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    • An Introduction
    • By: Ed Sikov
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 06-09-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • Film Studies is an indispensable introduction to the study of cinema. Ed Sikov offers a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and training the spectator to be an active listener and critic....

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    • By: Sidney Lumet
    • Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
    • Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 12-05-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 450 ratings
    • One of the greatest directors of all time, Sidney Lumet has made movies that have been nominated for more than 50 Academy Awards....

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    • The Lost World of Film Noir
    • By: Eddie Muller
    • Narrated by: Eddie Muller, Erin Bennett
    • Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 03-22-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
    • This revised and expanded edition of Eddie Muller's Dark City is a film noir lover's bible, listeners on a tour of the urban landscape of the grim and gritty genre in a definitive volume....

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    • By: Paramount Pictures
    • Narrated by: Rebecca Keegan
    • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 08-22-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 229 ratings
    • Step into the shadow of the Corleone family as Paramount Pictures unveils the enduring saga of The Godfather as never experienced before in this captivating Audible Original.

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    • A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's
    • By: Otto Friedrich, Glen David Gold - foreword
    • Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
    • Length: 25 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 12-31-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
    • In 1939, 50 million Americans went to the movies every week, Louis B. Mayer was the highest-paid man in the country, and Hollywood produced 530 feature films a year. One decade and five thousand movies later, the studios were faltering.

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    • Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
    • By: Mark Harris
    • Narrated by: Lloyd James
    • Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 03-19-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 596 ratings
    • Here is the epic drama behind the making of five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967, and through them, the story of the cultural revolution that transformed Hollywood and America forever....

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    • Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era
    • By: Thomas Schatz, Steven Bach - preface
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 24 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 10-19-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the development of house styles, the rise and fall of careers, and the making - and unmaking - of movies, from Frankenstein to Spellbound to Grand Hotel....

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    • Gender in the Modern Horror Film
    • By: Carol J. Clover
    • Narrated by: Eva Wilhelm
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 06-22-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
    • From its first publication in 1992, Men, Women, and Chain Saws has offered a groundbreaking perspective on the creativity and influence of horror cinema since the mid-1970s....

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    • The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher—Television
    • By: Foster Hirsch
    • Narrated by: Foster Hirsch
    • Length: 36 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 10-10-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set against the boom of the post-WW II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age—and the movies that reflected the seismic shifts....

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    • Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, Revenge of the Nerds, The Karate Kid, The Breakfast Club, Dead Poets Society, and Everything in Between
    • By: James King
    • Narrated by: Mike Cooper
    • Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 02-22-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie goes behind the scenes of a genre where cult hits mingled with studio blockbusters, where giants like Spielberg and Coppola rubbed shoulders with baby-faced first-timers, and where future superstars got their big break....

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    • The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
    • By: Susannah Gora
    • Narrated by: Kelli Tager
    • Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 05-24-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
    • The landscape that the Brat Pack memorialized is rich with cultural themes and significance, and has influenced an entire generation who still believe that life always turns out like an '80s movie. You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried takes us back to that era....

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    • A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television
    • By: Heather Greene
    • Narrated by: Eva Wilhelm
    • Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 10-08-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • No industry has been as influential at shaping the popular notion of what it means to be a witch quite as much as Hollywood. This book traces the fascinating history of witchcraft and witches in American film and television....

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    • A Celebration of the Greatest Time Travel Story Ever Told
    • By: Brad Gilmore
    • Narrated by: Joe Hempel
    • Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
    • The Back to the Future series is a timeless collection that is greatly revered by all audiences. Brad 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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    • Reviving Hollywood's Classical Style
    • By: Emilio Audissino
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
    • Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 10-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • From the triumphant “Main Title” in Star Wars to the ominous bass line of Jaws, John Williams has penned some of the most unforgettable film scores—while netting more than fifty Academy Award nominations....

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    • A History of America's Favorite Game
    • By: George Vecsey
    • Narrated by: Alan Nebelthau
    • Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 12-13-06
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
    • Vecsey's Baseball is a concise history filled with details and stories that will appeal to rookie and veteran fans alike....

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    • By: Charles Chaplin, David Robinson - introduction
    • Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd
    • Length: 19 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 02-28-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
    • Take an unforgettable journey with the man George Bernard Shaw called "the only genius to come out of the movie industry" as he moves from his impoverished South London childhood to the heights of Hollywood wealth and fame....

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