Bette Midler
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It's early morning in the Hollywood Hills; it's Nick and Deborah Fifer's 16th wedding anniversary; it's goodbye to their two kids off on a holiday ski weekend -- and hello to a passionate ride on the emotional roller coaster of married life. Deborah (Bette Midler), a successful psychologist who's recently written a best-selling book on marriage, and Nick (Woody Allen), a high-powered sports lawyer, are the quintessential 90's couple with their twin...
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" How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to point out the obvious! Bette Midler's distinctive voice joins striking photos of the real duck by Michiko Kakutani and charming black-and-white drawings by Joana Avillez. This book will have readers of all ages coming back to visit the fantastical interpretation of New York City and its...
5) The rose
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Rose is one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Her life of constant sex, drugs and rock and roll, along with constant touring, prove to be too much to handle. Nominated for four Academy Awards.
6) The rose
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Rose is one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Her life of constant sex, drugs and rock and roll, along with constant touring, prove to be too much to handle. Nominated for four Academy Awards.
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First wives club: Three longtime friends are dumped by their husbands for much younger women. Now its time to get even and justice can be both fun and sweet. Sliding doors: What if you do or do not catch a morning train? Can it change your life? A young London woman slides between parallel storylines showing what happens with each possibility.
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In the eternal battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Former elite agent Kitty Galore has gone rogue and plans to unleash a diabolical device designed to not only bring her canine enemies to heel but also to take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Faced with this dire threat, cats and dogs must work together for the first time ever to save themselves and their beloved humans...
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In this heartfelt romantic drama, directed by and starring Helen Hunt, schoolteacher April Epner (Hunt) is blindsided by the collapse of her marriage and the sudden appearance of her biological mother, Bernice (Bette Midler), a flamboyant talk show host. As April navigates her complex relationships, including a budding romance with Frank (Colin Firth), a single father, she faces emotional challenges tied to motherhood, identity, and love.
10) Hocus pocus
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After 300 years, three sister witches are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches reign of terror once and for all.
11) Gypsy
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Mama Rose is the ultimate vaudeville stage mother, whose blind ambition for her two daughters forces one to desert her and the other to emerge as the world's most famous striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee.
13) Freak Show
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Billy, a cross-dressing teen, starts attending an ultra-conservative high school. He takes a stand for his individuality by running for homecoming queen.
15) Hocus Pocus
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After 300 years, three sister witches are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it us up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
16) Big business
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Comedy about two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth, and forty years later their paths cross in Manhattan at New York's Plaza Hotel.
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Desperate to start a family, New York schoolteacher, April Epner hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband unexpectedly abandons her and her adoptive mother dies. She gets another shock when she meets her biological mother, an eccentric, self-centered talk show host, whom at first she rejects. Then the divorced dad of one of her students begins courting April. As her life is turned upside-down, April finds herself opening up in...
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After moving with her husband and children to the well-manicured community of Stepford, Connecticut, former New York television executive Joanna Eberhart is beginning to realize that Stepford is more than just the "perfect" place to live ... it's a little to perfect. All the wives in town are models who cater to their husband's every desire. What is going on behind the closed doors of the Stepford Men's Association and the Stepford Day Spa? Can Joanna...
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Three mid-life Manhattanites have more than a longtime friendship in common. After years of helping their hubbies climb the corporate ladder of success, each has been dumped for a newer, curvier model. The trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts--in the wallet!
20) Beaches
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Two childhood friends are reunited in their middle age and one learns she is dying of a fatal disease.