Binge box. Business school [Boiler room version]
The big short: The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jared Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charlie Gellar and Jamie Shipley, small-time players who hit it big.
The secret of my success: In this lampoon of corporate business life, a kid from Kansas (Michael J. Fox) comes to New York, conquers the business world and maneuvers his way from the mailroom to the boardroom in a matter of weeks.
The wolf of Wall Street: Sex. Money. Power. Drugs. Brace yourself for an outrageous true story from legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Jordan Belfort, a young stockbroker, is hungry for fame and glory in New York City, where corruption is king and more is never enough.
Pursuit of happyness: Chris Gardner is an intelligent, energetic guy who can't catch a break. In the sluggish Bay Area economy of 1981, he's losing ground, by investing all his family's money in high cost bone-density scanners. His wife leaves him, he loses his apartment, and with his 5-year-old son in tow joins the ranks of the homeless, if not the hopeless. Bounced from shelter to shelter, he finds himself a single dad who has to support and care for a young child. Impressing a Dean Witter higher-up by solving a Rubik's cube during a taxi ride, Chris gets a place in a stockbroker-training program. But internships don't pay, and there's no guarantee he'll be offered a job at the end of it. Against all odds, he pushes toward success, and eventually turns his life around.
Record details
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Physical Description:
5 videodiscs (646 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc - Publisher: [United States] : Binge Box, [2023]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Wide screen. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pursuit of happyness / produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter, Will Smith ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino (2006 : PG13 : 117 min.) -- The wolf of Wall Street / directed by Martin Scorsese ; screenplay by Terence Winter ; produced by Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio (2013 : R : 179 min.) -- The secret of my success / produced and directed by Herbert Ross ; screenplay by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr. and AJ Carothers ; story, AJ Carothers (1987 : PG13 : 110 min.) -- The big short / directed by Adam McKay ; screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Arnon Milchan (2015 : R : 130 minj.) -- Boiler Room / produced by Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd ; written and directed by Ben Younger (2000 : R : 110 min.). |
Participant or Performer Note: | Boiler room: Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan. The big short: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo. The secret of my success: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, Fred Gwynne. The wolf of Wall Street: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler. Pursuit of happyness: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
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Subject: | Day trading (Securities) Drama Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 Drama Ambition Drama Stockbrokers Drama Belfort, Jordan Drama Gardner, Chris (Chris P.) Drama |
Genre: | Fiction films. Feature films. Historical films. Comedy films. Biographical films. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | MO (Text) | 33126026506612 | DVD | Available | - |
Covington Branch | MO (Text) | 33126026506620 | DVD | Checked out | 12/09/2024 |