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Waiting for Tom Hanks volume 1
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Description
"Romantic-comedy-obsessed Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing internet content, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks--a man who's sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat--her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in sight. When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and...
2) ABCD
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
[2004], c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This is the story of an Indian family living in the suburbs of New Jersey. Anju is a widow who believes in tradition and is reluctant to accept the mores of American society. Her main goal is to see that her two children get married to respectable Indian partners. Raj is the "good son", engaged to a devoted and traditional Indian girl. While Nina is the wild child, rebelling against her mother and all Indian customs. Both of the childrens' lives are...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, some color ; 24 cm
Description
In I'll Have What She's Having entertainment journalist Erin Carlson tells the story of the real Nora Ephron and how she reinvented the romcom through her trio of instant classics. With a cast of famous faces including Rob Reiner, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Billy Crystal, Carlson takes readers on a rollicking, revelatory trip to Ephron's New York City, where reality took a backseat to romance and Ephron--who always knew what she wanted and how she wanted...
4) 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....
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the coming of age of Lucy Honeychurch. Longing to burst free from the repression of British upper class manners and mores, she must wrestle with her inner romantic longings to choose between the passionate George and the priggish but socially suitable Cecil.
6) This is 40
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up, the 2007 comedy. After years of marriage, Pete and Debbie are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. This Is 40 is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern...
7) The proposal
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
High-powered book editor Maggie is everyone's worst nightmare: ruthless, driven, and tactless. When she finds herself faced with deportation back to Canada, she coerces her much younger assistant into marrying her. However, when the government becomes suspicious, they embark upon a charade in order to make the marriage seem legitimate.
8) Roxanne
Publisher
Columbia Tri-Star Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
C.D. Bales, a fireman with an astonishingly long nose, harbors a secret love for Roxanne, a beautiful astronomy student who is attracted to another man.
9) Before we go
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Formats
Description
A young woman races to catch the 1:30 train out of New York City to New Haven. Stranded in the city after being robbed and missing her train, she meets street musician Nick Vaughan. Starting as convenient acquaintances, the two soon grow into each other's most trusted confidants when a night of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives.
10) Russian dolls
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, five old friends reunite. A sequel to L'Auberge espagnole.
11) Dog days
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A group of dog owners are brought together with the help of their respective dogs.
Formats
Description
Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Though equally respected in their field, divorce lawyers Audrey and Daniel are opposites inside and out of the courtroom. Audrey is meticulous and by the book, while Daniel relies on personality and luck to get by. Neither have lost a case and neither intends to now, but a celebrity power couple gone wrong will end one of their winning streaks. The divorce settlement hinges on an old Irish castle. The two race to Ireland where after an Irish festival...
15) Delirious
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Les is a small-time paparazzi with dreams of getting his embarrassingly funny photos on the front page. His luck seems to take a turn for the better when he befriends a clueless young homeless man, Toby, and makes him his unlikely assistant. But when Toby falls for a pop diva and becomes a reality TV star, Les has a tough time being pushed out of the frame and creates a devilish scheme to take down his former apprentice.
Publisher
Koch Lorber Films
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Miche?le is a 20-year-old model who has just broken up with her boyfriend. Although her life appears to be full, she becomes convinced something is missing and sets out on a mission to inject a bit of spirituality into her life. At first she dons a bindi and dabbles with Buddha. Along the way, she meets Franc?ois, a veterinarian and non-practicing Jew. Festooning Franc?ois' front door with a mezuzah, and asking to meet his parents, Miche?le's passing...
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A year after the death of his brother Tom, Jack is having trouble coming to terms with his loss and has hit a wall, both personally and professionally. An intervention in the guise of his best friend Iris results in a planned week of solitude in the country at her family's cabin.The problem is, Iris's sister Hannah, raw from a breakup with her longtime girlfriend, had the same idea and she and Jack inadvertently have a night of drunken confessions...
18) David & Layla
Publisher
Vanguard
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Can a modern-day Romeo and Juliet follow their hearts and blast through centuries of religious animosity, or will their cultural differences and their headstrong families keep them apart forever?
19) What men want
Publisher
Paramount
Formats
Description
Ali Davis is left on the outside by her fellow sports agents because she is a woman in a male-dominated profession, but she acquires an unexpected edge when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.
20) Mermaids
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A hilarious and heart-warming portrait of a 1960's single- parent family trying to adjust to each other's growing independence.
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