Catherine O'Hara
1) Home alone
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Language
English
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Eight-year-old Kevin is left alone for the holidays and must defend his house from a pair of bumbling burglars.
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English
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"After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life--with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous"--Container.
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including...
5) Away we go
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Burt and Verona are a loving couple. Burt has always wanted to marry Verona, but Verona resists, not seeing the point of the institution. Regardless, they are having a baby together and question their potential parenting abilities. They decide to move closer to Burt's parents so they can share the experience with the baby's grandparents. In Verona's sixth month, she and Burt learn that his parents are moving to Belgium the month before the baby is...
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English
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Kevin McCallister is ready to turn the Big Apple into his own playground. The notorious Wet Bandits, still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are plotting a huge holiday heist in New York. Kevin's ready to welcome them with a battery of booby traps that the bumbling bandits will never forget.
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English
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Meet Carter. It's been years since his parents' divorce. But now, with the wedding of this younger brother, he must keep mom and dad from annihilating each other all over again. That's when the real surprises start, including a shocking revelation from his childhood "therapist", the arrival of his dad's latest wife, his own commitment issues with his gorgeous girlfriend, and confronting the sexy A.C.O.D. from his past.
8) Best in show
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
"A zany look at dog show participants (and the pooches who love them)." -- Cover.
10) Temple Grandin
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
An engaging portrait of an autistic young woman who became, through timely mentoring and sheer force of will, one of America's most remarkable success stories.
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English
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Jack Skellington is the King of Halloween. He becomes bored with the same routine every year. He decides to take a walk in the woods. There, he discovered a door leading to Christmastown and decides to spread Christmas joy to the world. When he is back in Halloweentown he shows his friends what Christmas is like, and he suggests doing Christmas this year instead. But things do not go as planned when Oogie Boogie, an evil gambling boogey man, plots...
Publisher
Entertainment One Films Canada
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The Rose family's dreams of escaping their town are suddenly thwarted when the town's potential buyer succumbs to a diabetic coma. It's now clear that their stay in this simple setting will be much longer than they ever imagined. Faced with this horrific truth, the Roses must do the only thing they can: change the town from within." --
Publisher
EOne Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The Rose family's dreams of escaping their town are suddenly thwarted when the town's potential buyer succumbs to a diabetic coma. It's now clear that their stay in this simple setting will be much longer than they ever imagined. Faced with this horrific truth, the Roses must do the only thing they can: change the town from within. Contains thirteen episodes and bonus features." --
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"When filthy-rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira and their two kids -- über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis -- suddenly find themselves broke, they are forced to leave their pampered lives to regroup and rebuild their empire from within the rural city limits of their only remaining asset - Schitt's Creek, an armpit of a town they once bought as a joke." --
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Fully entrenched in their new lives, the once-rich Roses find themselves surrounded by family problems -- namely love and death. David and Patrick navigate a deepening romance as Patrick makes a very public overture at an open mic, then is surprised when Alexis unknowingly invites Patrick's ex-fiance to the boys' monthiversary barbeque. Alexis' PR consulting firm takes off with a marketing strategy for the hotel and a singles' week event that puts...
16) Beetle Juice
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
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Description
A couple of likable ghosts contact the afterlife's bio-exorcist to rid their home of a trendy New York family that moves in.
18) Beetle Juice
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
After Barbara and Adam Maitland are killed in a car crash, they find themselves trapped as ghosts in their beautiful New England farmhouse. Their peaceful 'existence' is disrupted when a yuppie family, the Deetz's, buy their house. The Maitlands are too nice and harmless as ghosts and all their efforts to scare the Deetz's away are unsuccessful. They decide to call to Beetlejuice, a people-exorcizing ghost, for help.
20) Penelope
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Penelope Wilhern is born to wealthy socialites. She is afflicted by the Wilhern spell that can only be broken when she finds love. Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl meets a string of suitors in her parent's futile attempt to break the curse. Each eligible bachelor is enamored with Penelope and her sizable dowry, but only until her curse is revealed. Lemon, a mischievous and eager tabloid reporter, wants a photograph of the mysterious...