A darkly witty, deeply affecting, and finely crafted memoir by the Big Bang Theory and Speechless star and comedian, John Ross Bowie. From his earliest memories of watching Rhoda with his parents in their tiny Hell's Kitchen apartment, John knew that he wanted to be an actor. The strange, alternate world of television-where people always cracked the perfect joke, lived in glamorous Upper East Side buildings, and made up immediately after fighting-seemed far better than his own home life, with a mother and father on the brink of divorce and a neighborhood full of crumbling pre-war architecture and not-so-occasional muggings. And yet that other world also seems unattainable. Besides crippling stage fright (which would take him years to overomce) John's father, ever aloof and cynical, has instilled within him the notion that acting is "no job for a man." His father would impart that while theater, film, and television should be consumed and even debated, to create was no way to make a living or support a family. Putting aside his acting dreams, John stumbles through his twenties. He tries his hand at teaching and other traditional occupations, but nothing feels nearly as fulfilling as playing with his fleetingly on-the-map punk band, Egghead. When he and his bandmates break up, John lands a joyless job copywriting for a consulting agency and slips into a dark depression. He loses weight, begins drinking heavily, and his relationships flounder. But everything changes when John discovers improv (and anti-depressants). As a part of New York's now-famous Upright Citizens Brigade, John not only explores his passion for acting and comedy-and begins to envision himself doing so professionally-he also meets his future wife and fellow actor, Jamie Denbo. No Job for a Man follows the couple as they relocate to Los Angeles and try to make it in the arts, meeting success and failure, wins and losses, despair and hope along the way. Though his father chronically refuses to acknowledge pride in his adult son's accomplishments, John comes to realize what being a man truly means.

Feature-length episode of the children's animation following the little girl who became a princess after her mother married the king of Enchancia. Sofia (voice of Ariel Winter) runs into trouble when she gets the chance to turn into a mermaid and visit her new underwater friend Oona (Kiernan Shipka). With the help of Princess Ariel (Jodi Benson), Sofia tries to prevent disaster both on land and under the sea. Also included are three additional episodes: 'Tri-Kingdom Picnic', 'Finding Clover' and 'Make Way for Miss Nettle'.

Three-volume collection of episodes from the children's animation following a little girl who becomes a princess. When her mother marries the king, Sofia (voice of Ariel Winter) becomes a member of the royal family overnight and moves into their grand palace. She will have to train for her new role as princess under the tutelage of fairies Flora (Barbara Dirikson), Fauna (Russi Taylor) and Merryweather (Tress MacNeille). In 'Holiday in Enchancia' Princess Aurora (Kate Higgins) makes an appearance and helps Sofia to find King Roland (Travis Willingham) when he disappears in a blizzard. The episodes are: 'Baileywick's Day Off', 'The Little Witch', 'The Baker King' and 'Four's a Crowd'. In 'Ready to Be a Princess' Princess Jasmine (Linda Larkin) comes to Sofia's aid when she encounters some difficulties on a magic carpet ride. The episodes are: 'A Royal Mess', 'The Shy Princess', 'Blue Ribbon Bunny', 'The Princess Test' and 'Two to Tangu'. 'The Floating Palace' includes a feature-length episode which sees Sofia run into trouble when she gets the chance to turn into a mermaid and visit her new underwater friend Oona (Kiernan Shipka). With the help of Princess Ariel (Jodi Benson), Sofia tries to prevent disaster both on land and under the sea. Also featured are three additional episodes: 'Tri-Kingdom Picnic', 'Finding Clover' and 'Make Way for Miss Nettle'.

What's your damage? In 1989, Michael Lehmann's black comedy Heathers drew a line in the sand, rebuffing the sweetness and optimism of John Hughes' more popular fare with darkness and death. Launching the careers of Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers became a cult classic, ranking #5 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies and inspiring hoards of teen films that vastly overshadow its fame but lack its acid wit, moral complexity, and undeniable emotional punch. For the latest installment of Deep Focus, John Ross Bowie blends captivating memoir with astute analysis, tracing the rebel-teen mythology that links Columbine, heavy metal, and The Catcher in the Rye. With help from Lehmann, screenwriter Daniel Waters, and members of the cast, Bowie thoroughly unpacks the film's peculiar resonance. Brilliant riffs on the etymology of its teen slang, the implications of its title, and its visual debt to Stanley Kubrick show how Heathers--for all its audacious absurdity--speaks volumes about the realities of high school and of life itself.