Margaret Cho
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Comedian and activist Cho's righteous comic rage finds its targets with pinpoint accuracy and is meant not only to entertain but also to champion the civil liberties and raise awareness for the social injustices that are her impassioned causes--among them freedom of expression; gay rights; racial discrimination; and capital punishment. It is this blend of comedy and fervor that awakens the devotion of her legions of fans and permeates this book--her...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Life can really throw you curves--especially in this breakthrough comedic drama. "Drop dead Diva" tells the story of Deb, a shallow model who dies in a sudden accident. By a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, her soul resurfaces in the body of Jane, a smart, plus-sized and recently deceased attorney. As she confronts the challenges of her adventurous new life, love and career, she must learn to reconcile her beauty queen ways with her...
10) Friendsgiving
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Plans for a quiet Thanksgiving between two friends go up in smoke when their party is crashed by a comically chaotic group of friends, lovers, and relatives." --
12) Sweethearts
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Arliss places a personal ad; Jasmine makes a call. They agree to meet at the Asylum Cafe. Arliss is expecting the slender, viginal beauty described to him on the phone. When the quirky woman in black who has been mocking his antiquated male fantasies turns out to be Jasmine, that's when the trouble begins.
13) Call me lucky
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins' gruff, hard drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-surpressed and horrific abuse as a child, a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and into the political arena"--adapted...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Following the car accident that left Grayson in a coma, Jane finds herself struggling with her desire to reveal herself as Deb when he wakes up; Teri enlists Grayson to help her firefighter boyfriend after he is sued for rescuing a neighbor from a burning building; Parker organizes a bachelor party for Grayson, who incidentally gives a stripper legal advice that leads to her subsequent firing; Jane is held at gunpoint while picking up the wedding...
16) Faith ba$ed
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When two friends come to realization that every low budget Christian movie makes millions of dollars, they set out to make one of their own." --
17) Do I sound gay?
Publisher
Think Thorpe/Little Punk
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After a break-up with his boyfriend, journalist David Thorpe embarks on a hilarious and touching journey of self-discovery, confronting his anxiety about "sounding gay". Enlisting acting coaches, linguists, friends, family, total strangers, and celebrities, he quickly learns that many people, both gay and straight, often wish for a different voice. What starts as a personal journey becomes a chance to unpack layers of cultural baggage concerning sexuality,...
18) One missed call
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Beth Raymond is a college student who begins losing all her friends after one of her classmates is found dead. She doesn't understand why. All she knows is that each of her friends received a voicemail on their cell phones, one that told them when they would die and what they would say at the moment of their death. Each time a person gets a call, his or her phone plays a quiet music box lullaby instead of its normal ring tone. After ther person hears...
19) It's my party
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A bright young L.A. architect who is about to lose his battle with AIDS decides to end his life rather than face debilitation, but first he decides to throw the greatest farewell party of all time.
Publisher
Outcast Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Jennifer Kroot's documentary about the creator of Tales of the city moves nimbly between playful and poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Maupin offers a disarmingly frank look at the journey that took him from the jungles of Vietnam to the bathhouses of '70's San Francisco to the front line of the American culture war." --