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1) Hemingway
Publisher
Lance Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A dramatized portrait of Ernest Hemingway as revealed through his relationships with each of his four wives.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Investigates the personal history and creative process of Jack Kerouac, father of the Beat Generation, author of "On the road", and a pivotal figure of the fifties countercultural revolution. Shows what happened when fame and notoriety were thrust upon an essentially reticent man.
Publisher
Hieronymus Inc
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The city of Los Angeles has been at the heart of all Michael Connelly's bestselling novels. In this limited edition DVD, Michael Connelly himself provides an insider's tour of the places that give his stories and characters their spark and texture. Directed by author and filmmaker Terrill Lee Lankford, Blue Neon Night brings Michael Connelly's Los Angeles to life and captures the essence of a writer's relationship with the place that inspires, frustrates,...
5) Big Sur
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Publisher
Columbia/TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Rome, where anarchy prevails under The Red Brigade, American writer David Raybourne finds inspiration for a novel on terrorism. But when an overly ambitious photo-journalist meddles in his affairs, the manuscript falls into wrong hands and Raybourne discovers no one can be trusted, not even his lover, as he fights for his life.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 84 minutes) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Filmed on location at many places actually frequented by the real persons portrayed and featuring a script written from primary sources, this documentary tells the life story of American author Louisa May Alcott, chronicling her efforts to rescue her family from poverty and find wealth, fame, and happiness for herself. Includes animations and commentary from Alcott scholars, novelist Geraldine Brooks, and the "literary sleuths" who uncovered Alcott's...
Series
Criterion collection volume 789
Publisher
Criterion Collection Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Portrait of author William S. Burroughs filmed over five years as Brookner's senior thesis at NYU film school.
Publisher
Wayne Ewing Films, Inc
Pub. Date
c2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Breakfast with Hunter is a feature length documentary starring the infamous outlaw journalist Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. ... Breakfast with Hunter follows several story lines in the trials (literally) and triumphs of this cultural icon who created his own genre of writing - Gonzo journalism - and changed the nature of journalism forever. The film chronicles Dr. Thompson's successful attempt to avoid being placed in the system - jail and/or rehabilitation...
Formats
Description
A three-part, six-hour documentary film that examines visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography, a life lived at the ultimately treacherous nexus of art, fame, and celebrity, with carefully selected excerpts from his luminous short stories, novels, and non-fiction, viewers will see beyond the faȧde of the public man, becoming...
Publisher
distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (49 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Produced in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby, this fascinating documentary explores the turbulent life and dark creative spirit of its writer, F. Scott Fitzgerald. It examines his disappointing college days at Princeton, his disastrous marriage to Zelda, his difficult relationship with Hemingway, and his tendency to sell out and compromise his talent for cash, which led to his turbulent last days in Hollywood....
Series
Criterion collection volume 789
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late director's nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Includes on-screen appearances by Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Terry Southern, and Lucien Carr....
17) Adam
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Adam is a handsome but intriguing young man who has Asperger's syndrome and has led a sheltered existence. Then he meets his new neighbor, Beth. She is a beautiful, cosmopolitan young woman who pulls him into the outside world, with funny, touching and entirely unexpected results. Their implausible and enigmatic relationship reveals just how far two people from different realities can stretch in search of an extraordinary connection.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 84 min) : sd., col., with b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An exploration into the life and work of the iconic American, Carl Sandburg. From an impoverished youth on the prairie of Illinois to the halls of Congress and international notoriety, it was a tale of perseverance and success. During his lifetime he was revered, becoming one of the most successful writers of the 20th century, but when he died in 1967, his legacy suffered an unusual and inexplicably fast decline. His work was disparaged and his remarkable...
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