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Hollywood ending : Harvey Weinstein and the culture of silence / by Auletta, Ken,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."A vivid biography of Harvey Weinstein-how he rose to become a dominant figure in the film world, how he used that position to feed his monstrous sexual appetites, and how it all came crashing down, from the author who has covered the Hollywood and media power game for The New Yorker for three decades Twenty years ago, Ken Auletta wrote an iconic New Yorker profile of the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was then at the height of his powers. The profile made waves for exposing how volatile, even violent, Weinstein was to his employees and collaborators. But there was a much darker story that was just out of reach: rumors had long swirled that Weinstein was a sexual predator. Auletta confronted Weinstein, who denied the claims. Since no one was willing to go on the record, Auletta and the magazine concluded they couldn't close the case. Years later, he was able to share his reporting notes and knowledge with Ronan Farrow; he cheered as Farrow, and Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, finally revealed the truth. Still, the story continued to nag him. The trail of assaults and cover-ups had been exposed, but the larger questions remained: What was at the root of Weinstein's monstrousness? How, and why, was it never checked? Why the silence? How does a man run the day-to-day operations of a company with hundreds of employees and revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and at the same time live a shadow life of sexual predation without ever being caught? How much is this a story about Harvey Weinstein, and how much is this a story about Hollywood and power? In pursuit of the answers, Auletta digs into Weinstein's life, searching for the mysteries beneath a film career unparalleled for its extraordinary talent and creative success, which combined with a personal brutality and viciousness to leave a trail of ruined lives in its wake. Hollywood Ending is more than a prosecutor's litany; it is an unflinching examination of Weinstein's life and career, embedding his crimes in the context of the movie business, in his failures and the successes that led to enormous power. Film stars, Miramax employees and board members, old friends and family, and even the person who knew him best-Harvey's brother, Bob-all talked to Auletta at length. Weinstein himself also responded to Auletta's questions from prison. The result is not simply the portrait of a predator but of the power that allowed Weinstein to operate with such impunity for so many years, the spiderweb in which his victims found themselves trapped"--A biography of the disgraced Hollywood mogul looks at both his meteoric rise and how he used his position to indulge his sexual appetites for decades before facing a swift and dramatic downfall.

Subjects: Biographies.; Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-; Motion picture producers and directors; Sexual harassment of women.;

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Undaunted : my fight against America's enemies, at home and abroad / by Brennan, John O.,1955-author.;

A powerful and revelatory memoir from former CIA director John Brennan, spanning his more than thirty years in government. Friday, January 6, 2017: On that day, as always, John Brennan's alarm clock was set to go off at 4:15 a.m. But nothing else about that day would be routine. That day marked his first and only security briefing with President-elect Donald Trump. And it was also the day John Brennan said his final farewell to Owen Brennan, his father, the man who had taught him the lessons of goodness, integrity, and honor that had shaped the course of an unparalleled career serving his country from within the intelligence community. In this brutally honest memoir, Brennan, the son of an Irish immigrant who settled in New Jersey, describes the life that took him from being a young CIA recruit enamored with the mystique of spy work, secretly defiant enough to drive a motorcycle and sport a diamond earring, and invigorated by his travels in the Middle East to being the most powerful individual in American intelligence. He details his experiences with very different presidents and what it's been like to bear responsibility for some of the nation's most crucial and polarizing national security decisions. He pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of the Agency, describing the selfless, patriotic, and invisible work of the women and men involved in national security. He also examines the insularity, arrogance, and myopia that have, at times, undermined its reputation in the eyes of the American people and of members of other branches of government. Through topics ranging from George W. Bush's intervention in Iraq to his thoughts on the CIA's controversial use of enhanced interrogation techniques to his eye-opening account of the planning of the raid that resulted in Bin Ladin's death to his realization that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election, Brennan brings the reader behind the scenes of some of the most crucial moments in recent U.S. history. He also candidly discusses the times he has failed to live up to his own high standards and the very public fallouts that have resulted. With its behind-the-scenes look at how major U.S. national security policies and actions unfolded during his long and distinguished career-especially during his eight years in the Obama administration-John Brennan's memoir is a work of history with strong implications for the future of America and our country's relationships with other world powers.

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Brennan, John O., 1955-; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Intelligence officers; Intelligence service; Intelligence service;

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My brilliant friend. [videorecording] / by Costanzo, Saverio,television director.; Girace, Gaia,actor.; Mazzucco, Margherita,actor.; Rohrwacher, Alba,actor.; Home Box Office (Firm),production company,broadcaster.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;

Alba Rohrwacher, Margherita Mazzucco, Gaia Girace, Elisabetta De Palo.On the news that her childhood friend Raffaella had gone missing, senior Elena Greco (Margherita Mazzucco) reflected upon their hardscrabble days growing up together in ‘50s-era Naples, and how two preternaturally smart youngsters competed--and bonded--through harsh circumstances.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9 ; 1.78:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.

Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Foreign television programs.; Best friends; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships;

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Half A Man. by Kumrić, Kristina,film director.; Dijak, Franjo,actor.; Avdagić, Janja,actor.; Redžepović, Marina,actor.; Salaud Morisset (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Franjo Dijak, Janja Avdagić, Marina RedžepovićOriginally produced by Salaud Morisset in 2016.A village in the outback of Croatia, autumn of 1991. The war is raging nearby. 10-year- old Mia and 12-year-old Lorena are having a big day: their father, Mirko, is going to be released from the camp where he spent the last three months as a prisoner of war. World Premiere at TIFF 2016. Best Foreign Short Film at Seminci Valladolid 2016.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Short films.;

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Amour [videorecording] / by Haneke, Michael,1942-; Haneke, Michael,1942-; Huppert, Isabelle.; Huppert, Isabelle.; Menegoz, Margaret.; Riva, Emmanuelle.; Riva, Emmanuelle.; Trintignant, Jean-Louis.; Trintignant, Jean-Louis.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);

Cinematographer, Darius Khondji ; edited by Nadine Muse, Monika Willi ; casting, Kris Portier de Bellair.Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell, Ramn̤ Aguirre, Rita Blanco, Carole Franck, Dinara Drukarova, Laurent Capelluto.Anne and George (Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant) are a couple in their 80s who are enjoying their retirement, but that changes when, after an operation following a stroke, Anne is left wheelchair-bound and paralysed. Although she expresses her wish to die, even going so far as to make an attempt at taking her own life, George tries to remind her of the beauty and worth of life itself and the love that they share for each other.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 ; widescreen presentation.Palme d'or, Festival de Cannes, 2012 ; Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, 2013 ; Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film, 2013 ; BAFTA Awards, Best Film not in the English Language and Best Leading Actress, 2013

Subjects: Aging; Cerebrovascular disease; Feature films.; Foreign films; Husband and wife; Love; Man-woman relationships; Motion pictures, French.; Old age;

© c2013., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,

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Uncle Vanya. by Tuminas, Rimas,film director.; Dubrovskaya, Anna,actor.; Kregzhde, Eugeniya,actor.; Makovetskiy, Sergey,actor.; Simonov, Vladimir,actor.; Stage Russia (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Anna Dubrovskaya, Eugeniya Kregzhde, Sergey Makovetskiy, Vladimir SimonovOriginally produced by Stage Russia in 2018.Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions. We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theater space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors. This UNCLE VANYA is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air. A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Education films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Playwriting.; Russia (Federation).; Theater.;

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Breaking Borders. by Necdet Çupur, Ahmet,film director.; Chesnard, Hugo,film director.; Fleifel, Mahdi,film director.; Thouvenin, Sophie,film director.; Hu, Wei,film director.; Wilms, André,actor.; Dhiouer, Aziz,actor.; Debray, Camille,actor.; Diallo, Gémi,actor.; Huppert, Isabelle,actor.; Balde, Saabo,actor.; Cattani, Sophie,actor.; NQV Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

André Wilms, Aziz Dhiouer, Camille Debray, Gémi Diallo, Isabelle Huppert, Saabo Balde, Sophie CattaniOriginally produced by NQV Media in 2015.Escaping persecution, wanting the best for your child, grabbing an opportunity for a new life, or simply traveling because it is in your nature. Come and explore a host of fictional stories detailing the push and pull of families and individuals who find themselves crossing borders, and boundaries, for better or for worse.Latin Babylon, 2017, 16 min., TurkeyA Drowning Man, 2017, 15 min., GreeceWhat Tears Us Apart (L'Hiver est proche), 2015, 18 min., FranceWinter Is Close (Ce qui nous éloigne), 2016, 14 min., FranceTracks (Le Bout de la piste), 2018, 19 min., FranceMode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Short films.; Motion pictures--France.; Motion pictures--Greece.; Motion pictures--Turkey.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

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The inspector and the sea. [videorecording] / by Gatjen, Andy.; Hallgren, Frida.; Jungstadt, Mari.; Nilsson, Inger.; Sittler, Walter.; MHZ Networks Home Entertainment (Firm);

The Unseen -- Closer Than You Think -- In a Lonely Place -- Summertime -- The Dying Dandy -- Dark Angel.Walter Sittler, Andy Gatjen, Inger Nilsson, Frida Hallgren, Sólveig Arnarsdottir.This blockbuster German crime series, The Inspector and the Sea, is based on the best-selling crime novels by Mari Jungstedt and is set on the idyllic Swedish island of Gotland. Laid-back German police inspector Robert Anders has the job of solving crimes on Gotland, but he's a man out of his element: living on an island, and afraid of the sea. It's a phobia he'll have to conquer if he's to delve beneath the pleasant surface of the medieval town of Visby. Behind the facade of its brightly colored houses lurk criminals of all stripes: con men, extortionists, kidnappers and serial killers. They move among the residents and the summertime tourists who vacation in cottages that line the beaches. Robert's investigative team includes his loyal deputy Karin Jacobsson, the charming, capable Thomas Wittberg, and Ewa, a sardonic pathologist. Together, they discover that seemingly innocuous local characters conceal secrets; everyone has something they're hiding and nothing is as it appears on the surface. The resort town of Visby may present the picture of innocence, but it provides plenty of work for a criminal inspector.14A.DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation.

Subjects: Criminal behavior; Detective and mystery television programs.; Detectives; Television programs;

© c2014., MHZ Networks Home Entertainment,

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