Marcia Gay Harden
Author
Language
English
Description
In this lyrical and deeply moving memoir, one of America's most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Marcia Gay Harden knew at a young age that her life would be anything but ordinary. One of five lively children born to two Texas natives-Beverly, a proper Dallas lady, and Thad, a young...
2) Home
Author
Language
English
Description
'Inga struggles to find meaning amidst her crumbling marriage and her own mortality through the lens of her own poetic writing and her relationship with her 8-year-old daughter.
Author
Language
English
Description
In the vein of Under the Tuscan Sun, James (Ethan Peck) quits his job and finally follows his dream. A great play inspires him to go on a journey of self-discovery, which leads him to Spain. There, James meets beautiful Veronica (Elsa Pataky) as well as a playwright who changes his life. Quickly, James gets tangled in a web of desire, love, and broken trust.
Author
Language
English
Description
Madelyn (Marcia Gay Harden) is a successful, self-possessed, middle-aged businesswoman - until she finds out that her husband's late nights at work are actually intimate dinners with a sexy young aspiring actress, Lucy (Leonor Watling). When Madelyn starts stalking this new mistress, she witnesses what she thinks might be the beginnings of a suicide attempt and ends up talking her down. While Lucy is ignorant of Madelyn's true identity, the two form...
6) Canvas
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A woman's mental health puts her family and her own life in jeopardy, and she is taken from the family. Now her husband must raise a family alone and deal with her schizophrenia.
7) Rails & ties
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Tom Stark is a train engineer unable to face his wife's illness. Then a terrifying railway collision leaves a little boy orphaned. Tom takes the boy into his home and - step by step, moment by moment - learns how to bond with the wife he adores by op
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Felicity is a spirited girl growing up in Virginia just before the American Revolution. She knows she's supposed to stay quietly indoors doing girly things, but she yearns for the freedom of the outdoors and for the adventure of riding
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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 f
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Anastasia has broken off her relationship with the troubled Christian to pursue a new career in a Seattle publishing house. While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her. This title is Unrated.
"If millions of girls or guys go out to see Fifty Shades Darker with their friends for a giggle or two, then the world is a happier place."--TIME Magazine
"In some weird way it...
12) Whip it
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Bliss Calendar is a small-town teenager with a big dream: to find her own path in the world. Tired of following in her family's footsteps of compliance and conformity, Bliss discovers a way to put her life on the fast track, literally. She lands a sp
13) Parkland
Publisher
Millennium
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
November 22, 1963 is a day that changed the world forever when beloved American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Parkland is the true story behind that tragic day, told from the vantage point of individuals who are forced to make split-second decisions after this incomprehensible event that will change the world's landscape forever.
14) The maiden heist
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Charles, Roger, and George are museum security guards who take their jobs very seriously. But when they learn their favorite artworks are being sent to another museum, they concoct a plan to switch the real masterpieces with fakes. All goes well unti
15) Flubber
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Brilliant but befuddled Professor Phillip Brainard is on the brink of inventing a revolutionary energy source and missing his wedding for the third time! He develops a miraculous elastic goo flubber that enables anything it's applied to, to bounce super high and fast.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
The Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. To keep their home, Kit and her mother take in boarders. When a lockbox with all their money is stolen, Kit's new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe Will would steal, and her efforts to uncover the truth get her and her pals in trouble.
Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's, 1904 New York City, world changes when...
17) Hill towns
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hill Towns is a classic novel of remarkable emotional power, insight, and sensitivity from Anne Rivers Siddons, whose books live on the New York Times bestseller list and in the hearts of millions of her adoring fans. One of the acknowledged masters of contemporary Southern fiction-the author of such phenomenally popular works as Nora, Nora; Outer Banks, Islands; and Sweetwater Creek-Siddons carries the reader from the mountains of Tennessee to the...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Kit Kittredge (2008). "Set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression, Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job."--www.imdb.com.
Samantha (2004). "Set in 1904, "American Girls" revolves around Samantha as she moves in with her grandmother and learns how to become a proper Victorian young lady."--www.imdb.com.
Molly (2006). "Molly is a girl living in the year 1944 and WWII...
19) Canvas
Author
Language
English
Description
When Mary's mental illness puts herself and her family in jeopardy, her husband and son helplessly watch as she is torn from the family by the police. Forced to raise a boy on his own and cope with his wife's schizophrenia, father and son learn what it is to truly be a family. Inspired by a true story, this critically acclaimed and award winning film is as full of hope and humor as it is heartbreaking performances.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Returning from college one Christmas, Thomas Kinkade finds his mother is ready to lose the family cottage to foreclosure. He is inspired to paint a mural of his hometown, which launches his career and helps the town rediscover their Christmas spirit.