Julianne Moore
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English
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Bestselling author and award-winning actress Julianne Moore pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country. A foreign mom may eat, speak, and dress differently than other moms- she may wear special clothes for holidays, twist hair in strange old-fashioned braids, and cook recipes passed down from grandma. Such a mom may be different than other moms, but...she is also clearly the best. Vividly illustrated by Meilo So,...
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Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Freckleface Strawberry and Windy Pants Patrick are best friends because they have so much in common, but when the boys convince Windy Pants that he should play with them at recess, and the girls convince Freckleface Strawberry to play with them, the friends see that they are very different, too.
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English
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What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? In the psychological thriller The Forgotten, Julianne Moore stars as Telly Paretta, a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her eight-year old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist (Gary Sinise) reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man (Dominic West) who has had a similar...
7) 6 Souls
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English
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After the death of her husband, Dr. Cara Harding's (Julianne Moore) faith in God has been shaken, but not her belief in science.
9) Freedomland
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English
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Freedomland is a highly charged and gritty mystery of a car hijacking, a missing child and a neighborhood torn asunder, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore.
11) With-In
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English
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A star-studded anthology filled with funny, dramatic, romantic and familiar stories capturing challenges, human resilience, creativity, and the inspiration to take a deep look at ourselves and make each day better than the last.
12) Blindness
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English
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When a plague of blindness strikes and threatens all of humanity, one woman feigns the illness to share an uncertain fate in quarantine, where society is breaking down as fast as their crumbling surroundings. Based on José Saramago's novel, this intense and gritty thriller will lead you on a journey where the only thing more terrifying than being blind is being the only one who can see.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle. Struggling for grace in the midst of this mayhem, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with innocence, charm and generosity of spirit.
"The camera is often at Maisie's eye level, emphasizing how adults are seen by the perceptive Maisie. The sad-eyed Aprile's honest portrayal is heart-wrenching."--USA Today
"Without losing the 19th century author's sensibility, screenwriters...
14) Children of men
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
London, 2027. Because of an infertility defect, the youngest living person has died at the age of 18. As humankind faces extinction, one man becomes its unlikely hero. Includes deleted scenes and featurettes
"Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Anne Thompson
"Made with palpable energy, intensity and excitement..."--Los Angeles Times
"...the most deeply imagined and fully realized world to be seen on screen this year..."--Washington Post
"One of the year's...
15) Magnolia (DVD)
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
An imposing tapestry about the mysterious workings of fate and coincidence and the need for interconnection and love. The stories of a dozen characters intertwine as they embark on a moral odyssey during one day in their tumultuous lives.
"Enormously entertaining and visually exciting."--Washington Post
"Artfully orchestrated symphony of L.A. stories."--New York Times
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells in the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all
"...one of the best of 2009."--Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
"Firth plays George superbly..."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...luminous and treasurable..."--Variety
"...the...
17) Bel Canto
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Roxanne Coss becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform at a lavish party for a wealthy industrialist in South America. As a lengthy standoff ensues, hostages and captors form unexpected bonds as they overcome their differences to find their shared humanity.
18) Nine months
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
The news that his girlfriend is expecting a baby sends Sam, an unflappable child psychologist, into a panic. Torn between advice given by a well-meaning but over-bearing couple and his confirmed bachelor buddy, Sam is in serious danger of losing his mind and his girlfriend
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After nearly two decades under the wing of an aging, avuncular husband, dutiful mother and housewife Pippa Lee undergoes a midlife breakthrough. Unearthing the sexually curious wild child of teens, middle age Pippa sparks a relationship with a divorcee loner. Pippa Lee is a resilient woman, refusing to let life pass her by. Bonus material included
"...Penn makes it worth seeing."--Michael Phillips
"...a witty satire...funny and heartbreaking..."--Toronto...
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
The “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and invented
One of The New York Times’s 100...
The “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and invented
One of The New York Times’s 100...