Minnie Driver
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A charming, poignant, and mesmerizing memoir in essays from beloved actor and natural-born storyteller Minnie Driver, chronicling the way life works out even when it doesn't.
In this intimate, beautifully crafted collection, Driver writes with disarming charm and candor about her bohemian upbringing between England and Barbados, her post-university travails and triumphs- from being the only student in her acting school not taken on by an agent to...
2) Hunky Dory
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Relive the summer of 1976 in this heartwarming British musical from the producer of "Billy Elliott" featuring songs by David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Nick Drake, ELO, and The Byrds. Minnie Driver plays Viv, a fiery high school drama teacher determined to fire up her hormonal, apathetic students by putting on the best end-of-year show the school has seen: a glam-infused rock musical based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. But as the Welsh summer begins to...
3) Stage Fright
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In this genre-bending "Glee"-meets-Rocky Horror musical comedy, a starry-eyed teenager (Allie MacDonald) wants to follow in her mother's (Minnie Driver) footsteps and become a Broadway diva; instead, she's stuck working in the kitchen of her step-father's (Meat Loaf Aday) snobby performing arts camp. Determined to change her destiny, she sneaks in to audition for the summer showcase landing the lead role. However, just as rehearsals begin, blood starts...
5) Beautiful
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Mona sacrifices everything, including family, in pursuit of a beauty pageant victory. Her friend Ruby helps her to an amazing degree.
6) Beautiful
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2021.
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Mona sacrifices everything, including family, in pursuit of a beauty pageant victory. Her friend Ruby helps her to an amazing degree.
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2014.
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The pressures of fame have put superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage she needs to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be. Nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture by the **Image Awards**. Winner of the Artistic Achievement Award and the Emerging Artist Award at the **Chicago International Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Achievement in Music...
8) The red tent
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Dinah's happy childhood is spent inside the red tent where the women of her tribe gather and share the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. The film recounts the story of Dinah's mothers Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. Dinah matures and experiences an intense love that subsequently leads to a devastating loss, and the fate of her family is forever changed. Based on the best-selling novel by Anita Diamant.
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Seville Pictures
Pub. Date
[2011]
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Barney Panofsky is a seemingly ordinary man who lives an extraordinary life. With his father, Izzy as his sidekick, Barney reflects on the many highs, and a few too many lows, of his long and colorful life. Not only does Barney turn out to be a true romantic, he is also capable of all kinds of sneaky acts of gallantry, generosity, and goodness when it is least expected. His gloriously full life is played out on a grand scale all the way through the...
11) Barney's version
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
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Barney Panofsky is a seemingly ordinary man who lives an extraordinary life. With his father, Izzy as his sidekick, Barney reflects on the many highs, and a few too many lows, of his long and colorful life. Not only does Barney turn out to be a true romantic, he is also capable of all kinds of sneaky acts of gallantry, generosity, and goodness when it is least expected. His gloriously full life is played out on a grand scale all the way through the...
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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Tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
13) Tarzan
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Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
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Raised by gorillas, Tarzan has made the jungle his home and the animals his friends. But with the appearance of humans, the only world Tarzan has ever known and the one in which he belongs are about to become one.
17) The crash
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Vertical Entertainment
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[2017]
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In the not so distant future, a team of white-collar criminals is enlisted by the federal government to thwart a cyber-attack that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.
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Movie star Eve Wilde (Glenn Close) is getting married for the fourth time, raising concerns with her sons and ex-husband (John Malkovich). As extended Kids & Family pours in to witness the nuptials of Eve and Harold (Patrick Stewart), the long summer weekend offers the opportunity for everyone to get to know each other a bit more intimately. As sexual sparks fly, there are unforeseen consequences abound.
20) I Give it a Year
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Since they met at a party, ambitious high-flyer Nat and struggling novelist Josh have been deliriously happy despite their differences. Josh is a thinker, Nat's a doer... but the spark between them is undeniable. Their wedding is a dream come true, but family, friends and even the minister who marries them aren't convinced that they can last. Josh's ex-girlfriend, Chloe, and Nat's handsome American client, Guy, could offer attractive alternatives....