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Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Andrew has been away from home for ten years when he returns for his mother's funeral. Nothing has changed, and the tension between him and his father still exists. He meets a young woman who helps give him the courage to open his heart and really live.
"It's easy to connect with and enjoy such a universal story about pain, loss, love, and overcoming roadblocks."--Reel Talk Movie Reviews
"A warm, good-spirited and captivating original."--Steve Rhodes'...
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A twenty-something, fast-talking salesman's latest deal collapses the day he learns his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home to put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. While there, he uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down, he has a 30-year-old sister he never knew existed.
"...the film is directed as if it were an action drama..."--Hollywood Reporter
"...informed...
83) Labor day (DVD)
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.
"a lovely, intimate...
84) Outbreak (DVD)
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The race to save life on earth when an unstoppable killer virus hits our shores.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
After rejecting her tumultuous family and establishing a new and more ordered life for herself, Jenny finally seems ready to commit to her longtime fiance. When her estranged sister Lucy suddenly reappears in her life, everything Jenny hoped to escape from threatens to catch up with her. But Jenny and Lucy's combustible reunion might be just what they both needed - an opportunity to shatter and reconstruct the worlds they carefully created while trying...
86) Calvary (DVD)
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Calvary's Father James is a good priest who is faced with sinister and troubling circumstances brought about by a mysterious member of his parish. Although he continues to comfort his own fragile daughter and reach out to help members of his church with their various scurrilous moral, and often comic, problems, he feels sinister and troubling forces closing in, and begins to wonder if he will have the courage to face his own personal Calvary.
"To...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
From the 1930 classic by Faulkner comes the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's mission to honor her desire to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
"...a faithful and intelligent synopsis of the book."--Time Magazine
"Franco can chalk up a qualified but distinct success..."--Guardian (UK)
"A startlingly effective adaptation of William Faulkner's challenging novel by James Franco."--Hollywood Reporter
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...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. Colton claims to have visited Heaven during a near-death experience. He recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth.
"Unlike many of the features targeted to what Hollywood is calling the 'faith audience,'...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
From David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, comes a story about discovering your passions, following your dreams, and finding yourself. It's the 1960s and rock n' roll is changing the world. Inspired by a bold new era and his success in a local band, Douglas drops out of college to pursue his musical dreams, only to discover the harsh realities of the music industry. Douglas is forced to choose between listening to his father or listening to his heart.
"...a...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
"When the Game Stands Tall' is nearly as good as the average episode of TV's 'Friday Nights Lights,' which makes it better than most movies and one of the better sports films of recent years."--New York Post
"A true tale of high school football...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A drama and musical about a man named Guy, who pursues and wins the heart of a lady named Madeline. When the excitement and sparks begin to fade between them, Guy suddenly turns to another woman who has caught his eye. However, things don't quite work out with his new flame and now he must decide either to win Madeline back or let her go forever. Bonus features include audio commentary, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette, and more.
"A magical...
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A redemptive movie about a young man, the son of a preacher, who rejects his father's desire for him to join the ministry and instead embarks on a career as a rock singer. As he struggles to pursue his dream and rise to stardom, he finds love, pain, success and failure, and ultimately uncovers a hidden family secret that reveals who he really is. It's a captivating story about a family restored, and a life discovered.
"...gets the job done adequately...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A powerful story that blends raw emotion with fiery passion to form an unforgettable cinematic masterpiece. After 25 years together, the members of a world-renowned string quartet learn that their beloved cellist may soon be forced to retire. But the news stirs up equally painful challenges when competing egos, harbored resentment, and irrepressible lust threaten to derail the group as they struggle to maintain harmony in their music, and their lives.
"...does...
95) Gitel (Russian)
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Russian
Description
It is September 5, 1969, and Gitel Bargman is about to attend a party to celebrate her 33rd birthday, although for her it is hardly cause for celebration. She is racked with guilt for simply being alive. Attractive, intelligent, and witty, Gitel is a successful violinist who lives in a Kuybyshev (USSR) apartment. To the outsider, she has everything. But Gitel hides a secret. She is a haunted woman: haunted not only by painful memories of the past,...
Author
Language
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Formats
Description
This delightful Broadway hit chronicles three Jewish sisters from Brooklyn as they gather in London to celebrate a birthday. Wasserstein's three sisters include a brilliant banker and single mother who has given up on romance, a suburban housewife who moonlights as a talk-show host and a travel writer who still wants to write her serious book. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Caroline Aaron, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jay Paulson, Tony...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.
"Markus Zusak's international bestseller The Book Thief has been brought to the...
100) Better luck tomorrow
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors engage in some extra curricular crime.
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