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Anne-Marie Levine's poetry lies at the intersection of everyday life and experience with her gift for finding just the right word, just the right moment, just the right question, just the right irony or outrage. If you have ever had the pleasure of hearing her read, you will know that she leaves her audience in stitches...The right response to her poetry is a very special laughter--the laughter that is simultaneous with curiosity and wonder. Reading her poems, brilliantly compressed into the sort of writing that everyone can make time for, Levine has the power to peel away the layers of mixed messages, confusion, and complexity heaped upon us by our cultural conventions and to reveal the real state of human affairs beneath. Anne-Marie Levine hears the poetry in the ordinary prose of the New York Times and the nightly news; she sees the poetry in the actions of those around her who have no idea their utterances are becoming lines in her poems. She can make a poem out of a news report, a dinner party, a painting, a medical disorder, a research report, or the coincidence of her own birthday being on Kristallnacht.

Bus Ride to a Blue Movie is a gem. If you want to know what is new and fresh in the poetry market today, read Anne-Marie Levine.

Anne-Marie Levine's new collection of poetry, "Bus Ride to a Blue Movie," is intimate, moving, prickly, funny, endearing, and revelatory. It is poetry for those who wish to experience more than one emotion at a time. An antidote to the mono-emotional narratives of television and Hollywood movies, the poems evoke a bewilderingly delightful assortment of feeling and response.

Anne-Marie Levine's poems observe daily life, with its conflict of joys and humiliations. The poems, sometimes lyrical, sometimes flatly direct, evoke the mordant wit of Oscar Levant, both self-effacing and critical. Humor's welcome presence does not hide the pains; it is in addition to.

In "Night Bodies," Anne-Marie Levine says she suffers from amusia - "the inability to produce musical sounds," but her poetry contradicts that diagnosis. Her words take on compelling musical forms: the scherzo of "poems," the fluorescent nocturne and clinical counterpoint of "Tunnel Vision," the elegiac "First Wife," the journalistic concerto in six parts in "From the Front Page of the New York Times, 10/19/87," and the haunting melody made of real notes in "Solo for David."

The poet's wisdom is conveyed subtly, parsed and rhythmic. "Mournful Nutrients" unsettles, with its analysis of the confused clarity of medical pronouncements, an analysis which concludes with an observation of Mies van der Rohe. Two pages later, personal experience and medical fact come together again in the playfully titled, "Out of a Stamp Roll and 400 Eggs."

The poems interrogate memory and its obligations. "Four November 9ths" shows how memory endures when the personal intersects with the historic, exemplifying the complexities of the narrated self. "Who Has the Right to Complain? Grete" questions if the memories of others can be appropriated. In "Dreams, Fragments," the poet asks, "May one loose one's Holocaust memories on another, or must one keep them oneself?"

The detailed reality of the poetry glows. Yes, there is a real place in London, near the village of Golders Green, "between a crematorium and a Jewish cemetery," but it is also a metaphysical place suspended between two finalities: the choice described in "Sex, Death, and Bad Taste in London."

"Bus Ride to a Blue Movie" is a book meant to be taken from the shelf and slowly read - and read again. This reader hopes Anne-Marie Levine continues to compose poetry and does not "give it a rest."

As to say Spike Lee is one-of-a kind director and a good follower. I luv him from the top since he been out. I would actually like to hear more from him 'cuz he's still my top director and mentor. Now back to the movie, I know everybody have love for this flick that Spike Lee created it talks about the life and times of civil rights leader Malcolm X (played by my main man Denzel Washington) which begins on reading the screenplay, the talks about it, the stars who played on the film and to those that believe that believe it out, etc. This is one of my all-time favorite books to read 'cuz it tells it all right here from this movie I like. Anyway it's still my #1 favorite movie of all-time. I look forward for Spike Lee putting out a memoir of his life and where he started his film-playing career into a higher level which drops in Sept or Oct of this yr. Specially look forward of hearing it.

"By Any Means Necessary" is an excellent book on the making of the film "Malcolm X" by director Spike Lee. Not only do we get a chance to see the film from the director's eye, but we also get to read all of the hassles he had to go through in order to come out with a film in Hollywood.The whole tone of the book, like all of Lee's books on his firms, is that of a diary. So what we're reading is random notes, scribbles, and just little lines that he will remember down the line. It almost seemed like a match made in hell: Spike Lee, considered to be a "controversial" film director, does a film on the line of Malcolm X, considered to be a controversial human rights figure. Throughout the book, Lee has to remind himself that despite the nay-sayers, the film will be done, even at times when he doubts his own creative genius.There are also thoughts from some of the actors (including Denzel Washington, who also played Malcolm X in his early years), but the best words come from Lee

candy was one of the fabrica community with his special character she became popular in warhol nation...and this book is a gate to his colorful life and you have to pay for it.....but stephen dorff' s performance as a candy darling was a real absurdity....buy this book for a covered joy.

With lips red as blood (thanks to Revlon)and hair as white as the clouds, Little Jimmy from Long Island knew he was a very pretty and special boy, from the time he was little.

Fawning over glamour mags and film rags he adopted a very andrgynous quailty about him and eventually thanks to Cher's pioneering efforts, was transformed into a woman, and and undeground film legend. " Shouldres back, head held high...you aren't just a star..you're a superstar!" she would coo to her comrades Holly Woodlawn and Jackie Curtis as they sweated their demi god poses at Max's Kansas City before and after the gay rights movement (Stonewall).

With a breathy voice, you can almost hear her rambling on about all things important to her as she shares them in this little book of hopes, dreams, and stories. Too bad she never sat down and wrote a book before she passed away, she gave a great gift to the transgender community. She helped open the door for them within Hollywood cinema.

Though this book will only be understood and appreciated by Die Hard Warhol fanatics, it is also a mildly valuable piece for gender studies, at a minor level

In this story, Nancy Drew must find a restaurant saboteur (more like a vandal). When Nancy goes to Arizona House, River Height's hottest restaurant, the manager, Shawn Morgan tells her about "problems" in the restaurant -things like the books being ruined, the kitchen being set on fire, and others. Nancy gets herself a job as a waitress in the restaurant to find out what's going on.

It's not too long before Nancy finds one of the culprits - but the mystery isn't over yet. Why? Who else is involved? Could the restaurant staff have anything to do with it? Is there a connection with a valuable gem owned by some rich lady who lives nearby? You're going to have to read the book to find out! I love mystery books and I enjoyed this story very much. It is a children's book, but adults will definitely enjoy it too. Everybody loves a good, captivating mystery!

Weird happenings are starting to occur at River Heights's hottest restaurant. Nancy has been asked to go undercover as a waitress there so she can check them out. No one would have counted on things such as people's foods being poisoned, Nancy being drugged out, and other incedents. It is obvious that someone is deliberatly trying to get her off the case. Nancy is more than stumped when she realizes that all of this has something to do with art and a Dragon's Eye Ruby?? One of the main suspects confesses, but that is only part of the crime that is explained. There is still much more to find out!

I loved the case of the Game Show Mystery! It is really good, it is one of my favorite books in the series! Here is a summary of the book. Mary Kate and Ashley have just won a chance to play on their favorite game show Double Trouble. They are really excited, but when they get there they have yet another case to crack. Someone seems detirmened to make sure Mary Kate and Ashley lose. Mary Kate and Ashley have to figure out who is causing all the trouble before it is too late! I hope you decide to read this book! It is great!

This book wasn't like other "New Adventures" book. The Case of the Game Show Mystery actually had an interesting story line.Plus, what made it a good read was that it was both fictitious but realistic in a way. This book is about when Mary-Kate & Ashley are picked to be contestants in their favorite TV show, "Double Trouble". But there is someone who wants them to lose...BAD. Well, that's all I can say;cuz if I say more, I'll give you too many clues that when you'll be reading it, you'll have the mystery solved before the famous Trenchcoat Twins have! :-)

THIS BOOK IS A MUST FOR ALL KIDS! Good for all ages. If you don't get it you really missed out.

I really liked this book. I have all the other ones of this series and this was just as good as them all. Mary-Kate and Ashley are on a cruise with their family and take part in the scavenger hunt, they have to find three clues. With each clue is an object to prove they have got the clue, but then the objects start disappearing, can Mary-Kate and Ashley solve this mystery? Of course they can. I higly recommend it!

Geoffrey O'Brien. Now here's a truly fabbalicious writer despite the faggy-pretentious Brit-git spelling of his first name. I recently saw his piece about the Christopher Plummer/Jonathan Miller production of KING LEAR. And I'm here to berate Geoff for not mentioning a certain ultra-mentionable thing. Namely, the mere fact that stage-actors are capable of memorizing all of that dialog. A capability that strikes me as being far more miraculous than the play itself (which is pretty corny).

CASTAWAYS contains a piece about a movie called LAURA. And LAURA contains a policeman played by Dana Andrews. And I love what Geoff said about him: "In the dead center of the movie, at its witching hour, he sits up all night looking at her picture, smoking cigarettes, pouring himself one drink after another."

Memo to Geoff: That scenario also happens to be *my* scenario. That's *me*, Geoff. That's me vis-a-vis you. In the dead center of my afterlife, at its witching hour, I sit up all night looking at your book-jacket pics and guzzling Thunderbird in your haunted wine cellar.

I once had the great, albeit far too brief, pleasure of working for Geoffrey O'Brien. I say this not only to reveal subjectivity on my part, when it comes to his work, but to proclaim that, in addition to his being a keen critic, a lapidary-sublime-limpid writer of prose, an accomplished poet, and a man with more than encyclopedic knowledge of everything from Beach Boys lyrics to Shape-Note singers to the work of obscure naturalist painters, I know that he is, as F. Scott Fitzgerald would say, "fun on a party."

Paraphrasing the man himself on the subject of Preston Sturges, to find so immediately, in _Castaways of the Image Planet_, "yodeling, bubble dancers, corsets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 'My Indiana Home,' hypnotic catalepsy, and the remark 'in China they eat dogs," establishes that we are indeed in O'Brien territory. Since it is impossible to discuss his work without the use of eclectic compendia, allow me to add that only O'Brien could have penned this double-fistful of essays on topics as far-ranging as Japanese _Manga_, Orson Welles, the cinematography of Hong Kong and the PRC, Shakespeare, _Mad_, Brando, and the photography of Edward S. Curtis, and have the collective effort rise to such an exquisite acme above mere paean, homage, or pastiche.

Most importantly, though, this collection goes beyond critique in that it strikes a blow for thinking audience members everywhere against the static presumptions of our existing meta-culture. As O'Brien remarks in "Free Spirits," a meditation on the work of film critic James Harvey and the Golden Age of Hollywood romantic comedy, "film books these days, with their emphasis on semiotic codes and quantitative analysis, tend to reduce moviegoing to a rather impersonal experience, as if we brought nothing to our encounters with the screen and emerged from the dark imprinted with precisely identical patterns."

O'Brien lets the light and the air and the sheer pleasure of surrender to the screen, the page, the image--the spectacle--come romping back into the equation. He makes reading about these phenomena as moving and profound an experience as imbibing them first-hand. He lets you know that not only does someone else sitting in a library wing-chair or a plush seat in the darkened post-modern arena get it, he gets it in an incredibly cool and funny and enlightening way. Having this book of essays is like having sixteen great late-night café conversations with an effervescently witty and erudite friend on tap. My advice? Buy 'em, collect 'em, trade 'em with your friends. Once again, O'Brien is kiss-the-hem-of-his-garment good.

50 YEARS OF CBS TV --- GREAT BOOK TO OWN --- TOTAL FUN TO READ AND REMEMBER--- GOT 2 COPIES ONE FOR A PENNY AND THE OTHER FOR ONLY 1.50 AMAZON USED BOOKS IS THE ONLY WAY TO BUY BOOKS TOTALLY HOOKED ON THERE WEB PAGE

This book has got a complete history from 1948 to 1997(please note that this is only covering television because the network goes even further back to the 1920's from when it was a radio network created by the legendary William S. Paley.) It covers the most memorable news events like the Nixon-Kennedy debate, JFK's assasination, MLK's "I have a dream." speech, Vietnam, First Man on the Moon, Watergate, The Fall of the Berlin Wall, Gulf War, The Oklahoma City Bombing, Princess Diana's Wedding and Death, etc. It also covered the greatest moments in entertainment like the big "Who Shot J.R.?" mania, Rhoda's Subway ride to her own wedding, Chuckles getting killed, Murphy Brown giving birth, David Letterman joining the network, etc. Last but not least, the greatest events in sports like the Masters, the NFL, the NCAA Final Four, the Olympics, etc. I would recomend this book to any television history buff.

The book is in great condition and I received fast shipping. Will shop again.

This book from the world of Pokemon tells the story of Celebi, a legendary Pokemon that has the ability to heal forests. Celebi gets into trouble, and naturally Ash, Pikachu and friends help save it.

My 6 year old son and I really enjoyed this book. At about 40 pages, it's the perfect length for a child just beginning to tolerate chapter books. The illustrations certainly weren't extensive, but a small picture of each Pokemon appeared as it was introduced and that seemed to be enough to keep my son's attention. As a parent fan of Pokemon, I was pleased that the plot line seemed pretty decent, too! We will definitely be looking for more books from the Battle Frontier series.

Much time and research went into this work. Listing almost everyone associated with the film industry who are interred in Los Angeles' cemeteries was an incredible feat. In addition, how the author got the grave sites of celebrities buried in Forest Lawn (Hollywood) and (Glendale) is beyond me! Workers there won't even give out names of those interred. I highly recommend this book.

Having read most of the books published re: celeb grave hunting, I can easily say this is the very best. Mr. Ellenberger has managed to consolidate all the positives contained in the books that have preceded this one, added additional information and new entries, and has come up with the ultimate grave hunting guide for the Los Angeles area. He has clearly researched and verified his information and relied on additional information supplied by various knowledgeable contributors. Information includes dates and locations of birth and death, grave location (cemetery, section and plot numbers), cause of death, and identifiable screen role(s). The only possible shortcomings are lack of cemetery maps and pictures of the deceased, and these are probably due to the high publishing costs associated with these features. The one thing that I really liked was the addition of many fine actors who never attained star status such as Harry Davenport and Sara Allgood. This is absolutely great for all diehard movie fans out there.