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Money behind the screen Money behind the screen Francis Donald Klingender 79 p., [3] leaves of plates : 23 cm OL1208241W
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
All That Glitters All That Glitters Gilbert Morris Afton Burns is in a foreign land surrounded by movie stars. Yet she finds herself intrigued by a quiet man who will play more of a role in her life than either of them expects. *A stand-alone nove… OL14854865W
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
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
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
Bômbe ṭôkī Bômbe ṭôkī Rājakumāra Kesavānī Collection of articles on 20th century Hindi cinema; previously published as a column in Dainik Bhasker, Hindi newspaper. OL15490780W
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
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
Fame Fame Tilly Bagshawe The raw, sexual beauty of Sabrina Leon demands the attention of all who come into contact with her. Plucked from obscurity at the age of seventeen she's the new darling of the film scene, bagging lea… OL17857654W
Oscar season Oscar season Mary McNamara The Pinnacle is THE place to stay during the Oscars, and this year the pre-Awards crises have reached fever pitch: a very recognizable body is found in the hotel pool; Hollywood's most famous leading… OL18168741W
The comedy writer The comedy writer Peter Farrelly A Confederacy of Dunces meets The Player in an offbeat, sidesplittingly hilarious novel about making it against all odds in 1990s' Hollywood, by the co-writer/director of Dumb and Dumber.When Henry H… OL1863852W
You must remember this You must remember this Robert Wagner The legendary actor and best-selling author of Pieces of My Heart offers a nostalgic look at Hollywood's golden age, touring favorite hotspots and exploring period business practices before the adven… OL19707502W
My so-called Bollywood life My so-called Bollywood life Nisha Sharma Winnie Mehta was never really convinced that Raj was her soul mate, but their love was written in the stars. Literally, a pandit predicted Winnie would find the love of her life before her eighteenth… OL19742321W
Mabel and me Mabel and me Jon Boorstin It's 1912 in Hollywood, the birth of the Movies, and Mabel Normand, the talented prototype of the contemporary comedienne, is shocking the world. Mabel Normand -- the visionary who turned Charlie Cha… OL19981761W
Projecting the World Projecting the World Russell Meeuf,Anna Cooper vii, 268 pages : 24 cm OL20210220W
Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans Vicki Mayer Early in the twenty-first century, Louisiana, one of the poorest states in the United States, redirected millions in tax dollars from the public coffers in an effort to become the top location site g… OL20931702W
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