Lindsay Crouse
1) Brave Irene
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Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
3) Misery
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Misery is an American psychological horror thriller novel written by Stephen King and first published by Viking Press on June 8, 1987. The novel's narrative is based on the relationship of its two main characters -- the popular writer Paul Sheldon and his psychotic fan Annie Wilkes. When Paul is seriously injured following a car accident, former nurse Annie brings him to her home, where Paul receives treatment and doses of pain medication. Gradually,...
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When a suicidal patient reveals that his gambling debt has him at the end of his rope, dedicated psychiatrist Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse) confronts Mike (Joe Mantegna), the con man who holds her patient’s markers. Duped into a high-stakes poker match, she becomes intoxicated by Mike’s mastery and quickly falls for him, turning a blind eye to the fact that he can’t be trusted. And before long she finds herself sparring in a mental poker match...
6) Communion
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Christopher Walken delivers a captivating performance as Whitley Strieber, a man haunted by unsettling encounters with extraterrestrial beings in this psychological thriller. Based on Strieber's real-life claims of alien abduction, the film explores his growing fear and confusion as his reality spirals out of control. Walken's intense portrayal and the eerie atmosphere create a gripping narrative that blurs the line between imagination and terrifying...
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At the offices of a Boston alternative newspaper, the staff members enjoy a positive and open-minded work environment. Music critic Max (Jeff Goldblum) uses his influence to score dates, while news reporter Harry (John Heard) is dating Abbie (Lindsay Crouse), the publication's lead photographer. However, it seems as though their relatively carefree days are numbered when the owner of a major publishing company buys the paper. Winner of two prizes...
9) The verdict
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An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career.
10) House of games
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A therapist and best-selling author must confront her own demons when she meets a man who has gambling debts and she feels compelled to help him.
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Amidst the adventure, hardships, and excitement of her teenage years on the Dakota prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder puts pen to paper and begins to document her extraordinary life. Laura matures from young girl to woman, making sacrifices to help her family survive. She also meets her loving husband, Almanzo Wilder, and together with their daughter, Rose, they set off on their own pioneer adventure in Missouri.
13) Slap shot
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The coach of a third-rate hockey team signs up some rough and tough players to help his team win.
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A collection of five murder mysteries featuring trenchcoat-wearing police lieutenant Columbo.
Disc one: There's much more than meets the eye when Columbo investigates the death of a magician who supposedly was killed by one of his own clever magic tricks. Columbo searches for clues on the cutting room floor when he suspects a high powered film director of hiding evidence of murder.
Disc two: Does the heart rule the head, or vice versa? Columbo ponders...
16) Twisted: A Novel
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
With her energies focused on a baffling, vicious gang slaying and her personal life in shambles, Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has a full plate. The last thing she needs is a whiz-kid grad student claiming to have stumbled upon a bizarre connection between several unsolved murders.
“An elaborate, tangled web . . . With unsuspected turns at every chapter break...
With her energies focused on a baffling, vicious gang slaying and her personal life in shambles, Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has a full plate. The last thing she needs is a whiz-kid grad student claiming to have stumbled upon a bizarre connection between several unsolved murders.
“An elaborate, tangled web . . . With unsuspected turns at every chapter break...
17) With and Without
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It should be a week full of wine, wit and relaxation. However Jill's husband doesn't show up at a lakeside vacation house and instead of a holiday, the happily married Mark & Shelly are offered an intimate view of their friend's erratic behavior as she tries to cope. The lake is serene but in the house old passions bubble to the surface in this ‘dramedy' about the limits of friendship and marriage. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring...
18) Communion
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Christopher Walken stars as Whitley Strieber, a man fraught with dreams and visions linked to a possible alien abduction from his past.
19) Chantilly Bridge
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Twenty-five years after "Chantilly Lace," the characters' confront old resentments, celebrate new milestones and rediscover the unbreakable bond among friends who knew one another then -- and are there for one another now.




