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In this riveting popular history, the creator of You Must Remember This probes the inner workings of Hollywood’s glamorous golden age through the stories of some of the dozens of actresses pursued by Howard Hughes, to reveal how the millionaire mogul’s obsessions with sex, power and...

The definitive history of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth saga, Anything You Can Imagine takes us on a cinematic journey across all six films, featuring brand-new interviews with Peter, his cast & crew. From the early days of daring to dream it could be done, through the highs and lows of making...

Michael Palin's bestselling diaries before, during and after Monty Python. Michael Palin's diaries begin when he was newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedy. But Monty Python was just around the corner . . . Enjoying an unlikely cult status early...

मैं आज भी फेके हुए पैसे नही उठाता'.. असं म्हणणारा अमिताभ बच्चन हा 'दीवार'चा पहिला चॉइस नव्हताच! मग राजेश खन्नाच्या...

This fascinating audio program includes actual radio commercials from classic movies of the 1970s: Love Story (1970), Straw Dogs (1971), The French Connection (1971), The Concert for Bangladesh (1972), Super Fly (1972), Sisters (1973), That Man Bolt (1973), Walking Tall (1973), The Exorcist (1973), Young Frankenstein (1974), Chinatown (1974), Mandingo (1975), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), Rocky (1976), Gator (1976), Lipstick (1976), Creature From Black Lake (1976), High Anxiety (1977).

సినిమా తీయటం ఒక ఆర్ట్... అదే విధంగా సినిమా చూడటం కూడా ఆర్ట్ అనే అనుకోవాలి. సినిమా చూడటం అనే ప్రక్రియ ఒక పగటికల...

Forty-five episodes from Series 1-8 of the Sony Award-winning BBC Radio comedy show, hosted by Rufus Hound. In this hilarious and revealing show, host Rufus Hound invites his guests to revisit their formative years by dusting off their intimate teenage diaries and reading them out in public for...

The Sound of Music is a classic film cherished in the hearts of millions. It won five Oscars, including Best Picture, upon its release in 1965. This tribute to a Hollywood classic is sure to thrill everyone who's ever sung along to "My Favorite Things" at one of the many screenings that still take place today. Through interviews with the cast and crew, in-depth access to memorabilia and personal scrapbooks, and archival research at Fox Studios, author Julia Antopol Hirsch reveals the lively human story behind the making of the von Trapp family film.

Bloomsbury presents The Exorcist written and read by Mark Kermode. Inspired by an alleged real case of demonic possession in 1949, The Exorcist became an international phenomenon on its release in 1973. A blockbusting adaptation of a best-selling novel, it was praised as ‘deeply spiritual’...

On October 5, 2017, the New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey that helped change the world. For months Kantor and Twohey had been having confidential discussions with top actresses, former Weinstein employees and other sources, learning of disturbing, long-buried allegations. The journalists meticulously picked their way through a web of decades-old secret payouts and nondisclosure agreements, pressed some of the most famous women in the world to risk going on the record.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The untold stories behind The Office, one of the most iconic television shows of the twenty-first century, told by its creators, writers, and actors When did you last hang out with Jim, Pam, Dwight, Michael, and the rest of Dunder Mifflin? It might have...

The Joker is one of the most compelling antagonists in comic book and movie history. Listen in as Wisecrack breaks down all things the Joker from his origin story, recent film adaptations, and what elements go into creating a stellar performance of this diabolical clown in this curated collection, available for the first time in audio.

Endlich ist es so weit! Das 2019 mit dem "Deutschen Phantastik Preis" ausgezeichnete Sachbuch Es lebe Star Trek von Björn Sülter erscheint als Hörbuch-Sammeledition! In Teil 2 dabei: "Data" Michael Pan!

Endlich ist es so weit! Das 2019 mit dem "Deutschen Phantastik Preis" ausgezeichnete Sachbuch Es lebe Star Trek von Björn Sülter erscheint als Hörbuch-Sammeledition! In Teil 3 dabei: "Kira" Liane Rudolph! Seit September 2020 erscheint monatlich einen Teil der Reihe, der sich jeweils mit einem ganzen speziellen Aspekt des Franchise befasst. In Teil 3 geht es um Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Hollywood vs. The Author is a collection of non-fiction anecdotes by authors who’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the development room firsthand - some who have successfully managed to straddle the two worlds, seeing their works morph into the kinds of feature films and TV shows that make them proud, and others who stepped blindsided into that room after selling their first or second novels. All the stories in this collection illustrate the great divide between the world of literature and the big or small screen. 

Here is a gripping, behind-the-scenes look inside the classic suspense shocker Psycho - and the creative genius who revolutionized filmmaking. First released in 1960, Psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it. Stephen Rebello brings to life the creation of one of Hollywood’s most iconic films, from the story of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein, the real-life inspiration for the character of Norman Bates, to Hitchcock’s groundbreaking achievements in cinematography, sound, editing, and promotion.

Hugh was born in Oxford, and his father, WGRM 'Ran' Laurie, was a doctor who won a gold medal in the coxless pairs at the 1948 Olympics. Hugh followed in his father's footsteps as a rower at Cambridge, but when he was forced to hang up his oars he joined the famous Cambridge Footlights and there began a career in comedy. It was at university that he met Stephen Fry, and the pair forged a hilarious partnership that continued through the 1980s and 1990s.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Spectacles, the hilarious, creative and incredibly moving memoir from much loved comedian, writer and presenter Sue Perkins. When I began writing this book, I went home to see if my mum had kept some of my stuff. What I found...

Jean Renoir's career almost spans the history years of cinema - from the early silent movies, to the naturalism of the talkies, committed cinema, film noir, Hollywood studio productions, the Technicolor-period comedies and fast television techniques. His film The Grand Illusion remains one of the greatest movies about the effects of war.

There is a man blazing a trail across the silver screen, delivering performances of such electric intensity that he has united critics and casual moviegoers alike. That man is Tom Hardy. Starring roles as Britain's most dangerous prisoner in Bronson, both Kray twins in Legend and the villainous brute Bane in The Dark Knight Rises have showcased his raw talent, edginess and ability to utterly inhabit his characters.