Glenne Headly
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
Comedy filmed on the Riviera, it's the story of two con men who compete to see who can extract $50,000 from a woman first. The victim is a naive American heiress, and the competition between the two men, one a suave and sophisticated Englishman and the other a bumbling but appealing American, heats up!
3) Winchell
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In a nation that loved gossip, Winchell loved gossip, and the nation couldn't help but love Winchell. From young starlets to aging businessmen, from presidents to purse-snatchers, Winchell didn't just report the news, he made it.
5) Sgt. Bilko
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
Sgt. Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces. Instead of training his troops for battle, he passes on his legacy of gambling and shunning responsibility. Times get tough however, when the base is threatened with a shutdown, and a by-the-book adversary, Major Thorn, is intent on taking Bilko's reputation down with it. Now, all bets are on Bilko to drum up his biggest scheme yet to save...
6) The amateurs
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Sex sells in America, and these guys know it. When Andy meets his ex-wife's new husband (an extremely wealthy guy) who is now his son's "cool" stepfather, he becomes motivated to make a change in his own life. With the help of his friends, a small-town group of loveable losers, they hit upon an idea to make their dreams come true. The grand plan they hope will lead to a life of riches and fame involves making the world's most innocent adult film....
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich and crooked businessman Max Fairbanks (who has to file for bankruptcy and is ripe for the pickings). But Fairbanks catches him in the act, calls the police and then procedes to steal the cherished ring that Kevin's girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back. With the help of his partners and an auction, a theif steals from a crook.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newly published as a stand-alone edition, Vogel's widely celebrated masterpiece How I Learned to Drive was the winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Obie and Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Play, and other honors. Known for its dark subject matter, the play examines the effects of child abuse on identity and the discovery of strength through trauma.
10) Orson's Shadow
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the career of playwright Orsen Welles, 1960 actors must face the steady decline of theatre while preparing for life as cinema actors. An emotional struggle ensues as Welles is trying to juggle a career as a playwright and as a movie actor.
11) Dial a Prayer
Author
Language
English
Description
Cora McCarthy (Brittany Snow) begrudgingly answers the phones at a prayer hotline run by an enthusiastic pastor (William H. Macy), and finds her own faith tested when a caller tries to convince her she's his savior.
12) Comeback Season
Author
Language
English
Description
Ray Liotta ("Goodfellas") stars as Walter Pearce, a married man trying to win back his wife after cheating on her. Soon after, Pearce enlists the local high school football star to help.
15) Seize The Day
Author
Language
English
Description
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence. The Los Angeles Herald Examiner calls Saul Bellow "the...
16) Bartleby
Author
Language
English
Description
Cult figure Crispin Glover lends his eerie presence to Bartleby, a modern adaptation of the classic short story by Herman Melville (author of Moby Dick). The manager of a public records firm hires a new clerk named Bartleby. However, Bartleby is eccentric and with each passing day, he begins to refuse his boss' orders. Eventually, the boss discovers even stranger things about him.
Author
Language
English
Description
In this first feature film based on the hugely popular American Girl book series, Abigail Breslin, the Academy Award-nominated star of Little Miss Sunshine, takes on the role of a resourceful young girl whose bravery, compassion and determination help her solve a mystery and save her family's home-Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. Kit's happy childhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, is abruptly interrupted during the United States' Great Depression when her...
18) My Own Country
Author
Language
English
Description
An infectious disease specialist born in India takes a position at an East Tennessee medical center.
20) Making Babies
Author
Language
English
Description
A married couple – after years of "manually" trying for a baby – will put their bodies, wallet and marriage to the ultimate test when they decide to go through the rigors of modern infertility treatments.