Best Screenplays Of All Time - April 2024

A Raisin in the Sun

This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679755330
• ASIN: 0679755330
• ISBN: 0679755330
• Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Tim Burton

Tim Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking over the past three decades. With a visual style inspired by the aesthetics of animation and silent comedy, Burton's work melds the exotic, the horrific and the comic, manipulating expressionism and fantasy with the skill of a graphic novelist. Published to accompany a major career retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art, this affordable volume considers Burton's career as an artist and filmmaker. It narrates the evolution of his creative practices, following the current of his visual imagination from his earliest childhood drawings throug... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0870707604
• ASIN: 0870707604
• ISBN: 0870707604
• Brand: Magliozzi, Ron/ He, Jenny/ Burton, Tim (CON)/ Burton, Tim
• Manufacturer: The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Simpsonology: There's a Little Bit of Springfield in All of Us

In this amusing and informative appreciation of The Simpsons, sociologist Tim Delaney looks at the many ways America's longest-running sitcom and animated TV program reflects American culture. For more than fifteen years, the Simpsons have touched upon nearly every aspect of the American social scene―from family dynamics and social mores to local customs and national institutions. With over four hundred episodes aired so far, Delaney finds a goldmine of insights couched in parody on any number of perennial topics:• On television's influence on American culture, Krusty the Clown says, "Woul... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1591025591
• ASIN: 1591025591
• ISBN: 1591025591
• Brand: Brand: Prometheus Books
• Manufacturer: Prometheus

Adventures In Time and Space (Star Trek): All Series)

• ASIN: 0671034154
• ASIN: 0671034154
• ISBN: 0671034154
• Brand: Brand: Pocket Books/Star Trek
• Manufacturer: Pocket Books/Star Trek

The Greatest Movies Ever: The Ultimate Ranked List of the 101 Best Films of All Time!

The 101 best movies ever made—from around the world and across a century—unfold here in order, along with critical commentary, behind-the-scenes information, and hundreds of lush photographs. Movie ranking has become an annual sport, and this global, all-encompassing list features the best of all time. It is sure to be a must-have for every dedicated filmgoer eager to watch the greats that he or she has not yet seen and to recall favorite films from every era. Completely revised since its hardcover publication, it features movies from as recently as 2007, plus a new foreword. Full-color, t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B005OI1X68
• ASIN: B005OI1X68
• Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

All About Eve

• ASIN: B004LQIA10
• ASIN: B004LQIA10

Gone With The Wind - The Greatest Love Story Of All Time!: Beautiful Notebook Journal for Gone With the Wind Fans Featuring Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett ... Writing Book With Blank Ruled Lined Pages

Take a look at this gorgeous notebook journal made especially for Gone With The Wind fans. It features Scarlett and Rhett on the cover. This journal makes a perfect gift for Gone With The Wind lovers – perfect for writing thoughts, notes or ideas, keeping lists, creating poetry, keeping as a diary or planner, helping to get co-ordinated, or a hundred other uses. It is just the right size (6” x 9”) for throwing in a purse, bag or backpack so it will be handy for use anywhere. It has blank lined pages with a beautiful flower header on each page reminiscent of the magnolia blossoms of the S... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1075408849
• ASIN: 1075408849
• ISBN: 1075408849
• Manufacturer: Independently published

Vic Firth Tim Genis -- Articulate

Produces immediate attack at loud and soft dynamic levels. Wood core.

• ASIN: B0002F5C60
• UPC: 750795012435
• ASIN: B0002F5C60
• Brand: Vic Firth
• Manufacturer: Vic Firth Drumsticks

Hamilton: The Revolution

A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda.Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater, this once-in-a-generati... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1455539740
• UPC: 710308291108
• ASIN: 1455539740
• ISBN: 1455539740
• Brand: Jeremy McCarter Lin Manuel Miranda
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood T-Shirt for Mens XL Black

100 % cotton T-shirt

• ASIN: B07S231TNM
• ASIN: B07S231TNM
• Brand: S1ee9ess
• Size: X-Large
• Manufacturer: S1ee9ess

Once in a Lifetime Trips: The World's 50 Most Extraordinary and Memorable Travel Experiences

Book Description Fly-fish in the virgin waters of the Chilean fjords, arriving by helicopter; navigate Alaska on a boat as luxurious as a four-star hotel but small enough to sail where the big cruise ships can’t; embark on a private-jet tour to the great opera houses in Europe with behind-the-scenes passes: experience the classic links of the British Open. Once in a Lifetime Trips is a trove of ideas for travels that are unique, decadent, and off the beaten path. Each trip is captured through stunning photography and an essay based on in-depth interviews with experts who have firsthand knowl... [Read More]

• ASIN: 030740692X
• ASIN: 030740692X
• ISBN: 9780307406927
• Manufacturer: Potter Style

Jurassic Park Collection: Jurassic Park [3D/Blu-ray]/ The Lost World Jurassic Park [Blu-ray]/ Jurassic Park III [Blu-ray]/ Jurassic World [3D/Blu-ray]

Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World, an epic action-adventure.

• ASIN: B00ZJ2GRZ6
• UPC: 025192317057
• ASIN: B00ZJ2GRZ6
• Brand: Universal Studios
• Manufacturer: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Italy by Train: 50 Unforgettable Trips and All the Sights Along the Way

Suggests fifty railway journeys through the regions of Italy, and offers practical advice on trains, money-saving tips, and where to eat and sleep in towns along the way

• ASIN: 0679028277
• ASIN: 0679028277
• ISBN: 0679028277
• Brand: Brand: Fodor's
• Manufacturer: Fodor's

Call Me by Your Name: A Novel

• ASIN: B004L62E08
• ASIN: B004L62E08
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The Story Solution: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take

Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay - the ""23 Steps All Great Heroes Must Take."" It's an easy to understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful storytelling elements they need. With true insight, a master teacher of screenwriting pinpoints the story structure reasons most new spec scripts don't sell; then uses scores of examples from popular hit movies to present, step by step, his revolutionary Hero Goal Sequences blueprint for writing blockbuster movies.

• ASIN: 1615930841
• ASIN: 1615930841
• ISBN: 1615930841
• Manufacturer: Michael Wiese Productions

The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time : A Mind-Blowing Challenge of Math, Logic, and Wordplay

Solve history's greatest puzzles with this classic collection of brain teasers from The Best Brain Teasers of All Time.The best brain teasers are those that have challenged and captivated the attention of puzzle lovers throughout

• UPC: 391173498

All Time Best Soups

A perfect soup recipe is one you make forever--it is comforting, nourishing, the very essence of flavor. In this handsome, focused cookbook, the experts at Cooks Illustrated boil the world of soups down to the

• UPC: 51330541
• Rating: 5.0

Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball? : MR STATS Sets the Record Straight on the Top 50 NBA Players of All Time

ABC and ESPNUs "Mr. Stats" ranks the NBAUs greatest players of all time in this provocative and comprehensive

• UPC: 28323401

MGM Best Screenplay Double Feature: Thelma & Louise / Fargo (Widescreen)

Fargo / Thelma & Louise (Double

• UPC: 10752576
• Color: YOther

The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time

A collection of love poems by top writers includes pieces by Sappho, Shakespeare, Keats, Frost, Poe, and Whitman, and features accompanying introductions and biographical

• UPC: 1886607

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (CD)

R.E.M. -quot;In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003quot; - An essential introduction to R.E.M., this 2003 compilation features iconic singles from the seminal alt-rockers, including quot;Everybody Hurts,quot; quot;Nightswimmingquot; and quot;Losing My Religion.quot; In Time culls

• UPC: 52161578
• Rating: 5.0

The 100 Best Poems of All Time

An anthology of poetry from around the world includes works by Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Keats, Poe, both Brownings, Dickinson, Eliot, Neruda, Plath, and Angelou, as well as poems and songs that have entered popular

• UPC: 1071285
• Rating: 4.0

How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time

9780684813790

• UPC: 25950397
• Rating: 4.0

In Time: The Best Of REM 1988-2003 (CD)

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (Special Edition) (2CD) (Digi-Pak) (CD

• UPC: 2416325
• Rating: 4.0

Time After Time: Best of (CD)

2009 collection from the 80s Pop diva whose quirky fashion and hook-filled Pop music made her a worldwide superstar. 14 tracks including Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, True Colors, She Bop

• UPC: 29499131
• Rating: 1.0