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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A documentary that goes beneath the surface of some of the favorite films, seeking to better understand the way society views love, relationships, and romance. Romantic comedies are hugely successful and deeply loved by many but often have avoided critical analysis. Helped by a diverse chorus of writers, actors, and filmmakers, and with original songs by her band Summer Camp, director Elizabeth Sankey embarks on a journey of investigation and self-discovery....
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation. At the urging of their therapist, they escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to salvage what is left of their relationship, only to discover an unusual dilemma that awaits them.
3) Roxanne
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
C.D. Bales, a fireman with an astonishingly long nose, harbors a secret love for Roxanne, a beautiful astronomy student who is attracted to another man.
Author
Series
Waiting for Tom Hanks volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Romantic-comedy-obsessed Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing internet content, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks--a man who's sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat--her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in sight. When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and...
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Though equally respected in their field, divorce lawyers Audrey and Daniel are opposites inside and out of the courtroom. Audrey is meticulous and by the book, while Daniel relies on personality and luck to get by. Neither have lost a case and neither intends to now, but a celebrity power couple gone wrong will end one of their winning streaks. The divorce settlement hinges on an old Irish castle. The two race to Ireland where after an Irish festival...
6) Popeye
Pub. Date
[2003], c1980
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Bluto and others join Popeye in his adventures in the harbor town of Sweethaven.
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lucy Kelson, Chief Counsel for the Wade Corporation, one of New York City's top commercial real estate developers. She's a brilliant lawyer with a sharp, strategic mind. She also has an ulcer and doesn't get much sleep. It's not the job that's getting to her. It's her millionaire boss, George Wade. Handsome, charming and undeniably self-absorbed, he treats her more like a nanny than a Harvard Law grad and can barely choose a tie without her help....
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tom and Hannah have been platonic friends for over ten years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he has fallen in love with Hannah and is real relationship material for her, she tells him that she is engaged. When she asks Tom to be her 'maid' of honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her.
9) Girl crazy
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Danny is a rich kid with a taste for wine, women and song, but not for higher education. His father ships him to an all-male college out West, where he meets the dean's granddaughter who is trying to help her grandfather keep his college from folding.
10) The break-up
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. Neither one is willing to move out of the condo they once shared. Taking the advice of their respective friends and confidants, including a few complete strangers, they both engage in mental warfare designed to force the other person to flee the premises. But they might just realize that they might be fighting to keep their relationship alive.
11) Key to the city
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Opposites attract in this slapstick comedy romance starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young in their first and final pairing since The Call of the Wild (1935). Key to the City also marked the final screen appearance of Frank Morgan, whose nearly 100-picture career included six with Gable as well as The Wizard of Oz, his best-known film.
12) The competition
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 video disc (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two young competitors at one of the world's most important music awards defy the rivalry that should exist between them and fall in love. He knows that this may be his last chance for success, and she is the protege of a famous teacher who warns her to stay away from romance, so the competition tests the strength of their love.
14) French kiss
Pub. Date
1995,1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When her fiance is smitten by a beautiful Frenchwoman, Kate flies to Paris determined to win him back. However, nothing prepares her for Luc, a cunning, sexy Frenchman with a gift for gab and a fondness for thievery. A self-proclaimed expert on affairs of the heart, Luc promises to help Kate win back her man. But one star-crossed misadventure after another sweeps them across France, ultimately changing them in ways they never dreamed possible.
15) Admission
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Princeton admissions officer, Portia Nathan, who is up for a major promotion, takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
16) Arizona dream
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Newly arrived in small-town Arizona from New York city, Axel plans to stay only long enough to be best man at his uncle's wedding, but he soon discovers that desert life has its charms - including an attractive older woman and her intriguing daughter.
17) Holiday Inn
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A song and dance man leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. A former partner joins him and the two find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady.
Series
Criterion collection volume 94
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A headstrong young woman travels to the Scottish Hebrides to marry a rich industrialist. On the way, she meets a young naval officer and realizes that some things are more important than money.
20) Just like Heaven
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Elizabeth is a dedicated, workaholic doctor who is much to busy to have a life. One night, she gets into a terrible car accident and dies. She becomes a spirit stuck between heaven and earth. She doesn't realize that she is dead and thinks nothing has happened. That is until she meets David, a lonely architect, who has rented her old apartment. David thinks he is going crazy when he sees Elizabeth's spirit and tries everyway he can think of to get...
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