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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Best selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer's block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles' quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a séance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons...
3) Misery
Pub. Date
1990.
Description
A romance novel writer plans to desert the genre and write more serious literature, when his "number one" fan kidnaps him.
4) Iris
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris--ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal--to the elder Iris--slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer's.
5) Supernova
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
A gay couple, one a musician, the other a novelist, embark on a road trip as dementia starts to take hold of one of them.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"TV legend Angela Lansbury returns to her acclaimed and admired role as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in all 21 entertaining episodes of Murder, She Wrote: Season Ten. ... With such amazing guest stars as Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren, David Warner, George Segal and Morgan Fairchild, each case is sure to keep you riveted until the final clue. Bonus feature: Bonus episode from Season 11, 'Amsterdam kill.'"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
When the Reverend Patrick Bronte moved with his wife and six small children to the West Yorkshire village of Hayworth in 1820, few would have guessed the incredible story that was to unfold in the wild moorlands. This program tells that story, charting the progress of the Bronte sisters from their childhood writing collaborations with Bramwell, to their independent literary achievements which are acclaimed the world over.
Description
"It's the final chapter of one of television's greatest mystery series of all time. Recipient of 41 Primetime Emmy Award and 16 Golden Globe nominations, Murder, She Wrote set the standard with its fascinating charaters, well-crafted plots and beloved heroine, mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. Reunite with acclaimed actress Angela Lansbury in her iconic role in all 24 episodes of the final season. From the shadowy nooks of hometown Cabot Cove to crime...
9) Mark Twain
Description
Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Susan is living through an unfulfilling marriage when she receives a package containing a novel manuscript from her ex-husband, Edward. The novel is dedicated to her but its content is violent and devastating. Susan cannot help but reminisce over her past love story with the author. Increasingly she interprets the book as a tale of revenge, a tale that forces her to re-evaluate the choices that she has made, and reawakens a love that she feared was...
11) Mrs. Wilson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterward, a woman arrives at the door, claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison embarks on a mission of discovery to try and find out who her husband was, but from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India, it soon becomes clear that Alec died holding his secrets close to his chest.
Description
"This 5-disc set includes the entertaining Bonus Feature "The Perils of Success" (exclusive interviews with Lansbury and other members of the cast and crew) and a season highlights reel. Whether Jessica is partnered with insurance investigator Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), making her case in Nashville or even working to clear her own name, it's no mystery why the acclaimed series earned 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and 16 Golden Globe nominations...
Description
"Writer/deteictive Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. Joining her at the crime scenes are stellar guest stars, including David Soul, Harvey Fierstein, Neil Patrick Harris, John Polito and Amy Brenneman."--Container.
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Kay Effiel is an author writing her latest novel. Her story revovles about an isolated man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real. Harold is an IRS agent who has lived a dull existence. One day begins to hear Karen's voice as she narrates what she is putting down on paper. Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find out what is happening and ends up changing things about his life. He begins...
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and NYPD detective Kate Beckett return for the suspenseful third season of ABC's brilliantly funny series. Enjoy every inspired idea and flirtatious moment as this fiery duo solves the strangest homicides New York has to offer. It's the most entertaining season yet as Castle's wildly funny storytelling skills work their way into every case.
17) 1408
Description
Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin only believes what he can see with his own two eyes. After a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world, he scoffs at the concept of an afterlife. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for his latest project. Defying the warnings of...
18) Becoming Jane
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas' relatives disagree with the match and threaten to disinherit him if he marries her. Jane's mother also...
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