Jane Fonda
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Formats
Description
"In the fall of 2019, frustrated with the obvious inaction of politicians and inspired by Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and student climate strikers, Jane Fonda moved to Washington, DC to lead weekly climate change demonstrations on Capitol Hill. On October 11, she launched Fire Drill Fridays (FDF), and has since led thousands of people in non-violent civil disobedience, risking arrest to protest for action. In her new book, Fonda weaves her deeply...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
xiii, 599 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
Fonda divides her "life so far" into three "acts," writing about her childhood, first films, and marriage to Roger Vadim in Act One. These early years are marked by profound sadness: her mother's mental illness and suicide when Jane is twelve years old, her father's emotional distance, and her personal struggle to find her way in the world. By her second act, she lays the foundation for her activism, even as her career takes flight. She highlights...
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xxviii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"This thorough, concise guide offers straight talk about: The male and female body as it changes and matures. Teen relationships: what it takes to create happy, supportive, positive, and meaningful connections with family, friends, and others. Identity empowerment: how to be authentic and thrive in today's world. Sex and sexuality for boys and girls: how teens should take care of their bodies, embrace their experiences, and strengthen self-esteem....
4) 80 for Brady
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
Inspired by a true story of friendship and adventure, four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest.
5) Book club
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
Four lifelong friends' lives are turned upside down when their book club attempts to shake things up by tackling the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey series. From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.
7) Coming home
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A sad, poignant love story set against the social upheaval of the Vietnam war. Set in 1968, the story concerns a woman who, while her husband is serving in Vietnam, falls in love with a paraplegic while performing volunteer work at a San Diego veterans hospital.
8) 9 to 5
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three women in a giant company, oppressed by an uncaring boss, devise an outrageous scheme to get revenge.
9) Youth
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two longtime friends are vacationing in the Swiss Alps. Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor, who brings along his daughter and best friend Mick, a renowned filmmaker. The two men reflect on their past, each finding that some of the most important experiences can come later in life.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It started as just another assignment. Reporter Kimberly Wells and cameraman Richard Adams were covering the daily routine at an Los Angeles power plant when the unthinkable occurred: a nuclear accident that could have wiped out Southern California. And Richard caught it all on tape. When their TV station refuses to air the footage, Wells and Adams recruit plant supervisor Jack Godell to expose the terrifying truth: the facility is a ticking bomb....
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (6hrs. 29mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After learning their ex-husbands plan to marry one another, lifelong rivals Grace and Frankie have bonded in an uneasy friendship. The second season of this acclaimed comedy series brings more laughs and surprises as Grace and Frankie tackle the challenges of family and relationships, while driving each other crazy on a regular basis.
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (377 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two nemeses become bonded jilted wives after their husbands reveal they have been having an affair with each other since the 1990s and now plan to get married. As Grace and Frankie muddle through ups and downs with their business, romatic relationships and families, they must face some realities of aging.
13) Tout va b!en
Series
Criterion collection volume 275
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of a wildcat strike at a sausage factory, as witnessed by an American reporter and her has-been New Wave film director husband. Culminates in a free-range assault on consumer capitalism and ineffective leftists. A caustic critique of society, marriage, and revolution in post-1968 France.
Series
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Metzengerstein is the tale of a young woman who believes the spirit of the cousin she loved, killed in a stable fire she started, is in a horse that escaped. William Wilson is the story of a mean-spirited Austrian officer who kills his doppelganger in a duel. Toby Dammit is about a film star who takes off on a drunken spree after his film is completed.
15) Moving on
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
Claire and Evelyn are estranged friends who reunite to get even with Howard, the petulant widower of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Claire reunites with Ralph, her great love from her younger years, as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
16) The butler
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2014.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.
18) On Golden Pond
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.