Edward Asner
1) Scat
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
2) Roots
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
An six part series, which chronicles a black man's search for his heritage and reveals an epic panorama of America's past.
3) Up
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...
4) Elf
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A human baby accidentally ends up at the North Pole and is raised as an elf. When he's 30, Buddy learns from Santa that he's really a human. He decides to go in search of his father, walking to Manhattan to find him. Meanwhile, things are looking bad for Santa Claus. When Santa crashes his sleigh in Central Park, it's Buddy's moment to shine.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representation from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows. This documentary breaks important new ground in exploring wasy in which race, gender, and sexuality intersect with class, offering a complex reading of television's often one-dimensional representations. Featuring...
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The bachelor: Wandering eye and $100 million inheritance on the line, Jimmie (Chris O'Donnell) must get married - and fast! With the minutes counting down, and 1,000 willing brides, will Jimmie discover the true meaning of love? ; In love and war: Epic love story about Hemingway and the romance which inspired him to write his masterpiece, A farewell to arms.
9) Hallmark four pack: In his father's shoes ; Out of the woods ; Silent night ; Where there's a will
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
In the midst of war in Afghanistan, Cody Cullen is touched by a lovely Christmas card sent to him by Faith Spelman. Faith lives in the small, picturesque town of Nevada City, California. As months pass, the card never leaves Cody's side, giving him the strength to survive and setting him on a mission to find her.
Special features: Edward Asner: a veteran's view; "Heart of a soldier: actor John Newton" featurette; Karene and Jeff: a real-life "Christmas...
11) Gus
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A mule who kicks 100-yard field goals becomes the star player of a pro football team.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jenny and Brian are planning their wedding. The house that brought them together, Emily's Country Inn, is filled to capacity with happy guests. Then a distant relative of Emily's arrives and stakes a claim to the house. The pressure is on as Jenny and Brian are plagued with financial issues, and try to raise enough money to hang onto their home.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Adventurous young Boca decides he must do something after coming to the realization that his tribe is starving. Along with his friend Nipop, he heads out in search of a magical plant from the Bonta Forest that will feed everyone and make him a hero, but the adventure is not as easy as he thought it would be.
14) Hard Rain
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A race against time and the elements in this high-energy thrill ride where survival and money are at the core of it all. The setting is the flood-ravaged, evacuated town of Huntingburg, where Tom, an armored car driver, is in deep danger. A gang of thieves figures the flood is its chance to heist the money Tom is transporting from local banks. But there's one thing the gun-carrying criminals didn't count on, Tom. Come hell or high water, he's determined...
17) All of my heart
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A young caterer's life suddenly changes course when she inherits a country home and learns she must share it with a career-obsessed Wall Street trader. At first, these opposites do not attract, but feelings begin to change when they find themselves having to work side-by-side to restore their newly acquired home.
18) Cargo
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A young car learns the importance of family when he embarks on a mission to rescue his father, who's been sent to Clunker Island to be repurposed as junk metal.
20) Roots
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.