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Stephen King goes to Hollywood

a lavishly illustrated guide to all the films based on Stephen King's fiction
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Hamlet

Presents Zeffirelli's adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, a story about the prince of medieval Denmark who senses treachery behind his royal father's death and learns that his mother is dangerously entangled in his murder.
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The magic school bus gets eaten

1995
Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a field trip to the ocean. When they explore the ocean food chain they discover the connection between Keesha's tuna fish sandwich and Arnold's soggy shoe covered in pond scum.

The making of The wizard of Oz

1977
Recounts the production of "The Wizard of Oz" by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio.

Bizet's Carmen

1987
In 19th century Seville, the lusty, tempestuous Carmen seduces a naive Army corporal, Don Jose. Jose abandons his career, his fiancee and even his dying mother for the love of this sultry gypsy. But soon she spurns him for the love of a toreador, Escamillo. Crazed with jealousy, Jose begs Carmen to return to him, but her taunting declaration of independence results in tragedy.

Family Circle storyland theater, volume III

1987
Storytellers tell three stories to an audience of young children: The wooden box, The three little pigs, and The wooly mammoth.

Frankenstein

the man who made a monster
1999
Frankenstein is the greatest horror film of all time. Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster in his laboratory; but his dreams of perfection are thwarted when the monster becomes an uncontrollable beast.

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