Charles Durning
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on Truman Capote's bittersweet memoir, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the deep south in the 1940s. After the death of his parents, Collin Fenwick, played by Edward Furlong ("American History X," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"), finds himself living in a small town with his two aunts, Dolly, played by Academy Award-nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Piper Laurie ("Carrie," TV's...
3) One fine day
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002, c1996
Language
English
Description
Two single parents are inadvertently thrown together for one chaotic day when they accidentally exchange cell phones.
4) The fury
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The riveting story of a father's effort to rescue his son from the government agency which is using him in their secret mind-control experiments. During his search, he encounters a young girl whose frightening psychic powers help precipitate the final confrontation between pursued and pursuers.
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
The time is now. The place is aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, America's mightiest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, a freak electrical storm engulfs the ship and triggers the impossible: The Nimitz is hurtled back in time to December 6, 1941, mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
7) 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.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, c[1979]
Language
English
Description
Kermit the Frog heads for Hollywood accompanied by Fozzie Bear, the Great Gonzo, and Miss Piggy, all of whom share his dream of stardom, but he is thrown off course when he meets up with Doc Hopper, a fast-food mogul who sees Kermit as the key to promoting his French-fried frog-leg franchise.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
When Waring Hudsucker, head of a successful company commits suicide, the board of directors has a plan to make a lot of money, so they decide to appoint a moron to run the company. Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is exactly what Hudsucker is looking for to be president. They hope that as soon as the stock falls low enough, the director and his friends will buy them up cheaply, take over the company and they will be successful again. However, a tough...
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
John Deakin is a secret agent posing as a thief on his way to jail. Boarding a special government train in handcuffs, he begins a terrifying journey that brings him face-to-face with death. Various passengers on an 1873 train across the frozen west to Fort Humboldt turn out to have smuggling and murder in mind.
11) Hudsucker Proxy
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is a rube, a schmo, a grade-A ding-dong – just what Hudsucker Industries wants in a president! With him at the top, the stock will hit bottom… and the fat cats on the board can take over. But Norville (Tim Robbins) has his own spiffy little plan. And if a snoopy reporter (Jennifer Jason Leigh) doesn’t put the kibosh on the Hudsucker flimflam and finagling big cheese Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman) doesn’t...
12) I.Q
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007, c1994
Language
English
Description
A professor, who happens to be Albert Einstein, plays matchmaker for his niece who wants to marry a genius -- but her perfect match is a local auto mechanic.
13) Starting Over
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
English
Description
In this romantic comedy, Burt Reynolds plays Phil Potter, a low-key, contented magazine writer who tries to put his life back together after his wife (Candice Bergen) opts for independence as a singer-songwriter. Jill Clayburgh, a wacky nursery school teacher, tries to help him surmount the emotional hurdles, but it's rough going in this delightful contemporary tale-- he's still hung up on his ex-wife. Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role...
14) Tootsie
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antagonized every producer in New York. Now his agent insists no one will hire him. But Michael needs money - eight thousand dollars to be exact - and to earn it, he's willing to play the role of a lifetime.
"Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antagonized every producer in New York. Now his agent insists...
15) The grass harp
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, c1996
Language
English
Description
After the death of his parents, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father's cousins, Verena and Dolly Talbo. Verena rules the with a stern hand, while her older sister Dolly charms Collin with her gentle, romantic spirit. Together with the maid Catherine, they escape Verena's oppression by running away to an old tree house in the woods. However, their adventure sets off a series of events that will change the lives and futures of the entire town....
17) True Confessions
Author
Language
English
Description
Two of the finest actors of our time, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall, star in this must-see tale of two brothers set on a collision course as the result of a brutal murder in 1940s Los Angeles.
18) The Truth Teller
Author
Language
English
Description
Joyce Carol Oates' hilarious take-off on a classic Southern play begins when liberated Hedda arrives home to visit the family estate, ruled by the family's tyrannical patriarch, “Tiny” Culligan. Tiny doesn't know what to make of Hedda's intellectual boyfriend, Saul. But then, Saul doesn't know what to make of Hedda's sister, the slinky Maggie, who finds Jewish professors very sexy indeed. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Charles...
20) Dinner at Eight
Author
Language
English
Description
Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall stars in this stylishly updated version of a classic comedy. High-strung social-climber, Millicent Jordan and her husband plan an elaborate dinner party. Their celebrity guest list includes a romance novelist, a ruthless tycoon and his brassy young wife, and a Hollywood has-been. But a rash of cancellations and unexpected events turn the Jordans' elegant soirée into a first-rate disaster.