Meryl Streep
1) Brave Irene
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Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2016]
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A New York socialite dreams of becoming a great opera singer. While the voice she hears in her head is beautiful, to everyone else it is hilariously awful. Her husband and biggest fan, St. Clair Bayfield is determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence stages a huge concert at Carnegie Hall, he faces his greatest challenge to make sure her performance is a rousing success.
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Join the celebration, sing and dance, and discover how it all began. Ten years later, come back to the magical island of Kalokairi in this sequel based on the songs of ABBA. Sophie is now pregnant, and like her mother Donna, she'll need to take risks.
"The rare sequel so unexpectedly enchanting that it plays less like a rehash than a reclamation."--Los Angeles Times
"That old ABBA magic can make even a middling movie that much better."--USA Today
"Swede...
Pub. Date
2015
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A modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel, all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1071
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
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After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
6) The Post
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Determined to uphold the nation's civil liberties, Katharine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post, and hard-nosed editor Ben Bradlee join forces to expose a decades-long cover-up. However, the two must risk their careers and their freedom to bring truth to light.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2014
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The dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Series
Criterion collection volume 700
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (87 min.) : Blu-ray, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of a clever, quick, nimble, and exceptionally well-dressed wild animal. A compulsive chicken thief turned newspaper reporter, Mr. Fox settles down with his family at a new foxhole in a beautiful tree directly adjacent to three enormous poultry farms owned by three ferociously vicious farmers: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Mr. Fox simply cannot resist. Based on the beloved, best selling book by Roald Dahl.
9) Ironweed
Publisher
Mongrel Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's winter, 1938 in Albany, New York. The soup kitchens and flophouses are overflowing with homeless people. Francis Phelan wanders the streets, back in his hometown after 22 years, ready to confront the family he abandoned long ago. While sharing his whiskey with longtime 'pal' Helen, Francis reveals the dark secrets of his past, the painful memories from which he once tried to escape, but now must reconcile.
Publisher
Distributed by Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This is a deeply moving portrait of Maurice Sendak, a seminal talent who is conflicted with his success, and whose lifelong obsession with death has subtly and ironically influenced his work. Now 81, Sendak is best known for his first book, Where the wild things are, which he wrote after spending ten years as an illustrator. Through his own words, firsthand photos, and illustrations, Sendak offers a rare, intimate, and unexpected look at his exceptional...
13) Hope springs
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Kay and Arnold are a middle-aged couple who have been married for 30 years and now are sleeping in separate rooms and barely interact in any meaningful loving way. Finally, Kay has had enough and finds a book by Dr. Feld which inspires her to sign them up for the doctor's intense week-long marriage counseling session. What follows is an insightful experience as Dr. Feld manages to help the couple understand how they have emotionally drifted apart...
14) Prime
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rafi is a recently divorced 37-year-old Manhattan career woman. She meets Dave, a talented 23-year-old painter from Brooklyn, and the two fall in love. Told from everyone's point-of-view, including friends, relatives, and Rafi's therapist, Lisa. Unbeknownst to Rafi, Lisa just so happens to be Dave's mother.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
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1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the novel by Carrie Fisher about her life in the Hollywood fast lane. Suzanne Vale is a wise-cracking, vulnerable actress determined to jump start her failing career. Her mother, an aging movie star is the definitive portrait of Hollywood's gutsy glamour queens and, of course, offers her daughter only razor sharp humor and searing honesty.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Documents the life of the late actor, John Cazale, from his roots in New York City to his memorable performances in five classic movies that defined a generation. Included are clips from Cazale's movies, rarely seen photos, home videos, and candid interviews.
17) Plenty
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Susan Traherne returns to her home in post-war Britain haunted by her experiences as a resistance fighter in occupied France.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (464 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A happily divorced woman with a new romance heating up has an affair with her married ex-husband; after reading her mother's diary, Sophie discovers she has three possible fathers, so she secretly invites them all to her wedding at her mother's hotel on a Greek island; Ellen's mother is diagnosed with cancer, her father turns to her for support; a career-minded newly divorced woman becomes involved with a much younger man who also happens to be her...
19) Out of Africa
Publisher
Universal Studios
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The fascinating true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband, runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment, she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious white hunter.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Miranda, editor of "Runway" magazine, is a terror to everyone around her. Her first assistant strives to please her, but can't quite pull it off. Enter Andy, a young woman who knows nothing of the fashion industry and has never read the magazine. Nonetheless, Miranda hires her as second assistant. When Miranda demands that she obtain the next unpublished Harry Potter manuscript, it forces Andy to dig it up in order to please her boss. With the help...