Before the Flying Circus
Synopsis: Rare vintage footage and interviews trace the pre-Monty Python influences that honed the with of the future Pythons and shaped their destinies as the world’s most innovative comedy partnership. […]
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Monty Python Speaks
Summary: Monty Python, the genius comedy troupe from Britain, single-handedly revolutionized sketch comedy and paved the way for everything from Saturday Night Live to Austin Powers. Now, in their official […]
Graham Chapman: Looks Like a Brown Trouser Job
Synopsis: The U S College Tours – Live 1988 In the early 1980’s, Graham Chapman embarked upon a second career as a public speaker. Throughout the decade he toured hundreds […]
Graham Crackers
Summary: Never before seen or heard Pythonesque sketches by master Britwit Graham Chapman are now captured in Graham Crackers, his last written work. The book describes in hilarious detail his very […]
The Nomi Song
Synopsis: He came from outer space to save the human race. Looks like an alien, sings like a diva – Klaus Nomi was one of 1980’s most profoundly bizarre appearances. […]
Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazing True Life Adventures
Synopsis: For two years a filmmaker follows the all girl rock band Betty Blowtorch documenting the bands ferocious sound and dangerously low-tech pyrotechnic show, unaware of the turmoil and tragedy […]
The Little Man
Summary: The Little Man: Short Strips, 1980-1995 is a collection of short-story works by the celebrated and bestselling Louis Riel cartoonist Chester Brown. From his early experimental comedic surrealism to […]
Duran Duran: Extraordinary World
Synopsis: An examination of the career of Duran Duran which features archive footage alongside videos taken from the band’s last album ‘The Wedding Album’. *********************************************************************** Duran Duran: Extraordinary World 6.75 […]
I Never Liked You
Summary: A harrowing memoir of loss and the struggle to connect, Brown’s story is told with a spare poetic elegance. A self-absorbed teenager, Chester Brown strays into the difficult territory […]
Paying For It
Summary: Chester Brown has never shied away from tackling controversial subjects in his work. In his 1992 book, The Playboy, he explored his personal history with pornography. His bestselling 2003 […]
The Girl
Synopsis: Starring Toby Jones as Hitchcock and Sienna Miller as Hedren, The Girl tells the story of the director’s obsessive relationship with his leading lady during the making of The […]
Hitchcock
Synopsis: Oscar Winners Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren are spellbinding in this provocative story about the making of one of cinema’s most iconic films. Plagued by both a reckless ego […]
Hyperbole and a Half
Summary: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried […]
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