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1) Frida
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Salma Hayek is triumphant in this biographical movie of an exceptional woman who lived an unforgettable life—Frida Kahlo. A product of humble beginnings, Frida earns fame as a talented artist with a unique vision. From her enduring relationship with her mentor and husband Diego Rivera, to her scandalous affairs, Frida's uncompromising personality would inspire her greatest creations.
2) Frida Kahlo
Author
Language
Italiano
Description
Dietro i ritratti di Frida Kahlo si può leggere tutta la sua storia: raramente un artista ha lasciato una così chiara e ricca testimonianza della propria vita, privata e lavorativa, tra la cornice dei suoi dipinti. L'arte di Frida Kahlo è il contributo pi importante – e un dono prezioso – del Messico alla storia dell'arte mondiale. Nonostante i serissimi problemi fisici, Frida coltivò e diede forma al proprio talento con costante determinazione;...
3) Frida Kahlo
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Frida Kahlo remains one of the most celebrated painters of her time for her exploration of themes of feminism, gender, class, and race in her artwork and frequent self-portraits. From her childhood struggle with polio, to the traffic accident that left her with chronic pain, to her artistic exploration of herself and her identity, follow this extraordinary woman's life and accomplishments.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Step into the world of one of history's most celebrated artists and feminist icons: Frida Kahlo. This beautifully illustrated biography is full of colorful details that illuminate the woman behind the artwork, including excerpts from Kahlo's personal letters and diaries on her childhood dreams of becoming a doctor, the accident that changed the course of her life, and her love affairs with famous artists. Featuring handwritten text alongside lovely...
Author
Language
Español
Description
This documentary explores Frida's art as well as her photos, clothes and personal objects not always accessible to the public. But who was Frida in real life? And how much energy and vitality are released from her paintings even when they portray pain and suffering? The film rolls out in a journey in search of Frida, into the heart of Mexico, amid cactuses, monkeys, deer and parrots, alternating exclusive interviews, with period documents, evocative...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
Español
Description
City, birthplace of her deceased father. She's hoping that spending time in Mexico will help her unlock memories of the too-brief time they spent together. While in Mexico, Paloma meets Lizzie and Gael. The siblings want her to help them find a valuable ring that once belonged to beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Finding the ring means a big reward - and the thanks of all Mexico. But the brother and sister have a secret. Do they really want to return...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The riveting true story of a sham school run by longtime con men whose scheme crashed and burned live on television. In August of 2021, a high school football team became the talk of the nation. A featured matchup on ESPN pitted national powerhouse IMG Academy against a school called Bishop Sycamore--a program with an unfamiliar name, a barely functional website, and a long list of baggage. The supposedly elite Bishop Sycamore lost 56-0, embarrassing...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Once again, brothers Adam and Jonny return to Mum and Dad’s house for a Friday night dinner of soup, chicken and crimble-crumble – plus massive side-orders of wind-ups and bickering. Dad buys a grotty old caravan – and starts living in it, Mum almost has a heart attack when the boys both get ‘females’, Jonny buys the world’s most disgusting coat, Adam gaffer-tapes Jonny’s phone to the ceiling, Aunty Val takes up sexting, Horrible Grandma...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Join the Goodman family for more Friday night dinners. Adam goes on a date with a girl who smells like mum, Jonny starts going out with a much older woman, mum is forced out the house by a mouse, dad starts drying fish in the downstairs cupboard, neighbour Jim makes a birthday cake for his dog, Wilson, grandma gets a new boyfriend who no one likes, and we meet dad's mother - 'Horrible Grandma'.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
For the Goodman family, Friday night dinner is just like Sunday lunch: just take two days away, add on an extra course and you've pretty much got it. Adam and his brother, Jonny, view Friday night dinner as a necessary annoyance. Necessary because they get fed, and annoying because, well, they have to spend the evening with Mum and Dad. It's not that Mum and Dad aren't wonderful. They really are. But Dad slugs ketchup straight from the bottle, Mum...
Author
Language
English
Description
Every week from August to January, fans across the Lone Star State-in big cities and small towns from the panhandle to the gulf coast-head to living rooms and stadiums to watch their favorite high school, college, and NFL teams battle on the field. In this engrossing chronicle, DallasCowboys.com writer Nick Eatman illuminates the heart of Texas football, following a high school team (the Plano Wildcats), a college team (the Baylor University Bears),...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Featuring a stellar ensemble cast, the award-winning hit comedy is back for a third series of mayhem at the gloriously idiosyncratic Goodman family's traditional Friday night dinner. Adam gains a new female admirer - a 9 year old girl, Jonny gets the world's worst tattoo, Dad gives the boys a graphic lecture on sex education and tries to hide a dead, frozen fox from Mum, Mum practices being a counsellor on her horrified family, Grandma goes back out...
Author
Language
English
Description
The heartwarming and provocative sequel to Diane Hammond's Hannah's Dream, Friday's Harbor is the compelling story of a dying orca, the caring zoo that saves him, and the controversy that threatens his captivity.
It's been three years since Hannah, the elephant, departed the Max L. Biedelman Zoo, in Bladenham, Washington, and much has changed, including the appointment of new executive director Truman Levy, and the arrival of a failing killer whale...
Author
Language
English
Description
Whether they're flirting en espanol, gossiping over mojitos, or dancing with their latest papi chulos, the characters in Friday Night Chicas prove that there is nothing quite like a night out with your chicas. Set in New York City, Miami's South Beach, downtown Chicago, and L.A., these four flirty novellas explore dating, marriage, friendship, and sex, through the eyes of four different Latina women.
Mary Castillo's Friday Night in L.A.: Isela isn't...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Goodman family return for more Friday Night Dinner. In this series, Jonny gets serious with a 'female', while also sustaining an injury after Adam butters the kitchen floor. Elsewhere Mum is forced to pretend that her mother has died, Dad invites a friend over who talks with his eyes closed and 'Horrible Grandma' returns.
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Series
Friday Night Dinner volume 6
Language
English
Description
Adam comes home to find the house looking immaculate, with classical music playing in the living room, Mom's posh bowls on the dinner table, Dad in a smart suit, and most mysteriously - five sets of knives and forks laid out. Something major is up. What is Mum up to?
Author
Series
Friday Night Dinner volume 3
Language
English
Description
The boys bring Grandma home for dinner but Grandma gets her hair stuck in the window of Jonny's car. When they eventually arrive, Mom shows the family the new curtains. An argument follows about whether the new curtains are actually yellow rather than cream. Meanwhile, Dad drops Mom's beef casserole all over the kitchen floor.
Author
Series
Friday Night Dinner volume 4
Language
English
Description
When Mom finds out that Dad didn't throw away his old boxes of science magazines in their clear-out, she goes mad. So Dad builds a bonfire and promises he'll burn them all. But secretly Dad is only pretending to burn them in the bonfire, instead squirrelling the boxes off to his shed in the garden.
Author
Series
Friday Night Dinner volume 5
Language
English
Description
It's Adam's birthday. As he arrives home, a silver Mercedes almost runs him over. Inside, is Sheila Bloom who is famously obsessed with her Mercedes, and after some catty remarks about Adam's car, she speeds off. This leads Dad to make a surprising confession before he tries to cook dinner for the first time ever.