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Connecticut in the Movies

Author : Illeana Douglas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493080881
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Connecticut in the Movies written by Illeana Douglas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illeana Douglas has long been known for shining new light on forgotten films. Now the celebrated actress and film historian turns her focus to a heretofore unrecognized brand: the Connecticut movie! Told from the passionate perspective of the author who grew up here, and filled with behind-the-scenes stories as well as her own personal snapshots of the places where these films were made, Illeana takes the reader on a cinematic road trip through Hollywood history and Connecticut geography, bringing the breezy, intimate, knowledgeable writing style acclaimed by reviewers of her first book, I Blame Dennis Hopper (2015). Illeana defines how the perception of on-screen Connecticut, originally created in Hollywood, has shifted more than that of any other New England state over the decade and offers some surprising conclusions about just what it means to be a “Connecticut movie.”Films from Hollywood’s Golden Age, such as Theodora Goes Wild, Bringing Up Baby, and Christmas in Connecticut, presented Connecticut as an antidote to the metropolis—a place where you could find your true self. The slogan “Come to Peaceful Connecticut” not only led to Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, but to an exodus of urban moviegoers seeking their dream houses. In post-war America, Gentleman’s Agreement challenged Connecticut’s well-cultivated image, as did the suburban malaise of The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit, and contemporary takes on dark suburbia like The Swimmer,The Ice Storm, and RevolutionaryRoad. From Sherlock Holmes to Mystic Pizza to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; from horror in The Stepford Wives to historical in Amistad; picturesque in Parrish, to perverse in The Secret Life of An AmericanWife, the Constitution State has been the background for surprisingly over 200 feature films, yet these cinematic contributions have long gone unrecognized; until now. Connecticut in the Movies is not only a keepsake for denizens of the state, but a valuable resource for film buffs everywhere.

I Blame Dennis Hopper

Author : Illeana Douglas
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250053870
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book I Blame Dennis Hopper written by Illeana Douglas and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning actress Illeana Douglas comes a memoir about learning to survive in Hollywood while staying true to her quirky vision of the world. In 1969 Illeana Douglas' parents saw the film Easy Rider and were transformed. Taking Dennis Hopper's words, "That's what it's all about man" to heart, they abandoned their comfortable upper middle class life and gave Illeana a childhood filled with hippies, goats, free spirits, and free love. Illeana writes, "Since it was all out of my control, I began to think of my life as a movie, with a Dennis Hopper-like father at the center of it." I Blame Dennis Hopper is a testament to the power of art and the tenacity of passion. It is a rollicking, funny, at times tender exploration of the way movies can change our lives. With crackling humor and a full heart, Douglas describes how a good Liza Minnelli impression helped her land her first gig and how Rudy Valley taught her the meaning of being a show biz trouper. From her first experience being on set with her grandfather and mentor-two-time Academy Award-winning actor Melvyn Douglas-to the moment she was discovered by Martin Scorsese for her blood-curdling scream and cast in her first film, to starring in movies alongside Robert DeNiro, Nicole Kidman, and Ethan Hawke, to becoming an award winning writer, director and producer in her own right, I Blame Dennis Hopper is an irresistible love letter to movies and filmmaking. Writing from the perspective of the ultimate show business fan, Douglas packs each page with hilarious anecdotes, bizarre coincidences, and fateful meetings that seem, well, right out of a plot of a movie. I Blame Dennis Hopper is the story of one woman's experience in show business, but it is also a genuine reminder of why we all love the movies: for the glitz, the glamor, the sweat, passion, humor, and escape they offer us all.

Dune Road

Author : Jane Green
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780670020867
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Dune Road written by Jane Green and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A single mom working for a famously reclusive author in a tony Connecticut beach town stumbles on a secret that many of the eccentric and moneyed locals would love to get their hands on.

Connecticut 169 Club

Author : Martin Podskoch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997101966
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Connecticut 169 Club written by Martin Podskoch and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every one of Connecticut's 169 towns has a story shaped by its geography and its people--the first inhabited the state more than 10,000 years ago, the Dutch traders, English settlers, and Africans--enslaved and free--who settled towns as one of the original 13 colonies, and successive waves of immigrants who moved its story forward. It's a small state with amazing variety that makes the 169 Club a fun and rewarding adventure. You'll experience historic town greens and new city centers, revitalized mills sprouting microbreweries and local farms offering local farm-to-table foods, and maritime villages and rural upland communities. Connecticut has it all! This guide, written by town historians and other local boosters, offers the backstory to your discovery of what makes Connecticut so special. - Elzabeth J. Normen, publisher, Connecticut Explored

In a Dark Place

Author : Ed Warren
Publisher : Graymalkin Media
ISBN 13 : 163168020X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book In a Dark Place written by Ed Warren and published by Graymalkin Media. This book was released on 2014-10-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the most terrifying case of demonic possession in the United States. It became the basis for the hit film “The Haunting in Connecticut” starring Virginia Madsen. Shortly after moving into their new home, the Snedeker family is assaulted by a sinister presence that preys one-by-one on their family. Exhausting all other resources, they call up the world-renowned demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren—who have never encountered a case as frightening as this... No one had warned the Snedekers their new house used to be an old funeral home. Their battle with an inexplicable and savage phenomena had only just begun. What started as a simple “poltergeist” escalated into a full-scale war, an average American family battling the deepest, darkest forces of evil—a war this family could not afford to lose.

Classic Diners of Connecticut

Author : Garrison Leykam
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625846916
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Classic Diners of Connecticut written by Garrison Leykam and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over twenty thousand miles of highways and main streets crisscross the state of Connecticut, inviting hungry travelers and locals into the more than one hundred diners that dot the roadways. Among these eateries are some of the most prized American classic diners manufactured by such legendary builders as DeRaffele, O'Mahony, Tierney and Kullman. Author Garrison Leykam hosts a road trip to Connecticut's diners, celebrating local recipes and diner lingo--order up a #81, frog sticks or a Noah's boy with Murphy carrying a wreath--as well as stories that make each diner unique. Tony's Diner in Seymour still keeps pictures of the 1955 flood to always remember the tragedy the diner overcame. Stories like these--of tragedy, triumph, sanctuary, comfort and community--fill the pages in this celebration of classic and historic diners of the Nutmeg State.

Good Night Connecticut

Author : Christina Vrba
Publisher : Good Night Books
ISBN 13 : 160219906X
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Good Night Connecticut written by Christina Vrba and published by Good Night Books. This book was released on 2012-07-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This soothing nightime board book gives young readers an upfront and personal tour of the scenic state of Connecticut. Children quickly recognize their most cherished icons and landmarks including Long Island Sound and the coast, tall ships of Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, Dinosaur State Park, Essex Steam Train, Mark Twain House and Museum, Lake Compounce, old stone walls, USS Nautilus, Connecticut River and ferry boats, Gillette Castle, Huskies, and more.

Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Author : Anastasia Mills Healy
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1681063050
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure written by Anastasia Mills Healy and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that there’s a Connecticut hotel room with a real helicopter inside? Can you guess who inspired the character of Indiana Jones, who was president before George Washington, and who flew before the Wright Brothers? Find the state’s most interesting and offbeat stories in Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Are you interested in taking a safari or racing a chariot? Had you ever heard that Martin Luther King Jr. spent two summers in Connecticut? Included are more than eighty engaging stories that provide insight into one of America’s oldest states. Inside are tales of pirates, an underground prison, and a possessed doll. Aren’t you curious about the spectacular stained glass church that was unknowingly built in the shape of a fish by a famous architect? From the world’s smallest Native American reservation to professionally coiffed cows and a replica of Marie Antoinette’s palace, you’ll find intrigue around every corner of this small but surprising state. Author Anastasia Mills Healy brings to life the long history of intriguing people, places, and events that will fascinate even life long residents of Connecticut.

The Western Reserve

Author : Harlan Hatcher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Western Reserve written by Harlan Hatcher and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut

Author : Mike Urban
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1681062917
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut written by Mike Urban and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From hot dogs to haute cuisine, Connecticut boasts an impressive array of tempting delicacies for every taste and budget. Hot, buttered lobster rolls, steamed cheeseburgers, and coal-fired New Haven-style pizza are just a few of the delights that await adventurous foodies in the Nutmeg State. With Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut as your guide, you’ll find a new place to try on every page and get the stories behind the food too. Bask in the warmth of the Connecticut shore at Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough, where three generations of the Mears family have slow-steamed and served lobsters on sunny picnic tables along the waterfront. Find out how O’Rourke’s Diner in Middletown was supported by its community and the Wesleyan students who love it after a devastating fire threatened to put them out of business in 2006. Get a taste of Yale life at the high-ceilinged Union League Café, where Chef JeanPierre Vuillermet wows diners with his ever-changing French brasserie menu. And if you love reading and eating, be sure to learn about the free book with your meal at Traveler Restaurant. Local writer Mike Urban takes you on a tour around this culinary wonderland to explore eats and eateries that are both familiar and exotic. Come along on this fascinating tour of Connecticut’s most unique, unusual, and enjoyable food spots where there’s a delightful culinary revelation around every corner.

The Devil in Connecticut

Author : Gerald Brittle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781631683190
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book The Devil in Connecticut written by Gerald Brittle and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story that is the basis for The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It opening in theaters June 4, 2021. It began with the lust of demons and the corruption of a young boy named David Glatzel. It ended with a murder trial that made headlines across the country--the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, accused of brutally knifing a friend to death. Johnson's defense startled the nation: not guilty, by reason of demonic possession. Here is the horrifying true story of what happened on terrible summer in the sleepy town of Brookfield, Connecticut. How the Glatzels, an average suburban family, came under a terrifying demonic attack that changed their lives. How their eleven-year-old son, David, suffered monstrous visitations by an entity he could only identify as "the Beast." How a close friend, Arne Cheyenne Johnson, became the tragic victim of forces beyond anyone's control...and how the Glatzels' ordeal has still not ended.

Connecticut Beer

Author : Will Siss
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625853106
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Connecticut Beer written by Will Siss and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the frothy beverage in Connecticut dates back to early colonists, who used it to quench their thirst in the absence of clean drinking water. So integral was beer to daily life in the colony that government officials and militiamen congregated in taverns like the General Wolfe to talk laws and business over pints of ale. Over the next two centuries, the number of breweries rose and then declined, especially after Prohibition. It was not until the 1980s that homebrewers brought this vital Nutmeg State tradition back to life, hatching the likes of New England and Cottrell Brewing Companies, as well as brewpubs including City Steam and Southport Brewing. More recently, small operations with one or two people, such as Relic and Beer'd, are changing the landscape again. Connecticut beer writer Will Siss introduces readers to the hardworking people who keep the breweries and beer bars inviting and the hoppy history alive.

Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut

Author : Ron Merly
Publisher : Wilderness Adventures Press
ISBN 13 : 1932098895
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut written by Ron Merly and published by Wilderness Adventures Press. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 350 rivers, brooks, lakes and ponds are covered in this guide. Detailed maps show every oxbow, cove, campground, boat launch, and access point. Also included is hub city information, including accommodations, restaurants, fly shops and everything else needed to plan a trip. Also covers covers the pressing issues facing Connecticut's fisheries, including invasive species and funding issues facing Connecticut trout stocking.

Connecticut Architecture

Author : Christopher Wigren
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819578142
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Connecticut Architecture written by Christopher Wigren and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecticut boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in New England, from Colonial churches and Modernist houses to refurbished nineteenth-century factories. The state’s history includes landscapes of small farmsteads, country churches, urban streets, tobacco sheds, quiet maritime villages, and town greens, as well as more recent suburbs and corporate headquarters. In his guide to this rich and diverse architectural heritage, Christopher Wigren introduces readers to 100 places across the state. Written for travelers and residents alike, the book features buildings visible from the road. Featuring more than 200 illustrations, the book is organized thematically. Sections include concise entries that treat notable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities, emphasizing the importance of the built environment and its impact on our sense of place. The text highlights key architectural features and trends and relates buildings to the local and regional histories they represent. There are suggestions for further reading and a helpful glossary of architectural terms A project of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, the book reflects more than 30 years of fieldwork and research in statewide architectural survey and National Register of Historic Places programs.

The Devil in Connecticut

Author : Gerald Brittle
Publisher : Graymalkin Media
ISBN 13 : 1631683209
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book The Devil in Connecticut written by Gerald Brittle and published by Graymalkin Media. This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the terrifying case file that inspired the film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. From this New York Times bestselling author comes a shocking case of demonic possession, exorcism, and murder starring the legendary demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, who battled the Amityville Horror and whose real-life case files inspired The Conjuring Universe, which includes The Conjuring, Annabelle, and The Nun films. It was one of the most sensational murder trials of the 1980s. When Arne Cheyenne Johnson stabbed an acquaintance to death with a five-inch folding knife, Johnson presented one of the most shocking legal defenses in history: not guilty by virtue of demonic possession. As the press put it, “the Devil made me do it.” Johnson’s shocking story began months earlier, when his girlfriend’s eleven-year-old brother, David, encountered a spectral figure looming at the foot of the bed and then started showing telltale signs of demonic possession. David suddenly spoke in Latin, levitated, and suffered beatings at the hands of an invisible demon. After a team of Catholic priests failed to drive the demon out, the case was taken up by Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens had fought demons across the globe, but the Connecticut Devil would be one of their greatest challenges, and perhaps their most deadly. Now includes an 8-page photo insert documenting the possession with images from the Glatzel family and the Ed and Lorraine Warren collection.

Barns of Connecticut

Author : Markham Starr
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 081957404X
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Barns of Connecticut written by Markham Starr and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 100 stunning full-color photographs along with helpful diagrams and historic photos, Barns of Connecticut captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns. The book discusses the importance of barns to Connecticut agriculture across our state and up to the present day. Markham Starr’s Barns of Connecticut offers a lovely introduction to the architectural, functional, and agricultural roles these structures played in early Connecticut. Through text and color photographs, it tells a story of change and continuity. From the earliest colonial structures to the low steel buildings of modern dairy farms, barns have adapted to meet the needs of each generation; they’ve stored wheat, hay, and tobacco, and housed farm animals and dairy cows. These enduring structures display the optimism, ingenuity, hard work, and practicality of the people who tend land and livestock throughout the state.

Housebreaking

Author : Dan Pope
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476745900
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Housebreaking written by Dan Pope and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Returning to his childhood home after his wife kicks him out, Benjamin lives with his 81-year-old father and tries to put his life back together while he rekindles a friendship with his high school crush, who has troubles of her own.