Josh Charles
Author
Language
English
Description
In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence.
Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person,' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World,' which reveals...
Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person,' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World,' which reveals...
2) Bird people
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In an airport on the outskirts of Paris, a Silicon Valley engineer abruptly quits his job, breaks up with his wife, and isolates himself in his room. But as fate draws him and young French maid together, he may just discover the unexpected shakeup his life so desperately needs.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Alicia Florrick is a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. In Season Two, even with her husband back home and planning to run for office again, Alicia continues redefining herself and her role in her family's life. Features all 23 dramatic episodes, plus featurettes, deleted scenes, music videos, and more....
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A wife and mother boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal. In Season 3, Alicia continues balancing her professional and personal lives as she strives to provide a stable home for her children in the midst of separating from her husband and contemplating finally giving in to her feelings for fellow lawyer Will Gardner.
Publisher
CBS Paramount Network Television
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Follows a politician's wife who pursues her own career as a defense attorney after her husband is sent to jail on charges of political corruption. Alicia Florrick not only deals with her career but also with keeping her family together as she provides a stable home for her two children.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Alicia Florrick and Cary join forces to launch their own law firm. As they sever ties with Lockhart/Gardner, tensions escalate and explode as the new rivals go into attack mode, battling each other both in and out of court. Alicia₂s new venture leads her to volatile showdowns, altering every major relationship she₂s cultivated. Season five witnesses Alicia₂s complete transformation from a good wife to a legal powerhouse.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A gripping blend of courtroom drama, politics and steamy personal relationships that stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, a wife and mother who reclaims control of her personal and professional lives after her husband, Peter, is embroiled in a sex and political corruption scandal. As Alicia adapts to changes at home and at work as a defense attorney, she continues to redefine and rediscover the woman she...
8) S.W.A.T
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
When things get too tough for the cops, the cops call on the Special Weapons and Tactics unti - better known as S.W.A.T. Two wisecracking, battle-hardened veterans team up with a pair of street smart rookies to form the most free-wheeling, but effective, S.W.A.T. team ever. Their first assignment: transport an international drug kingpin to federal custody, after he's offered $100 million to anyone who will free him.
Series
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
For generations, Welton Academy students have been groomed to live lives of conformity and tradition, until new professor John Keating inspires them to think for themselves, live life to the fullest, and 'Carpe Diem.' This unconventional approach awakens the spirits of the students, but draws the wrath of a disapproving faculty when an unexpected tragedy strikes the school. Featuring new interview footage with director Peter Weir, Ethan Hawke, Robert...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse." --
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Money, power, politics, drugs, scandal, and fast cars: the incredible story of John DeLorean is the stuff of a Hollywood screenwriter's dreams. But who was the real John DeLorean? To some, he was a renegade visionary who revolutionized the automobile industry. To others, he was the ultimate con man. Interweaving archival footage with dramatic vignettes, loot at a man who gambled everything in pursuit of the American Dream." --
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In the latest family comedy starring the Muppets, big-schnozzed Gonzo, realizes he's descended from aliens and then gets a message that his relatives are coming up for a visit from outer space. The entire Muppet cast, led by Kermit and Miss Piggy, must save Gonzo and make the world safe for a friendly alien invasion. Special features include: outtakes, music video, and featurette.
14) In treatment
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Paul is a therapist who exhibits great insight and confidence when treating his patients. But Paul suffers crippling insecurities and is counseled by his own therapist, Gina. Adding to his list of growing concerns, his wife Kate is overcome with feelings of neglect and resents competing for his attention. Paul's patients include a young doctor who is in love with Paul; a Navy pilot who is reevaluating his life after a failed mission in Iraq; a teenage...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Based on four best-selling non-fiction books of over 700 Darwin Award cases, an insurance claims investigator teams up with a forensic detective, to team up to investigate potential Darwin Award cases. Winners are saluted for the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways.
Publisher
Sundance Channel Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Ed and Alice are in love. They are about to get married, but not before Alice convinces Ed they need to see other people first. Despite objections from Ed, Alice is convinced that she just hasn't had enough sex with other men. Upon Alice's insistence, Ed reluctantly agrees to a pre-wedding free-for-all. Their fun is short-lived and before long the unhappy couple comes dangerously close to permanantly calling it quits. But just in time, Ed and Alice...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Four brothers: Four adopted brothers come back home to avenge their mother's death at what appeared to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boy's investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local gangster. Two local cops, who are trying to solve the case, may also not be what they seem.
The departed: In South Boston, the state police force are...
Publisher
Barrington Public Library
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Birdcage: The story of a middle-aged gay couple's comic encounter with a self-righteously straight and conservative family: Armand and Albert reluctantly accept young Val's intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, but when the fiancee's family comes to visit, the whole household is turned upside down.
Dead Poets Society: For generations, Welton Academy students have been groomed to live lives of conformity and tradition, until...