Lady in the Corner (1989)
Gênero : Drama, Cinema TV
Runtime : 1H 30M
Director : Peter Levin
Sinopse
Grace Guthrie tries to stave off the hostile take over of her publishing empire. While fighting off a ruthless British business-mogul, she must also deal with a mole.
Uma lenda da culinária fornece uma nova receita de vida para uma frustrada funcionária de escritório. As histórias reais de como a vida e o livro de receitas de Julia Child inspiraram a escritora principiante Julie Powell a reproduzir 524 receitas em 365 dias e apresentar a magia da culinária francesa para novas gerações.
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Thor precisa contar com a ajuda de seus companheiros e até de seu traiçoeiro irmão Loki em um plano audacioso para salvar o universo. Entretanto, os caminhos de Thor se cruzam com Jane Foster e, dessa vez, a vida dela está realmente em perigo.
Um grupo de terroristas invadem uma usina nuclear e instalam uma bomba. As negociações com o governo americano para desativá-la são: 50 milhões de dólares e uma extensa lista de prisioneiros a serem libertados. Eles são homens com um propósito e estão dispostos a morrer. Muitas negociações, ação e suspense.
Vijay, a destitute poet, searches for true love while attempting to get his work published. With the assistance of two women in his life, his dream comes true - but at a cost that causes Vijay to rethink his worldview.
Larry, a publisher, wants Kate to write a book about the 'Office Wife'. An executive stenographer's duties creates a relationship approaching that of his wife. Little does Larry know that sometimes literature mirrors life.
A cop on vacation at a mountain resort comes to the rescue when the resort is taken over by violent criminals.
An unknown Kentucky writer (James Franciscus) comes to New York and pursues fame and women (Suzanne Pleshette, Genevieve Page).
A amateur writer who seems to have nothing to live for, finds himself as the only hope of three people.
Marisa Salinas gets her first job at one of the top publishing companies of her country. Don Ricardo Arencibia, her boss, is a man who does not appreciate innovation and new proposals from the staff, but enjoys bloody crime stories, and beautiful women. Don Ricardo invites Marisa out for dinner; they start behind friends and, soon, they start a sexual relationship. All goes well - safe for a little mystery that envelops Ricardo's ex-wife. Marisa decides to investigate... and she will uncover much more than she expected: Ricardo had been trying to make Marisa look like his former wife, and there is a plot involving large scale corruption.
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Follow two authors' journey to discover what it takes to become the next self-published superstar.