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1) Frank
Language
English
Formats
Description
Michael Fassbender stars as Frank, a genius rock musician who performs wearing a giant fake head that he never removes. Things get rocky between his protective bandmate Clara (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and newcomer Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), who is convinced they’re meant for stardom. The band lands their biggest gig, but are they ready? And is the world? Audience Award Nominated at the **SXSW Film Festival**. Winner of Best Screenplay at the **British...
Publisher
Universal
Edition
Widescreen Edition
Language
English
Description
In the quirky town of Eureka, America's brightest scientists are working on some of the government's best-kept secrets. Some lead to brilliant inventions, and some to total chaos. Making sense of the mysteries is Sheriff Jack Carter, a former U.S. marshal who is stranded in the surreal small town after a random car accident.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
When Robin Williams played T.S. Garp in The World According to Garp, two totally original American icons met: a leading comic actor of our time and the character whose loopy adventures made John Irving's novel a literary milestone and runaway bestseller. Fans of Williams' dramatic work in Dead Poets Society and his Oscar winner* Good Will Hunting will also savor his Garp, a sweet-natured writer whose life is a weird minefield of violence, adultery,...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
[English/French/Spanish version]
Language
English
Description
The eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Desperate to start a family, New York schoolteacher, April Epner hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband unexpectedly abandons her and her adoptive mother dies. She gets another shock when she meets her biological mother, an eccentric, self-centered talk show host, whom at first she rejects. Then the divorced dad of one of her students begins courting April. As her life is turned upside-down, April finds herself opening up in...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
It's love at first fright when Gomez and Morticia welcome a new addition to the Addams household: Pubert, their cuddly, mustachioed baby boy. As Fester falls hard for nanny Debbie Jilnsky, Wednesday and Pugsley discover she's a black-widow murderess who plans to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
[Full screen edition].
Language
English
Description
Mr. Magorium owns the most magical store in the universe, where all of the toys for sale are alive. The eccentric owner of toy store surprises Molly, the shop's awkward and insecure manager, by turning over ownership to her. Molly appears to be a reflection of the people who run it. Henry is a detail-oriented accountant assigned the task of assessing the Emporium's monetary value.
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Boyd and his family are forced to spend Christmas at his parents' house with his eccentric father that he has been avoiding for years. When he realizes that he left his son's gifts at home, Boyd and his father must hit the road in a blizzard to retrieve the gifts before sunrise and save Christmas.
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Tim is a guy on the verge of having it all. The only thing standing between him and total career success is finding the perfect guest to bring to his boss' annual Dinner for Extraordinary People, an event where the winner of the evening brings the most eccentric character as his guest. Enter Barry, a guy with a passion for dressing mice up in tiny outfits to recreate great works of art. When the duo shows up to dine, the lunacy kicks into high gear....
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts creates an extraordinary car called Chitty chitty bang bang. It not only drives--but also flies and floats--as it leads him, his two children and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious into a magical world of pirates, castles and adventure. There, the group encounter a host of unforgettable characters, including Baron Bomburst of Vulgaria, his persnickety wife, a lovable village toymaker and an evil child...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
P.G. Wodehouse's beloved Blandings Castle stories follow the foibles of an eccentric aristocrat, his peculiar family, and the ramshackle ancestral home they share. In this witty British series, Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders sparkle as Wodehouse's madcap protagonists.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Mr. Magorium owns the most amazing store in the world, where all the toys literally come to life. When the boss decides to retire, the shop throws a tantrum, and all its wonders begin to cease. Now Mr. Magorium's reluctant manager, skeptical accountant, and most loyal customer must work together to save the emporium by finding a little magic within themselves.
17) True stories
Series
Criterion collection volume 951
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
"Music icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life and a distillation ot what was in his own idiosyncratic mind. The Talking Heads front man plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. As shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman, Texas becomes a hyperrealistic...
Publisher
Universal
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
In the quirky town of Eureka, America's brightest scientists are working on some of the government's best-kept secrets. Some lead to brilliant inventions, and some to total chaos. Making sense of the mysteries is Sheriff Jack Carter, a former U.S. marshal who is stranded in the surreal small town after a random car accident.
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