William H Macy
1) Seabiscuit
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Relates the true story of three men and one undersized race horse who thrilled a nation.
2) The Deal
Author
Language
English
Description
A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew's film about 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli, but can only get financing if he casts a well-known action star. Production is halted however, when the lead actor is kidnapped, so the producer hatches a scheme with a struggling creative executive to save the star and the movie.
Author
Language
English
Description
While Danny's father and mother independently search for love, Danny is on his own desperate quest to find a prom date. Danny's search becomes progressively more pathetic once he and his family learn that Bart, the school's biggest dweeb, not only secured a date for the prom, but got a hotel room as well.
4) Panic
Author
Language
English
Description
All of his adult life, Alex has worked for his father in the family business. Now, in the throes of a midlife crisis, he wants a change. Trouble is, the family business is murder-for-hire, and his father won't let him quit! After meeting and falling in love with Sarah, a confused, sexually charged twenty-three-year-old woman, now his life is really out of control!
5) Edmond
Author
Language
English
Description
After visiting a fortune teller, Edmond realizes his life is not the one he desires. He decides to flee his previous existence and pursue a new life. Edmond meets a man in a bar who gives his advice that launches a series of mishaps that ultimately guide him through the search for his humanity.
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1963, three enterprising, middle-class friends from southern California planned the impossible: the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra, Jr. Minute by minute, misstep by misstep, this is the fascinating recreation of a swinging true crime that turned a budding young singer into one of the most famous hostages in history.
Author
Language
English
Description
Five hapless misfits from the hard-luck streets of Cleveland band together to try to pull off the greatest score they've ever heard of--an easy crime with a huge payoff. Ironically, when the plan goes awry--as such plans always do--these eccentric underachievers find themselves gaining more than they lose.
8) 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...
10) Magnolia
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Magnolia is a mosaic of American Life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. Nine people will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Renowned paleontologist Dr. Grant is tricked into a plane going over InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric dinosaurs. When their plane crashes and a small group becomes stranded, they discover the island's native inhabitants are smarter, faster, fiercer and more brutal than imagined.
12) Sahara
Publisher
Paramount DVD
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Three intrepid adventurers, including the legendary Dirk Pitt, set out to claim a massive treasure and foil the efforts of a cadre intent on world destruction.
13) Pleasantville
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
When 90's teens David and Jennifer get zapped into the perfect suburbia of the black & white 50's sitcom, Pleasantville, chaos ensues.
14) 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.
15) Door-to-door
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Bill Porter, a man with cerebal palsy. With little hope of getting a real job, Bill asks to take on the position of salesman in the most unwanted and difficult territory. He gets the job and makes his rounds, impacting the lives of his customers during his nearly 50-year career that often found him at the top of his company's sales charts.
16) Oleanna
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c1995
Language
English
Description
Desperate to pass one of her classes, Carol approaches her professor John behind the closed doors of his university office. Words are exchanged. A touch. A glance. And what began as a simple meeting between teacher and student, suddenly spirals wildly out-of-control. But when Carol files harassment charges against him, the wheels are set in motion for a high stakes game of cat-and-mouse with shocking, devastating results.
17) Homicide
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
An inner-city detective is investigating the murder of an elderly candy shop owner and finds odd clues along the way, while at the same time trying to find out who he has become.
18) The cooler
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Language
English
Description
Bernie is extremely unlucky at gambling and he owes the Shangri-La casino's mob bos Shelly Kaplow over $100,000. He is so unlucky that he is hired as a "cooler". He gambles next to high rollers and gives them some of his bad luck to stop them from winning. This arrangement works out for awhile, but when Bernie has almost paid off his debt, he meets cocktail waitress, Natalie. The two start to fall in love and Bernie's luck begins to change. Unfortunately,...
19) Spartan
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Secret Service agent Robert Scott is assigned to the kidnapping case of Laura Newton, the missing daughter of a high-ranking political official. Scott is teamed up with rookie agent Curtis. Aided by the FBI and the CIA, the team discovers a human trafficking operation that may lead to Laura's kidnappers. Meanwhile, political operative Stoddard refuses to cooperate with the rescue mission. Scott and Curtis are forced to quit the investigation when...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Evil banker Rachel Bitterman forecloses on the Muppets' famous variety theater. But Bitterman's machinations take a back seat when apprentice guardian angel Daniel shows Kermit what conditions would have been had Kermit never existed. A Kermit-less world would have found Miss Piggy running a fraudulent psychic hotline, Fozzie Bear as a homeless derelict, and Sam the Eagle as a caged "rave" dancer. With showstopping numbers like Moulin Scrooge and...
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