Film, television and performing arts

  • Ramble book : musings on childhood, friendship, family and 80s pop culture

    Creator

    Buxton, Adam

    Abstract

    Includes an exclusive bonus podcase with Joe Cornish. 'An affectionate and revealing account ... Funny, sad, real, rueful.' The Times 'Warm, rambling and self-aware' Guardian. The long-awaited, rambling, tender, and very funny memoir from Adam Buxton Ramble /'ramb(?)l/ Verb 1. walk for pleasure in the countryside. 'Dr Buckles and Rosie the dog love rambling in the countryside.' 2. talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Glasgow

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Women, film, and law : cinematic representations of female incarceration

    Creator

    Bouclin, Suzanne

    Abstract

    Entertainment and profit constitute the driving force behind popular representations of women in correctional facilities. But the creative influence of film and television also generates legal meaning. The women-in-prison (WIP) genre can leave viewers feeling both empathetic toward the women portrayed in these representations and troubled about the crimes for which they have been convicted.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    UBC Press

    Not specified
  • Memories on the bounty : a story of friendship, love, and adventure

    Creator

    Coulter Sanford, Janet

    Abstract

    In 1960, Roy Boutilier and twenty-five fellow Nova Scotians set sail for Tahiti aboard the newly built replica sailing ship Bounty. The ship stayed in Tahiti for almost a year while MGM Studios filmed the epic historical drama Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando. Roy’s year on Bounty and his experiences in Tahiti are themselves the stuff of movies, but it took a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease for Roy and his old friend, Janet Sanford, to realize that his fascinating stories would be lost if someone didn’t capture those memories.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Nimbus

    Not specified
  • Clary Croft : my charmed life in music, art, and folklore

    Creator

    Croft, Clary

    Abstract

    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 tapestry that has enveloped the life of an artist, and in the process he’s become a household name in Nova Scotia and beyond.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Nimbus

    Not specified
  • Clary Croft : my charmed life in music, art, and folklore

    Creator

    Croft, Clary

    Abstract

    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 tapestry that has enveloped the life of an artist, and in the process he's become a household name in Nova Scotia and beyond.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Halifax

    Nimbus

    Not specified
  • But what I really want to do is direct : lessons from a life behind the camera

    Creator

    Kwapis, Ken

    Abstract

    For over three decades, director Ken Kwapis has charted a career full of exceptional movies and television, from seminal shows like The Office to beloved films like He's Just Not That Into You.He is among the most respected directors in show business, but getting there wasn't easy. He struggled just like everyone else. With each triumph came the occasional faceplant. Using his background and inside knowledge, But What I Really Want to Do is Direct tackles Hollywood myths through Ken's highly entertaining experiences.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Drinking and tweeting and other Brandi blunders

    Creator

    Glanville, Brandi

    Abstract

    Fans have been waiting for Brandi's scoop on one of the biggest divorces of the decade since her husband of eight years abandoned her and their two sons to marry country-singer LeAnn Rimes. Not only does Brandi spill the beans about her side of the split, but the lovable housewife also shares the incredible wild ride that took her from a life in the ghetto to Hollywood's most elite circles.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Straw Hut Media

    Not specified
  • No time like the future : an optimist considers mortality

    Creator

    Fox, Michael J.

    Abstract

    This program is read by Michael J. Fox. A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin City; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • If I knew then : finding wisdom in failure and power in aging

    Creator

    Arden, Jann

    Abstract

    Jann Arden—bestselling author, recording artist and late-blooming TV star—is back with this funny, heartfelt and fierce memoir on becoming a woman of a certain age. The power, gravity and freedom she's found at fifty-seven are superpowers she believes all of us can unleash. Digging deep into her strengths, her failures and her losses, Jann Arden brings us an inspiring account of how she has surprised herself, in her fifties, by at last becoming completely her own person.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Canada

    Not specified
  • A very punchable face : a memoir

    Creator

    Jost, Colin

    Abstract

    New York Times bestseller. In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Now I just want to kick him in the balls.” —Larry David. Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Cosmopolitan. If there’s one trait that makes someone well-suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch—metaphorically and, occasionally, physically.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified