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Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life
Peter Ackroyd · Nan A. Talese; 1St Edition edition |
A brief yet definitive new biography of one of film's greatest legends: perfect for readers who want to know more about the iconic star but who don't want to commit to a lengthy work.He was the very first icon of the silver screen and is one of the most recognizable of Hollywood... |
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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
John F. Kasson · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition |
How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless admirers from a black... |
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World gone wild : a survivor's guide to post-apocalyptic movies
David J Moore; Vern · Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Pages: 432 |
An entire subculture of end-of-the-world themes has been producing radically unique films with startling perspectives of humanity facing the end of all things. Moore provides a frame of reference on how the characters in these films behaved when their worlds were on the brink of desolation.... |
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Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical
Christopher Trumbo · University Press of Kentucky |
James Dalton Trumbo (1905–1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. Refusing to answer questions about his prior involvement with... |
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I Like You Just the Way I Am: Stories About Me and Some Other People
Jenny Mollen · St. Martin's Press |
A New York Times Best Seller!By the actress, writer, and one of the funniest women on Twitter, an outrageous, hysterical memoir of acting on impulse, plotting elaborate hoaxes, and refusing to acknowledge boundaries in any formJenny Mollen is an actress and writer living in Los Angeles.... |
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Film Firsts: The 25 Movies That Created Contemporary American Cinema
Ethan Saul Alter · Praeger |
Since the mid-1970s, American cinema has gone through enormous changes, such as the birth of the modern summer blockbuster, the rise of the independent film industry, ongoing technological advancements in special effects, and the ever-evolving models for film distribution. Written by a professional... |
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Olivier
Philip Ziegler · MacLehose Press |
A finalist for the Sheridan Morley Prize that has been called "probably the best Olivier book for general readers" (Kirkus Reviews), Philip Ziegler's Olivier provides an incredibly accessible and comprehensive portrait of this Hollywood superstar, Oscar-winning director,... |
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Brigitte Bardot: The Life, the Legend, the Movies
Ginette Vincendeau · Carlton Books |
When Brigitte Bardot appeared in Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman in 1957, her beauty set the world alight. But Bardot was more than just a sex symbol: she was a daring actress who worked with some of cinema's most-revered directors, including Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle.... |
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Renegade at Heart: An Autobiography
Lorenzo Lamas · BenBella Books |
Meet the real Lorenzo Lamas. Lorenzo Lamas has played many roles over the course of his roller coaster career. Star of two major television shows, five-time husband, and reality show star, Lamas has been tabloid fodder for decades. Fans can easily believe they have seen every side of Lamas.... |
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