Brian Grazer
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Featured on CBS This Morning, Squawk Box, MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, and more.
"Reading Face to Face is like being a fly on the wall, watching Brian Grazer work his magic. Utterly entertaining, this is how you become Hollywood's best producer." —Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers
Legendary Hollywood producer...
"Reading Face to Face is like being a fly on the wall, watching Brian Grazer work his magic. Utterly entertaining, this is how you become Hollywood's best producer." —Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers
Legendary Hollywood producer...
Author
Language
English
Description
For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly “curiosity conversation” with an accomplished stranger. From scientists to spies, and adventurers to business leaders, Grazer has met with anyone willing to answer his questions for a few hours. These informal discussions sparked the creative inspiration behind many of Grazer’s movies and TV shows, including Splash, 24, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Arrested Development, 8...
3) Apollo 13
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2005, c1995
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
True story of how three astronauts, stranded 205,000 miles above the earth, fight a battle to survive while Mission Control works against time to bring them home.
4) Robin Hood
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (156 min.) : sd;, col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs., 25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning...
6) Frost/Nixon
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Richard Nixon is the disgraced president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. This is the legendary battle between the two men and the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after resigning from office, Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (500 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The show offers an extraordinary look into the life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein. Beyond his groundbreaking theories of relativity, witness Einstein's struggles to be a good husband and father, and a man of principle during a time of global unrest. A ten-episode journey of discovery guided by Einstein's wit, wisdom and insatiable thirst for knowledge.
8) 8 mile
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the rest of his days. With the help of his friends, and his new...
9) The missing
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 19th century New Mexico, a father comes home hoping to reconcile with his daughter, Maggie. Maggie's daughter is kidnapped, forcing father and daughter to work together to get her back.
10) Prophet's prey
Publisher
Showtime Documentary Films
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary revealing the shocking life of notorious cult leader Warren Jeffs, and the FLDS Church, who through brainwashing and abuse seized control of his followers' lives. Features interviews with Church insiders and victims. Currently serving a life sentence for his crimes, the former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Warren Jeffs, is more powerful than ever, exerting total authority over his flock. Through unprecedented interviews with Church insiders...
11) A beautiful mind
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2002, c2001
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
12) American made
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
American pilot Barry Seal is recruited by the CIA to become a drug runner in a secret operation and eventually goes to work for a drug cartel in South America.