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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 93 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Korean
Description
After 16-years pass, a group of former students decide to visit their sickly, wheel-chair bound teacher Ms. Park at her country cottage for an impromptu class reunion before the frail woman dies. Once the tearful hellos are complete, it becomes clear that the ex-classmates have blossomed into raging alcoholics, bulimics and plastic surgery addicts, thanks to Ms. Park's early childhood schooling. Soon, the happy gathering turns into a nightmare as...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 111 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From maverick filmmaker William A. Wellman (The public enemy, Nothing sacred) comes the original, timeless tale of Hollywood fantasy and heartbreak: A star is born. Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom only to have them shattered by a ruthless, cold-hearted town without pity, where the chances of finding fame are one in a hundred thousand. Enter falling (and falling down drunk) movie star Norman Maine (Fredric March),...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs in 2 separate volumes (DVD) (approximately 574 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recently divorced fireman Tommy Gavin is coping with the fear of his job and the unease he feels watching his ex-wife as she starts to date other men.
4) The way back
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack Cunningham was a basketball star with a full university scholarship when he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, and drowning in alcoholism. When he is asked to coach the team at his alma mater, he reluctantly accepts. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront his demons. But will it be enough to heal the deep wounds of his past...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Arlen Faber is the reclusive author of 'Me and God,' a book that has redefined spirituality for an entire generation and has been translated into over 100 languages. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of his still wildly popular book, Arlen is still sought after as the man who has all the answers. His life collides with Elizabeth, a single mom raising her seven-year-old son, and Kris, a young man fresh out of rehab who is searching for meaning. Both...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rachel is unemployed and devastated by a recent divorce. She fills her time with drinking, riding the commuter train, and fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple the train passes by every day. Then one morning, Rachel sees something shocking that unravels her and entangles her in an unfolding mystery.
7) Crazy heart
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
Publisher
Thinkfilm
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ray, an aging alcoholic, forms an unlikely friendship with a troubled teenager. As they grow more dependent on each other, Ray asks the teen to go to his 40th high school reunion and pose as his son.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A domestic drama which reveals the corrosive effects of alcoholism on a hardened young advertising executive and his attractive young wife, both of whom drink heavily to compensate for their insecurity.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
World War I veteran William Wilson has everything: loving wife, good health, Wall Street career --and a "drinking problem." Penniless overnight when the stock market crashes, Bill quickly descends into a stormy sea of booze. Then he meets Bob Smith, an Ohio surgeon with the same "problem." Together they discover a way to stay sober --one day at a time, and their mutual triumph would soon become the world's.
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nick, a career salesman who loses his wife and his job in the worst day of his life. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line, or, rather, on the lawn, as he moves himself and all his possessions to his front yard.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An estranged teenage girl returns to her family home only to discover she has an unexpected roommate; her late mother's lover, a boozy academic who's slowly drinking himself to death.
13) Drunk parents
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.
14) The lost weekend
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism.
15) The little foxes
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An evil southern woman sets out to destroy everyone in the way of her goals of wealth and power.
16) For one more day
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chick Benetto, a broken-down former baseball player who has collapsed into alcoholism and despair, returns one night to his small hometown with plans to take his life. At the final moment, he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother, Posey Benetto, who illuminates the secrets of both their lives and shows him a way to redemption.
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
18) Home run
Publisher
[Distribted by] Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (113 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. With an unexpected second chance, Cory finds himself on a powerful journey of transformation and redemption. Based on thousands of true stories, Home Run is a powerful reminder that with God, it's never too late . . . freedom is possible." -- container
Series
Criterion collection volume 410
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen version ; Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
Description
Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself.
20) The verdict
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Collector's edition; anamorphic widescreen format (first:85:first).
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career.
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