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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
417 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one Baby Boomer's life--Felix Funicello, introduced in Wishin' and Hopin'--and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it, in this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women. I'll Take You There centers on Felix, a film scholar who runs a Monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. One evening, while setting...
Publisher
Lions Gate
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 minutes) : 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Heart-pounding suspense and razor-sharp tension highlight this highly acclaimed thriller. Seventeen-year-old Travis, secure within a desolate home with his protective and heavily armed parents, watches his world abruptly change wit h the arrival of a desperate coupe and their young child. Panic and mistrust grow as the dangers of the outside world creep ever closer.... but they may be nothing compared to the dangers within.
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
""On rare occasions I read a book that reminds me of why I fell in love with storytelling in the first place. This is such a book." -Stephen King Peter Blauner's epic Picture in the Sand is a sweeping intergenerational saga told through a grandfather's passionate letters to his grandson, passing on the story of his political rebellion in 1950s Egypt in order to save his grandson's life in a post-9/11 world. When Alex Hassan gets accepted to an Ivy...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
198 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Andi's brother Bruce wants to enter a dog-themed film-making contest, Andi jumps at the opportunity to become a screenwriter. But neither of them expects what happens next -- a producer wants their movie! Can Andi and Bruce's show (and dogs) go Hollywood?
8) NYPD Red 4
Author
Series
NYPD Red volume 4
Language
English
Description
When a murder and robbery take place at a glitzy movie premiere, Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald must scour the city's seedy underworld, celebrity penthouses, and everything in between to find the killer before he strikes again.
Author
Publisher
B.E.S. Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Updated edition.
Physical Desc
960 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Every film profile is packed with details including the director and cast, a plot summary and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film's history,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Counterpoint edition.
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"With Dark Carnivals, author W. Scott Poole, an expert in horror and its impact on American history, reveals how the horror genre as a way of seeing the world has become one of the most incisive critiques of America and its history and influence around the globe"--
11) NYPD red 2
Author
Series
NYPD Red volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
"NYPD Red--the task force attacking the most extreme crimes in America's most extreme city--hunts a killer who is on an impossible mission. A vigilante serial killer is on the loose in New York City, tracking down and murdering people whose crimes have not been punished. The number of victims grows, and many New Yorkers secretly applaud the idea of justice won at any price. NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald are put on...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
Description
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found and her beloved uncle is convinced she was murdered and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced investigative journalist Mickael Blomkvist and the tattooed and troubled yet resourceful computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of seventeen. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling complexity of Sybil to the Academy Award-worthy ferocity and depth of Norma Rae and Mary Todd Lincoln, Field has stunned audiences time and time again with her artistic...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
391 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans--and all movie lovers--could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A captivating and inspiring portrait of legendary actress Meryl Streep and her work, Queen Meryl explores the fearless icon's trailblazing roles in film, her feminist activism, and the indelible mark she's left on pop culture"--
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
vii, 359 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club, and Waterworld. He recounts, in every gory detail, how enormous hubris, unbridled ambition, artistic hauteur, and bad business sense on the parts of Tinsel Town wheeler-dealers and superstars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, and Francis...