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Book Cover for: Slaughterhouse-Five: Or the Children's Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death, Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five: Or the Children's Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death

Kurt Vonnegut
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🎂 Happy 100th Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut! Join us at 6:30pm for a 50th Anniversary screening of SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE presented w/ Veterans for Peace. On the way in to the screening, check out some of Vonnegut's art, on loan for the occasion from Nick Westergaard. https://t.co/mNOFvpJIaf

Paperback, Mass Market, 1991

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Chan Is Missing: A Film, Wayne Wang

Chan Is Missing: A Film

Wayne Wang
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CHAN IS MISSING A mystery man, a murder, and a wad of missing cash—in his wryly offbeat breakthrough, Wayne Wang updates the ingredients of classic film noir for the streets of contemporary San Francisco’s Chinatown. Tonight at 7pm! 4K Restoration https://t.co/wCQt1SGOqr https://t.co/57WsS9G6vR

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Book Cover for: Prima Facie, Suzie Miller

Prima Facie

Suzie Miller
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Jodie Comer (The Last Duel) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play, PRIMA FACIE. See it on the big screen today at 1pm as part of National Theatre Live presented by @icfilmscene with @englert & @RiversideThtrIC https://t.co/Q7lPA7mRcK https://t.co/JX4w5LjdlQ

Paperback, 2022

$22.95Member price:$21.80 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Seagull, Anton Chekhov

The Seagull

Anton Chekhov
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Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness. Don't miss THE SEAGULL, 1pm next Sunday at the Ped Mall @NationalTheatre is presented w @englert & @RiversideThtrIC https://t.co/VVxTX9gtGE https://t.co/LXr4YTlWHJ

Paperback, 2017

$4.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Love, Anton Chekhov

Love

Anton Chekhov
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Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness. Don't miss THE SEAGULL, 1pm next Sunday at the Ped Mall @NationalTheatre is presented w @englert & @RiversideThtrIC https://t.co/VVxTX9gtGE https://t.co/LXr4YTlWHJ

Paperback, 2014

$7.95Member price:$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Isle of Dogs: The Screenplay, Wes Anderson

Isle of Dogs: The Screenplay

Wes Anderson
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Bark in the Park! Bring your canine friend to a dog-friendly screening of Wes Anderson's ISLE OF DOGS. Saturday, June 10th at 8:40pm. FREE and open to the public! FilmScene in the Park is presented by Dr. Suzanne Stock, Orthodontist https://t.co/HCmfKEAUmt https://t.co/rxmQ53pKxO

Hardcover, 2018

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Clueless: A Totally Classic Picture Book, Amy Heckerling

Clueless: A Totally Classic Picture Book

Amy Heckerling
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As if! Cher and Josh entered our lives 27 years ago, and Paul Rudd still looks exactly the same. CLUELESS is up next at FilmScene in the Park! See Amy Heckerling's exploration of the ultra rich in 1990s Beverly Hills at dusk on Saturday, July 9th! https://t.co/tluXuEN99b https://t.co/UFFfhV1uKa

Hardcover, 2020

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Straight Line Crazy, David Hare

Straight Line Crazy

David Hare
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National Theatre Live returns Sunday at 1pm with STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY. Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in David Hare’s (Skylight) blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever. https://t.co/qWx96pVXCh https://t.co/y38eRpa1wP

Paperback, 2022

$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Whale, Samuel D. Hunter

The Whale

Samuel D. Hunter
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Join us next Wednesday, March 1st for a special in-person Q&A screening of THE WHALE with University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop graduate Samuel D. Hunter who adapted his Drama Desk Award winning play into the latest from director Darren Aronofsky. https://t.co/HaaQ6MZKSJ https://t.co/4IO4PO85K9

Paperback, 2014

$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hidden Letters, Leo L. Lopshire

Hidden Letters

Leo L. Lopshire
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Vino Vérité returns Oct 2nd w/ Hidden Letters, a remarkable portrait of two women in contemporary China drawn together by a secret language handed down through generations. Filmmaker Violet Du Feng joins us in person to talk about her process. Tickets: https://t.co/ekNB8gXTJK https://t.co/5lyf9nuFa7

Paperback, 2008

$12.99Member price:$12.34 + Free shipping5% off