Katherine Helmond
1) Overboard
Language
English
Formats
Description
A super-rich and pretentious socialite winds up in the world of a struggling carpenter with four kids.
3) Brazil
Series
Criterion collection volume 51
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this surrealistic nightmare vision of a "perfect" future where technology reigns supreme, a daydreaming bureaucrat who is involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. This is the original 142 minute director's cut edition of the film assembled from both the European and American versions.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This hilarious ABC comedy series ran for an incredible eight seasons. A single dad is the housekeeper and best friend to his lady boss and her son. Includes the first 22 episodes.
"Tony Micelli is a former professional baseball player, who along with his preteen daughter moves into advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both housekeeper and father figure to Angela's young son. But Tony and Angela soon discover their chemistry collides with...
7) Time bandits
Series
Criterion collection volume 37
Publisher
Anchor Bay Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
An adventure-fantasy-comedy that takes the viewer on a wildly imaginative trip to a new dimension in time and space in which a young time traveller encounters many famous figures from history.
Publisher
VCI Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Miss Jane Pittman is celebrating her 110th birthday. As the civil rights movement heats up, Miss Jane, a former slave, recounts her memories of the black experience from picking potatoes on a southern plantation to fetching water for soldiers in the Civil War to her views on the current and turbulent equal rights movement.
Series
Publisher
WinStar TV & Video
Pub. Date
c1997.
Language
English
Description
Film director Garry Marshall talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
11) Time bandits
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
A troupe of tiny bandits, challenged with the task of patching up the handiwork of a Supreme Being who was forced into creating the world in only 6 days, instead steal the priceless map of the universe. Accompanied by an English school boy, they are swept away on a whirlwind adventure through time and space, encountering bizarre incarnations of Napoleon, Robinhood, Agamemnon, and others.
13) Cars
Publisher
Disney/Pixar
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson, and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame.
Publisher
Flat Iron Film Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In a stylized retelling of the events of August 4, 1892, the film begins when the parents of New England spinster Lizzie Andrew Borden were found brutally murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts' home. The subsequent incarceration of the prime suspect (Lizzie herself) as well as the coroner's inquest and trial are largely faithfully depicted, using actual testimony.
Series
Criterion collection volume 175
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
Fueled by a suitcase full of pharmaceuticals, journalist Raoul Duke and his sidekick Dr. Gonzo set off on a fast and furious ride through nonstop neon, surreal surroundings and a crew of crazy characters.
16) Cars
Series
Publisher
Pixar
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he is stranded in Radiator Springs, a town on old Route 66. He meets a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Saboteur: A young factory worker is accused of sabotage and sets off on a desperate, action-packed cross-country chase to clear his name.
Shadow of a doubt: A teenage girl comes to suspect that the uncle she idolizes may in fact be the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.
The trouble with Harry: While no one really minds that Harry is dead, everyone has a different idea about what should be done with his body.
Marnie: Marnie is a compulsive...