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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 87 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Ralph Ellison: an American journey is the first documentary on one of the most gifted and intellectually provocative authors of modern American literature. It establishes Ellison as a central figure in contemporary debates over art, politics, race and nationhood. Narrated by Andre Braugher, the film brilliantly presents the first scenes ever filmed from Ellison's landmark novel, Invisible man. The extended Film version is nothing less than a virtual...
Publisher
Eagle Productions
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This program examines the life of author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. The film follows Hurston, best known for her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, to the subtropical paradise that shaped her childhood and her life's work - where she returned again and again for inspiration and solace. This documentary tells her story through the people who knew her and the places and events that she brought to the world through her writing.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 87 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Italiano
Description
Alessio Rinaldi, a 25-year-old director, is commissioned by a producer to write the script of his first movie with Ubaldo Terzani, a well-known horror novelist. Alessio moves into Terzani's house to start this collaboration, and a strange relationship of psychological dependence grows between them: Ubaldo Terzani unveils his dark side, and Alessio falls into a state of insanity ruled by the script they are creating and the nightmares he has because...
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a series of flops, New York romance novelist Dru Cassadine gets an ultimatum from her publisher: deliver a bestseller or be dropped. So Dru heads home to a quaint southern town to see friends and family she would rather avoid at Christmas, a holiday she disdains, hoping for inspiration. She does not quite get what she came for, she gets much more.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Born to Chinese immigrant parents into 1950's America, it would be decades before Ms. Tan would come to fully understand how her mother's self-destructive tendencies were rooted in watching her own mother kill herself after being forced into the former marital system of concubinage. This painful family legacy inspired her stories of women without the power to choose their lives. An interweaving of archival imagery, artful animation and live performance...
6) Supernova
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A gay couple, one a musician, the other a novelist, embark on a road trip as dementia starts to take hold of one of them.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When his ultra-wealthy neighbor in the Hamptons builds an obnoxious mega-mansion next door, grumpy retired novelist Harry March concocts an elaborate scheme for revenge that is destined to go hilariously awry.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the country's preeminent and prolific serious writers, Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 100 novels, including Them, We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde. In this candid and revealing documentary, she provides insight into her life, creative process, and the events that have shaped her writings, including the 1967 Detroit Riot, the Chappaquiddick incident, and the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe. Featuring readings by Oscar winner Laura...
9) 1408
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin only believes what he can see with his own two eyes. After a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world, he scoffs at the concept of an afterlife. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for his latest project. Defying the warnings of...
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (338 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Novelist Hank Moody's home life is in ruins, but the scandal surrounding his latest book has turned him into a hot commodity, in more ways than one. Find out if Hank can navigate the mess he's made of his life and still come out on top. Includes an episode sampling of Showtime original series: Dexter season six, The Borgias, Gigolos, and Episodes.
Language
English
Formats
Description
This Academy Award nominated documentary is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial Russian-born author Ayn Rand. The writer of such renowned novels as The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged is the subject of Michael Paxton's first feature film. A flux of events, ideas, emotions and accomplishments combine to make Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life a portrait of one woman's genius and point of view. ..Narrated by Emmy Award-winning...
Series
Murder She Wrote volume 12
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 1100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sets the standard with its fascinating characters, well-crafted plots, and beloved heroine, mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. From the shadowy nooks of hometown Cabot Cove to crime scenes as far as Ireland and Australia, Jessica's hot on the trail of some of the most deliberate criminals yet. With danger at every turn, Jessica will need all her wits and ingenuity to get safely to the final page. All 24 episodes of the final season.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 17 hr., 33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This five-disc set features all 22 Season Five episodes that take TV's famous novelist-turned-detective, Jessica Fletcher, from not-so-sleepy Cabot Cove to the dangerous bright lights of New York City and beyond. From uncovering false fortune seekers to tracking down two-faced killers, Jessica is always there to catch the culprit and pen the final solution to the case. Giving their alibis in these entertaining episodes are an incredible group of...
14) Blithe spirit
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Best selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer's block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles' quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a seþance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1076 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. With incredible guest stars and plot twists that leave viewers wanting more.
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 341 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Novelist Hank Moody struggles to raise his 13-year-old daughter with his on-again/off-again girlfriend in Southern California. His obsession with truth-telling and self-destructive behavior that includes drinks, drugs, and relationships is both destroying and enriching to his new university teaching career.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (274 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh, Detective Matilda Stone investigates crimes with the aid or, often, meddling of her three mystery-writing aunts, who raised her from childhood. Together, they look into a murder at a health spa, a killing in the contemporary art world, and the theft of an Edgar Allen Poe manuscript. Matilda has decidedly less success with her personal affairs, continuing to pine for Dr. Daniel Lynch even as she begins...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr., 22 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mystery writer turned amateur detective Jessica Fletcher is back with another season of solving crimes and finding the clues that nobody even knew were there.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 1072 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher is always uncovering clues, whether she's at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove, teaching in New York City, or traveling the world.
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