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The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up | David Rensin

#FallCardSwap

Oh no @Bookwormjillk the mail gremlins ate the contents of your envelope! Nothing was inside when it delivered. 😢

TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie Oh no!!! 1w

Bookwormjillk What the heck! It wasn‘t even bumpy 😂 Was someone looking for money?? I have extras I‘ll send you a new one. 1w

lil1inblue 😱 Eep! 1w

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CrowCAH @Bookwormjillk that‘s very kind! Thanks 😊 1w

CSeydel Sometimes they get caught in the sorting machine. 1w

Sparklemn That seal is stunning! 🌹 1w

AnnCrystal
🥺 Yikes! (edited) 1w

CrowCAH @Sparklemn it was a sticker in PicCollage! 7d

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JoeMo

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride | Cary Elwes, Joe Layden

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This was a cute book that fanatics of the movie should enjoy. I would compare it to watching an old episode of A&E‘s Biography where they were relatively lightweight stuff. However, it genuinely seems that everyone in the cast and crew got along so well and that filming went down without any major issues to the point there wasn‘t much juice to report. I enjoyed the stories about William Goldman visiting the set and Andre the most!
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TheAromaofBooks

SheReadsAndWrites I listened to the audiobook and loved it. 🙂 1w

TheAromaofBooks I loved the way this book just felt like a friendly reminisce instead of a gossip column, if that makes sense haha Also, I have had a bit of a family crisis this week, but have every intention of posting your Trapped in a Spooky House picks very soon!! 1w

JoeMo @TheAromaofBooks That definitely makes sense, but I had to laugh and shake my head a bit when I realized the ATV-related toe injury was going to be the most controversial part of making the film!😂 I hope your family is okay and there‘s absolutely no rush on the Trapped in a Spooky House list. Like literally you could drop the list on 9/30 at 11:59 pm and it would be all good 👍 1w

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bibliothecarivs

Kingdom of Heaven: The Ridley Scott Film and the History Behind the Story | Ridley Scott

Recent acquisition for our personal library.

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MemoirsForMe

Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! | David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker

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In 1977, this hilarious trio took their 1st film(Kentucky Fried Movie)to any & all college audiences. That‘s when I interviewed them for my campus newspaper. They‘ve cracked me up ever since! Their comedy is both groundbreaking & irreverent. Backstories about Airplane, the cast and die-hard fans are a hoot! The flow of the interviews with the film history is a bit wonky. But if you can quote any lines from this crazy movie, you‘ll love this book.

MemoirsForMe David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams must have started the trend for celebrity cameos in movies simply by having the nerve to ask! Even Ethel Merman and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: “Why not!” 1mo

Ruthiella I loved this movie and every other vehicle it spawned with Leslie Nielsen or Lloyd Bridges. And please, don‘t call me Shirley! 😜 1mo

KellyHamHer @Ruthiella my family still quotes this line to this day!! 1mo

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TheBookHippie Oh how fun!!! 1mo

AmyG Oh wow! I remember so well seeing this with friends and how we all laughed and laughed. 1mo

MemoirsForMe @Ruthiella Me too! Leslie was so grateful to these writers for launching his career. They also created Police Squad and The Naked Gun movies. Beau and Jeff Bridges loved seeing their Dad in a comedy for a change. Lloyd had a blast! 1mo

MemoirsForMe @KellyHamHer Us too! 😄 1mo

MemoirsForMe @TheBookHippie It feels so good to laugh and this book had quite a few! 😄 1mo

MemoirsForMe @AmyG I somehow knew you‘d remember this one! This book brought back so many memories for me too. Hard to believe it came out 45 years ago. 😂 1mo

TheBookHippie Laughter is such medicine currently. 1mo

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LiseWorks

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece | Michael Benson

#CharacterCharm Scientist @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2mo

AmyG I love your music posts. Love classic rock. 2mo

LiseWorks @AmyG thanks, I love the 70s rock the best. 2mo

AmyG Same. I grew up listening to that. 2mo

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bunneeboy

Putting the Rabbit in the Hat | Brian Cox

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“It‘s all in the text…”

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Mshookquilts

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel | Tom Hanks

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Wow! Really enjoyed this and especially it being written in the format of a movie production. So many lovable characters and one you love to hate. Bill Johnson (don‘t call him BJ) is out to make a movie, inspired by an old comic. And it‘s going to be a blockbuster.

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bibliothecarivs

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion | C. S. Lewis, Perry Moore

Random book from our personal library.

#narnia #film

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dabbe

Vertigo: The Making of a Hitchcock Classic | Dan Auiler

#haikuaday
#haikuhive

Had a major vertigo episode this morning, which prompted me to think of this movie.

Dizziness grips him––
fear and longing twist his heart ...
past the ledge, she falls.

Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, ImperfectCJ, lil1inblue, The_Book_Ninja, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me

JenlovesJT47 Such a great freaking movie!! Love Jimmy Stewart. Hope you‘re feeling better! ♥️♥️♥️ 3mo

lil1inblue Ooooh! 🤩 This is excellent! Love the mood it evokes. P.S. Hope the vertigo episode has cleared. Those are no fun! 3mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 TY! I'm almost normal again. 🥴😅😊 3mo

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dabbe @lil1inblue No, they aren't. Reminds me of a college bender ... or two. TY! 🥴😅😊 3mo

TheBookHippie Blech I hate those. 🫣😵‍💫 3mo

Mollyanna Oh no! Hope you are feeling better. Great movie 🎥 Kim Novak was phenomenal in it. 3mo

Butterfinger On one hand, I hate that you had a spell. On the other hand, shout-out to Jimmy Stewart. Funny story @JenlovesJT47 I couldn't think of a password this morning, got really frustrated, and someone yelled out, "It has to deal with Jimmy Stewart." Even Butterfinger, my username. His favorite candy bar. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Butterfinger oh that‘s awesome!! I‘ve been a huge Old Hollywood fan since I was 18 and he‘s always been one of my favorites. It‘s A Wonderful Life is my favorite Christmas movie by far. I haven‘t actually watched Vertigo in years but Denise has inspired me! Have you read his book of poetry? It‘s so sweet and so Jimmy lol.

Jimmy Stewart and His Poems

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CBee We all know you just had too many beverages for your birthday yesterday, Denise 😂😂😂 @dabbe (all joking aside, vertigo can kiss my grits) 3mo

Susanita I hope you‘re feeling better. 3mo

Mimi28 Happy belated birthday!! I hope you feel better soon!! I will be sending you something in a week or so I promise. If you want to write me first that would be awesome 😎 without the list I have to find all my letters. Please don‘t be mad or upset with me 🥲 3mo

Butterfinger Oh yes. It was a Christmas present one year. @JenlovesJT47 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Butterfinger of course! Sounds like my slight obsession with William Holden and Cary Grant 😍🤓😬 3mo

Amiable Ugh! I feel your pain. Literally. I‘ve had vertigo episodes so severe I ended up in the ER. I will go to great lengths to avoid triggering an episode. Hope you are on solid ground ASAP! 3mo

AnnCrystal 🙏🏼🐝 Hope you're all better now 🙏🏼💝. 3mo

MemoirsForMe Great haiku and movie! Hope you‘re feeling better ❤️ 3mo

dabbe @Mimi28 TY! I just emailed you the last list I had. 🩵💙🩵 3mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Vertigo or college benders? 😂 3mo

dabbe @Mollyanna TY; I am. She was phenomenal, wasn't she? 😍 3mo

dabbe @Butterfinger I had no idea that's why you had your handle! How cool is that? I adore Jimmy Stewart. And @JenlovesJT47, I saw him live on the Johnny Carson show reciting some of his poems from that very book! I must have been 7-8 years old! My favorite movie of his is ANOTHER THIN MAN; he was so good in that one! 😍 3mo

dabbe @CBee Who, me? 😌 Yeah, vertigo totally sucks. I'm doing better now, though. 😍 3mo

dabbe @Susanita TY; I am. 😍 3mo

dabbe @Amiable OMG, I can't imagine. I think we talked about this once before. It totally sucks. I just forget sometimes to move slowly. I whipped my head down to scruff it up with some hair goo, and boy, did I pay for that! I'm doing better now, though. 😍 3mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal TY; I'm doing better. 😍 3mo

dabbe @MemoirsForMe TY; I am. 😍 3mo

JenlovesJT47 Ooh yes I love the Thin Man movies! Nick & Nora are the best! And it was great seeing Jimmy go against type in that one. He‘s such an adorable yet sexy boy next door in his younger years. If you haven‘t seen it you have to watch The Shop Around The Corner around Christmastime. Such a great movie! ♥️ 3mo

Cuilin Oh vertigo sucks!! Both my parents and myself have it. Hope today is a better day. 2mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe vertigo… I loathe it. I didn‘t drink alcohol until my later grownup years. 2mo

julieclair I‘m amazed that, while suffering vertigo, you were still able to haiku about it. How??? Glad you‘re feeling more stable now. 💙 2mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 LOVE that one! Way better than YOU'VE GOT MAIL IMHO. That and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE = #jimmyfortheholidays 🎄 2mo

dabbe @Cuilin TY; I am doing better today. Have to remind myself to move head slowly! 😍 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Boy, wish I could say the same. My college years were quite something. 🥴 2mo

dabbe @julieclair Oh, I wrote the haiku hours later, after the vertigo had settled down. 💙 2mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe helps to be poor & on your own & working three jobs and protesting & funerals 😭 I was at the clubs -I was just generally the driver 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ let‘s be real I‘m stubborn and I‘ll be damned if anything controls me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie I could have used your resolve back then. 😂 I didn't have much $$ either. That's why we usually went to a place called Dirtbags (still in business) where you could get 50-cent kamikaze shots. Need I say more? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 2mo

JenlovesJT47 Yes I agree!! IAWL is my favorite Christmas movie! You must track down the colorized version, it is so well done. ♥️ 2mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Will do! 💙 2mo

Mimi28 Thanks!! Glad you are feeling better 🩷I am sending you something Tuesday 😊🫶🏽🩷😎 2mo

dabbe @Mimi28 😘😍😘 2mo

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Cronenberg on Cronenberg | David Cronenberg, Chris Rodley

David Cronenberg in the Criterion closet. https://youtu.be/UUM9Wrn2F3c?si=3VFJxOrpVi_t2zCo

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