Hofler, Robert

Summary: "Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of "The Way We Were," this intriguing and impeccably researched book is the first ever account of the making of the classic film starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford, revealing the full story behind its genesis and continued controversies, its many deleted scenes, its much-anticipated but never-filmed sequel, and the real-life romance that inspired...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023

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Duralde, Alonso

Summary: "Just in time for Pride Month, this book is a first-of-its-kind in-depth exploration of LGBTQ+ representation from the dawn of cinema through today, from noted film critic Alonso Duralde and Turner Classic Movies"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2024

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Maltin, Leonard

Summary: Hollywood historian and film reviewer Leonard Maltin invites readers to pull up a chair and listen as he tells stories, many of them hilarious, of 50+ years interacting with legendary movie stars, writers, directors, producers, and cartoonists. Maltin grew up in the first decade of television, immersing himself in TV programs and accessing 1930s and '40s movies hitting the small screen. His fan...

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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodKnight Books, an imprint of Paladin Communications 2021

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Summary: "Hosted by Christopher Lee, the first show of its kind ever produced; chronicling the history of movie horror from the earliest experimental chillers through the unforgettable golden age of movie monsters, and on through today's terrifying fright films. Featuring rare interviews with Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, ad Claude Rains- take a thrilling look...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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Everson, William K.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 1998

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Summary: Program 3 of an anthology of films from American film archives. In addition to rare silent-era features, includes cartoons and animation, documentaries and newsreels, earliest American movies, pioneering sound and color experiments, serial episodes, trailers for lost films, advertisements, avant-garde shorts, ethnographic footage, films of ethnic communities, and os.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2004

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Summary: Program 1 of an anthology of films from American film archives. In addition to rare silent-era features, includes cartoons and animation, documentaries and newsreels, earliest American movies, pioneering sound and color experiments, serial episodes, trailers for lost films, advertisements, avant-garde shorts, ethnographic footage, films of ethnic communities, and other film types invented...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2004

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Summary: Program 2 of an anthology of films from American film archives. In addition to rare silent-era features, includes cartoons and animation, documentaries and newsreels, earliest American movies, pioneering sound and color experiments, serial episodes, trailers for lost films, advertisements, avant-garde shorts, ethnographic footage, films of ethnic communities, and other film types invented...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2004

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Summary: Over 160 films survey the hitherto unknown accomplishments of pioneer filmmakers working in the United States and abroad during the formative period of American film. The series postulates an innovative and often controversial view of experimental cinema as a product of avant-garde artists, of Hollywood directors, and of amateur movie-makers working collectively and as individuals at all levels...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Anthology Film Archives 2005

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Basinger, Jeanine

Summary: "The real story of Hollywood--as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, Harold Lloyd, Jordan Peele, and nearly four hundred others--reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today"--Dust jacket flap.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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Speck, Gregory.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1993

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Speck, Gregory.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Carol Pub. Group 1992

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Basten, Fred E.

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Publisher / Publication Date: General Publishing Group 1995

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Summary: The first program in a series of 48 movies that helped change America. During the first decades of the 20th century no issue was too controversial for movies ... from prohibition to abortion, unions, atheism, the vote for women, worker safety, juvenile justice, homelessness and immigration, these films became the catalyst for social change.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment [distributor] 2007

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Harris, Mark

Summary: Looks at the World War II experiences of five legendary directors--John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens--to assess the transformative impact of the war and period beliefs on Hollywood.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014

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Harris, Mark

Summary: Looks at the World War II experiences of five legendary directors--John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens--to assess the transformative impact of the war and period beliefs on Hollywood.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014

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Summary: A compilation of clips from over 50 Hollywood films by blacklisted screenwriters & directors, with expert commentary and other period footage.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Haygood, Wil

Summary: "The author of The Butler and Showdown examines 100 years of Black movies--using the struggles and triumphs of the artists, and the films themselves, as a prism to explore Black culture and the civil rights movement in America. Beginning in 1915 with D.W.Griffith's The Birth of a Nation--which glorified the Ku Klux Klan and became Hollywood's first blockbuster--Wil Haygood gives us an incisive,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021

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Roman, James W.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 2009

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Summary: "Thom Andersen's landmark documentary explores the tangled relationship between the movies and their fabled hometown, as seen entirely through the films themselves. From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Summary: An anthology of films from American film archives. In addition to rare silent-era features, includes cartoons and animation, documentaries and newsreels, earliest American movies, pioneering sound and color experiments, serial episodes, trailers for lost films, advertisements, avant-garde shorts, ethnographic footage, films of ethnic communities, and other film types invented during the first...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2004

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Brode, Douglas

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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press 1988

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Harris, Mark

Summary: [Explores] the epic human drama behind the making of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967-Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Graduate, In the Heat of the Night, Doctor Doolittle, and Bonnie and Clyde-and through them, the larger story of the cultural revolution that transformed Hollywood, and America, forever.--From publisher description.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008

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