Debra Winger
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"Gloria Steinem had an itinerant childhood. Every fall, her father would pack the family into the car and they would drive across the country, in search of their next adventure. The seeds were planted: Steinem would spend much of her life on the road, as a journalist, organizer, activist, and speaker. In vivid stories that span an entire career, Steinem writes about her time on the campaign trail, from Bobby Kennedy to Hillary Clinton; her early exposure...
2) Forget Paris
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An NBA referee and an airline rep think they've found happiness together, until they meet each other's family and friends.
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Complete portrait of the world-renowned author of the Chronicles of Narnia. It chronicles the story of his life from the loss of his mother, World War I, his friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife, Joy that inspired his writings. Interviews with friends, family, scholars and actress, Debra Winger.
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This **Oscar**-winner dazzled critics and audiences alike with its believable, insightful story of a mother and daughter, unforgettably played by Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger. From grand slapstick to deepest sentiment, director James L. Brooks masterfully paints scenes from their evolving 30-year relationship. Jack Nicholson turns in a great comic performance as MacLaine's neighbor, a boozy, womanizing former astronaut. Winner of five **Academy...
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Oscar winner Jeremy Thomas is one of the most celebrated and influential film producers of all time. An avid motorist, for decades he has driven from England to the Cannes Film Festival. This trip, he’s joined by film history documentarian, Mark Cousins, for an intimate glimpse into the life of the legendary icon behind some of the most controversial and acclaimed films of the past 40 years.
6) Radio
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From the writer of The Rookie comes a dramatic and moving story inspired by events in the life of RADIO, a man who made an enduring impact on the lives of all those around him. RADIO focuses on the mentoring relationship between a high school football coach (Ed Harris) and Radio (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), known as "the same as everybody else, just a little slower than most," and how their unique friendship ultimately transforms the conservative attitudes...
7) The lovers
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Mary and Michael are a long married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. On the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.
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In AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen tortuous weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship. Winner of Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Louis Gossett Jr.) and nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Debra Winger) and Best Original Screenplay at the **Academy Awards**. Winner of Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture (Louis...
10) Forget Paris
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Mickey knows about marriage. He knows it won’t work if one partner is happy and the other miserable. No, a successful marriage requires both to be miserable! Love is such sweet misery in the witty story of when basketball referee Mickey (Billy Crystal) met airline employee Ellen (Debra Winger). They fall head over croissants for each other in Paris, then reluctantly move on to pursue their careers, only to reunite passionately and make feverish...
11) Lola versus
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"When 29-year-old Lola (Gerwig) is dumped by her fiancé Luke (Joel Kinnaman) just three weeks before the wedding, she embarks on an emotional, year-long adventure of self-discovery filled with love, loss, hilarity and heartache. Guided (and often misguided) by the well-meaning advice of her close friends and eccentric parents, Lola's chaotic journey en route to the big 3-0 proves that a single tumultuous year can yield the lessons of a lifetime"--Container....
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In and out of rehab for the past 10 years, Kym Buchman returns to the family home for the wedding of her sister Rachel. She brings with her a long history of personal crisis and family conflict. The wedding party, friends and relatives have gathered for an idyllic weekend of feasting, music and love, but Kym's passion for the dramatic incites tension in the family.
13) Boychoir
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Stet, a troubled and angry eleven-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.
14) Legal eagles
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A hard-nosed assistant district attorney and an imaginative defense attorney combine their talents to defend a spacey "performance artist" who is accused of theft and murder.
15) Urban cowboy
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Bud Davis, a Texas oil refinery worker, meets and falls in love with Sissy at Gilley's, a popular country-western nightclub in Houston. However, their relationship becomes endangered when a mechanical bull-riding ex-convict schemes to steal Sissy's heart.
16) Brainwave
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Launched in 2008 by the Rubin Museum of Art, Brainwave pairs celebrities from many walks of life: actors, musicians, comedians, choreographers, filmmakers, artists, and authors; with leading neuroscientists and other experts to explore how the human mind works. In provocative, far-reaching, and unscripted conversations, the best and brightest explore memory and perception, creativity and consciousness, happiness, fear, illusions, and dreams.
17) With/in
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A star-studded anthology film filled with funny, dramatic, romantic and familiar stories about puzzles, bread, pets, lots of wine, family, laughter, tears, fears, friends and relatives capturing the challenges, human resilience, creativity, and the inspiration to take a deep look at ourselves and make each day better than the last. This is our time. The answers lie within.
18) Cannery row
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In a rundown California town where the inhabitants struggle to survive and better themselves, a romance develops between a quiet marine biologist and a runaway supporting herself through prostitution.
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Vivid, compelling... An embrace of moral and spiritual contemplation.” –The New York Times
“A remarkable piece of writing. If read with humility and attention, Kathleen Norris's book becomes lectio divina, or holy reading.” –The Boston Globe
From the iconic author of Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of
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Narrated by Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, this multi-award-winning program is the most complete portrait of C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), widely known for his children's book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, was also one of the supreme Christian apologists and adult novelists of the 20th century.