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Author
Publisher
Dey Street Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
432 pages 24 cm.
Description
"From culture writer and GQ contributor Scott Meslow, an in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy's modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the 80s and the 90s, its slow decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming, featuring exclusive interviews with the directors, writers, and stars of the iconic films that defined the genre"--
22) 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...
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A typical example of the foreign spy film (in this case Japanese) but with an unusual twist. The original dialogue has been removed and rewritten by Woody Allen to present an espionage comedy involving an international plot to steal the best egg-salad recipe in the world.
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
c1991-c1993.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (193 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Addams Family: When long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after twenty-five years in the Bermuda Triangle, the other members of the off-beat Addams clan plan a great celebration, only to begin to suspect that he may not be who he claims to be. Addams Family Values: It's love at first fright when Gomez and Morticia welcome a new addition to the Addams household, Pubert, their soft, cuddly, mustachioed baby boy. As Fester falls hard for voluptuous nanny...
25) Assisted living
Publisher
Economic Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Todd is a pot-smoking custodian at a retirement community. When one of the residents mistakes him for her son, he finds himself becoming emotionally attached to his work for the first time.The film was shot "in an actual nursing home, using real residents as many of the actors, with mixed in footage from a documentary that was made at the facility, blurring the lines between fact and fiction."
Series
Film Movement volume 2, film 6
Publisher
RB Media
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A romantic comedy about the barriers facing lovers in the 21st century.
27) Chef
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
29) The puffy chair
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After finding a vintage Lazy Boy recliner online, just like the one that used to grace his childhood living room, a man decides to buy the chair and deliver it to his father as a surprise birthday gift.
30) Orange County
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
31) Love, Ludlow
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Myra agrees to date the charming but vulnerable Reggie, her eccentric brother Ludlow sets out to destroy the budding relationship, forcing Myra to finally take charge of her own life.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Schultze is a recently retired miner who, like his father before him, entertains polka audiences with his accordion. When he discovers the fiery energy of Zydeco music on his radio, the rigid monotony of his daily routine takes a spicy turn. Schultze learns to play his accordion with a new snap and style. His new-found fascination ultimately leads him on a life-changing journey to the Louisiana delta.
33) Bon voyage
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following the premiere of her latest picture Viviane finds herself with a dead man in her apartment. Fre?de?ric is a writer who's been falsely accused of murder, thanks to Viviane. Viviane has fled Paris for Bordeaux with a cabinet minister, and once Fre?de?ric escapes from prison, he is not far behind. Once they reach the city, which is in chaos, they become entangled in a plot involving a rickety physicist, his endlessly resourceful assistant, an...
34) 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.
35) Price check
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man moves to the suburbs with his family, and takes a job at a local supermarket where he has an affair with his new boss, creating tension both at home and in the workplace.
36) 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.
37) 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.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 98 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Royal Air Force officer is caught between the ravages of World War II and unrequited love. Flight Lieutenant David Bradford meets and falls in love with a beautiful Jewish girl, Sarah while recuperating from a leg wound in Jerusalem. Her family rejects him, however, and wages war on the couple by trying to keep them apart.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Celebrate the platinum anniversary of the unforgettable comedy classic plus the uproarious follow-up Father of the Bride, Part II on Blu-ray for the first time ever. Things get out of hand for befuddled father George Banks when his young daughter unexpectedly announces her plans to wed. Life gets even crazier in the side-splitting sequel when his daughter and his wife both announce they are pregnant, and George desperately tries to capture the wild...
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