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Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
An intimate look at one of the world's most recognized sex symbols, told in her own words for the first time, impoverished southern family, to high school salutatorian, to scandalous '50s pin-up model, to shocking retirement in 1957 at the peak of her modeling career. With a stunning array of gorgeous photographs, unusual archival material, and playful movie footage.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Origami, the century old tradition of paper folding is now at the heart of a scientific revolution. Scientists are discovering that folding is a powerful tool to explore the limits of science. Engineers and designers are now adopting origami designs to conquer space or reshape the world around us. From aircraft design to protein folding to micro-robots, join NOVA to discover how the age-old art of origami is transforming our world.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Since the birth of their trademark toy in 1958, The LEGO Group has produced over 400 billion bricks. But more and more, LEGO bricks aren't just for kids, and some take them very seriously. Adult Fans of LEGO around the globe are unashamedly declaring their love of the brick, brick artists are creating stunning and surprising creations, and LEGO master builders are building human scale and larger structures. This documentary playfully delves into the...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1178
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Master of social discomfort Ruben �Ostlund trains his unsparing lens on the world of wealth, beauty, and privilege in this audacious, Palme d'Or, winning satire of our status-obsessed culture. A model-influencer couple get a ticket to the luxe life when they are invited aboard an all-expenses-paid cruise alongside a coterie of the rich and ghoulish, but an act of fate turns their Insta-perfect world upside down. Pushing each provocative set piece...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Three models concoct a scheme to marry rich men. The girls rent a Manhattan penthouse to lure wealthy bachelors, but things go awry when they actually end up falling in love. They soon discover the road to romance is filled with hilarious twists as their new suitors reveal surprises none of them saw coming.
9) Vicki
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Supermodel Vicki Lynn is murdered, and ace homicide cop Ed Cornell cuts his vacation short to take the case personally.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Français
Description
Rousseau is a bestselling crime novelist from Paris, troubled by writer's block. Candice Lecoeur is a local beauty gracing the famous Belle de Jura cheese packaging who has gotten it into her head that she might well be the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe. The two will meet in the coldest village in France, but only after Candice has been found dead.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
All will finally be revealed as the gang gets back together for one last season in Lifetime's critically acclaimed series. Brooke Elliot stars as Jane, a brilliant plus-sized attorney whose body is taken over by a shallow model's soul. As she takes on difficult and unusual cases, she also tries to resolve her relationship with Grayson. Will the two finally find true love? Featuring a talented cast, including Margaret Cho.
12) Mannequin
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
Mannequin, the memorable '80's hit is now available together with the entertaining sequel, Mannequin 2: On the Move, for the first time.
A store display window artist creates the mannequin of his dreams and she comes to life.
13) Gun shy
Publisher
Saban Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When vacationing in Chile, an aging and pampered rock star's supermodel wife is suddenly kidnapped by renegades. Unable to navigate more than ordering a sandwich from room service, now he must take to the backstreets of Santiago in this hilarious caper that is as entertaining as it is hair-raising.
14) Funny face
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A Cinderella story about an inconspicuous salesgirl who is whisked off to Paris by a group of fashion magazine sophisticates and transformed into a dazzling model with whom the magazine's photographer falls in love.
15) Desert flower
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the life of Waris Dirie, including how she escaped from an arranged marriage at the age of thirteen and embarked upon a two-hundred-mile journey across the desert of Somalia in an adventure that eventually led her into a modeling career.
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Mannequin, the memorable '80's hit is now available together with the entertaining sequel, Mannequin 2: On the Move, for the first time.
A sequel to Mannequin, the adventures of the mannequin who has shaken off a 1,000-year-old curse continues, with the lovely young lady trying to avoid the sorcerer who wants to restore the curse.
17) The neon demon
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
A change of place: The twin of a glamorous fashion model stands in for her troubled sister. Risking exposing her sister's secret, she finds herself falling in love and faced with a difficult decision.
Another woman: Lisa Temple awakens in a hospital suffering from amnesia after receiving a severe beating. As she takes delight in the world's simple joys while relearning how to live, the romance returns to her once-stale marriage, until one violent...
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created.
20) Zoolander
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
3-time winner of the Male Model of the Year, Derek, loses out the fourth time to rival, Hansen. Now the ridiculously good-looking supermodel must save the world from an evil clothes manufacturer.
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