Paul Walker
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"Walker here pairs off proto-architect Filippo Brunelleschi and doormaker Lorenzo Ghiberti in an often engaging version of Quattrocento Smackdown." —Library Journal Joining the bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, this is a lively and intriguing tale of two artists whose competitive spirit brought to life one of the world's most magnificent structures and ignited the Renaissance. The dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore, the great cathedral...
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Just over 50 years ago, in Little Rock, Arkansas, nine brave black students stood up for their rights and made history. The integration of Central High School in Little Rock changed the course of education in America forever, and became one of the pivotal points in the Civil Rights Movement. In Remember Little Rock award-winning author Paul Robert Walker uses eyewitness accounts and on-the-scene news photography to take a fresh look at a time of momentous...
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Paul Walker made for an interesting Hollywood study, in a film career, which included a unique blend of success on both the big screen and philanthropy. Starring in the "Fast and Furious" film franchise, Walker lived with the same kind of full-throttle energy in his private life while using his wealth to serve noble causes, prior to his untimely death.
11) Brick mansions
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Damien is an undercover cop determined to bring down Tremaine, the crime lord who murdered his father. Tremaine rules the violent criminal compound known as 'Brick Mansions', but he's thwarted at every turn by a heroic ex-convict named Lino. Their paths never should have crossed, but when Tremaine kidnaps Lino's girlfriend, Damien and Lino become unlikely allies, and must work together to stop Tremaine's sinister plot to devastate the entire city....
12) Hours
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When Hurricane Katrina hits, a young father (Paul Walker) must take extreme measures to protect his newborn baby in their evacuated and darkened hospital.
13) Scott and Bailey
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Police crime drama exploring the personal and professional lives of two female detectives. Detective Constable Rachel Bailey is 30, down-to-earth, noisy, argumentative and single. Her partner, Detective Constable Janet Scott, is 40, a diplomat and a thinker, as well as being a wife and mother. They both work for Manchester Metropolitan Police's prestigious Murder Investigation Team and, despite the obvious differences between them, the fact that they...
14) Into the Blue
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Paul Walker and Jessica Alba heat up the screen as two divers who dream of finding hidden treasure. When they take some friends (Scott Caan, Ashley Scott) on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing they expect to see below the water is a legendary pirate ship rumored to contain millions in gold. But their good fortune is short-lived, as a ruthless gang of deadly criminals gets word of what they have uncovered, and the discovery of a lifetime could...
15) Eight below
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An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends -- a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years, who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...
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A year has passed since the explosive finale of Riviera Season Two. Georgina has abandoned the Riviera and reinvented herself as Georgina Ryland. She has partnered up with charismatic art restitution expert, Gabriel Hirsch, and together they scour the world for stolen artworks. However, when Gabriel con scates an artifact from a corrupt dealer, this catapults them into a dangerous conspiracy. From Venice, they travel to Saint-Tropez and Buenos Aires...
18) Timeline
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Archaeological students on a dig in France find themselves alone when their professor is transported in time to the Middle Ages. The professor's son and students lead an expedition to save their teacher and the world from a time-space disaster.
19) I am Paul Walker
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Feature-length documentary film exploring the life and legacy of actor Paul Walker, the Southern California native who cut his teeth as a child actor before breaking out in the blockbuster Fast and Furious movie franchise.
20) Running scared
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Joey Gazelle is a low level mobster whose job it is to dispose of "hot" guns from mob killings. But Joey has been hiding these guns in the drywall of his basement, instead of tossing them in the river. When Joey's son and his best friend, Oleg, witness Joey hiding some guns from a botched drug deal, Oleg steals one of the guns and shoots his abusive stepfather with it. Things are bad enough, but Oleg's stepfather happens to be the nephew of a psychotic...




