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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Mike Lane takes to the stage again after a lengthy hiatus, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can't refuse, and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, once Mike discovers what she truly has in mind, will he, and the roster of hot new dancers he'll have to...
Publisher
dist. by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Disney and Pixar present an incredible new collection of 12 short films, featuring multiple Academy Award nominees (best short film, animated: Presto, 2008; Day & Night, 2010; La Luna, 2011) and a host of family favorites. Join the celebration of imagination with this must-own collection, packed with unforgettable animation, fantastic stories, and captivating characters.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A new look at artist Oscar Hammerstein II as a pivotal and underestimated force in the creation of modern American culture "A charming . . . passion animates [Winer's] Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical."-Brad Leithauser, New York Times Book Review You know his work-Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The King and I. But you don't really know Oscar Hammerstein II, the man who, more than anyone else, invented the American musical....
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2014.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A black comedy story of an actor famous for portraying an iconic superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the film's release, this is the definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, including the inside account of how director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke created this cinematic masterpiece. Regarded as a masterpiece today, 2001: A Space Odyssey received mixed reviews on its 1968 release. Despite the success of Dr. Strangelove,...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For decades, filmmakers worldwide have been remaking Hollywood movies in colorful ways. They've chronicled a singing and dancing Hannibal Lecter in India, star-crossed lovers aboard the doomed Nigerian ship Titanic, a Japanese expedition to the planet of the apes, and an uncivil war in Turkey between Captain America and a mobbed-up Spider-Man. Most of these films were low budget and many were unauthorized, but all of them were fantastic--and lately...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
"The magic of the silent screen, illuminated by the recollections of those who created it. They speak in this book––the pioneering directors (Henry King, Clarence Brown, William Wellman), the stars and producer-stars (Harold Lloyd, Mary Pickford, Geraldine Farrar, Gloria Swanson), the cameramen, the film editors, the creative giants of the silent screen who, flying by the seat of their pants, improvised their films on location, evolved––indeed...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Individual reviews of 90 films created and released before 1941 are included here in the first title-by-title reference guide to the forerunners of film noir. Silent Hitchcock thrillers and German expressionist masterpieces, French poetic realist dramasand forgotten Hollywood B-movies, pseudo-Freudian gangster films and costume melodramas are among the works covered. The collection spans subgenres and cultures of filmmaking, aiming to demonstrate...
Author
Series
Vampire huntress legends volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"Damali Richards is a rising star of Warriors of Light Records--but her fans would never guess that she is also the most important vampire hunter in a millennium. However, unfortunately for the inexperienced young huntress, the vampires and demons have both discovered her existence. An age-old war escalates to unprecedented heights of violence as the dark forces strive to slay Damali before she comes of age and gains her full powers"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Chronicling a glamorous era in American music, a definitive portrait of the legendary singer draws on exclusive interviews and resources to offer a compelling, multifaceted study of the intriguing life and extraordinary career of the charismatic Peggy Lee.
54) Parade =
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
p2014.
Language
Français
Description
The director himself serves as master of ceremonies at a circus. Focusing on the spectators, this stripped down work is a testament to the communion betwen audience and entertainment.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the culture wars There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that people are too sensitive today, that nobody objected to the actions of actors, comedians, and filmmakers in the past. Modern pundits would have us believe that Americans of a previous generation had tougher skin and seldom complained. But does this argument hold up to scrutiny?...
56) Power chord
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Ace starts a band and learns a tough lesson about plagiarism.
57) Withering tights
Author
Series
Misadventures of Tallulah Casey volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Self-conscious about her knobby knees but confident in her acting ability, fourteen-year-old Tallulah spends the summer at a Yorkshire performing arts camp that, she is surprised to learn, is for girls only.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Like Fellini's classic film 8 1/2 and mixed with Elmore Leonard's Get Shorty, a gorgeously wrought novel that explores the complicated life of a controversial Italian film producer who vanishes after a fire destroys his home. Rome, present day: an extravagant, opulent world of fashionable parties, fancy cars, and powerful men and women in a constant dance of excess and intrigue. Oscar Martello, president of a film production company, is a self-made...
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