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"In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans--and all movie lovers--could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he...
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"As a child in 1950s Brooklyn, Kenneth Turan often turned to television programs like "Million Dollar Movie" on WOR-TV. Featuring a much-loved theme song from Gone with the Wind, "Million Dollar Movie" would run one feature film twice a day, every day, all week. It was there that he developed a life-long love of the world of the movies. One of the most discerning critics writing today, in his latest book Kenneth Turan offers insights that are sure...
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"From culture writer and GQ contributor Scott Meslow, an in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy's modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the 80s and the 90s, its slow decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming, featuring exclusive interviews with the directors, writers, and stars of the iconic films that defined the genre"--
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This talkie is the only film costarring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. In addition, this print of the 1966 rerelease - the only version Pickford allowed after her 1933 retirement - features new music and sound effects added by Marty Kemp of the Mary Pickford Company during his painstaking restoration of the film. With seven minutes of extraneous footage removed in pieces to tighten the editing and new rerecording techniques to improve the sound...
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First came Hollywood, then Bollywood, and now Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry, which released 2,000 feature features in 2006 alone. This program explains why Nigerian film production, little known outside its own country until recently, is becoming recognized as a phenomenon with broad implications for the cultural and economic development of Africa. Offering an close look at the technical, economic, and social infrastructure of the industry,...
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I've got nothing to offer as a personality, insists Peter Sellers in this fascinating and surprisingly guileless 1960 conversation. Even today Sellers' assertion will strike some viewers as odd, given his obvious comic talents and the virtuosity of his many performances. But Sellers goes on to draw a distinction between a character actor and a genuine movie star, saying that the latter tends to let his or her natural inner self shape a role, while...
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He revolutionized the thriller genre and inspired waves of subsequent filmmakers. He made movies designed for maximum commercial appeal but imbued them with intelligence, a subtle wit, and a profound knowledge of the human condition. In this 1964 interview, Alfred Hitchcock discusses the impact of horror films on society and human behavior while exploring the building blocks of cinematic storytelling-for example, analyzing Arbogast's death in Psycho...
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After directing Citizen Kane in his mid 20s, Orson Welles spent the next two decades involved in a dazzling variety of projects while struggling to control his own artistic destiny. By 1960, when this interview was filmed, the early promise of Welles' youth had transmuted into an oeuvre marked by scattered interests and problematic choices. Nevertheless, his creative fires were far from extinguished. Here viewers will find plenty of commentary from...
14) Joel Schumacher
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He broke into movies as a costume designer, but Joel Schumacher wanted to direct more than anything else. Woody Allen suggested writing as a springboard, prompting screenplays for Car Wash and The Wiz-which in turn led to Schumacher's directorial debut, The Incredible Shrinking Woman. In this program, the veteran filmmaker talks about those early experiences and the prominent directing career they forged. Subjects discussed include the importance...
15) Richard Donner
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Released in 1978, Superman: The Movie became the archetype of the modern superhero film. It also established Richard Donner as a master of the action-adventure genre, propelling him on to a career that includes the Lethal Weapon franchise as well as Maverick, Conspiracy Theory, and Sixteen Blocks. In this program, Donner reflects on his accomplishments and shares what he has learned about working in Hollywood. He describes the challenges and rewards...
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When Charles Frazier's Civil War novel Cold Mountain debuted, it became an instant best-seller and won a National Book Award. This program tracks the evolution of director Anthony Minghella's Hollywood adaptation from initial scripting to world premiere screening. Behind-the-scenes footage of the preproduction, production, and postproduction processes sheds light on location scouting, casting, research, set-building, music recording, location shooting,...
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Featuring an exclusive interview with the man himself, this program investigates writer/director/actor Steven Berkoff (Octopussy, Beverly Hills Cop, War and Remembrance) and the inspiration for his innovative work on stage and in film. The video looks in detail at Berkoff's earliest influences, his exploration of voice and physicality, and the social and cultural contexts that define his creative development and evolution as one of the modern world's...
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"Manga and anime have risen from obscure art forms with cult followings to mainstream cultural forces. This book traces the development of manga and anime from their roots in medieval Japanese artwork to their record-shattering success on bestseller lists and in box office receipts. It also discusses their impact beyond the page and screen--in conventions, cosplay, toys, games, apparel, and accessories"--