Holly Hunter
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Mayor Neil Bremer serves the great city of Los Angeles in "Mr. Mayor," the hit workplace comedy from executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Inside city hall, Mayor Bremer has his work cut out for him as he tries to do right by the city that elected him and be a good father to his teenage daughter Orly. Luckily for Neil, he has a dedicated team of civil servants to keep him on track, including Deputy Mayor Arpi Meskimen, Chief of Staff Mikaela...
Series
Criterion collection volume 552
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This caustic inside look at the Washington news media. A feisty television producer is torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman (William Hurt) and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter (Albert Brooks). James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing.
4) The piano
Series
Criterion collection volume 1110
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
6) Here and now
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A multi-racial family made up of husband, wife, three adopted children from Liberia, Vietnam and Colombia and one biological child, find their bonds tested when one of the children begins seeing things which the rest cannot.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Claudia Larson is a divorced single mom who just lost her job and now has to fly home for the traditional family Thanksgiving in Baltimore. From the plane, she calls for reinforcements--and her brother Tommy makes it down from Boston with a little surprise: a handsome friend named Leo. Between dropping the turkey in their sister's lap and a few fist fights on the front lawn, Claudia and Tommy recapture their childhood and Claudia and Leo explore the...
8) The big sick
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
Author
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Once he decides to give up crime, a small-time robber proposes to a pretty cop. But when the newlyweds learn they can't conceive a baby, they decide to steal one from a couple who seem to have one to spare, since they just had quintuplets!
Publisher
Miramax
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When aging, chauvinistic tennis pro-Bobby Riggs begins to challenge the world's top ladies players, King confidently rises to the test, not for herself, but to defend the honor of women everywhere. Months of hype then culminate in an epic match at Houston's Astrodome that transcends sport and captivates a massive national audience! With a great cast portraying memorable, larger-than-life personalities, this outstanding feature serves up something...
11) The big white
Author
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After finding a frozen corpse in a dumpster, Alaskan travel agent Paul decides to use it to claim his long-lost brother's life insurance policy. However, the body is also sought by two dangerous hitmen.
12) Incredibles 2
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Incredible has unwittingly demonstrated repeated that Supers can cause as much damage as villains while protecting the world, which causes his wife -- Elastigirl -- to be chosen as the face of a movement to make Supers legal again. Still, it will take the entire gang to take down a new supervillain bent on mind-controlling the entire world!
13) Always
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A legendary pilot with a passion for daredevil fighting sacrifices himself to save his best friend and then help his lover move on with her life.
14) Once around
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The oldest daughter of a close-knit Italian-American family falls in love with an abrasive, obnoxious but forcefully charming businessman. He almost demolishes her family while winning her heart, but they all learn how to balance her happiness with the family's survival.
15) Swing shift
Author
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A vivid look at the wartime conditions that stood society on its head. Kay Walsh had never held a wrench before but you're never too pretty to learn. The women and men that stayed home during World War II worked in the factories that turned out the weaponry to turn the tide of battle.
16) Won't back down
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Frustrated by her dyslexic daughter's struggles at a failing inner-city school, Jamie Fitzpatrick tries to enroll her somewhere else. When this fails, Jamie recruits a disillusioned but caring teacher to try to fix the broken school.
17) Top of the lake
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A pregnant 12 year-old girl who won't reveal who the father is walks chest deep into the freezing waters of a New Zealand lake and disappears. Robin Griffin is called in to investigate and becomes more and more obsessed. As she searches, she slowly begins to realize that finding the girl is tantamount to finding herself, a self she has kept well hidden. A powerful and haunting story about our search for happiness, where the dream of paradise attracts...
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", this is the story of three convicts--escapees from a prison farm in Mississippi--and their adventure as they travel home in hopes of recovering buried loot before it's lost forever in a flood.
Author
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Sweetest thing: After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, Christina meets her perfect match. Discovering the next morning that he's left town, Christina and her friend Courtney set out on a wild road trip to find him. But the road to Mr. Right is paved with seductive surprises and hilarious misadventures.
Little black book: Stacy is an associate producer for a daytime talk show who is confounded by her boyfriend Derek's unwillingness...
Author
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Fearing the actions of Superman are being left unchecked, Batman takes him on, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences, along with Wonder Woman, to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis.