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The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex
- By: Mark Kermode
- Narrated by: Mark Kermode
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall450
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Performance283
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In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode took us into the weird world of a film critic's life lived in widescreen. Now, The Good, The Bad and the Multiplex takes us into the belly of the beast to ask: 'What’s wrong with the modern movie business – and how can we make it right?'
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Most definitely 'The Good'
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-11
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The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex
- Narrated by: Mark Kermode
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 01-09-11
- Language: English
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Tom Cruise
- An Unauthorized Biography
- By: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: John Hinch
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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The eye-opening true story of Tom Cruise, from #1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton. Everyone knows Tom Cruise--or at least what he wants us to know. We know that he overcame a difficult childhood to star in astonishing array of blockbusters: Top Gun, Rain Man, Born on the...
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Tom Cruise
- An Unauthorized Biography
- Narrated by: John Hinch
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 15-01-08
- Language: English
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The Blaze of Obscurity
- By: Clive James
- Narrated by: Clive James
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall124
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Performance93
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Read by the author, Clive James. In the 1980s, Clive James found his way into full-time television. In The Blaze of Obscurity, his fifth book of memoir, he delivers the inside story. A hilarious, thoughtful, warts and all account of a life in the public eye. 'Clive James is an intellectual as...
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Short but Sweet.
- By Bob on 26-10-09
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The Blaze of Obscurity
- Narrated by: Clive James
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 15-10-09
- Language: English
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Stranger Things and the '80s
- The Complete Retro Guide
- By: Joseph Vogel
- Narrated by: Patrick Miller
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance14
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Since premiering in the summer of 2016, Stranger Things has become a global phenomenon. It also restored in vivid detail the pulse and feel of a decade: the 1980s. Indeed, the show's creators - the Duffer brothers - describe the series as "a love letter to the '80s". From its synth soundtrack, to its retro fonts, to its nostalgic nods to Spielberg and Stephen King, Stranger Things is populated with references, homages, and artifacts from the Reagan era. This audiobook dives deep into that world, revealing everything you wanted to know about the series and its influences.
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Really enjoyed the trip
- By Caomhin on 27-10-21
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Stranger Things and the '80s
- The Complete Retro Guide
- Narrated by: Patrick Miller
- Length: 6 hrs
- Release date: 31-10-18
- Language: English
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Dark Star
- A Biography of Vivien Leigh
- By: Alan Strachan
- Narrated by: Alasdair Buchan
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28
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Performance23
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Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the 20th century. As Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the most pivotal roles in cinema history. Yet she was also a talented theatre actress with West End and Broadway plaudits to her name. In this ground-breaking new biography, Alan Strachan provides a completely new full-life portrait of Leigh, covering both her professional and personal life.
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Too long...
- By MRS M R SOUTO on 17-10-20
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Dark Star
- A Biography of Vivien Leigh
- Narrated by: Alasdair Buchan
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-09-20
- Language: English
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Taking Shape
- Developing Halloween from Script to Scream
- By: Dustin McNeill, Travis Mullins
- Narrated by: Christian Francis
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance45
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Silver Shamrock. Thorn. White Horses. It’s all in here. Join authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins for a deep dive into the evolution of Halloween’s vast mythology. Extensively researched, Taking Shape is the ultimate guide to the first 40 years of Haddonfield history. Featuring exclusive interviews with filmmakers from every installment, prepare to gain new insight into Halloween’s iconic boogeyman. Oh, you don’t believe in the boogeyman? You should.
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A great listen for an admittedly exhausting book
- By Conor Flynn on 07-01-25
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Taking Shape
- Developing Halloween from Script to Scream
- Narrated by: Christian Francis
- Length: 13 hrs
- Release date: 14-07-20
- Language: English
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I Was Feeling Epic
- An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries
- By: Samantha Highfill
- Narrated by: Louisa Zhu, Ashley J. Hobbs, Katie Allsup, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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From Entertainment Weekly writer and debut author Samantha Highfill, a definitive and deliciously nostalgic look into the creation and legacy of the hit show The Vampire Diaries, as told by its cast, crew, and creators. In 2009, the CW released a show about grief, love, redemption, and, oh yeah...
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Perfect for fans of The Vampire Diaries
- By Ted on 24-03-26
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I Was Feeling Epic
- An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries
- Narrated by: Louisa Zhu, Ashley J. Hobbs, Katie Allsup, Vas Eli, Barton Caplan, Emily Marso, Dominique Salvacion, Full Cast
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-09-25
- Language: English
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Women vs Hollywood
- The Fall and Rise of Women in Film
- By: Helen O'Hara
- Narrated by: Helen O'Hara
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall139
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Performance122
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Story120
Hollywood was born just over a century ago, at a time of huge forward motion for women's rights. With no rules in place to stop them, there were women who forged ahead in many areas of filmmaking. Yet, despite the work of early pioneers like Dorothy Arzner, Mabel Normand, Mary Pickford and Alice Guy-Blaché, it soon came to embody the same old sexist standards. Women found themselves fighting a system that fed on their talent, creativity and beauty but refused to pay them the same respect as their male contemporaries - until now....
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Go Girls!
- By Nick Ord on 31-01-23
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Women vs Hollywood
- The Fall and Rise of Women in Film
- Narrated by: Helen O'Hara
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 18-02-21
- Language: English
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Reign of Chucky
- The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy
- By: Dustin McNeill, Travis Mullins
- Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell
- Length: 24 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance10
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From the authors who brought you TAKING SHAPE comes REIGN OF CHUCKY, an exhaustive new look at the cinematic history of everyone’s favorite Good Guy. Covering all seven films in the franchise, this is the book that Chucky fans have been waiting for. Go behind the scenes of the first film to learn how Don Mancini’s original Blood Buddy script evolved into Child’s Play as we know it, then listen about how the franchise was continually reinvented across a slew of clever sequels
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Utterly Brilliant
- By Graham on 08-04-25
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Reign of Chucky
- The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy
- Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell
- Length: 24 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 17-11-23
- Language: English
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The Pixar Touch
- The Making of a Company
- By: David A. Price
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall65
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Performance46
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The Pixar Touch is a lively chronicle of Pixar Animation Studios' history and evolution, and the "fraternity of geeks" who shaped it. With the help of visionary businessman Steve Jobs and animating genius John Lasseter, Pixar has become the gold standard of animated filmmaking, beginning with a short special effects shot made at Lucasfilm in 1982 all the way up through the landmark films Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and others.
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A great insider view
- By Simon on 01-12-15
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The Pixar Touch
- The Making of a Company
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 02-12-08
- Language: English
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Soupy Twists!
- The 100% Officially Authorized Story of the Sophisticated Silliness of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie
- By: Jem Roberts
- Narrated by: Jem Roberts, Kris Dyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Official Audiobook version of the Fully Authorised Biography of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie written by acclaimed comedy biographer Jem Roberts (Clue, Blackadder, Douglas Adams) and narrated by the author... with a bit of help from his award-winning colleague Kris Dyer.
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Soupy Twists!
- The 100% Officially Authorized Story of the Sophisticated Silliness of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie
- Narrated by: Jem Roberts, Kris Dyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 29-05-25
- Language: English
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The Simpsons Secret
- A Cromulent Guide to How The Simpsons Predicted Everything!
- By: Lydia Poulteney, James Hicks
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Lydia Poulteney
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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The Simpsons has been predicting major events with scary accuracy for over three decades, from Donald Trump's presidency to Disney buying 20th Century Fox. People just can't seem to get enough and are eager to know what it's going to predict next. This book goes behind the scenes of this adored cartoon series, and the family we've grown to love. Between Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and the rest of the Simpsons family, the show has stolen our hearts, and also left us amazed at how often The Simpsons predicts the future!
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AMAZING
- By Anonymous on 03-10-22
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The Simpsons Secret
- A Cromulent Guide to How The Simpsons Predicted Everything!
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Lydia Poulteney
- Length: 4 hrs
- Release date: 17-12-21
- Language: English
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Michael Curtiz
- A Life in Film
- By: Alan K. Rode
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 25 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Academy Award-winning director Michael Curtiz—whose best-known films include Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Mildred Pierce, and White Christmas—was in many ways the anti-auteur. During his 27-year tenure at Warner Bros., he directed swashbuckling adventures, Westerns, musicals, war epics, romances, historical dramas, horror films, tearjerkers, melodramas, comedies, and film noir masterpieces. In the first biography of this colorful, instinctual artist, Alan K. Rode illuminates the life and work of one of the film industry's most complex figures.
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Michael Curtiz
- A Life in Film
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 25 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 26-04-22
- Language: English
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John Wayne
- The Life and Legend
- By: Scott Eyman
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 25 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance64
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John Wayne projected dignity, integrity, and strength in all his films, even when his characters were flawed, and whatever character he played was always prepared to confront injustice in his own way. More than thirty years after his death, he remains the standard by which male stars are judged and an actor whose morally unambiguous films continue to attract sizeable audiences.
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AMERICAN ICON
- By Brendamo on 14-01-15
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John Wayne
- The Life and Legend
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 25 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 02-09-14
- Language: English
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The Castle on Sunset
- Love, Fame, Death and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
- By: Shawn Levy
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28
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Performance26
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Chateau Marmont has sat atop the Sunset Strip for nearly a century, like the Rock of Gibraltar. It is a place filled with deep secrets but is hidden in plain sight, and its evolution parallels the growth of Hollywood itself. Since the dawn of talking pictures, the Chateau Marmont has promised privacy, mystery and a whiff of old glamour.
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Struggled to finish
- By J. James on 03-09-19
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The Castle on Sunset
- Love, Fame, Death and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 13-06-19
- Language: English
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Behind the Curtain
- The Hollywood Blacklist Uncovered
- By: Jasmine Dyggan
- Narrated by: Michelle Peitz
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall87
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Performance68
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In the golden age of American cinema, when Hollywood stood as a symbol of glamour, freedom, and creativity, a shadow descended over its bright lights. In the tense years following World War II, fear replaced trust, and suspicion replaced truth. The Cold War had begun—and in its early years, paranoia found a stage in Hollywood itself. Behind the Curtain takes listeners deep into one of the darkest chapters of American cultural history—a time when actors, writers, directors, and musicians were silenced, exiled, or destroyed by accusations that required no proof.
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Clear and Accessible Writing
- By Judy Martin on 25-03-26
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Behind the Curtain
- The Hollywood Blacklist Uncovered
- Narrated by: Michelle Peitz
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 10-11-25
- Language: English
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Oscar Wars
- A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
- By: Michael Schulman
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance37
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The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama. America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine...
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Solid
- By Mr. Paul Byrne on 24-05-24
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Oscar Wars
- A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs
- Release date: 21-02-23
- Language: English
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Mark Kermode's Surround Sound
- The Stories of Movie Music
- By: Mark Kermode
- Narrated by: Mark Kermode
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance20
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This audiobook is read by the author and includes an exclusive Q&A between Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson 'Brims with enthusiasm and joyful insight' – Richard Ayoade How can a film score make you cheer, shiver, cry or punch the air? How do directors communicate their musical vision to composers?...
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Ace!
- By Robert Fryer on 03-04-26
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Mark Kermode's Surround Sound
- The Stories of Movie Music
- Narrated by: Mark Kermode
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 10-09-25
- Language: English
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The Film Makers
- By: Cameron Crowe, Natasha Lyonne, Ron Howard, and others
- Narrated by: Cameron Crowe, Natasha Lyonne, Ron Howard, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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From Oscar-winners and cult favorites, big budget blockbusters and indie darlings, this captivating series takes you on a deep dive into the pivotal projects that defined the careers of six extraordinary filmmakers—Cameron Crowe, Natasha Lyonne, Ron Howard, Amy Heckerling, Richard Linklater, and Chloé Zhao. Through candid anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories, these artists reflect on the formative experiences, creative breakthroughs, and personal inspirations that gave rise to their most iconic work.
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The Film Makers
- Narrated by: Cameron Crowe, Natasha Lyonne, Ron Howard, Amy Heckerling, Richard Linklater, Chloé Zhao
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 14-08-25
- Language: English
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Miyazakiworld
- A Life in Art
- By: Susan Napier
- Narrated by: Susan Napier
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall93
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Performance82
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A 13th-century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit - what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest living animators, known worldwide for films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and The Wind Rises. Japanese culture and animation scholar Susan Napier explores the life and art of this extraordinary Japanese filmmaker to provide a definitive account of his oeuvre.
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Excellent
- By L. Taylor on 08-05-19
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Miyazakiworld
- A Life in Art
- Narrated by: Susan Napier
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 26-03-19
- Language: English
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