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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Made in cooperation with the American Film Institute, this set features thirty-three legendary directors discussing the art of filmmaking in intimate detail, drawing on their in-depth knowledge drawn from their own careers in films. Culled from over 300 hours of interviews, this presentation is interactive, allowing instant access to a single director, or to an entire topic involving all directors. Also included are film clips, interviews with guest...
283) Who was Walt Disney?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The chronology and themes of Walt Disney's inspiring life are presented in a masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. The fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and adults alike. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction shares the life and work of one of the most influential creators and entertainers of our time"--
Series
Criterion collection volume 895
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Language
English
Description
An absorbing portrait of the filmmaker David Lynch, as well as an intimate encounter with the man himself. From the privacy of his home and painting studio in the Hollywood Hills, a candid Lynch conjures people and places from his past, from his boyhood in Idaho and Virginia to his experiences at art school in Boston and Philadelphia to the beginnings of his filmmaking career in Los Angeles, in stories that unfold like scenes from his movies.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The son of a celebrated Hollywood director emerges from his father's shadow to claim his own place as a major force in American culture. George Stevens, Jr. tells an intimate and moving tale of his relationship with his Oscar-winning father and his own exciting career in Hollywood and Washington. Fascinating people, priceless stories and a behind-the-scenes view of some of America's major cultural and political events grace this riveting memoir....
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
Natural de Filipinas, Vargas fue llevado ilegalmente a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía 12 años. Durante más de dos décadas, vivió oculto de todos, logrando escribir para algunos de las publicaciones más prestigiosas de EE. UU., como The Washington Post y The New Yorker. Pero en 2011, Vargas reveló públicamente su estatus de indocumentado, arriesgando su carrera y seguridad personal. Desde entonces, Vargas ha cuestionado la que significa...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A graphic-novel biography of legendary animator Walt Disney illustrates key moments in his life, from his early drawings as a teen and his bold decision to produce the world's first full-length animated film to the development of iconic characters and his creation of Disneyland.
288) On the waterfront
Series
Criterion collection volume 647
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Two-disc Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
Description
Marlon Brando gives the performance of his career as the tough prizefighter-turned-longshoreman Terry Malloy in this raggedly emotional tale of individual failure and institutional corruption. This film charts Terry's deepening moral crisis as he must choose whether to remain loyal to the mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly and Johnny's right-hand man, Terry's brother, Charley, as the authorities close in on them.
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