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  • " In this first-ever biography of Greer Garson, Michael Troyan sweeps away the many myths that even today veil her life. The true origins of her birth, her fairy-tale discovery in Hollywood, and her…
    A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson

    A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson

    By Michael Troyan rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) The University Press of Kentucky, September 2010 ISBN: 9780813128429 Language:  English
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  • A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry, The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other…
    The Other Hollywood

    The Other Hollywood

    By Jennifer Osborne, Legs McNeil, Peter Pavia rating of short cover   ( 506 customer ratings) HarperCollins, June 2009 ISBN: 9780061955495 Film, History & Criticism Language:  English
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  • As an actor, he seduces us with his tough-guy charm. As a director and producer, he amazes us with his artistry and technical savvy. As a Hollywood icon, Clint Eastwood, one of film's greatest living…
    American Rebel

    American Rebel - The Life of Clint Eastwood

    By Marc Eliot rating of short cover   ( 268 customer ratings) Crown Publishing Group, October 2009 ISBN: 9780307462497 Film, History & Criticism Language:  English
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  • Shortlisted for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography and the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Book: “An ingenious and absorbing book. . . . It will permanently…
    Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History

    Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with…

    By Yunte Huang rating of short cover   ( 214 customer ratings) W. W. Norton & Company, August 2010 ISBN: 9780393079166 Film, History & Criticism Language:  English
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  • Silent cinema was never truly silent as performances were more often than not accompanied by live music and the noise of enthusiastic audiences. Yet silent cinema is regarded as a specific era in the…
    Silent Cinema

    Silent Cinema

    By Brian J. Robb Oldcastle Books, September 2007 ISBN: 9781842433744 Performing Arts, Reference Language:  English
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  • This article explains how Ben Affleck’s movie Argo unintentionally insulted Canadian Ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor. The film tells a thrilling, true-life story of a CIA operation to rescue…
    Argo’s Canadian Scandal: How Ben Affleck’s New Movie Snubbed and then Un-Snubbed Ambassador Ken Taylor [Article]

    Argo’s Canadian Scandal: How Ben Affleck’s New Movie Snubbed and then Un-Snubbed…

    By Devin Carter Devin Carter, October 2012 ISBN: 1230000021952 Film, Direction & Production Language:  English
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  • Steve McQueen is one of America’s legendary movie stars best known for his hugely successful film career in classics such as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt…
    Steve McQueen

    Steve McQueen - A Biography

    By Marc Eliot rating of short cover   ( 86 customer ratings) Crown Publishing Group, October 2011 ISBN: 9780307453235 Language:  English
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  • Roger Ebert's I Hated Hated Hated This Movie, which gathered some of his most scathing reviews, was a best-seller. This new collection continues the tradition, reviewing not only movies that were at…
    Your Movie Sucks

    Your Movie Sucks

    By Roger Ebert rating of short cover   ( 609 customer ratings) Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, June 2009 ISBN: 9780740792151 Film, History & Criticism Language:  English
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  • A brilliant examination of our forty year obsession with the classic film trilogy—and a personal  reflection on what it means to be Italian-American Forty years and one billion dollars in gross box…
    The Godfather Effect

    The Godfather Effect - Changing Hollywood, America, and Me

    By Tom Santopietro rating of short cover   ( 19 customer ratings) St. Martin's Press, January 2012 ISBN: 9781429952620 Film, History & Criticism Language:  English
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  • Award-winning author David Morrell created the character of Rambo in his 1972 novel, First Blood, which has been called the father of the modern action novel. Rambo went on to become one of the five…
    Rambo and Me: The Story Behind the Story, an essay (The David Morrell Cultural-Icon Series)

    Rambo and Me: The Story Behind the Story, an essay (The David Morrell Cultural-Icon…

    By David Morrell Morrell Enterprises, April 2012 ISBN: 9781937760199 Film, History & Criticism Language:  English
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