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- De: Oliver Stone
- Narrado por: Oliver Stone
- Duración: 14 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 304
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 255
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 252
An intimate memoir by the controversial, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter about his rarefied New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight Express, and Scarface.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Impressive
- De Merle O. Tanner en 10-07-20
De: Oliver Stone
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The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock
- An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense
- De: Edward White
- Narrado por: Qarie Marshall
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Author Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon - what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world. Illuminating different aspects of Hitchcock's life and work, the book's 12 chapters reveal something fundamental about the man he was and the mythological creature he has become, presenting not just the life Hitchcock lived, but also the various versions of himself that he projected and those projected on his behalf.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Good History of Hitch
- De aaron en 07-31-21
De: Edward White
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Superman
- The Unauthorized Biography
- De: Glen Weldon
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 12 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 310
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 284
How has the Big Blue Boy Scout stayed so popular for so long? How has he changed with the times, and what essential aspects of him have remained constant? This fascinating biography examines Superman as a cultural phenomenon through 75 years of action-packed adventures, from his early years as a social activist in circus tights to his growth into the internationally renowned demigod he is today.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unauthorized and fairly biased
- De AdarkanddrearyKnight en 05-15-22
De: Glen Weldon
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The Devil Finds Work
- An Essay
- De: James Baldwin
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 3 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 113
Baldwin's personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also a probing appraisal of American racial politics. Offering an incisive look at racism in American movies and a vision of America's self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin challenges the underlying assumptions in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Critical Masterpiece.
- De Ramon McGee en 05-10-18
De: James Baldwin
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Shock Value
- How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror
- De: Jason Zinoman
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 291
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 254
Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but while Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola were making their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film - aggressive, raw, and utterly original. Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, New York Times critic Jason Zinoman's Shock Value delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good listen, but narrow in scope
- De Billy en 01-31-13
De: Jason Zinoman
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Story
- Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
- De: Robert McKee
- Narrado por: Robert McKee
- Duración: 6 h y 12 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,476
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,441
Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese, and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives, and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Only 5 Chapters
- De Stephen Buck en 02-15-11
De: Robert McKee
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Made Men
- The Story of Goodfellas
- De: Glenn Kenny
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 156
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 139
When Goodfellas first hit the theaters in 1990, a classic was born. Few could anticipate the unparalleled influence it would have on pop culture, one that would inspire future filmmakers and redefine the gangster picture as we know it today. From the rush of grotesque violence in the opening scene to the iconic hilarity of Joe Pesci’s endlessly quoted “Funny how?” shtick, it’s little wonder the film is widely regarded as a mainstay in contemporary cinema.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Mostly script-reading and pedantic film criticism
- De Buretto en 09-26-20
De: Glenn Kenny
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A Bright and Guilty Place
- Murder, Corruption, and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age
- De: Richard Rayner
- Narrado por: Brett Barry
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 37
In A Bright and Guilty Place, an exhilarating tale of murder in L.A., Richard Rayner finds the source of the city's darkness in real-life events that unfolded in the 1920s, when the booming early years of L.A. started to shade into the Depression, and the city of sunshine revealed the hidden darkness and corruption at its heart.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Didn't hold my interest
- De Hopesurvives en 11-03-17
De: Richard Rayner
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Age of Cage
- Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career
- De: Keith Phipps
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Nicolas Cage is many things, but love him, or laugh at him, there's no denying two things: You've seen one of his many films, and you certainly know his name. But who is he, really, and why has his career endured for over 40 years, with more than a hundred films, and birthed a million memes? Age of Cage is a smart, beguiling book about the films of Nicolas Cage and the actor himself, as well as a sharp-eyed examination of the changes that have taken place in Hollywood over the course of his career.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent filmography of a successful career
- De Pamela Plimpton en 04-04-22
De: Keith Phipps
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The View from the Bridge
- Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood
- De: Nicholas Meyer
- Narrado por: Nicholas Meyer
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
When Nicholas Meyer was asked to direct the troubled second Star Trek film, he was something less than a true believer. A best-selling author and successful director, he had never been a fan of the TV series. But as he began to ponder the appeal of Kirk, Spock, et al., he realized that their story was a classical nautical adventure yarn transplanted into space and - armed with that insight - set out on his mission: to revitalize Trek.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mostly good
- De David W Braddock en 06-07-21
De: Nicholas Meyer
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- De: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrado por: Matthew Blaney
- Duración: 14 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,826
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 6,906
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6,856
Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach. McConville's children knew it was their mother when they were told a blue safety pin was attached to the dress--with so many kids, she had always kept it handy for diapers or ripped clothes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- De Grace O'Malley en 03-01-19
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Tinseltown
- Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
- De: William J. Mann
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 15 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,893
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,901
By 1920, the movies had suddenly become America's new favorite pastime and one of the nation's largest industries. Never before had a medium possessed such power to influence; yet Hollywood's glittering ascendancy was threatened by a string of headline-grabbing tragedies - including the murder of William Desmond Taylor, the popular president of the Motion Picture Directors Association, a legendary crime that has remained unsolved until now.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everybody's a dreamer...
- De Steven en 01-08-15
De: William J. Mann
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One Day
- The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America
- De: Gene Weingarten
- Narrado por: Johnathan McClain
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 138
On New Year’s Day 2013, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Gene Weingarten asked three strangers to, literally, pluck a day, month, and year from a hat. That day - chosen completely at random - was Sunday, December 28, 1986, by any conventional measure a most ordinary day. Weingarten spent the next six years proving that there is no such thing. That Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s turned out to be filled with comedy, tragedy, implausible irony, cosmic comeuppances, kindness, cruelty, heroism, cowardice, genius, idiocy, and much more....
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm giving this book more credit for its concept
- De J. F. Boyd en 12-24-19
De: Gene Weingarten
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Panic
- Bloodlands collection
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Steven Weber
- Duración: 1 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 983
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 856
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 855
During the Depression, economic anxieties found an outlet in a series of child murders that triggered an irrational nationwide hysteria: pedophiliac psychopaths were overrunning the country. As America was brought to rage and fury by the press and the FBI, lynch mobs took to the streets, reason gave way to doomsday scenarios, and one father was even driven to murder his three daughters to “save them” from a degenerate crime wave. A terrifying cautionary essay, Panic explores the combustible mix of unfounded fears, moral crusades, and the dangers of collective thinking.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too sensational
- De Texaspaz en 10-14-20
De: Harold Schechter
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Paddy Whacked
- The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster
- De: T. J. English
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 21 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 580
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 513
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 512
In Paddy Whacked, best-selling author and organized crime expert T. J. English brings to life nearly two centuries of Irish American gangsterism, which spawned such unforgettable characters as Mike "King Mike" McDonald, Chicago's subterranean godfather; Big Bill Dwyer, New York's most notorious rumrunner during Prohibition; Mickey Featherstone, troubled Vietnam vet turned Westies gang leader; and James "Whitey" Bulger, the ruthless and seemingly untouchable Southie legend.
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4 out of 5 stars
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First Half - 4 Stars - Second Half - 2 Stars
- De Lulu en 08-29-16
De: T. J. English
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Best. Movie. Year. Ever.
- How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen
- De: Brian Raftery
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 502
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 427
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 426
From a veteran culture writer and modern movie expert, a celebration and analysis of the movies of 1999 - arguably the most groundbreaking year in American cinematic history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like talking about movies with a friend
- De Shawn Inmon en 05-30-19
De: Brian Raftery