Performing Arts

Returns us to Gertrude Stein's theater by way of the modernist medium of radio What happens when we listen to Gertrude Stein's plays as radio and music theater? This book explores the sound of Stein's theater and proposes that radio, when approached both historically...

Psychocinema reexamines the connection between psychoanalysis and film, arguing for a return to the universalist core of both cinema and subjectivity. It traces the history of the influence of psychoanalysis on cinema and shows how the detour into ideologies of identity and difference eclipses...

Beginning with a quick history of film scoring and then taking the reader backstage to interview a dozen major screen composers, Overhearing Film Music represents three generations of movie soundtrack music. Ranging from groundbreaking composers who scored classic 1940s melodramas such as Laura and...

Thanks to writers like Mario Puzo, filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and actors like Al Pacino and James Gandolfini, American and Sicilian Mafia characters are well-known figures in contemporary popular culture. Other powerful organized crime groups appearing in popular media include...

Author: Frank Jurado, Alishea JuradoPublisher: Jamtree Publishing, LLCPublished: 11/12/2024Pages: 24Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25dISBN: 9798988934547Audience: Baby-PreschoolThis title is not returnable

When Grammy-winning performer Billy Joel wrote the song New York State of Mind, he captured the essence of the City-the hustle and bustle of Times Square, the ethnic neighborhoods, the awe-inspiring architecture.In this book inspired by the song, readers of all ages can "visit"...

What's your favorite sport? In My Favorite Sport: Gymnastics students will learn all about the sport of gymnastics. Each My Favorite Sport book includes engaging nonfiction text about the sport, the equipment, and the skills needed to play the game.Author: Nancy StrezaPublisher: Xist PublishingPublished:...

A very personal book, as pen pal notes are. An inside look at what the great man was doing and thinking over that decade. And to honor him, and to show what a kind, generous gentleman the titan of the musical theater he was.Author:...

Cook up on-screen eats like shawarma and other tasty meals inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga! Offering flavors to satisfy every MCU fan, this official cookbook features 60+ recipes inspired by films from Iron Man to Spider-Man: Far From Home. Feast like...

The definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, presenting the most in-depth portrait yet of the groundbreaking film-maker. The enigmatic and elusive filmmaker Stanley Kubrick has not been treated to a full-length biography in over...

Once a lively presence on radio, jazz now finds itself relegated to satellite broadcasters and low-watt stations at the edge of the dial. Aaron J. Johnson examines jazz radio from the advent of Black radio in 1948 to its near extinction from the commercial...

A finalist for the 2017 George Freedley Memorial Award "A compelling, absolutely unputdownable story . . . And, in case you're wondering, yes, the book is funny. In places, very funny. A remarkable story, magnificently told." -- Booklist In this richly reported, scene-driven narrative,...

Wish your classmates a super sweet Valentine's Day with these spellbinding Valentines inspired by Honeydukes(TM). The set includes 28 cards, envelopes, and scratch-and-sniff sticker sheets. Chocolate Frogs(TM), Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans(TM), Fizzing Whizzbees(TM), and Exploding Bon Bons(TM) galore! Treat your friends to some...

Wrap your gifts with a bit of Wizarding World(TM) enchantment with this deluxe Hogwarts(TM) Gift Wrap Stationery Set that includes everything you need to perfectly package your presents. This all-in-one gift wrap set includes five different gift wrap paper sheets, three coordinating gift tag...

The Encomium of Helen is thought to have been the demonstration piece of the Ancient Greek sophist, Presocratic philosopher and rhetorician, Gorgias. In this edition Malcolm MacDowell provides a useful introduction, the Greek text, his own English translation, and commentary.Author: GorgiasPublisher: Bristol Classical PressPublished:...

Author: Bernnadette Stanis, Brittany RosePublisher: Classic ArtistsPublished: 10/31/2024Pages: 316Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88dISBN: 9780977036189

"Norman Lear's Good Times wasn't just a television show-it reflected the times, a powerful narrative shaped by the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties and seventies, and a story of love, laughter, and resilience. As Thelma Evans, I had the honor of representing a...

Gloria Swanson is most remembered today for her role as "Norma Desmond" in Billy Wilder's noir sound classic Sunset Boulevard (1950), but Swanson during her heyday was heralded as filmdom's leading fashion queen, as proclaimed by director Cecil B. DeMille in such silent motion...

The loveable duo of Gigi and little sis Birdie are back in Gigi: The Ballet Recital, which follows the tale of our bubbly heroine Gigi as she and Birdie prepare for the big annual ballet recital. Normally, this event is the highlight of Gigi's...

From Havana to Hollywood examines the presence or absence of Black resistance to slavery in feature films produced in either Havana or Hollywood--including Gillo Pontecorvo's Burn!, neglected masterpieces by Cuban auteurs Tom?s Guti?rrez Alea and Sergio Giral, and Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning 12 Years a...