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81) Hard Luck
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Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.
"It's as bright and twinkling as a Christmas tree..."--San Francisco Chronicle
"...it honors the tradition of giving with wit and style."--New Yorker
"Both Nighy and Broadbent do wonderful, richly funny voice work."--Time Magazine
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
As Great Britain faces an imminent war with Germany, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, invited the King and Queen of England for a weekend at their home in upstate New York. But during the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America, international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR's domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal trip an unforgettable one.
"Funny,...
84) Lolita (DVD)
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Humbert, a divorced British professor, travels to small-town America for a teaching position. He allows himself to be swept into a relationship with Charlotte, whom he marries in order that he might pursue her 14-year-old daughter, Lolita.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Young Victor conducts a science experiment that will bring his dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous consequences.
"...has zealous energy."--Roger Ebert
"...a chill-inducing delight."--Richard Roeper
"...the year's most inventive, endearing feature."--Time Magazine
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In the 1934 classic “It Happened One Night”, heiress Claudette Colbert races away from the altar and a conventional marriage and throws herself into a wisecracking rough-and-tumble affair with Clark Gable. The new brand of movies following in the wake of Capra's kooky masterpiece-and the women starring in them-are the focus of Kendall's “The Runaway Bride”, a look at the films that mirrored the climate of the Great Depression while at the...
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"New York Times bestselling author of Life as I Blow It Sarah Colonna is back with a hilarious, honest look at life in her late thirties--in all its messy, pants-missing glory. How does a gal with a successful career, great friends, and a razor-sharp wit find herself wandering pants-less through the hallways of a casino hotel in Iowa on New Year's Eve? Ask Sarah Colonna. Has Anyone Seen My Pants? is a laugh-out-loud trip around America (and Mexico!)...
88) The holiday
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Two women troubled with guy problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love
"Lusciously crafted at every level..."--Variety
"A movie so loaded with charm that it makes you glow all over and puts a smile in your heart."--New York Observer
"...this humorous romantic fantasy is really, really easy to enjoy."--Los Angeles Daily News
"A Yuletide chick flick with plenty of heart."--Hollywood Reporter
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Andy, a young assistant to an impossibly demanding New York fashion magazine editor, has a job that every girl would dream of. Unfortunately, her heaven-sent appointment as a personal whipping girl just might be the death of her!
"Sinfully funny."--Rolling Stone
"...funny excursion into the catty realm of women's magazines."--Los Angeles Times
"...classy, elegant and really entertaining film..."--Rex Reed, New York Observer
91) Fargo (DVD)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A struggling car salesman pays two losers to kidnap his wife so that he can swindle the ransom money from his father-in-law. Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay.
92) Pink Panther
Pub. Date
1964
Language
English
Description
A bumbling, disaster-prone inspector invades a Swiss ski resort and becomes obsessed with capturing a jewel thief hoping to lift the legendary 'Pink Panther' diamond
Pub. Date
1943
Language
English
Description
Newly deceased playboy Henry Van Cleve arrives at the outer offices of Hades where he asks a bemused Satan for permission to enter the gates of Hell.Though the Devil doubts he will qualify, Henry proceeds to recount a lifetime wooing and pursuing women
"Delightfully heartwarming and sophisticated."--Variety
94) The Way (DVD)
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Tom goes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to collect the remains of his adult son, who was killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn't plan on is the profound impact the journey will have on him as he begins to learn the difference between the life one lives and the life one chooses.
"It's...
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
An all-out war of the exes! After a young couple splits, each attempts to drive the other out of the condo they share in this hilarious comedy of love gone wrong
"Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston give what may be the best performances of their career."--New York Daily News
"Funny, smart and sexy."--The Insider
"*** 1/2 ...this is 'War of the Roses' territory, where laughs take no prisoners."--Rolling Stone
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Three American brothers set off on a train voyage across India to find themselves and bond with each other. They find themselves stranded alone in the middle of a desert and a new unplanned journey begins
"...Exotic, spiritual..."--Los Angeles Times
"...a delight to look at..."--USA Today
"...a treasure..."--New York Times
98) Norman (DVD)
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Norman is a painfully self-conscious and darkly funny teen who's just trying to handle his daily high-school existence. In the wake of a family tragedy, Norman unintentionally gets caught in a lie that quickly spirals out of control. With love, humility and a heavy dose of truth, Norman emerges to face a burning set of conflicting emotions as he wrestles to define his relationship with his dying father, his connection with his classmate Emily, and...
99) L.A. story
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
A L.A. weatherman isn't sure what he wants to do with his life...until a electronic freeway sign shows him the way
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