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Author
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ferryman of Memories: The Films of Rithy Panh is an unconventional book about an unconventional filmmaker. Rithy Panh survived the Cambodian genocide and found refuge in France where he discovered film, the language that would allow him to tell what happened to the two million souls who died of hunger, overwork, disease, and neglect at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. He has made over 20 award-winning films and revolutionized the documentary form. His...
Author
Series
Wishin' and hopin' volume 2
Language
English
Description
A "tapestry of one Baby Boomer's life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The celebrated film critic and author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film explores how sexuality in the movies and the performances of iconic actors have reflected cultural experimentation and the fulfillment of latent desires
Author
Series
Welcome to Wonderland volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"P.T. and Gloria try to save the Wonderland again by getting a teen singing sensation to shoot a movie at the motel"--
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
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"Evvie Drake Starts Over meets Beach Read in this heartwarming and hilarious novel about a divorced romance channel screenwriter whose script about her marriage's collapse just might help her reclaim her life and find love." --
As a romance channel screenwriter, Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. When her too-good-to work husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns her marriage's collapse into cash and writes the best...
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The lives of 6 persons, including Turkish immigrant Ali, his college professor son Nejat, and Turkish-born prostitute Yeter, intersect as they travel between Germany and Turkey, criss-crossing between different cultures but sharing the themes of friendship, love, sacrifice, reconciliation, and tragedy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie! If you've ever wondered how a movie gets made, you're not alone. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney didn't know either, but when his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, he learned how a book gets adapted into a major motion picture. Complete with photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume...
Series
Publisher
Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Offers an in-depth retrospective of significant domestic and foreign films released in the United States during the preceding year. Distinguishing features include its extensive credits, awards and nominations, MPAA ratings, thorough indexes, and its exhaustive critical reviews with author bylines.
17) Secret défense
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Français
Description
A young scientist discovers, from her brother, that their father's death wasn't an accident, but that he was killed by his business partner and friend
18) Kahaani
Publisher
Viacom 18
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Hindi
Description
Set in the backdrop of the Durga Puja in Kolkata, Kahaani is a desperate heart wrenching and suspenseful tale of a pregnant woman Vidya Bagchi in search of her missing husband. Just like the city-Kolkata, there are many twists and turns in Vidya's quest, wherein nothing is what it seems and danger lurks in every corner. Vidya's Kahaani moves deeper and deeper into the mystery, raising the stakes and putting her life more and more at risk, reaching...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly "curiosity conversation" with an accomplished stranger. From scientists to spies, and adventurers to business leaders, Grazer has met with anyone willing to answer his questions for a few hours. These informal discussions sparked the creative inspiration behind many of Grazer's movies and TV shows, including Splash, 24, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Arrested Development, 8 Mile,...
20) NYPD RED
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Detective Zach Jordan investigates a series of brutal, public crimes that coincide with the arrival of dozens of glamorous celebrities in town for parties and premieres. NYPD Red is a special task force charged with protecting the interests of Manhattan's wealthiest and most powerful citizens. When a world-famous movie producer is poisoned on the first day of a Manhattan film festival called Hollywood on the Hudson, they are the first ones called...
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