Cara Seymour
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennesee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day.
2) Savages
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Jon and Wendy Savage (Hoffman and Linney) are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from their abusive father, Lenny (Bosco). Suddenly, a call comes in that Lenny's girlfriend has died and he cannot care for himself. Lenny suffers from dementia and his girlfriend's family dumps Lenny on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage...
3) Adaptation
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Set in downtown New York in 1900, the Knickerbocker Hospital faces a major upheaval due to poor finances and an exodus of wealthy patients. The one remaining star is Dr. Thackeray, who along with the hospital staff of surgeons, nurses and other personnel must struggle to keep both themselves and the hospital going.
5) Radium girls
Language
English
Description
Based on true events, it follows teen sisters, Bessie and Jo Cavallo, who dream of Hollywood and Egyptian pyramids as they paint luminous watch dials at the American Radium factory in New Jersey. When Jo loses a tooth, Bessie's world is turned upside down as a mystery slowly unravels. She discovers a corporate cover-up and, in a radical coming of age story, Bessie and the Radium Girls decide to take on American Radium. Based on historical events,...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
From the author of Awakenings comes a heartwarming tale of a father and son, who find a connection through the music that embodied the generation gap of the 1960s. An unforgettable soundtrack features the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Crosby Stills and Nash, and many more.
8) Evergreen
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Living in a leaking shack on the edge of town with her mother and grandmother, fourteen-year-old Henrietta wants everything she doesn't have. After meeting Chat Turly, she believes his wealthy family is ideal, and tries desparately to become part of their family. When she can no longer ignore the severe flaws in Chat's home life, Henrietta comes to appreciate what she does have.
10) American psycho
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Uncut version.
Language
English
Description
Wall Street yuppie Patrick Bateman is also a serial rapist and killer who targets strangers and acquaintances with equal abandon.
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