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A little devil in America : notes in praise of black performance / by Abdurraqib, Hanif,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A Little Devil in America is an urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of black performance, in this moment when black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how black performance happens in specific moments in time and space--midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project, Abdurraqib became fascinated with clips of black minstrel entertainers like William Henry Lane, better known as Master Juba. Knowing there was something more complicated and deep-seated in the history and legacy of minstrelsy, Abdurraqib uncovered questions and tensions that help to reveal how black performance pervades all areas of American society. Abdurraqib's prose is entrancing and fluid as he leads us along the links in his remarkable trains of thought. A Little Devil in America considers, critques, and praises performance in music, sports, writing, comedy, grief, games, and love"--
Subjects: African Americans in the performing arts.; African Americans; African Americans; African Americans; American literature;
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The McCartney legacy. by Kozinn, Allan,author.; Sinclair, Adrian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.By 1974 the Beatles were a distant memory, and Paul McCartney had already gone on to release a solo album and form a new band, Wings. By the end of the decade Wings would be the bestselling band of the 1970s. The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 2 begins in 1974 at the height of Wings popularity and the beginning of McCartney's next chapter. Picking up immediately after The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1, authors Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair have brought the same exhaustive research ethos to Volume 2 that made the first volume a critical success. Arguably the most authoritative text on the life of Paul McCartney, Volume 2 follows McCartney the man, establishing himself as a musician beyond Beatlemania and his legacy throughout the 20th century through the present day.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; McCartney, Paul.; Wings (Musical group); Composers; Rock musicians;
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Golden shoes [videorecording] / by DeLuise, David,1971-actor.; Fox, Vivica A.,1964-actor.; Koza, Christian,actor.; Meyer, Dina,1968-actor.; Rhys-Davies, John,actor.; Roberts, Eric,1956-actor.; Williams, Montel.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Music by Brham Wenger; edited by Eric L. Beason; cinematography by Bryan Greenberg.Dina Meyer, Christian Koza, David Deluise, John Rhys-Davies, Eric Roberts, Montel Williams, Vivica A. Fox.Ever since he was a young boy, eight-year-old Christian Larou has dreamed of becoming a great soccer player of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo. With his father MIA at war and his mother critical in the hospital, and consoling himself with dreams of playing in the youth soccer league, Christian is about to face the biggest challenges of his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Boys; Children's films.; Feature films.; Soccer players; Soccer; Video recordings for children.;
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Anatomy of a murder [videorecording] / by Arden, Eve,1912-1990.; Bean, Orson.; Crosby, Kathryn,1933-; Ellington, Duke,1899-1974.; Gazzara, Ben,1930-2012.; Hamilton, Murray.; Leavitt, Samuel,1904-1984.; Loeffler, Louis R.,1897-1972.; Mayes, Wendell.; O'Connell, Arthur,1908-1981.; Preminger, Otto.; Remick, Lee.; Scott, George C.,1927-1999.; Stewart, James,1908-1997.; Traver, Robert,1903-1991.Anatomy of a murder.Videorecording.; Welch, Joseph N.,1890-1960.; Carlyle Productions.; Criterion Collection (Firm);
Disc one: Anatomy of a murder (161 min.) -- trailer featuring on-set footage. Disc two: interview with Otto Preminger's biographer Foster Hirsch -- critic Gary Giddins explores Duke Ellington's score in a new interview -- a look at the relationship between graphic designer Saul Bass and Preminger with Bass biographer Pat Kirkham -- newsreel footage from the set -- excerpts from a 1967 episode of Firing Line, featuring Preminger in discussion with William F. Buckley Jr. -- excerpts from the work in progress Anatomy of "Anatomy" -- behind-the-scenes photographs by Life magazine's Gjon Mili. Plus: a booklet featuring an essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and a 1959 Life magazine article on real-life lawyer Joseph N. Welch, who plays Judge Weaver in the film.Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Duke Ellington.James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, Eve Arden, George C. Scott, Kathryn Grant, Murray Hamilton, Orson Bean, Arthur O'Connell, Joseph N. Welch.A small-town Michigan lawyer takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife. A gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom drama, Anatomy of a murder was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex. More than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With its outstanding supporting cast and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, it is an American movie landmark.PG.DVD; widescreen presentation 16:9; 1.85:1 aspect ratio; High-Definition digital restoration; PCM Dolby digital mono.; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; NTSC region 1.
Subjects: Traver, Robert, 1903-1991; Feature films.; Legal films.; Murder; Rape; Trials (Murder);
© c2012., Criterion Collection,
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Citizen Kane [videorecording (DVD)] by Welles, Orson,1915-198; Cotten, Joseph,1905; Comingore, Dorothy,1913-197; Collins, Ray,1889-196;
Director of photography, Gregg Toland ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editor, Robert Wise ; music, Bernard Herrmann.Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Ray Collins, George Coulouris, Agnes Moorehead.The story of an immensely wealthy newspaper publisher, as he is remembered by his friends and former wife after his death. Loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst. Frequently called the greatest film of all timeCHV rating: GMPAA rating: PGRegion 1, Dolby digital 2.0 mono
Subjects: Capitalists and financiers; Feature film; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© [2001], Warner Home Video,
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The golden hour : a story of family and power in Hollywood / by Specktor, Matthew,author.;
An exploration of the struggles between art and business in modern Hollywood. Matthew Specktor grew up in the film industry: the son of CAA superagent Fred Specktor, his childhood was one where Beau Bridges came over for dinner, Martin Sheen's daughter was his close friend, and Marlon Brando left long messages on the family answering machine. He would eventually work in Hollywood himself, first as a studio executive and later as a screenwriter. Now, Specktor blends memoir, cultural criticism, and narrative history to tell the story of the modern motion picture industry-illuminating the conflict between art and business over the last seventy-five years in Hollywood. Interweaving his own story with that of his father, mother (a talented screenwriter whose career was cut short), and figures ranging from Jack Nicholson to CAA's Michael Ovitz, Specktor reveals how Hollywood became a laboratory for the eternal struggle between art, labor, and capital. Beginning with the rise of Music Corporation of America in the 1950s, The Golden Hour lays out a series of clashes between fathers and sons, talent agents and studio heads, artists, activists, unions, and corporations. With vivid prose and immersive scenes, Specktor shows how Hollywood grew from the epicenter of American cultural life to a full-fledged multinational concern--and what this shift has meant for the nation's place in the world. At once a book about the movie business and an intimate family drama, The Golden Hour is a sweeping portrait of the American Century.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Specktor, Matthew; Executives; Motion picture industry; Screenwriters;
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Let's Get Lost. by Weber, Bruce,film director.; Baker, Chet,actor.; Isaak, Chris,actor.; Flea,actor.; Marie, Lisa,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chet Baker, Chris Isaak, Flea, Lisa MarieOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1988.Traveling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter Chet Baker, Bruce Weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. The film uses excerpts from Italian B movies, rare performance footage, and candid interviews with Baker, musicians, friends, battling ex-wives, and his children in what turned out to be the last year of his life. Winner of the 1989 Critics Prize at the Venice Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award, LET'S GET LOST has become an important document in the career of the filmmaker on the life of a jazz legend. Since its release in 1989 LET'S GET LOST has introduced a whole new generation of jazz enthusiasts to the timeless talent of the late Chet Baker.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Biography.; Jazz.; Performing arts.;
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Meet me in Atlantis : my obsessive quest to find the sunken city / by Adams, Mark,1967-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The New York Times bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu sets out to uncover the truth behind the legendary lost city of Atlantis. A few years ago, Mark Adams made a strange discovery: Everything we know about the lost city of Atlantis comes from the work of one man, the Greek philosopher Plato. Then he made a second, stranger discovery: Amateur explorers are still actively searching for this sunken city all around the world, based entirely on the clues Plato left behind. Exposed to the Atlantis obsession, Adams decides to track down these people and determine why they believe it's possible to find the world's most famous lost city and whether any of their theories could prove or disprove its existence. He visits scientists who use cutting-edge technology to find legendary civilizations once thought to be fictional. He examines the numerical and musical codes hidden in Plato's writings, and with the help of some charismatic sleuths traces their roots back to Pythagoras, the sixth-century BC mathematician. He learns how ancient societies transmitted accounts of cataclysmic events--and how one might dig out the 'kernel of truth' in Plato's original tale. Meet Me in Atlantis is Adams's enthralling account of his quest to solve one of history's greatest mysteries; a travelogue that takes readers to fascinating locations to meet irresistible characters; and a deep, often humorous look at the human longing to rediscover a lost world"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Plato; Plato; Adams, Mark, 1967-; Atlantis (Legendary place); Explorers.;
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Arctic [videorecording] / by Haeussner, Noah C.,film producer.; Lemole, Christopher,film producer.; Mikkelsen, Mads,1965-actor.; Morrison, Ryan,screenwriter.; Penna, Joe,film director,screenwriter.; Smaradottir, Maria Thelma,actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Music, Joseph Trapanese ; editor, Ryan Morrison.Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smaradottir.Overgård is a resourceful yet increasingly desperate man stranded in a remote, snow-covered wilderness. After a plane crash in an icy wasteland, Overgård must live by his wits as he waits for help to arrive. But when a long-awaited rescue effort fails, he faces a life-or-death decision: remain in the relative safety of his camp and hope to be found or embark on an arduous trek that may be the only hope for both him and a critically injured stranger.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Airplane crash survival; Aircraft accidents; Decision making; Rescues; Wilderness survival;
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Cool. Awkward. Black. / by Strong, Karen,editor.;
"Real or imaginary, geekdom is where it's at in this multi-genre YA anthology that celebrates "the geek," with stories by some of today's top bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors. Contributors include Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Roseanne A. Brown, Elise Bryant, Tracy Deonn, Desiree S. Evans, Isaac Fitzsimons, Lamar Giles, Jordan Ifueko, Leah Johnson, Amanda Joy, Kwame Mbalia, Tochi Onyebuchi, Shari B. Pennant, K. Arsenault Rivera, Julian Winters, and Ibi Zoboi. A girl who believes in UFOs; a boy who might have finally found his Prince Charming; a hopeful performer who dreams of being cast in her school's production of The Sound of Music; a misunderstood magician of sorts with a power she doesn't quite understand. These plotlines and many more compose the eclectic stories found within the pages of this dynamic, exciting, and expansive collection featuring exclusively Black characters. From contemporary to historical, fantasy to sci-fi, magical to realistic, and with contributions from a powerhouse list of self-proclaimed geeks and bestselling, award-winning authors, this life-affirming anthology celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness--both in the real world and those imagined."--012+.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Short stories.; African Americans; Black people; African Americans; Black people;
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