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The Anatomy of a Murder Trilogy: A Classic Trial, Book, and FilmIn the early morning of July 31, 1952, a murder occurred in a dingy bar in a small resort town in the uppermost part of northern Michigan. The trial that followed, in which young army lieutenant Coleman Peterson was tried for murdering the bar...
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Talk to Me: Monologue PlaysIn this one-of-a-kind collection of monologue plays, Eric Lane and Nina Shengold have gathered a breathtaking array of human voices and stories by master playwrights and emerging new writers. Each of the plays, ranging from one-acts and ten-minute plays to full-length works, creates a...
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SwingDebut author/illustrator Audrey Meeker playfully explores complicated friendships, gender norms, and navigating other people's expectations in this charming middle grade graphic novel. Marcus McCalister wants to fit in. So much so that he's still playing on a soccer team with his childhood friend Ted,...
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Shadows in a Phantom Eye, Volume 8 (1928-1929): Attractions & Aberrations In The Moving Image 1872-1949Since the late 19th century, film has been the ultimate medium by which to express and illuminate the darker, wilder recesses of man's imagination. An alchemical convergence of magic lantern experiments and new photographic technology led to the production of the very first moving...
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Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of ScarfaceWhen Brian DePalma's operatically violent and profane Scarface debuted in 1983, the film drew almost as much fire as the relentless gunfire in the film itself. The movie was a remake of 1932's Scarface--revamped for a new era of drugs, sex, and graphic violence....
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Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of ScarfaceWhen Brian DePalma's operatically violent and profane Scarface debuted in 1983, the film drew almost as much fire as the relentless gunfire in the film itself. The movie was a remake of 1932's Scarface--revamped for a new era of drugs, sex, and graphic violence....
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Save Me a Seat - On the Road with Hello Dolly!"Lewis J. Stadlen is a great actor. He is also a superb writer. SAVE ME A SEAT is a wickedly accurate account of the grit and the glory of a year on the road with a great American musical. Stadlen is willing to name...
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Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990 examines how political violence and resistance was represented in arthouse and cult films from 1960 to 1990. This historical period spans the Algerian war of independence and the...
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Playing to the Gods: Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and the Rivalry That Changed Acting ForeverThe riveting story of the rivalry between the two most renowned actresses of the nineteenth century: legendary Sarah Bernhardt, whose eccentricity on and off the stage made her the original diva, and mystical Eleonora Duse, who broke all the rules to popularize the natural...
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On Trial for MurderThe stakes are never higher when the charge is murder ... Explore the riveting twists and turns of some of the most notorious and controversial murder trials in history, such as the O. J. Simpson, Phil Spector, and Oscar Pistorius cases. Each of the...
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Mädchen in UniformLeontine Sagan's Mädchen in Uniform (1931) is a groundbreaking German film that showcases women's agency and desire behind and in front of the camera. Adapted from Christa Winsloe's lesbian play, the story follows Manuela, an orphan in a boarding school for impoverished Prussian nobility....
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MechanismWhat would you do if you lost someone you love? Would you lock yourself away from the world? Or would you climb into a van with five friends and go on tour with them? Follow Alan as he travels with his best friend, Rick...
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Made Up, But Still TrueThe long-awaited, bracingly candid, and utterly unpredictable personal story of movie legend Donald Sutherland, sharing his deep passion for acting, his intense journey through success and loss, and every wild story in between As one of the most enduring actors in Hollywood, Donald Sutherland...
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Love, Sex, Death & the Meaning of Life: The Films of Woody AllenWoody Allen has carved out a unique place for himself in American movies, becoming our national auteur as well as the most prolific director in the country, and creating a singular world with each film he has released since his first movie in 1969....
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Jim Tully: American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood BrawlerMany saw the dark side of the American dream, but none wrote about it like Jim Tully. Having spent six years of his childhood in a Cincinnati orphanage, Tully returned to his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio before climbing aboard a freight train in...
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Je m'appelle JayPréparez-vous à danser sur le rythme des rêves dans cette histoire de dance électrisante.Jay n'a pas choisi de finir en Angleterre. Jay n'a pas choisi d'avoir des problèmes. Tout a commencé avec un pari fou qui l'a entrainée sur un chemin inattendu. Dans le...
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It Ends with Us: Journal (Movie Tie-In)For the millions of Colleen Hoover fans, this officially licensed movie tie-in journal gives you a space to write and reflect on your favorite quotes, characters, and scenes of the novel and its soon-to-be-released movie adaptation. Celebrate your love for It Ends with Us...
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I Love Lucy: Let's Put on a Show!: A Classic Picture BookThe world's most beloved classic TV show and its iconic characters--Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel--take the spotlight in this original, officially licensed story about celebrating our unique gifts. We all have a talent . . . don't we? In this brand-new story inspired by...
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House of Dracula (hardback)A complete history of the 1945 horror film, with forward by producer Paul Malvern and introduction by film star John Carradine. It contains complete original shooting script, details of the making, rare photographs, complete pressbook, and interview with film star Jane Adams.Author: Phillip J....
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Hate FollowTo her one million Instagram followers, influencer Whitney Golden's life looks just about perfect. But her curated existence explodes when her teenage daughter Mia sues her for invasion of privacy. The monumental case throws their relationship into a tailspin and has mother and daughter...
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