Director Biography

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    • Life and Death in Filmmaking
    • By: Don Coscarelli
    • Narrated by: Don Coscarelli
    • Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 10-09-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 228 ratings
    • From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie film crash course....

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    • The Life and Work of Agnes Varda
    • By: Carrie Rickey
    • Narrated by: Christina Delaine
    • Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 08-13-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Over the course of her sixty-five-year career, the longest of any female filmmaker, Agnes Varda (1928-2019) wrote and directed some of the most acclaimed films of her era, from her tour de force Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962), a classic of modernist cinema, to the documentary The Gleaners and I (2000).

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    • An Autobiography
    • By: Rob Lowe
    • Narrated by: Rob Lowe
    • Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 04-26-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,947 ratings
    • A wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye....

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    • My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
    • By: Ed Zwick
    • Narrated by: Ed Zwick
    • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 02-13-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 286 ratings
    • Though there are many factors behind such success, including luck and the contributions of his creative partner Marshall Herskovitz, he’s known to have a special talent for bringing out the best in the people he’s worked with, notably the actors....

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    • By: Eric Idle
    • Narrated by: Eric Idle, Alan Tudyk
    • Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 10-08-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
    • The inside story of what it took to bring Monty Python and the Holy Grail to Broadway as the unlikely theatrical hit Spamalot, The Spamalot Diaries is told through actual diary entries from the legendary comic performer, founding member of Monty Python, and New York Times bestselling author.

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    • American Filmmaker (Jewish Lives Series)
    • By: David Mikics
    • Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen
    • Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 08-18-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
    • Stanley Kubrick revolutionized Hollywood with movies like Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and A Clockwork Orange. David Mikics takes listeners on a deep dive into Kubrick's life and work, illustrating his intense commitment to each of his films....

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    • From Mayberry to the Moon...and Beyond
    • By: Beverly Gray
    • Narrated by: Donna Postel
    • Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 02-02-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
    • Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon...and Beyond, the first full-length biography of Ron Howard, takes an in-depth look at the Oklahoma boy who gained national fame as a child star, then grew up to be one of Hollywood's most admired directors....

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    • An Odyssey
    • By: Robert P. Kolker, Nathan Abrams
    • Narrated by: Perry Daniels
    • Length: 24 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 04-03-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 52 ratings
    • The definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, presenting the most in-depth portrait yet of the groundbreaking film-maker....

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    • A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen
    • By: Jon M. Chu, Jeremy McCarter
    • Narrated by: Jon M. Chu
    • Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 07-23-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • From visionary director Jon M. Chu comes a powerful, inspiring memoir of belonging, creativity, and learning to see who you really are.

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    • A Jewish Journey from Nazi Berlin to the 82nd Airborne, 1920-1945
    • By: Werner T. Angress, Claire Bloom - director
    • Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
    • Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 05-01-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • On June 6, 1944, Werner T. Angress parachuted down from a C-47 into German-occupied France with the 82nd Airborne Division. Nine days later, he was captured behind enemy lines and, concealing his identity as a German-born Jew, became a prisoner of war....

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    • By: Morrissey
    • Narrated by: David Morrissey
    • Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 12-03-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 357 ratings
    • Autobiography covers Morrissey's life from his birth until the present day....

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    • A Visual Celebration of the Writer and Director Behind When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, and More
    • By: Ilana Kaplan, Jason Diamond - foreword
    • Narrated by: Mara Wilson
    • Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Nora Ephron at the Movies offers an unfiltered look at Ephron as a champion of the rom-com and as a feminist Hollywood trailblazer.

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    • A Journey
    • By: Mary Pat Kelly, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg
    • Narrated by: Nancy Linari, P.J. Ochlan
    • Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 10-25-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
    • In time for Scorsese’s 80th birthday and the release of Killers of the Flower Moon, a new edition of the seminal oral history tracing Scorsese’s journey from young filmmaker to legend, featuring a foreword by Steven Spielberg....

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    • The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession
    • By: Laurence Leamer
    • Narrated by: Sharmila Devar
    • Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 10-10-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
    • Alfred Hitchcock was fixated—not just on the dark, twisty stories that became his hallmark, but also by the blond actresses who starred in many of his iconic movies. The director of North by Northwest, Rear Window, and other classic films didn’t much care if they wore wigs....

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    • Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More
    • By: James Burrows, Eddy Friedfeld
    • Narrated by: James Burrows, Danny Campbell
    • Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 06-07-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 331 ratings
    • Legendary sitcom director James Burrows has spent five decades making America laugh. Here listeners will find never-revealed stories behind the casting of the dozens of great sitcoms he directed....

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    • By: Chris Yogerst
    • Narrated by: Daniel Henning
    • Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 09-12-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • This is the story of four brothers—Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack—whose vision for Hollywood helped shape the world of entertainment....

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    • My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover
    • By: Paul Letersky, Gordon L. Dillow - contributor
    • Narrated by: Pete Simonelli
    • Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 07-13-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 49 ratings
    • The first book ever written about FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover by a member of his personal staff - his former assistant, Paul Letersky - offers unprecedented insight into an American legend....

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    • Why Did Movie Director Terrence Malick Disappear After His First Two Brilliant Movies?
    • By: David Handelman
    • Narrated by: Luke Daniels
    • Length: 46 mins
    • Release date: 02-28-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
    • After a brief yet exalted career that resulted in the acclaimed films Badlands and Days of Heaven, director Terrence Malick shunned the public eye....

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