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Korean Film Directors - "IM Kwon-taek" Korean Film Directors - "IM Kwon-taek" Chung Sung-ill "The history of modern Korea consists of many fetters, in which different generations live with very different experiences. Many artists left records rof their generations but Im Kwon-Taek is the onl… OL10076879W
L' état et le cinéma en France L' état et le cinéma en France Frédéric Depétris Pourquoi l'Etat a-t-il été amené à intervenir et à réguler l'espace cinématographique ? Comment la mobilisation conjointe des gens de cinéma et des hommes politiques a-t-elle permis d'imposer une "ex… OL13645959W
Hunting with barracudas Hunting with barracudas Chris Snyder An honest account of being caught up in the Hollywood entertainment industry and working for a tyrant whose reason for existence rested on how hot her clients were. OL13693822W
Imperial Bedrooms Imperial Bedrooms Bret Easton Ellis Clay, a successful screenwriter, has returned from New York to Los Angeles to help cast his new movie, and he's soon drifting through a long-familiar circle that will leave him no choice but to plumb… OL14918362W
Tempted Into The Tycoon's Trap Tempted Into The Tycoon's Trap Emily McKay Cece Cassidy was used to writing the story, not being it. Yet somehow the tabloids had figured out her passionate history with Jack Hudson...and his connection to the dark-haired little boy she'd "ad… OL15153872W
A history of American movies A history of American movies Paul Monaco In A History of American Movies: A Film-by-Film Look at the Art, Craft and Business of Cinema, Paul Monaco provides a survey of the narrative feature film from the 1920s to the present. The book focu… OL15166754W
Great British Movies Great British Movies Don Shiach Which British movies are the best that this country has produced? In this volume Don Shiach encapsulates the peaks of the British film achievement from the beginning of the sound era to the first dec… OL15171700W
Picture Picture Lillian Ross,Lillian Ross,Anjelica Huston,Helen Ross "In the spring of 1950, when New Yorker staff writer Lillian Ross heard that John Huston was planning to make a film of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, she decided she would follow the movi… OL15213996W
Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen Richard Crouse Fans of offbeat cinema, discriminating renters and collectors, and movie buffs will drool over this checklist of the best overlooked and underappreciated films of the last 100 years. In Son of the 10… OL15270899W
Postcards from the edge Postcards from the edge Carrie Fisher "Suzanne Vale is funny and famous, a thirty-ish actress who has crash-landed in rehab, and navigated the humorous and harrowing byways of all her addictions even love." -- Back cover. OL15411220W
Shadow Catcher Shadow Catcher Anne Edwards As a government-backed expedition makes its way west--sent to America's Indian reservations to extol the virtues of U.S. citizenship--photographs of the poor conditions on the reservations, the work … OL155779W
While I disappear While I disappear Edward Wright Former actor John Ray Horn's ex-leading lady, Rose Galen, is now a faded beauty who wears her quiet desperation on her sleeve. But when Horn tracks Rose down to try to help her he only discovers that… OL15845915W
Fallen Angels Fallen Angels Kirk Crivello Looking at the lives and deaths of Hollywood stars--including Sharon Tate, Marilyn Monroe, Natalie Wood, Jayne Mansfield, and many others--the author contrasts their glamorous images with the tragedi… OL15855268W
Movies in American history Movies in American history Philip C. DiMare This provocative three-volume encyclopedia is a valuable resource for readers seeking an understanding of how movies have both reflected and helped engender America's political, economic, and social … OL15902126W
The winner stands alone The winner stands alone Paulo Coelho From the Publisher: The beloved, bestselling international author of The Alchemist returns with another haunting novel-a thrilling journey into our constant fascination with the worlds of fame, fortu… OL16024656W
Forever and a Day Forever and a Day Pamela Wallace He was Hollywood's leading up-and-coming producer. She was a first-time novelist startled by her sudden fame. But Marina was determined that nobody--not even Stephen Kramer himself--was going to make… OL16039764W
One plus one makes marriage One plus one makes marriage Marie Ferrarella THE BEAST Lance Reed didn't need this exasperating female's endless chatter. Couldn't she tell that he wasn't looking for a friend? Much less that dreaded w word: wedding. Still, there was someth… OL16040806W
Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio Cherese Cartlidge Profiles the famous actor, from his childhood and early career as a child actor to his breakout roles in film, his off-screen philanthropy, and his personal life. OL16139989W
Celebrity in Death Celebrity in Death Nora Roberts Large Print OL16263682W
Fools Die Fools Die Mario Puzo Merlyn, a famous writer, is addicted to Las Vegas Casinos and the delights of Hollywood. OL1673261W
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