Bette Midler
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Inspired by the real-life rainbow-colored Mandarin Duck who appeared in New York’s Central Park in 2018, this modern fable by Bette Midler celebrates the connections people make with each other and the world around them.
How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to...
How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to...
Author
Description
It's early morning in the Hollywood Hills; it's Nick and Deborah Fifer's 16th wedding anniversary; it's goodbye to their two kids off on a holiday ski weekend -- and hello to a passionate ride on the emotional roller coaster of married life. Deborah (Bette Midler), a successful psychologist who's recently written a best-selling book on marriage, and Nick (Woody Allen), a high-powered sports lawyer, are the quintessential 90's couple with their twin...
3) Gypsy
Author
Description
Tony Award winning musical of one of most famous stage mothers of all time comes to life in this award winning adaptation. Based on true-life story of gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xviii, 140 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Description
The noted singer's notes from abroad, written during a nonstop 1980 concert tour through Europe and Australia, present the Divine Miss M's bawdy, raunchy, innocent, and perceptive views of the world at large.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (40 min., 23 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fifty years of criminally overlooked recordings by one of the greatest R&B and rock vocalists ever! Darlene Love's work for Phil Spector gets most of the ink, and understandably so, but this 15-track collection captures her rare singles for the Reprise label with vocal groups the Blossoms and the Wildcats, plus her own solo work, all newly remastered by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision.
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After moving with her husband and children to the well-manicured community of Stepford, Connecticut, former New York television executive Joanna Eberhart is beginning to realize that Stepford is more than just the "perfect" place to live ... it's a little to perfect. All the wives in town are models who cater to their husband's every desire. What is going on behind the closed doors of the Stepford Men's Association and the Stepford Day Spa? Can Joanna...
Pub. Date
[c2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Oldschool grandparents Artie and Diane get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting their type-A daughter's overprotected kids. But things go from hectic to hysterical when Artie realizes the kids are running the house with their newfangled technology. By playing by his own rules, which include sugary snacks, old fashioned games, and tough love, Artie manages to outsmart the kids and achieve the impossible - bringing the family...
15) Drowning Mona
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Mona Dearly, the town's most hated resident, drives into the river and drowns, celebration ensues until the Sheriff realizes that it wasn't an accident. His job? To find out who killed her, when everyone had a motive.
16) The rose
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Presents the final days of a hard-living, burned-out rock performer who badly needs a rest. When her ruthless manager won't give her one, she sets off on a self-destructive binge.
17) Casting by
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This film places the spotlight on one of filmmaking's unsung heroes, casting director Marion Dougherty, and takes viewers on a journey through 50 years of Hollywood history from an entirely new perspective. Relying on her exquisite taste and gut instincts, Dougherty helped usher in the 'New Hollywood' with movies like Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, and Bonnie and Clyde.
18) Oliver & company
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Oliver is a homeless kitten who roams the streets of New York City. There, he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background (backup) singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more. Includes behind-the-scenes footage, vintage live performances, and interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mick Jagger, Stevie...
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After 300 years, three sister witches are resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night, and it is up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.