Lee Grant
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
An Academy Award-winning actress and former Vogue "It Girl" describes her rise to fame and the subsequent destruction of her career caused by being added to the Hollywood blacklist and how she eventually rebuilt her life and career after being exonerated.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for years, the charismatic McDermott boys find themselves at odds with their parents and each other. But when an unexpected tragedy befalls the family, they are forced to confront their differences and adult responsibilities as they learn about love, sex, loyalty and the true meaning of brotherhood.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
White Fang the television series is an adaptation of Jack London's similarly titled novel. These are the tales of a teenage boy, Matt Scott, who is devoted to his loyal canine companion, White Fang, and the adventures they share in the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Virgil Tibbs is a renowned homicide detective from Philadelphia returning to Mississippi in the sweltering summer to visit his mother, when a rich factory owner is found dead. The industrialist was white, Tibbs is black and in the Deep South at the time, that is enough reason for the local cops to arrest him on suspicion murder. After his identity and credentials are established, the Chief of Police lets Tibbs go and attempts to enlist his help in...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
White Fang the television series is an adaptation of Jack London's similarly titled novel, which has been heralded as one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. These are the exciting tales of a teenage boy, Matt Scott, who is devoted to his loyal canine companion White Fang, and the breathtaking adventures they share in the untamed wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001, 1991]
Language
English
Description
Daniel Miller was tooling along a Los Angeles boulevard listening to Barbra Streisand sing "Something's Coming" when something came - a bus. One head-on crash later, Daniel wakes up deceased. And his troubles are just beginning ... Meryl Streep joins writer/director/star Brooks ... for a witty peek at the afterlife where you can eat all you want and not gain an ounce. But there's a catch: you're saddled with Defending Your Life. If you can't make...
8) The seagull
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
A production by the Williamstown Theatre Festival of Anton Chekhov's classic comedy-drama depicting man's propensity for destroying those he is close to. The main protagonists are Trepleff, the youthful aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre and Irina Arkadina, Trepleff's self-centered mother, an accomplished actress, who derides her son's ambitions.
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Airport: The original airplane disaster movie in which a passenger brings an explosive device on board the aircraft.
Airport 1975: A mid-air collision leaves a 747 without a pilot and little hope for survival.
Airport '77: A 747 is trapped underwater in the Bermuda Triangle. It's a race against time and the elements to save the passengers and crew!
The Concorde: Airport '79: At twice the speed of sound, the Concorde must evade a vicious attack...
11) The good doctor
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
A presentation of Neil Simon's broadway hit based on Chekhov's early short stories which so eloquently capture the comic and serious sides of the 19th century Russian bourgeoisie.
12) Shampoo
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
George is one of L.A.'s most desirable men, a Beverly Hills hairdresser who makes all his female clients look, and feel, better than ever. Encouraged by his girlfriend Jill to open his own salon, George approaches conservative businessman Lester for financing. Unbeknownst to Lester, George is sleeping with his wife, his mistress and his teenage daughter.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[1987,1985]
Language
English
Description
We live in a country that prides itself on the opportunities available to all. This film takes a hard look at the farmers who can't hold on to their land, the homeless and the 20 million Americans who still don't have enough to eat, and asks how long can we ignore the nightmare of poverty.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Departing Hamburg in high spirits, 937 Jewish Germans have been offered safe haven in Havana, Cuba, in 1939. The passengers are looking forward to their new life. However, the whole voyage is actually a Nazi propaganda scheme and the passengers are never really intended to be allowed ashore once they reach their destination. After weeks of unsuccessful pleas they are forced to return back to Europe. Based on the tragic 1939 voyage of the SS St. Louis....
15) The big bounce
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video Inc
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A young farm worker finds himself having an affair with his boss' mistress.
16) Plaza suite
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Three interlocking tales of love and romance in one New York hotel suite.
17) Shampoo
Publisher
GoodTimes Home Video
Pub. Date
[1989,1975]
Language
English
Description
George, a Beverly Hills hairdresser, promises his impatient steady, Jill, that they'll settle down once he gets his own salon. During the next frantic 48 hours, George tries to borrow the cash he needs from Lester, a shady businessman. But Lester doesn't know that George is sleeping with his mistress, his shrewish wife, and his teenage daughter.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"In the Deep South, homicide detective Virgil Tibbs becomes embroiled in a murder investigation. When the bigoted town sheriff gets involved, both he and Tibbs must put aside their differences and join forces in a race against time to discover the shocking truth." --container
19) It's my party
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A bright young L.A. architect who is about to lose his battle with AIDS decides to end his life rather than face debilitation, but first he decides to throw the greatest farewell party of all time.
Publisher
Source One Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Laura Lansing slept here: "Katherine Hepburn stars as Laura Lansing, a world-famous novelist who faces crisis when her publisher claims she has lost touch with her readers. Faced with retirement, Lansing agrees to live with a typical family for seven days or give up writing forever."
Nobody's child: "Marlo Thomas portrays Marie Balter in this true story about the resilience of the human spirit. Abandoned as an infant, Balter endures abuse by foster...