The close friendship between Martin Simmonds and violin prodigy Dovidl Rappoport, two Jewish boys living in London between the 1930s and the end of World War II, is threatened by the unexpected disappearance of Dovidl on the eve of his ...
Author: Norman Lebrecht
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: UOM:39015061324151
Category: Fiction
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The close friendship between Martin Simmonds and violin prodigy Dovidl Rappoport, two Jewish boys living in London between the 1930s and the end of World War II, is threatened by the unexpected disappearance of Dovidl on the eve of his debut performance. A first novel. Reader's Guide available. Original. 35,000 first printing.
One day, when the toubabu's helperhad takenill and left a toubab sailorin charge ofthe whip,I began tosing a song while we danced, naming all thepeople Isaw. I tried to name every single face, andgive the name ofthe person's home ...
Author: Lawrence Hill
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393351576
Category: Fiction
Page: 512
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Lawrence Hill’s award-winning novel is a major television miniseries airing on BET Networks. The Book of Negroes (based on the novel Someone Knows My Name) will be BET’s first miniseries. The star-studded production includes lead actress Aunjanue Ellis (Ray, The Help), Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men), Oscar and Emmy winner Louis Gossett Jr. (A Raisin in the Sun, Boardwalk Empire), and features Lyriq Bent (Rookie Blue), Jane Alexander (The Cider House Rules), and Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line). Director and co-writer Clement Virgo is a feature film and television director (The Wire) who also serves as producer with executive producer Damon D’Oliveira (What We Have). In this “transporting” (Entertainment Weekly) and “heart-stopping” (Washington Post) work, Aminata Diallo, one of the strongest women characters in contemporary fiction, is kidnapped from Africa as a child and sold as a slave in South Carolina. Fleeing to Canada after the Revolutionary War, she escapes to attempt a new life in freedom.
Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Author: Alice Munro
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780525434269
Category: Fiction
Page: 128
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The Three Stories that Inspired the Movie With a foreword by Pedro Almodóvar Alice Munro is cherished for her exquisite, affecting meditations on the human heart. In these three linked stories, “Chance,” “Soon,” and “Silence”—which, together, inspired Pedro Almodóvar’s film Julieta—her virtuosic talents are once again on display. The stories follow a schoolteacher named Juliet as she is swept up by fate: meeting an older man on a train and starting an affair; later, visiting her parents as a young mother; and later still, searching for contact with her estranged daughter. As with all of Munro’s characters, Juliet radiates warmth, dignity, and hope, even as she is unflinching in the face of betrayal and loss. In Munro’s hands, her journey is as surprising, extraordinary, and precious as life itself.
Hever was warm in the sunshine and Catherine had learned to write all of our names, to spell out her little book, and to sing a song in French. Henry, determinedly ignorant, would not even rid himself of the little lisp which made him ...
Author: Philippa Gregory
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781416560609
Category: Fiction
Page: 672
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The daughters of a ruthlessly ambitious family, Mary and Anne Boleyn are sent to the court of Henry VIII to attract the attention of the king, who first takes Mary as his mistress, in which role she bears him an illegitimate son, and then Anne as his wife. Reprint. 250,000 first printing. (A Columbia Pictures film, written by Peter Morgan, directed by Justin Chadwick, releasing Fall 2007, starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, and others) (Historical Fiction)
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Author: Fred Rogers
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780525507055
Category: Family & Relationships
Page: 208
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The inspiring profile brought to life in the major motion picture starring Tom Hanks, plus a collection of warm advice and encouragement from America’s favorite neighbor. Tom Junod’s Esquire profile of Fred Rogers, “Can You Say... Hero?,” has been hailed as a classic of magazine writing. Now, his moving story of meeting and observing the beloved host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood is the inspiration for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster. Here, Junod’s unforgettable piece appears for the first time in book form alongside an inspiring collection of advice and encouragement from Mister Rogers himself. Covering topics like relationships, childhood, communication, parenthood, and more, Rogers’s signature sayings and wise thoughts are included here. Pairing the definitive portrait of a national icon with his own instructions for living your best, kindest life, this book is a timeless treasure for Mister Rogers fans.
There was a song of screams coming closer and closer. ... In an evil voice, he called out to the woman, in vile names, names I knew only from now and then in the marketplace, and names I knew were never to be said. Then he went quiet.
Author: Anne Rice
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9781101885567
Category: Fiction
Page: 336
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE With the Holy Land in turmoil, seven-year-old Jesus and his family leave Egypt for the dangerous road home to Jerusalem. As they travel, the boy ponders the mysteries surrounding his birth. Anne Rice’s dazzling, kaleidoscopic novel, based on the gospels and the most respected New Testament scholarship, summons up the voice, the presence, and the words of Jesus, allowing him to tell his own story as he struggles to grasp the holy purpose of his life. Praise for The Young Messiah “[An] intensely literal, historical, reverent treatment of a year in the life of Jesus, Son of God.”—Time “Brilliant and tangible . . . Rice retains our rapt attention.”—Los Angeles Times “Emotionally engaging and often moving; Ms. Rice succeeds in creating a Jesus who is recognizably human.”—National Catholic Reporter “An inestimably valuable contribution to the discussion of Christian history as well as a tender look at the young Jesus.”—The Denver Post Previously published as Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
SONG. COMES. FIRST. Will 1980 be the year singer-songwriters walk through the front gates ot major movie studios to wail ... pop or country, whose names are prominently mentioned for screen treatments of their songs include: the Eagles.
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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
The biggest names — Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Irving Berlin, Sigmund Romberg, George and Ira Gershwin, ... were other ancillary tools in marketing the songs and the films, the trend toward more direct film/audio tie-ins being ...
Author: Richard Barrios
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 9780195088113
Category: Music
Page: 493
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Chronicling the early musical film years from 1926 to 1934, A Song in the Dark offers a fascinating look at these innovative films, the product of much of the major experimentation that went on during the development of sound technology. The triumphs, disasters and offscreen intrigue of this era form a remarkable story of this vital and unique film history.
“I've seen other versions on the web that have—at least in my opinion—better translations from the original Greek.” He was fascinated with numerology. ... He played around with different names for it. HiveTheory. ThatWhichIs.
Author: T. Christian Miller
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 9780593137727
Category: True Crime
Page: 304
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Now the Netflix Limited Series Unbelievable, starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever • Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true crime story of a teenager charged with lying about having been raped—and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive at the truth. “Gripping . . . [with a] John Grisham–worthy twist.”—Emily Bazelon, New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) On August 11, 2008, eighteen-year-old Marie reported that a masked man broke into her apartment near Seattle, Washington, and raped her. Within days police and even those closest to Marie became suspicious of her story. The police swiftly pivoted and began investigating Marie. Confronted with inconsistencies in her story and the doubts of others, Marie broke down and said her story was a lie—a bid for attention. Police charged Marie with false reporting, and she was branded a liar. More than two years later, Colorado detective Stacy Galbraith was assigned to investigate a case of sexual assault. Describing the crime to her husband that night, Galbraith learned that the case bore an eerie resemblance to a rape that had taken place months earlier in a nearby town. She joined forces with the detective on that case, Edna Hendershot, and the two soon discovered they were dealing with a serial rapist: a man who photographed his victims, threatening to release the images online, and whose calculated steps to erase all physical evidence suggested he might be a soldier or a cop. Through meticulous police work the detectives would eventually connect the rapist to other attacks in Colorado—and beyond. Based on investigative files and extensive interviews with the principals, Unbelievable is a serpentine tale of doubt, lies, and a hunt for justice, unveiling the disturbing truth of how sexual assault is investigated today—and the long history of skepticism toward rape victims. Previously published as A False Report
She had an excellent memory for plot lines and the names of characters, but for little else. She was probably a poor classroom teacher, I decided. She had such a lazy good-natured disposition she could not have been any great shakes as ...
Author: Charles Willeford
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 9781647001896
Category: Fiction
Page: 176
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Now a major motion picture directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, with Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland “A spiky romance laced with art-history references and the trappings of a sleekly elegant neo-noir.” —The Hollywood Reporter Fast-talking, backstabbing, womanizing, and fiercely ambitious art critic James Figueras will do anything—blackmail, burglary, and beyond—to make a name for himself. When an unscrupulous collector offers Figueras a career-making chance to interview Jacques Debierue, the greatest living—and most reclusive—artist, the critic must decide how far he will go to become the art-world celebrity he hungers to be. Will Figueras stop at the opportunity to skim some cream for himself or push beyond morality’s limits to a bigger payoff? Crossing the art world with the underworld, Willeford creates a novel of dark hue and high aesthetic polish. The Burnt Orange Heresy—the 1970s crime classic now back in print—has lost none of its savage delights as it re-creates the making of a murderer, calmly and with exquisite tension, while satirizing the workings of the art world as the ultimate con.
Although tie-ins between movies and music began as early as 1918, when the song “Mickey” was commissioned for Mack Sennett's film of that name (Hall and Neale, 2010: 84), the coming of sound significantly increased the demand for songs ...
Author: Barry Keith Grant
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781405182539
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 182
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'The Hollywood Film Musical' examines the cross-fertilisation between the genre and the popular music industry, tracing the function of this relationship in aesthetic, ideological and industrial terms, and outlining the influence of minstrel shows, vaudeville, the Broadway stage, the recording industry, and stardom.
... and to give their names to us in a schedule . ” He paused and went on in a quicker voice : “ Aslan's mane ! ” he exclaimed . “ Do you think that the privilege of seeing the last things is to be bought for a song ?
Author: C. S. Lewis
Publisher: HarperFestival
ISBN: 0061231053
Category: Fiction
Page: 768
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Aslan, the noble lion, and the royal leaders of Narnia struggle against the magical forces of evil.
And I know their names. And that's all I know. And I know what they're going to sing. They're going to sing their own ... Paul Shaffer's band plays an E. Jeremy does a quick countoff, twothreefour, and the Bubs launch into the song.
Author: Mickey Rapkin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781101609033
Category: Music
Page: 288
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A musical tale of collegiate a cappella filled of high notes, high drama, and high jinks that inspired the hit films Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. Get ready to be pitch slapped. The roots of unaccompanied vocal music stretch all the way back to Gregorian chants of the Middle Ages, and collegiate a cappella is over a century old. But what was once largely an Ivy League phenomenon has, in the past twenty years, exploded. And it’s not what you think. Though the blue blazers and khakis may remain, a cappella groups at colleges across the country have become downright funky. In Pitch Perfect, journalist Mickey Rapkin follows a season in a cappella through all its twists and turns, covering the breathtaking displays of vocal talent, the groupies (yes, there are a cappella groupies), the rock-star partying, and all the bitter rivalries. Rapkin brings you into the world of collegiate a cappella characters—from movie-star looks and celebrity-size egos to a troubled new singer with the megawatt voice. Including encounters with a cappella alums like John Legend and Diane Sawyer and fans from Prince to presidents, Rapkin shows that a cappella isn’t for the faint of heart—or lungs. Sure to strike a chord with fans of Glee and The Sing-Off, this raucous story of a cappella rock stars shows that sometimes, to get that perfect harmony, you have to embrace a little discord.
D One Year (9 issues) $11 D Two Years (18 issues) $20 State Please also send D 1 year D 2 year D Easy Edition D ... Great Standards, Jazz, Show Tunes, Folk, Country, Tin Pan Alley, Movie Songs, Classics, Ragtime, Blues, and more.
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Mother Jones is an award-winning national magazine widely respected for its groundbreaking investigative reporting and coverage of sustainability and environmental issues.
... THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW TIE - IN BUSINESS Nancy Hardin Publishers Weekly , February 17 , 1975 Not so long ago the publishing rights for a movie tie - in book could be picked up for the cash equivalent of a song .
Author: Fredric Rissover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
The Rock & Pop Names Encyclopedia from Aaliyah to ZZ Top Mark Beech ... Singer Selene Vigil liked the twist on 1955 movie Seven Year Itch. Monroe also inspired The Misfits. Marilyn Manson, ... An early version of Culture Club.
Author: Mark Beech
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 9781844689095
Category: Music
Page: 320
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Mark Beechs 1998 predecessor, The A-Z of Names in Rock generated over 50 radio interviews, 15 articles, 7 features in nationals and two serializations. This extended and updated version covers more genres than just rock (e.g. pop, punk, indie, reggae, soul, country, blues, folk, jazz, heavy metal, grunge and rap artists and bands) and will appeal to music fans internationally, as well as being the must-buy book for pub quiz fans. With almost 3,000 entries, its a chance to discover why artists chose their names and which ones shouldnt have. An informative and often humorous read, the worlds leading expert on music names (BBC), Mark Beech, is guaranteed another best-seller.
He was madly trueblue and British and old school tie and had sweaty hands when he held yours in the cinema and—' 'Stop. I wish to absorb these facts. His name was Hubert and he took you to a film called Bulldog Drummond.
Author: Jane Duncan
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781447298076
Category: Fiction
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'From the rail I looked down at Sashie's upturned face and the brilliant, early tropical sunlight made me think of the lights upon the stage of a theatre long ago . . .' With these thoughts Janet Sandison says goodbye to the West Indian island that has been her home for many years, for her husband Twice has died, the great house where old Madame Dulac held court for so long is to be sold, changes are coming to the island, and Janet herself is setting out on a new and adventurous life. That she is doing so is due in no small measure to her friend Sashie, the ex-RAF pilot who walks on 'tin legs' and whose tender, sensitive friendship has drawn Janet from the dark limbo of desolation into which her husband's death had plunged her. The flamboyant Sashie is a brilliant and subtle character, as readers of Jane Duncan's previous 'Friends' books know; and in this story of Janet's move to a new life he is revealed with all the perception and clear-sightedness that make Jane Duncan so compelling a story-teller.
Overside is SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY Victor 20-1525 TEDDY POWELL and his band's version of "MURDER," HE SAYS, ... Altho most of the songs featured in the film are new and not recorded, large number of recording names leave plenty of ...
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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
QUIZ ON CARS Answer each question with the name of a car . 8 . 1 . ... What car has a song written about it ? ... tie packages ? Cord . What car is named after a German city ? Dusenberg . 12 . What is the name of an Indian Chief ?
Perhaps youthink using pop songs to crosspromote a movie is something new? Back in the 1920s, Hollywood moguls were commissioning Tin Pan Alley lyrics with theirmovies' names in the titles;they'dplug the songs on early radio broadcasts.
Author: Jay Rose
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781317936916
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 570
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In Producing Great Sound for Film and Video, Fourth Edition audio guru Jay Rose revises his popular text for a new generation of filmmakers. You’ll learn practical, time-saving ways to get better recordings, solve problems with existing audio, create compelling tracks, and boost your filmmaking to the next level! Here you’ll find real-world advice and practical guidelines for every aspect of your soundtrack: planning and budgeting, field and studio recording, editing, sound effects and music, audio repair, processing, and mixing. Rose’s combination of solid technical information and a clear, step-by-step approach has made this the go-to book for producers and film students for over a decade. New in this edition: Insights and from-the-trenches tips from top professionals Instructions for getting the best results from new DSLRs and digital recorders An all-new companion website www.GreatSound.info with downloadable diagnostics, examples, and exercises for you to try What you need to know about new regulations for wireless mics and broadcast loudness An expanded "How Do I Fix This?" section to help you solve problems quickly Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker who wants better tracks, or an experienced professional looking for a reference, Producing Great Sound for Film and Video, Fourth Edition has the information you need. Please visit the book's companion website for more information and companion files: http://www.GreatSound.info