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"She's rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She's spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies--good ones! That win contests! But she's also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates--The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!--it's...
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Saul Austerlitz's Another Fine Mess is an attempt to right that wrong. Running the gamut of film history from City Lights to Knocked Up, Another Fine Mess retells the story of American film from the perspective of its unwanted stepbrother--the comedy. In 30 long chapters and 100 shorter entries, each devoted primarily to a single performer or director, Another Fine Mess retraces the steps of the American comedy film, filling in the gaps and following...
4) Duck soup
Pub. Date
[2000?]
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English
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As Prime Minister Firefly of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are secret agents disguised as peanut vendors and Zeppo is Firefly's secretary.
5) Clue
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Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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Who killed Mr. Boddy? Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with the gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the rope? Or was it Wadsworth the butler?
6) Popeye
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Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Bluto and others join Popeye in his adventures in the harbor town of Sweethaven.
7) La fée
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Français
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A charming adventure about a hotel clerk who falls in love with a fairy who grants him three wishes. After the first two wishes come true, she mysteriously disappears. Determined to get her back Dom searches everywhere, hoping to reunite with his one true love. Belgium-based trio Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy follow their acclaimed ICEBERG and RUMBA with this wonderful candy-colored romp.
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[2019]
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English
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"Wild and Crazy Guys opens in 1978 with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray taking bad-tempered swings at each other backstage at Saturday Night Live, and closes 21 years later with the two doing a skit in the same venue, poking fun at each other, their illustrious careers, triumphs and prat falls. In between, Nick de Semlyen takes us on a trip through the tumultuous '80s, delving behind the scenes of movies such as National Lampoon's Vacation, Beverly Hills...
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2010.
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English
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In 1934, Keaton signed a contract with Earle W. Hammons' Educational Pictures, which specialized in comedy short subjects. This move was a return to his roots, crafting a stream of two-reel comedies in rapid succession, as he had done in the early 1920s, when he first refined his cinematic craft. Contains all sixteen films made at Educational Pictures.
10) The great lover
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[2001]
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English
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"Freddie Hunter, a reporter ... is chaperoning a troop of scouts aboard an exotic ocean liner. However, Freddie would rather pay more attention to Duchess Alexandria than his scouts. But Freddie has more to be concerned with than his scouts and the Duchess -- a homicidal gambler looking to frame him for his murderous deeds."--Container.
12) PK
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Hindi
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An alien lands on earth but loses his remote to go home. Does 'PK' return - and as he navigates the human world, what does he gain and lose?
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Primas of power volume 1
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"After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new 'Leading Lady Plan' should be easy enough to follow--until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez."--Publisher's description....
14) Roxanne
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[2005]
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English
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C.D. Bales, a fireman with an astonishingly long nose, harbors a secret love for Roxanne, a beautiful astronomy student who is attracted to another man.
15) 27 dresses
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Jane, a romantic, completely selfless woman who has been a bridesmaid in no less than 27 weddings decides to change her "always-a-bridesmaid" destiny when her sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss (and secret crush).
18) Zapped
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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When sixteen-year-old Zoey's mom remarries, Zoey finds it hard adjusting to her new life. She's got a new family, a new home, a new school. After a freak accident with her smart phone, she finds she has a magical app which can control the boys around her. With this app she can make the boys more thoughtful, behaved, better versions of themselves and make her life much easier!
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2009.
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English
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Charade: Reggie Lambert returns from a ski trip to find her husband murdered and several strangers after he. One of them offers to help her, but is he hero, spy or murderer?
Penny serenade: The story of a couple who seem to have everything, but must overcome a great tragedy to learn the value of true love.
His girl Friday: A comedy about a big city newspaper editor and his star reporter.
The amazing adventure: Upon inheriting a fortune, a man begins...
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