Film, television and performing arts

  • Sunshine girl : an unexpected life

    Creator

    Margulies, Julianna

    Abstract

    As an apple-cheeked bubbly child, Julianna was bestowed with the family nickname “Sunshine Girl”. Shuttled back and forth between her divorced parents, often on different continents, she quickly learned how to be of value to her eccentric mother and her absent father.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Random House

    Not specified
  • Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema

    Creator

    West, Lindy

    Abstract

    Reexamines iconic movies from the past forty years to identify laugh-worthy plot holes and fictional misrepresentations in such esteemed blockbusters as "Forrest Gump," "The Lion King," and "Top Gun."

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York, New York]

    Hachette Books

    Not specified
  • Out of the corner

    Creator

    Grey, Jennifer

    Abstract

    A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found from the star of the iconic film Dirty Dancing "Jennifer Grey peels back all the artifice, denial, obfuscation, and myriad assumptions and exposes a gorgeous, human portrait of her life."?Jamie Lee Curtis ? "We all know Jennifer Grey as a talented actress, but Out of the Corner introduces us to a gifted writer."?Michael J.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.I.]

    Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

    Not specified
  • Not all diamonds and rosé : the inside story of The Real Housewives from the people who lived it

    Creator

    Quinn, Dave

    Abstract

    THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!" I like to think of NOT ALL DIAMONDS AND ROSÉ as the ultimate reunion. I know readers will be surprised, entertained, and even shocked at what's in store." - Andy Cohen. Dave Quinn's Not All Diamonds and Rosé is the definitive oral history of the hit television franchise The Real Housewives, from its unlikely start in the gated communities of Orange County to the pop culture behemoth it has become--spanning nine cities, hundreds of cast members, and millions of fans. What is it really like to be a housewife?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Little weirds

    Creator

    Slate, Jenny

    Abstract

    "Magical" -Mindy Kaling "Delicious"- Amy Sedaris "It made me remember I was alive" - George Saunders. Hello! I looked into my brain and found a book. Here it is. Inside you will find: The smell of honeysuckle. Heartbreak. A French-kissing rabbit. A haunted house. Death. A vagina singing sad old songs. Young geraniums in an ancient castle. Birth. A dog who appears in dreams as a spiritual guide. Divorce. Electromagnetic energy fields. Emotional horniness. The ghost of a sea captain. And more I hope you enjoy these little weirds. Love, Jenny Slate

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Leonard : my fifty-year friendship with a remarkable man

    Creator

    Fisher, David

    Shatner, William

    Abstract

    Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner first crossed paths as actors on the set of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Little did they know that their next roles, in a new science-fiction television series, would shape their lives in ways no one could have anticipated. In seventy-nine television episodes and six feature films, they grew to know each other more than most friends could ever imagine. Over the course of half a century, Shatner and Nimoy saw each other through personal and professional highs and lows.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Just as I am

    Creator

    Tyson, Cicely

    Abstract

    In her long and extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson has not only exceeded as an actor, she has shaped the course of history." - President Barack Obama, 2016 Presidential Medal of Honor ceremony "Just As I Am is my truth. It is me, plain and unvarnished, with the glitter and garland set aside. Here, I am indeed Cicely, the actress who has been blessed to grace the stage and screen for six decades. Yet I am also the church girl who once rarely spoke a word. I am the teenager who sought solace in the verses of the old hymn for which this book is named.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.I.]

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • Is this anything

    Creator

    Seinfeld, Jerry

    Abstract

    The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub "Catch a Rising Star" as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. "Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas, the big yellow legal pad, I kept it in one of those old school accordion folders," Seinfeld writes.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified
  • In the weeds : around the world and behind the scenes with Anthony Bourdain

    Creator

    Vitale, Tom

    Abstract

    Anthony Bourdain's long time director and producer takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the insanity of filming television in some of the most volatile places in the world and what it was like to work with a legend. In the nearly two years since Anthony Bourdain's death, no one else has come close to filling the void he left. His passion for and genuine curiosity about the people and cultures he visited made the world feel smaller and more connected.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Hachette Books

    Not specified
  • I'm your huckleberry : a memoir

    Creator

    Kilmer, Val

    Abstract

    Val Kilmer has played many iconic roles over his nearly four-decade film career. A table-dancing Cold War agent in Top Secret! A troublemaking science prodigy in Real Genius. A brash fighter pilot in Top Gun. A swashbuckling knight in Willow. A lovelorn bank robber in Heat. A charming master of disguise in The Saint. A wise-cracking detective in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Of course, Batman, Jim Morrison and the sharp-shooting Doc Holliday. But who is the real Val Kilmer?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York, New York]

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified