Filmmakers

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Genre(s):
Filmmakers

Alfred Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much

April 21, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Michael Levin

It’s hard to believe that young people today may have no idea who Alfred Hitchcock was or what he created.

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Image of My Mother Was Nuts
Author(s):
Penny Marshall
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Celebrity, Actors, Filmmakers, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Celebrity, Actors, Filmmakers, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Filmmakers, Celebrity, Actors

My Mother Was Nuts

September 17, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe

To start with a softball of a metaphor (apt because perhaps the high point of her career to date is the 1992 film A League of Their Own), when it comes to getting her points across in her

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Image of Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good
Author(s):
Kevin Smith
Genre(s):
Celebrity, Filmmakers, Personal Memoir, Entertainment, Film, Biographies & Memoirs, Pop Culture, Celebrity, Filmmakers, Personal Memoir, Entertainment, Film, Biographies & Memoirs, Pop Culture, Entertainment, Personal Memoir, Filmmakers, Celebrity, Pop Culture, Film, Biographies & Memoirs

Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good

March 14, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe

“When it comes to memoirs, things don’t get more heartfelt than this. And when it comes to storytelling, few could match the humor, passion, and humanity of these pages.

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Image of Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars
Author(s):
Scotty Bowers
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Arts, Artists & Photographers, Celebrity, Actors, Entertainer, Filmmakers, Musicians, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Arts, Artists & Photographers, Celebrity, Actors, Entertainer, Filmmakers, Musicians, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Musicians, Filmmakers, Celebrity, Entertainer, Arts, Artists & Photographers, Actors

Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars

February 13, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe

“Whether or not the tales told here are true, we will likely never know.

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Image of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Author(s):
Mindy Kaling
Genre(s):
Humor, Filmmakers, Celebrity, Television, Actors

Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

November 2, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe

“Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) is a funny, thoughtful, and extremely well-crafted book.”

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Image of Lucky Bruce: A Literary Memoir
Author(s):
Bruce Jay Friedman
Genre(s):
Filmmakers, Celebrity, Theater, Film, Broadway, Biographies & Memoirs, Biographies

Lucky Bruce

October 10, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe

“We should all live such lives—dreaming and attaining, loving and lusting—and look so good when we sit down to write our memoirs. . . .

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Image of Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life
Author(s):
Michael Moore
Genre(s):
Personal Memoir, Filmmakers, Celebrity, Film, Biographies & Memoirs

Here Comes Trouble

October 1, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Dwayne Booth

“His enthusiasm for participating in the artistry of an alternate profession that lies beyond the area of his expertise is certainly something that anybody who’s ever pursued a hobby can id

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