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1) W1A
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Hugh Bonneville returns as beleaguered BBC head of values Ian Fletcher, trying his best to set a steady course for one of the nation's great institutions as stormy weather looms and others on deck around him continue to try to prise his hands off the wheel and steer it in other directions. In this series the stakes are higher than ever for everyone as the BBC attempts to navigate its way past the potentially perilous rocks of Charter Renewal. Did...
2) PAINT (DVD)
Publisher
Rlj Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke...until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
What if a random text message led to the love of your life? In this romantic comedy, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number...not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he's assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion (playing herself in her first film role),...
4) Youngers
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Youngers is the journey of two young boys, Yemi and Jay, in their quest to break into the music industry. Yemi, 16, has just received straight A's in his GSCE's. He is destined for great things - but his love of music keeps pulling him in. Jay, a school dropout who didn't even attend his school exams is his best friend. The boys are opposites in every way apart from their love of music. The boys decide to enter a competition in a local club for upcoming...
5) Big School
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
David Walliams and Catherine Tate return in this comedy set in an urban secondary school. It may be the start of a new year at Greybridge, but the teaching staff are as dysfunctional as ever. Miss Postern and Mr Church's relationship has taken a downward turn after a misunderstanding over a date; the woefully under-qualified Mr Gunn is now teaching geography; and Mr Barber's got a new job as the school caretaker. This year the teachers are joined...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday's attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
7) Up the Women
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The welcome return of the hilarious suffragette sitcom, written by and starring Jessica Hynes. Under Margaret's passionate leadership, the hapless women of the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle Politely Requests Women Suffrage are back in the Church Hall cooking up more schemes to attract attention to the worthy cause. The series is full of special guest stars, laugh out loud jokes, japes and plenty of physical comedy. It's a heart-warming celebration...
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English
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Collected here are three of Dorothy Parker's earliest works: two collections of poetry-"Enough Rope" and "Sunset Gun" as well as her short, hilarious collection of stories recounting all of the men she managed to avoid marrying named (appropriately) "Men I'm Not Married To." One of the 20th century's most celebrated and renowned humorists, Parker burst upon the unsuspecting literary world with these best-selling books, delivering biting, satiric and...
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English
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In this follow up to her best-selling debut collection of poetry ("Enough Rope" from 1926) Dorothy Parker published "Sunset Gun" (1928) her second of three volumes of short verse. One of the 20th century's most celebrated and renowned humorists, Parker once again delivers a biting, satiric and insightful look at love, life and literature in this brilliant collection.
Dorothy Parker-social commentator, political reformer and legendary wit-has enjoyed...
Language
English
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Description
Beth, a popular writer, and her husband Don, a well-liked teacher, share the kind of relationship that truly, seriously, for the love of God cannot be real: that is, they're actually in love. Even after decades of marriage, parenting, and successful careers, their physical spark has somehow not diminished; in fact, they seem to relish the opportunity to share a single ice cream cone and drive others including their son, Charlie mad. Should it come...
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English
Description
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Ladies and gentlemen. This is the tale of shenanigans, foolishness, mayhem, bigotry, racism, sexism and everything else under the sun. These are some of my personal stories on how I should have ended up in HR. If you are easily offended, this is not the place for you. If vulgar, lewd or inappropriate language offends you, please do yourself a favor and walk away. If not, then prepare yourself for the folklore, "How to end up in HR."
All...
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Language
English
Description
In the UK, we have some bizarre laws that have littered the statute books of our sceptred isle throughout history. Not all of them have been repealed over the centuries. Some of them made perfect sense at the time they were introduced but seen through modern eyes, now appear archaic and draconian. Despite the great efforts of the Law Commission in England and Wales to review and recommend reforms for many of these outdated laws, there are centuries...
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Language
Deutsch
Description
Rund um seinen 60. Geburtstag stellt sich Bernd Stelter dem Älterwerden - das gar nicht so schlecht ist, wie er findet, vor allem, wenn man die Alternative bedenkt. Aber: Jetzt geht's ums letzte Drittel, Zeit für eine Bestandsaufnahme, um barrierefrei Neunzig zu werden. Stelter beginnt zu gehen, 10.000 Schritte täglich, und seine Muskeln so lange zu triezen, bis sie brennen. Aber der Mensch ist ja nicht nur Körper, da ist auch ein Geist, der nicht...
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Deutsch
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Kinder sind was Wunderbares. Noch schöner ist nur ein Hühnerhof, findet Johann König und holt sich eine Schar aufgeregtes Federvieh ins Haus. Dabei hat er mit drei Kindern ja eigentlich schon genug Arbeit. Vor allem, weil sie während der Seuchenjahre nicht nur gefüttert, gesäubert und befriedet, sondern auch noch unterrichtet werden mussten. Also die Kinder, nicht die Hühner. Hier erzählt er, gewohnt trocken und lakonisch, wie er Lockdown,...
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Deutsch
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Deutschland hat eine Obergrenze für Asylsuchende eingeführt, ganz Europa ist bis weit nach Nordafrika hinein abgeriegelt. Jenseits der Sahara entstehen riesige Lager, in denen Millionen von Flüchtlingen warten, warten, warten. So lange, dass man in derselben Zeit eigentlich auch zu Fuß gehen könnte, wäre das nicht der sichere Tod.
Als die deutsche Starmoderatorin Nadeche Hackenbusch das größte dieser Lager besucht, erkennt der junge Lionel...
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Deutsch
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"Rotzig und respektlos, sexy und sentimental, spannend und politisch unkorrekt." - Frank Goosen
Die Omma ist eine Ruhrpottikone. Sie war mal Wirtschafterin im Puff, bis sie den brutalen Zuhälter nicht mehr ertragen und ihn kurzerhand mit einer Flasche Korn erschlagen hat. Als die Mitzi, ehemalige Prostituierte und enge Vertraute der Omma, plötzlich stirbt, bricht die Omma alle Zelte in Essen ab und zieht zu ihrer Enkelin Bianca. Nach Berlin-Kreuzberg....
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne-and her real life husband and high school sweetheart, Anthony LeDonne-comes a new holiday romcom that is sure to warm even the coldest heart.
Katherine, an ambitious NYC attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for 48 hours to make sure it doesn't get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to updated her emergency contact so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The coming-of-age adventures of lovable rogues Conor and Jock. Life's a breakneck rollercoaster when you're having as much fun as Conor and Jock. That's okay, because they'd do anything for each other. Anyone who has a best friend would understand that.
20) Summer School
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
School’s out, and Ocean Front High gym teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) has big plans: summer in Hawaii. But the school’s vice-principal has plans for Freddy, too: teaching remedial English. Aloha paradise - hello, SUMMER SCHOOL. Director Carl Reiner (All Of Me, The Jerk) delighted fans and critics alike with this warm, perceptive comedy about a laid-back teacher (Harmon) relegated to teaching a class of likeable misfits, including a slasher-flick...
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