Scott Essman
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Brilliant book, written by Frank Zappa himself, rife with equal amounts of stories from the music world, humorous anecdotes, and never-before-seen inside info. Highly recommended for even the casual Zappa fan with a cursory interest in his remarkable life and career.
The Real Frank Zappa Book
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Great doc about a little station on Long Island that could, and did, introduce many US listeners to British New Wave of the early-1980s.
Dare To Be Different
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Excellent complementary piece to the documentary about cinematographers entitled Visions of Light.
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
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A lovable homage to genre films of the 1950s and 1960s by a very young John Landis and his compatriot, makeup and monster designer Rick Baker.
Schlock
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Directed by sound designer Ben Burtt, "Special Effects: Anything Can Happen" chronicles the history of visual effects for films, including Lucasfilm's original Star Wars (for which Burtt designed all sounds) and the emergence of Industrial Light + Magic. Included is an overview of the work of Ray Harryhausen and a re-creation of King Kong—with stop-motion animation by Dave Allen—set atop the Transamerica Tower in San Francisco. Though only 40 minutes, this film, created exclusively for true IMAX movie theaters, handing 15-perf 70mm film stock, is a must-see for any and all fans of the fantastical in cinema.
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
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Excellent, insightful documentary about the man behind the Universal Classic Monsters from 1928-1947.
Jack Pierce, the Maker of Monsters
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