Marcia Gay Harden
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In this lyrical and deeply moving memoir, one of America's most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Marcia Gay Harden knew at a young age that her life would be anything but ordinary. One of five lively children born to two Texas natives--Beverly, a proper Dallas lady, and Thad, a young...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nine-year-old Felicity is a spirited girl growing up in Virginia just before the American Revolution. She knows she's supposed to stay quietly indoors doing girly things, but she yearns for the freedom of the outdoors and for the adventure of riding horses.
3) Elsa & Fred
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
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
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After Madelyn and Lucy meet by chance, they make a pact to fix their unhappy lives: they will only do what the other one says and ignore their own instincts. But Madelyn has a secret. She knows her husband is sleeping with Lucy, a much younger and beautiful woman. Madelyn's plan backfires when Lucy, an aspiring actress, orders her to play King Lear in a very amateur production with Lucy playing the fool.
6) Whip it
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bliss Calendar is a small-town teenager with a big dream: to find her own path in the world. Tired of following in her family's footsteps of compliance and conformity, Bliss discovers a way to put her life on the fast track, literally. She lands a spot on a rough-and-tumble roller derby team and becomes 'Babe Ruthless', the hottest thing on eight wheels.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Morris Buttermaker is an alcoholic pest removal worker and for a very short period of time a former professional baseball player, is recruited to coach and train a failing baseball team. All of these twelve-year-olds have been thrown out of the league. After losing every game they have played in so far, the kids force the coach to straighten up and teach them how to win before the season is over.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When Felicity meets Penny, a beautiful copper-colored mare, she knows with all her heart that she must free Penny from her cruel owner. Felicity desperately wishes for that same sureness of heart about the rumors of revolution swirling through Williamsburg. Felicity's father believes that the colonies should be free from England's rule, but her beloved grandfather and her best friend Elizabeth both support the king. Includes all-new special features....
9) After words
Publisher
Level 33 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When a librarian feels she has nothing going for her she picks up and leaves for Costa Rica.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1920s, Stanley, an Englishman posing as an Asian magician, attempts to debunk fake spiritualists. He then travels to the south of France to unmask a supposed medium named Sophie as a good-looking fake, but he ends up falling for her real-world charms instead.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Three mid-life Manhattanites have more than a longtime friendship in common. After years of helping their hubbies climb the corporate ladder of success, each has been dumped for a newer, curvier model. The trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts--in the wallet!
13) A cat in Paris
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, a neighborhood girl whose mother is a police superintendent, after she falls into a gangster's clutches." --
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Los Angeles County Hospital emergency room and the residency Director Dr. Leanne Rorish (Marcia Gay Harden) cope with a staggering number of patients daily. Known for her high-risk procedures in the trauma area she leads the residents to successfully save patients battling the most tragic circumstances - all with the help of Dr. Ethan Willis (Rob Lowe), Jesse Sallander (Luis Guzman), and Will Campbell (Boris Kodjoe)." -- container
15) Into the wild
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story.
16) Canvas
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A woman's mental health puts her family and her own life in jeopardy, hence she is taken from the family. Now her husband must raise a family alone and deal with her schizophrenia.
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Vicki Miller (Marcia Gay Harden) is a writer who has cut herself off from her dysfunctional family. Her life drastically changes when one night, her 16-year-old nephew Bobby (Taylor Handley) shows up unannounced on her doorstep. He looks tired and depressed, and when Vicki realizes that he's run away, she takes him in. From that point on, Vicki is bound to Bobby. This story tells the tale of two people trying to find themselves and make their way...
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
As a social worker, Irena had access to the Warsaw Ghetto, making it possible for her to rescue the daughter of a Jewish friend and safely hide the young girl with a Catholic family. Realizing that thousands of children were still in danger, Irena recruited sympathetic friends and co-workers to smuggle children out and place them in safe homes, farms and convents. At great personal risk, she devised extraordinary schemes to sneak the children by Nazi...
19) Into the wild
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The true story of Christopher McCandless, a college graduate with a promising future, who walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. Includes Into the Wild: The Story, The Characters; and Into the Wild: The Experience.
20) Rails & ties
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Tom Stark is a train engineer unable to face his wife's illness. Then a terrifying railway collision leaves a little boy orphaned. Tom takes the boy into his home and - step by step, moment by moment - learns how to bond with the wife he adores by opening up his heart to a boy who desperately needs the security of a devoted family.