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Book cover for Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior.
Audio books are my favorite way to sneak a little “reading” into the post-holiday grind. Thankfully, the library has three ways to do it with CD audio, Playaway audio, and downloads from Overdrive.
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Legends of Film is proud to present an interview with Robert Shaye, Founder and CEO of New Line Cinema. Mr. Shaye also directed The Last Mimzy.
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During this episode we talk to Film Editor Tina Hirsch. Ms. Hirsch explains her role as a film editor, including how she helps create a great chase scene. Hirsch also recounts a time of “looking out windows” with Director Brian De Palma.

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During this episode we talk to Director Jack Sholder, whose credits include Alone in the Dark, The Hidden, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, and 12:01. Mr. Sholder shares what elements make a great movie trailer, how to turn a B movie into an A movie, and what he didn’t notice about A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 until after the movie’s release.

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During this episode we talk to the thinking man’s action director, Andrew Davis. Davis has directed such films as The Fugitive, Holes, and Stony Island. Davis discusses the importance of casting, his collaboration with actor Tommy Lee Jones, and why Chicago’s  ‘ L’ train is important to his movies.

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During this episode we talk to Animator and Filmmaker Ralph Bakshi, who directed Fritz the Cat, Wizards, and The Lord of the Rings.   Mr. Bakshi declares the importance of public libraries, expresses his views on animation, and why he won’t watch Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films.

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An overprotected princess finds a way to see the world. But will her true love find a way to see her?

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During this episode we talk to Director Ted Kotcheff. Mr. Kotcheff’s directing credits include First Blood, North Dallas Forty, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

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Legends of Film is proud to present an interview with Director of Photography, Adam Holender. Mr. Holender's film credits include Midnight Cowboy, Smoke, Fresh, and Man on a Swing.