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- Elizabeth Taylor [text (large print)] : the grit & glamour of an icon / by Brower, Kate Andersen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever authorized biography of the most famous movie star of the twentieth century, Elizabeth Taylor. No celebrity rivals Elizabeth Taylor's glamour and guts or her level of fame. She was the last major star to come out of the old Hollywood studio system and she is a legend known for her beauty and her magnetic screen presence in a career that spanned most of the twentieth century and nearly sixty films. But her private life was even more compelling than her Oscar-winning on-screen performances. During her seventy-nine years of rapid-fire love and loss she was married eight times to seven different men. Above all, she was a survivor--by the time she was twenty-six she was twice divorced and once widowed. Her life was a soap opera that ended in a deeply meaningful way when she became the first major celebrity activist to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS. A co-founder of amfAR, she raised more than $100 million for research and patient care. She was also a shrewd businesswoman who made a fortune as the first celebrity perfumer who always demanded to be paid what she was worth. In the first ever authorized biography of the Hollywood icon, Kate Andersen Brower reveals the world through Elizabeth's eyes. Brower uses Elizabeth's unpublished letters, diary entries, and off-the-record interview transcripts as well as interviews with 250 of her closest friends and family to tell the full, unvarnished story of her remarkable career and her explosive private life that made headlines worldwide. Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic, tenacious, volatile, and complex woman as never before, from her rise to massive fame at age twelve in National Velvet to becoming the first to negotiate a million-dollar salary for a film, from her eight marriages and enduring love affair with Richard Burton to her lifelong battle with addiction and her courageous efforts as an AIDS activist. Here is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legendary star and her legacy."--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Large type books.; Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.; Motion picture actors and actresses;
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- 24. [videorecording] / by Sutherland, Kiefer,1966-; Rajskub, Mary Lynn,1971-; Morrison, James,1960-; Raver, Kim,1969-; Woodside, D. B.; Cross, Roger R.,1966-; Morshower, Glenn.; Itzin, Gregory.; MacNicol, Peter,1954-; Smart, Jean.; Devane, William,1939-; Boothe, Powers,1949-; Schroder, Ricky.; Cochran, Robert.; Surnow, Joel.; Real Time Productions (Firm); Imagine Television (Firm); Twentieth Century-Fox Television, Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Disc 1. 6:00AM-7:00AM -- 7:00AM-8:00AM -- 8:00AM-9:00AM -- 9:00AM-10:00AM.Disc 2. 10:00AM-11:00AM -- 11:00AM-12:00PM -- 12:00PM-1:00PM -- 1:00PM-2:00PM.Disc 3: 2:00PM-3:00PM -- 3:00PM-4:00PM -- 4:00PM-5:00PM -- 5:00PM-6:00PM.Disc 4: 6:00PM-7:00PM -- 7:00PM-8:00PM -- 8:00PM-9:00PM -- 9:00PM-10:00PM.Disc 5: 10:00PM-11:00PM -- 11:00PM-12:00AM -- 12:00AM-1:00AM -- 1:00AM-2:00AM.Disc 6: 2:00AM-3:00AM -- 3:00AM-4:00AM -- 4:00AM-5:00AM -- 5:00AM-6:00AM.Disc 7: Special features.Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, James Morrison, Kim Raver, D.B. Woodside, Roger R. Cross, Glenn Morshower, Gregory Itzin, Peter MacNicol, Jean Smart, William Devane, Powers Boothe, Rick Schroder.Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround.
- Subjects: Terrorism; National security; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure television programs.;
- For private home use only.
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- Today Hong Kong, tomorrow the world : what China's crackdown reveals about its plans to end freedom everywhere / by Clifford, Mark,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A gripping history of China's deteriorating relationship with Hong Kong, and its implications for the rest of the world. For 150 years as a British colony, Hong Kong was a beacon of prosperity where people, money, and technology flowed freely, and residents enjoyed many civil liberties. In preparation for handing the territory over to China in 1997, Deng Xiaoping promised that it would remain highly autonomous for fifty years. An international treaty established a Special Administrative Region (SAR) with a far freer political system than that of Communist China-one with its own currency and government administration, a common-law legal system, and freedoms of press, speech, and religion. But as the halfway mark of the SAR's lifespan approaches in 2022, it is clear that China has not kept its word. Universal suffrage and free elections have not been instituted, harassment and brutality have become normalized, and activists are being jailed en masse. To make matters worse, a national security law that further crimps Hong Kong's freedoms has recently been decreed in Beijing. This tragic backslide has dire worldwide implications-as China continues to expand its global influence, Hong Kong serves as a chilling preview of how dissenters could be treated in regions that fall under the emerging superpower's control. Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World tells the complete story of how a city once famed for protests so peaceful that toddlers joined grandparents in millions-strong rallies became a place where police have fired more than 10,000 rounds of tear gas, rubber bullets and even live ammunition at their neighbors, while pro-government hooligans attack demonstrators in the streets. A Hong Kong resident from 1992 to 2021, author Mark L. Clifford has witnessed this transformation firsthand. As a celebrated publisher and journalist, he has unrivaled access to the full range of the city's society, from student protestors and political prisoners to aristocrats and senior government officials. A powerful and dramatic mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, this book is the definitive account of one of the most important geopolitical standoffs of our time"--
- Subjects: Civil rights;
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- Rebound. by Hang-jun, Jang,film director.; Jae-hong, Ahn,actor.; Jin-woon, Jeong,actor.; Taek, Kim,actor.; Sin-young, Lee,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ahn Jae-hong, Jeong Jin-woon, Kim Taek, Lee Sin-youngOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2023.Joong-Ang High School was once renowned for its high-ranked basketball team, but as the years pass, victories grow fewer. The school’s social worker Kang Yang-hyun who was a former minor league basketball player, becomes the head coach. Six members agree to return for the love of the game and take on the KBA National Tournament. With only six players on their roster, they begin knocking on victory’s door, following Coach Kang’s motto: “There is no such thing as missed shots, there are only rebounds!” The miracle journey of Busan Joong-Ang High begins.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Sports.;
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- Los Ultimos Frikis. by Brennan, Nicholas,film director.; Cinema Guild (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Cinema Guild in 2020.Filmed in Cuba over the course of ten years, Los Últimos Frikis tells the story of iconic Cuban heavy metal band Zeus and their three-decade fight to be heard. When Zeus formed in the 1980s, rock music was illegal and rockers were derisively called los frikis—the freaks. Fidel Castro’s communist government saw rock and roll as a mortal threat sent by a capitalist enemy. In the face of repression, Zeus rose to infamy as a counter-cultural phenomenon but paid a price. Zeus’s lead singer, Dionisio “Diony” Arce, spent six years in prison at the height of his career. Today, the band is part of the system as an official group within the Ministry of Culture’s Agency of Cuban Rock. As Cuba’s political and social climate once again shifts, the band embarks on a national tour across the island to defend their cultural impact and livelihood—to prove that frikis still have a voice in Cuba.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Music.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Performing arts.;
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