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Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Three unusual people--"defense intellectual" Richard Elster, who was involved in the management of the country's war machine; young documentary filmmaker Jim Finley, who is intent on documenting Elster's experience; and Elster's daughter Jessica, who behaves like an "otherworldly" woman from New York--train their binoculars on the desert landscape of California and build an odd, tender intimacy, something like a family. Then a devastating event throws...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
After the whole village of Bishop's Lacey descends on Flavia de Luce's family's estate during a raging blizzard to watch the filming of a movie, a person ends up dead, strangled by a length of film, and the eleven-year-old budding chemist must find the killer.
"Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately...
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follows a girl as she auditions for a part in a science fiction movie, spends a day filming at a movie studio, meets all the people involved in the making of a film, and attends the gala opening to see the results.
Author
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and space aliens like the Transformers share a surprising connection along with James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Rocky Balboa. These beloved icons played active roles in movie and television projects set in the state of Nevada. Long time state film commissioner and movie reviewer Holabird explores the blending of icons and Nevada, along with her personal experiences of watching movies, talking with famous people, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy classic Airplane! by the legendary writers and directors of the hit film. Airplane! premiered on July 2nd, 1980. With a budget of $3.5 million it went on to make nearly $200 million in sales and has influenced a multitude of comedians on both sides of the camera. Surely You Can't Be Serious is the first-ever oral history of the making of Airplane! by the...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Audiences around the globe have been captivated by the record-breaking, award-winning productions of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, the worlds most successful composer for the stage. The first person to have three musicals running simultaneously in New York and London, Webber helped define the musical theatre genre with the early works in this collection.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
A longtime staff writer for the New Yorker travels around the globe to trace the growth and catalog the techniques of the specialized teams who crank out catchy hit music engineered through science and technology to get stuck in your head.
51) The heat is on
Author
Series
Next Best Junior Chef volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The competition heats up in episode two of this zesty series for fans of MasterChef Jr. and Kids Cook-off! With this episode's theme of family and tradition, from a diner challenge to a quinceañera to the farmer's market, the junior chefs will have to sauté their way through the chewiest challenges yet. They're the best in the nation, but can they handle the twists and turnovers week two has in store, on- and off-camera? Which junior chefs can...
Author
Series
Amish Inn novels volume 2
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From beloved bestselling author Beth Wiseman comes the second novel in the Amish Inn series-charming, sweet stories about two widowed innkeeping sisters who are determined to help their guests find love"--
53) Scream 3
Publisher
Miramax
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The final installment of the successful franchise that reinvented the horror genre. Now out of college, the protagonists dodge knives during the shooting of 'Stab 3'.
Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette are back in the chilling third chapter of this phenomenally popular and frightfully entertaining series! While Sidney Prescott (Campbell) lives in safely guarded seclusion, bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of Stab...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
From conception to phenomenon, the in-depth exploration of the filmmaking process for the movie "The matrix," a sneak-peek on-location look at the upcoming sequel, and a first look at "The matrix" anime.
Comprehensive behind the scenes look at the production of the Matrix, as well as never before seen footage, glimpses of the fight training for the Matrix sequels, and a look at the production of the Matrix anime project.
Author
Language
English
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Description
On a damp October night, beautiful young Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley's life and death, McGrath comes face-to-face with the legacy of her father, the legendary, reclusive cult-horror-film director Stanislas Cordova-- a man who hasn't been seen...
56) Dog Squad
Author
Series
Dog Squad volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"When trouble calls . . . it's DOG SQUAD to the rescue! Duke is not your average dog. Along with his crew, he fights crime and goes on claw-biting adventures helping dogs in peril in the hit streaming sensation--DOG SQUAD! Fred is a pretty average dog. He's scrappy. He's loveable. But he's not brave like his heroes on Dog Squad. Fred looks an awful lot like Duke from Dog Squad though. In fact, when Duke needs a stand-in, Fred's the perfect choice....
Author
Series
Tess Monaghan mysteries volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the production of a Hollywood film in Baltimore brings mayhem and murder to the area, private investigator Tess Monaghan finds her job complicated by the acting skills of her numerous suspects.
Author
Series
Annabel the actress volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When she learns that a famous director is making a movie in her home town, ten-year-old Annabel is determined to get a part in it.
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