Performing Arts

On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was released. Within days it had become legend. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Some audience members famously fainted or vomited. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern...

All the farces of Russia's greatest dramatist are rendered here in the classic lively translations which audiences and scholars alike applaud on the stage and in the classroom. The blustering, stuttering eloquence of Chekhov's unlikely heroes has endured to shape the voice of contemporary...

Author: William Nephew, Natalie NealPublisher: Moving MelodiesPublished: 05/24/2024Pages: 28Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25dISBN: 9798989779727Audience: Ages 4-8

Carry on with the Winchester Brothers and find inspiration in this officially licensed Supernatural oracle deck and guidebook. Gorgeously Illustrated: Each of the 40 cards in this oracle deck is vibrantly illustrated with original artwork featuring beloved characters and iconic objects from the hit...

Let your creativity take flight with this sketchbook celebrating Kiki's Delivery Service, Studio Ghibli's beloved coming-of-age story about a resourceful young witch finding her way in the world. Featuring a tactile cloth cover with iconic imagery from the film foil-stamped on the front, lay-flat...

Who do you want to sing for? Why are you singing? Why are you even gifted to sing? In seeking your answer, don't confuse the applause of man with the applause of God. To the human ear, they can sound identical, but the spiritual...

This comprehensive filmography provides critical analyses and behind-the-scenes stories for 600 horror, science fiction and fantasy films from the 1960s. During those tumultuous years horror cinema flourished, proving as innovative and unpredictable as the decade itself. Representative titles include Night of the Living Dead,...

Radio. It's almost as easy as marriage and motherhood.The excitement of a career on the air! Listeners asking for advice on dressing their girlfriends in leather bustiers; managers who believe every professional woman longs for a bouquet on Secretaries' Day; Saturday nights giving away...

Author: Denny Reese, Steven ThompsonPublisher: BearManor MediaPublished: 04/18/2024Pages: 366Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81dISBN: 9798887714523

Mary Ellen Mark has worked on over a hundred film sets since 1968, including such legendary productions as Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Gandhi, as well as recent Oscar-winning productions such as Moulin Rouge, Babel and Sweeney Todd, among many...

Robert Altman--visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend--comes roaring to life in this rollicking oral biography. After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog tattoo entrepreneur to television director, Robert...

Introduce your little ones to the core positions of ballet with a not-so-spooky skeletal teacher - in English and Spanish!Embark on a whimsical journey with our enchanting bony skeleton ballerina as she pirouettes through the delightful pages of this captivating board book. Step into...

Dramatic photographic recreations of a frightening true story of survivalThis photobook documents J.A. Bayona's recent film Society of the Snow, which tells the terrifying true story of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash. Spanish photographer Quim Vives (born 1979) was given access...

El libro más esperado del año, la continuación al gran éxito de su primer libro Querida Dra. Polo, Las cartas secretas de Caso Cerrado. Tras el abrumador éxito de Querida Dra. Polo - Las cartas secretas de Caso Cerrado, la Dra. Ana María Polo...

Employers rank communication skills -- not technical knowledge -- as the most important qualification they look for when hiring and promoting people in their workforce. Coopman/Lull's PUBLIC SPEAKING: THE EVOLVING ART, 5th edition, helps you acquire the diverse skills you need for making effective...

Production Design: Architects of the Screen explores the role of the production designer through a historical overview that maps out landmark film and television designs. From the familiar environs of television soap operas to the elaborate and disorientating Velvet Goldmine. Jane Barnwell considers how...

Author: Jean HunnisettPublisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLCPublished: 04/16/2024Pages: 192Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.63lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.69dISBN: 9781648374258

One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg offers a sweeping portrait of the revered performer's life and career. Deemed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994, Diana Rigg (1938-2020) initially found fame as super sleuth Mrs....

It has been a decade since Serial brought the narrative podcast to the center of popular culture. In that time, there has been an enormous boom in the production of podcasts that tell stories, particularly in the fields of true crime, storytelling, history, and...

Author: Bill TaylorPublisher: BearManor MediaPublished: 04/11/2024Pages: 310Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75dISBN: 9798887713922