Schulman, Michael
Summary: "The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, chronicling the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 SCHKarger, Dave
Summary: "Dave Karger--Turner Classic Movies on-air host, entertainment media darling, and the Oscars expert--offers a one-of-a-kind collection of original interviews with an A-list lineup of Oscar winners discussing the highs, lows, and never-before-told tales of Hollywood's most storied awards show"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2024
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Summary: Presents a history of the Academy Awards with a year-by-year look at the nominations and winners in each category.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 791.43 KINContents: v. 1. (1934-1945) The continental / Fred Astaire -- Lullaby of Broadway / Dick Powell -- The way you look to-night / Fred Astaire -- Sweet Leilani / Bing Crosby -- Thanks for the memory / Bob Hope & Shirley Ross -- Over the rainbow / Judy Garland -- When you wish upon a star / Cliff Edwards -- The last time I saw Paris / Kate Smith -- White Christmas / Bing Crosby -- You'll never know / Dick...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC ENVZuckerman, Esther
Summary: Beyond the Best Dressed is a first-of-its-kind commemoration of Oscar fashion that perfectly captures the glitz and the glamor for anyone who has ever been to an Oscar watch party (or texted their friends while they watched alone). Fully illustrated with whimsical interpretations of the outfits–including Michelle Williams' golden Versace, Sharon Stone's iconic Gap t-shirt, and Rita Moreno's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.92 ZUCPond, Steve.
Summary: A look at the machinations behind everyone's favorite Hollywood circus and what it reveals about the business of moviemaking. The Oscars breed their own peculiar mania and a billion people worldwide are alleged to watch the broadcast every year. Love it or loathe it, the Oscars are an irresistible spectacle: a gaudy, glitzy, momentous, and foolish window into the unholy alliance of art and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Faber and Faber 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4372 PONRodgers, Richard
Contents: Prelude and The sound of music (2:44) -- Overture and preludium : Dixit Dominus (3:14) -- Morning hymn and alleluia (2:01) -- Maria (3:16) -- I have confidence (3:26) -- Sixteen going on seventeen (3:18) -- My favorite things (2:17) -- Do-re-mi (5:32) -- The sound of music (2:10) -- The lonely goatherd (3:09) -- Edelweiss (2:16) -- Laendler (2:26) -- So long, farewell (2:54) -- Enter'acte...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RCA Victor 2005
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC SOUHolden, Anthony
Summary: Appendices include a list of nominees in the main categories (1927-1991), a list of honorary Oscars, and "Oscar facts and figures."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 HOLTate, ReShonda
Summary: "It was supposed to be the highlight of her career, the pinnacle for which she'd worked all her life. And as Hattie McDaniel took the stage in 1940 to claim an honor that would make her the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award, she tearfully took her place in history. Between personal triumphs and tragedies, heartbreaking losses, and severe setbacks, this historic night of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC TATESummary: It's about an indie movie called "Home for Purim," a somewhat inane drama about a dysfunctional Jewish family living in the South during World War II. But while the film is still in production, a reporter for an online entertainment site drops the word -- based on a brief visit to the set -- that one of the ensemble cast performers may be an Oscar contender. It goes on to chronicle how the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FORSummary: Michael Steele is ten days from the biggest night of his life. He has been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Achieving the height of career success, Michael is quickly cast in the role of a lifetime as the lead character in a classic struggle between good and evil when rumors about his morality and faith run rampant. Will he buckle with temptation or stay true to his beliefs?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Entertainment 2008