Elaine Stritch
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author presents a collection of three animal-themed essays. In The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck, a group of complete strangers bitterly discuss the order of things within the animal kingdom. In Hello Kitty, a miserable alcoholic cat attends AA. In The Squirrel and the Chipmunk, two lovers are torn apart by their quarrelling families.
4) ParaNorman
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grownups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A career spaning more than 50 years, Elaine Stritch is one of Broadway's Grandes Dames. Now, at age 77, she is as dynamic as ever, giving an astonishing one-woman performance. In a series of vignettes, punctuated by songs from the shows in which she starred, she tells stories of her career, ranging from the hilarious to the deeply moving.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A ferocious, funny, and poignant portrait of the one-of-a-kind Broadway legend still belting out Sondheim numbers at age 87, the documentary tribute showcases the brash, uncompromising Tony and Emmy winner both on stage and off. The film captures her immeasurable charm, acerbic wit, and impressive accomplishments with candid footage and interviews with friends and collaborators, including Sondheim, Tina Fey, and Nathan Lane.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Ray is an ex-convict who is married to Frenchy, a former stripper. Ray concocts a scheme to rob a bank by digging a tunnel from a defunct pizza place next door. As a cover, Frenchy opens a cookie shop in the storefront while Ray digs in the back. Ray's burglary is a failure, but Frenchy's cookies are a rousing success, and within a year the store has spawned a nationwide franchise that makes both rich. However, while Ray wants to move to Miami and...
13) September
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
During late September, in Vermont, a group of people gather for a quiet week-end. But by the end of the week-end their hopes, dreams and fears are exposed, and the thin threads that hold their lives together are bared and begin to unravel. They pick up the pieces and make a new start.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
At 48 years-old, Manhattan restauranteur Will Keane adores women, but has never thought seriously about marriage or commitment until he meets Charlotte Fielding. As their relationship blossoms, they both realize that this love will last a lifetime, but for Charlotte a lifetime may be much shorter than either of them is prepared to accept.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[between 1990 and 1999]
Language
English
Description
A university professor is paid to find the last undiscovered tribe of New Guinea. When he fails to find the tribe, he comes home, and rather than admitting that he's failed, he gives a lecture about the Shelmikedmu tribe (named after his children: Shelly, Mike, and Edmund) and then has his family dress like "Shelmikedmus," so that he can film them as proof of his discovery.
16) Monster-in-law
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
After years of incredibly bad dates, Charlie thinks she's met the man of her dreams. But, poor Charlie is in for a shock when she finally meets his overly possessive mother Viola. Determined to scare off her son's new fiancée, Viola hatches a scheme to become the world's worst mother-in-law. With the help of her loyal, wise-cracking assistant, Viola does everything she can to break up the happy couple. Charlie gets wise to Viola's schemes and decides...