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Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
v, 273 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
The author, a travel writer and actor, delivers a memoir about how travel helped him become the man he wanted to be, helping him overcome life-long fears and confront his resistance to commitment. From time immemorial, travel has been a pursuit of passion, from adventurers of old seeking gold or new lands, to today's spiritual and pleasure seekers who follow in the footsteps of Elizabeth Gilbert. Some see travel as a form of light-hearted escapism...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
x, 276 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
A lighthearted account by the producer and director of such productions as "Laverne & Shirley" and "Pretty Woman." Marshall traces his Bronx childhood, role in shaping A-list celebrity careers, and personal philosophies about life and entertainment.
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2019].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Pamela B. Green's energetic film about the pioneer filmmaker is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
An Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning director, writer and producer looks back at his career, with a behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, such as Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Denzel Washington and Claire Danes.
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Formats
Description
In this candid and often hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. Beginning with his Brooklyn childhood and his stint as a writer for the Sid Caesar variety show in the early days of television, working alongside comedy greats, Allen tells of his difficult early days doing standup before he achieved recognition and success. With his unique storytelling pizzazz,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
688 pages
Description
"A biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment history, a life of dazzling highs and vertiginous plunges--some of the worst largely unknown until now--by the acclaimed author of Pictures at a Revolution and Five Came Back. Mike Nichols burst onto the scene as a wunderkind without parallel: while still in his 20's, he was half of a lucrative hit improv duo with Elaine May that was the talk of the country. Next he...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
ix, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"As one of the most famous faces of silent cinema, Buster Keaton was and continues to be revered for his stoic expressions, clever visual gags, and acrobatic physicality in classics such as Sherlock Jr., The General, and The Cameraman. In this spirited biography, every aspect of Buster Keaton's astonishing life is explored, from his humble beginnings in vaudeville with his parents to his meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom during the silent era. Based...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiii, 232 pages ; 20 cm
Description
"The movement of people--what Americans call 'immigration' and the rest of the world calls 'migration'--is among the defining issues of our time. Technology and information crosses countries and continents at blistering speed. Corporations thrive on being multinational and polyglot. Yet the world's estimated 244 million total migrant population, particularly those deemed 'illegal' by countries and societies, are locked in a chaotic and circular debate...
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Becoming John Ford takes a look at the enduring impression Ford made on film and filmmaking. Focuses primarily on his years at Fox, his relationship with Darryl F. Zanuck, and the effect the second World War had on both men & their filmmaking.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
12 videodiscs (1363 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 books (128 p., 128p.)
Description
Films: A soldier falls for his young ward; a young Italian woman joins a traveling carnival; war tears a young couple apart; tempted by a devious woman, a married farmer contemplates murder; a wounded vet shies away from the woman he loves; an Oklahoma family strikes oil and lives it up in Paris; a farmer introduces his Chicago girlfriend to the family; a carnival barker falls for a maid; families come between a young couple; men steal medicine for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg was writing scripts and figuring out camera angles. He went from entertaining his Boy Scout troop with home movies to amazing audiences around the world with epic blockbusters. He has directed four of the most successful films of all time and has won two Academy Awards for Best Director. From Jaws to Lincoln, young readers and aspiring filmmakers will be fascinated by the life of this famous director"--...
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
viii, 263 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Take one look at Kevin Smith: He's a balding fatty who wears a hockey jersey, shorts and slippers year-round. Not a likely source for life advice. But take a second look: He changed filmmaking forever when he was 24 with the release of Clerks, and since then has gone on to make nine more profitable movies, runs his own production company, wrote a bestselling graphic novel, and has a beautiful wife and kids. So he must be doing something right. As...
76) Everywhere an oink oink: an embittered, dyspeptic, and accurate report of forty years in Hollywood
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet shares scandalous and laugh-out-loud tales from his four decades in Hollywood where he worked with some of the biggest names in movies. David Mamet went to Hollywood on top-a super successful playwright summoned west in 1980 to write a vehicle for Jack Nicholson. He arrived just in time to meet the luminaries of old Hollywood and revel in the friendship of giants like Paul Newman,...
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