Maryann Plunkett
1) Never change
Author
Description
Myra Lipinsky, a 51-year old visiting nurse, has been content to be a self-appointed spinster--until a man she adored in high school is struck by an incurable illness and returns to New England to spend what time he has left.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Appears on list
Description
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Adult siblings Baxter and Annie, scarred from an unconventional upbringing, return to their family home. When their parents, performance artists famous for elaborate public hoaxes, go missing under troubling circumstances, Baxter and Annie investigate. Unsure whether it's foul play or just another elaborate ruse, nothing can prepare them for what they discover.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Description
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
6) Showing Up
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
A sculptor (Michelle Williams) preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends. A vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art & craft from beloved filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Certain Women), and with an endearing and charismatic ensemble cast including André Benjamin and Oscar-nominated actors Hong Chau and Judd Hirsch.
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Season one of the Netflix original series House of Cards. Frank Underwood is a cunning career politician. Zoe Barnes is an ambitious young journalist. Together they forge a partnership that trades powerful secrets for political access, and so much more.
10) Ahab's Wife
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
1999
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Description
This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature — along with "Call me Ishmael." And Una Spenser, the transcendent hero at the center of Ahab's Wife may well become every bit as memorable as Ahab.
Inspired by a brief passage, in Moby, Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe — an epic-scale, enthralling and compelling saga, spanning a full, rich, eventful,...
Inspired by a brief passage, in Moby, Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe — an epic-scale, enthralling and compelling saga, spanning a full, rich, eventful,...