Performing Arts

While multicultural comedies criticise hegemonic whiteness and outdated stances on race relations, they simultaneously perpetuate the colonial aesthetic register by deploying a republican gaze - an ironic meta-narrative perspective on ethnic minorities. Ewelina Pepiak analyses how gender and ethnicity are represented in seven contemporary...

Author: Michael KostaPublisher: Harper InfluencePublished: 03/11/2025Pages: 304Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9780063418066

How changing depictions of pregnancy in comedy from the start of the twentieth century to the present show an evolution in attitudes toward women's reproductive roles and rights. Some of the most groundbreaking moments in American film and TV comedy have centered on pregnancy,...

In instant classics spanning the 1970s, audiences watched Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, and Robert De Niro come of artistic age. Together, this dynamic group advanced the craft of screen acting and redefined what it meant to be a...

We've never had better access to movies than we do today. Thanks to streaming services, video-on-demand, boutique physical media, repertory theaters, and the wild frontiers of the internet, we have ready access to a huge range of titles--Hollywood classics, art films from around the...

Ride the Korean wave (Hallyu) of cinema and explore the most exciting and captivating films in the world today. From smash hits like Parasite to cult favorites Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Train to Busan, Korean cinema has revolutionized the film industry. Hallyuwood is a...

Ready to get into the Halloween spirit? Whether you're new to face painting or looking to level up your skills, this guide has everything you need to create jaw-dropping looks that'll have everyone doing double-takes!Tailored for men, boys, and teens who want to stand...

In the information explosion age, where thereis a shift from staticprinted information to digital media, designs that can convey informationfaster, more convincingly and, thanks to mobile phones, ubiquitously, are likely to gain the public's favor.As a result, graphicdesigners are increasingly including animation in their...

From Josh Brolin, a unique and decidedly un-celebrity memoir, by turns affecting, funny, uncanny, and unforgettable.Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back and forth through time, Josh Brolin captures a life marked by curiosity, pain, devotion, kindness, humor. He recounts an unconventional childhood...

Author: Cheris PiperPublisher: FriesenPressPublished: 10/03/2024Pages: 258Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58dISBN: 9781038326126Audience: Young Adult

With an interdisciplinary agenda, Film Phenomenologies investigates the emerging field of film phenomenology, linking the fundamental significance of early thinkers and related methods of phenomenological investigation to newer emphases and diverse voices, such as Gaston Bachelard, Karen Barad, Simone de Beauvoir, bell hooks, Iris...

Born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1941, acclaimed filmmaker Severo Perez moved to Los Angeles in 1972 to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. His films have won awards, including five CINE Golden Eagles. Perez is also an accomplished playwright and novelist....

When we think of the contemporary British history play, why might we automatically think of playwrights such as David Hare, Howard Brenton, Peter Gill and Edward Bond? Because for decades the writing of the history play has been the preserve of the white male....

Born in Japan and trained in Germany, dancer and choreographer Ito Michio (1893-1961) achieved prominence in London before moving to the U.S. in 1916 and building a career as an internationally acclaimed artist. During World War II, Ito was interned for two years, and...

Born in Japan and trained in Germany, dancer and choreographer Ito Michio (1893-1961) achieved prominence in London before moving to the U.S. in 1916 and building a career as an internationally acclaimed artist. During World War II, Ito was interned for two years, and...

Costume Design for Performance offers a detailed insight into the creative process behind designing costumes for the performing arts, including theatre, opera, dance and film. Guiding the reader through the essential steps of the designing process, Bettina John combines extensive knowledge of the industry...

CONTROVERSY: DOWNRIGHT DESPICABLE GAMES chronicles the "worst of the worst" coming of age anecdotes in an otherwise wonderful pastime. The atrocious stories detailed in this book include the violence, sexism, racism, etc. of many games, as well as the political fallout and media scare...

Columbia Pictures reaches a major milestone in 2024 by celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Columbia's incorporation. In the same vein of recent Hollywood movie studio titles such as Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot, Paramount: City of Dreams, and MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot, this new...

Maeve aspires to learn ballet and meet new friends, but she is afraid to try something new where she doesn't know anyone. Can Maeve be brave and try new things? In this realistic story about building inner courage to be brave and follow your...

Successful cult films like The Host and Snowpiercer proved to be harbingers for Bong Joon Ho's enormous breakthrough success with Parasite. Joseph Jonghyun Jeon provides a consideration of the director's entire career and the themes, ambitions, techniques, and preoccupations that infuse his works. As...