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Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Offers an intimate portrait of the celebrated writer as well as her craft, interweaving the story of Lamott's life, in itself a deeply moving tale of addiction and redemption, grief and joy, intellect and faith, with one year's worth of interviews, public lectures, and readings, and footage of the writer at work.
2) Big Sur
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In an attempt to heal from the deterioration caused by the pressures of sudden fame and too much alcohol, famous Beat author Jack Kerouac escapes to an isolated, mist-shrouded cabin in the primitive landscape of the Big Sur woods. Instead of finding the peace he desires, he is foiled once again by his own inner demons and sets off on a visceral collision course of paranoia, sex, delirium tremens, misery and madness.
3) Dedication
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Henry is a misanthropic, emotionally complex children's book author who is forced to team up with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and creative collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that sometimes you have to take a gamble at life to find love.
4) Mark Twain
Publisher
PBS DVD Gold
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Professor Stephen Railton of the University of Virginia explores the private persona behind the public figure through literary analysis of some of his Mark Twain's most representative works. A series of 24 lectures on a college course level.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Wise, brilliant, and funny, Fran Lebowitz hit the New York literary scene in the early '70s when Andy Warhol hired the unknown scribe to write a column for Interview magazine. Today, she's an acclaimed author with legions of fans who adore her acerbic wit. Public speaking captures the author in conversation at New York's Waverly Inn, in an onstage discussion with longtime friend and celebrated writer Toni Morrison, and on the streets of New York City....
Publisher
CBS Paramount Network Television
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Amidst the adventure, hardships, and excitement of her teenage years on the Dakota prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder puts pen to paper and begins to document her extraordinary life. Laura matures from young girl to woman, making sacrifices to help her family survive. She also meets her loving husband, Almanzo Wilder, and together with their daughter, Rose, they set off on their own pioneer adventure in Missouri.
9) Nim's Island
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her...
10) Mark Twain
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2005].
Language
English
Description
Twain as a humorist was master of the techniques of exaggeration. Sensitive to the sound of language, he introduced colloquial speech into American fiction. Titles include: Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Huckleberry Finn, and others.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Edgar Allan Poe: buried alive draws on the rich palette of Poe's evocative imagery and sharply drawn plots to tell the real story of the notorious author. Featuring Tony Award-winning actor Denis O'Hare, the film explores the misrepresentations of Poe as an alcoholic madman. It reveals the way in which Poe tapped into what it means to be a human in the modern and sometimes frightening world.
13) Wishful drinking
Publisher
HBO Documentary Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
As she demonstrates in this uproarious and often poignant performance, Carrie Fisher is not just an accomplished actress, screenwriter and best selling author. She's the offspring of showbiz royalty, daughter of celebrated actress Debbie Reynolds and crooner Eddie Fisher, whose very public affair with Elizabeth Taylor ended a storybook marriage. Revealed is the not-so-glittering side of being a celebrity, combining wry wit and raw facts to humanize...
Publisher
Yonilizer Productions
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Presented is a tender, vibrant portrait that breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug cultures in the '50s. His novel Naked Lunch is one of the most recognized and respected literary works of the 20th century and has influenced generations of artists. Bonus features include deleted scenes, home movies, Naked Lunch...
15) Wild
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
℗2015.
Language
English
Description
After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Born into poverty and a broken family, Maya Angelou's gift for poetry and storytelling propelled her to international renown as a leader in African-American culture and literature. Ultimately, her personal story and written words inspired and delighted millions from all races around the world. Witness a close-up portrait of a legendary figure in this first feature documentary about her life.
17) Rebel in the rye
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Biography of J.D. Salinger, the author of "The catcher in the rye."
18) Capote
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, "In Cold Blood." He arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners,...
19) Mark Twain
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
p2014.
Language
English
Description
".. Through interviews with renown Mark Twain impersonator John Pogson, vintage film and photos, this program gives viewers an opportunity to examine the life of the man who became and still is an American icon." --Container.
20) The invisible
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Nick Powell is a handsome young writer with a bright future. Then one tragic night he is brutally attacked and left for dead. But Nick is really not dead, yet. He is trapped in a ghostly limbo where no one can see or hear him except Annie and she might be the one person who is able to save him. They must work quickly together to solve the mystery of his murder before it is too late, and Nick's chance to live again is lost forever.
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