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"After midnight on December 10, 1964, in Ferriday, Louisiana, African American Frank Morris awoke to the sound of breaking glass. Outside his home and shoe shop, standing behind the shattered window, Klansmen tossed a lit match inside the store, now doused in gasoline, and instantly set the building ablaze. A shotgun pointed to Morris's head blocked his escape from the flames. Four days later Morris died, though he managed in his last hours to describe...
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The show takes audiences inside the hearts and minds of the Sesame Street creators, artists, and educators who established one of the most influential and enduring children's programs in television history. With exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and over 20 original interviews, it introduces audiences to the people who entertained and educated children like never before.
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"For the first time, the full behind-the-scenes story of making the global sensation is being told by the writers, cast, and crew who were there. From the show's early development meetings to filming the series finale, Entertainment Weekly's James Hibberd had unprecedented access to the secretive inner workings of HBO's Emmy-winning hit. Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon reveals the uncensored and surprising stories of how a group of creatives-most of whom...
65) Capote
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In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, "In Cold Blood." He arranges extensive interviews with the convicted...
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These legendary documentaries have only been released on VHS until now. Penelope Spheeris' Decline of Western Civilization was perceived as shocking and outrageous at the time of its original release in 1981. Parts II and III were no less extraordinary and unprecedented. Today, museums and educational institutions around the world present them as historically significant works of art. Featuring some of the most influential and innovative musicians...
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Over the past sixteen years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade route linking Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Silk Road Ensemble, an international collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, exemplifies music's ability to blur international boundaries, blend disparate cultures, and inspire hope for artists and audiences.
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Posiblemente la más original historia de vampiros jamás escrita, Entrevista con el vampiro, primer volumen de la serie "Crónicas Vampíricas", es ya un clásico de nuestro tiempo. Esta es la historia de Louis, un joven de Nueva Orleans que, atormentado por un sentimiento de culpabilidad por la muerte de su hermano menor, se convierte en eterno habitante de la noche. Pero desde el comienzo de su nueva vida los sentimientos más humanos salen...
72) Untold horror
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"Take a deep dive into development hell to find the most compelling horror films that never were, from unmade Friday the 13th, A nightmare on Elm Street, and Re-animator sequels to H. R. Giger passion projects to alternate takes on legendary franchises such as Frankestein, Dracula and Jaws! Features art, script pages, and other production material from unrealized films that still might make you scream--with wild stories from dozens of directors,...
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"There was a time, about 20 years ago, when Madison Square Garden roared so loud, opposing teams feared entering the "Mecca of Basketball." That's because it was home to the Knicks, the most physical and flagrantly aggressive team of their era. They were always looking for a fight. They fought opposing players. They fought opposing coaches. Hell, they fought each other. As a result, the NBA had to alter its rules because of this team. As the decade...
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Told first-hand by some of Hollywood's leading voices behind and in front of the camera, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING uncovers what is beneath one of the most confounding dilemmas in the entertainment industry - the under-representation and misrepresentation of women. It takes an incisive look at the history, empirical evidence, and systemic forces that foster gender discrimination and thus reinforce disparity in our culture. Most importantly,...
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Don't let the pigeon stay up late: One stubborn pigeon is not going to bed -- Knuffle Bunny free: Trixie and her family set off to visit her grandparents, but Knuffle Bunny has other ideas -- Edwina: Everyone loves Edwina except for a know-it-all who tries to convince everyone that dinosaurs are extinct.
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"Following Rizzoli's best-selling "Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been," this volume documents the continuing adventures in art and design of one of the most influential figures in contemporary music and popular culture. Lavishly illustrated with 250 photographs and illustrations, this book features Pharrell Williams's prolific and ever-expanding body of work in a graphic language all his own. Straddling art, design, and hip-hop, Pharrell's creative...
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