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A reporter for the Los Angeles Times once noted that "I Love Lucy is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a day." That Lucy's madcap antics can be watched anywhere at any time is thanks to television syndication, a booming global marketplace that imports and exports TV shows. Programs from different countries are packaged, bought, and sold all over the world, under the watch of an industry that is extraordinarily lucrative for major...
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Marina Goldovskaya is one of Russia's best-known documentary filmmakers. The first woman in Russia (and possibly the world) to combine being a director, writer, cinematographer, and producer, Goldovskaya has made over thirty documentary films and more than one hundred programs for Russian, European, Japanese, and American television. Her work, which includes the award-winning films “The House on Arbat Street”, “The Shattered Mirror”, and “Solovky...
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Far and away the best film book published so far this year. "-National Board of Review Cecil B. DeMille was the most successful filmmaker in early Hollywood history. Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood is a detailed and definitive chronicle of the screen work that changed the course of film history and a fascinating look at how movies were actually made in Hollywood's Golden Age. Drawing extensively on DeMille's personal archives and other primary sources,...
24) Marlon Brando
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An illuminating biography of Marlon Brando, a cultural icon and one of the most legendary American actors of all time In 1948 Marlon Brando stunned audiences and critics alike with his revolutionary, raw, and improvisational approach to acting. He became a symbol of a new, rebellious generation that was sick of conventions and committed to genuine emotion and unvarnished truth. From his breakout role as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire...
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The Hollywood icon tells about his rise to Hollywood stardom among legends like Cary Grant and Barbara Stanwyck and his troubled marriage, divorce, and remarriage to starlet Natalie Wood.
In the revelation-filled memoir from one of Hollywood's most talented actors, readers have a candid and deeply personal look at the life and career of Robert Wagner.
Wagner's long career began in the Hollywood of the 1950s, when studios were dominant and even...
26) The Jaws Log
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Winner of three Oscars and the highest-grossing film of its time, Jaws was a phenomenon, and this is the only book on how twenty-six-year-old Steven Spielberg transformed Peter Benchley's number-one bestselling novel into the classic film it became.
Hired by Spielberg as a screenwriter to work with him on the set while the movie was being made, Carl Gottlieb, an actor and writer, was there throughout the production that starred Roy Scheider, Robert...
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A serious and in-depth look at one of the great legends of Hollywood by the London film critic and author of Audrey: Her Real Story. Elizabeth Taylor was perhaps the most "public" of the great stars: an Oscar-winning actress who lived her entire life in the glare of the spotlights. Much has been written about her, but now-with the readability, sensitivity, and thoroughness that have made his previous biographies bestsellers-Alexander Walker explores...
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The son of a deranged Italian immigrant, Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837) was the most celebrated of English clowns. The first to use white-face make-up and wear outrageous coloured clothes, he completely transformed the role of the Clown in the pantomime with a look as iconic as Chaplin's tramp or Tommy Cooper's magician. One of the first celebrity comedians, his friends included Lord Byron and the actor Edmund Kean, and his memoirs were edited by the...
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If They Move . . . Kill 'Em! is the first major biography of David Samuel Peckinpah. Written by the film critic and historian David Weddle, this fascinating account does critical justice to an important body of cinema as it spins the tale of Peckinpah's dramatic, overcharged life and the turbulent times through which he moved. Sam Peckinpah was born into a clan of lumberjacks, cattle ranchers, and frontier lawyers. After a hitch with the Marines,...
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Delve into the captivating and sometimes dark history of sideshow geeks and other eccentric acts of the past! With this book, you can explore the realm of forgotten carnival entertainment. Learn all about the rise and fall of the sideshow geek, uncovering the truth behind the myths and uncovering untold stories. You'll be taken on a journey through time to discover the captivating and sometimes outrageous entertainment of these forgotten acts.
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Art Linson has had a hand in producing some of the most unforgettable films of the past half-century-Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Untouchables, Fight Club-and has worked with some of America's finest actors and directors. In what the Los Angeles Times calls "a breezy anatomy of ritual humiliation," his memoir gives us a brutally honest, funny, and comprehensive tour through the horrors of Hollywood.
Includes a new interview of Art Linson by...
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Friends Challenging Trivia: Channel Your Inner Unagi is authored by a sitcom expert who penned the greatest trivia quiz books on the most popular television sitcoms (e.g., Seinfeld Trivia: Everything About Nothing, The Big Bang Theory Trivia: Challenging, Modern Family Trivia: Early Years, and Cheers Trivia: It's a Little Known Fact...). His latest effort, Friends Trivia, is the best source for accurate and well-written trivia questions about the...
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Alex More has a story to tell. A struggling actor in LA, he takes a job working in the Malibu basement of a beloved megastar. One day, the Lady Herself comes downstairs to play. It feels like real bonding in the basement-but will their relationship ever make it upstairs? A winner of the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show, Buyer & Cellar is an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things, and the oddest of odd jobs.
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El recorrido histórico de este libro visibiliza, en diferentes contextos, la presencia escénica de cuestionamientos al binarismo de género imperante y destaca un elemento ignorado por las historias teatrales hasta el presente: la emergencia de la disidencia sexual en las artes escénicas durante los años 60 y sus intentos por desplazarse de la patologización de décadas anteriores. Del mismo modo, propone reconocer los procesos de censura y la...
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He aquí las memorias de Elvis Costello, uno de los personajes más singulares y auténticos en la cultura popular contemporánea. Costello no es una estrella en el sentido convencional del término: quizá deberíamos decir que hace treinta años fue un astro del pop y que luego se convirtió en un músico extraordinario. En las páginas de "Música infiel" descubrimos al individuo que desde los 13 años se sintió fascinado no sólo por la música,...
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If you like Pina Colada's and getting caught in the rain, this book is probably not for you.Danny Marianino's constant quest to find a comfortable place to poop as a youngster will have you in tears as you laugh (and groan) with him in this enlightening look into the enigmatic author and musician's childhood. Readers of his previous books, Don't Ever Punch a Rock Star: A Collection of Hate Mail and Other Crazy Rumors (2012) and The Mega Book of Revenge...
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Desde chiquitos, tenemos ansias por aprender. Aprender a sonreír, aprender a decir chau. Aprender a dar besitos y a caminar.
Eso le pasó también a Lucita. Y su aventura aún no termina.
Está descubriendo tanto con sus preguntas. Está escuchando tanto con sus preguntas. Está aprendiendo la vida...
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Interviews with David Sedaris, Dave Barry, Jack Handey, Bob Odenkirk, and other humor-writing pros: "Sure to captivate anyone who loves a good comedy." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
If you aspire to write sitcoms, standup, screenplays, or satirical essays-or are just a connoisseur of comedy-you should learn from the professionals. With interviews from twenty-one top humor writers whose credits include everything from Marx Brothers movies...
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Folklorist, recording artist, actor, songwriter, broadcaster, storyteller, author, archivist, artisan, and designer: over a career spanning more than fifty years, Clary Croft has woven the threads of his vast array of talents into a tapestry that has enveloped the life of an artist, and in the process, he's become a household name in Nova Scotia and beyond.
With charming humility and cheeky humor, Clary shares memories and anecdotes of an eclectic...
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This is a comprehensive glossary of terms, definitions, and story development constructs used across the entire Storygeeks ecosystem of books: Anatomy of a Premise Line, Rapid Story Development, and the Rapid Story Development ebook series. This is an invaluable resource for anyone learning the various story development processes and methodologies used by Storygeeks in all its classes, workshops, and webinars.
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