motion pictures

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Night of the carnotaurus

1995
When Fenton Rumplemayer's father goes to Hollywood for a week as a technical consultant on a dinosaur film, Fenton accompanies him and discovers strange mistakes and accidents plaguing the movie studio.

Albert goes Hollywood

1992
Liz gets to keep her pet dinosaur Albert when she finds him a job in the movies.

The pirates of Bedford Street

1988
After Joey and his sisters see a pirate film at the movie theater, the adventures of Captain Redbeard continue--if only in Joey's imagination.

I'm not Pikachu!

1999
After seeing a Pokemon movie, a young boy discovers he has turned into Pikachu and so has everyone else who saw it. On board pages.

Something queer at the scary movie

1995
Gwen must try to figure out who wants to prevent her from completing the scary movie she and Jill are making during summer vacation.

The big screen

the story of the movies
2012
Explores movies and media across time, and asks about the role of movies in modern life, from imitations of life to culture changing, as escapes from everyday reality and its responsibilities, or as guides on how to live.

Kazan on directing

2009
A discussion of Kazan's work on various films and plays and with many actors and writers, covering his production of works such as "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Death of a Salesman," and "East of Eden," and attention to everything from set design to cinematography, casting, and costuming.

10 sure signs a movie character is doomed, & other surprising movie lists

2003
Film critic Richard Roeper shares movie lists based on what he has learned by watching thousands of films throughout his life.

The American Film Institute desk reference

2002
A compendium of information about the movies, covering the evolution of the cinema, the fundamentals of film, the hands-on aspects of the movie business, and people in film, and including listings of significant movies according to various criteria.

Great movie spectaculars

1976
Traces the history and discusses the appeal of the film epic from the early 1900's to the present day.

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