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American History through Hollywood FilmAmerican History through Hollywood Film offers a new perspective on major issues in American history from the 1770s to the end of the twentieth century and explores how they have been represented in film. Melvyn Stokes examines how and why representation has changed over...
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Dead Funny: The Humor of American HorrorHorror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also garner plenty of laughs. In fact, there is a long tradition of horror directors who are fluent in humor, from James Whale to John Landis to Jordan Peele. So how might horror and humor...
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Horror Unmasked: A History of Terror from Nosferatu to NopeFrom the silent-film era to the blockbusters of today, Horror Unmasked is a fun-filled, highly illustrated dive into the past influences and present popularity of the horror film genre. The horror film's pop-culture importance is undeniable, from its early influences to today's most significant...
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The Secret of the Five Rites: In Search of a Lost Western Tradition of Inner AlchemyAn investigation of The Eye of Revelation, a system of inner alchemy meant to awaken the subtle powers of the human body and mind. This book examines in detail a short book, often referred to as The Five Tibetans that was published in 1939...
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Night and DanaAuthor: Anya DavidsonPublisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)Published: 09/12/2023Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781728430362Audience: Young AdultReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2023Publishers Weekly 07/17/2023
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Lena Horne: Goddess ReclaimedFrom Donald Bogle, the award-winning author of Hollywood Black and leading authority on Black cinema history, this is a first-of-its-kind comprehensive and lavish biography of Hollywood's first African American movie goddess. Lena Horne's life and career are truly remarkable in American film history. She...
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The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult MasterpiecesFeaturing 50 of the most influential and essential Japanese animated series and films--from Akira to Cowboy Bebop to Sailor Moon--this expert guide is the must-have book for anime fans young and old. The Essential Anime Guide is the guide every fan needs to the...
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Becoming Dracula (hardback): The Early Years of Bela Lugosi, Volume TwoThe cobwebs of time and space are finally cleared. Drawing on years of researchacross four countries, excavating and analyzing thousands of yellowed documentsin archives as well as every digitized source, Gary D. Rhodes and Bill Kaffenbergershine light from their candelabrum onto a long-forgotten past,...
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Close-Up on Sunset Boulevard Lib/E: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the Dark Hollywood DreamBilly Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, a classic film noir and also a damning dissection of the Hollywood dream factory, evokes the glamour and ruin of the stars who subsist on that dream. It's also one long in-joke about the movie industry and those who made...
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Nina Mae McKinney (hardback): The Black GarboNina Mae McKinney has been described as Hollywood's first Black movie star, and yet her name is often missing from film histories and encyclopedias. In The Black Garbo Stephen Bourne celebrates the highs and lows of Nina's life and career, and offers an affectionate...
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Selected Plays of Stan Lai: Volume 3: A Dream Like a Dream and Ago Volume 3These volumes feature works from across Lai's career, providing an exceptional selection of a diverse range of performances. Volume Three contains: A Dream Like a Dream AgoAuthor: Stan LaiPublisher: University of Michigan PressPublished: 02/24/2022Pages: 486Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.63lbsSize: 8.98h x 6.06w x 1.34dISBN: 9780472055098This...
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The Cinema Hypothesis: Teaching Cinema in the Classroom and BeyondThis is the first English translation of Alain Bergala's seminal text on the potentials, possibilities, and problems of bringing film to schools and other educational contexts. Based on the author's own experiences of writing about and teaching film as well as serving as an...
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The Czechoslovak New WaveThe Czechoslovak New Wave was originally published in 1985 and was quickly established as the world's leading authoritative English-language text. A study of the most significant movement in post-war Central and East European cinemas, it examines the origins of a movement against the political...
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Saint Paul: A ScreenplayPresented here for the first time in English is a remarkable screenplay about the apostle Paul by Pier Paolo Pasolini, legendary filmmaker, novelist, poet, and radical intellectual activist. Written between the appearance of his renowned film Teorema and the shocking, controversial Sal , or...
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Star Trek: Kirk Fu Manual: A Guide to Starfleet's Most Feared Martial ArtIn unabashed celebration of Captain James T. Kirk's singular fighting skills, Star Trek: Kirk Fu Manual is every Starfleet cadet's must-have training guide for surviving the final frontier. As captain of the legendary U.S.S. Enterprise, James T. Kirk engaged in his share of fisticuffs,...
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Talk's Cheap, Action's Expensive - The Films of Robert L. LippertWhen Spyros Skouras was forced to resign as commander in chief of 20th Century-Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck was persuaded to return to the studio to take charge. As the studio was on the brink of disaster, Zanuck put the brakes on every project in...
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Frankenstein - A PlayIn 1930 John L. Balderston was hoping to repeat his huge success with the American version of Dracula. Before production started on the 1931 Universal film version he wrote a play of "Frankenstein" with screenwriter Garrett Fort. Although it was never produced it is...
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Contemporary American Monologues for WomenAudition monologues from recent works by American playwrights.Author: Todd LondonPublisher: Theatre Communications GroupPublished: 06/01/1997Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 8.48h x 5.46w x 0.61dISBN: 9781559361330
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Ta Ta for Now - the MovieORIGINAL SCREENPLAY. Two artist friends, Charlotte and Jeff, decide to elevate their consciousness. They'll do whatever it takes! They alight on a plan---one that involves absolute trust, high faith, total commitment, and maybe a few substances. But they fall flat on their faces. And...
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Curating the Moving ImageIn Curating the Moving Image, influential curator and theorist Mark Nash draws on his work at Documenta11, the Venice Biennale, and elsewhere to explore the possibilities of contemporary curation. Constructing this richly illustrated book as a curatorial project in and of itself, Nash outlines...
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