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85 years of the Oscar : the official history of the Academy Awards / by Osborne, Robert A.;
The beginning -- 1927-1937 the first decade -- 1938-1947 the second decade -- 1948-1957 the third decade -- 1958-1967 the fourth decade -- 1968-1977 the fifth decade -- 1978-1987 the sixth decade -- 1988-1997 the seventh decade -- 1998-2007 the eighth decade -- 2008-2012 the first half of the ninth decade -- Awards ceremonies -- Academy facts and records.
Subjects: Academy Awards (Motion pictures); Motion pictures;

The queen of Sugar Hill : a novel of Hattie McDaniel / by Billingsley, ReShonda Tate,author.;
The first African-American woman to win an Academy Award, Hattie McDaniel, when the Oscar curse sets in, is thrust in the middle of two worlds--black and white--and is not welcomed in either but, through it all, continued her fight to pave a path for other Negro actors.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952; Gone with the wind (Motion picture : 1939); Academy Awards (Motion pictures); African American motion picture actors and actresses;

Fargo [videorecording (DVD)] by Coen, Joel; McDormand, Frances; Macy, William H.,1950-; Buscemi, Steve,1958-;
Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; production design, Rick Heinrichs ; editor, Roderick Jaynes ; music, Carter Burwell.Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare.Based on actual events that took place in Minnesota in 1987. A midwestern policewoman tracks down killers responsible for a brutal series of crimes resulting from a bungled kidnapping.CHV rating: R.MPAA rating: R.NTSC 1, Dolby digital stereo surround.Academy Awards: Best Actress, Best Screenplay
Subjects: Kidnapping; Police films; Comedy films; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2000., MGM Home Entermain,

The Critic. by Tucker, Anand,film director.; Barnes, Ben,actor.; Arterton, Gemma,actor.; McKellen, Ian,actor.; Manville, Lesley,actor.; Strong, Mark,actor.; Garai, Romola,actor.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ben Barnes, Gemma Arterton, Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Mark Strong, Romola GaraiOriginally produced by Greenwich Entertainment in 2023.Academy Award-nominee Ian McKellen stars as a powerful London theater critic who lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme with deadly consequences. A suspenseful thriller co-starring Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, and Lesley Manville.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Queer cinema.; Motion pictures, British.; Playwriting.; Historical films.; London (England).; Nineteen thirties.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Europe.;

Philomena. by Frears, Stephen,film director.; Jefford, Barbara,actor.; Dench, Judi,actor.; Winningham, Mare,actor.; Fairley, Michelle,actor.; Kennedy Clark, Sophie,actor.; Coogan, Steve,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Barbara Jefford, Judi Dench, Mare Winningham, Michelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Steve CooganOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2013.Academy Award®-Winner Judi Dench stars as Philomena, a woman who, alongside a grumpy reporter (Steve Coogan), journeys to America to find the child she put up for adoption so many years ago.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Motion pictures, British.; Adoption.; Journalists.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

Rebel without a cause [videorecording] / by Backus, Jim.; Dean, James,1931-1955.; Mineo, Sal.; Ray, Nicholas,1911-1979.; Shulman, Irving.; Stern, Stewart.; Weisbart, David.; Wood, Natalie.; First National Pictures.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Adaptation, Irving Shulman ; music, Leonard Rosenman.Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen, William Hopper, Dennis Hopper.Jim Stark, the teenage son of a well-to-do family, is overcome by loneliness, frustration and anger, which leads to violence when he seeks approval of a gang of high-school hoodlums.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.Academy Awards, 1955: nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Wood), Best Supporting Actor (Mineo), Best Motion Picture Story (Ray)
Subjects: Feature films.; Gangs; Juvenile delinquency; Problem youth; Teenagers; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., Warner Home Video,

In the Heat of the Night. by Jewison, Norman,film director.; Patterson, James,actor.; Gates, Larry,actor.; Grant, Lee,actor.; Steiger, Rod,actor.; Poitier, Sidney,actor.; Oates, Warren,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
James Patterson, Larry Gates, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier, Warren OatesOriginally produced by MGM in 1967.Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger (who won a Best Actor Oscar® for his performance) shine in this classic mystery-thriller that took home five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Lee Grant and Warren Oates also star.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).; Motion Pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.;

Beauty and the beast [videorecording] / by Trousdale, Gary.; Wise, Kirk.; Hahn, Don.; Woolverton, Linda.; O'Hara, Paige.; Benson, Robby.; White, Richard.; Orbach, Jerry.; Stiers, David Ogden.; Lansbury, Angela,1925-; Carnochan, John.; Ashman, Howard.; Menken, Alan.; McEntee, Brian.; Baxter, James.; Keane, Glen.; Walt Disney Pictures.; Silver Screen Partners IV.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Editor, John Carnochan ; music, Alan Menken ; art director, Brian McEntee ; supervising animators, James Baxter, Glen Keane.Voices: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury.The spell of an enchantress opens this classic fairy tale, turning a cruel prince into a hideous beast. Belle, the heroine, is a book-loving young lady trapped by the beast when she comes looking for her father. To break the spell, the beast must win Belle's love before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.Academy Award, 1992: Best Music, Original Score (Alan Menken); Best Music, Song (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken)Golden Globes, 1992: Best Motion Picture--Comedy/Musical; Best Original Score (Alan Menken); Best Original Song--Motion Picture (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken)Grammy Awards, 1993: Best instrumental composition written for a motion picture or television ; best song written specifically for a motion picture or television
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Ugliness; Love; Magic;
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Beauty and the beast [videorecording] / by Trousdale, Gary.; Wise, Kirk.; Hahn, Don.; Woolverton, Linda.; O'Hara, Paige.; Benson, Robby.; White, Richard.; Orbach, Jerry.; Stiers, David Ogden.; Lansbury, Angela,1925-; Carnochan, John.; Ashman, Howard.; Menken, Alan.; McEntee, Brian.; Baxter, James.; Keane, Glen.; Walt Disney Pictures.; Silver Screen Partners IV.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Editor, John Carnochan ; music, Alan Menken ; art director, Brian McEntee ; supervising animators, James Baxter, Glen Keane.Voices: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury.The spell of an enchantress opens this classic fairy tale, turning a cruel prince into a hideous beast. Belle, the heroine, is a book-loving young lady trapped by the beast when she comes looking for her father. To break the spell, the beast must win Belle's love before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1.Academy Award, 1992: Best Music, Original Score (Alan Menken); Best Music, Song (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken)Golden Globes, 1992: Best Motion Picture--Comedy/Musical; Best Original Score (Alan Menken); Best Original Song--Motion Picture (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken)Grammy Awards, 1993: Best instrumental composition written for a motion picture or television ; best song written specifically for a motion picture or television
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Ugliness; Love; Magic;
For private home use only.

The lord of the rings : The return of the king [videorecording (DVD)] / by Osborne, Barrie; Walsh, Fran,1959; Jackson, Peter,1961; Boyens, Philippa; Wood, Elijah,1981; McKellen, Ia; Tyler, Li; Mortensen, Viggo,1958; Astin, Sea; Blanchett, Cate,1969; Rhys-Davies, Joh; Hill, Bernard,1944; Boyd, Billy,1968; Monaghan, Dominic,1976; Bloom, Orlando,1977; Tolkien, J. R. R.(John Ronald Reuel),1892-1973.Return of the king.Videorecording;
Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, Jamie Selkirk ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designers, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor ; production designer, Grant Major ; visual effects supervisor, Jim Rygiel.Elijah Wood, Ian Mckellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble.Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation.Winner of 11 Academy Awards including best picture, best director, 200
Subjects: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.; Baggins, Frodo (Fictitious character); Middle Earth (Imaginary place); Adventure film; Feature film; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© c2004., New Line Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Alliance Atlantis,

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