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Silent surrender Silent surrender Katherine O'Neal The Last Highwayman, #2 He broke her heart...Now a struggling actress must put on the performance of a lifetime… Orphaned at the age of thirteen, actress Liana Wycliffe was no stranger to life’s … OL1000602W
George Lucas George Lucas Dana White Traces the life of the man who became well-known for his Star Wars movies, from his childhood in California to his career in films. OL106770W
Mind Over Matter Mind Over Matter Nora Roberts BATTLE LINES... Theatrical agent Aurora Fields kept her personal life strictly separate from her professional one, but lines were crossed the moment she met David Brady. He had asked her client t… OL111456W
Be Cool Be Cool Elmore Leonard After one triumph and one flop, Mafia loan-shark-turned-Hollywood producer Chili Palmer is desperate for another hit... of the celluloid sort. When a similarly relocated former mob associate takes a … OL111640W
I'm a Born Liar I'm a Born Liar Federico Fellini Transcripts of the last filmed interviews with Fellini in 1991 and 1992 (he died a year later in 1993). The Italian film director discusses all his films, his unique creative process, memories of Mas… OL1356987W
Mike Leigh On Mike Leigh Mike Leigh On Mike Leigh Amy Raphael xx, 438 pages : 22 cm OL13751667W
Miss Wyoming Miss Wyoming Douglas Coupland Waking up in an L.A. hospital, John Johnson is amazed that it was the flu and not an overdose of five different drugs mixed with cognac that nearly killed him. As a producer of high-adrenaline action… OL14854123W
George Lucas George Lucas Adam Woog Examines the personal life, career, and success of the creator of the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" movies, whose technological innovations have had a major impact on the film industry. OL15073768W
Kevin Costner Kevin Costner Sue L. Hamilton Presents the life and career of the Academy-award-winning actor and director of the film "Dances with Wolves." OL15081908W
The Pocket Essential Tim Burton The Pocket Essential Tim Burton Michelle Le Blanc Tim Burton is a contradiction - a film-maker who has a unique style and yet remains grounded in the Hollywood studio system. How can someone who has such a distinctive personal vision survive in an a… OL15186473W
Sattara daśaka Sattara daśaka Anila Ācārya Contributed articles on political, socio-economic and cultural milestones of the state of West Bengal as it passed through the decade of nineteen seventy; with special reference to Naxalite movement … OL15589754W
Her best bet Her best bet Pamela Ford "Face her ten-year reunion as a lowly traffic manager? No way. Izzy Gordon is going to realize her dream of becoming a filmmaker. Her documentary about an old Wisconsin lodge and its gangster history… OL15636137W
McCade's woman McCade's woman Rita Rainville ***She thought Jake was a swaggering cowboy. He thought Shanda was a snooping iceberg.*** Shanda St. James made documentary films in L.A. Usually her subjects were mere sparks for her creative ima… OL16085391W
Bigas Luna Bigas Luna Isabel Pisano ¿Quién me iba a decir a mí que terminaría escribiendo la biografía del hombre responsable de haberme colgado desnuda, de unas cuerdas que me hacían sangrar las muñecas, cuando protagonicé *Bilbao* ha… OL1687275W
Some like it Wilder Some like it Wilder Gene D. Phillips One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906-2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year … OL16927901W
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
The Deer Park The Deer Park Norman Mailer Amid the cactus wilds some two hudred miles from Hollywood lies a privileged oasis called Desert D'Or. It is a place for starlets and would-be starlets, directors, studio execs, and the well-groomed … OL1822237W
Film out of bounds Film out of bounds Matthew Edwards "These essays cover films and filmmakers that are perceived to be on the fringes of the cinematic frontier. Subjects studied include North Korean cinema, the Japanese Biker documentary Godspeed You B… OL18591171W
John Sayles, filmmaker John Sayles, filmmaker Ryan, Jack. "This fully updated and revised edition of the 1998 book chronicles Sayles' career. A chapter is devoted to each of Sayles' feature films, offering background material on production funding, a plot s… OL18765357W
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
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