Movies Oral

Will we ever get tired of watching Cher navigate Beverly Hills High School and discover true love in the movie Clueless? As if! Written by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone, Clueless is an enduring comedy classic that remains one of the most streamed movies on Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes even 20 years after its release. In the first book of its kind, Jen Chaney has compiled an oral history of the making of this iconic film using recollections and insights collected from key cast and crew members.

Based on characters created by Archie Comics, Josie and the Pussycats was a box office disappointment for MGM and Universal who produced and distributed the movie but has gone on to become a cult classic in the years since. Best Movie Ever is the product of dozens of hours of interviews with members of the movie’s cast and crew, as well as industry analysts, comic book creators, and the fans who helped keep the movie alive after the filmmakers had been told it was “dead on arrival".

An explosive oral history of emo’s takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FALL OUT BOY, PARAMORE, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, JIMMY EAT WORLD, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, AND MANY MORE If Meet Me in the Bathroom traced New York City's early 2000’s rock scene...

This program is read by the authors (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker), Laura Orrico and Joe Praino, with special appearances by an all-star cast of comedy giants, including the film's stars, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, as well as Beau Bridges, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Peter...

This program includes an introduction read by Mark A. Altman From the authors of The Fifty-Year Mission and So Say We All, comes the first and only comprehensive oral history of the Star Wars movie franchise. For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars...

Fourth-generation fundamentalist Carlton Pearson, a Christian megastar and host, takes a courageous and controversial stand on religion that proposes a hell-less Christianity and a gospel of inclusion that calls for an end to local and worldwide conflicts and divisions along religious lines. In...

Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque. His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before...

This is the true story behind the making of a television legend. There have been many books written about Star Trek, but never with the unprecedented access, insight and candor of authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. Having covered the franchise for over three decades, they’ve assembled...

Numerous surveys reveal that over 50% of sexually active women have not consistently experienced orgasms. This is not a good statistic. However, things are rapidly changing. In contemporary society, the dialogue around women's sexuality has evolved from mere whispers in dimly lit rooms to open and informed discussions across various platforms. Embracing the right to sexual pleasure, especially cunnilingus, stands as a beacon of progress, demonstrating how far we've come in recognizing women's autonomy over their own bodies and sexual desires. Cunnilingus, as an act of sexual pleasure ...

In this time between worlds and time between stories, we stand poised between a potential dystopia and an unimaginably beautiful future. Only a new Story of Value as a context for our diversity can change the vector of history towards a possible utopia. Movies are often the channel through which the voice of culture discloses itself. Hidden in the public texts of culture is a movement towards a new human and a new humanity. Understanding the hidden text of She—woven into the fabric of our public stories—is a key part of this new Story of Value.

The definitive, unofficial oral history of the making of the iconic and beloved Lord of the Rings film trilogy—featuring interviews with cast and crew, who give the inside story of the landmark series twenty-five years after its original release. Celebrate the beloved, influential, and truly...

While this story can stand on its own, you might pick up the first volume, Keeping Kelly or the first series starting with Refreshing Rachel! Kelly left Tucker a year ago... ...but he's more than happy to have her back! He'd loved her completely, but for her, the marriage had just been one of convenience. His beautiful wife had apparently just used him to get permanent resident staus, but nearly a year later she had to come back home, facing possible deportation back to her home in Norway. Tucker's got a heart of gold, though, visiting a marriage counselor to get some idea about the best ...

Angela DeFries is at the top of the art world...but she wants more. Can a mysterious art expert catapult her to glory? Or does she only want Angela's complete submission? As Angela falls into an inescapable web of art, hypnosis, and pleasure, she may find her control slipping away as fast as her clothing!

NARRATED BY THE AUTHORS A fond and nostalgic cultural history of It's a Wonderful Life, celebrating the beloved holiday film's actors and creators, its unexpected journey from public domain to holiday classic, and what its enduring legacy reveals about America. An indelible time capsule into the...

Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque. His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before...

Allie has never understood the big deal about sex. It's a chore that sometimes makes her some decent money - if she performs on camera, that is. But without passion, Allie's not having any luck. It'll take Karina's hypnotic conditioning - and Allie's complete submission - to turn Allie into the star she was meant to be!

Doug is what you'd call clinically shy. Fortunately, things are about to change... Finally stepping out of his box to achieve his dream of attending the comic book convention is the spark. Almost overwhelmed by the gorgeous cosplay babes as far as the eye can see, some of whom are dressed as his favorite fantasy movie characters, Doug runs into a guy that seems incredibly skilled with the ladies! In the fracas, he finds a coin that was dropped, which will change his life forever; turning him from a shy and nerdy teenager into the alpha-male he's always dreamed of being, with any woman he ...

Whoever thought that getting your big break would be so stressful? Ever since Jill started casting her indie masterpiece, "Moon Over Mud Nation," she hasn't slept a wink. If only a leading lady would appear. If only Jill could finally relax. When she meets hot young star Audrey, both of her wishes will come true...with a heaping side-helping of hypnotic obedience!

Trina would do anything to be an actress. When she gets her big break, there's only one little thing she'll have to do...go under hypnosis for an edgy part. But sexy showrunner Jean may have different ideas of what do do with an entranced actress!

In the early 1970s, Jack Olsen gained access to fifteen women working at one of New York City's most prestigious corporations. They were single, educated, well-paid, and by every external measure living the dream. He sat down with each of them and asked them to tell the truth. What they told him was not what anyone expected. Olsen steps back entirely in this book, letting the women speak without interruption, in their own words. What emerges is a portrait of lives lived under enormous pressure: the intra-office competition, the complicated relationships with the men they worked for and ...