Billy Crystal
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
So this is 65. God help us all. Billy Crystal details insomnia, memory loss, and other lovely surprises that come with growing old as he reflects on his 65 years of life so far and shows fellow baby boomers how to make the most of life at 65 years old, just this side of the grave. 288pp., 300K, Auth res: Los Angeles, CA, B/W Ill.
2) 700 Sundays
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Language
English
Description
To support his family, Billy Crystal's father, Jack, worked two jobs, having only one day a week to spend with his family. Based on Crystal's one-man Broadway show of the same name, "700 Sundays"--referring sadly to the time shared by an adoring father and his devoted son--offers a heartfelt, hilarious memoir. Photos throughout.
3) My Giant
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Language
English
Description
Billy Crystal stars in this comedy of incredible proportions about a sleazy talent agent who discovers that love and friendship are more important than ambition and wealth.
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Language
English
Description
Peter Hyams ("Busting") directs Gregory Hines ("A Rage in Harlem") and Billy Crystal ("City Slickers") in the motion picture that asks the question, "How come the bad guys always drive the good cars?" The answer has them Running Scared in this lightning-paced comic thriller. Ray and Danny are the wild men of the Windy City's police force. The pair's unorthodox methods get results in a tough town - until they come up against Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits,...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
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Language
English
Description
In this black-comedy spin-off of Alfred Hitchcock's STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, a writing student tries to persuade his instructor to "trade murders"...he will murder the instructor's ex-wife if the instructor will return the favor and kill his demented, domineering mother.
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Series
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English
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He was "Mr. Entertainment," a show-business meteor who blazed across the twentieth century. Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, yet his life was complex, complicated, and contradictory. Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me explores Davis' journey to create his own identity - as a black man who embraced Judaism - through the shifting tides of civil rights.
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Language
English
Description
For an awkward, self-conscious girl like Kiki (Julia Roberts), being the personal assistant to a beautiful megastar like Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is no bowl of cherries. But when she dutifully accepts the task of helping Gwen and her estranged megastar husband Eddie (John Cusack) make it through one last public appearance masterminded by legendary but neurotic press agent Lee Phillips (Billy Crystal), forever devoted Kiki finds that her job satisfaction...
16) Sicko
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Language
English
Description
Documentary from Michael Moore exploring the profit-based healthcare system in the US, and how it fares against its counterparts in Canada, the UK and France where medical care is free.
18) Untogether
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Language
English
Description
Modern romantic dramedy about feeling around in the dark for connection-as siblings, lovers, friends. And giving oneself permission to be 'untogether'.
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Language
English
Description
In the late 1950's, a fresh style of standup comedy emerged tackling previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, politics, and drugs. Here are those comedians who took the big risks years ago and paved the way for today's crop of maverick comics. From the legendary Mel Brooks, to the irreverent Andy Kaufman, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, and Bob Newhart, experience some of comedies most legendary comedians, and their ground breaking acts!