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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Weaves multiple storylines as it follows the search for love by a colorful group of characters including: an inexperienced wedding planner nicknamed 'The Wedding Trasher'; a fussy celebrity caterer; his blind date; and a tour-bus guide looking for his Cinderella. How their lives and loves intersect is half the fun in this film that proves romance is alive and well, and as crazy as ever!
42) Submarine (DVD)
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Young Oliver Tate's coming of age is coming even sooner than expected. Prone to daydreaming, listening to French crooners, and indulging other self-absorbed fantasies, Oliver suddenly finds himself submerged in real-life, dual challenges, plotting to lose his virginity with a quirky new girlfriend, while also struggling to reconcile his parents' marriage, even though his mom seems smitten with the self-help guru next door.
"...deadpan brilliance."--Rolling...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Lenny has decided to relocate his family back to the small town to have his kids grow up where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grownups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.
"Friendship, family and breasts: Sometimes that's all you need."--Detroit News
"...genuinely laugh-out-loud funny..."--Washington Post
"...certain ways, Grown Ups 2 marks a return to classically...
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When Jesse, a 35-year-old New York college admissions adviser, is invited to his Midwestern alma mater to attend his favorite professor's retirement dinner, he quickly falls back in love with the university life. But when he meets 19-year-old student Zibby, the daughter of his professor's friends, he suddenly finds himself caught in a moral dilemma: does he pursue a relationship with this kindred spirit, or does he break her heart and return to the...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For Nick, Kurt, and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few too many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers, permanently. There's only one problem: even the best laid plans are only...
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Harvey Pekar was stuck in a boring life when he discovered he had a knack for writing comic books. Several artists helped his stories come to life and become the popular American Splendor comic book series. This tale takes us through his life.
"Blessed with uncommonly human-yet-cartoony performances, this inventive film is one-of-a-kind. Recommended."--Video Librarian
"Funny, clever, tender, and wry..."--Newsday
"This one is plain brilliant."--Roger...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Overachiever Lauren is suddenly on her own after her boyfriend breaks up with her. Free-spirited Katie is about to lose a dream apartment unless she can find a roommate. After they move in, Lauren discovers that Katie is working as a phone-sex operator and decides to get in on it. As their partnership starts bringing in the money, their newfound friendship finds unexpected challenges that may leave them both hanging on the line.
"In a rare instance...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1920s, Stanley, an Englishman posing as an Asian magician, attempts to debunk fake spiritualists. He then travels to the south of France to unmask a supposed medium named Sophie as a good-looking fake, but he ends up falling for her real-world charms instead.
"The cinematography is radiant, the vintage cars and costumes are elegant, and if the comedy feels laboured, it's all too lightweight to matter."--Globe and Mail
"Ms. Stone is entrancing,...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
All Allyson and her friends want is a peaceful, grown-up evening of dinner and conversation, a long-needed moms' night out. But in order to enjoy high heels, adult conversation, and food not served in a paper bag, they need their husbands to watch the kids for three hours - what could go wrong?
"...the characters are all appealing."--Chicago Sun-Times
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Français
Description
At a Montreal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
"Monsieur Lazhar is good. Really good"--Washington Post
"...it's certainly engaging to watch."--Chicago Tribune
"One of the most touching films of the year."--Monsters and Critics
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare, a romantic comedy, and she is the leading lady.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Marty is a struggling screenwriter who wants nothing more than to finish his script. Instead, he becomes entangled with the Los Angeles gangster underworld when his odd, but well-meaning friends kidnap a volatile gangster's shih tzu. The ordeal gives Marty all the inspiration he needs; now, he must live long enough to finish his story.
"...one of the best times I've had at the movies in years."--Richard Roeper
"...filled with clever jokes and observations..."--New...
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Deutsch
Description
Walter is a professional killer and has bungled a job. Now he has to leave the city and takes up an offer from crime boss Berger to protect his house in a remote region of the Carpathian Mountains. At his side is his old friend Mickey. By accident Berger's young and pretty wife, Sybille is killed and fearing Berger's vengeance, Walter and Mickey decide to hide her body. What at first seemed to be a nice holiday trip for Walter and Mickey soon becomes...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
After both her career and relationship hit the skids, Imogene is forced to make the humiliating move back home to New Jersey with her eccentric mother and younger brother. Adding further insult to injury, there's a strange man sleeping in her old bedroom, and an even stranger man sleeping in her mother's bed.
"Wiig really shines in the film..."--The Playlist
"It's funny and pleasant..."--Detroit News
"...the material that suits Wiig's offbeat talents."--Arizona...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Escaping a prison sentence by the skin of his teeth, the wayward and disillusioned Robbie is given one last chance to turn his life around. Together the four friends he embarks on an adventure and discovers that turning to drink might just change their lives - not cheap fortified wine, but the best malt whiskies in the world.
"The Angels' Share leaves a warm glow."--Los Angeles Times
"There is love, laughter and whisky galore in Ken Loach's unusually...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Joss Whedon's sexy and contemporary spin on Shakespeare's classic comedy about the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a sensual, tragic and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love.
"Whedon, without skimping on the tale's tragic undercurrents, has crafted an irresistible blend of mirth and malice."--Rolling Stone
"From its very first scenes, Mr. Whedon's film crackles with a busy, slightly wayward energy that...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
After everything in her life falls to pieces, including her marriage to wealthy businessman Hal, elegant New York socialite Jasmine moves into her sister Ginger's humble apartment in San Francisco to try to pull herself back together again.
"Want to see great acting, from comic to tragic and every electrifying stop in between? See Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine."--Rolling Stone
"Allen's story of a fictitious Ruth Madoff figure works as both a what-if...
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