Celia Weston
Author
Language
English
Description
Still spry at ninety-three, Theodora has lived long enough to see her family grow into an insufferable bunch of truculent knuckleheads. Having finally gathered the whole bickering brood together for the holidays at her South Carolina home, the grand matriarch pines wistfully for those extravagant, homey Christmases of her childhood. How she misses the tables groaning with home-cooked goodies, the over-the-top decorations, those long, lovely fireside...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Susan Sarandon portrays Sister Helen Prejean, a spiritual woman who embarks on a dangerous quest with a convicted killer (Sean Penn) and the profound changes it makes in her life. Confronted with the anger of the community and the private pain of his victims' parents, Sister Helen overcomes her own fears to fight for the life and soul of a death row inmate. Winner of Best Actress (Susan Sarandon) at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best Actress,...
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A man returns to rural Kentucky where his family, fragmented and haunted, carry the stigma of a murder his brother committed twenty years ago. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*Smolders with intelligence, empathy for its characters, and a rare resistance to give them an easy out or pat resolution.*" - Kevin Jagernauth, ***The Playlist***
4) Freak Show
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Billy, a cross-dressing teen, starts attending an ultra-conservative high school. He takes a stand for his individuality by running for homecoming queen.
6) Poms
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It is an uplifting comedy about Martha, a woman who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents, Sheryl, Olive, and Alice, proving that it's never too late to follow their dreams.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Deluxe ed., widescreen.
Language
English
Description
As the "How to" columnist for a trendy magazine, Andie Anderson agrees to write a first hand account about what it takes to drive a man out of your life in exactly ten days. At the same time, eligible ad agency bachelor Benjamin Barry accepts a high stakes bet that he can lure any woman into falling in love with him in ten days.
Author
Language
English
Description
In an Oscar-winning role, Susan Sarandon portrays Sister Helen Prejean, a spiritual woman who embarks on a dangerous quest with a convicted killer and the profound changes it makes in her life. Confronted with the anger of the community and the private pain of his victims' parents, Sister Helen overcomes her own fears to fight for the life and soul of a death row inmate.
