Phyllis Diller
Author
Language
English
Description
A collection of short segments from the 1960s ABC TV big-budget variety series, The Hollywood Palace, featuring Diller's famous, rapid-fire machine gun joke telling, along with appearances by several other big-name stars, including Dean Martin, Don Rickles, Terry-Thomas, Phil Harris, The King Family Singers, Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. These monologues showcase Diller right at the peak of her comedic powers.
2) The Fat Spy
Author
Language
English
Description
On a small island near Florida, a dozen teenagers combine singing and dancing on the beach with a search for buried treasure. Wellington, the island's wealthy owner, is none too happy about that, so he dispatches his daughter, Junior, to get rid of them. She's happy to go because her sweetie, Irving, is the island's only resident. Junior sends Irving to spy on the kids to find out what they know. Is the Fountain of Youth real, and, if so, who will...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The cameras follow trailblazing comic, Joan Rivers, for a year and cover her entire career from her break on the Carson show, to her heartbreak over the suicide of her husband, and her role on Celebrity Apprentice. Rivers reveals her relentless desire to keep working with humor and empathy. Wickedly funny and surprisingly moving, Rivers is once again returned to the spotlight she so richly deserves and cements her reputation as one of stand-up's towering...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Baron Von Frankenstein has decided to retire as the head of the Worldwide Organization of Monsters. But first, he must inform the other monsters about his plans. How to deliver the news? Through a Mad Monster Party! Von Frankenstein's guests include a who's who of Halloween favorites, including the Werewolf, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, and more.
Publisher
Distributed in the US by New Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A cell lives an average of 5 minutes. A hummingbird for 5 years. Right now, humans live for about 75 years. What might it mean to live forever? Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. Documents his journey as he seeks to learn if eternal life is possible or even desirable. Exploring these issues with a fascinating array of people.
8) A bug's life
Series
Publisher
Disney Enterprises Inc
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Cute and clever, "A Bug's Life" is a relatively straight retelling of Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai," except of course that the characters are bugs! Idealistic young ant Flik is a sweet-natured dreamer and inventor. But his innovative thinking makes him an outcast when one of his inventions goes awry and destroys the food sacrifice that the colony makes annually to a gang of grasshopper hooligans led by the sinister Hopper. Disgraced, Flik is sent...
12) Pat Rocco Dared
Author
Language
English
Description
Canadian LGBTQ documentary filmmaker Charlie David explores the life and film work of Pat Rocco, the man who dared to put the first same sex kiss on the big screen.
Author
Language
English
Description
Jake is a homeless man living in New York City who's pretty content with his lot in life. His infectious enthusiasm and street-savvy attitude makes Jake a natural survivor, and his optimism affects even the most straight-laced people he meets, such as the librarian he's enamored with, and Cameron Dunn, a homeless man new to the streets.
Author
Series
Emily of New Moon volume 10
Language
English
Description
Ilse Burnley wants to learn about her dead mother, but her father adamantly refuses to discuss it. Emily, who felt only love from her own father, hurts for her friend.