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Hollywood's lost backlot : 40 acres of glamour and mystery / by Bingen, Steven,author.(CARDINAL)499989; Wanamaker, Marc,author.(CARDINAL)750709; Howard, Ron,1954-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)318701;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface : lost acres -- The man with the megaphone -- Moguls, millionaires ... and a bandleader -- Front lot : sets, settings, and set pieces -- 40 acres : Hollywood is a facade -- The media campus."Hollywood's Lost Backlot: 40 Acres of Glamour and Mystery will, for the first time ever, unwind the colorful and convoluted threads that make for the tale of one of the most influential and photographed places in the world. A place which most have visited, at least on screen, and which has contributed significantly and unexpectedly to the world's popular culture, and yet which few people today, paradoxically, have ever heard of. This lost backlot in Hollywood called 40 Acres, built in the 1920s by (allegedly murdered) producer Thomas Ince, acquired by Cecil B. DeMille, now occupied by Amazon.com, has been the home for hundreds of the most iconic and legendary films and television shows in the world for a remarkable and star-studded fifty years. This bizarre, magical place was the location for Tara in Gone with The Wind, the home of King Kong and Superman, of Tarzan and Batman, of the Green Hornet, of Elliot Ness, of Barney Fife, of Tarzan, of Rebecca, of Citizen Kane, of Hogan's Heroes and Gomer Pyle, of Lassie, of Ben Casey, of A Star is Born and Star Trek, and at least twice, of Jesus Christ. For decades, every conceivable star in Hollywood, from Clark Gable to Warren Beatty, worked and loved and gave indelible performances on the site. And yet, today, it is completely forgotten"--
Subjects: Motion picture studios;
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Bears. by Julivert, Angels.(CARDINAL)317936; Marcel Socias Studio, ill.;
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Spiders. by Julivert, Angels.(CARDINAL)317936; Marcel Socias Studio, ill.;
Subjects: Spiders;
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The genius of the system : Hollywood filmmaking in the studio era / by Schatz, Thomas,1948-(CARDINAL)515622;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-507) and index.
Subjects: Motion pictures; Motion picture industry; Motion picture studios;
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Hollywood lost [Large print] / by Collins, Ace.(CARDINAL)730802;
"A small-town girl is used as bait to uncover the identity of a serial killer in this romantic suspense novel where separating reality from fantasy is all but impossible, where love is rare, life is cheap, and values are lost in pursuit of fame and fortune"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Christian fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder; Motion picture studios;
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Sound City [videorecording] by Black, Frank,1965-; Buckingham, Lindsey.(CARDINAL)379351; Fleetwood, Mick.(CARDINAL)738866; Fogerty, John,1945-(CARDINAL)434407; Grohl, David.(CARDINAL)432603; Homme, Josh.; Keltner, Jim.; McCartney, Paul.(CARDINAL)349507; Monroe, Mark.(CARDINAL)551600; Nicks, Stevie.(CARDINAL)349074; Nielsen, Rick.; Petty, Tom.(CARDINAL)345484; Ramsay, John(Motion picture producer); Reznor, Trent.(CARDINAL)528975; Rota, James A.; Rubin, Rick.(CARDINAL)378593; Springfield, Rick,1949-(CARDINAL)738222; Ulrich, Lars.; Young, Neil,1945-(CARDINAL)346132; Diamond Docs (Firm)(CARDINAL)589389; RCA Records.; Roswell Films.;
Story by Dave Grohl ; edited by Paul Crowder.Featuring: Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Trent Reznor, Rick Rubin, Jim Keltner, Josh Homme, Frank Black, Pat Smear, Barry Manilow, Lee Ving, Krist Novoselic, Tom Petty, Neil Young, John Fogerty, Rick Springfield, Lars Ulrich, Paul McCartney.In 2012 Dave Grohl purchased the legendary Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City Studios. The board, built in 1972, is considered to be the crown jewel of analog recording equipment, having recorded such artists as Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Cash, Guns and Roses, Metallica, and many other musical legends. This tells the story of real rock history, and celebrates the music, as Grohl gathers some of rock's greatest artists to collaborate on a new album using this classic console.Not rated.DVD; widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9) aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, PCM 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Sound City Studios (Los Angeles, Calif.); Rock music; Sound studios; Sound;
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The congress [videorecording] / by Folman, Ari,film director,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)553317; Wright, Robin,1966-actor.(CARDINAL)348466; Keitel, Harvey,actor.; Giamatti, Paul,actor.; Hamm, Jon,1971-actor.(CARDINAL)347748; Lem, Stanisław.Ze wspomnień Ijona Tichego, kongres futurologiczny.; Bridgit Folman Film Gang (Firm); Drafthouse Films,film distributor.; Pandora Film (Firm);
Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Paul Giamatti, Danny Huston, Jon Hamm.More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered by her loyal, longtime agent and the head of Miramount Studios, her alias will be controlled by the studio, and will star in any film they want with no restrictions.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Animated films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Actresses; Older people; Digital images; Motion picture industry; Motion picture studios;
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The genius of the system : Hollywood filmmaking in the studio era / by Schatz, Thomas,1948-(CARDINAL)515622;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: "the whole equation of pictures" -- The 1920's: beginnings. Universal: the system takes shape -- MGM: dawn of the Thalberg era -- Selznick at MGM: climbing the executive ranks -- Warner Bros.: talking their way to the top -- 1928-1932: the powers that be. Selznick at Paramount: from boom to bust -- Universal: renaissance and retrenchment -- MGM and Thalberg: alone at the top -- Selznick at RKO: at the helm of a foundering studio -- Warner Bros.: the Zanuck era -- The 1930s: golden age. MGM in the mid-thirties: charmed interval -- Selznick International Pictures: going independent -- Warner Bros.: power plays and prestige -- Universal: playng both ends against the middle -- MGM: life after Thalberg -- Selznick and Hitchcock: balance of power -- 1941-1946: war boom. Warner Bros.: warfare at home and abroad -- David O. Selznick Productions: packaging prestige -- Universal: the best of both worlds -- MGM: the high cost of quality -- Selznick and Hitchcock: separate ways -- 1947-1960: decline. Warner Bros.: top of the world, end of the line -- MGM: last gasp of the studio era -- Universal: blueprint for the television age -- Epilogue: into the new Hollywood.
Subjects: Motion picture industry; Motion picture studios; Motion pictures;
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Philosophy of film with the Coens. [videorecording] by Brolin, Josh,actor.(CARDINAL)343274; Coen, Ethan,screenwriter,film director,film producer.(CARDINAL)765307; Coen, Joel,screenwriter,film director,film producer.(CARDINAL)765306; Isaac, Oscar,actor.(CARDINAL)832684; McDormand, Frances.actor.(CARDINAL)815100; Midwest Tape (Firm),publisher.;
Fargo / produced by Ethan Coen ; directed by Joel Coen ; written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (1996 : R : 97 min.) -- Inside Llewyn Davis / written and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ; produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (2013 : R : 104 min.) -- Hail, Caesar! / produced, written and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; Mike Zoss Productions (2016 : PG13 : 106 min.) -- Blood Simple directed by Joel Coen ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Ethan Coen and Joel Cohen (1984 : R : 96 min.).Blood Simple: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya.Fargo: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare.Hail, Ceasar!: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson.Inside Llewyn Davis: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham,Blood Simple: A man hires a private investigator to kill his wife, who he thinks is cheating on him, and her lover, but the investigator has a plan of his own.Fargo: A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong.Hail, Ceasar!: An all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. It follows a single day in the life of a studio executive who is presented with plenty of problems to fix, including pregnant leading ladies, kidnapping of actors and a job offer from Lockheed.Inside Llewyn Davis: Follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is at a crossroads and struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles- some of them of his own making. Living at the mercy of both friends and strangers, Llewyn's misadventures take him from the baskethouses of Greenwich Village to an empty Chicago club- on an odyssey to audition for a music mogul- and back again. Includes music performed by Issac, Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan, as well as Marcus Mumford and Punch Brothers.Rating: R.DVD, wide screen.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Childlessness; Folk singers; Kidnapping; Motion picture studios;
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Hail, Caesar! [videorecording] / by Bevan, Tim,film producer.(CARDINAL)533640; Brolin, Josh,actor.(CARDINAL)343274; Burwell, Carter,composer (expression); Clooney, George,actor.(CARDINAL)529899; Coen, Ethan,film producer,screenwriter,film director.(CARDINAL)765307; Coen, Joel,film producer,screenwriter,film director.(CARDINAL)765306; Deakins, Roger A.,1949-director of photography.; Ehrenreich, Alden,1989-actor.(CARDINAL)357056; Fellner, Eric,film producer.(CARDINAL)431530; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.(CARDINAL)341238; Gonchor, Jess,production designer.; Hill, Jonah,1983-actor.(CARDINAL)849338; Jaynes, Roderick,editor of moving image work.; Johansson, Scarlett,1984-actor.(CARDINAL)340362; McDormand, Frances,actor.(CARDINAL)815100; Swinton, Tilda,actor.(CARDINAL)327024; Tatum, Channing,actor.(CARDINAL)786843; Zophres, Mary,costume designer.(CARDINAL)539273; Universal Pictures (Firm),presenter.(CARDINAL)318695; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)344011; Working Title Films,production company.(CARDINAL)532039;
Music by Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Mary Zophres ; editor, Roderick Jaynes ; production designer, Jess Gonchor ; director of photprahy. Roger Deakins.Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum.An all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. It follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some suggestive content and smoking.Blu-ray; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 1080p high definition; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS Digital Surround 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 ; requires Blu-ray player.DVD; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Actors; Actresses; Motion picture studios; Motion pictures; Motion pictures; Public relations;
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