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Mission to Paris : a novel / by Furst, Alan.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; Americans; Motion picture producers and directors; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2012., Random House,
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The Director : a novel / by Kehlmann, Daniel,1975-author.; Benjamin, Ross,translator.; translation of:Kehlmann, Daniel,1975-Lichtspiel.English.;
An artist's life, a pact with the devil, and the dangerous illusions of the silver screen. G.W. Pabst, one of cinema's greatest directors of the 20th century, was filming in France when the Nazis seized power. To escape the horrors of the new and unrecognizable Germany, he fled to Hollywood. But now, under the blinding California sun, the world-famous director suddenly looks like a nobody. Not even Greta Garbo, the Hollywood actress whom he made famous, can help him. When he receives word that his elderly mother is ill, he finds himself back in his homeland of Austria, which is now called Ostmark. Pabst, his wife, and his young son are suddenly confronted with the barbaric nature of the regime. So, when Joseph Goebbels--the minister of propaganda in Berlin--sees the potential for using the European film icon for his directorial genius and makes big promises to Pabst and his family, Pabst must consider Goebbels's thinly veiled order. While Pabst still believes that he will be able to resist these advances, that he will not submit to any dictatorship other than art, he has already taken the first steps into a hopeless entanglement. Kehlmann's latest oeuvre explores the complicated relationships and distinctions between art and power, beauty and barbarism, cog and conspirator.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967; Collaborationists; Motion picture producers and directors; Nazi propaganda; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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American. by Wu, Danny,film director.; Houseman, John,actor.; Welles, Orson,actor.; Callow, Simon,actor.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
John Houseman, Orson Welles, Simon CallowOriginally produced by Gravitas Ventures in 2022.In the early 1940s, director Orson Welles navigates his meteoric Hollywood rise. As WWII begins, a Japanese American boy visits abroad, and an African American soldier enlists in the army. As the story heads towards 1947, each character follows their own ambitions in search of their American identity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Motion pictures.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; World War, 1939-1945.; United States--History.; Motion picture producers and directors.;
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The ten worst people in New York : a novel / by Plass, Matt,author.;
"The ten worst people in New York are dying, one after the other. A late-night TV chat show feature, "The Ten Worst People in New York," is the talk of the town. When a real estate mogul on the Ten Worst list jumps to his death, it could be a coincidence. But after a corrupt NYC councillor, also on the list, dies suspiciously, recently widowed Special FBI Agent Alex Bedford suspects foul play. Young British filmmaker Jacob Felle arrives in New York to connect with his estranged sister, Elizabeth, and to reconcile a long-buried family trauma. But Alex and Jacob are on a collision course, and when Jacob becomes a suspect, the two find themselves in a race to unravel the mystery before even more people die. Both Alex and Jacob must confront their worst fears and put their lives on the line as they try to find the answer to two key questions: Why are the killers targeting the ten worst list? And who will be next to die?"--Book jacket flap.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Motion picture producers and directors; Murder; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Widows;
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The dictator's muse / by Farndale, Nigel,author.;
It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler's grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics. Leni Riefenstahl is the pioneering, sexually liberated star film-maker of the Third Reich. She has been chosen by Hitler to capture the Olympics on celluloid but is about to find that even his closest friends have much to fear. Kim Newlands is the English athlete 'sponsored' by the Blackshirts and devoted to his mercurial, socialite girlfriend Connie. He is driven by a desire to win an Olympic gold but to do that he must first pretend to be someone he is not. Alun Pryce is the Welsh communist sent to infiltrate the Blackshirts. When he befriends Kim and Connie, his belief that the end justifies the means will be tested to the core. Through her camera lens and memoirs, Leni is able to manipulate the truth about what happens when their fates collide at the Olympics. But while some scenes from her life end up on the cutting room floor, this does not mean they are lost forever ...
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Riefenstahl, Leni; Olympic Games 1936 : Berlin, Germany); Athletes; Communists; Fascists; Women motion picture producers and directors;
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Married lovers [sound recording (CD)] / by Collins, Jackie;
Read by Jackie Collins ... [et al.].
Subjects: Adultery; CD Talking books; Chechens; Married people; Motion picture industry; Motion picture producers and directors; Women personal trainers; Mystery fiction; Romantic suspense fiction;
© p2008., Macmillan Audio,
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One little lie / by Coble, Colleen,author.;
Jane Hardy is appointed interim sheriff in Pelican Harbor, Alabama, after her father retires, but there's no time for an adjustment period. When her father is arrested for theft and then implicated in a recent murder, Jane quickly realizes she's facing someone out to destroy the only family she has. After escaping with her father from a cult fifteen years ago, Jane has searched relentlessly for her mother-- who refused to leave-- ever since. Could someone from that horrible past have found them? Reid Bechtol is well-known for his documentaries, and his latest project involves covering Jane's career. Jane has little interest in the attention, but the committee who appointed her loves the idea of the publicity. Jane finds herself depending on Reid's calm manner as he follows her around filming, and they begin working together to clear her father. But Reid has his own secrets from the past, and the gulf between them may be impossible to cross-- especially once her father's lie catches up with him.
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Sheriffs; Women police chiefs; Fathers and daughters; Murder; Documentary films; Motion picture producers and directors; Secrecy; Man-woman relationships;
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Everybody thought we were crazy : Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles / by Rozzo, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.This story of the volatile marriage between Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward focuses on their wild lives and work in Los Angeles during the turbulent late 1960s.
Subjects: Biographies.; Hayward, Brooke, 1937-; Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010.; Married people; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture producers and directors; Nineteen sixties.;
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Babylon [videorecording] / by Adepo, Jovan,actor.; Calva, Diego,actor.; Chazelle, Damien,1985-film director,screenwriter.; Li, Li Jun,actor.; Maguire, Tobey,1975-actor.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Roberts, Eric,1956-actor.; Smart, Jean,actor.; Wilde, Olivia,actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,film distributor.;
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Olivia Wilde, Eric Roberts, Tobey Maguire.A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gamblers; Gangsters; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Man-woman relationships; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture industry; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion pictures; Nineteen twenties; Silent films;
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Catch and kill : lies, spies, and a conspiracy to protect predators / by Farrow, Ronan,1987-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In a dramatic account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood's most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer to the truth, shadowy operatives, from high-priced lawyers to elite war-hardened spies, mounted a secret campaign of intimidation, threatening his career, following his every move, and weaponizing an account of abuse in his own family. All the while, Farrow and his producer faced a degree of resistance they could not explain -- until now. And a trail of clues revealed corruption and cover-ups from Hollywood to Washington and beyond. This is the untold story of the exotic tactics of surveillance and intimidation deployed by wealthy and connected men to threaten journalists, evade accountability, and silence victims of abuse. And it's the story of the women who risked everything to expose the truth and spark a global movement. Both a spy thriller and a meticulous work of investigative journalism, Catch and Kill breaks devastating new stories about the rampant abuse of power and sheds far-reaching light on investigations that shook our culture. --Publisher's description.
Subjects: Farrow, Ronan, 1987-; Lauer, Matt, 1957-; Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-; Sex crimes; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion picture producers and directors; Sex customs; Sex discrimination in employment.; Sexual harassment of women.; Women;
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