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The Way Hollywood Tells It
- Story and Style in Modern Movies
- By: David Bordwell
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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David Bordwell argues that the principles of visual storytelling created in the studio era are alive and well, even in today's bloated blockbusters. American filmmakers have created a durable tradition - one that we should not be ashamed to call artistic, and one that survives in both mainstream entertainment and niche-marketed indie cinema. Bordwell traces the continuity of this tradition in a wide array of films made since 1960.
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The Way Hollywood Tells It
- Story and Style in Modern Movies
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 03-09-2010
- Language: English
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Supes Ain't Always Heroes
- Inside the Complex Characters and Twisted Psychology of The Boys
- By: Lynn S. Zubernis - editor, Matthew Snyder - editor
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Go deeper inside the hit TV show The Boys and its characters with psychologists, media experts, filmmakers, and more—including the original comic series' cocreator and the actors behind Soldier Boy and Stormfront. Supes Ain't Always Heroes offers a fresh look at The Boys, delving into the show's unflinching depiction of celebrity, politics, social media, corporate greed, racism, sexism, and more.
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Supes Ain't Always Heroes
- Inside the Complex Characters and Twisted Psychology of The Boys
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 05-12-2023
- Language: English
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Cimino
- The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate, and the Price of a Vision
- By: Charles Elton
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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When it was finally released, Heaven's Gate failed so completely with reviewers and at the box office that it put legendary studio United Artists out of business and marked the end of Hollywood's auteur era. Or so the conventional wisdom goes. Charles Elton delves deeply into the making and aftermath of the movie and presents a surprisingly different view to that of Steven Bach, one of the executives responsible for Heaven's Gate, who wrote a scathing book about the film and solidified the widely held view that Cimino wounded the movie industry beyond repair.
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Cimino
- The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate, and the Price of a Vision
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 29-03-2022
- Language: English
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Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras
- A History of Blaxploitation Cinema
- By: Odie Henderson
- Narrated by: Odie Henderson
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by film critic Odie Henderson, Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras is a spirited history of a genre and the movies that he grew up watching, which he loves without irony (but with plenty of self-awareness and humor). Blaxploitation was a major trend, but it was never simple. The films mixed self-empowerment with exploitation, base stereotypes with essential representation that spoke to the lives and fantasies of Black viewers. The time is right for a reappraisal, understanding these films in the context of the time, and exploring their lasting influence.
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Absolutely Magnificent
- By Robert Ramsay on 16-01-2026
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Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras
- A History of Blaxploitation Cinema
- Narrated by: Odie Henderson
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 24-09-2024
- Language: English
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Horror's New Wave
- 15 Years of Blumhouse
- By: Blumhouse, Dave Schilling, Jason Blum - introduction
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning, Graham Halstead, Jaime Lincoln Smith, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Celebrate legendary horror studio Blumhouse’s legacy with this lavish compendium that takes you behind the scenes of the films that have reshaped the horror genre, from The Exorcist to the Paranormal Activity and Halloween franchises. With Blumhouse celebrating its 15th anniversary throughout...
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Horror's New Wave
- 15 Years of Blumhouse
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning, Graham Halstead, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Ramón de Ocampo, Raphael Corkhill, Raquel Beattie, Vikas Adam, Chanté McCormick
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 30-09-2025
- Language: English
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The Science of Harry Potter
- The Spellbinding Science Behind the Magic, Gadgets, Potions, and More!
- By: Mark Brake, Jon Chase
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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How does magic in J. K. Rowling’s universe work? Finally, the scientific secrets of the Harry Potter universe are revealed! The Science of Harry Potter examines the scientific principles behind some of the spells, scenes, and games that Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Dumbledore love best. Author Mark Brake, whose The Science of Star Wars was a knockout success, has found the answers to satisfy the curious spirits of muggles everywhere.
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The Science of Harry Potter
- The Spellbinding Science Behind the Magic, Gadgets, Potions, and More!
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 24-08-2021
- Language: English
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Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
- Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman
- By: Sam Wasson
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Audrey—dainty, immaculate—is anything but true to life. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the nation in 1961. The first complete account of the making of...
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Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
- Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 26-06-2012
- Language: English
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'House' and Philosophy
- Everybody Lies
- By: Henry Jacoby
- Narrated by: Henry Jacoby
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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An unauthorized look at the philosophical issues raised by popular television show House. House was one of the top three television dramas on the air, pulling in more than 19 million viewers for each episode. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series takes a deeper look at the characters and issues raised in this Emmy Award-winning medical drama, offering entertaining answers to the fascinating ethical questions viewers have about Dr. Gregory House and his medical team.
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If you like house
- By Garaya on 17-04-2025
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'House' and Philosophy
- Everybody Lies
- Narrated by: Henry Jacoby
- Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture, Book 10
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-07-2020
- Language: English
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Dark City Dames
- The Women Who Defined Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition)
- By: Eddie Muller
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus, Eddie Muller
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In this revised and expanded edition of his essential volume Dark City Dames, Eddie Muller—Turner Classic Movies host and author of Dark Cityand Noir Bar—offers a uniquely intimate look at the women who defined film noir, now featuring updated text and 10 new star profiles. Film noir was the...
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Dark City Dames
- The Women Who Defined Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition)
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus, Eddie Muller
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 08-04-2025
- Language: English
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Arrested Development and Philosophy
- They've Made a Huge Mistake
- By: William Irwin - editor, Kristopher G. Phillips - editor
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Arrested Development earned six Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, critical acclaim, and a loyal cult following. Fortunately, this book explores the fascinating philosophical issues at the heart of the quirky Bluths and their comic exploits. Whether it's reflecting on Gob's self-deception or digging into Tobias's double entendres, you'll watch your favorite scenes and episodes of the show in a whole new way.
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Arrested Development and Philosophy
- They've Made a Huge Mistake
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 17-07-2020
- Language: English
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A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
- The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks
- By: Scott Meslow
- Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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For the first time, the complete history of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks—from the landmark, original cult series that changed the course of television to its 25-years-in-the-making sequel—is told through fascinatingly detailed reporting and exclusive interviews with the show's...
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A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
- The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks
- Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 17-02-2026
- Language: English
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Funny Boy
- The Richard Hunt Biography
- By: Jessica Max Stein
- Narrated by: Will Tulin
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography tells the life story of a gifted performer whose gleeful irreverence, sharp wit, and generous spirit inspired millions. Richard Hunt was one of the original main five performers in the Muppet troupe. He brought to life an impressive range of characters on The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies, everyone from eager gofer Scooter to elderly heckler Statler, groovy girl Janice to freaked-out lab helper Beaker, even early versions of Miss Piggy and Elmo.
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Funny Boy
- The Richard Hunt Biography
- Narrated by: Will Tulin
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 30-07-2024
- Language: English
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French Cinema
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Dudley Andrew
- Narrated by: Alex Mortensen
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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It is often claimed that the French invented cinema. Dominating the production and distribution of cinema until WWI, when they were supplanted by Hollywood, the French cinema industry encompassed all genres, from popular entertainment to avant-garde practice. This Very Short Introduction opens up French cinema through focusing on some of its most notable works, using the lens of the New Wave decade (1958-1968) that changed cinema worldwide.
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French Cinema
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Alex Mortensen
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 30-07-2024
- Language: English
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Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots
- By: Norman Mailer
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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He prepared therefore for the meditative journey that proves most excruciating in Limbo, a rounding through the past, a trip back! It is a venture full of perils. To meditate on TV might prove equal to writing a recollection of an enemy one has never met and cannot quite believe in. Indeed, how to conceive of an enemy who is without personal animosity? It was like writing a memoir of an oxymoron. Limbo set its tasks.
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Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 06-03-2017
- Language: English
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The Union War
- By: Gary W. Gallagher
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Even 150 years later, we are haunted by the Civil War---by its division, its bloodshed, and perhaps, above all, by its origins. Today, many believe that the war was fought over slavery. This answer satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gary W. Gallagher shows in this brilliant revisionist history, it is an anachronistic judgment.
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It is a good book, but the narrator is awful
- By Rowey555 on 04-11-2024
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The Union War
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 20-06-2011
- Language: English
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The 30 Rock Book
- Inside the Iconic Show, from Blerg to EGOT
- By: Mike Roe
- Narrated by: Mike Roe
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
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A fascinating and hilarious deep dive into 30 Rock, Tina Fey's beloved modern classic comedy. In this combination of narrative and oral history, culture writer and editor Mike Roe brings to life the history of the gloriously goofy show through interviews with the creators, stars, writers, and bit players.
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The 30 Rock Book
- Inside the Iconic Show, from Blerg to EGOT
- Narrated by: Mike Roe
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 30-11-2021
- Language: English
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Back From the Future
- A Celebration of the Greatest Time Travel Story Ever Told
- By: Brad Gilmore
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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The history of the films, cartoons, toys, and more: The Back to the Future series is a timeless collection that is greatly revered by all audiences. The beauty of this audiobook by Brad Gilmore is that it doesn't present the history of the film as textbook information. Gilmore discusses these films from a place of passion and so effectively reveals how the history behind the movies is just as engaging as the films themselves.
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Back From the Future
- A Celebration of the Greatest Time Travel Story Ever Told
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 14-04-2020
- Language: English
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Rear Window
- The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age
- By: Jennifer O'Callaghan
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Before the internet and social media offered voyeuristic glimpses into the lives of others, the acclaimed Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, exposed the dangers and delights of looking—and knowing—too much in his 1954 masterpiece Rear Window. Hailed as one of the greatest films ever made, it stars James Stewart and Grace Kelly but, in an unusual gamble, is shot entirely from within a Greenwich Village apartment.
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Rear Window
- The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 30-09-2025
- Language: English
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Lost in Translation
- BFI Film Classics
- By: Professor Suzanne Ferriss
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
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Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2003) brings two Americans together in Tokyo, each experiencing a personal crisis. Both are distant — emotionally and spatially — from their spouses. They are lost until they develop an intimate connection. In the film’s poignant, famously ambiguous closing scene, they find each other, only to separate. In this close look at the multi-award-winning film, Suzanne Ferriss mirrors Lost in Translation’s structuring device of travel: her analysis takes the form of a trip, from planning to departure...
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Lost in Translation
- BFI Film Classics
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 11-12-2025
- Language: English
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Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History
- From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids
- By: Greg Ehrbar, Leonard Maltin, Tim Matheson - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
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Whether it's Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, the Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Huckleberry Hound, or hundreds of others, the creations of the Hanna-Barbera studio continue to delight generations worldwide. The groundbreaking company employed thousands in the art and business of animation. Some of them were vintage-era veterans, others were up-and-coming talents, some of whom found blockbuster success at other studios. The power of the sounds that Hanna-Barbera crafted to accompany the compelling visuals was a key factor in its spectacular success.
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Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History
- From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 14-01-2025
- Language: English
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