David Paymer
1) Bartleby
Author
Language
English
Description
Cult figure Crispin Glover lends his eerie presence to Bartleby, a modern adaptation of the classic short story by Herman Melville (author of Moby Dick). The manager of a public records firm hires a new clerk named Bartleby. However, Bartleby is eccentric and with each passing day, he begins to refuse his boss' orders. Eventually, the boss discovers even stranger things about him.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005], c2004
Language
English
Description
Dan is in advertising and a dedicated family man. He seems to have it all, until a younger man is hired to replace him. Before long, he is forced to be deferential to his new boss, not only in the office but also when Carter begins dating his daughter.
Publisher
Monterey Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This dark, dysfunctional family comedy carries the dry wit and playful whimsy of a Wes Anderson film along with the brash authenticity and fresh perspective of its then-20 year old director, Clara Mamet. Featuring Academy Award nominee and Emmy winner, William H. Macy.In the wonderfully dysfunctional tradition of The Royal Tenenbaums, teenage years are always messy... but for Maude, things couldn't seem more tragic. Within one week just prior to her...
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
THE SUNLIT NIGHT follows an aspiring painter (Slate) from New York City to the farthest reaches of Arctic Norway for an assignment she hopes will invigorate her work and expand her horizons. In a remote village, among the locals, she meets a fellow New Yorker (Sharp), who has come in search of a proper Viking funeral only to find that the Chief (Galifianakis) is but a re-enactor from Cincinnati. The eclectic crew ranges from "home" to "lost," within...
6) State & Main
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Language
English
Description
In order to save money on production costs, a movie production crew moves into a small town in Vermont. The crew soon discovers that their much needed "prop" has burned down, the star can't keep his pants zipped, the starlet won't take off her top and the locals want a piece of the action.
7) Checking out
Publisher
Allumination FilmWorks
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
On the eve of his 90th birthday, a celebrated thespian summons his three grown children to his Manhattan apartment for a celebration they will never forget. When the party's over, he plans to make his 'final exit.' Morris is not ill or depressed - he just wants to go out the way he's always lived - on his own terms. Now it's up to his angst-ridden offspring to put aside their own excess baggage and convince Morris to go on.
8) Focus
Publisher
Paramount DVD
Pub. Date
2002, c2001
Language
English
Description
At the end of World War II, a Brooklyn man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jewish and harrassed by their anti-Semitic neighbors.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Christine Brown (Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer. She is on a desperate quest to break an evil curse. Professor Clay Dalton (Long) is her charming boyfriend. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Christine denies the extension to impress her boss and get a leg-up on a promotion, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home. Christine then finds herself...
10) Two-Bit Waltz
Author
Language
English
Description
In the wonderfully dysfunctional tradition of The Royal Tenenbaums, as her 18th birthday approaches, Maude is suspended from school, stranded by her best friend, dumped by the boy she "loves", and Granny just died leaving her an enormous amount of money under one condition... It's a comedy!
13) Mumford
Author
Language
English
Description
Dr. Mumford has a talent for listening. He's only been in town four months, but he's already the most popular psychologist around. He listens to his clients' problems, gets involved in their lives and helps them in unexpected ways. But the man who hears the secrets has the biggest secret of all.
14) The Sunlit Night
Author
Language
English
Description
The Sunlit Night follows an aspiring painter (Slate) from New York City to the farthest reaches of Arctic Norway for an assignment she hopes will invigorate her work and expand her horizons. In a remote village, among the locals, she meets a fellow New Yorker (Sharp), who has come in search of a proper Viking funeral only to find that the Chief (Galifianakis) is but a re-enactor from Cincinnati. The eclectic crew ranges from "home" to "lost," within...
15) Nixon
Author
Language
English
Description
Anthony Hopkins electrifies the screen as Nixon in the acclaimed hit from controversial director Oliver Stone! Nominated for 4 Academy® Awards, Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power – when his involvement in conspiracy jeopardized the nation's security and the presidency of the United States! With a phenomenal all-star cast, featuring Ed Harris, James Woods and Joan...
16) Lemon
Author
Language
English
Description
Lemon: a person or thing that proves to be defective, imperfect, or unsatisfactory. Isaac Lachmann is a dud. Isaac Lachmann is 40. Isaac Lachmann is a man in free fall immobilized by mediocrity. His career is going nowhere. His girlfriend of ten years is leaving him. And his overbearing family doesn't help matters. What did he do to deserve this? Things were supposed to work out differently for him. Isaac Lachmann had big dreams. Now he just watches...
17) The Sixth Man
Author
Language
English
Description
When college basketball superstar Antoine Tyler dies unexpectedly, the dream of winning an NCAA Championship with his younger brother, dies with him ... or so it seems! Suddenly, Antoine returns as a ghost who becomes the team's invisible "6th Man"!
18) Focus
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in New York during the height of World War II, FOCUS recounts the unraveling of an American community when the identity of a man (William H. Macy) and his wife (Laura Dern) are mistaken. Slowly ostracized at home and work, they learn the value of self and solidarity as they struggle to maintain dignity and find happiness. FOCUS marks the directorial debut of award-winning photographer Neal Slavin, and is adapted by Kendrew Lascelles from the Arthur...
19) Amistad
Author
Language
English
Description
AMISTAD is about an 1839 mutiny onboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.