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"Originally conceived as a novel but then transformed into a play by Ayn Rand, Ideal is the story of beautiful but tormented actress Kay Gonda. Accused of murder, she is on the run, and she turns for help to six fans who have written letters to her, each telling her that she represents their ideal a respectable family man, a far-left activist, a cynical artist, an evangelist, a playboy, and a lost soul. Each reacts to her plight in his own way, their...
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Comedian, actor and perpetual lonely guy Fred Stoller is thrilled when his good buddy, Vinnie, the world's happiest agoraphobic and the fattest vegetarian on the planet, comes to live with him, until Vinnie also proves to be the world's most maddening roommate.
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations)
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Bengali
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A matinee idol Arindam Mukherjee is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by a journalist Aditi who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets.
7) Isabella
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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Mariel longs to play the role of Isabella in a local theater troupe₂s production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, but money problems prevent her from preparing for the audition. She thinks of asking her brother for financial help but is worried about being too direct. Her solution is to ask her brother's girlfriend, Luciana, also an actress and a more self-assured one, to convince her brother to give her the money. Luciana agrees on the condition...
9) Red rocket
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1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A washed-up porn star clashes with his estranged wife after returning to his hometown in Texas.
10) The party
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1 videodisc (1 hr., 39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A Hollywood bigwig is giving a party to which every climber in town wants to be invited. By mistake, an accident-prone Indian actor is invited, and the result is hilarious slapstick and a wicked and shrewd insider's view of Tinseltown.
11) Withnail and I
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Acerbic and irresistibly self-destructive Withnail and neurotic Marwood are down-at-the-heels actors in 1960s London, living in self-inflicted squalor and drowning their artistic frustrations with booze and any drugs they can get their hands on. Fleeing the doldrums - and unpaid bills - of the city, the pair finds themselves stuck in the less than idyllic country cottage of Withnail's lascivious uncle Monty.
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Gwen and Eddie are the countries favorite on-screen couple. Having to promote their latest movie, the couple, whose public romance had turned into a private breakup, have to count on their veteran press agent and Gwen's assistant-sister, Kiki, to keep the press from knowing about the real story. Can true love, happily ever after and other Hollywood endings really happen?
14) Nerdland
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1 videodisc (approximately 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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With their 30th birthdays looming and their desperation growing, John and Elliot decide that in this celebrity-obsessed world of over-shared navel-gazing, there are more ways to become famous than ever before. Making up for what they lack in brains and talent with abundant, witless enthusiasm, John and Elliot troll Los Angeles on a fame-grab journey, encountering and abusing friends both new and old.
Two best friends, an aspiring screenwriter and...
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Meet the Weiss family, who are making their way in Hollywood rife with money, fame, envy, and relentless hauntings. Stafford Weiss is a famed TV self-help therapist with an A-list celebrity clientele. Meanwhile, Cristina Weiss has her work cut out managing the career of their disaffected child-star son, Benjie, a fresh graduate of rehab at age thirteen. Yet unbeknownst to them, another member of the Weiss family has arrived in town, mysteriously scarred...
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2 videodiscs (286 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The Rose family's dreams of escaping their town are suddenly thwarted when the town's potential buyer succumbs to a diabetic coma. It's now clear that their stay in this simple setting will be much longer than they ever imagined. Faced with this horrific truth, the Roses must do the only thing they can: change the town from within.
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Shirley Temple volume 5
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A talent scout believes that little Rebecca could be the next big thing on radio and tries to get her on the air.
18) Somewhere
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A witty, moving, and empathetic look into the orbit of actor Johnny Marco. You have probably seen him in the tabloids; Johnny is living at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood. He has a Ferrari to drive around in, and a constant stream of girls and pills to stay in with. Comfortably numbed, Johnny drifts along. Then, his 11-year-old daughter Cleo from his failed marriage arrives unexpectedly at the Chateau. Their encounters encourage Johnny...
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1 videodisc (170 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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James Tyrone is an aging actor and an alcoholic miser who has spent a lifetime treading on the spirit of his dope-addicted wife, Mary. His oldest son Jamie is a troublemaking alcoholic who is envious of the writing talent of his sickly younger brother, Edmund. The three Tyrone men will spend a hellish night together when they sit about drunkenly while Mary hallucinates about her younger and happier days.
A day in the lives of a tormented family that...
20) Easter Sunday
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A man returns home to celebrate Easter with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family.
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