Revisit Hollywood’s Golden Age with insider Charles Foster, who befriended the many Canadian stars that peppered the film sets. Foster reveals the stories of the amazing influence Canadians had in the early days of the film biz....
Film, television and performing arts
- Author:Foster, CharlesSummary:
- Author:Griffiths, AlisonSummary:
A groundbreaking contribution to the study of non-theatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the little-known story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and...
- Author:McCardell, MikeSummary:
Bestselling author and TV personality Mike McCardell, known for his humorous and touching portraits of ordinary BC lives, turns a new page and crafts a bittersweet memoir of his own hardscrabble childhood in New York City.
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- Author:Blay, ZebaSummary:
Carefree Black Girls is an exploration and celebration of black women's identity and impact on pop culture, as well as the enduring stereotypes they face, from a film and culture critic for HuffPost . In 2013, Zeba Blay was one of...
- Author:Weller, SheilaSummary:
A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid and brilliant Carrie Fisher. In her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller, with heart and a profound feel for the times, gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three...
- Author:Lynch, DavidSummary:
Catching the Big Fish comes as a revelation to the legion of fans who have longed to better understand Lynch's personal vision. And it is equally compelling to those who wonder how they can nurture their own creativity. Catching Ideas....
- Author:Zehr, E. PaulSummary:
Could we create a real-life superhero by changing human biology itself?
The form and function of the human body, once entirely delimited by nature, are now fluid concepts thanks to recent advances in biomedical science...
- Author:Stone, OliverSummary:
An intimate memoir by the controversial and outspoken, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter about his complicated New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight...
- Author:Barnett, BarbaraSummary:
“I look for zebras because other doctors have ruled out all the horses.” — Dr. Gregory House
Medical students are taught that when they hear hoofbeats, they should think horses, not zebras, but Dr. House’s unique...
- Author:Marin, CheechSummary:
Cheech Marin came of age at an interesting time in America and became a self-made counterculture legend with his other half, Tommy Chong. This insightful memoir delves into how Cheech dodged the draft, formed one of the most successful...
- Author:Dakers, Diane, Finckenstein, Konrad Von VonSummary:
In 2009, Victoria's CHEK-TV became the first employee-owned television station in North America after corporate owner CanWest Global threatened to shut it down. The David-and-Goliath story made national headlines and reawakened a belief...
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"This collection of scholarly essays on contemporary Québécois cinema centres on an image of shared suffering that unites the nation through a search for home. Since the defeat of the pro-sovereigntists in the 1995 Quebec...
- Author:Marsolais, GillesSummary:
Cet ouvrage rassemble des études portant sur des cinéastes et des films du cinéma québécois. Dans un langage accessible et précis, ces textes, issus d’un exercice critique échelonné sur plusieurs années, vont directement au cœur des...
- Author:Grant, Paul DouglasSummary:
This history covers the filmmaking tradition often referred to as cinEma militant, which emerged in France during the events of May 1968 and flourished for a decade. While some films produced were created by established filmmakers,...
- Author:Lebo, HarlanSummary:
With the 75th anniversary of Citizen Kane in May 2016, Harlan Lebo has written the full story of Orson Welles's masterpiece film. The book explores Welles's meteoric rise to stardom in New York and the real reason behind his arrival in...
- Author:Croft, ClarySummary:
Folklorist, recording artist, actor, songwriter, broadcaster, storyteller, author, archivist, artisan, and designer: over a career spanning more than fifty years, Clary Croft has woven the threads of his vast array of talents into a...
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Here are eleven radio episodes featuring Lucille Ball in different series from the golden age of radio.
- Author:Towlson, JonSummary:
For many, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (CE3K) is not so much a movie as a religious experience. On its release in 1977, CE3K virtually redefined the science fiction film, shifting it away from spaceships, laser guns, and bug-eyed...
- Author:Swanson, KerrySummary:
This collection of essays provides a historical and contemporary context for Indigenous new media arts practice in Canada. The writers are established artists, scholars, and curators who cover thematic concepts and underlying approaches...
- Author:Roberts, Steven V.Summary:
The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts-a trailblazer for women-remembered by her friends and family. Through her visibility and celebrity, Cokie Roberts was an inspiration and a role model for...