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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife and school chancellor, and the delight of his students, Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy costarring Zoey Deutch.
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. It follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix.
"An inside-showbiz lark that regards the 1950s studio system with the ulmost skepticism even as it becomes an expression of movie love at its purest."--Variety
"The combination of the Coen brothers' filmmaking acumen and George Clooney in absolute buffoon mode is again Hollywood...
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Trying to get back on her feet, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-the-book sister Danica to help her get on track. As these polar opposites collide, with hilarious and sometimes disastrous results, Tanya discovers that Danica's picture-perfect life, including her mysterious boyfriend, may not be what it seems.
"...dotted with pleasures besides those Haddish brings."--New York Times
"Whoopi Goldberg pops up to steal a few scenes as Danica...
4) The Upside
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this 'funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy.' From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
"Cranston and Hart are surprisingly good together. Their chemistry...
5) The Hustle
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilson's talent for physicality and Hathaway's withering wit are a combustible combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naïve tech billionaire...
6) Second Act
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A big box store worker, Maya, reinvents her life story to land a job in the corporate side of the company she works for. After the aid of a fabricated resume and social network profile, she is offered the position. She accepts the position to try to prove what street smarts can do.
"You know you're watching a connect-the-dots comedy, but the dots sparkle."--Variety
"(Lopez is) nothing if not a woman who knows her brand... and Second Act is perfectly...
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Thinking they're about to crash, Emma spills her secrets to a stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger. Until she later meets Jack, her company's young CEO, who now knows every humiliating detail about her.
9) Being Frank
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A regular father's family life is turned upside down when his son learns he has another family.
"What a jerk. But what an interesting jerk to be at the center of a quirky and entertaining deadpan comedy/drama."--Chicago Sun-Times
"Gaffigan deals in exaggerated grimaces that shift back and forth from panic to guarded sincerity, which make for most of the movie's humor aside from some cutting lines by the supporting cast."--Los Angeles Times
10) Jexi
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Phil has a major dependency issue, he's addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture 'top ten' lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature, an A.I. life coach. With her help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on his phone, the A.I. morphs into a tech nightmare...
11) Like a Boss
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Best friends Mia and Mel run their own cosmetics company -- a business they built from the ground up. But they're also in over their heads financially, and the prospect of a buyout offer from an industry titan proves too tempting to pass up. The beauty business is now about to get ugly as the proposal puts Mia and Mel's lifelong friendship to the ultimate test.
12) Poms
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An uplifting comedy about Martha, a woman who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents, Sheryl, Olive, and Alice, proving that it's never too late to follow their dreams.
"Why worry about dying when you can spend your time dancing? Although "Poms" is an imperfect package, one can't help but take the message to heart."--Los Angeles Times
"Any comedy starring Diane Keaton is a welcome proposition,...
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Odysseus left Troy it took him ten years to get back to his home in Ithaca. Steve and Rob have only six days on their odyssey inches On the way, they argue about tragedy and comedy, astronomy and biology, myth, history, democracy, and the meaning of life! Featuring locations such as: Temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Ancient Agora of Athens, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the unique island of Hydra, the Caves of Diros, and more.
14) Stop and Go
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two sisters embark on a hilarious, mile-a-minute road trip to rescue their grandmother and her beloved dog from her retirement home before their reckless sister gets there first.
15) Raising Buchanan
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A desperate woman steals the corpse of James Buchanan, the worst US president, hoping to net a large ransom, but no one wants him back.
16) Easter Sunday
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man returns home to celebrate Easter with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family.
17) Little
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jordan is a take-no-prisoners mogul who torments her long-suffering assistant and employees daily. She soon faces an unexpected threat to her personal life and career when she magically transforms into a thirteen-year-old version of herself.
"...finds its loopy sweet spot: Tom Hanks' Big flipped and recast as pure black-girl magic."--Entertainment Weekly
"The trio of Hall, Rae and Martin makes 'Little' a consistently pleasant experience. Martin...
18) Emma
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.
"The romantic tension builds nicely in a lush-looking new adaptation."--Chicago Sun-Times
"Love may or may not make the world go round, but Austen's trick...
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
"Joyous and funny even as it strikes the occasional melancholy chord,...
20) Plus One
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (circa 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Long-time friends Alice and Ben find themselves in that inevitable year that all late twenty-somethings experience, in which seemingly every person they know gets married, and agree to be one another's plus ones as they power through an endless parade of insufferable weddings.
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