Frank Langella
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English
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Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight; Elizabeth Taylor tenderly wrapping him in her Pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie Onassis; carrying an unconscious Montgomery Clift to safety on a dark New York street...
Captured forever in a unique memoir, Frank Langella's myriad encounters with some of the past century's most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes...
2) The Caller
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English
Description
A corporate executive conceals his identity while hiring a detective to surveil a man he labels a ruthless killer. But when the shocking truth is revealed, the man he's trailing is also his client, a web of suspenseful intrigue unfolds.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Finely wrought and inventive, Captain Fantastic surely earns the lofty praise of its title."--Guardian.
"'Captain Fantastic' should connect in a major way with those looking to be swept up and moved by such a fundamental human experience."--Variety.
"Gorgeously photographed, and as loosey-goosey as its hero, 'Captain Fantastic' takes some unexpected turns."--New York Daily News.
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society,...
7) Unknown
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Martin Harris awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired, and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally, Harris plunges into a deadly mystery, forcing him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
With his beloved Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time off the air for the first time in 30 years, Jeff Pickles must find a way to communicate with his many fans who still need him. Jeff creates a new and controversial method to talk directly to children across the world only to become the target of animosity for the first time in his career. As Jeff navigates the most complicated moral gray areas of his life, he discovers a new side of himself.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's television, who for the last three decades has been a beacon of kindness and optimism to children and adults alike. But when his family life starts to unravel, Jeff discovers that keeping it all together isn't as easy as one-two-three. The result: a kind man in a cruel world facing a slow leak of sanity that asks the question, can one keep a good man down?
10) The ninth gate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
An unscupulous rarebook dealer is hired to locate the last remaining copies of The nine gates of the Shadow Kingdom, a demonic manuscript that can summon the devil.
11) Youth in Oregon
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
13) Draft day
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
Description
"At the NFL draft, general manager Sonny Weaver, Jr. has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick"--Container.
14) Frost/Nixon
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Richard Nixon is the disgraced president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. This is the legendary battle between the two men and the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after resigning from office, Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions...
15) Unknown
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Martin Harris awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired, and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally, Harris plunges into a deadly mystery, forcing him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
16) True Identity
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English
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The world may be a stage, but for Miles Pope, a struggling black actor in New York, life is one discouraging audition after another. Determined to maintain his artistic and racial integrity, Miles is above accepting the stereotypical roles he's invariably offered. Suddenly, it looks like the curtain may come down on his life before it ever goes up on his career -- flying home from another failed acting assignment his plane begins to crash. In...
17) Cutthroat Island
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English
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After she inherits her pirate father's ship, Morgan and her new crew set sail to avenge his death and find a missing map to claim the treasure of Cutthroat Island.
18) The Ninth Gate
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English
Description
Johnny Depp unlocks the gates of hell in the tense thriller directed by Roman Polanski. After a rare-book dealer (Depp) is hired to locate the last copies of a demonic manuscript, he's swept into a web of theft, murder, and terrifying satanic rituals.
19) The Time Being
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English
Description
A young artist (Wes Bentley: The Hunger Games, American Beauty) accepts a series of mysterious assignments from a reclusive millionaire (Frank Langella: Frost/Nixon) hiding a lifetime of family secrets.
20) All Good Things
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English
Description
This psychological thriller was inspired by the 1982 disappearance of Kathie McCormack, wife of real estate heir Robert Durst. Mr. Durst was the subject of the HBO documentary The Jinx. Produced and directed by Andrew Jarecki (director of the Academy Award-nominated Capturing the Friedmans and producer of Catfish), this is a love story and murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York City real estate dynasty.