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42) Lawman
Series
Language
Français
Description
Western about a stoic sheriff who comes into an unfamiliar town to bring in a bunch of cowboys who, on a drunken spree, accidentally killed an old man.
43) Crazy heart
Language
English
Description
The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
Language
English
Description
In season six, single mom Christy Plunkett is still taking it one day at a time, while pursuing her dream of becoming a lawyer, despite life's many challenges. Not the least of which is her mother, Bonnie. With their mistakes behind them, mother and daughter hilariously work to make up for lost time and get their lives back on track.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1076
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reporter Jerry Corbett aspires to be a playwright but finds himself drinking more than writing. Everyone is stunned when heiress Joan Prentice agrees to marry him, though it initially appears that he has changed his ways. However, when his work takes the couple to New York, Jerry's bad behavior and a persistent old flame lead them to an explosive experiment with open marriage.
Language
English
Description
A young disabled girl spends her days trying to help her alcoholic father return to his glory days as a famous thespian, until a handsome composer comes into her life. The father finally lands the lead in King Lear, but will he lose the daughter he never fully appreciated?
Language
English
Description
Here are thirteen of Paul Newman's best films. This DVD tribute collection is accompanied by a book that traces the story of Newman's ascent in Hollywood, and includes a stunning array of photos, recollections of the making of each film, synopsis of the films, movie posters, and the legal and technical information on each of the thirteen films.
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English
Description
In a towering performance, the late, great Jason Robards portrays a cynical, self-hating alcoholic actor based on O'Neill's elder brother, Jamie. The majestic Colleen Dewhurst plays the earthy, gruff daughter of his scheming Irish tenant farmer with whom the failed actor spends a soul-baring night of guilt-ridden confessions, tenderness, and absolution.
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None
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Expect to find exploding cars, innocent bystanders smacked in the head with hammers, half-naked underwear models chased by cross-dressing villains, auctioneers crawling across airplane wings to retrieve false teeth, memory-impaired lovers, somnambulists, drunken reprobates, deranged acrobats, and the Keystone Kops.
52) Gringa
Language
English
Description
An outcast teen and a disgraced, alcoholic ex-soccer star get a last chance to form a family when she unexpectedly reunites with him in Mexico. Both hoping things can be put back together, even if all you have are the missing pieces.
Language
English
Description
"Bonnie must learn to adjust now that her daughter, Christy, has left for law school. With her chaotic past behind her and a newly empty nest, she can focus on her marriage to Adam and on what she wants to be now that she's finally grown up. More than ever, she depends on the unconditional support of her friends from A.A., whose lives are also changing: Marjorie has a new beau, Jill is struggling with a relationship in crisis, and Wendy has embraced...
54) Glassland
Series
Film Movement volume year 14, film 3
Language
English
Description
Living in a social housing suburb in Dublin with his mother, John ekes out a meager living as a nocturnal taxi driver. One day, he returns home to find his mother, Jean, unconscious from an alcohol overdose. With no savings or insurance, John is forced to offer his services to a petty criminal to help pay for his mother's costly rehab program. Although his mother violently rejects John's attempts to support and unite his family, John faces his challenges,...
55) 1500 steps
Language
English
Description
A transforming journey towards self-belief and brilliance, set in the beautiful Sydney beach suburb of Cronulla.
56) California solo
Language
English
Description
A former Britpop rocker is living a numb existence and working on an organic farm just outside LA. By day he goes to a farmer's market to sell produce and by night he drinks himself into a stupor. Drinking one night he gets pulled over for a DUI that dredges up a past drug offense and threatens him with deportation.
Language
English
Description
Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male-centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse.
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