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Bits and pieces : my mother, my brother, and me / by Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-author.;
If it weren't for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg. Emma gave her children the loving care and wisdom they needed to succeed in life, always encouraging them to be true to themselves. When Whoopi lost her mother in 2010 -- and then her older brother, Clyde, five years later -- she felt deeply alone; the only people who truly knew her were gone. Emma raised her children not just to survive, but to thrive. In this intimate and heartfelt memoir, Whoopi shares many of the deeply personal stories of their lives together for the first time. Growing up in the projects in New York City, there were trips to Coney Island, the Ice Capades, and museums, and every Christmas was a magical experience. To this day, she doesn't know how her mother was able to give them such an enriching childhood, despite the struggles they faced -- and it wasn't until she was well into adulthood that Whoopi learned just how traumatic some of those struggles were. Fans of personal memoirs such as Finding Me by Viola Davis and In Pieces by Sally Field will be touched by Bits and Pieces: a moving tribute from a daughter to her mother, and a beautiful portrait of three people who loved each other deeply. Whoopi writes, "Not everybody gets to walk this earth with folks who let you be exactly who you are and who give you the confidence to become exactly who you want to be. So, I thought I'd share mine with you."
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-; Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-; Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-; Johnson, Clyde, 1949-2015.; Johnson, Emma, 1931-2010.; African American actors; African American entertainers;
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The brightest star : a novel / by Tsukiyama, Gail,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."At the dawn of a new century, America is falling in love with silent movies, including young Wong Liu Tsong. The daughter of Chinese immigrants who own a laundry, Wong Liu and her older sister Lew Ying (Lulu) are taunted and bullied for their Chinese heritage. But while Lulu diligently obeys her parents and learns to speak Chinese, Wong Liu sneaks away to the local nickelodeons, buying a ticket with her lunch money and tips saved from laundry deliveries. By eleven Wong Liu is determined to become an actress and has already chosen a stage name: Anna May Wong. At sixteen, Anna May leaves high school to pursue her Hollywood dreams, defying her disapproving father and her Chinese traditional upbringing, a choice that will hold emotional and physical consequences"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961; Chinese American women; Cultural appropriation; Motion picture actors and actresses; Racism in motion pictures;
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Disney High : the untold story of the rise and fall of Disney Channel's tween empire / by Spencer, Ashley(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The first unauthorized look at the inner workings - and ultimate breakdown - of the Disney Channel machine. For many kids growing up in the 2000s, there was no cultural touchstone more powerful than Disney Channel, the most-watched cable channel in primetime at its peak. Today, it might best be known for introducing the world to talents like Hilary Duff, Raven-Symoné, Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and Zendaya. It wasn't always destined for greatness: when The Disney Channel launched in 1983, it was a forgotten stepchild within the Walt Disney Company, forever in the shadow of Disney's more profitable movies and theme parks. But after letting the stars of their Mickey Mouse Club revival - among them Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling - slip through their fingers, Disney Channel reinvented itself as a powerhouse tween network. In the new millennium, it churned out billions of dollars in original content and triple-threat stars whose careers were almost entirely controlled by the corporation. Suddenly, everyone wanted a piece of the pie - and there were constant clashes between the studio, network, labels, and creatives as Disney Channel became a pressure cooker of perfection for its stars. From private feuds and on-set disasters, to fanfare that swept the nation and the realities of child stardom, culture journalist Ashley Spencer offers the inside story of the heyday of TV's House of Mouse, featuring hundreds of exclusive new interviews with former Disney executives, creatives, and celebrities to explore the highs, lows, and everything in between"--
Subjects: Disney Channel (Firm); Mass media and teenagers; Teenage actors; Youth on television.; Teen television programs;
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Demoted. by Rogers, J.B.,film director.; King, Cleo,actor.; Cross, David,actor.; Vartan, Michael,actor.; Klein, Robert,actor.; White, Ron,actor.; Foster, Sara,actor.; Astin, Sean,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Cleo King, David Cross, Michael Vartan, Robert Klein, Ron White, Sara Foster, Sean AstinOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2012.The producer of American Pie presents a hilarious look at what happens when two mid-level sales associates are DEMOTED to the company secretarial pool.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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Cotton Club Encore. by Ford Coppola, Francis,film director.; Hoskins, Bob,actor.; Lane, Diane,actor.; Hines, Gregory,actor.; Remar, James,actor.; McKee, Lonette,actor.; Hines, Maurice,actor.; Cage, Nicolas,actor.; Gere, Richard,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bob Hoskins, Diane Lane, Gregory Hines, James Remar, Lonette McKee, Maurice Hines, Nicolas Cage, Richard GereOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 1984.Francis Ford Coppola's lavish, 1930s-era epic comes to vivid new life in this newly remastered and restored version featuring never-before-seen scenes and musical sequences.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;
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Crossroads. by Delaney, Andy,film director.; Delaney, Andy,actor.; Nelsen, Eric,actor.; James, Hannah,actor.; Falahee, Jack,actor.; Thomas, Jake,actor.; Brittain, Will,actor.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Andy Delaney, Eric Nelsen, Hannah James, Jack Falahee, Jake Thomas, Will BrittainOriginally produced by Vertical Entertainment in 2024.Holly and her group of friends hit crossroads in their lives, stumbling over decisions about relationships and careers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.;
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Much ado about dying [videorecording] / by Chambers, Simon,1960-film director,on-screen participant,screenwriter.; Gale, David N.,on-screen participant.; First-Run Features (Firm),publisher.;
Simon Chambers, David N. Gale.When the filmmaker Simon Chambers receives a call from his elderly gay uncle "I think I may be dying!" he takes it as a summons. As it turns out, eccentric Uncle David, a retired actor living alone in a cluttered, mouse-infested London house, is being dramatic, sort of: For the next five years, Chambers both cares for and documents him, through all his performative exuberance (constantly acting out passages of King Lear) and anarchic charisma (swinging from boisterous humor to short temper), as various people (including a sexy young hustler) possibly take advantage of him. As their lives become encumbered by hospital visits, a house fire, and Britain's inadequate eldercare system, the younger man (also single and queer) reflects with aching honesty on what may await him in the years to come, in this moving yet hilarious film.E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Personal narratives.; Gale, David Newlyn.; Terminally ill; Older gay men; Older people; Shakespearean actors and actresses; Uncles.;
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The lost letters from Martha's Vineyard : a novel / by Callahan, Michael,1963-author.;
In 1959, Hollywood ingenue Mercy Welles seems to have the world at her feet. Far removed from her Nebraska roots, she has crafted herself into a glamorous Oscar-nominated actress engaged to an up-and-coming director ... Until she shockingly vanishes without a trace, just as her career is taking off. Almost sixty years later, Kit O'Neill, a junior television producer in Manhattan, is packing up her recently deceased grandmother's attic, only to discover a long-lost box of souvenirs that reveal that the grandmother who raised her and her sister was, in fact, the mysterious Mercy Welles. Putting her investigative skills to use, Kit is determined to solve the riddle of her grandmother's missing life, and the trail eventually leads to Martha's Vineyard. Mercy retreats to the island nursing a broken heart, only to be drawn to the roguish Ren Sewards, who is not just the simple oysterman he appears to be but a scion of one of the island's wealthy founding families. With her attraction to Ren quickly growing, Mercy soon finds herself entangled in the intrigues of the tightly knit community and the secrets of the Sewards. Alternating between Mercy and Kit's timelines, including excerpts from letters Mercy wrote the summer she disappeared, The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard unfurls into a heart-stopping story of love, betrayal, and even murder.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Grandmothers; Man-woman relationships; Motion picture actors and actresses; Women television producers and directors;
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Watchmen [videorecording] / by Abdul-Mateen, Yahya,II,1986-actor.; Fisher, Frances,1952-actor.; Gossett, Louis,Jr.,1936-actor.; Howard, Andrew,1969-actor.; Irons, Jeremy,1948-actor.; Johnson, Don,1950-actor.; King, Regina,actor.; Mison, Tom,1982-actor.; Moore, Alan,actor.; Nelson, Tim Blake,actor.; Smart, Jean,actor.; Vickers, Sara(Actor),actor.; Wolk, James,actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,distributor.;
Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen Ii, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers, Jeremy Irons, Andrew Howard, Louis Gossett Jr., Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, James Wolk, Frances Fisher, Don Johnson.Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, this series embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Television programs.; Television mini-series.; Superhero television programs.; Superheroes; Vigilantes;
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The Wendell Baker Story. by Wilson, Andrew,film director.; Wilson, Luke,film director.; Griffin, Eddie,actor.; Mendes, Eva,actor.; Dean, Harry,actor.; Vargas, Jacob,actor.; Kristofferson, Kris,actor.; Wilson, Luke,actor.; Wilson, Owen,actor.; Cassel, Seymour,actor.; Ferrell, Will,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Eddie Griffin, Eva Mendes, Harry Dean Stanton, Jacob Vargas, Kris Kristofferson, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Seymour Cassel, Will FerrellOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 2005.Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.; Romance.;
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