Ellen Barkin
1) Palindromes
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed writer/director Todd Solondz once again presents a story of moral complexity in his latest film about a 13-year-old girl who wants to be a mom.
2) The big easy
Series
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A criminal's murder triggers a bloody gangland drug war. A saucy blend of New Orleans nightlife, romance and suspense.
Series
Criterion collection ; 175
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fueled by a suitcase full of pharmaceuticals, journalist Raoul Duke and his sidekick Dr. Gonzo set off on a fast and furious ride through nonstop neon, surreal surroundings and a crew of crazy characters; D-box code.
4) Happy tears
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Jayne and Laura are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle; their father Joe. Dutiful daughters returning to the house they grew up in, Jayne and Laura are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives. Laura suspects that Joe needs full-time care, but Jayne refuses to believe that their father's condition is serious. Joe still sings and plays the blues on his prized guitar, and the lively widower even...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
When one of their own, Reuben Tishkoff, partners and builds a casino and hotel with known casino owner Willy Banks in Las Vegas, the last thing he ever wanted was to get cut out of the deal by the loathsome Banks. Banks' even goes so far as to finding amusement in Tishkoff's misfortune when the double crossing lands Reuben in the hospital because of a heart attack. However, Danny and his crew won't stand for Banks and what he's done to a friend. Uniting...
7) The cobbler
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are."--
8) Twelve
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When you're this filthy rich, it's hard to get clean. White Mike is a young drug dealer straddling the mean streets of Harlem and the party palaces of upper Manhattan. Mike's double life comes crashing down when a highly addictive new drug called 'twelve' hits the streets, unleashing a shocking wave of passion and violence.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Depicts the life of Roberto Duran, the Panamanian fighter who made his professional debut in 1968 as a sixteen year old and retired in 2002 at the age of 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title, but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in their November rematch, famously saying the words 'no mas' (no more).
10) Someone like you
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Romantic comedy about a talk show talent scout whose shaky love life drives her to study the curious mating habits of the male animal.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When his mother dies of a heroin overdose, seventeen-year-old Joshua 'J' Cody moves in with his estranged relatives in a Southern California beach town. Heading up their petty crime dynasty are J's manipulative grandmother, Janine 'Smurf' Cody, whose iron-fisted, velvet-gloved tough love controls her four sons; adopted right-hand man 'Baz'; intense, mentally disturbed Pope; tough, hyperactive Craig; and troubled 'baby,' Deran." --
13) Sea of love
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A veteran New York City police detective Frank Keller is a workaholic cop living on the edge. Joining forces with detective Touhey, the two try to track down a bizarre serial killer. They encounter a beautiful suspect, but convinced of her innocence, Keller enters into a passionate affair with the woman, despite hard evidence linking her to the murders.
14) Into the west
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
200u[1992]
Language
English
Description
When a rich breeder tries to take a magical horse away from two city kids, their only hope is to escape and become the coolest outlaws ever toride into the west.
15) Switch
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A notorious womanizer is shot and killed by three of the women he has hurt. His entry into Heaven is delayed because God wants him to prove himself by finding one woman who truly loves him. The task is complicated by the fact that he is sent back to Earth as a woman.
16) Diner
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Set in 1959, a band of long-time buddies since high school gather at a local diner to share their escapades and make sense of their lives. As one by one they drift off to join the mainstream of life they still cling to their shared boyhood dreams.
18) Down by law
Series
Criterion collection ; 166
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A comedy feature about two lowlifes, a small time pimp and an unemployed disc jockey, framed for a crime they didn't commit, who escape from jail with an eccentric Italian tourist. Set in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana.
19) Down by law
Series
Criterion collection ; 166
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The story of three different men in a Louisiana prison and their eventual journey.
20) Tender mercies
Series
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
An alcoholic drifter comes into the life of a lonely widow and her young son in the barren flatlands of Texas. But when Mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer, he must confront a painful past that includes his bitter superstar ex-wife.