[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Public Library: Bollywood, Italy, and Some Practical Advice

[Donald Boozer]

This week's posting from the Literature Department at Cleveland Publi=
c Library highlights books on film from an international perspective =
(PLUS some practical advice.*)
The Literature Department is located on the second floor of the Main =
Library, downtown Cleveland, at East Sixth Street and Superior Avenue=
. Click on the link provided to access the library=92s catalog to res=
erve any of these titles. For more information, visit our location, c=
all 216-623-2881, or email us at =93literature <at> cpl.org.=94

100 Bollywood Films: BFI Screen Guides.
Rachel Dwyer.
(PN1993.5.I8 D94 2005)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1844570991
(Link includes cover art and table of contents)
"Fans of Bollywood film can debate Rachel Dwyer's personal selection =
of these 100 titles while those new to the area will find this an inv=
aluable introduction to the best of the cinema." -- from the back cov=
er.

Bollywood Dreams: An Exploration of the Motion Picture Industry and i=
ts Culture in India.
Jonathan Torgovnik.
(PN1993.5.I8 T67 2003)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0714843075
This lavish collection of photographs "explores the beloved pastime o=
f an Indian population of over one billion."

Italian Cinema.
Mary P. Wood.
(PN1993.5.I88 W66 2005)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1845201620
(Link includes cover art and a summary)
Outlining the artistic, cultural, technical and commercial context of=
 film,
Italian Cinema presents a history from silent to contemporary film. -=
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=66rom the back cover.


*For Aspiring Screenwriters and Filmmakers!
The Portable Film School: Everything You'd Learn in Film School (With=
out Ever Going to Class)
D.B. Gilles.
(PN1995.9.P7 G444 2005)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0312347383
(Link includes cover art)
This book "is a private tutorial from an instructor at one of the nat=
ion's most prestigious film schools. D.B. Gilles explains the fundame=
ntal skills and techniques of screenwriting and making a short film, =
arming you with the two calling cards you'll need to break into Holly=
wood -- without having spent an enormous amount of money on tuition o=
r a minute in a classroom." -- from the back cover


Remember, books highlighted here can be borrowed through any CLEVNET =
library with the touch of a button. Whether you're from Cleveland, Or=
rville, Madison, or Fremont, just place a hold through the link provi=
ded and choose your library as the pickup location.
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Donald Boozer, Literature Department
Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
donald.boozer at cpl.org
216-623-2881 / 216-623-7050 (fax)
http://www.cpl.org