DescriptionNorman Wisdom's early years could easily have come straight from the pages of a Dickens novel. Left by their frightened mother and ill-treated by a brutal father, Norman and his brother were forced to fend for themselves, sleeping rough in London and stealing food to survive. This is a rags to riches tale of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to make millions laugh around the world for over five decades. Here are the hardships, tragedies, and triumphs that gave him his inspiration. From the days working the seasons at Scarborough, to the unforgettable and endearing character Norman Pitkin, the little man in a tight fitting suit, read of his rapid climb up the showbiz ladder.
DescriptionBarry Norman is Britain's best known and most respected film critic and he was the presenter of the celebrated Film... series on BBC television for more than 25 years. In his popular one-man show Barry recalls the most memorable moments in his long career with a rich and varied selection of anecdotes about his encounters with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Sellers, John Wayne, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and many more. Barry Norman is a knowledgeable and witty raconteur and this is a unique opportunity for film lovers to hear many great stories about Hollywood's most famous stars and their antics both on and off screen.
DescriptionWarren Beatty guarded his privacy even before he became a movie star, when he burst onto the screen in 1961 as the earnestly handsome all-American boy in Splendor in the Grass . When he started acting, Beatty kept secret the fact that actress Shirle…
DescriptionA children's story from the best-selling author of The Tales of Otori series under the pseudonym of Lian Hearn. When Antony and his pony Flash run into the famous film-star Tasman True, amazing adventures begin for them both as they are drawn into the glamorous, colorful, and dangerous world of the movies, a world where appearances are deceptive and nothing is what it seems.
DescriptionSpencer Tracy said she was a tough old Yankee horsetrader. George Cukor called her a resolute force of nature. Peter O'Toole claimed to be terrified of her. For decades, Katharine Hepburn has proved to be as electrifying a personality as she is an actress…
DescriptionIn an exquisitely written memoir, Mia Farrow introduces us to the landscapes of her extraordinary life. Moving from her earliest memories of the walled gardens and rocky shores of western Ireland and her Hollywood childhood to her career as an actress, sh…
DescriptionHollywood thrives on shoot-outs - that series of standoffs, skirmishes, and power struggles that mark every stage of the filmmaking process. Whether it is a director insisting on a final cut, a star demanding a bigger motor home, a producer holding the li…
DescriptionArnold Schwarzenegger is back, to re-create the role that made him a household name: the Terminator. Starring with him are Nick Stahl as John Connor, Claire Danes as Kate Brewster, and Kristanna Loken as the Terminatrix. In his previous turn as the mach…
