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1 videodisc (207 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.
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日本語
Description
This epic masterpiece is about a group of 16th century samurai who are hired to defend a small Japanese village that finds itself annually raided by an army of bandits who steal the meager crops harvested by the peasants. Tired of relinquishing their food supply but woefully inept in combat skills, the villagers decide to hire a band of samurai to protect them. In addition to the primary conflict between the villagers and the bandits, much of the...
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323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A larger-than-life narrative of the making of the classic film, marking the rise of America as a superpower, the ascent of Hollywood celebrity, and the flowering of Texas culture as mythology. Drawing on archival sources, Graham's Giant is a comprehensive depiction of the film's production, showing readers how reality became fiction and fiction became cinema."--Dust jacket.
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348 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
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The celebrated film critic and author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film explores how sexuality in the movies and the performances of iconic actors have reflected cultural experimentation and the fulfillment of latent desires.
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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man suffering from heroin addiction returns to Chicago slums after a jail sentence. He is determined to give up his former lifestyle and become a musician, but his former "business associates" have other ideas.
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1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John Rhys-Davies narrates a celebration of the history, culture, and craft of swords and the legends in Hollywood and academic warriors who brandish them. He explores the Medieval and Renaissance blade which was handcrafted by master artisans of old, and highlights today's cinematic tribute to the beauty and necessity of the sword through films such as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Chronicles of Narnia, and the Pirates of the Caribbean.
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207 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Have you noticed something about every "100 Greatest Movies Ever Made" list? The people in those movies ... they're almost all straight, white men. With so much incredible cinema to choose from, those lists only begin to peer into the cinematic and wider world. It's time to push past the gatekeepers of what makes a movie "great" or "culturally significant" and get a broader view of what's out there. Kyle Turner has selected 100 of cinema's greatest...
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1 videodisc (246 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
Description
Sacrifice: A dark and complex drama about redemption and the nuclear holocaust. When a middle aged intellectual in retirement on an island in the Baltic Seas witnesses signs of what he believes to be a nuclear holocaust, he offers to make the ultimate sacrifice in return for the salvation of mankind. Directed: Documentary about Andrei Tarkovsky and the making of his last film.
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xxi, 231 pages : some color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Featuring more than one hundred photographs and film stills, a guide to mothers in film, presented by a film historian and critic and Turner Classic Movies, shows the many ways that Hollywood has celebrated, vilified, and poked good fun at mothers.
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393 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Surveys the history of the femme fatale in world cinema, with more than 300 photographs testifying to the power of these mysterious women. The book begins with the silent period and its vamps, like Theda Bara, Pola Negri, Clara Bow, and Bebe Daniels, then moves on to the Pre-Code sound period of American films, which, showing liberated attitudes toward sex and women, featured actresses like Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich, and Greta Garbo. The story...
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78 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm + 2 folded sheets
Language
English
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Offers an illustrated guide to the aliens and ships of the Star Wars universe, looking at the characteristics of each alien race and vehicle type, as well as facts about their appearances in the Star Wars films.
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1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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"[T]he story of Joe Louis rising from poverty and becoming known as 'The Brown Bomber' -- heavyweight championof the world"--Container. Includes archive footage showing Joe Louis, Max Baer, Jimmy Braddock, Primo Carnera, Rocky Marciano, Max Schmeling and Walter Winchell.
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vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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"If you love film that scares, and want to believe that zombies, vampires, and other deadly and terrifying creatures could be real, let Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence ... take you to the world where horror and science meet. How would a zombie really decompose in Night of the Living Dead? ... What is the science behind the night terrors that inspired the creation of Freddy Krueger? ... How does modern medicine and therapy differ from what would have...
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viii, 452 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The author of The Butler and Showdown examines 100 years of Black movies -- using the struggles and triumphs of the artists, and the films themselves, as a prism to explore Black culture and the civil rights movement in America. Beginning in 1915 with D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation -- which glorified the Ku Klux Klan and became Hollywood's first blockbuster -- Wil Haygood gives us an incisive, fascinating, little-known history, spanning more...
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183 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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English
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"Discover the dangerous secrets of the dark side of the Force. Find out what it takes to be a brave Jedi Knight and resist the power of the dark side. Meet terrifying Sith Lords and powerful Jedi Knights. Learn all about the Jedi and Sith's missions, conspiracies, weapons, and adventures."--Page 4 of cover.
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1 videodisc (2 hrs., 6 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two brothers, one a cop with a wife and child, the other a Vietnam veteran who lives his life breaking the laws his brother has vowed to uphold, cope with brotherly love, conflict and the pursuit of dreams.
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