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Four Scores and Seven Reels Ago: The U.S. Presidency Through Hollywood FilmsSince the early days of the movie industry, filmmakers have created visions of what the presidency of the United States is like. Several have been biographical studies of famous individuals who have served, such as Lincoln, Kennedy, and Nixon. Many movies have also displayed...
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How to bag a high caliber man in 12 weeks: Best book for hypergamous womenHave you ever wondered why even gorgeous women with a good heart get taken for granted? Only a few know how to magnetize men, I teach you how. This book is for hypergamous women who want true love and some financial benefits out a...
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Reel Change: A History of British Cinema from the Projection BoxTen years ago, a technological revolution swept through cinemas around the world, as analogue projectors were replaced with digital equipment. It was not just the plastic medium of film that was removed from projection boxes during this transformation; most cinemas took this opportunity to...
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Dayana, Dax, and the Dancing DragonDayana's new baby brother has finally arrived, and she can't wait to teach him her best dance moves. There's only one problem. Nobody told Dayana that babies can't stand up. Luckily, baby Dax has a surprise in store that leaves his big sister in...
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Nasty Business: The Marketing and Distribution of the Video NastiesThe history of the 'video nasties' has been recounted many times and the films that caused so much offence have themselves been endlessly examined. However, the industry that gave rise to the category has received scant little attention. Earlier histories have tended to foreground...
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Whiteness at the End of the World: Race in Post-Apocalyptic CinemaThe use of Christian apocalyptic myths has changed significantly over the centuries. Initially used by genuinely disenfranchised groups, they are used today as a response to more egalitarian treatment of minorities in American society. The apocalyptic framework allows the patriarchy to frame itself as...
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Talking About Rakugo 2: The Stories Behind the StorytellersRakugo, with its stories rooted in everyday life, is currently experiencing a boom in popularity not just in the country where it originated, but also in places where until just recently the word rakugo was an unfamiliar term. The art form, which was once...
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Mimosa: Memories of Marilyn & the Making of The MisfitsRalph Roberts, actor, masseur, and former Pentagon liaison, could frequently be found in the kitchen of Lee Strasberg's NYC apartment on Central Park West. One pleasant spring morning he by chance met Marilyn. Not the turned-on public persona of Marilyn Monroe he had crossed...
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Film Theory: The BasicsFully updated and expanded throughout, this second edition of Film Theory: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the key theorists, concepts, and debates that have shaped the study of moving images. The book examines film theory from its emergence in the early twentieth...
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Free to Be MeAwaken children's vocabularies with this sunny collection of folk-pop songs. These upbeat melodies and accessible lyrics were written to help budding language learners discover how to share their feelings, hopes, and dreams. Young readers will have a blast singing their hearts out to songs...
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Rube Tube: CBS and Rural Comedy in the SixtiesHistorian Sara Eskridge examines television's rural comedy boom in the 1960s and the political, social, and economic factors that made these shows a perfect fit for CBS. The network, nicknamed the Communist Broadcasting System during the Red Scare of the 1940s, saw its image...
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A Century of Brazilian Documentary Film: From Nationalism to ProtestSince the late nineteenth century, Brazilians have turned to documentaries to explain their country to themselves and to the world. In a magisterial history covering one hundred years of cinema, Darlene J. Sadlier identifies Brazilians' unique contributions to a diverse genre while exploring how...
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Screendance from Film to Festival: Celebration and Curatorial PracticeDance and film have shared a dynamic relationship since the advent of cinema--a natural interplay that developed into the genre known as screendance. Charting the history of screendance festivals, this book examines important shifts in practice and theory, distinct festival eras and communities, and...
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The International Film Business: A Market Guide Beyond HollywoodExamining the independent film sector as a business on an international scale, author Angus Finney addresses the specific skills and knowledge required to successfully navigate the international film business. Finney describes and analyses the present structure of the film industry as a business, with...
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It All Began With A Scream (hardback)In 1996, a movie came along that changed the face of horror films forever. Initial signs indicated Scream being a flop upon its release in theaters, but it quickly became a word-of-mouth phenomenon spawning multiple sequels, a television series, and countless imitators.Twenty-five years later,...
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Back Stages: Essays Across Art, Performance, and Public LifeShannon Jackson explores a range of disciplinary, institutional, and political puzzles that engage the social and aesthetic practice of performance in this collection of twenty essential essays spanning her career. Back Stages starts by considering the historical connection between performance practice and movements of...
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How the World Remade Hollywood: Global Interpretations of 65 Iconic FilmsFor decades, filmmakers worldwide have been remaking Hollywood movies in colorful ways. They've chronicled a singing and dancing Hannibal Lecter in India, star-crossed lovers aboard the doomed Nigerian ship Titanic, a Japanese expedition to the planet of the apes, and an uncivil war in...
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The Theatre of Les Waters: More Like the WeatherThe Theatre of Les Waters: More Like the Weather combines original writings from Les Waters with short essays by a wide range of his collaborators, creating a personal and multi-faceted portrait of an influential director, revered mentor, and inspirational theatre artist. The book begins...
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Project BollywoodSalman loves Hindi movies and wants to produce a short Bollywood film for his school project. He gathers his friends when he's ready with the script, which is a mashup of all the movies he has ever seen. As director, Salman insists everyone follows...
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Shakespeare's Advice to the PlayersThe best-selling guide to acting Shakespeare in a new smaller and lighter handbook size. Shakespeare tells the actor when to go fast and when to go slow; when to pause, when to come in on cue and when to accent a word. His text...
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