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1) Savages
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Jon and Wendy Savage (Hoffman and Linney) are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from their abusive father, Lenny (Bosco). Suddenly, a call comes in that Lenny's girlfriend has died and he cannot care for himself. Lenny suffers from dementia and his girlfriend's family dumps Lenny on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage...
2) Larry Crowne
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher. Now this simple guy will discover that when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might find your reason to live
4) The Kitchen
Author
Language
English
Description
Jennifer (Laura Prepon) just left her job. Her boyfriend Paul (Bryan Greenberg) has been cheating. Her cynical sister Penny (Dreama Walker) has an inappropriate announcement. Stan’s in love with Jennifer; Kenny’s in love with Penny; friends Amanda and Kim can’t be trusted. Dueling bands in the back yard and a manic depressive party photographer who may have forgotten to take his meds: Jennifer is turning 30… So let’s PARTY!
5) Spread
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in modern day Los Angeles, Spread is a hard-biting story about a high-end lothario, Nikki (Ashton Kutcher of NO STRINGS ATTACHED, TWO AND A HALF MEN), who has slept his way into a life of privilege. He shares his secrets with us as he hosts parties and beds scores of women, all while living it up at the Hollywood Hills home of a middle-aged female attorney, Samantha (Anne Heche of HBO's HUNG, CEDAR RAPIDS). Everything is going swimmingly until...
6) Manhattan
Author
Language
English
Description
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep and Mariel Hemingway star in Woody Allen's extraordinary and funny film that explores the embattled life and loves of a successful New York comedy writer.
Author
Language
English
Description
Film editor Alan Smithee gets his big break to direct what he hopes to be a great action-adventure film and a real run away success. Unfortunately for Smithee, he is not the only one with creative input. Distraught over the choices forced on him by his megalomaniacal producer James Edmunds and challenger films studio head, Jerry Glover, Smithee is horrified with the resulting feature, "Trio," which has become the biggest budget movie of all time....
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind
11) Barry Munday
Author
Language
English
Description
A wannabe ladies man wakes up in a hospital after a freak accident, missing his 'family jewels.' Then he gets sued by a pregnant woman who claims he's the father. Problem is, he doesn't remember her.
13) Solitary Man
Author
Language
English
Description
Ben (Michael Douglas of WALL STREET) once ruled a car-dealership empire vast enough to fuel a glossy Manhattan lifestyle and endow a library at an East Coast university. But by the time he arrives at the college with his girlfriend's daughter, Allyson (Imogen Poots), who is a prospective student, his world has collapsed around his ears. A business scandal has cost him his income and his marriage to Nancy (Susan Sarandon of THELMA & LOUISE). His ever-present...
14) Diggers
Author
Language
English
Description
The story of two generations of hard-living clam diggers trying to maintain their way of life in the midst of the enormous changes swirling around them. A funny, heartfelt '70s-era period piece set in the still-unspoiled Hamptons area of Long Island.
15) The color purple
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Language
English
Description
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood
16) Jackhammer
Author
Language
English
Description
A shy struggling actor is dragged into the world of professional male stripping by his egotistical brother.
17) Frat Party
Author
Language
English
Description
Duffy (Randy Wayne), the former campus king of one-night stands, kinky threesomes, and wild Gamma House parties, has fallen in love with super-hot Adriana (Caroline D'Amore of SORORITY ROW), who trusts him so much that she's allowing him to throw a final blowout on the night before their wedding. But before Duffy can make it to the altar, he'll have to survive one last Banga Gamma bash full of Asian masseuses, horny ex-girlfriends, strip beer-pong,...
18) B.O.Y.D
Author
Language
English
Description
Set against the 2003 northeast blackout, "B.O.Y.D." follows a group of 20-somethings as they embark on a journey with equal parts debauchery and self-discovery. Featuring the sights and sounds of western new york, it is an unforgettable experience that reminds us all what it feels like to be stuck in a rut and how much fun you can have getting out of it.
20) Elena
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Russian
Description
The story of Elena and Vladimir, an older couple. The wealthy but stingy Vladimir treats Elena more like a servant than a wife. They each have children from their first marriages, a son and a daughter. Elena's son is unemployed and can't feed his wife and two children; they live only on the money Elena provides them, while Vladimir's daughter lives a bohemian life. In the hospital following a heart attack, Vladimir's daughter visits him. Their time...
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