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- Superfan : how pop culture broke my heart : a memoir / by Lee, Jen Sookfong,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A memoir in pieces that uses one woman's life-long obsession with pop culture as a lens to explore family, grief, the power of female rage, Asian fetish, and what it's cost her to resist the trap of being a "good Chinese girl." For most of Jen Sookfong Lee's life, pop culture was an escape from family tragedy and a means of fitting in with the larger culture around her. Anne of Green Gables assured her that, despite losing her father at the age of twelve, one day she might still have the loving family of her dreams, and Princess Diana was proof that maybe there was more to being a good girl after all. And yet as Jen grew up, she began to recognize the ways in which pop culture was not made for someone like her-the child of Chinese immigrant parents who looked for safety in the invisibility afforded by embracing Model Minority myths. Ranging from the rise of Gwyneth Paltrow, the father-figure familiarity of Bob Ross, and the surprising maternal legacy of the Kardashians, to the long shadow cast by The Joy Luck Club, Jen uses pop culture icons to understand her emotionally fraught upbringing. She also dissects how pop culture created both unrealistic ideals and harmful stereotypes that would devastate her as she struggled to carve out her own path as an Asian woman, single mother, and writer. With great wit, bracing honesty, and a deep appreciation for the ways culture shapes us, Jen draws direct lines between the spectacle of the popular, the intimacy of our personal bonds, and the social foundations of our collective obsessions."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Lee, Jen Sookfong.; Asians in mass media.; Model minority stereotype; Popular culture; Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media.; Women authors; Authors, Canadian (English); Chinese Canadian women; Chinese Canadians; Popular culture;
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- Nellie McClung / by Pezzi, Bryan;
Discusses the life of Nellie McClung, a writer, speaker, activist, and politician best known as a member of the "Famous Five" and her work in the women's suffrage movement.- Subjects: McClung, Nellie (Nellie Letitia), 1873-1951; Feminists; Authors, Canadian (English);
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- Margaret Atwood [videorecording] : a word after a word after a word is power / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-on-screen participant.; Raymont, Peter,film director.; White Pine Pictures,publisher.;
Margaret Atwood.The film explores Atwood's 'backstory,' her early days in the Canadian wilderness and as a poet. Atwood's novels are explored, including her latest, The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Personal stories are shared by friends, family, and, of course, directly by Atwood herself.E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital monophonic.- Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Atwood, Margaret, 1939-; Authors, Canadian; Women authors;
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- Emily [videorecording] / by Dowling, Alexandra,1990-actor.; Jackson-Cohen, Oliver,1986-actor.; Mackey, Emma,1996-actor.; O'Connor, Frances,1967-screenwriter,film director.; Whitehead, Fionn,1997-actor.; Sphere Films,film distributor.;
Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead, Alexandra Dowling.Imagines Emily Bronte's own story that inspired 'Wuthering Heights.' As she struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her potential into the seminal novel.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.- Subjects: Biographical films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848; Brontë family; Families; Man-woman relationships; Sisters; Women authors;
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- Opus [videorecording] / by Green, Mark Anthony,screenwriter,film director.; Edebiri, Ayo,1995-actor.; Malkovich, John,actor.; Lewis, Juliette,actor.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis.A writer travels to the compound of a pop icon who disappeared years ago. Surrounded by his cult of sycophants, as well as a group of fellow journalists, she soon discovers his twisted plans for the gathering.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Cults; Cult members; Musicians; Male singers; Women authors;
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- Let them all talk [videorecording] / by Algrant, Dan,1959-actor.; Bergen, Candice,1946-actor.; Chan, Gemma,1982-actor.; Eisenberg, Deborah,screenwriter.; Hedges, Lucas,1996-actor.; Soderbergh, Steven,1963-film director.; Streep, Meryl,actor.; Thompson, John Douglas,1964-actor.; Wiest, Dianne,actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedges, Gemma Chan, Daniel Algrant, John Douglas Thompson.Novelist Alice Hughes boards an ocean liner with her two best friends from college to have some fun and heal old wounds, while her nephew who tags along to look after them falls for an alluring stowaway.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Nephews; Ocean travel; Women authors;
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- Little women [videorecording] / by Gerwig, Greta,screenwriter,film director.; Chalamet, Timothée,actor.; Cooper, Chris,actor.; Dern, Laura,actor.; Garrel, Louis,actor.; Letts, Tracy,1965-actor.; Norton, James,1985-actor.; Odenkirk, Bob,1962-actor.; Pugh, Florence,1996-actor.; Ronan, Saoirse,1994-actor.; Scanlen, Eliza,1999-actor.; Streep, Meryl,actor.; Watson, Emma,1990-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Alcott, Louisa May,1832-1888.Little women.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep.Infusing the 1868 Louisa May Alcott classic with contemporary sensibilities and nonlinear narrative, director/screenwriter Greta Gerwig stylishly recounts the tribulations and triumphs of willful aspiring novelist Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) through her Civil War-era upbringing and enduring bonds with siblings Meg (Emma Watson), Amy (Florence Pugh), and Beth (Eliza Scanlen).Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.- Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; March, Jo (Fictitious character); March, Beth (Fictitious character); March, Amy (Fictitious character); March, Meg (Fictitious character); Sisters; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Women authors, American;
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- Antebellum [videorecording] / by Huston, Jack,1982-actor.; Malone, Jena,1984-actor.; Monáe, Janelle,actor.; Sidibe, Gabourey,actor.; Renz, Christopher,screenwriter,film director,film producer.; Bush, Gerard,screenwriter,film director,film producer.; Richardson, Marque,1985-actor.; Chirisa, Tongayi Arnold,actor.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Music by Nate Wonder and Roman Gianarthur ; editor, John Axelrad ; director of photography, Pedro Luque Briozzo.Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Gabourey Sidibe, Marque Richardson, Tongayi Chirisa.Eden (Janelle Monáe) came to understand the worst degradation that a plantation slave in the Confederate South could know. African-American academic Veronica Henley (Monáe, again), on the road in Louisiana to promote her latest book, lived a happy and comfortable modern-day existence. Their fates would indeed prove to be intertwined--but in the last way you'd expect--in this socially charged shocker.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Women authors; Kidnapping; Slavery; Women slaves; Plantations;
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- Little women [videorecording] / by Gerwig, Greta,screenwriter,film director.; Chalamet, Timothée,actor.; Cooper, Chris,actor.; Dern, Laura,actor.; Garrel, Louis,actor.; Letts, Tracy,1965-actor.; Norton, James,1985-actor.; Odenkirk, Bob,1962-actor.; Pugh, Florence,1996-actor.; Ronan, Saoirse,1994-actor.; Scanlen, Eliza,1999-actor.; Streep, Meryl,actor.; Watson, Emma,1990-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Alcott, Louisa May,1832-1888.Little women.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep.Infusing the 1868 Louisa May Alcott classic with contemporary sensibilities and nonlinear narrative, director/screenwriter Greta Gerwig stylishly recounts the tribulations and triumphs of willful aspiring novelist Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) through her Civil War-era upbringing and enduring bonds with siblings Meg (Emma Watson), Amy (Florence Pugh), and Beth (Eliza Scanlen).Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1 DVS.- Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; March, Jo (Fictitious character); March, Beth (Fictitious character); March, Amy (Fictitious character); March, Meg (Fictitious character); Sisters; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Women authors, American;
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- Julia [videorecording] / by Child, Julia,on-screen participant.; Cohen, Julie(Filmmaker),film director.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Julia Child.The film brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's twelve year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, and her rapid ascent to become the country's most unlikely television star. It's the empowering story of a woman who found her purpose, and her fame, at 50, and took America along on the whole delicious journey.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language/sexual reference, and some thematic elements.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Child, Julia.; Cooks; Women cooks;
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