[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Public Library: Casting, Clubs, and Women

[Donald Boozer]

Presenting this week's posting from the Literature Department at=20
Cleveland Public Library...
The Literature Department is located on the second floor of the Main=
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Library, downtown Cleveland, at East Sixth Street and Superior Avenue=
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Click on the link provided to access the library=92s catalog to reser=
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any of these titles. For more information, visit our location, call 2=
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623-2881, or email us at =93literature <at> cpl.org.=94

A Star Is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood's Biggest=
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Movies.
Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins.
Harcourt, 2006.
(PN1995.9.C34 H57 2006)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0151012342
(Link includes cover art, a summary, a review, table of contents, and=
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an excerpt)
"For anyone who's ever wondered how the Princess Bride ended up with =
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English accent or what Julia Roberts wore to the audition for her fir=
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major role -- or for anyone who's ever walked out of a movie saying "=
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would never have put that guy in that part" -- here is a first-of-its=
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kind look at how actors are chosen and careers are born." -- from the=
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book jacket


The Movie Lovers' Club: How to Start Your Own Film Group.
Cathleen Rountree.
Inner Ocean Publishing, 2006.
(PN1998 .R69 2006)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1930722524
The author "invites film enthusiasts to use the magic of cinema to ho=
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an engaging evening filled with thoughtful discussion and lively=20
debates: Can men and women be friends? (Annie Hall) - Do you agree wi=
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Paul Rusesabagina, who said, 'family is all that matters' (Hotel=20
Rwanda) - How do you feel about Ramon Sampedro's fight for the right =
to=20
die? (The Sea Inside)" -- from the back cover


Women Screenwriters Today: Their Lives and Words.
Marsha McCreadie.
Praeger Publishers, 2006.
(PN1998.2 .M425 2006)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0275985423
(Link includes cover art, summary, and table of contents)
"Throughout cinematic history, women screenwriters have played an=
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essential role in the creation of the films we watch, and the questio=
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of whether women write from a unique perspective has been debated sin=
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the silent era. Marsha McCreadie examines how this 'female sensibilit=
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has been defined and questions whether, in fact, it exists at all." -=
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=66rom the book jacket

Remember, books highlighted here can be borrowed through any CLEVNET=
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library with the touch of a button. Whether you're from Shaker Height=
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Cleveland, Peninsula, or Twinsburg, just place a hold through the lin=
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provided 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