Alan Rosenberg
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A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.
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2009.
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Pittsburgh corporate lawyer Nick Fallin's high life has gotten the best of him. Arrested for drug use, he is sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service. He must now squeeze those hours into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions, and board meetings. Reluctantly, he is now a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances. As the show...
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[2005], c1989
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According to Professor Edward Derek, the only way to truly understand the psychology of fear is to be afraid...very afraid! So he invites his class home for a night of three spine-chilling stories: First, a married couple loses their heads in a haunted house; next, ravenous guard dogs prowl for cute coeds; and, finally, a psychopathic killer stalks a terrified telephone operator. But as the frightened freshman get a hands-on lesson in real fear, the...
6) Promise
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James Garner and James Woods deliver powerhouse performances in this deeply moving story about family obligations and brotherly love. When his mother dies, Bob Beuhler (Garner) inherits a house, land and custody of his schizophrenic younger brother, DJ (Woods). Reluctant to take responsibility, Bob faces the most difficult challenge of his life as he tries to fulfill the promise he made to his mother 30 years earlier and look after DJ now that she's...
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Cybill volume 8
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Maryann insists that it's no coincidence that Cybill's luck improved when Zoey moved out, especially after a psychic senses a "negative energy" in the house.
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Cybill volume 3
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Cybill is dismayed to learn that the soap opera character she portrays has been written into a coma along with Andrea, another veteran vixen, and that only one of them will recover.
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Cybill volume 13
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Maryann plans a sabotage surprise for Dr. Dick's party, which is the same night as her own party. Ira's book is going to be made into a film with Sir Anthony Hopkins and he wants Cybill to go to London with him.
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Cybill volume 4
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Cybill is attracted to a guy she meets, while they walk their respective dogs, who turns out to be Ira's ex-psychiatrist. Meanwhile, Maryann befriends her ex-husband's new girlfriend Sharon in her continuing scheme for revenge.
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Cybill volume 15
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Cybill’s agent Arthur dies and Cybill ends up planning his funeral, inviting look-alikes to attend. Maryann makes a move on Ira, but he rejects her.
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Cybill volume 16
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Morgan Fairchild returns as one of Cybill's casting competitors who nabs another job from her and then announces that she's getting married to Maryann's ex-husband Dr. Dick. Taking matters into their own hands, the two conspire to sabotage the wedding reception.
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Cybill volume 20
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When Cybill was sixteen she wrote a letter as an assignment for English class about her hopes and dreams for the future. Thirty years later, her former teacher has mailed it to her. Cybill's afraid to open it because she thinks it'll be too depressing.
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Cybill volume 4
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Ira brings his new girlfriend to Zoey's sweet sixteen birthday party and Cybill and Maryann both like her until they discover she has uncontrollable multiple personalities. Meanwhile, Zoey and Sean, a busboy from the restaurant, are smitten with each other.
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Cybill volume 5
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Cybill convinces Ira to set Maryann up with Phil, a friend of his. Maryann is reluctant at first, but Cybill manages to talk her into going on a double date with her and Ira.
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Cybill volume 1
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Feeling distant from her family, Cybill drags Maryann into the desert in search of spiritual insights and, receiving an urgent psychic message from the universe, rushes back just in time for the birth of her grandson.
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Cybill volume 7
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Cybill has a co-starring role with Dylan, a prepubescent brat. Maryann is nervous about her son Justin visiting for Thanksgiving. She prepares for her tree-hugging son's visit by becoming "earthy," afraid he won't approve of her materialistic ways. Cybill is disappointed when her family reveals that they've all made different arrangements for the holiday.
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Cybill volume 5
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Cybill has a date with movie star Dennis Oliver only to be lost in his shadow after the Oscars. He drops her off and asks to use her bathroom: she thinks he's trying to pull a fast one and is surprised when he excuses himself without even asking her for a night cap. He's arrested later that night for soliciting a prostitute and Cybill is tormented by the tabloids.
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Cybill volume 2
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Cybill tells Maryann that "there's no zing anymore" when she meets someone new. It's still missing when Maryann sets her up on a blind date - that is, until she meets the guy's 60-something father.
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Cybill volume 21
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Cybill is pre-menopausal and experiencing hot and cold flashes. Not wanting to take hormones to relieve her symptoms, she decides to take the herbal approach.