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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
If there's a sucker born every minute, these guys will work the delivery room. Meet Roy and Frank, con men who plan to flimflam a flimflammer out of big-time dough. They have a new partner to help them too: Roy's long-absent fourteen-year-old daughter, who has entered his life and is eager to learn the art of the con. Quirky Roy is a genius at crime and basket case in life because he's an agoraphobe, a germaphobe and suddenly a parent.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Debates aid decision-making, and you may one day find yourself in the role of a judge needing to make the big decision. Survey the best way to communicate your reasons for a decision, starting with a short thesis statement followed by an explanation of your reasoning. As an example, consider a nonprofit faced with a difficult business decision.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Professor Williams introduces his passion for film by explaining exactly what makes movies magic for him. He provides a brief history of movies and foreshadows elements of the course that he will be digging deeper into including music, framing, and the three-act structure, tying the whole thing together by familiarizing you with what he considers one of the most important movie elements: tension.
Author
Series
Ninjago volume 2
Language
English
Description
The Ninja go into hiding but an army of the Digtial Overlord's evil robotic Nindroids are hunting them wherever they go. Their only chance is to learn the secrets of the Techno blades and use them to cut all power to save Ninjao from this technological menace.
Author
Language
English
Description
Eric Carle fans, readers and artists of all ages will thrill to watch this film about the artist's life and creative process. This intimate portrait lets every viewer into Eric Carle's world as if you were there beside him in his studio. Listen and watch as he creates his picture, remembers his childhood, reflects on the creative life he has led for decades as the creator of more than 70 books for children. The Art of the Picture Book captures the...
Author
Series
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX volume 34
Language
English
Description
Pro duelist and Broadway star Orlando faces Jaden in a duel that's a real showstopper!
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this delightful comedy romp, the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch's Italian girlfriend. Crime has never been this disorganized.
Author
Series
Gabriela Cámara Teaches Mexican Cooking volume 13
Language
English
Description
Gabriela offers parting thoughts on the importance of hospitality in Mexican culture, how caring about every detail of a dish yields the best results, and why you should never compromise on quality ingredients.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Professor Williams introduces his passion for film by explaining exactly what makes movies magic for him. He provides a brief history of movies and foreshadows elements of the course that he will be digging deeper into including music, framing, and the three-act structure, tying the whole thing together by familiarizing you with what he considers one of the most important movie elements: tension.
12) Con Artist
Publisher
Argot Pictures
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A stylishly dark docu-comedy excavating America's craving for fame and fortune via one of its most outrageous addicts. Once a legitimate art star in the 1980s New York scene, millionaire "business artist" Mark Kostabi hires others to conceive and create paintings which he openly signs and sells as his own.. This highly energetic character study focuses on Kostabi's current attempts to regain prominence and find happiness through fame, which he openly...
13) Big Hero 6
Series
Language
English
Description
Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada learns to harness his genius, thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon, and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion - a robot named Baymax - and transforms the group into a band of...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Delve into the fascinating stories behind history's many art and document forgeries - creative efforts of con artists to make money by deceiving others. How do the authorities determine which Matisse painting is fake and which one is real? What technology and skill goes into authenticating a piece of writing or art? Find out here.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Popularly known as "Salazar," Roland Rose is a unique artist who inspires others artists and lovers of art with his commitment to "pure" art, which he explains is, "painting what's inside you; painting what you feel, " In this insightful biography we see his abstract-expressionistic paintings confirm his devotion to painting for the joy of expressing his feelings, not solely to paint for commercial gain. His celebrated name we discover reflects an...
17) Original Schtick
Publisher
Umbrella Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
ORIGINAL SCHTICK - Meet Robert (Bob) Fischer - and then wish you never had. This exposé follows an American (con) artist on his forest fire tour of Melbourne. Bob, a colourfully misanthropic nobody, manages to fool everyone within earshot - artists, gallery owners, art dealers and sponsors-scorching the poor suckers in the process. The unravelling disaster is expertly captured by director Maciej Wszelaki's omnipresent and frequently daring and intrusive...
18) The hustle
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they combine talents for their next mark: a naive tech billionaire.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Italiano
Description
Samuele is twelve years old and lives on an island in the middle of the sea. He goes to school, and loves shooting his slingshot and going hunting. He likes land games, even though everything around him speaks of the sea and the men, women, and children who try to cross it to get to his island. But his is not an island like the others, its name is Lampedusa and it is the most symbolic border of Europe, crossed by thousands of migrants in the last...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
From the narrow streets of Nice to the gleaming corridors of Wall Street, Daring Capers tracks some of the world's most fascinating criminals and their audacious crimes. Here's a rogue's gallery of bank robbers, art thieves, and debonair con artists who tried to steal their way to wealth through brilliant ploys and slick transactions. These are some of the most outlandish and unlawful get-rich-quick schemes ever exposed. Some were even successful....
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