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1) Noises off
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A travelling theater group has so much going on behind the curtain, they almost ruin their performance in front of the curtain.
2) Galaxy Quest
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space ... and then their series was cancelled. Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beamed up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep--the 'Iron Lady' of acting, nominaed for nineteen Oscars and winner of three--that explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970's grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent." --
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Discusses the reckless and alcohol-fueled behaviors of actors Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, and Oliver Reed, both on and off screen, covering their sexual behavior, violent acts, and other outrageous antics across several decades.
7) Marlene
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
An Oscar nominee for Best Documentary and winner of the 1986 New York Film Critic's Circle non-fiction film prize, Marlene is a "portrait of a remarkably strong-willed woman, stage-managing her career right up to the bitter end" (New York Times) that brilliantly lifts the veil on a movie star of the brightest magnitude as she is fading into twilight.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Caitlin Singleberry is a proper Christian teenager and member of a family singing group, but today she has been given a truly impossible assignment--keep her cousin Heller Harrigan, Hollywood wild child, out of trouble for the last weekend before her first big movie debuts.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From Entertainment Weekly writer Maureen Lee Lenker comes a swoony romantic comedy set in the world of 1930s film. Joan Davis is a movie star, and a damned good actor, too. Unfortunately, Hollywood only seems to care when she stars alongside Dash Howard, Tinseltown's favorite leading man and a perpetual thorn in Joan's side. She's sick of his hotshot attitude, his never-ending attempts to get a rise out of her-especially after the night he sold her...
13) After she's gone
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Cassie Kramer and her younger sister, Allie, learned the hazards of fame long ago. Together, they'd survived the horror of a crazed fan who nearly killed their mother, former Hollywood actress Jenna Hughes. Still, Cassie moved to L.A., urging Allie to follow. As a team, they'd take the town by storm. But Allie, finally free of small-town Oregon, and just that little bit more beautiful, also proved to be more talented--and driven. Where Cassie got...
14) Making a scene
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she "made it" in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When four fans jokingly invite world-famous kid actor Cash Carter on a cross-country trip, his unexpected acceptance leads to a paparazzi-filled adventure of friendship, loss, and revelations.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of seventeen. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling complexity of Sybil to the Academy Award-worthy ferocity and depth of Norma Rae and Mary Todd Lincoln, Field has stunned audiences time and time again with her artistic...
17) So anyway
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In this rollicking memoir, Cleese takes his readers on a Grand Tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town and his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The Emmy-Award and Tony Award-winning actor and comic shares stories from his life that recount his early years with Saturday Night Live, the development of his numerous characters, his family life, and his celebrity friendships.
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