Performing Arts

Dive deeper into Mickey 17's sci-fi world with this incredible exploration of the masterful filmmaking that brought Bong Joon Ho's latest masterpiece to the big screen. The Art and Making of Mickey 17 chronicles the astounding development of Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho's film...

Whether you're an aspiring actor, an artist, an entrepreneur, or a professional in any industry, The Actor's Guide To Success is the essential companion you need to unlock your full potential. Written by seasoned talent management professional Arthur G. Smith, this concise yet powerful...

For actors, acting students, and film buffs, this book of more than 100 movie monologues has the juiciest roles that will help you create the perfect audition. Whether you need a long or short part, you'll find great selections of male and female characters...

Stitching La Mode: Patterns and Dressmaking from Fashion Plates of 1785-1795 brings to life women's unique and extravagant fashions of 1785-1795 in a beautifully illustrated and accessible way.The book consists of scaled patterns directly based on original French, German and English fashion plates drafted...

Can you enjoy a crime television show if you already know whodunit? As Columbo proved, definitely! In nearly every episode, Lieutenant Columbo, played by Peter Falk, is paired off against a murderer who'd supposedly committed the perfect crime. Columbo would question, trick, and even...

This book guides you through the process of using your phone to create different kinds of video and audio for TV, theaters, YouTube, TikTok, and podcasts.Drawing from the author's experience teaching classes on mobile filmmaking, this resource helps you tell stories better whilst going...

Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner's revelatory and incisive memoir--from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma--may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with anyone navigating identity, privacy, purpose, and mental health in a digital age. Raised on soundstages and studio...

The executive producer of The White Lotus shares how he got his big break in film and television production on "the greatest TV show of all time" (Rolling Stone) An inside look at the film industry for fans, students, and aspiring professionals -- featuring...

The first-ever biography of the legendary comic and the most improbable rise to fame in the history of American comedy. Getting there wasn't always a laughing matter. Rodney Dangerfield's fidgety delivery, self-deprecating humor, and catchphrase "I don't get no respect" made him a comedy...

B. Ruby Rich designated a brand new genre, the New Queer Cinema (NQC), in her groundbreaking article in the Village Voice in 1992. This movement in film and video was intensely political and aesthetically innovative, made possible by the debut of the camcorder, and...

A story of resilience, joyful creativity, and the empowering potential of dance Moving through Life traces the journey of influential dancer, teacher, and choreographer Naomi Goldberg Haas. Sharing her lifelong love of movement, her experiences as a dancer with chronic health conditions, and accessible...

Kirk D. Farney explores the work of Fulton J. Sheen and Walter A. Maier as groundbreaking leaders combining theology and technology to spread the gospel in the "Golden Age" of radio. With careful attention to both the theological content and the cultural influence of...

He became a star overnight as surly, sexy, usually shirtless Kovac in Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944). Handsome and personable, John Hodiak (1914-1955) embraced his heritage as the son of Polish-Ukrainian immigrants, making him a rare Golden Age actor whose true ethnicity (and birth name) were...

'A contemporary Van Helsing...' Sunday Times 'King of true-life scary tales' Observer 'A wonderfully entertaining ride through the haunted landscape which Danny has made his own.' Mark Gatiss, co-creator of Sherlock 'Terrifying, fascinating, often hilarious... the best ghost investigation I've ever read' Dan Schreiber,...

Become Tony White's personal animation apprentice.Author: Tony WhitePublisher: RoutledgePublished: 06/01/2009Pages: 477Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.60lbsSize: 9.60h x 7.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9780240810331About the AuthorTony White, renowned animator, director, professor, lecturer, and author, has been in the animation industry for over 30 years, and currently teaches 2D...

Show your Slytherin house pride by recording your magical adventures in this Harry Potter: Slytherin Ruled Notebook. This finely crafted notebook--one of six Harry Potter notebooks--is designed to display the gorgeous concept art created for the Harry Potter films, featuring fan-favorite locations such as...

Show your Hufflepuff house pride by recording your magical adventures in this Harry Potter: Hufflepuff Ruled Notebook. This finely crafted notebook--one of six Harry Potter notebooks--is designed to display the gorgeous concept art created for the Harry Potter films, featuring fan-favorite locations such as...

Record your thoughts and ideas with this delightfully sweet journal inspired by the beloved candy shop, Honeydukes(TM). Chocolate Frogs(TM), Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans(TM), Fizzing Whizzbees(TM), and Exploding Bon Bons(TM) galore! Treat yourself to some magical sweet treats with this Honeydukes(TM)-inspired scratch and sniff...

Record your own magical adventures with this Harry Potter: Hogwarts Ruled Notebook. This finely crafted notebook--one of six Harry Potter notebooks--is designed to display the gorgeous concept art created for the Harry Potter films, featuring fan-favorite locations such as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and...

Cast a spell through your writing with this illuminating wand pen designed to look like the all-powerful Elder Wand(TM). Add a bit of enchantment to your writing with this deluxe wand that doubles as a pen and a light! MAGICALLY ILLUMINATES: Simply press the...