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Over the fifty years that Lorne Michaels has been at the helm of Saturday Night Live, he has become a revered and inimitable presence in the entertainment world. He’s a tastemaker, a mogul, a withholding father figure, a genius spotter of talent, a shrewd businessman, a name-dropper, a raconteur, the inspiration for Dr. Evil, the winner of more than a hundred Emmys—and, essentially, a mystery. Generations of writers and performers have spent their lives trying to figure him out, by turns demonizing and lionizing him.

Follow a journalist and TV producer from 48 Hours and 60 Minutes as she carves out a career in the ruthless, knives-out world of true crime television . . . one killer story at a time.

This is both one man's remarkable story and an essential guide for anyone who has a celluloid story to tell and the dreams and determination to see it through. Part production diary, part how-to manual, Rodriguez unveils how he was able to make his influential first film on only a $7,000 budget. Also included is the appendix, The Ten Minute Film Course,” a tell-all on how to save thousands of dollars on film school and teach yourself the ropes of film production, directing, and screenwriting.

Picture this: You’re sinking into the couch, a cozy blanket over your legs, the popcorn bowl just within reach, and your favorite movie queued up. Now, imagine that none of this would be quite as relaxing if you were wearing pants. Or a shirt. Or, frankly, anything at all. Suddenly, the idea of watching movies naked doesn’t seem so outlandish, does it? If you’ve never considered watching a movie while fully unencumbered by clothes, you might be missing out on one of the most comforting experiences of your life. Let me tell you, there’s a special kind of magic that happens when you ...

Behind the Scenes of Love Malcolm Brooks is the director everyone in Hollywood wants to work with—visionary, successful, and always in control. But when he meets his lead actress, Simone Davis, everything he thought he knew about love and professional boundaries goes out the window. Simone is everything Malcolm’s not prepared for: bold, beautiful, and talented as hell. They’ve got undeniable chemistry, but neither of them is looking for distractions—especially not when the stakes are high and their careers are on the line. As the tension on set builds and their flirtation turns into...

Helen Gibson was a woman willing to do anything to give audiences a thrill. Advertised as "The Most Daring Actress in Pictures," Helen emerged in the early days of the twentieth-century silent film scene as a rodeo rider, background actor, stunt double, and eventually one of the era’s biggest action stars. Her exploits on motorcycles, train cars, and horseback were as dangerous as they were glamorous, featured in hundreds of films and serials—yet her legacy was quickly overshadowed by the increasingly hypermasculine and male-dominated evolution of cinema in the decades that would follow her.

Ignoring the systemic racial inequalities in film is losing the industry $10 billion a year. Yet, parity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental issues that the Oscar Awards are only just beginning to address. In this book, award-winning writer, broadcaster, model, and fashion designer, Ben Arogundade, provides a manual for deconstructing everything you thought you knew about Hollywood - documenting the stories and struggles of black artists within the movie industry that have so far been left out of the canon.

Can '80s pop culture really teach us valuable life lessons? Yes, it can! And in the words of the immortal Jeff Spicoli, it is "Awesome. Totally Awesome!" Life skills. Most of us learned them the hard way and the practical way -- through painful personal trial and error or by witnessing the successes and failures of those around us. Experience and observation can teach us a lot. But what if you could learn powerful life lessons the easy, fun, rad, and totally awesome way? What if your future mantras and bullet-proof perspectives for a happier, more balanced, and more productive life could be...