Tennessee Williams on Stage & Screen in New York -Festival Begins December 9th
Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder - Coming in February
5 Chillers in the Universal Cult Horror Collection on DVD
Robert Redford in Downhill Racer on DVD
Ballast - Lance Hammer's Critically Acclaimed Drama
Z - Costa-Gavras's Oscar-winning Thriller on DVD

TWO BOOKSIGNINGS – LARRY EDMUNDS BOOKSHOP, Friday October 30th 7:30 p.m.

Carla Laemmle will be at her booksigning for Among the Rugged Peaks: An Intimate Biography of Carla Laemmle by Rick Atkins. Carla Laemmle has co-authored a book about her life growing up (and residing) on her uncle's Universal Studios lot from 1921 until 1937 where she "grew up" with the now classic Universal Horror Monsters such as The Phantom of the Opera (1925), Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Mummy (1933). Carla Laemmle has led numerous lives during her 90 plus years. She appeared with Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera, and as a passenger in the coach traveling the Borgo Pass in 1931's Dracula. This biography presents an intriguing portrait of a life lived in the strange place that is Hollywood.Great book!! Fascinating reading about one of the few people left who was in silent movies. The pictures alone are well worth the price and are ones you will never see anywhere else. It is obvious that a lot of work and many years went into this book. It is definitely a MUST READ for anyone interested in movie history.

In addition, Robert S. Birchard will be signing his book: Early Universal City. Known as much today for its theme park, Universal City is also the largest and the longest continuously operating movie studio in "Hollywood." The Universal Film Manufacturing Company was formed by a dozen independent producers in 1912, and Universal City was designed to provide a single facility in which to make their films. Since its official opening on March 15, 1915, Universal City has served as a training ground for directors like John Ford, William Wyler and James Whale; and as home to stars like Hoot Gibson, Deanna Durbin, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Sr. and Jr., and Tom Mix . This evocative volume explores the studio that brought The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Dracula (1930), Frankenstein (1931) and 100 Men and a Girl (1936) to the screen.

WO BOOKSIGNINGs – LARRY EDMUNDS BOOKSHOP
Friday October 30th 7:30 p.m.
6644 Hollywood Blvd. (323-463-3273), Los Angeles
Friday October 30th 7:30 p.m.