Shirley MacLaine
Formats
Description
Watch the classic story by James Thurber, about a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance, and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 22 cm
Description
From the beloved and bestselling actress, a book about her experiences filming Wild Oats in the Canary Islands - which brings forth memories of a past life on the lost continent of Atlantis. This is a terrific companion to the movie, telling the behind-the-scenes, over-the-top story of how the film came to be made, along with extraordinary new past-life recollections that Shirley experienced while on set.
5) What if: a lifetime of questions, speculations, reasonable guesses, and a few things I know for sure
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
261 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
Description
"Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates a wealth of subjects from the mundane to the esoteric in this all-new collection of musings that begin with two simple words: What if--What if hope is the most dangerous emotion? What if a frog had wings? (Answer: He wouldnt bump his ass so much.) What if our political leaders actually led? What if Downton Abbey was full of Americans? What if, for some reason, I couldn't be creative...
6) Elsa & Fred
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love. After losing his wife, Fred feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred's life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live, be it more or less, is precious and that he should enjoy it as he pleases....
7) Being there
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into becoming adviser to the president of the United States and a powerful but dying tycoon.
9) In her shoes
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Free-wheeling irresponsible Maggie gets through her life thanks to her remarkable looks and her complete lack of scruples. She constantly goes to her straight-laced, plain-Jane successful lawyer sister Rose when she is in need of financial help. The two sisters have been very close to each other in part because their troubled mother died when they were girls. Maggie discovers hidden letters that reveal she and Rose have a grandmother, but Maggie ends...
10) Closing the ring
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
World War II. On June 1, 1944, a United States bomber pilot crashes onto the Cave Hill just outside of Belfast in Northern Ireland. He lives long enough to give a ring to a stranger and asks that he return it to his girlfriend. 50 years later, a young man searches for the woman to make good on a promise.
11) Wild oats
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eva, a widow and retired history teacher, enjoys a quiet life. Everything changes when she receives a life insurance check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. At the not-so-gentle urging of her best friend Maddie, Eva deposits the money and the two friends head to the Canary Islands with every intention of living it up. But their fantasy is short-lived when they discover that they have become media sensations overnight....
12) The apartment
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An ambitious office clerk plans to get ahead by lending out his apartment to his boss, but falls in love with the boss's girlfriend.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2000.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Harry's corpse is found in the autumnal New England woods. While no one mourns his death, several people feel responsible for it. The body is unearthed several times, humorous situations occur, and love affairs develop before the real cause of Harry's death is revealed.
14) Bernie
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede is one of the town's most beloved residents. He sings in the church choir and is always willing to lend a helping hand. He befriends an affluent widow, and she soon becomes dependent on Bernie. Later it is reported that Marjorie Nugent has been dead for some time, and Bernie Tiede is charged with the murder.
15) Bewitched
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A feature film adaptation based on the long-running ABC television series. It tells the story of Samantha, a pretty modern day witch who tries to abandon her supernatural powers for the sake of her mortal love Darren, but temptation gets in the way.
16) Irma la Douce
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Comedy about a young Parisian policeman and his romance with a prostitute.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 94 minutes) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Who is the mysterious woman seen running from a swank Palm Beach hotel, clad only in a bath towel? Is she the secret mistress of a New York publishing baron, who is subsequently found deceased in bed?
20) Rumor has it
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sarah has finally agreed to marry her boyfriend Jeff, but isn't sure if marriage is what she wants. Now she's on her way home to attend her sister's wedding, which means spending a lot of time with the tennis-obsessed Pasadena family that she's never felt quite a part of. It isn't until Sarah stumbles into a well-kept family secret that she starts to question her roots and sets off in search of the man who may have the answers she has been looking...