenes from Hollywood films.

DVD 6999

Shame

Brandon is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's insular life spirals out of control.

DVD 8915

Thomas Crown affair

A millionaire Bostonian who robs banks for fun gets romantically involved with the insurance investigator assigned to track him down.

DVD 548

Towering inferno

Due to substandard materials and workmanship, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers catches on fire during its gala opening, trapping a large crowd of society guests.

DVD 550

Widows

Four women with nothing in common except a debt left by their dead husbands' criminal acts conspire to take fate into their own hands.

DVD 12941