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Meryl Streep
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The timeless story of the toy rabbit who wanted to be real is brought to life by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep and acclaimed pianist George Winston in this illustrated book and compact disc edition.
Meryl Streep lends her amazingly talented voice to the story of a stuffed bunny who is the Boy's favorite toy but yearns to be Real. The characters come to life through the artistry of her performance, enhanced by the original piano score by celebrated...
Meryl Streep lends her amazingly talented voice to the story of a stuffed bunny who is the Boy's favorite toy but yearns to be Real. The characters come to life through the artistry of her performance, enhanced by the original piano score by celebrated...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this original edition, Peter and his sisters are told to go gather blackberries and not to go into MacGregor's garden because Peter's father was made into a pie by MacGregor after being found in the garden. Peter, who is wearing a new coat, promptly disobeys his mother, stuffs himself with vegetables, gets spotted by MacGregor, loses his coat and barely makes it out of the garden alive. When Peter gets home, he is given chamomile tea for dinner....
3) Heartburn
Author
Language
English
Description
When her husband announces that he is in love with another woman, Rachel, a noted cookbook author and TV personality, returns to New York and her wacky but loving family and friends to sort out her life.
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
This intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, 'Wings of Life' utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Explore the mysterious depths of the "world ocean" to discover the beauty and diversity of the ocean and its importance to all life on earth. Travel to Palau, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Alaska, Nova Scotia, and the Red Sea. Meet humpback whales, swim with golden jellyfish, and witness the spawning behavior of giant clams.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Miranda, editor of "Runway" magazine, is a terror to everyone around her. Her first assistant strives to please her, but can't quite pull it off. Enter Andy, a young woman who knows nothing of the fashion industry and has never read the magazine. Nonetheless, Miranda, hires her as second assistant. When Miranda demands that she obtain the next unpublished Harry Potter manuscript, it forces Andy to dig it up in order to please her boss. With the help...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This intimate portrait of the groundbreaking artist Elizabeth Murray explores the relationship between Murray’s family life and career and reconsiders her place in the contemporary art history. Murray’s personal journals, voiced in the film by Meryl Streep, give viewers a privileged window into Murray’s internal struggles and incredible ambition. Verité footage of Murray in her studio and home videos help round out this profile of her life...
11) Silkwood
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
The story of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear reactor worker who might have been murdered to prevent her expose of wrongdoing at the power plant.
12) To the Arctic
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
To The Arctic takes you on a never before seen journey through the power of the IMAX lens into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The story of one family's strength and courage in a time of extreme crisis. Plunged into emotional and financial hardship, a devoted mother, a hardworking father and the rest of this close-knit family face a decision that will change their lives forever. As time and options begin to run out, they must find the courage to overcome incredible odds.
15) The river wild
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
Meryl Streep takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.
16) Theater of war
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker John Walter artfully captures Meryl Streep groping for, and then seizing the character in her unforgettable portrayal of Mother Courage in Tony Kushner's adaptation of the Bertolt Brecht masterpiece Mother Courage and her children.
Author
Language
English
Description
Veering from the convivial, scene-centered graphic interpretation often associated with this classic, Würbs offers a sparer take, narrowing each scene to softly focused images that are more suggestive than representational. The poem's opening lines are accompanied by an image of a lone candle burning in a brass candleholder, and the sleigh's rooftop landing shows two shadowy reindeer heads emerging from behind a foregrounded stone chimney. Santa's...
19) Out of Africa
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
The story of Karen Blixen, her philandering husband, her struggles with a coffee plantation in Kenya, and her love for a mysterious safari leader.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Daniel Miller was tooling along a Los Angeles Boulevard listening to Barbra Streisand sing "Something's Coming" when something came...a bus. One head-on crash later, Daniel wakes up deceased. And his troubles are just beginning. This is witty peek at the afterlife.