Laura Dern
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning actresses and mother-daughter duo Laura Dern and Diane Ladd are the kind of women who draw strength from their lifelong friendships with other women, and most of all, from each other. Ever since Laura was born, the two have leaned on each other through the trials of everyday life and the tribulations that come with even the most storied Hollywood careers. They were always close, but when Diane developed a sudden illness, their relationship...
3) Citizen Ruth
Author
Language
English
Description
Meet Ruth Stoops. She's homeless, dumb as a cinder block, and loves to huff spray paint. Life would be dandy if it weren't for one problem - she's gotten herself knocked up for the umpteenth time, and everybody's got an opinion about it - from an angry judge to God-fearing Baby-Savers to radical lesbian feminists. A hilarious, provocative look at what happens when sperm meets egg and sparks fly.
5) Blue velvet
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A college student stumbles across a bizarre mystery and wants to know more. The strange world he's found lurking beneath his hometown picture-postcard veneer is about to become much stranger.
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan. Offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles,...
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
One of the country’s preeminent writers, Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 100 books, including Them, We Were the Mulvaneys, and Blonde. In this candid and revealing documentary, she provides insight into her life, creative process, and the events that have shaped her writings, including the 1967 Detroit Riot, the Chappaquiddick incident, and the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe. Featuring readings by Oscar winner Laura Dern.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The true story of one woman's effort to keep her family afloat under difficult circumstances comes to the screen in this bittersweet comedy drama. Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore) was a woman of intelligence, talent, and pluck living in the small town of Defiance, OH, in the 1950s. Evelyn was married to Kelly Ryan (Woody Harrelson), a man who gave her ten children but not much else. It was seemingly up to Evelyn to support the family, but with ten kids...
10) A perfect world
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In Texas, an escaped convict takes a young boy hostage and they form a bond, while being chased by a Texas Ranger, the FBI and local lawmen.
11) Wild at heart
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Two young lovers are on the run from her nasty mother.
12) Adventure
Publisher
Syndicado
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed directors Zhang Yimou and Daniel Espinosa discuss Bergman's film taste, and their own sense of adventure.
13) The master
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In post-World War II America, a naval veteran arrives home unsettled and uncertain of his future, until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.
14) Rambling Rose
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
A confused and over-sexed young woman is taken in by a respectable Southern family. She is warmly received but trouble begins when she cannot control her sexual desires.
15) Wild.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.
16) The Master
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Haunted by his past, WW-II veteran and drifter Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) crosses paths with a mysterious movement led by THE MASTER (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and his wife (Amy Adams).
Publisher
Syndicado
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A group of filmmakers visit Ingmar Bergman's house on the remote Swedish island of Faro to discuss his legacy, and the art of filmmaking. Ingmar Bergmans life and his key films as seen and told by the greatest actors and directors of our time. Candid, funny and explicit interviews with the likes of Lars Von Trier, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Isabella Rossellini and Michael Haneke - some shoot at Bergmans last home on the island of Fårö - interwoven...
18) Happy Endings
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Multiple stories are weaved together in HAPPY ENDINGS to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
19) Citizen Ruth
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Reckless, fencepost-dumb Ruth is pregnant - and everyone has an opinion about what she should do.
20) Tenderness
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Lori Cranston is a confused fifteen-year-old dreamer in search of an escape from her troubled home life. She discovers and becomes enthralled with Eric, a young man with a violent past. As they embark on a harrowing journey, a hardened local cop, who has been following Eric for years, is intent on exposing him as a serial killer before Lori's fate is determined.