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1) Alex Haley
Publisher
California Newsreel
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In one of the few in-depth conversations with Alex Haley before his death in 1992, this film is a moving testament to a man who became a symbol of African Americans' determination to endure and excel.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The New York Times sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about a sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn't actually exist. He was the creative expression of 40-year-old San Francisco housewife, Laura Albert. Now viewers can journey down the infinitely fascinating rabbit hole of how Laura Albert breathed not only words, but life, into her avatar...
Series
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
In a remote English village, three sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, live a simple life with their brother, Branwell, and their father, the pastor Patrick Bronte. Although compelled to take posts as governesses or private tutors, the four siblings nurture their artistic aspirations. Branwell's poems begin to interest other writers and each of the sisters publishes a successful novel. The family's good fortune, however, is short lived, and soon...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inside The Mind of Agatha Christie:Agatha Christie ranks as one of the most successful writers of all time. Combining rare access to Christie's family and her personal archive, the show gives viewers a never-before-seen look into the late crime writer's fascinating life story.
Agatha Christie's England: Retraces the celebrated English writer's footsteps across the England. With access to both her family and those who lived with her and knew her best....
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The brilliant work, personal struggles, and cultural impact of iconic American writers Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams explodes onto the screen in this innovative dual-portrait documentary. Filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland collages a wealth of archival material, including dishy talk show appearances with David Frost and Dick Cavett, with clips from some of the duo's most memorable movie adaptations: A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin...
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Words from a Bear gives a thorough survey of Momaday's most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. Nick Broomfield's most personal and romantic film of his storied career starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Leonard Cohen, then a struggling and unknown fiction writer, and Marianne Ihlen, a single mother with a young son, became part of community of expat artists, writers, and musicians. Never-before-seen footage shot...
10) Loving Highsmith
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks, and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith's quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmith's novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Carol, a partly autobiographic...
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