Rita Wilson
Author
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Bishop (1911—1979) grew up to become a famous poet, but before that, she was a little girl who lived with her Gammie and Pa in Great Village, Nova Scotia. It was there that Bishop learned to walk, to read, to write, to sing hymns, and to catch bumblebees in foxglove flowers. It was there she first went to school and, when she was five, where her mother left and never returned.
Lovingly rendered, this visual and lyrical feast tells the...
4) Now and then
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming comedy about the childhood mischief of four best friends who reunite after twenty years.
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Ruby is devastated when her parents are killed in a tragic car accident. With her younger brother Rhett, Ruby is sent to live with the legal guardians chosen by her parents. The Glasses live in an opulent Malibu mansion where Ruby and Rhett are promised all of the finest luxuries money can buy and a lavish new rich-kid lifestyle. Before long, however, Ruby begins to suspect that her new caretakers are not what they appear on the surface and that the...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside down.
9) Mixed nuts
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Martin is a nutty suicide hotline worker whose group is about to be evicted on Christmas Eve.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a frantic father trying to buy a Turbo Man action figure for his son on Christmas Eve - unaware that it's the season's hottest selling toy. So Begins a take-no-prisoners battle involving a stressed-out mailman (Sinbad) and a sleazy mall Santa (James Belushi), and dozens of other desperate dads!
11) Kimi
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
As a "voice stream interpreter," Angela listens to thousands of anonymous audio streams from smart speaker owners, the perfect job for an agoraphobe like herself. While listening to a stream, she overhears a murder taking place and must leave the comfort of her home.
15) Gloria Bell
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Gloria is a free-spirited divorcee who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film ... and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
20) Boy Genius
Author
Language
English
Description
Emmett, a twelve-year-old black child prodigy, teams up with his SAT tutor to solve a crime and keep his family together.