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Keaton, Buster 1895-1966 Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture producers and directors Drama Motion pictures Motion pictures Juvenile literature Motion pictures Production and direction Motion pictures Production and direction Drama Motion pictures Production and direction Fiction Motion pictures Production and direction Juvenile literature United StatesSummary: Set in 1940 London, the story is an ode to how women played a major role in boosting national morale during the Blitz of London in the second World War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY THESummary: In his unique fiction/documentary hybrid, the pioneering William Greaves presides over a beleaguered film crew in New York's Central Park, leaving them to try to figure out what kind of movie they're making. This wildly innovative sixties counterculture landmark is expanded 35 years later by its unconventional follow-up, Take 2 1/2. The sequel sees the actors reunited in a more personal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC SYMBergstrom, Signe
Summary: "Newt, Tina, Queenie, and Jacob, the beloved heroes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, are back! In The Archive of Magic, an exciting full-color companion volume to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, readers are transported behind the scenes of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World for an enchanting, close-up look at Newt Scamander and his colorful trove of cohorts--beasts and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 BERSummary: A billionaire decides on a whim to create a movie, hiring a team he considers the best: a renowned filmmaker and two egotistical actors -- one from Hollywood and the other from experimental theatre -- who cannot get along. While the director creates bizarre rituals to test their abilities, the actors find themselves confronting each other as well as their pasts and their bodies of work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN OFFBunn, T. Davis
Summary: Young line producer Danny Byrd is well-known in Hollywood for being someone who gets things done on time and under budget. But when his reputation takes a beating after his partner-- and former best friend-- makes off with their investors' money, Danny has but one chance to redeem himself and restore his ruined career. LA lawyer Megan Pierce sacrificed years proving herself to bosses only to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Gross, Edward (Edward A.)
Summary: "There have been iconic moments in the action movie genre over the years, but nothing has come close to matching the kinetic, balletic gun-fu of the John Wick films. In They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action, bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind the scenes of a franchise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Toby is a disillusioned director, currently heading commericals, who becomes pulled into a world of fantasy and memory when he's reunited with a Spanish cobbler he cast as Don Quixote in a student film years earlier. The old man now believes himself to be the legendary character, and Toby to be Sancho Panza, who must play along with the delusion as he also attempts to fulfill his professional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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3 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE MANSummary: In 1979 some young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast members find themselves in a fight for their lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR XSummary: The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called 'the most powerful movie musical ever made.' Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, it captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison's quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic. Oscarʼ- nominated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIDSummary: A Hollywood movie crew is in the midst of making a western in a remote Peruvian village. When production wraps, the baleful stuntman Kansas remains, attempting to find redemption in the isolation of Peru and the arms of a former prostitute. Meanwhile, the local Indians have taken over the abandoned set and begun to stage a ritualistic re-enactment of the production with Kansas as their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LASSummary: A movie company comes to Oklahoma to convince legendary lawmen Bill Tilghman to star in a bank robbery silent film featuring real outlaws. Tilghman reluctantly agrees, not realizing everyone's lives will never be the same.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN BILDavidson, Anya
Summary: "Dana Drucker fights boredom in her Florida beach town by crafting special-effects makeup--the more gruesome, the better. But when a messy prank with Dana's best friend Lily gets the wrong kind of attention, the girls have two choices: find a new creative outlet or leave high school without graduating. To save their shot at diplomas, Dana and Lily join a community college film class. It gives...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 DAVMcIntyre, Gina
Summary: "Greta Gerwig's 2019 adaption of Little Women is bringing new fans to Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic, and this comprehensive, in-world guide follows the making of this highly anticipated film--starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet,Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Bob Odenkirk, and Chris Cooper. Readers will see the character sketches and costumes that brought these cherished...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George Harrison. Featuring unreleased archive interviews and footage with Harrison, exclusive interviews with Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Richard E. Grant, Neil Jordan, Ray Cooper, and unseen interviews with Bob Hoskins.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACCGrabenstein, Chris
Summary: From Chris Grabenstein, the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and coauthor with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes the second hilarious, fun-in-the-sun adventure in his new illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel! There's always something wacky happening when you live in a motel, and P.T....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GRAAckroyd, Peter
Summary: "Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did this fearful figure become the one of the most respected film directors of the twentieth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ACKCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B HITCHCOCK ACKSummary: This four disc set features Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's work on three of his most powerful films presented as a trilogy. The films of the trilogy examine the necessity of religion and question the promise of faith. The last disc is a documentary film offering views on set construction, lighting, rehearsals, editing, as well as intimate conversations with Ingmar Bergman and members of his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2003
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1 available in Sight and Sound Rotating Display, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FILSummary: Explores the making and meaning of Film, a 1965 short film starring Buster Keaton, that was written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Schneider, and produced by Barney Rosset. Topics covered include the circumstances leading to the film's production, the production process itself, and the film's critical reception. Includes outtakes, never-before-heard audio recordings of production meetings,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOTBlofield, Robert
Summary: Presents a guide to movie making for young readers, detailing how to write a script, light a set, and edit a film.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Jr. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J791.4 BLOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM BlofieldFarrell, Dan
Summary: Presents a guide to movie making for young readers, detailing how to write a script, use cinematography to convey emotion, and edit a film.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 FARGlassbourg, Michael.
Summary: Presents a guide to the basics of movie making, offering guidance on cinematography, visual storytelling, filming with a crew, post-production, and promoting the final product.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 GLASummary: Famed for his documentary Supersize Me, an unflinching look at the impact of fast food, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock tells real-world stories that are personal, political, and, above all, deeply empathetic. With humor and persistence, he has plunged into the hidden but influential world of brand marketing on a quest to make a completely sponsored film about sponsorship. And yes, onstage naming...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011