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Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.
Description
A pair of divorce mediators spend their weekends crashing weddings in a search for Ms. Right...for a night. But when one of them falls for the engaged daughter of an influential and eccentric politician, they quickly find themselves in over their heads.
"It produces more laughs per minute than any film so far this year."--Ebert & Roeper.
"The R rating stands for 'romantic' and 'ridiculously funny"' in this high-spirited, bawdy comedy with big laughs...
3) Pink panther
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Description
Inspector Jacques Clouseau must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond.
"...uniformly hilarious."--Los Angeles Times.
"Transforming Clouseau's perennial nemesis into a more urbane smoothie, Kevin Kline delivers like a pro."--USA Today.
"...will make you laugh early and often, and send you out of the theater in a cheerful mood."--Premiere.
4) Waiting
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.
Description
A hysterical, behind-the-scenes look at the restaurant industry featuring frustrated waiters, stingy tippers and dicey food and an affectionate ode to those lost, and thoroughly unproductive, days of youth.
"Rudely, profanely, obnoxiously funny!"--Kansas City Star.
"The craziest comedy of the year!"--Fox TV.
"This movie's two goals are to be over-the-top funny and remind audience members what it feels like to be in your early 20s without a plan,...
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
He's heir to the Madison Hotel millions, but the only subjects Billy has studied are babes and booze. But when Brian Madison informs his goofball son that he plans to turn over his Fortune 500 company to vice president/weasel Eric Gordon, Billy makes the bet of his life. He's going back to school with hilarious results.
6) Rumor has it
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Description
Sarah has finally agreed to marry her boyfriend Jeff, but isn't sure if marriage is what she wants. She's on her way home to attend her sister's wedding. While there, she stumbles on a family secret, and starts to question her roots.
"It's really funny, true stuff."--Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper.
"...easygoing but surprisingly likable comedy."--Chicago Tribune.
"Two thumbs up!"--Ebert & Roeper.
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Description
Explores the relationships between four long-time friends, and how their marital and financial status affects them each in different ways, as well as their friendships with each other. The opening film for the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
"Smart, witty and alert..."--Rolling Stone.
"Greatly appealing..."--New York Times.
"An exquisitely calibrated hypermodern comedy of manners."--Los Angeles Times.
9) Dodgeball
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Under the painful tutelage of legendary ADAA champ patches O'Houlihan, Peter LaFleur and his average Joes take on the purple Cobras, led by egomaniacal fitness guru White Goodman. It's an over-the-top underdog tale filled with hilarious gags and balls-out fun.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (508 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Earl continues his mission to right the wrongs he's committed in his life. Episodes include: Very Bad Things; Jump for Joy; Sticks & Stones; Robbed a Stoner Blind; Foreign Exchange Student; Get a Real Job; and more.
11) Shopgirl
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Description
Mirabelle oversees the seldom-visited glove counter at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. She's also a struggling artist who can barely pay her student loans. In steps Ray Porter, a handsome, rich, 50-something bachelor who sweeps her off her feet.
"'Shopgirl,' written by Steve Martin, based on his slender novel of the same name, is an elegant and exquisitely tailored romantic comedy."--New York Times.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.
Description
This time, Federal Agent Gracie Hart goes undercover in Las Vegas to rescue her best friend, the Miss United States Pageant winner. She also has to deal with a new partner with anger-management issues and a dim view of Gracie.
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Description
The story of a 13-year-old boy who uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.
"Two thumbs up!"--Ebert & Roeper.
"A fresh and loveable comedy."--Roger Ebert.
"A winningly sincere and warmly humorous film..."--Houston Chronicle.
"A sure-fire crowd-pleaser!"--Variety.
14) Monster-in-law
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.
Description
After years of incredibly bad dates, Charlie thinks she's met the perfect man...until she meets his possessive and merciless mother! Jane Fonda plays the worst mother-in-law ever who will do everything she can to break up the happy couple.
15) Laila's birthday
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 72 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Bursting with mordant wit and alive with urgent real-life dramatic energy, Rashid Masharawi's Laila's birthday is a "fleet, dark urban comedy," (New York Times) that "moves at a brisk clip, ticking incidents like a meter on overtime" (Time Out New York).
17) The wedding date
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.
Description
Kat Ellis is determined to attend her younger sister's wedding with a date. Rather than face the ridicule of her family, and in order to show up her ex-fiance, she resorts to the Yellow Pages to find an escort.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 657 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.
Description
One of TV's most acclaimed series concludes its groundbreaking five-season run. Each of the main characters will come to embrace the cycle of life - birth, death, and rebirth - in ways that are both unique and interconnected.
20) Between us
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In this darkly comedic drama, two couples reunite over two incendiary evenings where anything can happen. Grace and Carlo are a newly married New York couple who visit their old friends Sharyl and Joel in their huge Midwestern home. Despite their wealth, the hosts are in a bitterly destructive marriage. A few years later, the couples reunite in New York, only to find tables turned.
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