《纽约图书馆》将观众带到了世界最大的知识宝库之一的幕后,这个图书馆是一个包容的文化交流和学习平台,每年接待1800万读者,线上访客3200万人。在曼哈顿、布朗克斯、斯坦顿岛地区散布着92个图书馆分部,致力于为这个复杂而繁华的大都市的所有居民提供资源。影片审视了这个传奇机构是如何在保留传统的同时适应数字化革命的。纽约公共图书馆是多面的,从位于第五大道的庄严宏伟的总部到分布在城区的各个分部,每一个都有自己独特的项目和目标群体。图书馆的功能远不止借书,而纽约公共图书馆通过讲座、社区工作、为孩子而设的工作坊以及为找工作的人而设的培训课程,造福所有人。这部纪录片展示了图书馆是如何用书、音乐会、讲座、课程等多种方式教化读者,激发学习兴趣、传播知识并巩固社区联系。
故事发生在人头攒动的大都市纽约,在这里,生活着一位名叫伊莎贝尔(艾米·欧文 Amy Irving 饰)的姑娘,在这个物欲横流的城市里,伊莎贝尔的特质则显得尤为珍贵,她是书店的店员,整日博览群书,对知识的渴望永无止境。 可是,正直善良的伊莎贝尔在她祖母的眼中俨然就是一位“问题少女”,因为已经到了成家年龄的她似乎并没有任何想要结婚的打算。就这样,着急的祖母风风火火地开始为伊莎贝尔物色起了对象,通过祖母的牵线搭桥,伊莎贝尔结识了名为山姆(彼得·里格特 Peter Riegert 饰)的犹太男子。山姆是一名小贩,他对秀外慧中的伊莎贝尔很快一见钟情,可是,伊莎贝尔却并不这么觉得。
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A 65-year-old single artist living in New York City has a good life: a stable teaching job, successful friends, and a loyal, aging dog named Bing. As her dream of a respectable place in the art world becomes more elusive, her frustration with her lack of recognition feels alarmingly urgent.
In this '60s retro prequel to the bizarro-noir Bloodsucker's Handbook (AKA Enchiridion), Bloodsucker's Planet follows the crew of the space ship Argosy as they respond to a distress signal from the industrial Planet Mara only to discover the planet is ruled by the sinister Mother Vampire. Along the way, they encounter disease-carrying Mara bats, a talking space roach, and Adrianna, the gynoid whose developing self-awareness is aided by her collection of vintage romance comics.
Chosen Family sees Ann, a yoga teacher trying to find inner peace despite the fact her family is manic, and whose dating life is miserable. Ann doesn’t know how to say no and finds herself fixing everyone’s problems. Struggling to repair her estranged relationship with her sister Clio, Ann relies on her friends Roz, Max and Frances to be her rock and guide her through life’s troubling decisions.