Michael J. Fox
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Diagnosed at age 29, Fox is engaged in Parkinson's advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the world's leading non-profit funder of PD science. Here he shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Running through...
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English
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The popular film and television actor evaluates the personal philosophy that has enabled his positive outlook in spite of his battle with degenerative Parkinson's disease, in an uplifting account that considers how he has become a happier and more satisfied person by recognizing the gifts of everyday life.
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English
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A funny, highly personal, gorgeously written account of what it's like to be a 30-year-old man who is told he has an 80-year-old's disease. "Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up with a little more crap." — Michael J. Fox In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease — a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting...
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English
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Excelsior Union High senior J.J. Manners navigates the cliques and rivalries that high school entails, all while pursuing Beth Franklin, who happens to be the girlfriend of quarterback and class president Beau Middleton. There's only one way to settle the rivalry for Beth's affection: a drag race, whose outcome turns Excelsior's social hierarchy on its head and causes further pandemonium.
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English
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"Many know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of the Father of the Bride movies, the calculating Peggy Kenter on Nashville, or the wife of country music artist, Brad Paisley. But behind the scenes, Kim was dealing with a tragic secret: her mother, Linda, was suffering from a rare form of dementia that slowly crippled her ability to talk, write and eventually recognize people in her own family. Where the Light...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
When teenager Marty McFly is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc Brown, he finds himself mixed up in a time-shattering chain reaction that could vaporize his future, and leave him trapped in the past.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Archie tags along as his owner Sydney runs away to join a struggling family circus. But clumsy Sydney's only hope of stardom is a fake ventriloquist act featuring his wisecracking, woofing pal. Together, they're a hit, and the circus is saved, until a villain plots to steal the priceless dog and trade him for big bucks.
11) The frighteners
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A professional exorcist in a town where evil is afoot finds himself at the middle of a mystery when one ghost decides to go on a murder spree and the townsfolk suspect him of the crimes.
13) Teen Wolf
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A teenager wants to be more than just a nice, average guy, and he gets his wish when he turns into a werewolf.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Hidden deep below the ocean surface is one of the greatest mysteries of all time--the Lost City of Atlantis. Join the world's most highly qualified crew of experts led by "adventure capitalist" Commander Rourke (Garner) and Milo Thatch (Fox), a linguist who knows the ancient Antlantean language, as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine, the Ulysses, and head deep into the mysteries of the sea, hoping to reveal the secrets of Atlantis.
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The emperor's new groove: The emperor is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator and must regain his throne with the help of a llama herder. Includes never-before-seen footage and a sneak peek at Kronk's New Groove.
Lilo & Stitch: An evil creator has created a little creature by genetic experimentation. The creator and creature are sent to prison. The creature escapes and heads for Earth where he tries to impersonate a dog. Bent on self preservation,...
16) Stuart Little 2
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Stuart Little is back for more action-packed adventure. This time around Stuart and the reluctant Snowbell embark on a dangerous mission to rescue Stuart's new friend Margalo from a villainous falcon. But the journey proves more difficult than he ever imagines, and Stuart has to decide if he's up to the task.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The series proves how seemingly trivial details of one's day-to-day life, a trip to the grocery store, a remark at a dinner party, a fender-bender, can precipitate a 'Murphy's Law' chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. To keep the narrative spontaneous, Curb is shot without a script; cast members are given scene outlines and often improvise lines as they go.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Pursuit of happyness: Chris Gardner is an intelligent, energetic guy who can't catch a break. In the sluggish Bay Area economy of 1981, he's losing ground, by investing all his family's money in high cost bone-density scanners. His wife leaves him, he loses his apartment, and with his 5-year-old son in tow joins the ranks of the homeless, if not the hopeless. Bounced from shelter to shelter, he finds himself a single dad who has to support and care...
19) Stuart Little
Series
Publisher
Columbia/Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The Little family adopts a spunky boy named Stuart who looks a lot like a mouse. Mr. and Mrs. Little adore their new son, but their older son George isn't so sure what to make of his new brother and devises a plan to get Stuart out of the house.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Casualties of war: Based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Eriksson is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve, a powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat.
Faith of my fathers: People know John McCain as a maverick presidential candidate, but before a...