Bette Midler
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Desperate to start a family, schoolteacher April Epner is thrown into confusion when she is unexpectedly abandoned by her husband. She gets another shock when she meets her unusual birth mother, a self-centered talk show host.
"A smart, subtle and seriously funny dramedy bound to find favor with sophisticated auds."--Variety
"...a fine, tense, unpredictable comedy of mixed-up emotions and sudden illuminations."--New Yorker
"...a serious comedy,...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 640L
Language
English
Description
"How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to point out the obvious! Bette Midler's distinctive voice joins striking photos of the real duck by Michiko Kakutani and charming black-and-white drawings by Joana Avillez. This book will have readers of all ages coming back to visit the fantastical interpretation of New York City and its...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Oldschool grandparents Artie and Diane get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting their type-A daughter's overprotected kids. But things go from hectic to hysterical when Artie realizes the kids are running the house with their newfangled technology. By playing by his own rules, which include sugary snacks, old fashioned games, and tough love, Artie manages to outsmart the kids and achieve the impossible - bringing the family...
9) Beaches
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Two childhood friends are reunited in their middle age and one learns she is dying of a fatal disease.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more. Includes behind-the-scenes footage, vintage live performances, and interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder,...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
After moving with her husband and children to the well-manicured community of Stepford, Connecticut, former New York television executive Joanna Eberhart is beginning to realize that Stepford is more than just the "perfect" place to live ... it's a little to perfect. All the wives in town are models who cater to their husband's every desire. What is going on behind the closed doors of the Stepford Men's Association and the Stepford Day Spa? Can Joanna...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Some material may not be suitable for children: animal action and humor.
In the eternal battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Former elite agent Kitty Galore has gone rogue and plans to unleash a diabolical device designed to not only bring her canine enemies to heel but also to take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Faced with this dire threat, cats and dogs must work...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families.
14) Big business
Language
English
Formats
Description
Comedy about two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth, and forty years later their paths cross in Manhattan at New York's Plaza Hotel.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this all-new movie, we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with 'scream time.' To reclaim their bond they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin,...
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Oliver is a homeless kitten who roams the streets of New York City. There, he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
South Pacific: "Rodgers & Hammerstein's beloved musical South Pacific. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by James Michener, and featuring some of the finest music ever written for stage... South Pacific spins a romantic tale of love and loss on a tropical island naval base during the Second World War." --Container.
Gypsy: "Bette Midler stars as the world's most relentless stage mother, who lovingly but unremittingly drives her two daughters,...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Big Business : Two sets of twins who were separated at birth meet forty years later.
Straight Talk : Romantic comedy about a country girl who becomes Chicago's hottest talk radio celebrity.
V.I. Warshawski : Warshawski a private detective, is hired by a 13-year-old to investigate the death of her ex-hocky star father.
19) Hocus pocus
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the year 1693, sisters, Winifred, Mary and Sarah were executed for their unforgiveble witchecraft. They captured and sucked the life out of children. Just before their execution, Winifred made a curse - a curse that when a virgin lights the black flame candle on Halloween light, in their house, they shall return, 300 years later, Max decides to light the candle in order to scare his irritating sister Dani and his love interest Alison. Now, the...
Publisher
[Distributed by] Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A married couple--he's a sports attorney, she's a pop psychologist--go to an upscale mall where their shopping spree turns into something more expensive! Things go from bad to worse as they try to work out some of their marital problems.