Summary: Features a showcase of the incredibly talented women who have created some of the funniest and most memorable characters on Saturday Night Live throughout its rich history. Beginning with a Real Housewives parody, hot Andy Cohen invites some of the women of SNL back to studio 8H for a comically charged reunion show with an honest 'Housewives-style' tell-all that lets us know what they've been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD WOMSummary: Chris Gardner is an intelligent, energetic guy who can't catch a break. In the sluggish Bay Area economy of 1981, he's losing ground, by investing all his family's money in high cost bone-density scanners. His wife leaves him, he loses his apartment, and with his 5-year-old son in tow joins the ranks of the homeless, if not the hopeless. Bounced from shelter to shelter, he finds himself a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PURCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Pursuit 2007Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PURSummary: An absorbing portrait of the filmmaker David Lynch, as well as an intimate encounter with the man himself. From the privacy of his home and painting studio in the Hollywood Hills, a candid Lynch conjures people and places from his past, from his boyhood in Idaho and Virginia to his experiences at art school in Boston and Philadelphia to the beginnings of his filmmaking career in Los Angeles, in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DAVSummary: One man's journey to find meaning in Bill Murray's many unexpected adventures with everyday people. Enjoy an inside look at rare and never-before-seen footage of the comedic icon participating in stories previously presumed to be urban legend.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BILSummary: A portrait of the late photographer Francesca Woodman, told through the young artist's work (including experimental videos and journal entries) and remarkably candid interviews with her artist parents Betty and George (a ceramic sculptor and painter/photographer), who have continued their own artistic practices while watching Francesca's professional reputation eclipse their own.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lorber Films 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Gilbert Gottfried rose to fame in the 1980s thanks to his brash stand-up act and personality. Now, after decades of flying solo in both his work and in his personal life, Gilbert has shockingly reinvented himself as a family man.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF GILSummary: Long story short: Presents interview segments in which California's poor and homeless discuss the disadvantages of living without adequate resources.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A distinguished poet, translator, critic and teacher, Edwin Honig wrote dozens of books and poems that attracted critical praise around the world. His seminal translations awakened English-speaking readers to previously overlooked literary giants, resulting in honorary knighthoods from the king of Spain and the president of Portugal. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner paints a deeply...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIRSummary: The film will feature one of Williams' last full-length interviews for the series, including never-before-seen comments on his life and comedic and dramatic work, as well as tributes to Williams by those who knew and worked with him, along with clips from moments throughout his career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD ROBSummary: Never-before-seen footage and journal entries form the narrative spine of the documentary, allowing Gilda Radner to tell her own story; through the laughter and sometimes the tears. Incredibly, she was able to find humor in even the darkest of times. Her spirit lives on in comedy as a female trailblazer who continues to inspire many present day comedic performers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LOVSummary: A ferocious, funny, and poignant portrait of the one-of-a-kind Broadway legend still belting out Sondheim numbers at age 87, the documentary tribute showcases the brash, uncompromising Tony and Emmy winner both on stage and off. The film captures her immeasurable charm, acerbic wit, and impressive accomplishments with candid footage and interviews with friends and collaborators, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ELASummary: From award-winning director/producer Peter Kunhardt, King in the Wilderness follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the volatile last three years of his life, from the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to his assassination in April 1968. Drawing on revelatory stories from his inner circle of friends, the film provides a clear window into the civil rights leader's character, showing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KINSummary: Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's earlier life and some modern-day performances.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC LETSummary: Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, Tonya is a dark comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous and poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ICopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD ICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD I RATED RCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie I 2018Summary: Profiles Paul Taylor, pioneer of 20th century modern dance. Features interviews with Taylor and company members. Includes excerpts from: Espanade; Company B; Polaris; 3 epitaphs; Events II, Epic, and Duet from 7 new dances; Scudorama; Aureole; Airs; Cloven kingdom; Last look; Musical offering; Offenbach overtures; Eventide; Piazzola caldera.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DANSummary: A look at one of experimental theater's most influential figures, who collaborated on works with people such as Tom Waits and Philip Glass. Explore his life from his upbringing in Waco, Texas to the way of life he brought to the screen.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ABSSummary: A documentary film that will tell the bittersweet story of one of the most innovative comedians who ever graced the stage, screen and television, before his untimely death from a drug overdose at the tender age of only 33. Immortalized for his uniquely bold, energetic, and in-your-face comedic style, Chris Farley's off the charts talent cemented his place as a key player in a movement that...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IKael, Pauline
Summary: Explores the life and career of American film critic Pauline Kael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Video Distributors 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHASummary: Tells the story of troubled nightclub comic Lenny Bruce, his wife Honey Harlowe, and his fatal decline through drug addiction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment Inc. 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LENSummary: A comedy/mockumentary about the comedian, Jonathan Winters, who sets out to be a successful painter and dreams of hanging in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. Just when his dream is about to become reality, his sense of humor is stolen and he loses his abiltiy to paint. To avert disaster, the filmmakers call on Jonathan's friends, fellow actors and comedians to help him regain his sense of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Certifiably Jonathan, LLC 2010
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY JONHicks, Bill
Summary: Explores the life and career of American comedian Bill Hicks.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2 Entertain 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMESummary: One of the country's preminent and prolific serious writers, Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 100 novels, including Them, We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde. In this candid and revealing documentary, she provides insight into her life, creative process, and the events that have shaped her writings, including the 1967 Detroit Riot, the Chappaquiddick incident, and the tragic life of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023