Olympia Dukakis
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Something about Olympia Dukakis just speaks to people. In her signature straight-talk style, she tells the story of her own history and career.
Olympia Dukakis, internationally known movie and theater star, was born into a Greek family in Lowell, Massachusetts. As a first generation Greek-American, Olympia "lived in the hyphen" and struggled to reconcile her American desires with her family's old-world traditions. ASK ME AGAIN TOMORROW tells the...
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Seldom has society come full circle in the cycle of a disease - from illness, to epidemic, to cure. Polio is the 20th century's most notable exception. Every baby boomer remembers collecting dimes in their dime cards, hearing the success of the Salk shot, and lining up for oral vaccines taken in a sugar cube. But few know the story of how polio came to America in 1916 and grew into the frightening epidemics of the 1940's and 50's when the disease...
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2022.
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English
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Married for almost 50 years, Grant and Fiona's serenity is interrupted by Fiona's increasingly frequent memory lapses. When it is no longer possible for either of them to ignore the fact that she is being consumed by Alzheimer's disease, the limits of love and loyalty are wrenchingly redefined.
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Mild mannered scholar Flynn Carsen, chosen to recover and protect priceless historical artifacts from around the world, must journey to the sweeping plains of Africa. There he uncovers the secrets of his past in order to find the ancient, hidden mines of King Solomon before the treasure-filled tomb is discovered by those who would use the powerful artifacts for evil.
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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To be a librarian, you must master the Dewey Decimal System, ace internet research and, if you're new librarian Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle), save the world! Wyle (ER, Fallen Skies, The Librarians) heads a sterling cast in a fun, fantastical, special effects-laden adventure that soars around the world from the Metropolitan Library in the U.S., to the Amazon jungle to the Himalayas. Geeky Carsen lands a job as the Librarian, keeper of such top-secret treasures...
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Jonathan Kasdan makes his directorial debut with a romantic dramedy about trying to make sense of love.Devastated by the recent breakup with his true love, twentysomething writer Carter Webb (Adam Brody-"The O.C.") escapes Los Angeles for suburban Michigan to care for his ailing grandmother (Academy Award® winner Olympia Dukakis-Moonstruck). Soon after his arrival, he stumbles into the lives of the women across the street: a mother (Meg Ryan-When...
9) Moonstruck
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English
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A superstitious Brooklyn widow is ready to get married again. Only this time, she plans on doing it right - even if she has to say "yes" to a man she doesn't really love. When she unexpectedly falls in love with her fiancé's estranged brother Ronny, what happens next is a wonderful romantic complication.
10) Picture perfect
Pub. Date
[1999]
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Widescreen version.
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English
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As adorable as she is ambitious, Kate is determined to turn her mid-level advertising job into an executive position and equally determined to snare Sam, the agency's ultra-suave Romeo who prefers illicit affairs with attached women. She achieves both goals by pretending she's getting married to Nick, a man she met at a wedding and barely knows. But her carefully constructed fictional life comes face to face with reality when her boss wants to meet...
11) The infiltrator
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
15) Away from her
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's 'forgetfulness' actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For the first time in their relationship, they are forced to undergo a separation since this is the nursing home 'no-vistors, ' first 30 days policy of a...
16) Cloudburst
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Stella and Dot have been together for 31 years and have faithfully accompanied one another through life's ups and downs. Now in their seventies, Stella is hard of hearing and Dot is legally blind. Dotty's prudish granddaughter, Molly, decides the best place for Dot is a nursing home that will provide all the necessities. This forces Stella and Dot to make a bold decision: they will leave their hometown in Maine and make their way to Canada, where...
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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Devastated over his breakup with his girlfriend, Carter Webb leaves Los Angeles to stay with his ailing Grandmother in her suburban Detroit home. Across the street lives the Hardwicke family. As Carter struggles to reconcile his own inner conflicts, he is drawn into the pains and loves of the Hardwicke women. All the Hardwicke women, in their way, fall in love with Carter. Each woman, in her own way, helps Carter find his way back.
20) Big driver
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Tess Thorne, a famous writer, faces a long drive home following a book signing. On a lonely New England road, her tire blows out, leaving her stranded. Relieved when another driver stops and offers assistance, Tess quickly discovers her savior is actually a serial killer who assaults her. Left for dead, Tess escapes, determined to find her attacker and seek revenge.
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