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Trouble comes in bunches for Stephanie Plum. First, professional grave robber and semi-professional loon Simon Diggery won't let her take him in until she agrees to care for his boa constrictor, Ethel. Stephanie's main qualification for babysitting an extremely large snake is that she owns a stun gun -w ether that's for use on the wandering serpent or the petrified neighbors remains to be seen. Events take a dark turn when headless bodies start appearing...
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.
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Woody Allen's romantic comedy tells the story of college sweethearts, Gatsby and Ashleigh, whose plans for a romantic weekend together in New York City are dashed as quickly as the sunlight turns into showers. When Ashleigh gets an assignment from the school paper to interview celebrated film director Roland Pollard in Manhattan, Gatsby seizes the opportunity to show Arizona-bred Ashleigh his favorite haunts in his home city.
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Years after his wife died, Ned Stevens still hates the idea of dating. After all, why would he start dating again when he has his daughter Liz to take care of? But when Liz brings home a guest from college, Ned is thrown for a loop. Can Ned accept that his little girl has fallen in love with David, a practically perfect know-it-all who drives Ned crazy? As Ned tries to sabotage the relationship, Liz diverts his attention to Carol, the beautiful single...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Clara, a young single doctor, has everything she wants, except love. Invited to a family wedding in Mexico, Clara convinces a charming coworker to pose as her current boyfriend, only to run into her old flame at the festivities. Now, with a little help from her colorful family, Clara must choose between two men, and two futures, in this heartwarming romantic comedy.
Pub. Date
[2008]
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly dismissed from her job. Now she must seize the day if she wants a job. She does this by intercepting an employment assignment outside of her comfort level as social secretary. Arriving at a penthouse apartment for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia...
10) Becoming Jane
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas' relatives disagree with the match and threaten to disinherit him if he marries her. Jane's mother also...
Pub. Date
[2016]
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After six years of marriage, successful physician Olive and her struggling ice hockey hubby Clay decide to call it quits. And although the split is amicable, they both want custody of their beloved dog Wesley. Facing a court-ordered 60-day review to determine who'll get custody, Olive and Clay each try their doggone best to win over the judge, and the pooch. But no matter who "wins," everyone will lose; unless man's best friend can somehow reunite...
12) At Middleton
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Straight-laced George and eccentric Edith, two strangers meet on their children's campus tour at the idyllic Middleton College. Failing comically to connect with their kids, George and Edith play hooky together, ditching the official tour for a carefree adventure reminiscent of their own college years. But what begins as an afternoon of fun soon becomes a revealing and enlightening experience that will change their lives forever.
13) Ms. Matched
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A successful wedding planner is trying to make dreams come true for brides by organizing fairytale weddings. But when she is paired with a financial advisor at a wedding expo, she soon realizes that he is giving the exact opposite advice to their audience by telling them to save their money. When they are forced to spend a lot of time together, they find out that they have more in common than they think.
14) Queen bees
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen temporarily moves into a nearby retirement community. Once behind the doors of Pine Grove Senior Community, she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying 'mean girls' the likes of which she hasn't encountered since high school, all of which leaves her yearning for the solitude of home. But somewhere between flower arranging and water aerobics...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack and Connie are two single people who on their own might continue to recede into the anonymous background of New York City, but in each other begin to find the courage and desire to pursue a budding relationship. As Jack and Connie cautiously circle commitment, the couple that introduced them, Clyde and Lucy, confront their own unresolved issues, and each couple comes face to face with the inevitable path of their relationship.
16) Roman holiday
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A princess rebels against her royal obligations and explores Rome on her own. She meets an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love.
18) Last Christmas
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In recovery from a life-threatening illness, Kate's work as an elf at a Christmas-themed shop begins to suffer as she keeps the secret from her employer and does not discuss it with her first-generation immigrant parents or her distanced sister. As the holidays draw closer, she encounters the same kind-hearted man repeatedly, and finds herself eventually warming to him despite his unreliable nature, letting his optimistic worldview gradually change...
19) Yesterday
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter... but that was yesterday. After a mysterious blackout, Jack discovers he is the only person on earth who remembers The Beatles! As he rockets to fame by passing off the Fab Four's songs as his own, Jack risks losing Ellie--the one person who has loved him and believed in him from the start. Before the door to his old life closes forever, Jack must decide if all he needs is love, after all.
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