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Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that most of the biggest indie filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers working today each made the same avoidable mistakes early on in their careers?
The Reel Truth details the pitfalls, snares, and roadblocks that aspiring filmmakers encounter. Reed Martin interviewed more than one hundred luminaries from the independent film world to discuss the near misses that almost derailed their first and second films and identify the close shaves...
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Series
Dresden files volume 6
Language
English
Description
While going undercover on the set of an adult film to investigate the mysterious deaths of several actresses, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden unexpectedly learns the shocking truth about his vampire friend Thomas.
83) A-list
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
PI Jake Longly and Nicole Jamison head to New Orleans at the behest of Nicole's uncle, movie producer Charles Balfour, when his megastar, A-list actor Kirk Ford, awakens in his hotel bed with the body of Kristi Guidry, a local college coed. Ford, in the Big Easy for a location shoot, remembers little of the evening and nothing of the murder. And, to make matters worse, Kristi is the niece of a local mafioso-type who will do whatever is necessary to...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"In a tiny village in Italy, the self-appointed mayor (and vacuum cleaner repairman) Signor Speranza will do anything he can to save his beloved town. When he learns that the water is going to be cut off in sixty days unless he can come up with some quick cash, he tries to boost tourism by spreading a harmless rumor that major movie star Dante Rinaldi is planning to film a movie in the village. The plan works a little too well, and soon everyone wants...
86) Wolf storm
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Three young actors shooting a movie in the snow-covered Carpathian Mountains are separated from base camp by a terrible blizzard and come face-to-face with a pack of hungry wolves.
87) NYPD Red 6
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English
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"Reality star Erin Easton’s 'Wedding of the Century' may have a cable crew documenting every extravagant bridal detail, but when 'Airhead Easton' disappears from the reception, it’s no diva turn. Her dressing room is empty but for a blood-spattered wedding gown and signs of a struggle. Detective Kylie MacDonald of NYPD Red, already on-scene as a plus-one, loops in her partner, Detective Zach Jordan to activate Level One mobilization for this PR...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Forged from glaciers and sacred to Native Americans, the mountains, boulders, and rocks of the Alabama Hills mirror landscapes found all over the world. A scenic three-hour drive from the Hollywood sign, this location would prove to serve as the place to make movies. Early Hollywood studios sent location scouts to the area after hearing stories shared by travelers, and the rest is movie history. Over 500 films have completed shooting here, including...
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Series
Marcus volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After Marcus's movie goes viral and he gets an invite to the Helen show, he experiences the challenges of sudden fame and risks losing the friends who helped him along the way.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The king of independent film." - Casey Affleck, Academy Award® Nominated Actor (Good Will Hunting, Ocean's Eleven)
"Dean brings all the resources needed." - David O. Russell, Academy Award® Nominated Director (Flirting with Disaster, The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, Spanking the Monkey, Three Kings)
"Dean is relentless... He's going to make your film-I can't say that about most people." - Michelle Satter (Sundance Institute Founding Director,...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Gracie the pig has a part in a movie with with Tilda Swinetune, the champion swim racer and movie star, but she is upset when she realizes she is just a stunt double--however a small change in the script makes her able to do that and also fulfill her dream with a part of her own.
95) The edge of ruin
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Informed by her starry-eyed husband that they are moving to 1909 New York to become independent movie producers, Emily Weiss finds the effort challenged by Thomas Edison's disruptive goons, one of whom is murdered under incriminating circumstances.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew diaries volume 10
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
When an old friend invites Nancy and her friends to visit the set of a new movie he is directing in River Heights, Nancy uses her detective skills to discover who is sabotaging the production.
Author
Series
Mr. Puffball volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Puffball, a ten-month-old kitten who wants to be a movie star, leaves his New Jersey home and makes his way to Hollywood, where he lands a job at Purramount Studios working with his hero, El Gato, who turns out to be very different from what Mr. Puffball expected.
98) Hail, Caesar!
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. It follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix.
"Grade B+...It's coen lite, basically, but still filled with their best signatures..."--Entertainment Weekly.
"The combination of the Coen brothers' filmmaking acumen and George Clooney in absolute buffon mode is again Hollywood magic."--USA Today.
"An inside-showbiz lark...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
An unflinching confrontation of humanity's dark side, Brian De Palma's crime drama film Scarface gave rise to a cultural revolution upon its release in 1983. Its impact was unprecedented, making globe-spanning waves as a defining portrait of the gritty Miami street life. From Al Pacino's masterful characterization of Tony Montana to the iconic Say hello to my little friend, Scarface maintains its reputation as an unwavering game changer in cult classic...
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