Toni Collette
3) Glassland
Author
Language
English
Description
A young Dublin taxi driver gets tangled up in the world of human trafficking while trying to save his mother from addiction and provide for his younger brother with Down syndrome.
5) Dream Horse
Author
Language
English
Description
The inspiring true story of a small town bartender who breeds a racehorse that becomes a beacon of hope.
Author
Language
English
Description
Sandy Edwards (Toni Collette), an ambitious geologist, suddenly finds herself having to baby-sit Hiromitsu (Gotaro Tsunashima) a taciturn Japanese businessman. Hoping to strike up a business deal, she agrees to take him on a field trip around Western Australia's remote Pilbara desert. Against the background of the outback these two diametrically opposed strangers are to find themselves thrust together in a potentially life or death situation. As they...
8) Mafia Mamma
Author
Language
English
Description
While seeing to her long estranged (and now deceased) grandfather's affairs in Italy, Collette, a mild mannered suburban mom, unexpectedly inherits his mafia empire and finds herself stuck in the middle of a deadly mob war. Guided by the firm's trusted consigliere (Monica Bellucci), she hilariously defies everyone's expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.
9) Madame
Author
Language
English
Description
Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne must chase her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.
10) Please Stand By
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Wendy is an independent and brilliant young woman with autism. To submit her script on-time for a Star Trek screenplay competition she sneaks out of her group home and travels hundreds of miles not letting anything stop her from achieving her goals.
11) In her shoes
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Language
English
Description
After being thrown out of her father's house, Maggie moves into her sister Rose's apartment. These two opposites soon clash and Maggie has to look for another home. Maggie tracks down her grandmother while Rose makes changes in her life.
Two thumbs up!--Ebert & Roeper
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Life for Esther changes after she befriends uber-hip Sunni and her offbeat single mother Mary. Feeling oppressed by her all-girls private school, she slips out to attend Sunni's forbidden public school under the guise of a foreign exchange student from Sweden. Here, Esther learns that it's all right to be different, and that being true to yourself is more important than fitting in. Includes interviews, featurette, and music video.
13) Glassland
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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,...
14) About a boy
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 digital videodisc (1 hr. 42 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
15) Towelhead
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
“Who are you?” Jasira Maroun’s strict, Lebanese-born father asks. Jasira isn’t sure. She’s a typical 13-year-old. And an Arab-American who’s anything but typical to folks in her Houston suburb. She’s drawn to a boy at school. And to a hunky, married Army reservist neighbor. She’s curious about sex. And clueless about relationships. Then all these “who are you”s collide in a series of fateful, emotional, frequently funny events,...
16) Dream Horse
Publisher
Bleecker Street
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (113 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The film tells the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community.
17) Miss you already
Publisher
Roadside Attractions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's an honest and powerful story following two best friends, Milly and Jess, as they navigate life's highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can't remember a time they didn't share everything, secrets, clothes, even boyfriends, but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with life-altering news. A story for every modern woman, it celebrates the bond of true friendship that ultimately can never be broken, even in life's...
18) Madame
Publisher
Blue Fox Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are 13 guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noble woman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine and some playful...
19) Hearts Beat Loud
Publisher
Gunpowder & Sky
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to college, while being forced to close his shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly "jam sesh" into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an Internet breakout, the two embark on a journey...
20) Dream horse
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experience the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely racehorse bred by small-town bartender Jan Vokes. With little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to raise Dream and compete against the racing elites, becoming a beacon of hope in their struggling community as he rises through the ranks.