Martha Plimpton
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On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he sees immediately that she has Down's Syndrome. Rationalizing it as a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split-second decision that will alter all of their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and never to reveal the secret. But Caroline,...
2) Mass
Publisher
Decal Releasing LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents (Reed Birney and Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton), agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. In Fran Kranz' writing and directing debut, he thoughtfully examines their journey of grief, anger and acceptance by coming face-to-face with the ones who have been left behind.
3) The goonies
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Two kids find a treasure map just as they're about to lose their house. They and their friends go on a search for the treasure, but not without trouble from a few ne'er-do-wells.
4) After this
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Pub. Date
2006
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Alice McDermott's powerful novel is a vivid portrait of an American family in the middle decades of the twentieth century. Witty, compassionate, and wry, it captures the social, political, and spiritual upheavals of those decades through the experiences of a middle-class couple, their four children, and the changing worlds in which they live.
While Michael and Annie Keane taste the alternately intoxicating and bitter first fruits of the sexual revolution,...
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Publisher
Telltale Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Be the hero of a grand adventure in the Minecraft Universe! Embark on a perilous quest across the Overworld, to the End, and beyond. While at EnderCon in hopes of meeting Gabriel the Warrior, you and your friends discover that something is wrong... something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and you must set out on a quest to find The Order of the Stone if you are to save your world from oblivion. With a team of friends at your side, and a troubled land...
Publisher
Distributed by Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
When a young, unidentified woman is found dead by the lake, the victim of a brutal and violent crime, Walter, an aging small-town police officer, is called to the scene of the town's first murder investigation in decades. Haunted by his past, and hampered by the mistrust of the community and a state police officer overseeing the investigation, he sets out to solve the murder, complicated by his ex-lover and his suspicion of her current boyfriend.
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Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Description
This Pulitzer Prize winning play is the tale of a baby-boomer's long, hard road from 60's confusion to 1990's self-assured woman...or so she hopes. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Lisa Akey, Kosha Engler, Kaitlin Hopkins, Barbara Klein, Lisa Pelikan, Martha Plimpton, Scot Reese, Raphael Sbarge and Grant Shaud.
12) Parenthood
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
p2007, c1989
Description
The Buckmans are a modern family facing the age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the "right" way.
13) Beautiful girls
Publisher
Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Description
A group of old friends meet at their 10-year high school reunion, which creates some unexpected surprises. Willie and Paul may have lost a bit of their youth, but they're ready to party with the "beautiful girls" who've turned their lives upside down.
14) The Goonies
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Description
A band of misfit kids searches for buried treasure in a subterranean cavern. Here they cross the path of Mama Fratelli and her outlaw brood. The kids befriend Fratelli's hideously deformed (but soft-hearted) son, who comes to their rescue.
Author
Series
Rosa books (Vera B. Williams) volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
1983
Description
Rosa has difficulty choosing a special birthday present to buy with the coins her mother and grandmother have saved, until she hears a man playing beautiful music on an accordion.
Author
Series
Rosa books (Vera B. Williams) volume 4
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Rosa is excited when her new cousin, Benji, is born, but when Grandma wants to remove a beloved armchair, Rosa puts her foot down and insists that the chair, just like Benji, is a member of the family.
