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Author | : William Riley Burnett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Ex-convicts |
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A jewel heist is devised by Doc Reimenschneider, a master criminal who has just been released from prison and will require the involvement of a number of people--including the muscle and itinerant hood named Dix, an overgrown country boy, and the fence, a successful but sleazy lawyer named Alonzo Emmerich. The Asphalt Jungle finds an "honest man" in Dix, the petty crook, who in his own way is as decent as the so-called "good guys," the commissioner and the reporter. A man who always seems out of his element, Dix longs to leave the rat race and return to the country setting of his childhood. With that in mind, Dix undertakes involvement in the heist, believing this is the way to make his dream a reality. He comes close--painfully, wistfully close, with punishing irony.
Author | : William Riley Burnett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Author | : Jeffrey Meyers |
Publisher | : Crown Pub |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0307590674 |
Recounts the life of the influential director, writer, and actor and offers insight into his professional achievements as well as his extensive hobbies, five marriages, and homes in Mexico and Ireland.
Author | : Raymond Borde |
Publisher | : City Lights Books |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780872864122 |
This first book published on film noir established the genre--a classic, at last in translation.
Author | : John Huston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Motion picture plays |
ISBN | : 9780804462891 |
Author | : Randy Rand |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2012-06-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780615645223 |
Author | : Jeremy Arnold |
Publisher | : Running Press Adult |
Total Pages | : 738 |
Release | : 2020-10-20 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0762469404 |
A guide to fifty-two examples of must-see cinema, The Essentials Vol. 2 -- based on the Turner Classic Movies series -- is packed with behind-the-scenes stories, illuminating commentary, moments to watch for, and hundreds of photos spotlighting films that define what it means to be a classic. Since 2001, Turner Classic Movies' The Essentials has been the ultimate destination for cinephiles both established and new, showcasing films that have had a lasting impact on audiences and filmmakers everywhere. In this second volume based on the series, fifty-two films are profiled with insightful notes on why they're Essential, a guide to must-see moments, and running commentary from Essentials hosts past and present: TCM's Ben Mankiewicz and the late Robert Osborne, as well as Rob Reiner, Sydney Pollack, Molly Haskell, Carrie Fisher, Rose McGowan, Alec Baldwin, Drew Barrymore, Sally Field, William Friedkin, Ava DuVernay, and Brad Bird. Enjoy one film per week for a year of stellar viewing or indulge in your own classic movie festival. Spanning the silent era through the late 1980s with such diverse films as Top Hat, Brief Encounter, Rashomon, Vertigo, and Field of Dreams, it's an indispensable book for movie lovers to expand their knowledge of cinema and discover -- or revisit -- landmark films that impacted Hollywood forever.
Author | : Andrew Smith |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2014-02-11 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101590068 |
A 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor Book Winner of the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction "Raunchy, bizarre, smart and compelling." --Rolling Stone “Grasshopper Jungle is simultaneously creepy and hilarious. Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut’s in “Slaughterhouse Five,” in the best sense.” --New York Times Book Review In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend, Robby, have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things. This is the truth. This is history. It’s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it. You know what I mean. Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.
Author | : Kimberly Truhler |
Publisher | : Goodknight Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-01-12 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781732273597 |
Explores twenty definitive film noir titles from 1941 to 1950 and traces the evolution of popular fashion in the decade of the 1940s, the impact of World War II on home-front fashion, and the influence of the film noir genre on popular fashion.
Author | : Victor H. Green |
Publisher | : Colchis Books |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : |
Genre | : History |
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The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.