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    • The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
    • By: Susannah Gora
    • Narrated by: Kelli Tager
    • Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 05-24-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
    • The landscape that the Brat Pack memorialized is rich with cultural themes and significance, and has influenced an entire generation who still believe that life always turns out like an '80s movie. You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried takes us back to that era....

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    • By: Shea Serrano
    • Narrated by: Mario Toscano
    • Series: (And Other Things)
    • Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 10-08-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 151 ratings
    • Number one New York Times best-selling author Shea Serrano is back, and his new book, Movies (And Other Things), combines the fury of a John Wick shootout, the sly brilliance of Regina George holding court at a cafeteria table, and the sheer power of a Denzel monologue....

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    • Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, Revenge of the Nerds, The Karate Kid, The Breakfast Club, Dead Poets Society, and Everything in Between
    • By: James King
    • Narrated by: Mike Cooper
    • Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 02-22-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie goes behind the scenes of a genre where cult hits mingled with studio blockbusters, where giants like Spielberg and Coppola rubbed shoulders with baby-faced first-timers, and where future superstars got their big break....

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    • The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher—Television
    • By: Foster Hirsch
    • Narrated by: Foster Hirsch
    • Length: 36 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 10-10-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set against the boom of the post-WW II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age—and the movies that reflected the seismic shifts....

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    • Gender in the Modern Horror Film
    • By: Carol J. Clover
    • Narrated by: Eva Wilhelm
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 06-22-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
    • From its first publication in 1992, Men, Women, and Chain Saws has offered a groundbreaking perspective on the creativity and influence of horror cinema since the mid-1970s....

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    • Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era
    • By: Thomas Schatz, Steven Bach - preface
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 24 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 10-19-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the development of house styles, the rise and fall of careers, and the making - and unmaking - of movies, from Frankenstein to Spellbound to Grand Hotel....

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    • The Making of America's Favorite Movie
    • By: Julia Antopol Hirsch, Robert Wise
    • Narrated by: Donna Postel
    • Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 04-01-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
    • 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....

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    • Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
    • By: Mark Harris
    • Narrated by: Lloyd James
    • Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 03-19-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 595 ratings
    • Here is the epic drama behind the making of five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967, and through them, the story of the cultural revolution that transformed Hollywood and America forever....

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    • An Introduction
    • By: Ed Sikov
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 06-09-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • Film Studies is an indispensable introduction to the study of cinema. Ed Sikov offers a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and training the spectator to be an active listener and critic....

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    • The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie
    • By: Noah Isenberg
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
    • We'll Always Have Casablanca is celebrated film historian Noah Isenberg's rich account of this most beloved movie's origins....

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    • The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers
    • By: Donald Bogle, John Singleton - foreword, Turner Classic Movies
    • Narrated by: Donald Bogle
    • Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 08-10-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • The films, the stars, the filmmakers - all get their due in Hollywood Black, a sweeping overview of Blacks in film from the silent era through Black Panther, with striking photos and an engrossing history by award-winning author Donald Bogle....

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    • A Filmmaker's Journey
    • By: Harlan Lebo
    • Narrated by: Tom Zingarelli
    • Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 04-26-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
    • With the 75th anniversary of Citizen Kane in May 2016, Harlan Lebo has written the full story of Orson Welles' masterpiece film....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Kathryn Kalinak
    • Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
    • Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 06-01-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Years before synchronized sound became the norm, projected moving images were shown to musical accompaniment, whether performed by a lone piano player or a hundred-piece orchestra. Today film music has become its own industry, indispensable to the marketability of movies around the world....

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    • Essential Movies Made by Women
    • By: Alicia Malone
    • Narrated by: Brigid Lohrey
    • Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 11-28-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • With the success of the Wonder Woman movies and the results following the outcry of the #MeToo movement, now is the time to highlight the female influences in film history previously left unheard....

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    • The Life of Charlie Chaplin
    • By: Joyce Milton
    • Narrated by: Clinton Wade
    • Length: 19 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 03-23-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 121 ratings
    • Charlie Chaplin made an amazing 71 films by the time he was only 33 years old. He was not only known as the world’s first international movie star, but as a comedian, film director, and a man ripe with scandal....

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    • The Great Moments That Built a Galaxy Far, Far Away
    • By: Ken Napzok, Joseph Scrimshaw - foreword
    • Narrated by: Ken Napzok
    • Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 08-27-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 347 ratings
    • Celebrate the greatest saga ever told: All of us who are deeply influenced by the epic saga of Star Wars have our favorite moments....

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    • The Oral History of Clueless, as Told by Amy Heckerling, the Cast, and the Crew
    • By: Jen Chaney
    • Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
    • Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 07-14-15
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
    • Will we ever get tired of watching Cher navigate Beverly Hills High School and discover true love in the movie Clueless? As if....

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    • Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time
    • By: Stephen Rebello
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 06-02-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • Since its publication in 1966, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls has reigned as one of the most influential pieces of commercial fiction. Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! digs deep into the creation of that hugely successful film....

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    • By: Salka Viertel
    • Narrated by: Christina Delaine
    • Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 11-17-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • A memoir about showbiz in the early 20th century that travels from the theaters of Vienna, Prague, and Berlin, to Hollywood during the golden age....

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