Paul Giamatti
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the nation. In Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered, Karen and Georgia focus on the importance of self-advocating and valuing personal safety over being 'nice' or 'helpful.'...
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Ducks are true originals. There are more than 120 different species of ducks in all, a fantastical group of complex characters. Ducks have a talent for survival, and life stories filled with personality and charm. Each bird is more fun than the last, and will leave you wanting more.
3) Cosmopolis
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Obsessed with getting a haircut from his father's barber, twenty-eight-year-old billionaire Eric Packer's limousine ride across Manhattan turns into an obstacle course that begins to tear his perfectly ordered world apart.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In season six, the dust clears to reveal a world that has evolved. With Axe gone and Michael Prince assuming his place, Chuck must develop a new strategy that is keener and more sophisticated than before. All the players, from Wags to Wendy, from Taylor to Sacker, and of course Senior, must sharpen their weapons and look for new alliances in order to survive. The ground is ever shifting and the stakes absolute in this four-disc collection that includes...
6) San Andreas
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a magnitude nine earthquake leaves California in ruins, a helicopter pilot and his estranged wife make their way to San Francisco to save their only daughter.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's...
Language
English
Description
"Conozcan la historia real de Solomon Northhup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), un ciudadano afro-americano nacido libre durante el siglo XIX. Siendo un violinista prometedor y talentoso, Solomon recibe la oferta de dos artistas para tocar el violín en unas presentaciones de la la ciudad de Nueva York. Esto es un engalo y Solomon es secuestrado para ser vendido como esclavo en unas plantaciones de Louisiana, donde conocerá de cerca el maltrato y racismo de la...
10) Sideways
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Two friends take a road trip through wine country to celebrate Jack's final bachelor days. They indulge in a mid-life crisis consisting of wine, women, and a yearning for the past, but they eventually collide with reality.
11) Fred Claus
Language
English
Formats
Description
Santa's younger brother must throw his resentment aside to help save Christmas from a scheming efficiency expert.
Fred Claus has lived in his little brother's shadow for most of his life. Fred is in jail and Nicholas has to bail him out on the condition he come to the North Pole and repay his debt.
12) The ant bully
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
After young Lucas shoots some ants with his water pistol they retaliate with a secret potion that shrinks him to their size.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A family of scientists is on the brink of a powerful discovery when a mysterious force suddenly abducts them, leaving their young daughter April behind. Years later, April carries on her family's research in secret with her cat, Darwin, but soon finds herself at the center of a shadowy conspiracy and on the run from government agents, bicycle-powered airships, and cyborg rat spies!
14) The holdovers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them a damaged, brainy troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
15) Romeo and Juliet
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
It's William Shakespeare's epic and searing tale of love. An ageless story from the world's most renowned author is reimagined for the 21st Century. This adaptation is told in the lush traditional setting it was written, but gives a new generation the chance to fall in love with the enduring legend.
16) Too big to fail
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the film goes behind closed doors to examine the symbiotic relationship between Wall Street and Washington.
18) Cinderella Man
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Spider-Man's conflict has been within himself: the struggle between Peter Parker and the responsibilities of Spider-Man. But Peter Parker, finds that his greatest battle is about to begin. It's great to be Spider-Man, but being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. Peter comes to realize that all of his...
20) Big fat liar
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A Hollywood producer steals an idea from Jason's school essay and creates a successful movie. Jason and his friend go to Hollywood to get his fair share of credit. When the executive is not cooperative, the kids concoct a series of schemes to get even.