Academy Awards

A Collection of 2007 Academy Award: Nominated Short Films
$14.98
2007's nominated short films in both live action and animation deliver a high-quality program of emotional range from the somber to the light-hearted. There is not a weak piece in the lot.

Unfortunately, the captivating Russian animated short "My Love" is not included in this collection, though it is available for download/purchase on its own.

Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection - 15 Winners, 26 Nominees
$44.98
This is absolute cartooning at its best! I have enjoyed the Warner Brothers collection with my family as well.

Metallic Gold Academy Award Prop Oscar Statue Statuette
$13.55
Looked cute with my daughter's "movie star" halloween costume, but it was very cheaply made. I wasn't expecting much, but I thought it would last through one day without breaking!

80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards
$75.00
A general review of the best and not so good scandals' books on the market

Book: HOLLYWOOD EARTH SHATTERING SCANDALS: THE INFAMOUS, VILLAINS, NYMPHOMANIACS AND SHADY CHARACTER IN MOTION PICTURES. By Maximillien de Lafayette, Melinda Pomerleau, Germaine Poitiers, et al.
Characteristics of this book: This is my favorite book, followed by the underground classic "Hollywood Babyblon" by the legendary Kenneth Angers. Lafayette's book is the most recently published book on Hollywood's scandalous stars and the silver screen. It is huge. Explosive from cover to cover. Abundance of photographs (Nearly 520 nw and rare prints). Extensive coverage of the whole spectrum of scandals, affairs and shady personages of Hollywood of all time, thus making this book, the most complete, the most informative, and no doubt, the best for your buck.

Book: HOLLYWOOD BABYLON. By Kenneth Anger.
Characteristics of this book: The book of all books in this arena. Forget any bad review about this book. They were self-serving. Anger's wit, style, and vocabulary are unmatched. It was the first, and will always remain the most read book on the market. His direct access to Hollywood studios' bosses added an extra dimension to his vast knowledge of hidden facts.

Book: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: FROM THE SECRET FILES OF HARRY PENNYPACKER. By Michael Druxman.
Characteristics of this book: It is very interesting, and almost essential for all thoses who went to go back in time and read the gossip columns and tabloids of the era. I liked this book, because it has some historical value. Excellent book. A very good compilation.

Book: THE HOLLYWOOD BOOK OF SCANDALS. By James Robert Parish.
Characteristics of this book: Large print, a good selection of photos, and plenty of information. The author knows his craft. The narratives on Rudolph Valentino are exceptionally good. Lots of references made to particular moments in Hollywood's history, thus anchoring the credibility of used facts and data.

Book: DISHING HOLLYWOOD. By Laurie Jacobsen.
Characteristics of this book: A very unusual book, for the simple facts, that Jacobsen incorporated food recipes and menus. She classified her articles into categories such as Breakfast, Luch, Cocktails, Main Dishes, so on, being an ex-waitress. I loved her style of writing, she is refreshing and funny. The articles on Liberace and Bin Crosby and Bobby Darin deliver the goods.

Book: THE HOLLYWOOD BOOK OF DEATH: THE BIZARRE, OFTEN SORDID, PASSINGS OF MORE THAN 125 AMERICAN MOVIE AND TV IDOLS. By James Parish.
Characteristics of this book: Yes, extremely entertaining. Definitely, I will add it to the list of the best books. Parish is a powerful and responsible writer. Any book by him is worth reading.

Book: THE WORLD'S GREATEST HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS. By Robin Cross and John Marriot.
Characteristics of this book: I liked very much this book because it had material burried in the dust of secrecy. The two authors dislike stars, particulary studios bosses, and vain stars. Lot of intensity is placed upon their personal lives, even though it is a small book. It is very helpful, despite the fact that it was cheaply produced, small print, no punctuation, and sometime badly organized. Nervertheless, it is very informative.

Book: SEX LIVES OF THE HOLLYWOOD GODDESSES. By Nigel Cawthorne.
Characteristics of this book: Typical British witttttt. Sarcastic but well-founded. A small book, but large in information and striking details. It is limited to the sex lives of stars. Could be very useful to those who are interested in the boudoirs of actresses.

Book: HOLLYWOOD'S SILENT CLOSET. By Darwin Porter.
Characteristics of this book: A huge book. It is a novel, part fiction, part confession. Some have said it's a major propaganda for homosexuals. It could be true. However through its fictional flair, lots of facts of emerge, particular those who are related to homoseual actors and their closet world.

Book: HOLLYWOOD BABYLON-IT'S BACK. By Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince.
Characteristics of this book: What happened here, I don't know. I was fooled by the title, and it is my mistake. I thought it was an updated edition of Anger's book, but unfortunately, it is NOT. Nothing is important about this book. However, some serious research and digging are apparent.