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Oscar Wars
- A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
- By: Michael Schulman
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs
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In Oscar Wars, Michael Schulman chronicles the remarkable, sprawling history of the Academy Awards and the personal dramas—some iconic, others never-before-revealed—that have played out on the stage and off camera. Unlike other books on the subject, each chapter takes a deep dive into a particular year, conflict, or even category that tells a larger story of cultural change, from Louis B. Mayer to Moonlight. Schulman examines how the red carpet runs through contested turf, and the victors aren't always as clear as the names drawn from envelopes.
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Fascinating
- By Amazon Customer on 22-06-24
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Oscar Wars
- A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs
- Release date: 21-02-23
- Language: English
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- A Journey Through Film History and the Academy Awards
- By: John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky
- Narrated by: John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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Authors John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky provide a captivating decade-by-decade exploration of the Oscars. For each decade, they examine the making of classic films, trends and innovations in cinema, behind-the-scenes scandals at the awards ceremony and who won and why. Twenty films are reviewed in-depth, alongside 10 detailed 'making-of' accounts and capsule reviews of every single Best Picture winner in history. In addition, each Best Picture winner is carefully scrutinised to answer the ultimate question: 'did the Academy get it right?'
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- A Journey Through Film History and the Academy Awards
- Narrated by: John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 24-02-22
- Language: English
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Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical
- By: Laurie Winer
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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You know his work—Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The King and I. But you don't really know Oscar Hammerstein II, the man who, more than anyone else, invented the American musical. Among the most commercially successful artists of his time, he was a fighter for social justice who constantly prodded his audiences to be better than they were.
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Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 21-11-23
- Language: English
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Trumbo
- A Biography of the Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Who Broke the Hollywood Blacklist
- By: Bruce Cook
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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A central figure in the Hollywood Ten and one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood history, Trumbo epitomized the spirit of American capitalism, yet he went to jail refusing to talk about his membership in the Communist party.
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Disappointing
- By Amazon Customer on 05-03-16
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Trumbo
- A Biography of the Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Who Broke the Hollywood Blacklist
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 08-09-15
- Language: English
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Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (1868-1890) by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
- By: ciesse
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This first collection of the correspondence of Oscar Wilde begins with the Irish playwright's earliest extant letter, thanking his mother for the hamper she had sent to him at school. It includes letters about his travels in Italy, his American lecture tour, the staging of his first play (Vera, or the Nihilists), arrangements for the publication of a friend's poetry collection, and exchanges in the press with artist James McNeill Whistler. The letters, some of which have been excerpted or redacted, are sourced from auction catalogues, newspapers, biographies, and other texts in the public ...
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Ever Yours, Oscar
- Selected Letters by Oscar Wilde, Performed by Brian Bedford
- By: Peter Wylde - compiler
- Narrated by: Brian Bedford
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Ever Yours, Oscar tells the story of Oscar Wilde's life through his letters, revealing little-known aspects of the man whose timeless works range from The Picture of Dorian Gray to The Importance of Being Earnest. Brian Bedford, the late Tony-winning actor, brings Wilde's words to life in this unique, engaging performance.
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Ever Yours, Oscar
- Selected Letters by Oscar Wilde, Performed by Brian Bedford
- Narrated by: Brian Bedford
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 01-08-17
- Language: English
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I Love Lucy
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom
- By: Gregg Oppenheimer
- Narrated by: Ron Bottitta, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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The onscreen pairing of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz is at the heart of one of the most popular TV shows in history. Who would have thought that to get on the air, they had to battle both a network and a sponsor who thought the show couldn't possibly succeed? Playwright Gregg Oppenheimer, son of I Love Lucy’s creator Jess Oppenheimer, spins the hilarious true story behind America’s beloved TV comedy.
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I Love Lucy
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom
- Narrated by: Ron Bottitta, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Abigail Marks, Matthew Floyd Miller, Rob Nagle, Oscar Nuñez, Nick Toren
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 20-09-18
- Language: English
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Hollywood Playhouse - The Oscar’s Collection
- Adapted for Radio & Performed in Front of a Live Studio Audience by Many of the Original Film Stars
- By: Mr Punch Audiobooks
- Narrated by: Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Claudette Colbert, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Hollywood Playhouse - The Oscar's Collection is a unique compilation of 12 Oscar winning films specially adapted for the radio and performed by many of the original film stars in front of a live studio audience. Originally broadcast on the radio, they were to become as popular with the public as the movies themselves.
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Hollywood Playhouse - The Oscar’s Collection
- Adapted for Radio & Performed in Front of a Live Studio Audience by Many of the Original Film Stars
- Narrated by: Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Bette Davis, Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Cary Grant, Sydney Greenstreet, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Huston, Alan Ladd
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-07-22
- Language: English
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The Philosophy of Modern Song
- By: Bob Dylan
- Narrated by: Bob Dylan, Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a masterclass on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over 60 essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyses what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan’s unique prose.
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Musings of a master
- By jonb@armslength.co.uk on 25-01-23
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The Philosophy of Modern Song
- Narrated by: Bob Dylan, Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, John Goodman, Oscar Isaac, Helen Mirren, Rita Moreno, Sissy Spacek, Alfre Woodard, Jeffrey Wright, Renée Zellweger
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-11-22
- Language: English
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Canterville Ghost, The by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
- By: Valerio Di Stefano
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The American Minister and his family have bought the English stately home Canterville Chase, complete with the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville - blood-stains, clanking chains and all. But these modern Americans will have no truck with ghostly goings-on, and set out to beat the spectre at his own game. (Summary by David Barnes)
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Amusing & Delightful
- By Anonymous User on 13-04-24
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Oscar Wilde: The Story of an Unhappy Friendship by Robert Sherard (1861 - 1943)
- By: Valerio Di Stefano
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Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Story of an Unhappy Friendship was the first of his four biographies of the Irish playwright and wit. - Summary by Rob Board
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Ideal Husband, An by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
- By: Valerio Di Stefano
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An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place within a single day. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." (Summary from Wikipedia) Characters:Narrator – Read by Alex FosterThe Earl Of Caversham, K.G. – Read by LintonViscount Goring, his son – Read by John GonzalezSir Robert Chiltern, Bart., Under-Secretary ...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- A Full-Cast Production Featuring Tim Brooke-Taylor
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Full Cast Audio Drama, Tim Brooke-Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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The most renowned and wittiest of Oscar Wilde's comedies, The Importance of Being Earnest ridicules Victorian sensibilities and is still strikingly relevant to this day. This full-cast audio adaptation featuring Tim Brooke-Taylor as Lady Bracknell is unique yet at the same time reassuringly familiar, with wonderful performances from the Offstage Theatre Group.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- A Full-Cast Production Featuring Tim Brooke-Taylor
- Narrated by: Full Cast Audio Drama, Tim Brooke-Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Release date: 27-05-21
- Language: English
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Oscar
- By: Mauricio Segura
- Narrated by: Nick Gallager
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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Inspired by the life of legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, Mauricio Segura’s Oscar evokes periods across time, from the Depression-era Montreal neighbourhood of Little Burgundy to the swinging cabarets of the 1950s, while offering a reflection on the bonds between an artist and the Caribbean diaspora from which he comes. But above all, Oscar is a poignant homage to a musical giant, a man who changed the face of jazz forever.
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Oscar
- Narrated by: Nick Gallager
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 12-03-19
- Language: English
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The Masterworks of Orson Welles
- By: Oscar Wilde, Saki, Joseph Conrad, and others
- Narrated by: Orson Welles
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
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Here are legendary director, producer, screenwriter, author, and actor Orson Welles' historic interpretations of excerpts from classic literature. Includes selections from Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince', H.G. Wells' "The Red Room", Saki's "Shredni Vashtar", Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Sharer", Rudyard Kipling's "Riki-Tikii-Tavi", Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Wakefield", Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart", and Robert Louis Stevenson's "Letter to the Reverend Dr. Hyde".
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The Masterworks of Orson Welles
- Narrated by: Orson Welles
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 22-08-17
- Language: English
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Life of Oscar Wilde, The by Robert Sherard (1861 - 1943)
- By: Valerio Di Stefano
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Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Life of Oscar Wilde was the second of his four biographies of the Irish playwright and wit. - Summary by Rob Board
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The Black Guy Dies First
- Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar
- By: Robin R. Means Coleman, Mark H. Harris
- Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in April. This timely book is a must-listen for cinema and horror fans alike.
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The Black Guy Dies First
- Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar
- Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 07-02-23
- Language: English
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Richard Eybner Live
- By: Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Oscar Deleglise, Josef Weinheber, and others
- Narrated by: Richard Eybner
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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Live-Aufnahme aus den Vortragsabenden im Mozartsaal des Konzerthauses, der Babenbergerhalle in Klosterneuburg und des Stadttheaters in Leoben.
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Richard Eybner Live
- Narrated by: Richard Eybner
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Release date: 16-05-23
- Language: German
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Ballad of Reading Gaol, The by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
- By: Mentor New York
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Wilde’s meditation on capital punishment, the Ballad of Reading Gaol comes after he was convicted and imprisoned under charges of gross indecency. The charges stemmed from his affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquis of Queensberry. It relates the story of an execution of a man who murdered his wife which Wilde witnessed during his internment. Published in 1898, it was Wilde’s last published poem as he would die in 1900 from cerebral meningitis, caused by syphilis.(Summary by John Gonzalez)
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Audiobook)
- By: Oscar Wilde
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LibriVox recording of The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde.Source: https://archive.org/details/dorian_gray_librivox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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