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- Ducktails, drive-ins, and broken hearts : an unsweetened look at '50s music / by Davis, Hank,1941-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.They all tried, but few singers and musicians from the 1950s became stars. Yet many of them had stories to tell that were far more interesting than the ones you already know. Author Hank Davis was bitten by the music bug as a teenager. By the time he entered college in 1959, he was no stranger to New York's recording studios and had a few 45s of his own on the market. Spanning a 45 year career in music journalism, Davis has spent time backstage, in motel rooms, and on tour buses to uncover stories that rarely made the official annals of pop music history. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews and new research, 'Ducktails, Drive-Ins, and Broken Hearts' offers a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the winners and losers during rock 'n' roll's formative era. How did a decade as uptight and puritanical as the '50s produce so much cringe-worthy, politically incorrect music? What was it like to see a pale cover version of your latest record climb the charts while yours sat unplayed by mainstream radio stations? How did precious Elvis tapes end up in a Memphis landfill? And who was that thirteen-year-old girl who made a five-dollar vanity record at Sun just two years after Elvis had-and ended up singing backup on "Suspicious Minds" and "In the Ghetto?" This book is a must-read for all fans of '50s music.
- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Musicians; Singers; Sound recording industry; Popular music;
- Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece. by Vierne, Jean-Jacques,film director.; Vanel, Charles,actor.; Wilson, George,actor.; Talbot, Jean-Pierre,actor.; Bozzuffi, Marcel,actor.; Elloy, Max,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Charles Vanel, George Wilson, Jean-Pierre Talbot, Marcel Bozzuffi, Max ElloyOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1961.Welcome to the charming and colorful world of Tintin! Hergé’s classic comic book characters leap to the silver screen in two spirited adventures starring the intrepid boy-reporter and his faithful dog Snowy. In Tintin’s first-ever live-action adaptation, TINTIN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE, Captain Haddock sets sail to Istanbul, accompanied by our cow-licked hero and his cohorts. There they collect a strange bounty from the late Captain Paparanic: a rusty old ship called the Golden Fleece. But the real treasure lies in a chest under the sea, as they discover a map with an “X” on it—marking the spot of Paparanic’s gold.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures, French.; Action and adventure films.;
- Vermiglio. by Delpero, Maura,film director.; De Domenico, Giuseppe,actor.; Scrinzi, Martina,actor.; Rovelli, Roberta,actor.; Serraiocco, Sara,actor.; Ragno, Tommaso,actor.; The Criterion Collection (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Giuseppe De Domenico, Martina Scrinzi, Roberta Rovelli, Sara Serraiocco, Tommaso RagnoOriginally produced by The Criterion Collection in 2024.The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps provides the physical and emotional backdrop for this singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in a remote village suspended in time by the customs of a fading era. Winner of the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, Maura Delpero’s visionary film conjures stories from her own family’s past to create a deeply personal and human tale.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion pictures--Italy.; Historical films.; Nineteen forties.; Detective and mystery films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
- 20,000 Species of Bees. by Urresola Solaguren, Estibaliz,film director.; Gabarain, Ane,actor.; Lazkano, Itziar,actor.; López Arnaiz, Patricia,actor.; Otero, Sofía,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Ane Gabarain, Itziar Lazkano, Patricia López Arnaiz, Sofía OteroOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2023.In a small, sleepy village in the Basque Country, a sculptor named Ane and her three children arrive at her mother Lita's home for summer vacation where they are surrounded by extended family and nosy neighbors. Ane and her mother's relationship is strained — Lita disapproves of her daughter's frayed marriage, career as an artist, and the way she parents her obstinate and mischievous children. Chief among them is eight-year-old Aitor, nicknamed Coco after it becomes clear that being referred to by the name Aitor elicits feelings of distress in the child. Born biologically male, neither birth name nor the genderless nickname feel quite right, and Ane’s concern for her child grows as Coco becomes more withdrawn. The child’s only respite lies in the Basque hills, where Ane's aunt Lourdes tends to the family's beekeeping farm. Among the peaceful humming of bees and Lourdes' open-minded guardianship, Coco slowly begins to confide in family and friends her discomfort in her body, eventually voicing a desire to be treated as a girl. As Coco explores her own developing identity over the summer, Ane and the rest of her family in turn must learn to accept the child as she is.Basque director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s assured debut feature is a wonderfully sensitive work carried by the Berlinale Silver Bear winning lead performance of newcomer Sofía Otero. An authentic and heart-wrenching story of transition, 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES is "a landmark in the filmic discussion of gender, sexuality and identity," (The Film Verdict).Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Queer cinema.; Coming-of-age films.; Motion pictures--Spain.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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