Performing Arts

Scoring the Hollywood Actor in the 1950s theorises the connections between film acting and film music using the films of the 1950s as case studies. Closely examining performances of such actors as James Dean, Montgomery Clift, and Marilyn Monroe, and films of directors like...

Through a fusion of narrative and analysis, Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage examines how theater can enact critical discourse analysis and how micro-instances of iniquitous language use have been politically and historically reiterated to oppress and deny equal rights to marginalized groups...

Introduction. By Matt Melia and Georgina Orgill.- Part 1: Authorship and A Clockwork Orange.- Chapter 1: Dangerous arts: the clash between Anthony Burgess, Stanley Kubrick, A Clockwork Orange and the World. By Filippo Ulivieri.- Chapter 2: Fresh Juice From A Clockwork Orange: Anthony Burgess's...

The true story of award-winning pianist and environmental activist Mahani Teave and the beloved island she is helping to save.Imagine living on a tiny island more than a thousand miles from any other inhabited place! That's where a girl named Mahani lived--on Rapa Nui,...

"I enjoyed Flirting With Fame because Dan is so open and honest about his encounters with celebrities - some very funny, some odd and some even hard to believe - but all told from an'everyman's' point of view. He quite often found himself in...

There were over six million marriages in the United States during World War II, 1.7 million in 1944 alone. Six million love stories, each unique, each special, all of them taking place against a backdrop of terrible world conflict. Because of the war, many...

This humorous and heartwarming sequel to Simon B. Rhymin' follows a young rapper navigating the inequality and injustice within his school and community. Eleven-year-old Simon and his friends are disappointed with the lack of funding at Booker T. Washington School--there's no AC, only one...

"Cary Grant is the only actor I ever loved in my whole life." - Alfred Hitchcock "He was a dream, as all works of art are." - Katharine Hepburn "Cary Grant was so far the best that there isn't anybody to be compared to...

"We are all interested in the future for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives, whether we want to or not!" Jeron Charles Criswell King, better known simply as Criswell, can rightfully be described as one...

The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with all-new, exclusive interviews with the producers and entire cast.The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casual viewer, it's a seemingly effortless comedy,...

A runaway kitty named Simon introduces kids to what it takes to put on a show and have a moment in the spotlight. It's a kid-pleasing peek at a fascinating world the draws both stardom-seekers and those who prefer to remain behind the scenes....

Relive the magic of High School Musical 1, 2 and 3 junior novels, complete with an 8-page full-color insert. Fans of the beloved High School Musical franchise will welcome the chance to revisit the stories of East High and Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad,...

For anyone interested in Disney origins, fascinated byearly cinema, or entertained by a feisty little rabbit, this engaging andaccessible volume delivers an in-depth look at Walt Disney's first majoranimated success and the journey to reclaim the lost Disney films. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was...

In Goin' Legit, mobsters seek a conventional bank loan with hilarious results. In The Angry Ashtray, an inanimate object comes to life and has a surprising view about familiarity. In Bluesman Brando, actor Marlon Brando pays a surprising and surreal visit to a suburban...

In Goin' Legit, mobsters seek a conventional bank loan with hilarious results. In The Angry Ashtray, an inanimate object comes to life and has a surprising view about familiarity. In Bluesman Brando, actor Marlon Brando pays a surprising and surreal visit to a suburban...

Now in Spanish-In a class full of talented dancers, will Minnie's niece Melody find the confidence to try out for the Butterfly Fairy ballet solo? Featuring Disney friends and lots of fun, Growing Up Stories offer a fresh approach for sharing positive character traits...

In The Rankin/Bass Kong, Micah Harris uncovers giant apes running amuck in the Rankin/Bass universe - from The King Kong Show to King Kong Escapes to Mad Monster Party? Including an interview with the King's crush: Linda Miller! Dustin Jablonski discovers Famous Monsters Pizza,...

In diesem Buch erfolgen aus sozialkonstruktivistischer Perspektive eine qualitative Repräsentationsanalyse sowie eine quantitative Rezeptionsanalyse der drei US-amerikanischen Serien Gilmore Girls, Desperate Housewives und How I Met Your Mother. Die Autorin untersucht zum einen, welchen Einfluss die in den Serien gezeigten Landschaften auf die Wahrnehmung...

Would you mind if I asked you a troubling question? Jay is the Oscar-winning actor taking the lead in a new play that connects with his Irish roots. Leigh is the ambitious director who will do anything to get noticed. Ruth is the Northern...

Men in this town were born with mouths that can right wrongs with a few words. Why are you too timid to speak? As she is about to be executed for a murder she didn't commit, young widow Dou Yi vows that, if she...