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The Booksellers is a 2019 American documentary film that was directed, edited, and produced by D.W. Young. It was executive produced by Parker Posey , who also provides narration in the film. The film explores the world of antiquarian and rare book dealers and their bookstores.
It may seem strange to suggest that the greatest discovery for bibliophiles this week is actually a movie. But as Maurice Sendak said, “There’s so much more to a book than just the reading ...
BookWars is a New York bookseller documentary by Jason Rosette produced by Camerado, about the life and times of New York City street booksellers. [1] Made on an ultra-low budget in a jazzy, impressionistic style reminiscent of the films of Robert Frank and poetry of the Beat Generation, BookWars is the only first-person documentary made during then-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's ...
Justin Galland Schiller (born September 10, 1943) is an American bookseller specializing in rare and collectible children's books; [1] proprietor during his student days under his own name (1960–69), then Justin G. Schiller, Ltd. (1969–2020).
Ken Burns, the legendary documentarian has examined nearly every era of American history. We ranked all of his films, from Baseball to The Vietnam War.
Ken Sanders (born 1951) is an American antiquarian bookseller who is also well known for his pursuit of book thieves. He organized a sting operation to capture John Charles Gilkey, [1] and is a major focus of the book The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, [2] [3] about Gilkey's thefts. He has been an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow. [4]
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller is a 1987 American short documentary film produced by Deborah Dickson. It follows Frances Steloff, the founder of the Gotham Book Mart in New York City, a center for avant-garde literature and literati since 1920. [1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [2]
GARY, Peacock's docuseries about child star Gary Coleman, covers the highs — and many lows — that he experienced over the years before his tragic death at age 42.. Coleman rose to fame playing ...