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As You Wish
- Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
- By: Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, Rob Reiner - foreword
- Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film....
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almost as funny & heartwarming as the film itself
- By emma on 25-10-15
By: Cary Elwes, and others
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Blood, Sweat & Chrome
- The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road
- By: Kyle Buchanan
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, Aspen Vincent, Dan Bittner, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max: Fury Road....
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Good book - Terrible Accents
- By Mr. J. Filsell on 10-03-22
By: Kyle Buchanan
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Oscar Wars
- A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
- By: Michael Schulman
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama....
By: Michael Schulman
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
- How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
- By: Peter Biskind
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 23 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook follows the wild ride that was Hollywood in the 70s - an unabashed celebration of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll and a climate where innovation reigned supreme....
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Hard Hitting and often Difficult...
- By Colin on 09-11-17
By: Peter Biskind
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Cary Grant
- A Brilliant Disguise
- By: Scott Eyman
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Film historian and acclaimed New York Times best-selling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive, “captivating” (Associated Press) biography of Hollywood legend Cary Grant, one of the most accomplished — and beloved — actors of his generation....
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A FABULOUS CREATION
- By che1sea4ever on 24-12-20
By: Scott Eyman
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And on That Bombshell
- Inside the Madness and Genius of TOP GEAR
- By: Richard Porter
- Narrated by: Richard Porter, Ben Elliot
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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For 13 years, 22 series and 175 shows, Richard Porter was script editor of Top Gear, from the first faltering pilot episode in 2002 until the very last show presented by Jeremy Clarkson.....
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Excellent book
- By Mark on 27-07-16
By: Richard Porter
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As You Wish
- Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
- By: Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, Rob Reiner - foreword
- Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film....
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almost as funny & heartwarming as the film itself
- By emma on 25-10-15
By: Cary Elwes, and others
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Blood, Sweat & Chrome
- The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road
- By: Kyle Buchanan
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, Aspen Vincent, Dan Bittner, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max: Fury Road....
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Good book - Terrible Accents
- By Mr. J. Filsell on 10-03-22
By: Kyle Buchanan
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Oscar Wars
- A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
- By: Michael Schulman
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama....
By: Michael Schulman
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
- How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
- By: Peter Biskind
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 23 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook follows the wild ride that was Hollywood in the 70s - an unabashed celebration of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll and a climate where innovation reigned supreme....
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Hard Hitting and often Difficult...
- By Colin on 09-11-17
By: Peter Biskind
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Cary Grant
- A Brilliant Disguise
- By: Scott Eyman
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Film historian and acclaimed New York Times best-selling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive, “captivating” (Associated Press) biography of Hollywood legend Cary Grant, one of the most accomplished — and beloved — actors of his generation....
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A FABULOUS CREATION
- By che1sea4ever on 24-12-20
By: Scott Eyman
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And on That Bombshell
- Inside the Madness and Genius of TOP GEAR
- By: Richard Porter
- Narrated by: Richard Porter, Ben Elliot
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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For 13 years, 22 series and 175 shows, Richard Porter was script editor of Top Gear, from the first faltering pilot episode in 2002 until the very last show presented by Jeremy Clarkson.....
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Excellent book
- By Mark on 27-07-16
By: Richard Porter
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If Chins Could Kill
- Confessions of a B Movie Actor
- By: Bruce Campbell
- Narrated by: Bruce Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Life is full of choices. Right now, yours is whether or not to buy the autobiography of a mid-grade, kind of hammy actor....
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Groovy: the 2010 edition
- By Katherine on 05-07-15
By: Bruce Campbell
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Melissa Explains It All
- Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life
- By: Melissa Joan Hart
- Narrated by: Melissa Joan Hart
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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Melissa Joan Hart explained it all—from dating to bullies—in her groundbreaking role as Clarissa Darling on Clarissa Explains It All....
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I love MJH but..
- By Laura R Parr on 08-01-20
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We Promised You a Great Main Event
- An Unauthorized WWE History
- By: Bill Hanstock
- Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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In We Promised You a Great Main Event, longtime sports journalist Bill Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan’s account of WWE and Vince McMahon’s journey to the top....
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OK but too many pot shots
- By Amazon Customer on 22-10-20
By: Bill Hanstock
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The Wah-Wah Diaries
- The Making of a Film
- By: Richard E. Grant
- Narrated by: Richard E. Grant
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Here are the very personal diaries of Richard E. Grant's debut behind the camera, as writer and director of his autobiographical movie of the same name....
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Excellent
- By Trebor on 04-10-14
By: Richard E. Grant
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The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex
- By: Mark Kermode
- Narrated by: Mark Kermode
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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The Good, The Bad and the Multiplex takes us into the belly of the beast to ask: 'What’s wrong with the modern movie business?' Find out....
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Most definitely 'The Good'
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-11
By: Mark Kermode
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Dark Star
- A Biography of Vivien Leigh
- By: Alan Strachan
- Narrated by: Alasdair Buchan
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
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Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the 20th century. As Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the most pivotal roles in cinema history. Yet she was also a talented theatre actress with West End and Broadway plaudits to her name....
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Too long...
- By MRS M R SOUTO on 17-10-20
By: Alan Strachan
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Best. Movie. Year. Ever.
- How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen
- By: Brian Raftery
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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From a veteran culture writer and modern movie expert, a celebration and analysis of the movies of 1999 - arguably the most groundbreaking year in American cinematic history....
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Fantastic 1990s analysis and nostalgia
- By Amazon Customer on 16-06-19
By: Brian Raftery
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House of Psychotic Women
- An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films
- By: Kier-La Janisse
- Narrated by: Kier-La Janisse
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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House of Psychotic Women is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films....
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wonderfully narrated and so fascinating
- By Kevin on 02-04-24
By: Kier-La Janisse
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The Coen Brothers
- By: Adam Nayman
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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From such cult hits as Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski to major critical darlings Fargo, No Country for Old Men, and Inside Llewyn Davis, Ethan and Joel Coen have cultivated a bleakly comical, instantly recognizable voice in modern American cinema....
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would that it were so blood simple
- By John O'Callaghan on 18-01-23
By: Adam Nayman
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Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli
- The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather
- By: Mark Seal
- Narrated by: Phil Thron
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
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The story of how The Godfather was made is as dramatic, operatic, and entertaining as the film itself. Over the years, many versions of various aspects of the movie’s fiery creation have been told - sometimes conflicting, but always compelling....
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The Narrator was excellent, fun, engaging.
- By CHRIS R on 03-12-23
By: Mark Seal
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The Office
- The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History
- By: Andy Greene
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Holter Graham, P.J. Ochlan, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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The untold stories behind The Office, one of the most iconic television shows of the 21st century, told by its creators, writers, and actors....
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Picture this, it's like a cold open to The Office
- By Anonymous User on 04-08-21
By: Andy Greene
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This Was Hollywood: Forgotten Stars and Stories
- Turner Classic Movies
- By: Carla Valderrama
- Narrated by: Carla Valderrama
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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From former screen legends who have faded into obscurity to new revelations about the biggest movie stars, Valderrama unearths the most fascinating little-known tales from the birth of Hollywood through its Golden Age....
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Read by a robot?
- By Amazon Customer on 02-11-23
By: Carla Valderrama
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The Big Bang Theory
- The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series
- By: Jessica Radloff
- Narrated by: Jessica Radloff, Fleet Cooper, Abhay Ahluwalia, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with all-new, exclusive interviews with the producers and entire cast....
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Very informative a must read
- By Miss lumpy on 22-03-24
By: Jessica Radloff
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The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years
- By: Edward Gross, Mark A. Altman, Seth MacFarlane - foreword
- Narrated by: Helen Litchfield, Alex Hyde-White, Jason Olazabal, and others
- Length: 23 hrs and 16 mins
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This is the unauthorized, uncensored, and unbelievable true story behind the making of a pop culture phenomenon....
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No single truth
- By dot_stockport on 16-08-16
By: Edward Gross, and others
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Coreyography
- By: Corey Feldman
- Narrated by: Corey Feldman
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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A deeply personal and revealing Hollywood-survival story.....
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Heartbreaking
- By chelynnah on 09-06-16
By: Corey Feldman
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How Star Wars Conquered the Universe
- The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise
- By: Chris Taylor
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
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In How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, veteran journalist Chris Taylor traces the series from the difficult birth of the original film through its sequels....
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Wow wee......what a ride! & most enjoyable
- By Dean on 18-03-15
By: Chris Taylor
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MTV Ruled the World
- The Early Years of Music Video
- By: Greg Prato
- Narrated by: Greg Prato
- Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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There have been few times in modern music history that an instant shift in how we listen to - and view - music has occurred. However, the launch of MTV on August 1, 1981, was certainly one such occurrence....
By: Greg Prato
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Shooting Columbo
- The Lives and Deaths of TV's Rumpled Detective
- By: David Koenig
- Narrated by: Randy Skretvedt
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Columbo was arguably the most popular and most unique television mystery series ever - even though, within two minutes of the titles, the audience already knew the murderer’s identity....
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Brilliant
- By Gavin M. Roberts on 03-02-23
By: David Koenig
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Waxing On
- The Karate Kid and Me
- By: Ralph Macchio
- Narrated by: Ralph Macchio
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, there hasn’t been a week Ralph Macchio hasn’t heard friendly shouts of “Wax on, wax off” or “Sweep the leg”....
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A beautiful thing…
- By Be Like Water on 18-10-22
By: Ralph Macchio
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Batman and Psychology
- A Dark and Stormy Knight
- By: Travis Langley
- Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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Batman is one of the most compelling characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased since his first appearance in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us?
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Not what I expected at all.
- By Alexander Smith on 22-09-21
By: Travis Langley
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John Wayne
- The Life and Legend
- By: Scott Eyman
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 25 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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John Wayne was one of Hollywood's most famous and most successful actors, but he was more than that. He became a symbol of America itself....
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AMERICAN ICON
- By Brendamo on 14-01-15
By: Scott Eyman
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James Gandolfini
- The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano
- By: Dan Bischoff
- Narrated by: John Ventimiglia
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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James Gandolfini: The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano is the first biography of the actor, who died in June 2013 at age 51, widely recognized as one of the best - and most defining - actors of his generation....
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very good biography
- By James lee griffiths on 26-01-18
By: Dan Bischoff
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The Queens of Animation
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
- By: Nathalia Holt
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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From Snow White to Moana, from Pinocchio to Frozen, the animated films of Walt Disney Studios have moved and entertained millions. But few fans know that behind these groundbreaking features was an incredibly influential group of women who fought for respect....
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❤️
- By L Meredith on 02-05-21
By: Nathalia Holt
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K-Drama School
- A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television
- By: Grace Jung
- Narrated by: Grace Jung
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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From stand-up comedian and media studies PhD Grace Jung comes a rollicking deep dive into the cultural significance of Korean television....
By: Grace Jung
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Studio Ghibli (4th Edition)
- The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata
- By: Colin Odell, Michelle Le Blanc
- Narrated by: Abigail Reno
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The animations of Japan's Studio Ghibli are among the most respected in the movie industry. Their delightful films rank alongside the most popular non-English language films ever made, with each new eagerly anticipated release a guaranteed box-office hit. Yet this highly profitable studio has remained fiercely independent, producing a stream of imaginative and individual animations. The studio's founders, the late Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, have created timeless masterpieces. Although their films are distinctly Japanese, their themes are universal.
By: Colin Odell, and others
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K-Drama School
- A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television
- By: Grace Jung
- Narrated by: Grace Jung
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television—but what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our societies and ourselves from watching them? From stand-up comedian and media studies PhD Grace Jung comes a rollicking deep dive into the cultural significance of Korean television.
By: Grace Jung
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The Last Decade of Cinema
- 25 Films from the Nineties
- By: Scott Ryan
- Narrated by: Scott Ryan, Emily Marinelli
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Go back to the time of VCRs, DVD rentals, and movies that mattered. Turn off your streaming services, put down your phones, delete your Twitter account, and take a look back at the nineties with your Eyes Wide Shut, a White Russian in your hand, and yell “Hasta la vista, baby” to today's meaningless entertainment. Revel in the risk-taking brilliance of Quentin Tarantino, Amy Heckerling, Spike Lee, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, and others in Scott Ryan's magnum opus, The Last Decade of Cinema.
By: Scott Ryan
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Lucas
- His Hollywood Legacy
- By: Richard Ravalli - Edited by
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy is the first collection to bring a sustained scholarly perspective to the iconic filmmaker and his legacy beyond the Star Wars films. Edited by Richard Ravalli, this volume analyzes Lucas's overall contribution and importance to the film industry, diving deep into his use and development of modern special effects technologies, the history of his Skywalker Ranch production facilities, and more.
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The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing
- Pop Classics
- By: Andrea Warner
- Narrated by: Stephanie Németh Parker
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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In The Time of My Life, celebrated music journalist Andrea Warner excavates the layers of Dirty Dancing, from its anachronistic, chart-topping soundtrack, to Baby and Johnny’s chemistry, to Bergstein’s political intentions, to the abortion subplot that is more relevant today than ever. The film’s remarkable longevity would never have been possible if it was just a throwaway summer fling story. It is precisely because of its themes—deeply feminist, sensitively written—that we, over 30 years later, are still holding our breath during that last, exhilarating lift.
By: Andrea Warner
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Apocalypse Television
- How the Day After Helped End the Cold War
- By: David Craig, Robert Iger - foreword
- Narrated by: Kim Niemi
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Apocalypse Television features a dramatic insider's account of the making of and backlash against The Day After. No other book has told this story in similar fashion, venturing behind-the-scenes of the programming and news divisions at ABC, the backlash from the conservative movement and Religious Right, the challenges encountered by the film's production team, and the experiences of the citizens of Lawrence, Kansas, where the film was set and shot.
By: David Craig, and others
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Studio Ghibli (4th Edition)
- The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata
- By: Colin Odell, Michelle Le Blanc
- Narrated by: Abigail Reno
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The animations of Japan's Studio Ghibli are among the most respected in the movie industry. Their delightful films rank alongside the most popular non-English language films ever made, with each new eagerly anticipated release a guaranteed box-office hit. Yet this highly profitable studio has remained fiercely independent, producing a stream of imaginative and individual animations. The studio's founders, the late Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, have created timeless masterpieces. Although their films are distinctly Japanese, their themes are universal.
By: Colin Odell, and others
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K-Drama School
- A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television
- By: Grace Jung
- Narrated by: Grace Jung
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television—but what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our societies and ourselves from watching them? From stand-up comedian and media studies PhD Grace Jung comes a rollicking deep dive into the cultural significance of Korean television.
By: Grace Jung
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The Last Decade of Cinema
- 25 Films from the Nineties
- By: Scott Ryan
- Narrated by: Scott Ryan, Emily Marinelli
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Go back to the time of VCRs, DVD rentals, and movies that mattered. Turn off your streaming services, put down your phones, delete your Twitter account, and take a look back at the nineties with your Eyes Wide Shut, a White Russian in your hand, and yell “Hasta la vista, baby” to today's meaningless entertainment. Revel in the risk-taking brilliance of Quentin Tarantino, Amy Heckerling, Spike Lee, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, and others in Scott Ryan's magnum opus, The Last Decade of Cinema.
By: Scott Ryan
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Lucas
- His Hollywood Legacy
- By: Richard Ravalli - Edited by
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy is the first collection to bring a sustained scholarly perspective to the iconic filmmaker and his legacy beyond the Star Wars films. Edited by Richard Ravalli, this volume analyzes Lucas's overall contribution and importance to the film industry, diving deep into his use and development of modern special effects technologies, the history of his Skywalker Ranch production facilities, and more.
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The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing
- Pop Classics
- By: Andrea Warner
- Narrated by: Stephanie Németh Parker
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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In The Time of My Life, celebrated music journalist Andrea Warner excavates the layers of Dirty Dancing, from its anachronistic, chart-topping soundtrack, to Baby and Johnny’s chemistry, to Bergstein’s political intentions, to the abortion subplot that is more relevant today than ever. The film’s remarkable longevity would never have been possible if it was just a throwaway summer fling story. It is precisely because of its themes—deeply feminist, sensitively written—that we, over 30 years later, are still holding our breath during that last, exhilarating lift.
By: Andrea Warner
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Apocalypse Television
- How the Day After Helped End the Cold War
- By: David Craig, Robert Iger - foreword
- Narrated by: Kim Niemi
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Apocalypse Television features a dramatic insider's account of the making of and backlash against The Day After. No other book has told this story in similar fashion, venturing behind-the-scenes of the programming and news divisions at ABC, the backlash from the conservative movement and Religious Right, the challenges encountered by the film's production team, and the experiences of the citizens of Lawrence, Kansas, where the film was set and shot.
By: David Craig, and others
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From the Moment They Met It Was Murder
- Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir
- By: Alain Silver, James Ursini
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity—its true crime origins and crucial impact on film history—is told for the first time in this riveting narrative published for the film's 80th anniversary. Authors Alain Silver and James Ursini tell the complete history of Double Indemnity in their latest and most provocative work on film noir: From the Moment They Met It Was Murder.
By: Alain Silver, and others
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The Blues Brothers
- An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
- By: Daniel de Visé
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The Blues Brothers hit theatres on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage; but Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote much of the film, had a greater mission: to honour the then-seemingly forgotten tradition of rhythm and blues, some of whose greatest artists.
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Meagre
- By S E Darrington on 14-04-24
By: Daniel de Visé
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Wrapped in Plastic: Twin Peaks
- By: Andy Burns
- Narrated by: Marcus Zarco
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Damn good coffee, cherry pie, and the “big bang of auteur television”―why Twin Peaks deserves to be a pop culture classic In 1990, avant garde filmmaker David Lynch (Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet) and acclaimed television writer Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) teamed up to create a television show that would redefine what the medium could achieve in a one-hour drama.
By: Andy Burns
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Harlan Ellison's Watching
- Essays and Criticism
- By: Harlan Ellison
- Narrated by: Luis Moreno
- Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone’s a critic, especially in the digital age—but no one takes on the movies like multiple award-winning author Harlan Ellison. Renowned both for fiction (A Boy and His Dog) and pop-culture commentary (The Glass Teat), Ellison offers in this collection twenty-five years’ worth of essays and film criticism.
By: Harlan Ellison
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Monsters on Maple Street
- The Twilight Zone and the Postwar American Dream
- By: David J. Brokaw
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The media of the 1950s and 1960s promoted an idealized version of American life sustained by the nuclear family and bolstered by a booming consumer economy. The seemingly wholesome and simple lifestyles portrayed on television screens, however, belied a torrent of social, economic, and political struggles occurring at the time. By the late 1950s, television writers were increasingly constrained to distract audiences from confronting counternarratives to the Dream.
By: David J. Brokaw
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Cloverfield
- Creatures and Catastrophes in Post-9/11 Cinema
- By: Steffen Hantke
- Narrated by: Phil Thron
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Upon its release in 2008, Matt Reeves's Cloverfield revitalized the giant creature, a cinematic trope that had languished for over a decade. The film addressed the attacks of September 11, 2001, trading the jingoistic rhetoric of retributive military aggression for serious engagement with personal and collective trauma. It applied the horror genre's fascination with personal stories captured by found footage to the grand violence of history. Innovative and intense, Cloverfield represented blockbuster filmmaking at its best.
By: Steffen Hantke
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Inside Gilligan's Island
- From Creation to Syndication
- By: Sherwood Schwartz
- Narrated by: Mike Hennessy
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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While every new TV series has to face some problems, no show had to overcome greater obstacles than Gilligan's Island. In spite of that, no series has achieved greater success, as measured by the fact that Gilligan's Island has given rise to three TV movies, two animated series, and is the most rerun program in the entire history of television.
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Witty, enlightening and entertaining
- By Fred Jones on 08-04-24
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A Good Bad Boy
- Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up
- By: Margaret Wappler
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya, George Newbern, Margaret Wappler
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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Best known for playing loner rebel Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills 90210, Luke Perry was fifty-two years old when he died of a stroke in 2019. There have been other deaths of 90’s stars, but this one hit different. Gen X was reminded of their own inescapable mortality, and robbed of an exciting career resurgence for one of their most cherished icons—with recent roles in the hit series Riverdale and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In Hollywood bringing him renewed attention and acclaim.
By: Margaret Wappler
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Cocktails with George and Martha
- Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- By: Philip Gefter
- Narrated by: Alexa Morden
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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From its debut in 1962, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was a wild success and a cultural lightning rod. The play transpires over one long, boozy night, laying bare the lies, compromises, and scalding love that have sustained a middle-aged couple through decades of marriage. It scandalized critics but magnetized audiences. Across 644 sold-out Broadway performances, the drama demolished the wall between what could and couldn’t be said on the American stage and marked a definitive end to the I Love Lucy 1950s.
By: Philip Gefter
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Adaptations of Dune
- Frank Herbert's Story on Screen
- By: Kara Kennedy
- Narrated by: Kara Kennedy
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Considered by many to be unadaptable due to its length and complexity, Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic Dune has made it to the screen about every two decades.
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Well researched content marred by recording quality.
- By Phil on 16-02-24
By: Kara Kennedy
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Ride Lonesome
- By: Kirk Ellis
- Narrated by: Justin Price
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Ride Lonesome, the fifth film in the "Ranown cycle," is both the best and most representative of the whole series, which has been called "the most remarkable convergence of artistic achievement in the history of low-budget moviemaking." Director Bud Boetticher captures the alienation and loneliness of an America faced with the Cold War and the daily threat of nuclear annihilation. Shot in seventeen days for under a half-million dollars, Ride Lonesome is a masterpiece of cinematic minimalism.
By: Kirk Ellis
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The Mafia in Hollywood
- Stories from Pre-Code to Deep Throat
- By: Douglas Hess, Wayne Clingman
- Narrated by: John Campagna
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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Wayne Clingman and Douglas Hess explore the seedy relationship between the Mafia and Hollywood, beginning with the Pre-code era up through the filming of Deep Throat and beyond. Clingman and Hess unearth stories about notorious personages like Abner Zwillman, Gus Greenbaum, and Al Capone, and reveal the effect they had on movie-making, both by reputation and by direct interactions.
By: Douglas Hess, and others