Alan Alda
Author
Language
English
Description
100 Stars! Liz Taylor blows lines, Ronald Reagan loses his pants. Shatner & Nimoy crack up. Bogart & Cagney prove tough guys are funny. Busty Jayne Mansfield shows Mickey Rooney being short has advantages. Bloopers of Dukes of Hazzard, Laugh-In. Happy Days, M*A*S*H, Rickles. Skelton, Abbott & Costello, Bob Hope, Lucy, Johnny Carson, Bonanza, even The Beatles! Note: Curse words bleeped & no nudity.
Author
Language
English
Description
"'A down-to-earth, inspiring book about the American promise fulfilled'--President Bill Clinton; 'Fascinating. Made me wish I had been born in the Bronx'--Barbara Walters; A touching and provocative collection of memories that evoke the history of one of America's most influential boroughs--the Bronx--through some of its many success stories. The vivid oral histories in Arlene Alda's Just Kids from the Bronx reveal what it was like to grow up in the...
Publisher
First Run Features
Language
English
Formats
Description
Burlesque was one of America’s most popular forms of entertainment in the first half of the 20th century. Gaudy, bawdy and spectacular, the shows entertained thousands of customers every night of the week. And yet the legacy of burlesque is often vilified, misunderstood, and left out of history. By telling intimate, surprising stories from its golden age through the women (and men!) who lived it, BEHIND THE BURLY Q reveals the true story of burlesque,...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertaiment/Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
James Donovan is a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City's art world. As conflicting paths and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple.
10) Marriage story
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A love story about divorce. A marriage coming apart and a family coming together. A hilarious and harrowing, sharply observed, and deeply compassionate film from writer-director Noah Baumbach. Charlie is a charismatic New York theater director wedded to his work. Nicole is an actor who is ready to change her own life. Their hopes for an amicable divorce fade as they are drawn into a system that pits them against each other and forces them to redefine...
11) Tower heist
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
An all-star cast in this hilarious comedy caper about a luxury condo manager who leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of a petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they're sure is hidden in the penthouse. It's so fun, it's criminal!
12) Flash of genius
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
After Robert Kearns invents the intermittent windshield wiper, he accuses an automobile company of stealing his design and takes them to court.
14) The human spark
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Alan Alda takes a look at how humans first appeared on Earth millions of years ago, and how our species not only survived, but thrived, through some unimaginable conditions. Alda visits with dozens of scientists on three continents, and participates directly in many experiments - including the detailed examination of his own brain.
17) MASH: season 1
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Explores the day-to-day lives of the people who live and work at the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) stationed three miles from the front during the Korean War.
20) The four seasons
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Three married couples are all best friends until divorce strikes one couple, putting a strain on the close-knit group.