Rainn Wilson
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the three-time Emmy nominated actor, climate activist, and author of Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution—Rainn Wilson’s memoir is about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and life.
For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of The Office fell in love with the character and grew to love the...
For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of The Office fell in love with the character and grew to love the...
3) Hesher
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
4) Blackbird
Publisher
1091 Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Lily (Susan Sarandon) summons her daughters Jennifer (Kate Winslet) and Anna (Mia Wasikowska) for one final family reunion as she looks to end her battle with a terminal illness. Amid the bittersweet farewell, unresolved feelings surface.
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
From acclaimed feminist filmmaker Yvonne Rainer, MURDER AND MURDER is a middle-aged love story between Mildred, a life-long lesbian, and Doris, who is in love with a woman for the first time. An unflinching meditation on female aging, lesbian sexuality and breast cancer in a culture that glorifies youth and heterosexual romance. Winner of the Best Documentary/Essay Film Award at the **Berlin International Film Festival.** *"By the time Yvonne Rainer's...
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1971 on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Tribal Police is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. The closer he digs to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past. He is joined on this journey by his new deputy, Jim Chee. Chee, too, has old scores to settle from his youth on the reservation. Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and...
8) Juno
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Juno MacGuff is sixteen years-old who after a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, learns that she's pregnant. Juno and Paulie like each other, but not enough to start a family, complete with a child. Paulie leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. Initially she decides to have an abortion, but can't go through with it. So she decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption. The next step is to find prospective parents...
Language
English
Formats
Description
For an awkward, self-conscious girl like Kiki (Julia Roberts), being the personal assistant to a beautiful megastar like Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is no bowl of cherries. But when she dutifully accepts the task of helping Gwen and her estranged megastar husband Eddie (John Cusack) make it through one last public appearance masterminded by legendary but neurotic press agent Lee Phillips (Billy Crystal), forever devoted Kiki finds that her job satisfaction...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the popular British series of the same name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees via a documentary film crew's cameras. Documents the exploits of a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) is a harmlessly deluded boss who cares about the welfare of his employees while trying to put his own spin on company policy. From sexual politics...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"B.J. Novak's One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories is an endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive, and startlingly original debut that signals the arrival of a brilliant new voice in American fiction. A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes--only to discover how claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins--turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new...
12) Blackbird
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Lily and Paul summon their loved ones to their country house for one final gathering after Lily decides to end her life on her terms after a long battle with ALS. The couple is planning a loving weekend complete with holiday traditions, but the mood becomes strained when unresolved issues surface between Lily's daughters Jennifer and Anna. Joining the collective farewell is Lily's son in law, her lifelong friend, daughter's partner, and grandson.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Rejoin Dunder Mifflin boss Michael Scott, Jim and Pam as they bring romance to the workplace, Dwight as he continues his quest to be Michael's right-hand man, and newly deemed "Wunderkind" Ryan, who's working to drag Dunder Mifflin into the digital age.
14) Permanent
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
It's 1982, and the Dicksons move to a southern town where all the girls long for Farrah Fawcett type curls. Pre-teen Aurelie begs her parents for a perm hoping for a life-changing curly waves but the bored student/beautician accidentally sets the timer for too long. Now Aurelie is left as a gawky yet endearing young teenager trying to navigate junior high.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Susan Murphy gets turned into a giant monster on her wedding day when a meteorite from outer space hits her. She is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley group of Monsters are called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction.
16) The meg
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, he and his wife Marge go on an exciting multi-million dollar winning spree to revive their small Michigan town. But when a selfish college student cheats the system, Jerry must find a way to make the game fair for all.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A mysterious map sets Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy, and Hefty on an exciting and thrilling race through the Forbidden Forest filled with magical creatures to find a mysterious lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel does. Embarking on a roller-coaster journey full of action and danger, the Smurfs are on a course that leads to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history!" --
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
What Pet Should I Get?
This new book by Dr. Seuss about making up one’s mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can’t choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment—choosing a pet—and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you just have to do it!
Told...
This new book by Dr. Seuss about making up one’s mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can’t choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment—choosing a pet—and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you just have to do it!
Told...