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Publisher
Midwest Tape
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
(500) Days of Summer: A young greeting card writer is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams, and his new co-worker, Summer Finn, may just be 'the one.' But the 500 days of their offbeat relationship reveal (in no particular order) that the road to happiness can be unpredictable, uncontrollable, and unbelievably funny!
Blue Valentine: The uncompromising portrait of Dean and Cindy, a young married couple who have grown apart,...
4) Wonder Boys
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
During a single weekend, college professor Grady Tripp scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled out of control. An unfinished novel, a stolen car, a murdered pet and a failing marriage are just a few of the crises piling up.
Publisher
Midwest Tape
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Enough: An estranged wife is tormented by her husband even as she attempts to disappear. She moves from town to town, cuts her hair, and changes her appearance, but her evil husband still finds her. Finally, she takes matters into her own hands and learns to defend herself. PG13 114 min. (2002)
Hustlers: A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. The film is inspired by the article published...
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Five digitally remastered classics from Hal Roach Studios: Sons Of The Desert, The Music Box, Another Fine Mess, Busy Bodies, and County Hospital. Bonus features include: bios, trivia game, location tour, Hal Roach tribute and photo montage.
8) City lights
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A tramp wins the love of a blind flower girl and attempts to obtain money from a millionaire to help her regain her sight.
9) Big night
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The story of two brothers whose Italian restaurant is on the brink of bankruptcy. Their only chance for success is to risk everything they own on an extravagant feast for bandleader Louis Prima. But their big night is complicated by a lovers' triangle, a sneaky restaurant rival, and the hilarious perfection of chef Primo.
10) The rom-commers
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
"She's rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She's spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies-good ones! That win contests! But she's also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates-The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!-it's a...
12) Corrina, Corrina
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A funny, heart-warming story of a newly widowed man struggling to raise his little girl, and the woman who brings magic and laughter back into their lives when she comes to be their housekeeper.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Video
Language
English
Description
In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot carbine action air rifle. But when gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale Santa-begging campaign. He encounters a slew of calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think ... that's certainly true for Craig, a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental health clinic for some time out. What he finds instead is an unlikely mentor, a potential new romance and an opportunity to begin anew. Charming, witty and smart, it's a coming-of-age story that's kind of a funny story.
Publisher
GoodTimes
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
After an opening monologue of pure madcap Skelton, enjoy sketches featuring Red's "rogue's gallery": Freddy the Freeloader, Willy Lump Lump, Cauliflower McPugg, Clem Kadiddlehopper, and Deadeye. Red wraps it up with a moving finale, taking us into his living room to meet his family and hear children singing carols.
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