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41) Lead Balloon
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Jack Dee is at his grumpy best in this dark comedy about a disillusioned comedian.
42) Furlough
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In between caring for her mother, a young woman works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Edina's got an electronic organiser and a plan to become a model - of efficiency that is. And what's more efficient than flying to New York on Concorde for a doorknob? On New Year's Eve, she has a full house, including Patsy's ultra-glam sister. But Edina's not going to let the crowd interfere with her resolution to have more fun. Then Edina and Patsy plan to get in touch with their inner sexuality - they've scheduled an orgy! Saffy leaves home to...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Edina continues to battle against the unfair forces of nature and society, supported by her best friend - and outrageous lush - Patsy. Series two finds Edina looking for a new best friend after a row with Patsy, contemplating mortality after a death in the family, coping with a sudden drop in income, hospitalisation, re-birthing, and going on holiday!
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Edina has moved with the times, expanding her business interests from the world of fashion PR into the interactive medium of television production. Patsy has somehow managed to gain promotion to managing editor of her glossy magazine - despite her obvious over-indulgence in any substance or liquid that comes to hand. Saffy, Edina's daughter, continues her attempts to move out of her mother's house while Mother has taken up salsa dancing and internet...
46) Mame
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1974.
Language
English
Description
Lucille Ball stars in this film of the blockbuster Broadway musical that tells the story of the flamboyant, unconventional and, above all, glamorous MAME.In 1928, nine-year-old Patrick Dennis (Kirby Furlong) comes to live with his Auntie Mame (Ball), who has a generous heart, believes life should be a party and collects fascinating friends. But the stock market crash of 1929 ends a decade-long fete and forces Mame into disastrous forays as an actress...
47) ParaNorman
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Norman Babcock finds his paranormal abilities pushed to their limits to take on zombies and ghosts, and save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winners George Burns and Walter Matthau star as Al Lewis and Willy Clark, the two former halves of a classic vaudeville comedy duo. Off stage they were bitter enemies, but on stage they were the hilarious SUNSHINE BOYS.They haven't spoken to each other for 20 years, but when Willy's nephew, Ben (Richard Benjamin) sells the pair to the network for a television special, all he has to do is get Al (Burns in an Oscar-winning role) and Willy...
50) It's A Pleasure!
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
1945.
Language
English
Description
Olympic champion skater Sonja Henie has trouble on her hands in the form of a husband (Michael O'Shea) with a taste for booze and an eye for the ladies in this dazzling musical romance.
Author
Description
The funny and poignant story of one woman's wonderfully codependent relationship with her dog—and what he taught her about chosen family and the reward of motherhood.
Birdie & Harlow is the story of a baby and a dog. But motherhood is never quite that simple. In Taylor Wolfe's case, it's a long, zigzagging and winding road.
Meant to be a last-minute anniversary gift for her then boyfriend (and now husband), the highly energetic and loud-mouthed...
52) Dr. Cabbie
Author
Language
English
Description
When an Indian doctor emigrates to Canada in the hope of starting a new life, bureaucracy confines him to life as a taxi driver. Unable to suppress his desire to practice medicine, he begins illegally treating patients from his cab that takes him on a journey he never expected.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Betty White (as Vickie) tries to find a suitable outlet for old Mr. Finley's energy, so she enlists the help of her friend to get him a job in the local department store as one of Santa's helpers. Her plan backfires when Mr. Finley - as Santa - starts to give out free toys to all the children who meet with him, with the skinflint toy department manager on the hook for the unwitting expenditure.
Author
Language
English
Description
Bing is the MC & main performer in this special Christmas show with guest stars including Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. A highlight is the appearance of the cast of Hogan's Heroes. Besides funny bits, Sgt. Schultz & Col. Klink sing Silent Night in the original German. Also, a clown does an act where he's broken into three midgets, and a comedy dog act where the dog won't co-operate & more.
Author
Language
Arabic
Description
A comedic novel for a group of mothers who face difficult situations in their lives and turn to an African parenting coach who shocks them into a world of fantasy and imagination so that we can all learn proper parenting methods and how to raise children through events.
Author
Language
English
Description
The Journey to Ineffectiveness: A Beginner's Guide" by Dr JC, presents the novel argument that Ineffectiveness is a good thing and we should embrace it. It lays out a plan whereby we can increase our ineffectiveness. The book introduces our other IQ (Ineffectiveness Quotient), which is measured by our behavior, rather than our mental ability. It introduces a number of areas that present us opportunities to increase our IQ in a humorous, and some might...
Author
Language
English
Description
Many rarely seen Goofs & Outtakes from vintage TV & movies featuring: Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein, Happy Days, Bonanza, MASH, Laverne & Shirley, Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life, Don Adams, Bob Hope, Don Rickles, Dick Van Dyke Show, Kraft Music Hall, Red Skelton Show, etc. Also, classic stars like Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, James Cagney, James Stewart, & more.
Author
Language
English
Description
1967's Christmas with The King Family was the first Christmas TV special following The King Family Show variety TV series. The cast includes the King Sisters, Alvino Rey, the King Cousins, the King Kiddies as well as all the other aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews that make up the extended musical family. A colorful Holiday Christmas Extravaganza that's fun for all ages.
59) This Is The Army
Author
Language
English
Description
Restored from Technicolor elements. The film starts during WWI & later depicts WWII raging in Europe. Johnny (Ronald Reagan) enlists in the Army after Pearl Harbor. Then in 1943, following in his father's footsteps, he soon becomes the producer of an epic all soldier show. The film is loaded with patriotic scenes & spectacular production numbers including Kate Smith singing "God Bless America
60) Hi-De-Ho
Author
Language
English
Description
Bandleader Cab Calloway is tiring of his sexy girlfriend Minnie, who in turn is jealous of Cab's manager Nettie. When Nettie gets Cab a job at the Brass Hat Club, Minnie retaliates for his imagined infidelity by setting gangster Boss Mason, owner of a rival club, against him. Will she regret her action before it's too late?
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