Janeane Garofalo
1) If I May
Author
Language
English
Description
Filmed live in San Francisco, Janeane Garofalo takes on society's intolerance of gluten and House Hunters International. With her unapologetic attitude, Janeane proudly states her AARP membership, her love for Febreze but the disdain for their commercials, and her disinterest in doctors.
Author
Language
English
Description
Filmed live in San Francisco, Janeane Garofalo takes on society's intolerance of gluten and House Hunters International. With her unapologetic attitude, Janeane proudly states her AARP membership, her love for Febreze but the disdain for their commercials, and her disinterest in doctors.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Abby, a savvy, witty veterinarian who hosts her own radio talk show, is anything but confident when it comes to love. A petite brunette, she describes herself as tall and blonde when Brian, a caller who is smitten with her radio persona, asks her on a date. She then talks her tall, blonde neighbor Noelle into assuming her identity, setting off an escalating series of hilarious and romantic crises.
5) Little Boxes
Publisher
Tribeca Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
It's summer, and biracial middle schooler Clark and his parents have just moved from diverse Brooklyn to a predominately-white, small town in Washington. As Clark discovers that fitting in at school means acting 'more Black,' his parents grapple with new attention from neighbors and colleagues. Soon all three are struggling to understand themselves and each other in their new community.
6) Clay pigeons
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A black comedy about serial murder, sexual obsession and stifling small-town paranoia.
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In part one, after 40 years of running a community arts center, Dorothea and Greta are suddenly fighting for survival when a celebrity couple come to town and build an enormous complex down the street. Part two revolves around rehearsals for the Greek play, Hecuba, but the real theatrics are outside the theater where the town has been invaded by bizarre tourists and mysterious tech start-up workers.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The irreverent portrayal of the harsh realities of life after college captures the misadventures of Lelaina, an ambitious TV production assistant, and her relationships with her sarcastic roommate, Vickie, friends Sammy and Troy, and an ambitious video executive, Michael.
10) 24: Season 7
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Set in Washington, D.C. for the first time. The CTU has been dismantled and Jack is on trial for all his 'misconduct' at the department. Jack's day takes an unexpected turn when someone threatens the government and his expertise is needed again.
11) The wild
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Sampson is a lion on display at a zoo in New York City's Central Park, and he holds court over all the other animals, including Nigel, a testy koala bear; Larry, a dumb but well-meaning snake; Kazar, a wildebeest with a passion for choreography; Bridget, a bright but cynical giraffe; and Benny, a squirrel who is good friends with Sampson and is trying to romance Bridget without much success. Ryan is the pride and joy of Sampson's life and he becomes...
Author
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Packed with 200 bedtime stories about the lives of extraordinary women from the past and present. Painters, scientists, dancers, chefs, astronauts, jazz singers, pharaohs, boxers, writers, political leaders, from every corner of the globe! Each short biography is written in the style of a fairy tale, filling listeners with wonder and with a burning curiosity to know more about each hero.
14) Ratatouille
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unwanted visitor in the kitchen of one of Paris' most exclusive restaurants, Remy forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini, the garbage...
15) The cable guy
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cable installer, raised on television sitcoms, wants life to look like "My three sons." And when he meets a single-guy, he sees his chance for some serious male bonding.
Author
Language
English
Description
Outraged over the mounting Social Security debt, Cassandra Devine, a charismatic 29-year-old blogger and member of Generation Whatever, incites massive cultural warfare when she politely suggests that Baby Boomers be given government incentives to kill themselves by age 75. Her modest proposal catches fire with millions of citizens, chief among them "an ambitious senator seeking the presidency." With the help of Washington's greatest spin doctor,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
The United States has survived clueless presidential administrations before. But no matter how enormous the crisis — the Great Depression, Vietnam, Watergate, Monica Lewinsky's thong — America's always come out looking like, well, America.
This time, however, something's different. Things aren't just screwed up; they're f!$d up beyond all recognition. Wel-come to F.U.B.A.R., a hilarious and scathing satire of the American
...18) The Apology
Author
Language
English
Description
Trapped with her ex-brother-in-law by a dangerous storm, a recovering alcoholic finds herself caught between reason and ruthless instinct as a battle of wits escalates into a violent game of revenge.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The acclaimed new work from filmmaker Patrick Wang, featuring a remarkable performance from actress Tyne Daly, is the story of The Bread Factory, a community arts center in the small town of Checkford, told in two films. In part one, after 40 years of running The Bread Factory, Dorothea (Daly) and Greta (Elisabeth Henry) are suddenly fighting for survival when a celebrity couple-performance artists from China-come to Checkford and build an enormous...