Catherine Keener
Author
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Catherine Keener, LOST ANGELS: SKID ROW IS MY HOME takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals, people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. The film shows how their descent into society's basement has been exacerbated by the forces of gentrification and the increasing criminalization of homeless people, while exposing the draconian changes...
Author
Language
English
Description
A small-town nurse named Susette Kelo emerges as the reluctant leader of her working-class neighbors in their struggle to save their homes from political and corporate interests bent on seizing the land and handing it over to Pfizer Corporation. Susette's battle goes all the way to the US Supreme Court and the controversial 5-4 decision in Kelo vs. City of New London gave government officials the power to bulldoze a neighborhood for the benefit of...
Author
Language
English
Description
Friends Laura, Frank, Andrew and Amelia always have something to laugh about when it comes to matters of the heart. There are good dates, bad dates, and no dates. Wild fantasies. Long-distance phone sex. And an outrageous search for Mr. Right that turns up every oddball imaginable! The ups and downs of modern romance aren't easy…but they've never been funnier!
5) No Future
Author
Language
English
Description
After the tragic overdose of his estranged friend, Will, a recovering addict, returns home, where he is reunited with Claire, his friend's grieving mother, with whom he begins a secret but volatile affair.
6) The Soloist
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Academy Award® nominee Robert Downey Jr. and Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx star in an extraordinary and inspiring true story of how a chance meeting can change a life. THE SOLOIST tells the poignant and ultimately soaring tale of a Los Angeles newspaper reporter who discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and the unique friendship and bond that transforms both their lives. The remarkable performances make...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s. **Golden Globe** nominee. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A small-town nurse named Susette Kelo (Catherine Keener, *Get Out*) emerges as the reluctant leader of her working-class neighbors in their struggle to save their homes from political and corporate interests bent on seizing the land and handing it over to Pfizer Corporation. Susette's battle goes all the way to the US Supreme Court and the controversial 5-4 decision in Kelo vs. City of New London gave government officials the power to bulldoze a neighborhood...
9) Enough said
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Divorced mom Eva may be falling for Albert, a sweet, funny, like-minded divorcé. But as their relationship blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne, who's always complaining about her ex-husband. When Eva realizes that Albert is the target of Marianne's rants, she begins to question her own perceptions about first impressions and second chances.
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Following the death of their mother (Hope Davis), two young sisters accompany their father (Colin Firth) to the Italian city of Genoa, where an old friend (Catherine Keener) has gotten him a teaching assignment for the summer. Still coping with the grief over the loss of their mother in two very different ways, the girls soon find themselves swept up in a city and lifestyle that seem as equally alluring as they do imposing. While the youngest daughter...
12) Nostalgia
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, NOSTALGIA explores our relationships to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives. Official Selection at the **Palm Springs International Film Festival**. *"A multi-character study of grief and loss as represented through the things people leave behind, it's a heartfelt work from Pellington." - Norman Wilner, **NOW Toronto***
13) Captain Phillips
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Captain Richard Phillips, who was captured and held hostage by Somalian pirates after the hijacking of his ship, Maersk Alabama.
14) Cyrus
Language
English
Description
A quirky, hilarious story about love, family and cutting the cord. Not-so-recently divorced John thinks he's finally found the perfect woman when he meets the sweet and sexy Molly. There's just one problem, Molly's son Cyrus clings to his mom like lint on a T-shirt, and he's not about to let another man come between them. It's one hysterically awkward moment after another as John and Cyrus fight for the right to be Molly's #1 man.
15) Incredibles 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible, has unwittingly demonstrated repeatedly 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!
16) Into The Wild
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people - a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story.
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jack lives on the site of his abandoned island commune with his 16-year-old daughter Rose. Since the breakup of the commune, Jack has sheltered Rose completely from the influences of the outside world.
18) Enough said
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm.
Language
English
Description
Divorced mom Eva may be falling for Albert, a sweet, funny, like-minded divorce. But as their relationship blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne, who's always complaining about her ex-husband. When Eva realizes that Albert is the target of Marianne's rants, she begins to question her own perceptions about first impressions and second chances.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Croods need a new place to live. So, the first prehistoric family sets off into the world in search of a safer place to call home. When they discover an idyllic walled-in paradise that meets all their needs, they think their problems are solved, except for one thing. Another family already lives there: the Bettermans.
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ben is an overburdened movie producer. He tries to balance his life and has to contend with the never-ending demands of 2 ex-wives, his ice-queen studio head, and a menagerie of various Hollywood prima donnas. Ben manages to take it all in stride. He copes by exuding a smoothly assuring demeanor. The only thing that really seems to upset Ben is when he discovers that his ex-wife sleeps with one of his colleagues.