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History & Criticism Audiobooks

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    As You Wish

    Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

    by Cary Elwes, Joe Layden ...
    Narrated by Cary Elwes, Rob Reiner, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Chris Sarandon, Andy Scheinman, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright0 ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 1 min

    From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Feel Free

    Essays

    by Zadie Smith ...
    Narrated by Nikki Amuka-Bird ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 53 min

    Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Feel Free by Zadie Smith, read by Nikki Amuka-Bird.From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Changing My Mind and Swing Time - discover a second unmissable collection of essays from Zadie Smith'Generous, courageous, and tough-minded... [A] classic English essayist in the vein of Orwell, Woolf and Angela Carter' Financial Times<... ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Cinema Speculation

    by Quentin Tarantino ...
    Narrated by Quentin Tarantino, Edoardo Ballerini ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 9 min

    A unique cocktail of personal memoir, cultural criticism and Hollywood history by the one and only Quentin Tarantino.The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the number one New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.In addition to being a... ... Read more

    $46.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Hollywood

    The Oral History

    by Sam Wasson, Jeanine Basinger ...
    Narrated by Marni Penning, Timothy Andres Pabon ...

    Unabridged

    28 hours 48 min

    Hollywood: The Oral History covers the history of Hollywood from the Silent era up to the 21st century.What makes this book unique from any other survey of Hollywood's history is that it is the history of an art form through the words of those people who created it - from Harold Lloyd to Katharine Hepburn to Warren Beatty to Jane Fonda and beyond, including directors, writers, producers, editors, ... Read more

    $66.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Still Just a Geek

    by Wil Wheaton ...
    Narrated by Wil Wheaton ...

    Unabridged

    23 hours 50 min

    Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom!Wil Wheaton grew up.Ideally, this is what everyone does. But most of us don’t do it in front of millions of people. Wil was a very famous kid – right up until he wasn’t. After that, ... Read more

    $62.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Love and Let Die

    Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche

    by John Higgs ...
    Narrated by John Higgs ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 57 min

    The Beatles are the biggest band there has ever been. James Bond is the single most successful movie character of all time. They are also twins. Dr No, the first Bond film, and 'Love Me Do', the first Beatles record, were both released on the same day - Friday, 5 October 1962. Most countries can only dream of a cultural export becoming a worldwide phenomenon on this scale. For Britain to produce ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Girls on Film

    Lessons From a Life of Watching Women in Movies

    by Alicia Malone ...
    Narrated by Brigid Lohrey ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 45 min

    With humor and honesty, Girls on Film looks at the good, the bad, and the unfairly written women in film. A celebration of the power of cinema and the hidden messages within media and culture, this collection of personal essays explores the women who inspired and confused a young film enthusiast. A movie freak with a feminist message. In the tradition of feminist authors, film reporter Alicia ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy'

    On Where Eagles Dare

    by Geoff Dyer ...
    Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 22 min

    Penguin presents the audiobook edition of 'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy' by Geoff Dyer, read by Roy McMillan.From the acclaimed writer and critic Geoff Dyer, an extremely funny scene-by-scene analysis of Where Eagles Dare - published as the film reaches its 50th anniversaryA thrilling Alpine adventure starring a magnificent, bleary-eyed Richard Burton and a coolly anachronistic Clint Eastwood, ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Le cinéma italien

    by Jean-Claude Carrière ...
    Narrated by Jean-Claude Carrière ...

    Unabridged

    57 min

    L'amour du cinéma italien, Jean-Claude Carrière, scénariste de Luis Buñuel et de Louis Malle, nous parle avec passion de son amour du cinéma italien, des films et des metteurs en scène et des acteurs qu'il a connus et qui l'ont marqués : Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Monica Vitti, Marcello Mastroianni... Élégance, tendresse, humour et gravité. Il évoque cette ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A Companion to Steven Spielberg

    by Nigel Morris ...
    Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

    Unabridged

    29 hours

    A Companion to Steven Spielberg provides an authoritative collection of essays exploring the achievements and legacy of one of the most influential film directors of the modern era. - Offers comprehensive coverage of Spielberg's directorial output, from early works, including Duel, The Sugarland Express, and Jaws, to recent films - Explores Spielberg's contribution to the development of visual ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    For No Reason at All

    The Changing Narrative of the First World War in American Film

    by Jeffrey A. Hinkelman ...
    Narrated by David de Vries ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 43 min

    The years following the signing of the Armistice saw a transformation of attitudes regarding military conflict as America attempted to digest the First World War. During these years popular film culture in the US created new ways of addressing the impact of the war on individuals and society. Filmmakers created works that promoted their own ideas about the depiction of wartime service-ideas that ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    True Indie

    Life and Death in Filmmaking

    by Don Coscarelli ...
    Narrated by Don Coscarelli ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 39 min

    **This program is read by the author.From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie film crash course.**Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films including Phantasm, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep and John Dies at the End, now Don Coscarelli’s taking you on a white-knuckle ride through the rough and ... Read more

    $31.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood

    by Paula Byrne ...
    Narrated by Antonia Beamish ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 45 min

    A radical look at Jane AustenAs you’ve never seen her – as a lover of farce, comic theatre and juvenilia. The Genius of Jane Austen celebrates Britain’s favourite novelist 200 years after her death and explores why her books make such awesome movies, time after time.Jane Austen loved the theatre. She learned much of her art from a long tradition of English comic drama and took joyous participation ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Black Guy Dies First

    Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar

    by Robin R. Means Coleman, Mark H. Harris ...
    Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 30 min

    A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising success of Get Out, Candyman, and Lovecraft Country from creators behind the acclaimed documentary, Horror Noire.The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Super 8

    An Illustrated History

    by Danny Plotnick ...
    Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 49 min

    Danny Plotnick showcases the history of Super 8 filmmaking in this must-listen book. Super 8 offers a detailed look at the beloved medium-one not only embraced by suburban dads, the target audience of the format, but by the art world, punk rockers, and ultimately popular culture. Filmmakers who got their start in Super 8 include Robert Zemeckis, Jim Jarmusch, Todd Haynes, Sam Raimi, Wes Anderson, ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Killing John Wayne

    The Making of the Conqueror

    by Ryan Uytdewilligen ...
    Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 13 min

    Behold the history of a film so scandalous, so outrageous, so explosive it disappeared from print for over a quarter century! A film so dangerous half its cast and crew met their demise bringing it, eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes’s final cinematic vision, to life! Starring all-American legend John Wayne in full Fu Manchu make-up as Mongol madman Genghis Khan and sultry seductress Susan ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Blessed Lens

    A History of Italian Cinema

    by Joseph Luzzi ...
    Narrated by Joseph Luzzi ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 45 min

    Professor Joseph Luzzi, the director of Italian studies at Bard College and an award-winning author, offers a comprehensive look at Italian cinema from its inception in 1895 through its major periods and influences. Having altered the landscape of Italian art and society, as well as inspiring filmmakers the world over, Italian cinema proves a fascinating study. Major focuses of the course include ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Films from the Future

    The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies

    by Andrew Maynard ...
    Narrated by Matthew Waterson ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 41 min

    Learn how movies reveal the future of technology Fans of The Science of Interstellar, The Second Machine Age, and Physics of the Future will love Films from the Future. Science, technology, and society: In Films from the Future, former physicist Andrew Maynard threads together his love of science fiction movies with his expertise on emerging technologies to engage, entertain, and make you think ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Paul Newman

    A Life

    by Shawn Levy ...
    Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

    Abridged

    5 hours 58 min

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[This] absorbing, affectionate portrait manages to bring [Newman] back to us. . . . Paul Newman leaves readers with a surprisingly cheering message. If the rest of us can’t aspire to having Newman’s life, we can at least take inspiration from the way he lived his.”—The Washington Post“A graceful tribute to a one-of-a-kind man.”—The Seattle Times“Newman’... ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Castle on Sunset

    Love, Fame, Death and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont

    by Shawn Levy ...
    Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 56 min

    Chateau Marmont has sat atop the Sunset Strip for nearly a century, like the Rock of Gibraltar. It is a place filled with deep secrets but is hidden in plain sight, and its evolution parallels the growth of Hollywood itself.Since the dawn of talking pictures, the Chateau Marmont has promised privacy, mystery and a whiff of old glamour. It's where John Belushi overdosed after a three-day binge, it ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    As If!

    The Oral History of Clueless, as Told by Amy Heckerling, the Cast, and the Crew

    by Jen Chaney ...
    Narrated by Jorjeana Marie ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 2 min

    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 twenty years after its release. In the first book of its kind, Jen Chaney has compiled an ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex

    by Mark Kermode ...
    Narrated by Mark Kermode ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 57 min

    In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode showed us the weird world of a film critic's life lived in widescreen. Now, in The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex, he takes us into the belly of the beast to ask: 'What's wrong with modern movies?'If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change? How can 3-D be the future of cinema when it's been ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Broken Silence

    Conversations with 23 Silent Film Stars

    by Michael G. Ankerich ...
    Narrated by Alex Boyles ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 5 min

    This is a collection of twenty-three original interviews with stars of the silent screen, with biographical information and a filmography included for each. Interviewed are Lew Ayres, William Bakewell, Lina Basquette, Madge Bellamy, Eleanor Boardman, Ethlyne Clair, Junior Coghlan, Joyce Compton, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Maxine Elliott Hicks, Dorothy Janis, George Lewis, Marion Mack ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Back From the Future

    A Celebration of the Greatest Time Travel Story Ever Told

    by Brad Gilmore ...
    Narrated by Joe Hempel ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 5 min

    The history of the films, cartoons, toys, and more: The Back to the Future series is a timeless collection that is greatly revered by all audiences. The beauty of this book by Brad Gilmore is that it doesn't present the history of the film as textbook information. Gilmore discusses these films from a place of passion and so effectively reveals how the history behind the movies is just as engaging ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial