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c2004., Kidhaven Press Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF NAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the troubled 1930s, focusing on the Depression, the Golden Age of movies, and the threat of world war.
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[2022]., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: 791.4309 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents a nonfiction picture book that tells the story of how movies came to be, beginning with early photography experimentation by English photographer Eadweard Muybridge and French scientist Étienne-Jules Marey, and the work of American inventor Thomas Edison, whose team developed the first motion picture machine. Chronicles technical advancements made by various inventors that have led to some of the most famous films in history. Also discusses discrimination against Black performers. Includes back matter with additional information.
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2012., Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: 791.43 THO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores movies and media across time, and asks about the role of movies in modern life, from imitations of life to culture changing, as escapes from everyday reality and its responsibilities, or as guides on how to live.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: HI-INT 364.1 BRI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the 1947 government investigation into the motion picture industry by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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2018., Juvenile, Calkins Creek Call No: 323 BRIMMER Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the history of blacklisting in Hollywood during the Cold War. Highlights the experiences of nineteen men from the film industry who were called before the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities, all nineteen insisting that these trials violated their First Amendment rights.
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1997., Scribner Call No: REF 791.43 SCH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History of the American cinema Volume: v. 6Summary Note: Traces the motion picture industry through the 1940s, looking at the federal lawsuits and congressional hearings that buffeted Hollywood in the prewar years; discussing the industry's support of the war effort both off- and on-screen; and analyzing the box-office bust of the postwar era.
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2000., Dorling Kindersley Call No: 791.43 KAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: With movie stills, studio portraits, photographs, and posters you will look at key movie events, facts and figures for over one hundred years.
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2002., Dorling Kindersley Call No: 791.4309 Edition: [Updated ed.] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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By Fanning, Jim2015., DK, Publishing Call No: 384.806579493 Edition: First American edit Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "For more than 90 years, Disney has captured imaginations with pioneering entertainment and storytelling for all ages. From Sleeping Beauty to Frozen, Mary Poppins to The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and Disneyland to Tokyo DisneySea, explore the world of Disney in this exciting guide. With amazing, rarely seen art and artifacts from the incredible archives and libraries of The Walt Disney Company, experience the magic of Disney in one beautiful and captivating book."--Page 4 of cover.
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By Thorne, Ian1977, Crestwood Call No: 791.43 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Monsters seriesSummary Note: Briefly discusses the origins of vampire legends and the portrayal of vampires in films.
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c1990., Scribner ; Collier Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International Call No: REF 791.43 MUS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History of the American cinema Volume: v. 1Summary Note: A chronological examination of the first twelve years of motion pictures and their sound accompaniment, from 1895 to the fall of 1907, looking at cinema as both an industry and a cultural practice.
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c1990., Scribner ; Collier Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International Call No: REF 791.43 KOS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History of the American cinema Volume: v. 3Summary Note: A history of the American cinema in the silent film era from 1915 to 1928, discussing the conduct and content of the movies, technology, production practice, industrial organization, and critical thinking.
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c2000., Juvenile, Dorling Kindersley Call No: LS 791.43 Pla Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Eyewitness booksSummary Note: Photographs and text explore the history of movies, discussing how still pictures are made to move, how the sound track works, special effects, animation, and other film techniques.
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2009., Greenhaven Press Call No: 306.4 FIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: A collection of twenty-two essays that debate various issues related to the American motion picture industry, including movie violence, racism, MPAA ratings, and piracy.
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c2009., Greenhaven Press Call No: 306.4 FIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: A collection of twenty-two essays that debate various issues related to the American motion picture industry, including movie violence, racism, MPAA ratings, and piracy.
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-- 5 came back2014., Penguin Books Call No: Art & Architecture HAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The untold story of how Hollywood changed World War II, and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the prism of five film directors caught up in the war: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens."--Provided by publisher.
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By Balio, Tinoc1993., Scribner ; Collier Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International Call No: REF 791.43 BAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History of the American cinema Volume: v. 5Summary Note: Examines various aspects of the filmmaking and film exhibition system in the 1930s, discussing major, minor, and poverty row studios, and exploring topics such as the star system, movie themes, advertising practices, the emergence of the Production Code, and technological change.
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2004, c1940., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Studio classic Volume: 17.Summary Note: The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
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c2005., Newmarket Press Call No: DRAMA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the companion book to the film that describes the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the efforts of a hotel manager to save over one thousand people from death and contains over seventy illustrated photographs and movie stills, essays on the history of the genocide, and the complete screenplay.