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Mr. Mom / starring, Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull ; written by John Hughes ; directed by Stan Dragoti

Jack (Michael Keaton) and Caroline (Teri Garr) Butler are perfectly happy with their roles in life, until a layoff makes him a househusband and her a working wife. And while she wrangles with charts, graphs and an all-too-eager-to-be-wrangled boss (Martin Mull), he has to contend with their hyper kids, a ravenous vacuum cleaner, an angry washing machine and an oversexed neighbor. From late nights in the boardroom to lonely nights in the bedroom, the biggest challenge for both Jack and Caroline is learning to trust each other with their reversed roles ... which they'd better do quickly ... before Mr. Mom becomes Mr. Single Mom!

PN1995.D55 M7 2012
Available in our Division Street campus library.


Get Shorty / starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito ; written by Elmore Leonard and Scott Frank ; directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is a Miami mobster who is sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni (Dennis Farina), to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady (Rene Russo), the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

PN1995.S55 G48 2015
Available in our Magnolia Avenue campus library.


                              


City Slickers / starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Jack Palance ; written by Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel ; directed by Ron Underwood

Every year, three friends take a vacation away from their wives. This year, henpecked Phil (Daniel Stern), newly married Ed (Bruno Kirby), and Mitch (Billy Crystal) -- terrified of his midlife crisis -- decide to reignite their masculinity by taking a supervised cattle drive across the Southwest. Under the supervision of gruff cowboy Curly (Jack Palance), the men set out on a journey that turns unexpectedly dangerous. The three men bond along the way to conquering their fear of aging.

PN1995.U55 C49 2008
Available in our Hardin Valley campus library.


Bride & Prejudice / starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar ; written by Paul Mayeda Berges & Gurinder Chadha ; based on work from Jane Austen ; directed by Gurinder Chadha

With four beautiful daughters of marrying age, Manorama (Nadira Babbar) and Chaman Bakshi (Anupam Kher) frantically seek out the perfect husbands for their children. Yet their eldest daughter, Lalita (Aishwarya Rai), is intent upon marrying at her own choosing, for love. Lalita endures a number of hopeful suitors, but the American William Darcy (Martin Henderson) seems different -- and not always in a good way. Misunderstandings, schemes and lies threaten to keep the two from true love.

PN1997.2 .B732 2005
Available in our Blount County campus library and streaming through the Swank database.


 

The following titles are all located in our Blount County campus library:

Death at a Funeral, 2007 / starring Matthew Macfadyen, Rupert Graves, Peter Dinklage ; written by Dean Craig ; directed by Frank Oz

Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen) is a decent young man who is married to Jane (Keeley Hawes). They live at his father's home. When his father dies, it is up to him to organize his funeral. On the morning of the funeral, with a suitably grave expression on his face, Daniel is ready to welcome his father's friends and relatives. But preserving the dignity inherent in such a circumstance will be a hard task. Particularly with an undertaker who botches his work; his famous, but selfish brother has returned from the USA; and his cousin's fiancé has accidentally ingested drugs. To cap it all, Daniel notices the presence among the mourners of a mysterious dwarf nobody else seems to know.

PN1997.2.D43 C54 2008


        


Death at a Funeral, 2010 / starring Keith David, Danny Glover, Zoë Saldana, Kevin Hart, Chris Rock, Peter Dinklage ; written by Dean Craig ; directed by Neil LaBute

When Aaron's (Chris Rock) father dies, he must organize the funeral and give the eulogy. Keeping things civil is a problem right from the start when the undertaker makes a horrifying mistake. Then his brother, Ryan (Martin Lawrence) wants to be in the spotlight and refuses to pay for anything. But this is nothing compared to information received from a mysterious guest at the funeral who tries to expose way too many family secrets. 

PN1997.2.D43 C64 2010


 

La cage aux folles, 1979 / starring Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier ; screenplay by Jean Poiret, Édouard Molinaro, Francis Veber, & Marcello Danon ; based on the play by Jean Poiret ; directed by Édouard Molinaro

Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault) are happy that their son, Laurent (Rémi Laurent), is getting married. Unfortunately, the bride's father (Michel Galabru) is a die-hard conservative -- and Renato and Albin are rather conspicuously gay. To ensure that the marriage goes off without a hitch, Albin uses his skills as a drag performer to play mom for a meeting with the in-laws. But, before long, both men learn that playing it straight isn't as easy as it seems!

PQ2631.O46 C3 2001
Streaming also available through the Swank database.


                    


The Birdcage, 1996 / starring Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Robin Williams, Nathan Lane ; screenplay by Elaine May ; based on the play by Jean Poiret ; directed by Mike Nichols

In this remake of the classic French farce "La Cage aux Folles," engaged couple Val Goldman (Dan Futterman) and Barbara Keeley (Calista Flockhart) shakily introduce their future in-laws. Val's father, Armand (Robin Williams), a gay Miami drag club owner, pretends to be straight and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert (Nathan Lane), his life partner and the club's flamboyant star attraction, so as to please Barbara's father, controversial Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley (Gene Hackman).

PN1995.9.C55 B573 1997
Also available in our Strawberry Plains campus library and streaming through the Swank database.


 

The Magnificent Seven / starring Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn ; screenplay by William Roberts ; adapted from Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai ; directed by John Sturges

A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits' raids. The professional gunmen train the villagers to defend themselves, then plan a trap for the evil Calvera.

PN1997.M34 S84 2008
Streaming also available through the Swank database.


          


The Magnificent Seven / starring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio Chris Pratt, Peter Sarsgaard ; screenplay by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk ; directed by Antoine Fuqua

Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington) for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.

PN1997.M34 F86 2016


 

Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994 / starring Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang, Chien-Lien Wu, Yu-Wen Wang ; screenplay by Hui-Ling Wang, Ang Lee & James Schamus ; directed by Ang Lee

Master Chef Chu (Sihung Lung) is semi-retired and lives at home with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang), a religious chemistry teacher; Jia-Chien (Chien-Lien Wu), an airline executive; and Jia-Ning (Yu-wen Wang), an employee at a fast-food joint. Life at the family's house revolves heavily around preparing and eating an elaborate dinner every Sunday. The stability of these meals gives them all strength as they deal with new romantic relationships and disappointments.

PN1997.2 .E28 2015
Streaming also available through the Swank database.


                         


Tortilla Soup, 2001 / starring Héctor Elizondo, Elizabeth Peña, Tamara Mello, Jacqueline Obradors, Raquel Welch ; written by Ramón Menéndez  & Tom Musca and Vera Blasi ; directed by Maria Ripoll

Three grown sisters, Maribel (Tamara Mello), Leticia (Elizabeth Peña) and Carmen (Jacqueline Obradors) try to cope and live with their father Martin (Héctor Elizondo), a veteran chef who is slowly losing his sense of taste. Martin has one simple rule: be at home for Sunday dinner and attendance is both mandatory and non-negotiable. A rift in the family develops when the sisters develop relationships and an obnoxious woman (Raquel Welch) sets her sights on Martin's affections.

PN1997.2 .T67 2017
Streaming also available through the Swank database.


 

Juon, 2002 / starring Megumi Okina, Misa Uehara, Misaki Itô ; written by Takashi Shimizu ; directed by Takashi Shimizu

When Nishina Rika (Megumi Okina), a volunteer home care worker, steps inside the house of a bed-ridden patient, she happens upon a bizarre ghostly presence behind a door that had been sealed shut with duct tape. Inadvertently, Nishina releases a mysterious evil force, and soon learns that a series of people who have entered the house went permanently missing shortly afterward. Eventually, Nishina's investigation leads to the strange story of Izumi Toyama (Misa Uehara), a former detective who handled the case of a man who had murdered his wife in the infamous house. In addition to fearing that she may be the house's next victim, Nishina is worried that the spirit is determined to leave its confines and murder Izumi.

PN1997.2 .J83 2004
Streaming also available through the Swank database.


 

                              


The Grudge, 2004 / starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Grace Zabriskie, Jason Behr, Bill Pullman ; screenplay, Stephen Susco ; directed by Takashi Shimizu

Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is an exchange student studying social work in Japan who innocently agrees to cover for a home-health nurse who didn't show up for work. When she enters the assigned home, she discovers an elderly American woman, Emma (Grace Zabriskie), who is lost in a catatonic state while the rest of the house appears deserted and disheveled. As she is tending to the stricken old woman, Karen hears scratching sounds from upstairs. When she investigates, she is faced with a supernatural horror more frightening than she could ever imagine. Within this house, a chain of terror has been set in motion resulting from a terrifying evil that was born years before. As more people die, Karen is pulled into the cycle of horror and learns the secret of the vengeful curse that has taken root in this house. Now she must stop it before it's too late.

PN1997.2 .J866 2005


 

The Departed / starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin ; written by William Monahan ; based on the screenplay for Mou gaan dou (written by Alan Mak & Felix Chong) ;  directed by Martin Scorsese

In South Boston, undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the Irish-American mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.

PN1995.9.S87 D47 2007
Available in our Blount County campus library and streaming through the Swank database.


                    


A Fistful of Dollars / starring Clint Eastwood Marianne Koch ; written by Adriano Bolzoni, Victor Andrés Catena, Sergio Leone ; based on Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo ; directed by Sergio Leone

The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle between the Rojo brothers (Antonio Prieto, Benny Reeves, Sieghardt Rupp) and sheriff John Baxter (Wolfgang Lukschy). When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

PN1997 .F528 2007
Available in our Hardin Valley campus library and streaming through the Swank database.


Grigori Kozintsev's King Lear / starring Jüri Järvet, Elza Radzina, Galina Volchek, Valentina Shendrikova ; written by William Shakespeare ; adapted by Grigori Kozintsev ; translated into Russian by Boris Pasternak ; directed by Grigori Kozintsev & Iosif Shapiro

Hailed as one of the best adaptations of this Shakespearean tragedy, Grigori Kozintse's King Lear is a striking epic interpretation based on a translation by novelist Boris Pasternak and driven by a stirring score by composer Dmitri Shostakivich. Thin, frail Yuri Yarvet's unique interpretation of the title role, in which he focuses on the king's suffering and pain, was internationally acclaimed. This edition features a special onscreen introduction by renowned opera, theatre, and film festival director Peter Sellers.

PR2819.A23 K56 2007
Available in our Blount County campus library.


 

Sybil / starring Sally Field, Joanne Woodward, Brad Davis ; screenplay written by Stewart Stern ; based on the novel by Flora Rheta Schreiber ; directed by Daniel Petrie

A landmark, classic drama depicting the extraordinary real life of a young woman suffering from multiple personality disorder. Includes the full 3-hour broadcast version (aired over two nights), along with over an hour of new exclusive special features. Meet Peggy, an aggressive 9-year-old ... Vicky, a sophisticated young lady ... Mary, a grandmother. Meet Vanessa, Mike, Sid and everyone who lives in the mind of Sybil Dorsett. Sybil doesn't know about her secret selves. But she does know something is wrong, so terribly wrong that it may drive her to suicide. Field is a revelation in the role that established her as one of America's most respected actresses. And Joanne Woodward is the film's anchor as the wise, tenacious doctor who is determined to help Sybil find herself. And find peace.

PN1995.9.S87 S9355 2006
Available in our Hardin Valley campus library.


                    


Jane Eyre / Starring Mia Wasikowski, Michael Fassbender ; screenplay by Moira Buffin ; based on Charlotte Brontë's novel ; directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga

When orphaned governess Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she's intrigued by her brooding, wealthy employer, Mr. Rochester (Michael Fassbender). His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever.

PN1997.2 .J364 2011
Available in our Strawberry Plains campus library.


 

Magnificent Obsession / starring Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson ; screenplay by Robert Blees, Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman ; adapted from the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas ; directed by Douglas Sirk

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns about the doctor's philosophy - to give selflessly and in secret - he decides to give it a try. He alienates the doctor's widow, Helen, with whom Bob has now fallen in love. His persistence causes another tragedy, and he must remake his life.

PN1997 .M34 2008
Available in our Hardin Valley campus library.


 

                    


Atonement / Kiera Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan ; screenplay written by Christopher Hampton ; adapted from the novel by Ian McEwan ; directed by Joe Wright

This sweeping English drama, follows the lives of young lovers Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and Robbie Turner (James McAvoy). When the couple are torn apart by a lie constructed by Cecilia's jealous younger sister, Briony (Saoirse Ronan), all three of them must deal with the consequences. Robbie is the hardest hit, since Briony's deception results in his imprisonment, but hope for Cecilia and her beau increases when their paths cross during World War II.

PN1997.2 .A865 2008
Available in our Strawberry Plains campus library.


 

The following titles are all located in our Hardin Valley campus library:


The Maze Runner / starring Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario ; screenplay written by Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, T.S. Nowlin ; adapted from the novel by James Dashner ; directed by Wes Ball

When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys and one girl, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape.

PN1997.2 .M39 2014



Maze Runner: the Scorch Trials / starring Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson ; screenplay written by T.S. Nowlin ; adapted from the novel by James Dashner ; directed by Wes Ball

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet - searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD's vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.

PN1997.2 .M39 2015


 


Maze Runner: the Death Cure / starring Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson ; screenplay written by T.S. Nowlin ; adapted from the novel by James Dashner ; directed by Wes Ball

In the epic finale to the saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.

PN1997.2 .M39 2018