Summary: 'At eight o'clock, it's Laila's birthday, okay?' Palestinian judge turned cab driver Abu's wife reminds her husband. On his young daughter's birthday, Abu faces a nerve-wracking shift in a Ramallah yellow cab, armed only with an ex-jurist's misplaced pride, a father's loyalty, and a sticker reminding passengers that smoking and carrying AK-47's are prohibited.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LAISummary: Magnolia is a mosaic of American life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. Nine people will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Video 2000
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MAGSummary: Follows a family's emotional crises in the suburbs of the '70s during an ice storm.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2000
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "A refreshingly hilarious look at what it means to be a family in today's hectic, unpredictable world. While fledgling fathers Cameron and Mitchell struggle with learning the ropes of parenthood, longtime parents Claire and Phil try to keep the spice in their marriage amid the chaos of raising three challenging children. Meanwhile, family patriarch Jay has more than his hands full with his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MODSummary: "Modern Family takes a refreshing and funny view of what it means to raise a family in this hectic day and age. Multicultural relationships, adoption, and same-sex marriage are just a few of the timely issues faced by the show's three wildly-diverse broods. No matter the size or shape, family always comes first in this hilariously 'modern' look at life, love, and laughter."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010