motion pictures

A fifth-grader uses her photographic memory, her mother, and her friend Eric to find a missing reel of a monster film they go to see.

A biography of the famous filmmaker and theme park creator, featuring family photographs and drawings of characters and scenes from his movies.

Feeling alienated from everyone around her, Los Angeles high school senior and cinephile Victoria Jurgen hides behind the identity of a favorite movie character until an interesting new boy arrives at school and helps her realize that there is more to life than just the movies.

In search of material for a screenplay they are developing, seventeen-year-old Violet and her new friend Claire try to make life a movie as they chase their dreams through dangerously beautiful Los Angeles.

Collection of poems by American authors focusing on different aspects of Hollywood movies such as the star, director, the film, and the theatre, or reflecting the influence of the cinema in the technique and substance of the poem.

Presents an overview of the career of innovative filmmaker George Lucas, and provides information on his work as a visual storyteller, a director, an editor, and a leader in the field of production techniques and visual effects. Includes five hundred color illustrations.

An illustrated history of the Academy Awards from 1927 through 1997, discussing the founding of the Academy, its aims, and the origins of the awards; and featuring a decade-by-decade look at nominees, winners, and memorable moments from the awards ceremonies.