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Silent Film
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Donna Kornhaber
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Encompassing the 35 year span between the initial development of film technology in the mid-1890s and the adoption of synchronized sound in the late 1920s, the cinema's silent era is both one of the most important epochs of film history and one of the most misunderstood within the popular imagination. In this brief, engaging account, these formative decades come vividly to life.
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Silent Film
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 01-10-20
- Language: English
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Harlan Ellison's Watching
- Essays and Criticism
- By: Harlan Ellison
- Narrated by: Luis Moreno
- Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone’s a critic, especially in the digital age—but no one takes on the movies like multiple award-winning author Harlan Ellison. Renowned both for fiction (A Boy and His Dog) and pop-culture commentary (The Glass Teat), Ellison offers in this collection twenty-five years’ worth of essays and film criticism.
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Harlan Ellison's Watching
- Essays and Criticism
- Narrated by: Luis Moreno
- Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 26-03-24
- Language: English
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Metropolis
- By: Thea Von Harbou
- Narrated by: Third Ear Radio Theater
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Original Recording
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In 1926, the American version of the film classic Mertopolis was cut in half, now for the first time in 70 years you can experience the whole story.
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Hard going
- By Colin Woods on 02-12-19
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Metropolis
- Narrated by: Third Ear Radio Theater
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 29-12-00
- Language: English
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American Titan
- Searching for John Wayne
- By: Marc Eliot
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of all time, “the Duke,” John Wayne. As he did in his bestselling biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed Hollywood biographer Marc Eliot digs...
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Very enjoyable and entertainingly narrated
- By Amazon Customer on 19-12-22
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American Titan
- Searching for John Wayne
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 04-11-14
- Language: English
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Show Trial
- Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist (Film and Culture Series)
- By: Thomas Doherty
- Narrated by: Keith McCarthy
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1947, the Cold War came to Hollywood. Over nine tumultuous days in October, the House Un-American Activities Committee held a notorious round of hearings into alleged Communist subversion in the movie industry. The blowback was profound: the major studios pledged to never again employ a known Communist or unrepentant fellow traveler. The declaration marked the onset of the blacklist era, a time when political allegiances, real or suspected, determined employment opportunities in the entertainment industry. Hundreds of artists were shown the dooror had it shut in their faces.
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Show Trial
- Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist (Film and Culture Series)
- Narrated by: Keith McCarthy
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 11-03-25
- Language: English
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Chaplin's Vintage Year
- The History of the Mutual-Chaplin Specials
- By: Michael J. Hayde
- Narrated by: Nat Segaloff
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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When Charles Chaplin signed a record-setting contract with the Mutual Film Corporation in February 1916, it was the culmination of events that changed the motion picture business. Mutual's founders redefined how films were bought, sold, and distributed. Chaplin redefined screen comedy with a character that leapt into the hearts of moviegoers around the world. Together they established the value of star power and created 12 magnificent comedies that have endured for generations.
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Chaplin's Vintage Year
- The History of the Mutual-Chaplin Specials
- Narrated by: Nat Segaloff
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-08-17
- Language: English
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Wonderful Memories of It's a Wonderful Life
- By: Jimmy Hawkins
- Narrated by: Jimmy Hawkins
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Fifty years ago, a little boy was cast in a movie with some of Hollywood's brightest stars. The movie: It's a Wonderful Life; the boy: Jimmy Hawkins; today, he tells his story. Through personal recollection, careful research, and interviews with cast and crew, actor Jimmy Hawkins, who played four-year-old Tommy Bailey, takes you behind the scenes for a first-hand look at the American movie classic It's a Wonderful Life.
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Very enjoyable
- By 71psh on 07-12-21
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Wonderful Memories of It's a Wonderful Life
- Narrated by: Jimmy Hawkins
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 14-01-05
- Language: English
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There and Back Again
- The Unofficial Oral History of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- By: Sam Moore
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive, unofficial oral history of the making of the iconic and beloved Lord of the Rings film trilogy—featuring interviews with the cast and crew, who give the inside story of the landmark series twenty-five years after its original release. Celebrate the beloved, influential, and...
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There and Back Again
- The Unofficial Oral History of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 20-10-26
- Language: English
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Saturday Night Live and American TV
- By: Ron Becker, Nick Marx, Matt Sienkiewicz
- Narrated by: Jim Tedder
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Week after week, SNL has produced unforgettable sketches and provocative political satire, adapting to changing times while staying true to its original vision of performing timely topical humor. With essays that address issues ranging from race and gender to authorship and comedic performance, Saturday Night Live and American TV follows the history of this 36-time Emmy-winning show and its place in the shifting social and media landscape of American television.
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Saturday Night Live and American TV
- Narrated by: Jim Tedder
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 08-08-14
- Language: English
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Ticking Clock
- Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes
- By: Ira Rosen
- Narrated by: Ira Rosen, L. J. Ganser
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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When producer Ira Rosen walked into the 60 Minutes offices in June 1980, he knew he was about to enter television history. His career catapulted him to the heights of TV journalism, breaking some of the most important stories in TV news. But behind the scenes was a war room of clashing producers, anchors, and the most formidable 60 Minutes figure: legendary correspondent Mike Wallace.
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Ticking Clock
- Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes
- Narrated by: Ira Rosen, L. J. Ganser
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 16-02-21
- Language: English
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50 Movie Nights
- Contemporary Stars on Their Favorite Classic Films
- By: Dave Karger
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Dave Karger, Turner Classic Movies host and film expert, leads compelling and unexpected discussions with stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sterling K. Brown, Tom Ford, Carol Burnett, Anna Kendrick, Ava DuVernay, Don Cheadle, and many more, on their top film...
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50 Movie Nights
- Contemporary Stars on Their Favorite Classic Films
- Length: 8 hrs
- Release date: 15-09-26
- Language: English
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I Should Have Been at Work
- By: Des Lynam
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Abridged
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One of the most sought-after celebrity titles of recent years, Des Lynam’s autobiography gives a frank and opinionated insight into the man behind the myth. Famously guarded about his private life, Des sets the record straight on all the stories that have been written about him, giving a...
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Don't Bother
- By Angela on 04-02-13
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I Should Have Been at Work
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 11-01-06
- Language: English
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Moonlighting
- An Oral History
- By: Scott Ryan
- Narrated by: Scott Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In the spring of 1987, over 60 million viewers tuned in to watch Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) and David Addison (Bruce Willis) “get together” in one of the most famously controversial scenes in television history on Moonlighting, ABC’s groundbreaking series about an epically mismatched pair of private detectives. Two years later, the show was canceled due to low ratings. What happened?
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The detail and the stories where brilliant
- By Mark on 03-01-25
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Moonlighting
- An Oral History
- Narrated by: Scott Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 09-06-21
- Language: English
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Long Take
- By: Akira Kurosawa, Anne McKnight - translator
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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For years, Akira Kurosawa resisted writing about himself. The memoir he finally started serializing in 1978, Something like an Autobiography, ended with Rashomon, the film that launched him on the world's stage in 1950. Long Take, first published in Japan shortly after Kurosawa's death in 1998, at last tells the story of the rest of his life.
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Long Take
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 06-02-26
- Language: English
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You're Only as Good as Your Next One
- 100 Great Films, 100 Good Films, and 100 for which I Should Be Shot
- By: Mike Medavoy, Josh Young
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Mike Medavoy is a Hollywood rarity: a studio executive who, though never far from controversy, remained loved and respected through four decades of moviemaking. He helped bring to the screen some of the most acclaimed Oscar-winning films of our time, including Apocalypse Now, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, and Sleepless in Seattle.
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Interesting
- By Trebor on 19-09-15
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You're Only as Good as Your Next One
- 100 Great Films, 100 Good Films, and 100 for which I Should Be Shot
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 23-04-09
- Language: English
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The Psychology of Joss Whedon
- An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly
- By: Joy Davidson, Leah Wilson - editor, Misty K Hook, and others
- Narrated by: Colby Elliott
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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First there was Buffy the Vampire Slayer; then its spin-off, Angel; then the cult hit Firefly and its follow-up film, Serenity. They all had two things in common: their creator, Joss Whedon...and their surprising psychological depth. Revisit the worlds of Joss Whedon...with trained psychologists at your side. What are the psychological effects of constantly fighting for your life? Why is neuroscience the Whedonverse's most terrifying villain? How can watching Joss' shows help you take on your own psychological issues?
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The Psychology of Joss Whedon
- An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly
- Narrated by: Colby Elliott
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 25-08-17
- Language: English
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The Golden Hour
- A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood
- By: Matthew Specktor
- Narrated by: Matthew Specktor
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews Named a Notable Book of 2025 by the Washington Post A personal and cultural exploration of the struggles between art and business at the heart of modern Hollywood, through the eyes of the talent that shaped it Matthew Specktor grew up in the film...
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Poor sound editing affected my enjoyment
- By S M Onions on 11-10-25
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The Golden Hour
- A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood
- Narrated by: Matthew Specktor
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 22-04-25
- Language: English
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Hitler and Film
- The Führer's Hidden Passion
- By: Bill Niven
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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A presence in Third Reich cinema, Adolf Hitler also personally financed, ordered, and censored films and newsreels and engaged in complex relationships with their stars and directors. Here, Bill Niven offers a powerful argument for reconsidering Hitler's fascination with film as a means to further the Nazi agenda. In this first English-language work to fully explore Hitler's influence on and relationship with film in Nazi Germany, the author calls on a broad array of archival sources. Niven also explores Hitler's representation in Third Reich cinema, personally and through films focusing on historical figures with whom he was associated
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Hitler and Film
- The Führer's Hidden Passion
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 24-04-18
- Language: English
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The Global History of Film
- From the Earliest Origins to the Modern Day (Voices of History)
- By: Oliver Greyson
- Narrated by: Nick Roughton
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the Epic Story of Cinema—From Flickering Frames to Streaming Screens. In The Global History of Film, acclaimed author Oliver Greyson delivers an engaging and comprehensive narrative of the world’s most captivating art form. Spanning over a century, this book traces the evolution of cinema from its earliest experiments in light and motion to the groundbreaking films of today.
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The Global History of Film
- From the Earliest Origins to the Modern Day (Voices of History)
- Narrated by: Nick Roughton
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 29-07-25
- Language: English
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After Disney
- Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America's Favorite Media Company
- By: Neil O'Brien
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Walt Disney left behind big dreams when he died in 1966. Perhaps none was greater than the hope that his son-in-law, Ron Miller, would someday run his studio. Under Miller’s leadership, Disney expanded into new frontiers: global theme parks, computer animation, cable television, home video, and video games. Despite these innovations, Ron struggled to expand the Disney brand beyond its midcentury image of wholesome family entertainment, even as times and tastes evolved.
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After Disney
- Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America's Favorite Media Company
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 25-03-25
- Language: English
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