Stockard Channing
41) Smoke
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Episodic story, divided into five chapters, each bearing the name of a character; main characters appear in most chapters. Most of the characters are connected by the fact that they hang out or work at the Brooklyn Cigar Store, where they tell stories and smoke a lot. Chapters explore the interpersonal relationships between this large and diverse group of characters.
42) Le divorce
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Isabel Walker travels to Paris to visit her pregnant stepsister Roxy, by chance arriving on the same day that Roxy's husband Charles-Henri leaves the marriage, apparently for another woman. As Isabel stays to offer help and support, the two young women start living it up with the locals and American expatriates, and Isabel finds herself being wooed by an older French man- who happens to be related to Roxy's ex-husband.
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"When aspiring news reporter Tally Atwater tries to break into television, only veteran newsman Warren Justice will give her a shot. In time, he teaches her everything she knows about news and she teaches him how to love again. But with her rise from local TV weather girl to network anchor, Tally and Warren must balance the dream of success with their desire for each other"--Container.
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Terry McGinnis was just an ordinary teenager until his father was mysteriously murdered. Suspecting foul play at his father's company, Wayne/Powers Corporation, Terry meets Bruce Wayne and learns a secret identity hidden for decades. Now too old to battle injustice, Wayne refuses to help. So Terry does what any brash young kid would do: steal the Batsuit and take matters into his own hands!
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"En route from New York City to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pageant, Noxeema, Vida and Chi Chi are forced to take an unwelcome detour when their 1967 Cadillac convertible breaks down. Stranded in the tiny town of Snydersville, the three try to make the best of their unfortunate circumstance. And when their glitz and glamour wake up the sleepy local citizens, the stage is set for an outrageously funny weekend"--Container.
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Julia, is an archetypal middle-aged, hard-driving female executive. Although she's just been made CEO of her company, Julia is plagued by insecurity and doubt. All this makes her the perfect target for Paula, a cocky, tattooed young assistant she fires, then they end up together when they are both stranded at the same airport. Paula plays major head games with the older woman, honing in on her vulnerabilities with uncanny precision as she goads Julia...
54) Heartburn
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"Rachel [is] a successful food writer who puts love and motherhood ahead of her career. Mark [is] a woman-chasing newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. She lives in New York. He lives in Washington, D. C. And if all those complications won't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will"--Container.
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"Lanie is a beautiful, ambitious newscaster who thinks that having the perfect hair, perfect boyfriend and perfect apartment adds up to the perfect life, until an encounter with a street psychic throws her world into chaos. With the help of her handsome, wise-cracking co-worker Pete, Lainie must face a destiny as hilarious as it is romantic"--Container.
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"Man Ray is the quintessential modernist figure: photographer, painter, object maker and collagist, filmmaker and printmaker, poet, essayist and philosopher. Born Emanuel Radnitsky in 1890, he went on to become the leader of the "American avant-garde" and the most enigmatic of the Dada-Surrealists who transformed the Paris art world during the ferment of the 1920's and beyond. This profile follows the creative genius from his youth in Brooklyn to...
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Looks at the contemporary aspects of this utopian community in Chautauqua, New York. After a brief history the program focuses on what goes on at Chautauqua today, including a tremendous artistic community, spiritual aspects, recreation, and the daily dose of educational/intellectual lectures attended by thousands of people in a large semi-outdoor amphitheater.
60) Staying together
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After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for years, the charismatic McDermott boys find themselves at odds with their parents and each other. But when an unexpected tragedy befalls the family, they are forced to confront their differences and adult responsibilities as they learn about love, sex, loyalty and the true meaning of brotherhood.