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Chocolat
Based on the novel by Joanne Harris
Nominated for an Oscar in 2001, Chocolat tells the story of a woman whose arrival
in a staid small French town brings changes its habitants forever. Her magical
chocoates somehow manage to bring out their secret desires, and coax them to
abandon themselves to temptation and happiness. She discovers her own capacity
for life when another stranger arrives, a stranger who helps her stand her ground
when the conservative elements of the town try to shut down the store and run
her out of town. $14.95.
The Whale Rider
Witi Ihimaera
Softcover, 152 pp. $11.95.
The Cider House Rules
John Irving
Screenplay for the motion picture directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Includes an introduction
by the author and production stills. $14.95.
Waking Ned Devine
Kirk Jones
After playing the lotto all his life Ned Devine has died from the shock of winning
it. The ticket will go unclaimed unless someone can impersonate Ned and claim the
cash. There begins a hilarious tale of beautifully observed comedy and characterization,
a genuinely funny screenplay about love, friendship and the true meaning of fortune.
$18.99.
A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor
The day of reckoning has come to the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, home of A
Prairie Home Companion. The show is closing, the theater is going dark.
Station WLT has been sold to a broadcast conglomerate in Texas, The wrecking
ball is poised to swing as the regulars arrive for the last broadcast in a state
of disbelief -- the Johnson Girls, Yolanda and Rhonda, and the singing cowboys,
Dusty and Lefty, crooner Chuck Akers, and announcer Garrison Keillor. But when
the Dangerous Woman appears with her golden Botticellian hair and dazzling white
trench coat, the final curtain catches them all by surprise. Softcover, 158 pp.
$17.00.
The Three Colours Trilogy: Blue, White, Red
Krzysztof Kieslowski & Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Screenplays for the motion pictures directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Includes production
stills. $23.99.
Love and Death on Long Island
Richard Kwietniowski
The tale of a venerated English novelist whose life is irrevocably changed by a careless
act of cinema going... He sees an American teen movie and is besotted by one of the
bit players. Swiftly becoming an enthralled expert on American youth culture and
armed with every possible scrap of representation of the actor he travels to Long
Island determined to find the object of his obsession. $18.99.
My Name is Joe
Paul Laverty
Joe is on the wagon after chaotic years of drinking. He is bursting with energy,
determined to live life to the full, running the worst football team in Glasgow.
Sarah, private and independent, is a health visitor who lives for her work. A powerful
screenplay that explores with great clarity the often painful choices faced when
you discover the one you love. A moving and emotionally charged contemporary tale.
$18.99.
All or Nothing
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh's All or Nothing focuses on the troubled relationship between a
London couple whose love for eachother is rediscovered when one of them becomes dreadfully
ill. Softcover, 153 pp. $20.00.
The Aviator
John Logan
A daredevil who risked his life in aviation, a filmmaker who risked his fortune
in cinema, a playboy who risked his heart with Hollywood starlets: these are
but a few of the facets of Howard Hughes. John Logan's screenplay, for the film
by Martin Scorsese, is a rich and penetrating examination of one the most fascinating
and complex figures of the 20th century. Softcover, 194 pp. $14.95.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace -- Illustrated Screenplay
George Lucas
This special volume is lavishly illustrated with pages of original line-art storyboards
pulled from the legendary Lucasfilm archives. These sequential drawings whisk you
through the wondrous events of the movie itself, transporting you behind the scenes
and revealing a vital part of the creative process. $21.00.
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