https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?CF=BIB&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3831198&CF=BIB A surprise phone call from her late fianc'̌s family sends Vivien Lowry of Bloomsbury Girls off on her next adventure. Struggling as a playwright, she moves to Italy both to reckon with her past and create a new future as a scriptwriter at the Cinecitt ̉Studios in Rome. Here she encounters the greatest male bastion of them all, the Vatican. Vivien ends up entangled between the church and the censors, while romantically caught between two men: an enigmatic American film financier who is not who he says he is, and a socialist Italian prince and independent filmmaker who ends up under house arrest over a censored screenplay. Each of them has a wartime experience from their past that they must revisit in order to move on - Vivien most of all. A surprise phone call from her late fianc'̌s family sends Vivien Lowry of Bloomsbury Girls off on her next adventure. Struggling as a playwright, she moves to Italy both to reckon with her past and create a new future as a scriptwriter at the Cinecitt ̉Studios in Rome. Here she encounters the greatest male bastion of them all, the Vatican. Vivien ends up entangled between the church and the censors, while romantically caught between two men: an enigmatic American film financier who is not who he says he is, and a socialist Italian prince and independent filmmaker who ends up under house arrest over a censored screenplay. Each of them has a wartime experience from their past that they must revisit in order to move on - Vivien most of all.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jenner, Natalie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (9 hr., 5 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - AF - In-transit from Stirling Library HQ to Outreach Services (Set: 29 May 2024)<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3914058&CF=BIB Brought to you by Puffin.Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world.As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time.But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic – along with some help from a few friends – to fulfil his destiny.Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.This delicious tale of dreams, friendship and chocolate is based on the major motion picture, Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder.©2023 Roald Dahl & Sibéal Pounder (P)2023 Penguin Audio Brought to you by Puffin.Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world.As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time.But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic – along with some help from a few friends – to fulfil his destiny.Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.This delicious tale of dreams, friendship and chocolate is based on the major motion picture, Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder.©2023 Roald Dahl & Sibéal Pounder (P)2023 Penguin Audio<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dahl, Roald<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Puffin, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Electronic resources - (Stirling Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3938587&CF=BIB A surprise phone call from her late fiancé's family sends Vivien Lowry of Bloomsbury Girls off on her next adventure. Struggling as a playwright, she moves to Italy both to reckon with her past and create a new future as a scriptwriter at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Here she encounters the greatest male bastion of them all, the Vatican. Vivien ends up entangled between the church and the censors, while romantically caught between two men: an enigmatic American film financier who is not who he says he is, and a socialist Italian prince and independent filmmaker who ends up under house arrest over a censored screenplay. Each of them has a wartime experience from their past that they must revisit in order to move on - Vivien most of all. A surprise phone call from her late fiancé's family sends Vivien Lowry of Bloomsbury Girls off on her next adventure. Struggling as a playwright, she moves to Italy both to reckon with her past and create a new future as a scriptwriter at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Here she encounters the greatest male bastion of them all, the Vatican. Vivien ends up entangled between the church and the censors, while romantically caught between two men: an enigmatic American film financier who is not who he says he is, and a socialist Italian prince and independent filmmaker who ends up under house arrest over a censored screenplay. Each of them has a wartime experience from their past that they must revisit in order to move on - Vivien most of all.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jenner, Natalie<br />First edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2024.<br />349 pages : map (black and white) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048022008424<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3090081&CF=BIB The story of a girl from a council estate in Tottenham, born in 1934 to an electric-meter reader and a seamstress, who was determined to be an actress. Candid and witty, this memoir takes her from her awkward performances in working-men's clubs at six years of age as dancing 'Baby Eileen', through the war years in London, to her breakthrough at thirty-two on Broadway with The Killing of Sister George, for which she received the first of five Tony Award nominations. She co-created 'Upstairs, Downstairs' and wrote the screenplay for 'Mrs Dalloway' (for which she won an Evening Standard Award). Characterised by an eye for the absurd, a terrific knack for storytelling and an insistence on honesty, 'Will She Do?' is a raconteur's tale about family, about class, about youthful ambition and big dreams and what really goes on behind the scenes. The story of a girl from a council estate in Tottenham, born in 1934 to an electric-meter reader and a seamstress, who was determined to be an actress. Candid and witty, this memoir takes her from her awkward performances in working-men's clubs at six years of age as dancing 'Baby Eileen', through the war years in London, to her breakthrough at thirty-two on Broadway with The Killing of Sister George, for which she received the first of five Tony Award nominations. She co-created 'Upstairs, Downstairs' and wrote the screenplay for 'Mrs Dalloway' (for which she won an Evening Standard Award). Characterised by an eye for the absurd, a terrific knack for storytelling and an insistence on honesty, 'Will She Do?' is a raconteur's tale about family, about class, about youthful ambition and big dreams and what really goes on behind the scenes.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Atkins, Eileen, 1934-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Virago, 2022.<br />311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 ATK - Available - 38048021817593<br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 ATK - On reserve shelf at Mobile Library - 38048021898726<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3124126&CF=BIB Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines? This is the official screenplay of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' inviting readers to explore every scene of the complete script penned by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves. Special features include behind-the-scenes content and commentary from David Yates, David Heyman, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Colleen Atwood and more. Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines? This is the official screenplay of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' inviting readers to explore every scene of the complete script penned by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves. Special features include behind-the-scenes content and commentary from David Yates, David Heyman, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Colleen Atwood and more.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rowling, J. K.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Little, Brown, 2022.<br />292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm<br /><br />Bannockburn Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 822.92 - Available - 38048040967502<br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 822.92 - Available - 38048040964517<br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 822.92 - Onloan - Due: 29 Jun 2024 - 38048040965183<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 822.92 - Available - 38048040963758<br />Doune Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 822.92 - Available - 38048040968146<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3200668&CF=BIB Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?The official screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the ultimate companion to the film, and invites readers to explore every scene of the complete original script penned by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves. Special features include behind-the-scenes content and commentary from David Yates, David Heyman, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Colleen Atwood and more. Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?The official screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the ultimate companion to the film, and invites readers to explore every scene of the complete original script penned by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves. Special features include behind-the-scenes content and commentary from David Yates, David Heyman, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Colleen Atwood and more.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rowling, J.K.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Pottermore Publishing, 2022<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br />Fantastic Beasts ; 3<br /><br />Electronic resources - (Stirling Libraries) - eBook - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2920129&CF=BIB The story of a girl from a council estate in Tottenham, born in 1934 to an electric-meter reader and a seamstress, who was determined to be an actress. Candid and witty, this memoir takes her from her awkward performances in working-men's clubs at six years of age as dancing 'Baby Eileen', through the war years in London, to her breakthrough at thirty-two on Broadway with The Killing of Sister George, for which she received the first of five Tony Award nominations. She co-created 'Upstairs, Downstairs' and wrote the screenplay for 'Mrs Dalloway' (for which she won an Evening Standard Award). Characterised by an eye for the absurd, a terrific knack for storytelling and an insistence on honesty, 'Will She Do?' is a raconteur's tale about family, about class, about youthful ambition and big dreams and what really goes on behind the scenes. The story of a girl from a council estate in Tottenham, born in 1934 to an electric-meter reader and a seamstress, who was determined to be an actress. Candid and witty, this memoir takes her from her awkward performances in working-men's clubs at six years of age as dancing 'Baby Eileen', through the war years in London, to her breakthrough at thirty-two on Broadway with The Killing of Sister George, for which she received the first of five Tony Award nominations. She co-created 'Upstairs, Downstairs' and wrote the screenplay for 'Mrs Dalloway' (for which she won an Evening Standard Award). Characterised by an eye for the absurd, a terrific knack for storytelling and an insistence on honesty, 'Will She Do?' is a raconteur's tale about family, about class, about youthful ambition and big dreams and what really goes on behind the scenes.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Atkins, Eileen, 1934-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Virago, 2021.<br />309 pages, 16 unnumbmered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 ATK - Onloan - Due: 01 Jul 2024 - 38048021746651<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2594583&CF=BIB James Cameron's screenplay, 'The High Ground,' was intended as the first sequel to the biggest blockbuster of all time, 'Avatar'. Discarded in favour of other ideas, the original screenplay is being adapted into a three-part graphic novel series. It has been almost a decade since the humans were forced to leave Pandora - but now they're returning - with an armada of heavily-armed starships! After years of peace, Jake Sully has settled down with Neytiri and raised a family, so for him, the stakes are even higher than when he first went to war against the corporate might of the RDA. James Cameron's screenplay, 'The High Ground,' was intended as the first sequel to the biggest blockbuster of all time, 'Avatar'. Discarded in favour of other ideas, the original screenplay is being adapted into a three-part graphic novel series. It has been almost a decade since the humans were forced to leave Pandora - but now they're returning - with an armada of heavily-armed starships! After years of peace, Jake Sully has settled down with Neytiri and raised a family, so for him, the stakes are even higher than when he first went to war against the corporate might of the RDA.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Smith, Sherri L.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Milwaukie : Dark Horse Books, 2020.<br />96 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm.<br /><br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Graphic - Onloan - Due: 05 Jul 2024 - 38048040960119<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2324649&CF=BIB At the end of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists Newt, his former Hogwarts student, who agrees to help once again, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. At the end of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists Newt, his former Hogwarts student, who agrees to help once again, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rowling, J. K.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Little, Brown, 2018.<br />x, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 822.92 - Available - 38048040685625<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - 822.92 - Available - 38048040681319<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - 822.92 - Available - 38048040676137<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1839595&CF=BIB Ken Loach directs this drama that follows a 59-year-old joiner as he tries to navigate the British benefits system. In the North-East of England, widower Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is forced to stop working when he is taken ill with heart disease and so applies for Employment and Support Allowance from the Government. But his life is further thrown into disarray when his benefits are suddenly taken away from him and he is forced to jump through the many hoops of the bureaucratic system to get them back. During this time, he meets the similarly-troubled single mother Katie (Hayley Squires) whose financial problems mean she is being forced out of her home in London along with her two kids Dylan and Daisy (Dylan McKiernan and Briana Shann). The film was nominated for five BAFTAs including Best Film, Best Director (Loach), Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Squires) and won the award for Outstanding British Film of the Year. Ken Loach directs this drama that follows a 59-year-old joiner as he tries to navigate the British benefits system. In the North-East of England, widower Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is forced to stop working when he is taken ill with heart disease and so applies for Employment and Support Allowance from the Government. But his life is further thrown into disarray when his benefits are suddenly taken away from him and he is forced to jump through the many hoops of the bureaucratic system to get them back. During this time, he meets the similarly-troubled single mother Katie (Hayley Squires) whose financial problems mean she is being forced out of her home in London along with her two kids Dylan and Daisy (Dylan McKiernan and Briana Shann). The film was nominated for five BAFTAs including Best Film, Best Director (Loach), Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Squires) and won the award for Outstanding British Film of the Year.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>eOne Entertainment, 2017.<br />1 videodisc (100 min.) : col.<br /><br />Balfron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 22332 - Available - 38048050137509<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1864155&CF=BIB Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker star in this sci-fi drama directed by Denis Villeneuve. After mysterious alien spacecraft land on Earth, American linguistics professor Dr Louise Banks (Adams) finds herself working with the army to decode the aliens' communications. Under the command of Colonel Weber (Whitaker), Louise and military scientist Ian Donnelly (Renner) try to learn more about the aliens' language so they can communicate with them and discover why they have come to Earth, before someone else across the globe decides to attack first. But with the CIA and global leaders monitoring their interactions, will they be able to make their breakthrough without any unwanted interference? The film was nominated for nine BAFTAs, including Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Leading Actress (Adams), two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Adams) and Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Jóhann Jóhannsson), and eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Villeneuve) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker star in this sci-fi drama directed by Denis Villeneuve. After mysterious alien spacecraft land on Earth, American linguistics professor Dr Louise Banks (Adams) finds herself working with the army to decode the aliens' communications. Under the command of Colonel Weber (Whitaker), Louise and military scientist Ian Donnelly (Renner) try to learn more about the aliens' language so they can communicate with them and discover why they have come to Earth, before someone else across the globe decides to attack first. But with the CIA and global leaders monitoring their interactions, will they be able to make their breakthrough without any unwanted interference? The film was nominated for nine BAFTAs, including Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Leading Actress (Adams), two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Adams) and Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Jóhann Jóhannsson), and eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Villeneuve) and Best Adapted Screenplay.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>eOne Entertainment, 2017.<br />1 videodisc (116 min.) : col.<br /><br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 22160 - Available - 38048050135701<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1876789&CF=BIB Adam Hamilton-Shaw has more reason than most to avoid commitment. Living on a houseboat in the Severn Valley, his dream is to sail into the sunset preferably with a woman waiting in every port. But lately, his life looks more like a road to destruction than an idyllic boat ride. Would-be screenplay writer Sienna Meadows realises that everything about Adam spells trouble but she can't ignore the feeling that there is more to him than just his bad reputation. Nor can she ignore the intense physical attraction that exists between them. And it just so happens that Adam sees Sienna as the kind of woman he could commit to. But can he change his damaging behaviour or is the road to destruction a one-way street? Adam Hamilton-Shaw has more reason than most to avoid commitment. Living on a houseboat in the Severn Valley, his dream is to sail into the sunset preferably with a woman waiting in every port. But lately, his life looks more like a road to destruction than an idyllic boat ride. Would-be screenplay writer Sienna Meadows realises that everything about Adam spells trouble but she can't ignore the feeling that there is more to him than just his bad reputation. Nor can she ignore the intense physical attraction that exists between them. And it just so happens that Adam sees Sienna as the kind of woman he could commit to. But can he change his damaging behaviour or is the road to destruction a one-way street?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Browne, Sheryl<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Jammer Audiobooks, 2017.<br />11 CDs (645 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - AF R96258 - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 38048050101935<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1906022&CF=BIB Andrew Garfield and Sam Worthington star in this biographical drama directed by Mel Gibson. The film recounts the heroism of conscientious objector Desmond T. Doss (Garfield) amid the blood and thunder of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. When most in his town are enlisted to the army, Doss is motivated to sign up as well. However, due to his beliefs, he refuses to handle a weapon and instead intends to serve in the field as a medic. After campaigning to be allowed to go into battle unarmed, Doss is assigned to the 77th Infantry Division and sent to Okinawa to fight under Captain Glover (Worthington). With the American forces suffering severe casualties in their assault on the Japanese, Doss springs into action by selflessly putting himself in the line of fire in a heroic attempt to save the lives of his injured comrades. The film was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director - Motion Picture (Gibson) and Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Garfield), five BAFTAs including Best Leading Actor (Garfield) and Best Adapted Screenplay, and six Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Garfield) and Best Director (Gibson). Andrew Garfield and Sam Worthington star in this biographical drama directed by Mel Gibson. The film recounts the heroism of conscientious objector Desmond T. Doss (Garfield) amid the blood and thunder of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. When most in his town are enlisted to the army, Doss is motivated to sign up as well. However, due to his beliefs, he refuses to handle a weapon and instead intends to serve in the field as a medic. After campaigning to be allowed to go into battle unarmed, Doss is assigned to the 77th Infantry Division and sent to Okinawa to fight under Captain Glover (Worthington). With the American forces suffering severe casualties in their assault on the Japanese, Doss springs into action by selflessly putting himself in the line of fire in a heroic attempt to save the lives of his injured comrades. The film was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director - Motion Picture (Gibson) and Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Garfield), five BAFTAs including Best Leading Actor (Garfield) and Best Adapted Screenplay, and six Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Garfield) and Best Director (Gibson).<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Lionsgate UK, 2017.<br />1 videodisc (139 min.) : col.<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 22323 - Available - 38048050137418<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1910970&CF=BIB Drama written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Lucas Hedges. Lee Chandler (Affleck) has his life turned upside down when his older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler) dies suddenly and leaves his son Patrick (Hedges) all alone. Though reluctant at first, Lee feels he must accept his brother's wishes and become Patrick's legal guardian. This involves Lee returning to his hometown of Manchester in Massachusetts and facing all the complications that come with it, including his estranged ex-wife Randi (Williams) and certain members of the local community. Lee grapples with his new role as a father figure to Patrick and tries to support the young man with his problems, while still contending with his own. The film was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, winning for Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Affleck), as well as six BAFTAs, winning for Best Leading Actor (Affleck) and Best Original Screenplay (Lonergan), and six Academy Awards, winning for Best Actor (Affleck) and Best Original Screenplay (Lonergan). Drama written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Lucas Hedges. Lee Chandler (Affleck) has his life turned upside down when his older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler) dies suddenly and leaves his son Patrick (Hedges) all alone. Though reluctant at first, Lee feels he must accept his brother's wishes and become Patrick's legal guardian. This involves Lee returning to his hometown of Manchester in Massachusetts and facing all the complications that come with it, including his estranged ex-wife Randi (Williams) and certain members of the local community. Lee grapples with his new role as a father figure to Patrick and tries to support the young man with his problems, while still contending with his own. The film was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, winning for Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Affleck), as well as six BAFTAs, winning for Best Leading Actor (Affleck) and Best Original Screenplay (Lonergan), and six Academy Awards, winning for Best Actor (Affleck) and Best Original Screenplay (Lonergan).<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>StudioCanal, 2017.<br />1 videodisc (137 min.) : col.<br /><br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 22297 - Available - 38048050137145<br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 22296 - Available - 38048050137137<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1929865&CF=BIB Garth Davis directs this drama based on a true story. The film follows the remarkable journey of Indian orphan Saroo Brierley (Sunny Pawar/Dev Patel) who, after becoming lost on the streets of Calcutta at five-years-old, is adopted by Australian couple John and Sue Brierley (David Wenham and Nicole Kidman). 25 years later in Australia, Saroo, with the help of his girlfriend Lucy (Rooney Mara), turns to the Internet and Google Earth to finally find and reconnect with his mother, Kamla Mushi (Priyanka Bose), and the rest of his true family. The film was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Patel), and Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Dustin O'Halloran/Volker Bertelmann) and six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Patel) and Best Supporting Actress (Kidman). The film was also nominated for five BAFTAs, winning for Best Supporting Actor (Patel) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Davies). Garth Davis directs this drama based on a true story. The film follows the remarkable journey of Indian orphan Saroo Brierley (Sunny Pawar/Dev Patel) who, after becoming lost on the streets of Calcutta at five-years-old, is adopted by Australian couple John and Sue Brierley (David Wenham and Nicole Kidman). 25 years later in Australia, Saroo, with the help of his girlfriend Lucy (Rooney Mara), turns to the Internet and Google Earth to finally find and reconnect with his mother, Kamla Mushi (Priyanka Bose), and the rest of his true family. The film was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Patel), and Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Dustin O'Halloran/Volker Bertelmann) and six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Patel) and Best Supporting Actress (Kidman). The film was also nominated for five BAFTAs, winning for Best Supporting Actor (Patel) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Davies).<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>EiV, 2017.<br />1 videodisc (114 min.) : col.<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 22307 - Available - 38048050137244<br />Killin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 22310 - Available - 38048050137293<br />Mobile Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 22309 - Available - 38048050137285<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1445569&CF=BIB Brie Larson stars in this drama adapted by Emma Donoghue from her own novel about a mother and son who have been held captive for five years. Joy 'Ma' Newsome (Larson) and her five-year-old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) have been living in a small room since Jack was born, meaning he has no knowledge of the outside world. Joy realises Jack is now old enough to learn the truth about their situation and together they plan to escape their captor Old Nick (Sean Bridgers). But being in the real world comes with its own challenges... The film also stars Joan Allen and William H. Macy as Joy's parents. Larson won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama and the BAFTA for Best Leading Actress for her performance. The film was also nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay with Larson winning in the Best Actress category. Brie Larson stars in this drama adapted by Emma Donoghue from her own novel about a mother and son who have been held captive for five years. Joy 'Ma' Newsome (Larson) and her five-year-old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) have been living in a small room since Jack was born, meaning he has no knowledge of the outside world. Joy realises Jack is now old enough to learn the truth about their situation and together they plan to escape their captor Old Nick (Sean Bridgers). But being in the real world comes with its own challenges... The film also stars Joan Allen and William H. Macy as Joy's parents. Larson won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama and the BAFTA for Best Leading Actress for her performance. The film was also nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay with Larson winning in the Best Actress category.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>StudioCanal, 2016.<br />1 videodisc (118 min.) : col.<br /><br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 21318 - Available - 38048050046684<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1540144&CF=BIB Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton and Rachel McAdams star in this drama about the Boston Globe's uncovering of a widespread sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. The film follows the reporters of the paper's Spotlight Team, Michael Rezendes (Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (McAdams) and Matt Carroll (Brian d'Arcy James), and their team editor Walter 'Robby' Robinson (Keaton) as they work to satisfy the Globe's new top editor (Liev Schreiber)'s demands for an impactful local story. Investigating the scandal on multiple fronts, the journalists work at length to expose the alleged historic child abuse carried out by the Massachusetts clergy and how it was able to be concealed and covered up for so many years. Their combined efforts would ultimately win the paper the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2003. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actor (Ruffalo) and Best Supporting Actress (McAdams), winning statuettes for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton and Rachel McAdams star in this drama about the Boston Globe's uncovering of a widespread sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. The film follows the reporters of the paper's Spotlight Team, Michael Rezendes (Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (McAdams) and Matt Carroll (Brian d'Arcy James), and their team editor Walter 'Robby' Robinson (Keaton) as they work to satisfy the Globe's new top editor (Liev Schreiber)'s demands for an impactful local story. Investigating the scandal on multiple fronts, the journalists work at length to expose the alleged historic child abuse carried out by the Massachusetts clergy and how it was able to be concealed and covered up for so many years. Their combined efforts would ultimately win the paper the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2003. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actor (Ruffalo) and Best Supporting Actress (McAdams), winning statuettes for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>eOne Entertainment, 2016.<br />1 videodisc (129 min.) : col.<br /><br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 21340 - Available - 38048050046981<br />Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 21341 - Available - 38048050046973<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1768693&CF=BIB When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone. When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rowling, J. K.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Little, Brown, 2016.<br />289 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 822.92 - Available - 38048040529997<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=904026&CF=BIB James Marsh directs this award-winning biographical drama starring Eddie Redmayne as English physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his first wife Jane. The film follows the relationship between Stephen and Jane as they fall in love while studying at Cambridge during the 1960s. With Jane's support, Stephen is able to deal with his diagnosis of advanced motor neurone disease, which leads to him becoming almost completely paralysed over the years, and achieve great success and international acclaim in the scientific field with his theories on time and space. However, with the deterioration of his health comes a deterioration of his marriage, putting further strain on the now world-renowned scientist. The film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score as well as BAFTAs for Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film. Eddie Redmayne also won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and an Academy Award for his performance. James Marsh directs this award-winning biographical drama starring Eddie Redmayne as English physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his first wife Jane. The film follows the relationship between Stephen and Jane as they fall in love while studying at Cambridge during the 1960s. With Jane's support, Stephen is able to deal with his diagnosis of advanced motor neurone disease, which leads to him becoming almost completely paralysed over the years, and achieve great success and international acclaim in the scientific field with his theories on time and space. However, with the deterioration of his health comes a deterioration of his marriage, putting further strain on the now world-renowned scientist. The film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score as well as BAFTAs for Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film. Eddie Redmayne also won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and an Academy Award for his performance.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Universal Pictures, 2015.<br />1 videodisc (123 min.) : col.<br /><br />Bannockburn Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 20086 - Available - 38048010254840<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=727156&CF=BIB Kate Marshall is slowly getting her life back on track after losing her fiancé. As an author she has been able to hide herself away from the world and its expectations - but now one of her books has been optioned for a film and Hollywood suddenly comes knocking on her door. When Kate is given the opportunity to stay at a beautiful country retreat in the Cotswolds and concentrate on the screenplay, it's an offer she can't refuse. Though the last thing Kate expects is for Timothy Calder, A-list actor and leading man in the movie adaptation of her book, to turn up on her doorstep, hoping to lie low after his latest tabloid scandal. Kate Marshall is slowly getting her life back on track after losing her fiancé. As an author she has been able to hide herself away from the world and its expectations - but now one of her books has been optioned for a film and Hollywood suddenly comes knocking on her door. When Kate is given the opportunity to stay at a beautiful country retreat in the Cotswolds and concentrate on the screenplay, it's an offer she can't refuse. Though the last thing Kate expects is for Timothy Calder, A-list actor and leading man in the movie adaptation of her book, to turn up on her doorstep, hoping to lie low after his latest tabloid scandal.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Osborne, Bella<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Avon, 2015.<br />367 pages ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021956219<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1046134&CF=BIB Adapted for the screen by the author from his celebrated memoir, Alan Bennett's 'The Lady in the Van' is directed by long-standing collaborator Nicholas Hytner. The film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who 'temporarily' parked her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. This book contains a foreword by Nicholas Hytner, a substantial introduction with diary entries by Alan Bennett, the original memoir and the screenplay. It also includes numerous illustrations by David Gentleman, who sketched on set throughout filming, and a colour plate-section including behind-the-scenes photographs and stills from the film. Adapted for the screen by the author from his celebrated memoir, Alan Bennett's 'The Lady in the Van' is directed by long-standing collaborator Nicholas Hytner. The film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who 'temporarily' parked her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. This book contains a foreword by Nicholas Hytner, a substantial introduction with diary entries by Alan Bennett, the original memoir and the screenplay. It also includes numerous illustrations by David Gentleman, who sketched on set throughout filming, and a colour plate-section including behind-the-scenes photographs and stills from the film.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bennett, Alan, 1934-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Faber & Faber Limited, 2015.<br />209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm<br /><br />Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 822.914 - Available - 38048021208967<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=456236&CF=BIB 'Get Started in Creative Writing' is designed to help writers at the very beginning of their creative journey to gain confidence and find inspiration, and then support them in the completion of their first pieces of creative writing - a short story, a poem, a draft of a novel or screenplay. Each chapter includes a central writing exercise and four shorter ones, while key quotes, key ideas and focus points are clearly signposted. 'Get Started in Creative Writing' is designed to help writers at the very beginning of their creative journey to gain confidence and find inspiration, and then support them in the completion of their first pieces of creative writing - a short story, a poem, a draft of a novel or screenplay. Each chapter includes a central writing exercise and four shorter ones, while key quotes, key ideas and focus points are clearly signposted.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>May, Stephen, 1964-<br />Revised edition / Stephen May with additional material by Jodie Daber.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Teach Yourself, 2014.<br />xiv, 255 pages ; 20 cm<br />Teach yourself<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 38048020983701<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 38048020983693<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=887791&CF=BIB Academy Award-winning romantic comedy based on the novel by Matthew Quick. Bradley Cooper stars as Pat Solitano, a former high school teacher fresh from a stint in a mental institution who moves back in with his parents in an ill-fated attempt to reconcile with his ex-wife. His life begins to come together at last when he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a recently-widowed amateur dancer with problems of her own, and also begins to reconnect with his obsessive-compulsive father, Pat Sr (Robert De Niro). Lawrence won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance and David O. Russell received the BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay. Academy Award-winning romantic comedy based on the novel by Matthew Quick. Bradley Cooper stars as Pat Solitano, a former high school teacher fresh from a stint in a mental institution who moves back in with his parents in an ill-fated attempt to reconcile with his ex-wife. His life begins to come together at last when he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a recently-widowed amateur dancer with problems of her own, and also begins to reconnect with his obsessive-compulsive father, Pat Sr (Robert De Niro). Lawrence won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance and David O. Russell received the BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>EiV, 2013.<br />1 videodisc (122 min.) : col.<br /><br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - FVD 17417 - Available - 38048010015456<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=195322&CF=BIB This is an omnibus edition of all three Nurse Matilda stories to coincide with the release of the film 'Nanny McPhee' whose screenplay - written by Emma Thompson - was inspired by the books. This is an omnibus edition of all three Nurse Matilda stories to coincide with the release of the film 'Nanny McPhee' whose screenplay - written by Emma Thompson - was inspired by the books.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brand, Christianna, 1907-1988<br />Omnibus ed<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Children's, 2005.<br />382 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. ports ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Reserve stock - Available - 38048008126711<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=956099&CF=BIB Two-disc special edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[U.K.] : Warner Home Video, 2002.<br />2 DVDs (99 min.) : sd., col.<br /><br />Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - DVD - GMVD 4253 - Available - 38048008727658<br />