Michael Urie
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English
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"From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes a funny, poignant, and highly original novel about an author whose relationship with his very famous book editor will change him forever--both as a writer and a son. After years of struggling as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally gets his big break when his novel sells to an editor at a major publishing house: none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jackie, or Mrs. Onassis...
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"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago"--
After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old...
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English
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Teddy is unhappily single in L.A. In between sessions with his therapist and dates with men he meets online, Teddy has debates with his dachshund, Lily, who occupies his heart. Unfortunately, he is also able to communicate with the "octupus" attached to Lily's head, which is soon revealed to be a metaphor for Lily's lethal cranial tumor. As Lily's condition worsens, Teddy faces off with the "octopus", engaging it in a battle of wills that takes on...
5) Swan Song
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A retired hairdresser Pat, escapes his small-town nursing home after learning of his former client's dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. Pat embarks on a comical and bittersweet odyssey across town to confront the ghosts of his past.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
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A contemporary LGBTQ comedy loosely based on the epic romance of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his teenage lover Antinous. Set over Labor Day Weekend in coastal New England, a middle-aged playwright invites longtime friend, legendary TV diva, Charlotte Christian, and occasionally-working actor friend, Jay Mulch, to read his latest dramatic effort, a mythological comedy based on the epic romance of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his teenage lover Antinous....
7) Swan song
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The film follows retired hairdresser and local bar performer icon Pat Pitsenbarger who has given up on life from the confines of his small-town Sandusky, Ohio nursing home. But when Pat gets word that a former client's dying wish was for him to style her final hairdo, he sets out on an epic journey across Sandusky to confront the ghosts of his past, and collect the beauty supplies necessary for the job. A comical and bittersweet journey about rediscovering...
8) Angel's Ink
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English
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The superstars of urban fantasy agree-Angel's Ink, the first book in Jocelyn Drake's Asylum Tales is a winner! Genre fans who know-and love-Drake's phenomenal, New York Times bestselling Dark Days novels will be blown away by this dark and seductive new series. Meet Gage, a magical tattoo artist trying to remain hidden and alive in a world where elves, faeries, trolls, werewolves, and vampires mingle freely with humans, and warlocks and witches rule...
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The acclaimed Asylum Tales continue Wizard and tattoo artist Gage escaped the dread Ivory Towers, but no one can outrun his past forever. The wizards know Gage is using forbidden magic, and they will stop at nothing-even destroying cities-to stop him . . . and the nascent human uprising.
10) Cheshire Cat
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English
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From acclaimed, Russian writer, Alexander Tsypkin, translated by Paul Lazarus, CHESHIRE CAT tells the hilarious story of a son who loses his father's ashes on the eve of his funeral. From a collection of short stories titled, Sammynolie and Other Stories.
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her co-workers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only reason the publisher hired her to be his son's secretary is that he thought Betty was someone who Daniel would never sleep with. Betty's hard work and determination earns Daniel's respect as she helps him find his way through the shark infested waters of the fashion...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"THEIR LOVE STORY CAPTIVATED THE WORLD . . . THE CROWN PRINCE AND THAT GUY FROM NEW YORK. When a lonely American event planner starts dating the gay Prince of Wales, a royal uproar ensues: is it true love or the ultimate meme? Find out in this hilarious romantic comedy. After having his heart trampled on by his cheating ex, Carter Ogden is afraid love just isn't in the cards for him. He still holds out hope in a tiny corner of his heart, but even...
14) Swan Song
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Language
English
Description
A retired hairdresser Pat, escapes his small-town nursing home after learning of his former client's dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. Pat embarks on a comical and bittersweet odyssey across town to confront the ghosts of his past.
15) Petunia
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Charlie finally finds a guy he's willing to break his 'no sex' vow for when he meets, and starts dating George McDougal. But George is hiding something from Charlie. Their relationship hits a complicated snag when George's wife returns unexpectedly from a long trip.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Betty Suarez isn't like any of her coworkers at Mode, a high-fashion magazine. She's smart, sweet, and hardworking, but she's not thin and beautiful. As the publisher's son's secretary, she earns his respect as she guides him through the world of fashion.
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her coworkers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only reason the publisher hired her to be his son's secretary, is that he figured Betty was someone who Daniel would never sleep with. Along the way, Betty's hard work and determination earns Daniel's respect. She helps him find his way through the shark infested waters...
18) Abducted
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English
Description
After 7-year-old Eden is kidnapped during a home invasion, single father Dane Hunte takes matters into his own hands, while Detective Fini, leading the investigation, unravels the mystery surrounding the unusual crime.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Some mild thematic elements.
Just before his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a keyless locked box--set aside by his father before his death five years earlier--that purportedly contains the meaning of life.
20) Such good people
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A young, gay couple discovers a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for their wealthy humanitarian friends, who have just died in a car accident. Mayhem ensues as they deal with jealousy, sibling rivalry, greyhounds, labradoodles, porpoises, and other friends who want the money.