Ricki Lake
1) I am Divine
Publisher
Automat Pictures, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The dynamic, fun, and often poignant portrait of the legendary Divine. Learn about his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth, and his rise to fame as an internationally recognized drag superstar.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
An 18-year old girl is mistaken for the widow of a millionaire's son. Homeless, penniless and pregnant, the girl reluctantly accepts the generosity of the dead man's grieving mother and finds herself falling in love with her late husband's twin brother.
3) Hairspray
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with huge hair, a big grin, and all the right moves, becomes the queen of Baltimore's number one dance revue.
4) Serial mom
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Housewife Turner is nearly perfect, except when someone violates her sense of appropriate conduct.
5) Gemini
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant unravels the mystery, she must confront her own understanding of friendship, truth, and celebrity.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business. Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director...
9) Fattitude
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Featuring a diverse variety of voices such as academic scholars, activists, filmmakers, actors, psychologists, and more, "FATTITUDE" is an eye-opening look at how popular media perpetuates fat hatred that results in a cultural bias and a civil rights issue for people living in fat bodies. It offers alternative ideas that embrace body acceptance at all sizes and focuses on real life solutions for moving forward and changing the national conversation...
10) The mama sherpas
Publisher
Bond/360
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
"From executive producers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, this topical new documentary by Brigid Maher examines a growing shift in the birthing industry: the rise of Caesarean sections. With C-section rates dangerously over 30% in America, are midwives the solution? In recent years, the idea of a 'collaborative care' practice where doctors and midwives manage women's care together has begun to gain traction. Research has demonstrated that collaborative...