Tony McNamara
1) Poor things
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices...
2) Cruella
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, is a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella's flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Heilman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic...
3) Ashby
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Awkward Ed Wallis moves to a new town with his single mom and needs help fitting in. Brainier than his peers, Ed figures playing high school football might be a good way to make more friends, but his only new friend, Eloise, thinks it's odd. When Ed gets an assignment to write an essay about someone from an older generation, he introduces himself to his neighbor, Ashby Holt, and the two embark on an unlikely, immediate friendship. Ashby's style of...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Early eighteenth-century England is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her friend Lady Sarah tends to her ill health. When a new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their growing friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her...
5) Cruella
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, is a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella's flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Heilman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Designed in the form of a diary and sketchbook, a first-person account of the events of the Cruella film is complemented by movie images, character photos, Dalmatian fur-coat designs and the villainess's nefarious observations.
Series
Film Movement volume 2, film 5
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A comedy drama about two parentally neglected teenagers, Placid Lake and Gemma, who find the courage to believe in themselves.
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