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Book Synopsis Horror films have been around for more than 100 years, and they continue to make a large impact on popular culture as they reflect their contemporary zeitgeist. Between the mid-1950s and mid-1980s, drive-in theaters were at their peak of popularity, and each decade brought forward new challenges and themes. This book explores 60 B horror films, divided into 12 fun and uniquely-themed categories. Chapters discuss how the Atomic Age, the Vietnam War, the women''s liberation movement and other current events and social issues affected these films. Films covered include Willard, The Fly, Santa Sangre and many more.

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Book Synopsis Think you know everything there is to know about Hammer Films, the fabled Studio that Dripped Blood? The lowdown on all the imperishable classics of horror, like The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and The Devil Rides Out? What about the company''s less blood-curdling back catalog? What about the musicals, comedies and travelogues, the fantasies and historical epics--not to mention the pirate adventures? This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia covers every Hammer film and television production in thorough detail, including budgets, shooting schedules, publicity and more, along with all the actors, supporting players, writers, directors, producers, composers and technicians. Packed with quotes, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, credit lists and production specifics, this all-inclusive reference work is the last word on this cherished cinematic institution.Trade ReviewThis tome contains everything anyone would want to know about the British company...[Maxford's] love for his subject is palpable. Numerous black-and-white photographs provide a sense of the period and people involved...a hefty read. The ultimate resource for die-hard fans of Hammer Film Productions."--Library Journal"This superb encyclopedia is likely the definitive work on Britain's most celebrated genre film producer...this book covers the entirety of the studio's filmography, not neglecting its forays into crime films and comedies. Although Maxford is obviously a big fan, he doesn't pull any punches about Hammer's missteps and Hammer Complete functions as a guide to film quality as well as a purely factual work...tons of illustrations, including rare foreign-market posters. A major achievement"--Booklist"A towering achievement...Maxford provides much info that appears to be original, exclusive and fresh...belongs in every horror aficionado's library"--Horror News"Highly recommended"--ARBA"Ultimate A to Z of everything Hammer...excellent Hammer Historical Tome"--Little Shoppe of Horrors"Hammer Complete is every bit the monster as the vampire adorning it's cover.... It's thorough as hell...more thorough than thorough"--Flick Attack"A true labour of love. The level of detail is quite astounding...an invaluable go-to reservoir of information...it's unlikely this one will ever be surpassed. Deserves immense praise...there is plenty of new and insightful material here...a huge, well-researched reference book that no Hammer aficionado should be without"--Cinema Retro"Maxford is a superb writer, his book is well researched, entertaining, and good-humoured. It's also an invaluable book: if you purchase it, you will never part with it. Kudos to McFarland for producing such a well-bound and presented book. Well done! No disposable download compare to a thing of beauty and joy forever as Hammer Complete"--Hellbound"It is really hard to be not excited when a book comes out on one of your favorite studios that is just a few pages shy of a 1000! Sure, some of you that ask, do we really need another book on Hammer Films? Well if it is as massive and thorough as this one, then that would be a definite yes! I have been waiting on this book to come out since McFarland announced it well over a a year ago, but had no idea how colossal of a tome this would be. Buy this book. If you are any kind of Hammer fan that craves information about the studio that dripped blood, then you must own this. It will be a never ending source of not only is a few minutes to browse through this before you come across a few titles that is going to make you want to go watch them again. That is a sign of a great book. I know I will be pulling this out each and every time I do any research on Hammer."--Kitley's Krypt"It's thorough as hell...more thorough than thorough"--Bookgasm"Massive volume...a true treasure trove of information about all things Hammer...valuable"--ICv2Table of Contents My Life with Hammer—A Rather Rambling Introduction The Encyclopedia Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHave you been keeping your eye on your grandma lately? Have you been calling her enough? You sure she's not spending too much time on YouTube? Is she talking fondly of dictators? Has she suddenly started quietly muttering in the Aldi queue about the Jewish Space Lasers she's heard are setting wildfires around the world to make sure everyone believes in climate change? When was the moment the world began to believe anything?Danny Wallace, million-copy bestselling author of Yes Man and Join Me, has fallen down the modern rabbit hole of lies, conspiracies and disinformation. Along the way, he encounters families torn apart by accusations and fake news, journalists putting themselves on the frontline of the disinformation war, reformed conspiracy theorists, influencers who see profit in stoking paranoia, and the shadowy nameless, faceless trolls on the other side of our screens. He discovers how disinformation and well-told lies can ruin a year or a whol

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Book SynopsisMEL BROOKS FAQ:ALL THATS LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE OUTRAGEOUS KING OF COMEDY

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Book SynopsisThe book features chapters on Jean Ross and Christopher Isherwood ä the real people behind the singular characters of Sally Bowles and Clifford Bradshaw/Brian Roberts ä and includes background information on the original source material Isherwood''s ÊGoodbye to BerlinÊ stories and the first time Sally Bowles as portrayed by Julie Harris appeared onstage and on the big screen in John Van Druten''s ÊI Am a CameraÊ. It also explores the stories behind the figure of the outlandish Emcee as well as the actors who played him from Joel Grey to Alan Cumming. And it studies the famous musical score by John Kander and Fred Ebb and looks into the burlesque roots of director Bob Fosse in his native Chicago. Throughout the book the author makes connections and associations to ÊCabaretÊ by looking at such diverse topics as the first cabarets in Paris Cabaret Voltaire and Dada early Berlin cabarets during the Weimar Republic German expressionism the Bauhaus Marlene Dietrich and ÊThe Blue An

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Book SynopsisReel Gender is a groundbreaking collection that addresses the collective realities and the filmic representations of Palestinian and Israeli societies. The eight essays, by leading scholars, demonstrate how Palestinian and Israeli film productiondespite obvious overlaps and similarities and while keeping in mind the inherent asymmetry of power dynamicsare at the forefront of engaging gender and sexuality. The scholars of this volume construct and deconstruct still and moving images, characters, and stories that create an entanglement of Palestinian and Israeli cinema. Together they portray the region's diverse but unexpectedly intermingled ethnic, religious, and national communities, framed or countered by various societal norms, laws, and expectations, while also defined by colonial realities. The essays draw methodologically from the fields of media and cultural studies, critical and postcolonial theory, feminism, post-feminism, and queer theory.Trade ReviewA double lens on Israeli and Palestinian film, 2 distinctive yet enmeshed sets of films addressing contemporary connundra of gender, sexuality, and identity in a desperate, yet vital world inhabited so differently by both, yet with similar anxieties and to a degree, aspirations. The book begins with a superb introduction by the pair of editors, one Israeli the other Palestinian, and is followed by trenchant and interesting studies by top scholars. This book is a must for anyone wishing to decipher the complex double reality of Israel/Palestine. * Daniel Herwitz, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor, Comparative Literature, Philosophy and History of Art, University of Michigan, USA *Without losing sight of the 'inherent asymmetry of power dynamics,' Reel Gender projects the entanglement of Palestine/Israel for us to see. Against the backdrop of settler colonialism and through the lens of gender which puts power and inequality in focus, Atshan and Galor bravely invite their contributors and readers to a difficult and necessary conversation about the making of fiction and reality. * Huda J. Fakhreddine, Associate Professor of Arabic Literature, University of Pennsylvania, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Film and the Gender Lens Katharina Galor (Brown University, USA) and Sa’ed Atshan (Emory University, USA) Part I: Feminist Perspectives 1. The Religious Feminism of Rama Burshtein’s Romances Karen E. H. Skinazi (University of Bristol, UK) 2. Silence…No More…: Palestinian Cinema of Transgression Lema M. Salem (Independent Scholar, Germany) 3. Families on the Edge: Interstitial Relations in Recent Palestinian Women’s Cinema Anna Ball (Nottingham Trent University, UK) Part II: Approaching Masculinities 4. Disappearances and Remains: Masculinity in the Cinema of Elia Suleiman Kamran Rastegar (Tufts University, USA) 5. “Queer As Can Be”: On Masculinity in Jumana Manna’s Blessed, Blessed Oblivion Gil Hochberg (Columbia University, USA) Part III: Israeli-Palestinian Intersections 6. Our African Palestine: Intersectional Specters in the House of Zion Greg Burris (American University of Beirut, Lebanon) 7. Write Down, I Am a Woman Shai Ginsburg (Duke University, USA) 8. Identity (Ex)Changes, Gender, and Family Ties: Cinematic Representations of Israeli Jews and Palestinians Yael Zerubavel (Rutgers University, USA) Filmography Figures Index

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Book SynopsisIllustrating the multifaceted art of screenwriting, this guide expertly navigates its vital aspects—dramatic structure, the creation of character, and story development. The nature of the writer’s role in the film and television industry—both in Hollywood and in Canada—is explored, and the art of collaboration and the practicalities of writing for commercial production are examined in detail. Chapters cover classic three-act structure and its multi-character variation, story arc, adapting material from other forms of media, and creating dramatic movement in character. From portraying morality and establishing good and evil to fashioning the element of suspense, this sophisticated handbook also explores film as a business, considering agents, producers, and the arduous task of breaking into the industry.

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Book Synopsis'In these insightful essays, even the writing itself is cinematic as Sprengnether's memories and quick film summaries meld into one another, making it seem as if the author hasn't just seen many movies, but has actually lived one.' - Publishers Weekly In this fascinating memoir, Srengnether looks at the interactions between happenings in the present, troubling events from the past, and the fantasies of the individual dreamer -in this case the individual moviegoer.

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Book SynopsisWritten for both new and experienced writers, this comprehensive marketing guide offers advice and tips needed by writers to succeed in the film and television industries. Focusing on the business of writing, it gives writers the unabashed truth about the film industry, and advice on how to get scripts to the gatekeepers of the studios and read by agents. Comprehensive listings of contests, fellowships, grants, and development opportunities from an industry expert provide specific information on securing a healthy writing career. This extensive resource also includes guidelines regarding copyrights, sources for emergency funds, a listing of online resources, information on writers' colonies and retreats, and more.Trade Review"A useful... resource guide for the screenwriter with product to peddle..." -- Booklist.A source book that should have been published long ago..." -- Hollywood Inside Syndicate."Puts useful information into the hands of screenwriters..." -- Library Journal."Has all the contacts a budding screenwriter needs all organized into one handy reference." -- Writerswrite.comTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction: Ride the High Country or "They Went Thataway"; Cowboy Codes: Straight & Pure & All Boy; When We were Young: Nostalgia & the Cowboy Hero; Arms & the Man: The Friendly Gun; Give Me My Boots & Saddles: Camp Cowboy; Tall in the Saddle: Romance on the Range; White Hats & White Heroes: Who Is That Other Guy?; Virgin Land: Landscape, Nature, & Masculinity; Corporate Cowboys & the Shaping of a Nation; Postscript - The Frontiersman (1938); List of Films Mentioned; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisAs the face of law enforcement in America for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled, and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, "J. Edgar" also stars Academy Award[registered] nominee Naomi Watts ("21 Grams") as Helen Gandy, Hoover's longtime secretary; Armie Hammer ("The Social Network") as Hoover's protege Clyde Tolson; and Oscar[registered] winner Judi Dench ("Shakespeare in Love") as Hoover's over-protective mother, Anne Marie Hoover. The main cast also includes Josh Lucas ("Life as We Know It") as the legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh, whose son's kidnapping changes the public profile of the FBI, as well as Damon Herriman ("TV's Justified") and Ken Howard ("Grey Gardens"). "J. Edgar" is produced by Eastwood, Oscar[registered] winner Brian Grazer ("A Beautiful Mind", "Frost/Nixon") and Oscar[registered] nominee Robert Lorenz ("Letters from Iwo Jima", "Mystic River").Trade Review"J. Edgar is a somber, enigmatic, darkly fascinating tale... Starring an impressive Leonardo DiCaprio and crafted with Clint Eastwood's usual impeccable professionalism, J. Edgar gets its power from the way the director's traditional filmmaking style interacts with the revisionist thrust of Dustin Lance Black's script." -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

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Book SynopsisLights! Camera! Arkansas! traces the roles played by Arkansans in the first century of Hollywood’s film industry, from Hollywood’s first cowboy star, Broncho Billy Anderson, to Mary Steenburgen, Billy Bob Thornton, and many others. The Arkansas landscape also plays a starring role; North Little Rock’s cameo in Gone with the Wind, Crittenden County as the setting for Hallelujah (1929), and locations all over the state’s southeastern quadrant in 2012’s Mud are all given fascinating exploration.Portrayals of Arkansans and Arkansas have appeared as appalling stereotypes, with I’m from Arkansas, from 1944, being one of the worst offenders. And sometimes these portrayals have been balanced, nuanced stories that became critically acclaimed standards. They have ranged from laughable box office bombs to laudable examples of film-making.Robert Cochran and Suzanne McCray screened close to two hundred films in their research for this spirited, chronological narrative. They’ve included an appendix on documentary films, a ratings section, and illustrations chosen by Jo Ellen Maack of the Old Statehouse Museum, where Lights! Camera! Arkansas! debuted as an exhibit curated by the authors in 2013

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Book SynopsisPerhaps the most vital, emotionally complex, and lasting attachments between women occur between sisters. Whether as best friends or antagonists, \u0022sisters remain entangled in a common tapestry of mutual experience and remembrance, family and history,\u0022 according to author Eva Ruschmann. Although many of the women-centered films in the last three decades depict the relationship between sisters as a pivotal aspect of a character's psychological development, the now substantial body of feminist film criticism has not taken up this theme in any sustained way. In Sisters on Screen, Eva Rueschmann explores the sister bond in a wide range of modernist feature films that depart from the conventional cinematic rendering of women's lives. Drawing on the psychoanalytic concept of intersubjectivity, this book emphasizes the role of a woman's relationship and inner world in her continual quest for self-knowledge. Offering an original and absorbing perspective on women's filmic images, Sisters on Screen reveals how post-1960s cinema has articulated the way sin which biological sisters negotiate mutuality and difference, co-author family histories, and profoundly shape each other's political and personal identities. The films in focus question standards of femininity as they probe in to memory, fantasy, and desire, bringing women's realities into view in the process. Structuring her discussion in terms of life-cycle stages -- adolescence and adulthood -- Rueschmann offers an in-depth discussion of such films as An Angel at my Table, Double Happiness, Eve's Bayou, Gas Food Lodging, Heavenly Creatures, Little Women, Marianne and Juliane, Paura e amore, Peppermint Soda, The Silence, Sweetie, and Welcome to the Dollhouse. Rueschmann draws upon the works of filmmakers from the 1970s to the 1990s. Some of the directors included in her study are Allison Anders, Gillian Armstrong, Ingmar Bergman, Jane Campion, Peter Jackson, Mina Shum, Diane Kurys, Kasi Lemmons, Todd Solondz, and Margarethe von Trotta. Sisters on Screen will appeal to anyone interested in women's studies, film studies, psychoanalytic readings of cinema, women directors, and international modern film.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: Sisters as Artists in the Cinematic Kunstlerroman 1. The Romance of Sisterhood: Little Women and Popular Nostalgia in Contemporary Women's Cinema 2. An Angel at My Table: Sisters, Trauma, and the Making of an Artist as a Young Woman PART II: Negotiating Sameness and Difference: Sisters in Adolescence 3. Sororal Rites of Passage: Peppermint Soda, Gas Food Lodging, and Welcome to the Dollhouse 4. Sisters, Fathers, and the Modern Ethnic Family: Double Happiness and Eve's Bayou 5. Sororophilia and Matricide: Shared Fantasies in Heavenly Creatures and Sister My Sister PART III: Loss, Memory, Recognition: Sisters in Adulthood 6. The Internal World of Sisters: Ingmar Berman's The Silence and Cries and Whispers 7. The Politics of Intersubjectivity: The Sister Films of Margarethe von Trotta Conclusion Appendix: Filmography Notes Index Photographs follow page 116

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Book SynopsisStan Brakhage: Filmmaker is a collection of essays, photographs, personal statements, and reminiscences about the celebrated avant-garde filmmaker who died in 2003. The director of nearly four hundred short films, including Dog Star Man, Parts I-IV, and the Roman Numeral Series, Brakhage is widely recognized as one of the great artists of the medium. His shorts eschewed traditional narrative structure, and his innovations in fast cutting, hand-held camerawork, and multiple superimpositions created an unprecedentedly rich texture of images that provided the vocabulary for the explosion of independent filmmaking in the 1960s. Stan Brakhage: Filmmaker chronicles both the director's personal and formal development. The essays in this book-by historians, filmmakers, and other artists-assess Brakhage's contributions to the aesthetic and political history of filmmaking, from his emergence on the film scene and the establishment of his reputation, to the early-1980s. The result is a remarkable tribute to this lyrical, visionary artist.Trade Review"The scant attention given Stan Brakhage's one-man reinvention of motion pictures is a scandal of academic cinema studies. This generous collection of essays and appreciations, contributed by a wide variety of poets, critics, scholars, and fellow filmmakers, is most illuminating-it beams a welcome light on the terra incognita of Brakhage's accomplishment."-J. Hoberman, Village Voice film critic "Stan Brakhage: Filmmaker contains arguments and perspectives on Brakhage's work I've not seen before. The combination of academic perspectives and those of filmmakers is an especially original and appropriate way to treat Brakhage, who always hoped his films would inspire new ways of seeing and making, and is a major strength of this fine book, which offers a variety of new and interesting ways of thinking about Brakhage's films."-Fred Camper, independent film scholar "To sing in praise of Stan Brakhage is to sing in praise of cinema-daring us to see as we have never seen before. These wonderfully diverse essays take the measure of one of cinema's great visionaries."-Bill Nichols, author of Introduction to Documentary and editor, Maya Deren and the American Avant GardeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction: Stan Brakhage: The Activity of His Nature - David E. James2. Stan Brakhage - Parker Tyler3. Brakhage. Breer. Menken. The Pure Poets of Cinema - Jonas Mekas4. Brakhage and Rilke - Jerome Hill5. On The Art of Vision - Robert Kelly6. The First Time I Heard the Word "Brakhage" - Edward Dorn7. Camera Lucida/Camera Obscura - Annette Michelson8. Brakhage Memoir - James Tenney9. Amateurs in the Industry Town: Stan Brakhage and Andy Warhol in Los Angeles - David E. James10. It Is Painting - Carolee Schneemann11. Brakhage: Poesis - R. Bruce Elder12. Recollections of Stan Brakhage - Jonas Mekas13. The Roman Numeral Series - Nicky Hamlyn14. Letter re: Stan - Bruce Baillie15. Stan Brakhage, Agrimoniac - Craig Dworkin16. Brakhage Package - Chick Strand17. Brakhage's Faustian Psychodrama - P. Adams Sitney18. Stan Brakhage: American Visionary - Willie Varela19. Brakhage's Occasions: Figure, Subjectivity, and Avant-Garde Politics - Tyrus Miller20. Notes on Sincerity and Irony - Abigail Child21. Becoming Dark With Excess of Light: The Vancouver Island Films - Paul Arthur22. As I Am Writing This Today - Phil SolomonContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisWith his square, bulldoggish stature, signature rimless glasses, and inimitable smile - part grimace, part snarl - Theodore Roosevelt was an unforgettable figure, imprinted on the American memory through photographs, the chiselled face of Mount Rushmore, and, especially, film. At once a hunter, explorer, naturalist, woodsman, and rancher, Roosevelt was the quintessential frontiersman, a man who believed that only nature could truly test and prove the worth of man.A documentary he made about his 1909 African safari embodied aggressive ideas of masculinity, power, racial superiority, and the connection between nature and manifest destiny. These ideas have since been reinforced by others - Jesse “Buffalo” Jones, Paul Rainey, Martin and Osa Johnson, and Walt Disney.Using Roosevelt as a starting point, filmmaker and scholar Ronald Tobias traces the evolution of American attitudes toward nature, attitudes that remain, to this day, remarkably conflicted, complex, and instilled with dreams of empire.

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Book SynopsisThe third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy’s meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle A Star Is Born and expertly shaped her concert career. Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells his and Judy’s story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not quite divorced Judy Garland and the not quite divorced Sid Luft meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club and fall for each other. The romance lasted Judy’s lifetime, despite the separations, the reconciliations, and the divorce. Under Luft’s management, Judy came back bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivaled Sinatra’s. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship. Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of Judy Garland on Judy Garland and author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished. Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to ultimately save her from the demons that drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.Trade Review"More than the love of his life, Judy Garland was Sid Luft's passion, and their tempestuous relationship was one of the great untold stories of the twentieth century. Garland left him, returned, and left him again, but Luft thought of Garland every day from when they met until the day he died, and it shows in this riveting page-turner of a memoir." Lawrence Schulman, music producer, critic, and translator"Sid Luft's long-awaited autobiography is finally here and doesn't disappoint. Judy Garland fans and fans of Hollywood's Golden Age will enjoy Luft's honesty and insight from his very unique vantage point. A definite must-read!" Scott Brogan, founder and webmaster of TheJudyRoom.com"Luft writes with neither sensation nor sentiment. Much like himself, his writing is masculine and unflinching. Imagine Hemingway writing about the girl from Oz. It makes for a pretty fascinating book." The Bay Area Reporter"Garland fanatics will gobble up [Luft's] detailed, insightful backstage accounts of Garland's classic late productions and gossipy tidbits about their social circle." Kirkus Reviews"In prose so brassy that it bruises the sensibilities, Luft, who died in 2005, illuminates the dark side of life in the spotlight and dispels any sentimental illusions about the glories of show business in Hollywood's classic age." The New Yorker"A rare glimpse into old Hollywood that you don't get to see these days..." Red Carpet Crash"[Luft's] writing is gutsy, honest and blunt." EDGE Media Network

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Book SynopsisTelling the full story of the head Stooge, this work reveals the life-long career of a legendary funnyman. Born into a working-class family in Brooklyn, Moe Howard transformed his real-life experiences of getting into mischief with his brother Shemp into the plots that would have millions rolling in the aisles. From childhood, Moe’s ambition was to perform—whether it was plucking a ukulele on the beach, or playing a halfwit on a Mississippi showboat. But he only found success when he joined with Shemp and Larry Fine to play, as the New York Times put it, “three of the frowziest numskulls ever assembled.” As the brains behind the Three Stooges, he went on to act in hundreds of their movies, introducing his little brother Curly into the act when Shemp departed, and, after Curly’s death, partnering with Joe Besser and finally Joe de Rita. This is Moe Howard’s self-penned, no-holds-barred story of the ups and downs of his life, ranging from personal family tragedies to tidbits about career mishaps and triumphs. It overflows with the easygoing charm, generosity, and inspired lunacy of the “wise guy” behind America’s most successful comedy trio.

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Book SynopsisReleased in conjunction with the 75th-anniversary DVD release of The Wizard of Oz, this book is the definitive story of how one of America’s most beloved movies was made and a marvelous, unprecedented examination of how Hollywood used to make movies. This updated edition includes numerous photos and shares hundreds of interviews with cameramen, screenwriters, costume designers, directors, producers, light technicians, actors, and more to reveal how the factory-like Hollywood system of moviemaking miraculously produced one of the most enduring films ever made. From the scandalous headlines of Munchkin orgies at the Culver City Hotel and the Witch’s (accidental) burning to the building of the Emerald City and the sewing of nearly 1,000 costumes, The Making of The Wizard of Oz provides a richly detailed re-creation of MGM’s production No. 1060 and a detail-by-detail, department-by-department look at the most powerful and flamboyant studio Hollywood has ever known.Trade Review"Fantastic." --Gore Vidal, New York Review of Books on previous edition "Grand." --Ray Bradbury, Los Angeles Times on previous editionIt is a splendid book, not only for those interested in The Wizard of Oz, but for those who are interested in moviemaking in general in the golden era of Hollywood.""Aljean Harmetz tells all about how Oz was made and she manages, with a series of penetrating asides, to give more of the feel of the studios in the late 1930s than I have been able to get from books whose specific purpose is to give the feel of the '30s Hollywood." --Emerson Batdorff, Entertainment Editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer on previous editionThe Making of the Wizard of Oz by Aljean Harmetz is the best new book about show business I've read in a season of clutter. It's a richly detailed, thoroughly researched work filled with illuminating and fascinating information about one of the greatest movie classics of all time. It is also a book that opens up the very heart of Hollywood during the 30s and 40s, when men who loved movies still had the heart to make them....A wonderful book." --Rex Reed, New York Daily News on previous edition"There has been a lot written about the making of this remarkable film, but this must stand as the most exhaustive and well-researched to date....An entertaining and fact-filled book." --Houston Post on previous edition"As fascinating an insight into the making of a movie as has ever been written." --Harry F. Themal, Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. on previous edition"Harmetz is not to be taken lightly, and her enjoyable, very informative book is much more than a paean to the 1939 movie. It is an important work, assembled by a meticulous and accomplished writer....Harmetz' book is perhaps the definitive story of how a movie was made under the studio system." --Stanley Eichelbaum, San Francisco Examiner- Chronicle on previous edition"It is difficult to imagine anyone with an interest in moviemaking special effects, Oz or fantasy in general who would not be avidly engrossed in 'The Making of the Wizard of Oz.'" --Leslie Burleson, El Paso Times on previous edition"If you are a movie buff, you will find The Making of the Wizard of Oz, by Aljean Harmetz, a must. It is a moving account of a great film." --Richard Montgomery, KEX Radio, Oregon on previous edition"I have read many books recently about the 'making of such and such'...However, none is as fine or as definitive as THE MAKING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ. Here, the 'The Making of ...' books have reached their highest point...a mosaic containing so much detail, so much humor, so much vibrant life from those participants who remain to share their adventures on The Yellow Brick Road with us, that I must doff my frayed cap with a shouted 'hussah!'" "THE MAKING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ is a delightful, charming, absolutely authentic and completely honest attempt to examine and perhaps explain the success of something that has become a part of all our lives." --Edwin Corley, GOOD BOOKS, syndicated in 173 papers on previous edition"The Harmetz book is lively and meticulous, comprehensive, important and touching for the Oz faithful, and for all who want to know more about the Hollywood that was." -- Charles Champlin , Times Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times on previous edition"A truly inspiring book. " -- Mitchell Rubin, Chareston, IL Times-Courier on previous edition"Aljean Harmetz found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and she worked hard to get it. 'The Making of the Wizard of Oz' concerns studio power in the prime of MGM--the miracle of production No. 1060. It is a big, thick book that explains and shows fantasyland, but makes it all the more intriguing for the telling." "Harmetz's ...is a book that is a good read about a movie that is a good see, both getting their weight from chaotic, fertile worlds around them." -- Boston Globe on previous edition" If you find The Wizard of Oz a continuing marvel, this behind-the-scenes account of a Hollywood studio at work isn't to be missed." --Seventeen on previous edition"All the marvelous excitement, the craziness, and the miracles that went into making this film classic emerge in a book which creates at the same time a picture of how Hollywood worked. The author, whose mother worked at MGM in those great old days, writes with the ease of the insider who sees all the faults yet loves the industry for its wonders." -- HB , Books of the Southwest on previous edition"A remarkable book" --Judith Crist, New York on previous edition"A complete joy...I'd definitely recommend The Making of The Wizard of Oz to both the casual fan and true Oz devotee." --Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

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Book SynopsisA profound remembrance of an extraordinary life cut short, celebrating Chadwick Boseman’s brilliance on screen as well as his rich existence as a generous friend, family member, and activist. Chadwick Boseman will forever be remembered as a sublime acting talent, infusing films such as Black Panther, 42, and Get on Up with his trademark blend of charisma, vitality, and vulnerability. His path to iconic status started quietly, a late bloomer by Hollywood standards. But Boseman rose to stardom with memorable roles including Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and, of course, King T’Challa, despite facing a private battle against colon cancer. Including dozens of full-color photographs, this commemorative book traces the actor’s early days growing up in South Carolina, his string of impactful and historic movie roles, and the widespread impact of his artistry and unfathomable strength. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Fight Colorectal Cancer.

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Book SynopsisHoward Hughes was an industrialist, aviator, and eccentric, but he was also the most important movie producer during the golden age of Hollywood. At a time when filmmaking was tightly controlled and highly formulaic, Hughes used his enormous wealth to challenge the dictates and restrictions that defined the motion picture industry. Tackling subjects that were explicitly forbidden, he pushed the boundaries of onscreen sex and violence. He pioneered production and marketing techniques that were revolutionary, including the multimillion-dollar blockbuster and the promotion of scandal. When Hughes became the first person to completely own a major Hollywood studio, he continued his maverick approach to filmmaking as a mogul. Most importantly, Hughes’s role in the federal government’s antitrust case against the industry led to the collapse of the entire studio system and the transformation of American cinema. Although his contributions are often overlooked, Hughes was instrumental in shaping the motion picture industry that exists today.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Everything there is to Tell; 1 The World’s Most Famous Motion Picture Producer; 2 Forcing Costs Skyward; 3 A Demoralizing Influence; 4 The Picture That Couldn’t Be Stopped; 5 The Finale of the Studio Epoch; 6 Scandal, Malicious Tongue-Wagging and Dirt; 7 In Absolute Charge; Epilogue: The Tabloid Train Wreck Yet to Come; Endnotes; Select Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisPedro Almodóvar may have helped put queer Iberian cinema on the map, but there are multitudes of LGBTQ filmmakers from Catalonia, Portugal, Castile, Galicia, and the Basque Country who have made the Peninsula one of the world’s most vital sources for queer film. Together, they have produced a cinema whose expressions of queer desire have challenged the region’s conservative religious and family values, while intervening in vital debates about politics, history, and nation. Indiscreet Fantasies is a unique collection that offers in-depth analyses of fifteen different films produced in the region over the past fifty years, each by a different director, from Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s La residencia (The House That Screamed, 1969) to João Pedro Rodrigues’s O ornitólogo (The Ornithologist, 2016). Contributors examine how queer Iberian cinema has responded to historical trauma—from the AIDS crisis to the repressive and homophobic Franco regime—and explore how these films demonstrate a fluid understanding of sexuality, gender, and national identity. The result will give readers a new appreciation for the cultural diversity of Iberia and the richness of its thought-provoking queer cinema. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press. Trade Review"The editors of Indiscreet Fantasies have compiled a significant collection of essays that will be of interest to film scholars because they analyze cinema that sheds a new light on the representations of Iberian cultures and identities." -- Isabel Estrada * author of El documental cinematográfico y televisivo contemporáneo *"The editors of Indiscreet Fantasies have compiled a significant collection of essays that will be of interest to film scholars because they analyze cinema that sheds a new light on the representations of Iberian cultures and identities." -- Isabel Estrada * author of El documental cinematográfico y televisivo contemporáneo *Table of Contents List of Illustrations Introduction Andrés Lema-Hincapié and Conxita Domènech Part I: Into the Realm of Sexual Provocations Chapter 1: The Queer Gothic Regime of Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s La residencia (1970) Ann Davies Chapter 2: A Queer Path to “Normal”: Pablo Berger’s Torremolinos 73 (2003) Meredith Lyn Jeffers Part II: Queer Intimacy—Within the Household Chapter 3: Turning Around Altogether: Gyrodynamics, Family Fantasies, and Spinnin’ (2007), by Eusebio Pastrana Nina L. Molinaro Chapter 4: Framing Queer Desire: The Construction of Teenage Sexuality in Krámpack (2000), by Cesc Gay Ana Corbalán Chapter 5: Bridging Sexualities: Polyamory, Art, and Temporary Space in Castillos de cartón (2009), by Salvador García Ruiz Jennifer Brady Part III: Queering Iberian Politics Chapter 6: Eloy de la Iglesia’s El diputado (1978): On the Margins of Spanish Democracy Lena Tahmassian Chapter 7: A Blatant Failure in Francoist Censorship: Jaime de Armiñán’s Mi querida señorita (1971) Conxita Domènech Chapter 8: Social Danger and Queer Nationalism in Ignacio Vilar’s A esmorga (2014) Darío Sánchez González Chapter 9: A Basque-Themed Film and the Performativity of Identity in Roberto Castón’s Ander (2009) Ibon Izurieta Part IV: Queer Catalonia—Destroying Essential Representations Chapter 10: The Barbarians’ Inheritance: Memory’s Brittleness and Tragic Lucidity in Ventura Pons’s Amic/Amat (1998) and Forasters (2008) Joan Ramon Resina Chapter 11: Intertextual Representations and Lesbian Desire in Marta Balletbò-Coll’s Sévigné (Júlia Berkowitz) (2004) María Teresa Vera-Rojas Chapter 12: “Com si fóssim la pesta”: Francoism and the Politics of Immunity in Agustí Villaronga’s Pa negre (2010) William Viestenz Part V: Burning Counterpoints with Religiosity Chapter 13: Bound and Cut: João Pedro Rodrigues’ O ornitólogo (2016) Kelly Moore Chapter 14: Queering Lisbon in Paulo Rocha’s A raíz do coração (2000): Santo António Festivities, Politics, and Drag Queens Rui Trindade Oliveira Chapter 15: Entre tinieblas (1983): Pedro Almodóvar, a Reformer of Catholicism? Andrés Lema-Hincapié Acknowledgments Bibliography Index Notes on Contributors

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Book SynopsisExplores the experience of driving cars as a way of encountering landscapes and cities around the world, illustrating cultural history, urban history, art, literature and music. This book is about dynamic journeys, experiences and speeds, rooted in specific places and roads, and expanded into the realm of cinema, art and video games.

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Book SynopsisPerformance Projections explores the dynamic relationship between film and performance, from the origins of film in Europe and the U.S. to examples in the world of contemporary digital media.

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Book SynopsisCharming, erudite, and the very personification of the English gentleman, Dennis Price was without doubt also one of the most promising and talented newcomers to the world of theatre and film in the late 1930s, and he arguably reached his screen best in the classic Ealing comedy 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'. Huge praise was lavished upon him and he was compared alongside theatrical contemporaries Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson as being destined for great things. Scene-stealing performances followed over the next few decades in such differing films as 'The Dancing Years', 'The Intruder', 'Private's Progress', 'The Naked Truth', 'Tunes of Glory', 'Tamahine' and 'Theatre of Blood', to name but a few. Though whilst his career was blossoming his private life was going through turmoil when, after one of his several affairs was discovered by his wife, he faced the shame of divorce, separation from his two children and when coupled with significant tax bills, it all proved too much and the actor attempted suicide. Eventually bouncing back, he reinvented himself as a character actor and appeared in scores of notable films—and was often the best thing in them!

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Book SynopsisBest known to international audiences for its carnivalesque irreverence and recent gangster blockbusters, Brazilian cinema is gaining prominence with critics, at global film festivals and on DVD shelves. This volume seeks to introduce newcomers to Brazilian cinema and to offer valuable insights to those already well-versed in the topic. It brings into sharp focus some of the most important movements, genres and themes from across the eras of Brazilian cinema, from cinema novo to musical chanchada, the road movie to cinema de bordas, avant-garde to pornochanchada. Delving deep beyond the surface of cinema, the volume also addresses key themes such as gender, indigenous and diasporic communities and Afro-Brazilian identity. Situating Brazilian cinema within the country's changing position in the global capitalist system, the essays consider uneven modernization, class division, dictatorship, liberation struggles and globalization alongside questions of entertainment and of artistic innovation.Table of ContentsIntroduction by the Editors Film of the Year 5 x Favela, Now By Ourselves Star Study Carmen Miranda Film-makers Glauber Rocha José Mojica Marins Walter Salles Cultural Crossover Cinema de Bordas in Brazil The Re-emergence of Brazilian Cinema: A Brief History Festival Focus Film Festivals in Brazil Early Years Cinema Novo Gender Music Afro-Brazilian Identity The Representation of the Brazilian Indian Diaspora DocumentaryAdaptation Comedy Road Movie

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Book SynopsisThe Twilight Saga may have made 'R-Patz' a household name - and earned him a spot on the bedroom walls of teenage girls around the world - but long gone are the days when he was just seen as a (very) pretty face. Named amongst TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People, and drawing critical acclaim for recent screen performances, he is carving a formidable reputation as a serious actor, artist and ambassador as well as a sex symbol. Hailed as 'the next Jude Law' when the supporting role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire fell to him, it was only a matter of time before other major productions joined the hunt. But after accepting the offer to play Edward Cullen in the first Twilight movie, Robert couldn't have dreamt just how far into the spotlight he would be catapulted. The series went on to gross over GBP2billion worldwide, and for the heartthrob star of the story, opportunity knocked from every direction. From supporting charities against child trafficking through selling his own artwork, to campaigning to raise awareness of cancer, it's clear he has a heart of gold to match a jawline of iron. And with critically acclaimed performances in more mature movies like futuristic western The Rover, and an Oscar-bait role as T.E. Lawrence in Queen of the Desert on the horizon, there can be no doubt that Robert Pattinson is set to be the modern-day matinee idol of the decade.

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Book SynopsisIn 2017 acclaimed film and stage actress Glenn Close donated her costume collection to Sidney and Lois Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. The Art of the Character: Highlights from the Glenn Close Costume Collection is an exhibition and catalogue at the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University, in partnership with the Sage Fashion Collection. This beautifully designed catalogue spans Close's career through film, television and theatre, with a survey of beautifully crafted costumes from some of her most iconic performances, such as roles in Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons and 101 Dalmatians. Great designers featured include James Acheson, Ann Roth and Anthony Powell. "All my costumes are the product of an informed, passionate collaboration," Close said. " … And I'd like them to gain an insight into the creative process, which is basically the thing that keeps any artist's soul alive: the actual process." Table of Contents6 Director’s Foreword Peg Faimon and David A. Brenneman 8 Acknowledgments 11 Interview with Glenn Close Laurie Burns McRobbie 35 Bringing Fantasies to Life Heather Milam 49 Fashioning Intra-Feminine Fascination Jennifer E. Maher 55 Telling History through Costumes Heather Akou 65 Collaborating Behind the Scenes Linda Pisano 75 Catalogue Kelly Gallett Richardson and Galina Olmsted 177 Afterword: Costume Design and the Discovery of a Character Ann Roth 181 Glenn Close Costume Collection Timeline Kelly Gallett Richardson 186 Checklist Kelly Gallett Richardson 188 Index 190 Photo Credits

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Book SynopsisBrand-new details of his life on Vulcan and the Enterprise are revealed, along with never-before-seen insights into Spock's relationships with the most important figures in his life, including Sarek, Michael Burnham, Christopher Pike, Kirk, McCoy and more, all told in his own distinctive voice.Trade Review"Absolutely essential reading for the legions of Star Trek fans. A deftly crafted memoir." - Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisBehind the scenes on the new movie with interviews, art and photos from the Marvel Studios film.A behind-the-scenes look at Marvel Studios’ film, this deluxe book is a must for all fans of Marvel Studios’ movies.Featuring interviews with the cast and crew.Learn secrets from the special effects, stunt, and costume departments with stunning photographs and art.

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Book SynopsisShow People offers a comprehensive history of the film star from Mary Pickford to Andy Serkis, traversing more than one hundred years and drawing on examples from America, Britain, Europe, Asia and elsewhere. Renowned film writer Michael Newton explores our enduring love affair with fame, glamour and the cinematic image. Newton builds up an expansive picture of movie stardom through striking and diverse figures such as Ingrid Bergman and John Wayne, Anna Karina and Sidney Poitier, Maggie Cheung and Raj Kapoor. He celebrates the great performers of the past, and looks forward to developments in the future, while also illuminating the inner workings of the movie industry and what moves us in a film, and in an actor’s performance. Ultimately, Show People is a book about cinephilia, the love of cinema, and our complex connection to that celebrated and beleaguered figure, the movie star.

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary anthology explores the complex relationships in an artist’s life between fact and fiction, presentation and existence, and critique and creation, and examines the work that ultimately results from these tensions. Using a combination of critical and personal essays and interviews, MASKS presents Bowie as the key exemplifier of the concept of the 'mask', then further applies the same framework to other liminal artists and thinkers who challenged the established boundaries of the art/pop academic worlds, such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Oscar Wilde, Søren Kierkegaard, Yukio Mishima and Hunter S. Thompson. Featuring contributions from John Gray and Slavoj Žižek and interviews with Gary Lachman and Davide De Angelis, this book will appeal to scholars and students of cultural criticism, aesthetics and the philosophy of art; practising artists; and fans of Bowie and other artists whose work enacts experiments in identity.Trade Review'Curcio’s book unravels artists and artifice, whether through masks of cosmetics, cultural dance, cartoon illustrations, poetry, politics or literature, the mask either conflicts with or enhances the artist themselves. The fascinating segments of the book offer ways in which Bowie’s artistic life and other artists led similar convictions and creative journeys to find meaning. Curcio brings beautiful narratives together for the reader to see the artist through their self-reflective lens.' -- Dr Catharine Weiss, Fashion, Style & Popular Culture"Artists who swim in liminal seas, who speak through symbol, myth and mask embodying our deepest and darkest dreams, both intrigue and terrify. Intrinsically compelled or performatively constructed, they become our shamans by proxy. But Curcio delves further, exploring the complex relationship between the artist and the projections and obsessions that swirl around them, not always transforming but sometimes merging or devouring them. It is a fascinating journey into the mysterious energies surrounding artists of artifice." Tanja Stark – artist -- Tanja Stark – artistTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword: The Shifting Shaman of the Modern Age – John Gray Introduction: Somebody Else Took His Place, and Bravely Cried… – James Curcio Chapter 1: Masks All the Way Down – James Curcio Chapter 2: Mishima, Bowie and the Anti-Metaphysics of the Mask – Roy Starrs Chapter 3: Not All That Glitters Is Gold: Ziggy Stardust and the Fractured Mask of a Generation – Lúcio Reis-Filho Chapter 4: Watch That Man: Splicing Tape with Burroughs and Bowie – Casey Rae Chapter 5: From Vigilius Haufniensis to Ziggy Stardust: Pseudonyms, Irony and Truth in Kierkegaard and Bowie – Tara Isabella Burton Chapter 6: Mascara and Marriage: The Twin Masks of David Bowie and Robert Smith – Tom Powers Chapter 7: The Great Contrarians – Yahia Lababidi Chapter 8: Seeing Things Like Hunter: Ralph Steadman’s Cartoon Visions as Revelatory Masks in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Kevin J. Hunt Chapter 9: The Beautiful Madness: The Primacy of Wonder in the Work of Thomas Ligotti – J. F. Martel Chapter 10: The Skin and the Double: Firbank’s Aesthetics of Surface – Michael Hunter Chapter 11: God’s Twisted Identity – Slavoj Žižek Chapter 12: Wishful Beginnings and Creative Ends: Conversation with Davide De Angelis – Davide De Angelis and James Curcio Chapter 13: On Existentialism and the Occult: Conversation with Gary Lachman – Gary Lachman and James Curcio Chapter 14: The Many Masks of Manifestation – John Harrigan Epilogue: Art for Art’s Sake – James Curcio Notes on Contributors Index

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Book Synopsis Celebrate the year with the Mandalorian and Grogu as they travel a galaxy full of thrilling adventures, snacks, and friends. Includes exclusive new artwork!Based on The Mandalorian and Child by Jeffrey Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the now classic Darth Vader and Son series, The Mandalorian and Child 2026 Wall Calendar includes artwork unique and charmingly funny illustrations that will delight Star Wars fans and give them a chance to experience The Mandalorian in a whole new way.   © & ™ 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd.Perfect for: Fans of the Darth Vader and Son series Star Wars and The Mandalorian fans Busy families

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Book SynopsisItalian cinema has proved very popular with international audiences, and yet a surprising unfamiliarity remains regarding the rich traditions from which its most fascinating moments arose. Directory of World Cinema: Italy aims to offer a wide film and cultural study in which to situate some of Italian cinema’s key aspects, from political radicalism to opera and from the arthouse to popular genres. Essays by leading academics about prominent genres, directors and themes provide insight into the cinema of Italy and are bolstered by reviews of significant titles. From silent spectacle to the giallo, the spaghetti western to the neorealist masterworks of Rossellini, this book offers a comprehensive historical sweep of Italian cinema that will appeal to film scholars and cinephiles alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction by the Editor Film of the year I Io sono l'amore Film of the year II Le quattro volte Industry spotlight Valerio Jalongo interview Cultural crossover Opera and Cinema Directors Federico Fellini Nanni Moretti Silent cinema Neorealism Melodrama Comedy Giallo Gothic horror Peplum Spaghetti western Political cinema Contemporary cinema

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Book SynopsisWith its rich political and literary history, Dublin is a sought after destination for cinematographers who have made use of the city's urban streetscapes and lush pastoral settings in many memorable films – among them Braveheart, The Italian Job and the 2006 musical drama Once. Throughout the book, a series of essays by leading film scholars spotlight familiar actors, producers, and directors as well as some of the themes common to films shot in Dublin, including literature, politics, the city's thriving music scene and its long history of organized crime. World Film Locations: Dublin aims to present a selective snapshot of the city through the medium of the movies made or set in it and allow the reader to inhabit these spaces, passing through a stimulating choice of words and pictures that inform and precipitate an imagined exploration. It is a collection of over 40 reviews of scenes from films either shot or set in Dublin, illustrated by images from the scenes in question and photographs of locations, often as they are today. Together, the words and images expose the relationship between a scene’s setting and its impact on the viewer. The short scene reviews are interspersed with more detailed, meditative essays that are designed to examine in greater depth some of the key aspects of Dublin as seen onscreen; the city’s political and literary histories are appraised, as are its music scene, its familiar faces, its element of organised crime and its fluctuating attributes before, during and after the Celtic Tiger era. Taken as a whole, this book constitutes a rare written instance of Dublin encapsulated in moments of film, brought together and supplemented by a pictorial toolkit designed to enable a conceptual tour of the city in its various incarnations.Trade Review'The World Film Locations series wends its way to the Irish capital, painting a multi-angle portrait via 46 synopses of scenes shot or set in Dublin. There's even timecode references, should you wish to track down the relevant scene in Becoming Jane.' – Total FilmTable of ContentsMaps/Scenes Scenes 1-8 – 1959-1988 Scenes 9-16 – 1989-1996 Scenes 17-24 – 1996-2000 Scenes 25-32 – 2000-2003 Scenes 33-39 – 2004-2006 Scenes 40-46 – 2006-2011 Essays Dublin: City of the Imagination – Jez Conolly and Caroline Whelan The Graft on Grafton: Dublin's Music On-screen – Nicola Balkind Mount Rushmore on the Liffey: Four Faces of Dublin – Jez Conolly and Caroline Whelan Dublin: A Stage for Revolution? – Adam O’Brien Urban Visions and Cinematic Modernities: Literary Dublin On-screen – Colm McAuliffe Craicing the Safe: The Gangster Figure in Dublin Cinema – Clair Schwarz Middle-Class and Proud of It? Representations of Dublin During the Celtic Tiger Era – Stephen Boyd

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