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Book SynopsisThe complete Fleabag. Every Word. Every Side-eye. Every Fox.Fleabag: The Scriptures includes the filming scripts and the never-before-seen stage directions from the Golden Globe, Emmy and BAFTA winning series.'Perfect' Guardian'Perfect' Daily Telegraph'Perfect' Stylist'Perfect' Independent'Perfect' Evening Standard'Perfect' Metro'Perfect' Irish Times'Perfect' RTE'Perfect' Spectator'Perfect' Refinery29'Perfect' Catholic Herald'Perfection' Financial Times***HAIRDRESSERNO.(pointing to Claire)That is EXACTLY what she asked for.FLEABAGNo it's not. We want compensation.HAIRDRESSERClaire?CLAIREI've got two important meetings and I look like a pencil.HAIRDRESSERNO. Don't blame me for your bad choices. Hair isn't everything.FLEABAGWow.HAIRDRESSERWhat?FLEABAGHair. Is. Everything. We wish it wasn't so we could actually think about something else occasionally. But it is. It's the difference between a good day and a bad day. We're meant to think that it is a symbol of power, a symbol of fertility, some people are exploited for it and it pays your fucking bills. Hair is everything, Anthony.Trade ReviewOh, Fleabag. The hot priest. The pencil haircut. The closing scene. I don't think there has ever been a show that dominated the pop culture conversation and captured the nation's hearts quite like Fleabag. When it was confirmed that the second season would be the final one, a collective mourning was palpable on Twitter and in offices alike. Fortunately, creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge keeps giving us a little more...And now we have a book to clutch: Fleabag: The Scriptures is filled with the filming scripts, stage directions and new writing from PWB herself. It's a sacred text, if ever there was one. * Red Magazine *Featuring an insight into the show's delightfully funny stage directions and a number of previously unheard set secrets, this collection of scripts and behind-the-scenes notes from Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a must read for fans * The I *There's a good reason television screenplays aren't often sold as mainstream books - "Man enters room, looks around" isn't necessarily soul-capturing stuff. But it's worth making an exception for Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag: The Scriptures, naughtily bound to look like an old Bible. The show confirmed her skills as a comic actress, but seeing the words in black and white crystallises her brilliance as a writer who can so expertly build the comedy of a scene to bursting point. It's often very moving, too * Evening Standard *It was with scepticism that I picked up this volume . . . Then I read it. Bliss. The scripts are written with such precise technical skill that it is a pleasure and an education to see their workings . . . It's a fun exercise to overlap in your mind the sound, the rhythm of the edit and the performances as you read these scripts, highly controlled though they are . . . Occasionally mumblings can be deciphered, script in hand, and ad-libs that aren't in the script identified. A good study of the moments of genius . . . Perhaps Fleabag is best left to speak for itself. Scripts as Scriptures. Amen * Spectator *

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Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for 2020 - the complete screenplays of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated television drama based on Sally Rooney's bestselling novel.Trade Review'The literary phenomenon of the decade.' - Guardian'A beautiful, pitch-perfect adaptation.' - Independent

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Book SynopsisThe complete screenplay of Christopher Nolan''s space epicInterstellar, with over 200 pages of illustrated storyboards.In Interstellara group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.Written by Christopher Nolan and his frequent collaborator, Jonathan Nolan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine. This edition includes the entire screenplay, over 200 pages of storyboards and an introduction featuring a conversation about the film with Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan.

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Book SynopsisThe complete, authorised scripts, including deleted scenes, of the multiple award-winning Succession.** Winner of nineteen Emmys, nine Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **With an exclusive introduction from creator Jesse Armstrong.The most thrilling and beautifully obscene TV there is.' GuardianExtraordinarily entertaining and incisive.' EmpireOne of the most relentlessly paced shows on television.' Rolling StoneEverything I've done in my life is for my children.When Logan Roy, the head of one of the world''s largest media and entertainment conglomerates, decides to retire, each of his four grown children follows a personal agenda that doesn''t always sync with those of their siblings -- or their father.Collected here for the first time, the complete scripts of Succession: Season One feature unseen extra material, including deleted scenes, alternative dialogue and character directions. They reveal a unique insight into the writing, creation and development of a TV sensation and a screen-writing masterpiece.Monstrous, near-Shakespearean perfection.' New Statesman

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Book SynopsisStarring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta and Uma Thurman, Pulp Fiction exploded on to the screen in 1994 and transformed the direction of contemporary cinema. Nominated for seven Oscars and winner of the BAFTA award, this triplet of masterfully interwoven crime stories is witty, gritty and shamelessly violent, displaying Tarantino''s visceral approach to character and plot. Tarantino has spawned a whole host of wannabes in the wake of this, the defining movie of the 1990s. But none has demonstrated the elegant style and compassion that make Tarantino''s screenplays so compellingly readable. Nominated for seven Oscars, Pulp Fiction starred John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman and won the US Oscar for Best Screenplay, the BAFTA and the prestigious Palme d''Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Quentin Tarantino''s other films include Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, From Dusk Till Dawn and most recently, Inglorious Basterds

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Book Synopsis''Diverting... pleasurable... entertaining'' New York Times''Relevant and fresh... [Good Omens] still has a lot to say about the world'' Empire''Even if you''re very familiar with the original novel, this is a different experience... so damned charming and quirky that it feels like a must'' StarburstNeil Gaiman''s glorious reinvention of the iconic bestseller Good Omens, adapted from the internationally beloved novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, launched on Amazon Prime Video this year to great acclaim. Soon to be shown on the BBC, the series is written and show-run by Neil himself and stars David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm and Miranda Richardson, to name but a few.Before he died, Terry Pratchett asked Neil Gaiman to make a television series of the internationally beloved novel they wrote together about the end of Trade ReviewEven if you're very familiar with the original novel, this is a different experience. . . so damned charming and quirky that it feels like a must * Starburst *His voice rings through on every page, and no Gaiman fan should be without it. Great fun, and highly recommended. * SF Concatenation *

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Book SynopsisA unique memoir combining personal history with unprecedented access to Doctor Who's behind-the-scenes evolution.

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Book SynopsisExperience how it feels to be the subject of a blasphemy prosecution! Find out why ''wool'' is a funny word! See how jokes work, their inner mechanisms revealed, before your astonished face! In 2001, after over a decade in the business, Stewart Lee quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making musical, Jerry Springer: The Opera. Nine years later, How I Escaped My Certain Fate details his return to live performance, and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as the most critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain, the winner of BAFTAs and British Comedy Awards, and the affirmation of being rated the 41st best stand up ever. Here is Stewart Lee''s own account of his remarkable comeback, told through transcripts of the three legendary full-length shows that sealed his reputation. Astonishingly frank and detailed in-depth notes reveal the inspiration and inner workings of his act. With unprecedente

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Book SynopsisBringing Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" to the screen was a labor of love for writer/actress Emma Thompson. Featuring the complete award-winning script, "Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay and Diaries" also showcases Thompson's unreserved, often hilarious diaries that capture the unique experience of making this film. Her rare and personal perspective makes this an irresistible book for students of film and Austen devotees, as well as for everyone who loved this extraordinary movie.

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Book Synopsis'The joy of these scripts is in being able to appreciate the craft and ambition involved in the sharpness of the dialogue, the cunning of the plotting, and the desire never to repeat themselves, as Pemberton and Shearsmith build each episode into a miniaturist treasure. A must for anyone who wants to write for television, or who just wants to see how the magic is done.'- NEIL GAIMANTake a further peek behind the door marked 'number 9' as the scripts from series 1-3 are collected here for the first time. An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, read how each 30-minute self-contained story with new characters and new settings, sprang to life from the page.Each series is prefaced by a foreword from the show creators, giving readers and fans behind-the-scenes insight to this creative phenomenon. It is a beautifully written series, some stories comic, some tragic, all highly original and inventive. As well as Steve and Reece, it has featured guest appearances from a plethora well-known actors including Jack Whitehall, Peter Kay, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Arterton, Keeley Hawes, Alison Steadman, Conleth Hill, and David Morrissey. Relive the show's every enjoyable moment down to the stage directions with Inside No. 9: The Scripts: Series 1-3.Trade ReviewThe joy of these scripts is in being able to appreciate the craft and ambition Involved in the sharpness of the dialogue, the cunning of the plotting, and the desire never to repeat themselves, as Pemberton and Shearsmith build each episode into a miniaturist treasure. A must for anyone who wants to write for television, or who just wants to see how the magic is done. -- Neil Gaiman

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Book SynopsisOnly 23-years-old when he directed his extraordinary début feature Gummo, Harmony Korine has since continued to serve notice that he is the riskiest, most radical young talent in independent US film. This collection of three screenplays displays his defiantly unorthodox approach to film form, as well as the unclassifiable imaginative energy that drives all of his work.

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Book Synopsis'The finest writing in the land. Limitless, joyous and terrifying' - RUSSELL T. DAVIESSteve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's darkly comedic creations are an endlessly dazzling masterclass in storytelling. Inside No. 9: The Scripts features every episode from Series 4-6 of the award-winning BBC2 anthology, including the live Halloween special and an original foreword for each series from the show's creators.'One of the best pieces of British television in years' - INDEPENDENT

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Book SynopsisJordan Peele's powerful thriller Get Out debuted in 2017 to enormous public and critical acclaim, a Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? for the age of Obama and Trump that scared audiences and skewered white liberal pieties at the same time. Rather than rely on popular archetypes, Peele weaves together the material realities and daily manifestations of horror with sociopolitical fears and elements of true suspense, and combines them with pitch-perfect satire and a timely cultural critique. This companion paperback to the film presents the Peele's Oscar-winning screenplay alongside supplementary material. Featuring an essay by author and scholar Tananarive Due and in-depth annotations by the director, this publication is richly illustrated with more than 150 stills from the motion picture and presents alternate endings, deleted scenes and an inside look at the concepts and behind-the-scenes production of the film. Continuing in the legacy of 1960s paperbacks that documented the era's most significant avant-garde films such as Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, Jean-Luc Godard's Masculin/Feminin and Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventurra Get Out is an indispensable guide to this pioneering and groundbreaking cinematic work.Jordan Peele (born 1979) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and director. Peele's directorial debut, Get Out (2017), earned him an Academy Award for Best Original screenplay as well as nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. In 2012, Peele founded Monkeypaw Productions, which amplifies marginalized voices and cultivates artistic, thought-provoking projects across film, television and digital platforms, including Peele's follow-up to Get Out, the thriller Us (2019).Trade ReviewNamed 'Best Screenplay of the 21st Century (So Far!)' * Writer's Guild of America *This svelte, softcover, pocket-sized volume memorializes Peele’s Oscar-winning script for the first time in print. Proceeding from a new foreword by Peele, 150 gorgeous black-and-white stills thread through the screenplay and into an appendix rich with brand-new material, including cut dialogue, deleted scenes, and Peele’s annotations on the whole production. But the Annotated Screenplay’s most ingenious intervention into the dense critical discourse around Get Out was to tap Tananarive Due to author its proper introduction, an essay titled “Get Out and the Black Horror Aesthetic.” Due is a leading scholar in the emerging study of Black horror, and even teaches a course at UCLA on the subject called “The Sunken Place.” [...] This new framing unlocks a deeper level of engagement with the film... -- Ryan Coleman * Los Angeles Review of Books *Blending horror and dark humour, the director’s multi award-winning screenplay reveals the terrifying realities of racism in America. Famously, Peele has described his directorial debut as a “documentary”. Now, the annotated version gives fans the opportunity to learn more about Peele’s screenwriting process. -- Vivian Yeung * Crack *Peele’s 2017 thriller made the director’s name and won the Oscar for best original screenplay. Now the script is available in book form, illustrated with stills. -- Keith Bradsher * New York Times *Reading the notes, which are extracted from a thoughtful but very conversational interview Peele did for the book...makes you feel like you’re watching the movie with Peele himself. -- Naomi Elias * Film School Rejects *[In Get Out: the Annotated Screenplay,] Peele uncovers additional subtle clues and allusions in the flm that may not be essential knowledge but give insight on the construction of the characters, their psyches, and ultimately their interactions. -- Ina Archer * Film Comment *Dive deeper into the Sunken Place with this dissection of Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning screenplay, including dialogue from deleted scenes and an essay on the black horror aesthetic. -- Mekado Murphy * New York Times: 2019 Holiday Gift Guide *

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Book SynopsisDoctor Who – new dawn explores the latest cultural moment in this long-running BBC TV series: the casting of a female lead. Analysing showrunner Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker’s era means considering contemporary Doctor Who as an inclusive, regendered brand. Featuring original interview material with cast members, this edited collection also includes an in-depth discussion with Segun Akinola, composer of the iconic theme tune’s current version. The book critically address the series’ representations of diversity, as well as fan responses to the thirteenth Doctor via the likes of memes, cosplay and even translation into Spanish as a grammatically gendered language. In addition, concluding essays look at how this moment of Who has been merchandised, especially via the ‘experience economy’, and how official/unofficial reactions to UK lockdown helped the show to further re-emphasise its public-service potential.Table of ContentsIntroduction: new dawn, new moment – Brigid Cherry, Matt Hills and Andrew O’DayPart I: Creating Thirteen 1 Variations on a theme: temporal and cultural diversity in Segun Akinola’s music for Doctor Who – David Butler2 ‘She is wise and unafraid’: writing the first female Doctor and a diverse universe for her to protect – Rosanne Welch3 Shooting stars: modes of TV spectacle in the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who – Dene October4 About time: addressing intersectionality in the casting and performance of Chris Chibnall/Jodie Whittaker era Doctor Who– Christopher HoggPart II: Diversifying Doctor Who5 Casual queerness and desire lines in Doctor Who– Lorna Jowett6 Postracial amnesia: Doctor Who in the Brexit era – Susana Loza7 All in the ‘fam’: interrogating kinship networks with the thirteenth Doctor – Hannah HamadPart III: Fan responses8 Doctor Whumour: internet meme culture, Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who and fan mockery – Brigid Cherry9 Braces, culottes and coloured stripes: constructing and characterizing Doctor Who’s Thirteen in fashion design and cosplay – Nicolle Lamerichs 10 Regendering and the chaos of translation: fan practices and reception of the female Doctor in Spanish fandom – Saida HerreroPart IV: Beyond the text11 By any other name: gender and Doctor Who Barbie dolls, adventure dolls and 1:6 scale figures– Victoria L. Godwin12 Outside the box in the Chris Chibnall/Jodie Whittaker era: Doctor Who’s experience economy and tourism – Paul Booth13 The thirteenth Doctor during UK lockdown: paratexts of hope and care – Matt HillsIndex

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Book SynopsisAs Westeros returns to our screens, relive all eight seasons of Game of Thrones with the ONLY official tie-in guide to the biggest TV series in the worldTHE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE OBSESSED WITH HOUSE OF THE DRAGON__________Delve deeper into Westeros than ever before . . .Covering all eight seasons of the hit HBO show, this remarkable volume offers a unique and exciting visual exploration into the incredible world of Game of Thrones. In two parts, the book follows the story of the South, where kings and queens battle for the Iron Throne, and of the North, where the White Walkers and their army of the dead gather. Fully illustrated with stunning photography, infographics, timelines and insightful essays, this is the essential guide for any Game of Thrones fan. Find out more about your favourite characters with in-depth biographies Read explanatiTrade ReviewThis lavishly illustrated volume celebrates all eight seasons of the cultural phenomenon that is Game of Thrones. It has everything a fan could want * Woman & Home *An exciting exploration into the incredible world of Game of Thrones, this official companion guide covers all eight seasons. The history of the Snows and the Starks, locations, characters, battles - it's all here in glorious technicolour! * My Weekly *Packed with gorgeous illustrations and insightful essays on the fascinating characters and complex storylines that made the show such a phenomenon. It's a collector's dream * Irish News *A collectors dream * Talktalk, Best Christmas Books *

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Book SynopsisA re-issue of John O'Brien's debut novel, a masterpiece of modern realism about the perils of addiction and love in a city of loneliness.Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O'Brien, is the disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it. Sera is a prostitute, content with the independence and routine she has carved out for herself in a city defined by recklessness. But she is haunted by a spectre in a yellow Mercedes, a man from her past who is committed to taking control of her life again. Ben is an alcoholic intent on drinking his way towards an early death. Newly arrived from Los Angeles, he survived the four-hour intoxicated drive across the desert with his entire savings in his wallet and nothing else left to lose. Looking to satisfy hungers both material and existential, Ben and Sera stumble together on the strip and discover in each other a respite from their unforgiving lives. A testimony to the raw talent of its young author, Leaving Las Vegas is a compelling story of unconditional love between two disenfranchised and lost souls - an overlooked American classic.Trade ReviewA brutal and unflinching portrait of the low life in the city of high rollers, Leaving Las Vegas is both shocking and curiously exhilarating. John O'Brien was a stunningly talented writer who created poetry from the most squalid materials. This is a beautiful and horrifying novel. -- Jay McInerneyThere is not a false note in the novel . . . [O'Brien] achieves real power in his writing. You seldom encounter it anymore, but when you do you know you've been properly whacked by a real talent. * New York Daily News *[An] immense writing talent . . . John O'Brien's life ended with a gunshot. Leaving Las Vegas, for its intensity, its bravado, and its legacy - an American tragedy that would pave the way for many more - only begins to understand why. * Esquire *The book's unique power resides in this awareness; and it allows O'Brien to breathe new life into two of the most familiar and overused archetypes of popular fiction: the drunk and the whore . . . Ben's impulse to destroy himself is so psychologically unspecific as to be sublime. * Boston Review *This book is not only dark and dire, it is crushing. How can a novel so absolutely devoid of hope be so gripping? The portrait of Sera and Ben is a tour de force - masterful and relentless. Leaving Las Vegas is the strongest and most extreme look at alcohol I've ever read. This book moved and bothered me and weeks later it is still in my mind. I think O'Brien is simply terrific. -- Ron CarlsonHere is that rarest jewel, a really fine novel. It's a magical piece of work, one of the best I've seen in a long time. John O'Brien has a very great talent. * Larry Brown *

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Book Synopsis** Winner of nineteen Emmys, nine Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **For some of us it''s a sad day, for others - it''s coronation demolition derby.''An era-defining series.' VogueThe most thrilling and beautifully obscene TV there is.' GuardianEarned its place in the pantheon of the greatest dramas television has ever seen.' Rolling StoneAs Logan Roy prepares to sell Waystar Royco, Kendall, Shiv and Roman unite to build their own rival media empire. But an urgent call from Tom reveals Logan's final curveball, throwing the siblings' plans into jeopardy.Collected here for the first time, the complete scripts of SUCCESSION: Season Four feature unseen extra material, including deleted scenes, alternative dialogue and character directions, and an exclusive introduction from creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong. They reveal a unique insight into the writing, creation and development of a TV sensation and a scr

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Book SynopsisYes, you can write a great screenplay. Let Syd Field show you how.“I based Like Water for Chocolate on what I learned in Syd's books. Before, I always felt structure imprisoned me, but what I learned was structure really freed me to focus on the story.”—Laura EsquivelTechnology is transforming the art and craft of screenwriting. How does the writer find new ways to tell a story with pictures, to create a truly outstanding film? Syd Field shows what works, why, and how in four extraordinary films: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Silence of the Lambs, and Dances with Wolves.Learn how:Callie Khouri, in her first movie script, Thelma & Louise, rewrote the rules for good road movies and played against type to create a new American classic.James Cameron, writer/director of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, created a sequ

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Book SynopsisThe complete, authorised scripts, including deleted scenes, of the multiple award-winning Succession.The smartest, cruellest, funniest show on television.' Irish TimesThe most thrilling and beautifully obscene TV there is.' Guardian''Miraculously funny yet mind-blowingly intense.'' Empire** Winner of nineteen Emmys, nine Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **With an exclusive introduction from Lucy Prebble. Love'. You're coming for me with love?In the wake of an ambush by his rebellious son, Kendall, Logan Roy is in a perilous position, scrambling to secure familial, political and financial alliances. A bitter corporate battle threatens to turn into a family civil war.Collected here for the first time, the complete scripts of Succession: Season Three feature unseen extra material, including deleted scenes, alternative dialogue and characte

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Book SynopsisEvery award-winning short film begins life with a clever idea, a good story and a screenplay. Patrick Nash analyses the process of writing short film screenplays and gives advice on: Story and structure Ideas generation Plot and pace Screenplay format Dos and don'ts Eliciting emotion Dialogue and subtext Character design Protagonists and antagonists Character motivation and goals Conflict, obstacles and stakes Clichés and Stereotypes Beginnings, middles and ends Hooking the viewer Screenplay competitions Loglines, outlines and synopses Rewriting and length Practicalities and budgets The book also includes a number of award-winning scripts and interviews, advice and contributions from their award-winning screenwriters and a discussion of the benefits to writers of writing short screenplays.Trade ReviewI would definitely recommend this book . . . (it is) a very thorough look at all aspects of being a writer of short scripts -- Michelle Goode * Writesofluid *Straight talking tome bursting with practical advice * Total Film *A helpful book for anyone interested in screenwriting -- Tom Farr * Tom Farr Reviews *

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Book SynopsisAlan Bennett sealed his reputation as the master of observation with this series of 12 groundbreaking monologues, originally filmed for BBC Television. At once darkly comic, tragically poignant and wonderfully uplifting, Talking Heads is widely regarded as a modern classic. This edition, which contains the complete collection of Talking Heads, as well as his earlier monologue, A Woman of No Importance, is a celebration of Alan Bennett's finest work.Trade ReviewTalking Heads places Alan Bennett in the highest tier of English dramatic writers * New York Times *His finest achievement - indeed masterpiece wouldn't be too strong a word * The Daily Telegraph *Bennett's genius is his ability to satirize humanely. [His] prose is like stained glass: if you stare at it, you see things you missed * New York Times Book Review *It's hardly a revelation to say that Alan Bennett has proved himself a master of the modern dramatic monologue... One of the finest dramatic achievements of the past few decades. * Scotsman *

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Book SynopsisWhen I think of my life, I imagine you at the centre.Frances is a university student in Dublin. Cool-headed and observant, she spends most of her time with her best friend and ex-girlfriend Bobbi. On meeting Melissa, a well-known writer, and her actor husband Nick, the pair enter a world of sophisticated parties and holidays abroad. But when Frances and Nick grow unexpectedly close, she is forced to confront the reality that her actions have always had consequences.With an introduction by director Lenny Abrahamson and featuring iconic images from the show, Conversations with Friends: The Scripts contains the complete screenplays of the acclaimed television drama based on Sally Rooney''s bestselling debut novel.An utter joy to watch, as well as an audacious conversation-starter.' Telegraph''If you're looking for a love story to leave you warm and fuzzy, as well as broken-hearted all at once, then you've got it in spades ri

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Book SynopsisAn exciting new strand in The Television Series, the ‘Moments in Television’ collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship.Each ‘Moments’ book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Complexity / simplicity addresses the idea of complex TV, examining its potential, limitations and impact upon creative and interpretative practices. It also reassesses simplicity as an alternative criterion for evaluation. Complexity and simplicity persuasively illuminate the book’s chosen programmes in new ways.The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, dramatic and comedic. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.Table of ContentsIntroduction: complexity/simplicity – Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell and Lucy Fife Donaldson1 ‘WTF June?’: The Handmaid’s Tale and the significance of unexpected choice – Trisha Dunleavy2 Being Frank? Breaking the ’fourth wall’ in Netflix’s House of Cards – Christa van Raalte and Maike Helmers3 ‘You’ve got to expect this kind of thing in the priesthood’: simplicity and complexity in Father Ted – Karen Quigley4 Depth in two dimensions: complex/simple moments in Rick and Morty – James Walters5 Simplicity and complexity in the costuming of Killing Eve – Josette Wolthuis6 Complexity and clear-sightedness in The Wire – James Zborowski7 Such schadenfreude: unpacking the political satire in Veep – Michael P. Young8 Queer adventures in time and space: complicating simplicity in Doctor Who – Benedict Morrison9 Vanity Fair and the contradictions of colour – Jonathan Bignell10 The value of simplicity: The Long Wait – Sarah CardwellIndex

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Book SynopsisThe complete, authorised scripts, including deleted scenes, of the multiple award-winning Succession.The best TV show in the world.' The Times Just about the best thing I've ever seen on television.' New StatesmanThe best television around.' Guardian** Winner of nineteen Emmys, nine Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **With an exclusive introduction from Frank Rich. I wonder if the sad I'd be from being without you might be less than the sad I get from being with you?Kendall Roy is dealing with fallout from his hostile takeover attempt of Waystar Royco and the heavy guilt from a fatal accident. Shiv stands poised to make her way into the upper-echelons of the company, which is causing complications for Tom, which is causing complications for Greg. Meanwhile, Roman is reacquainting himself with the business by starting at the bottom, as Connor pre

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Book SynopsisDesigned for philosophers as well as readers with no particular philosophical background, the essays in this lively book are grouped into four amusing acts. Act One looks at the four Seinfeld characters through a philosophical lens and includes Jerry and Socrates: The Examined Life? Act Two examines historical philosophers from a Seinfeldian standpoint and offers Plato or Nietzsche? Time, Essence, and Eternal Recurrence in Seinfeld. Act Three, Untimely Meditations by the Water Cooler, explores philosophical issues raised by the show, such as, Is it rational for George to do the opposite? And Act Four, Is There Anything Wrong with That?, discusses ethical problems of everyday life using Seinfeld as a basis. Seinfeld and Philosophy also provides a guide to Seinfeld episodes and a chronological list of the philosophers cited in this book.Table of ContentsMonologue - Seinfeld, the Field of Being, William Irwin. Act One - The Characters, AKA the New York Four: Jerry and Socrates - the Examined Life?, William Irwin; George's Failed Quest for Happiness - an Aristotelian Analysis, Daniel Barwick; Elaine - Feminist Icon or Just One of the Boys?, Sarah Worth; Kramer and Kierkegaard - Stages on Life's Way, William Irwin. Act Two - Seinfeld and the Philosophers: Making Something Out of Nothing - Seinfeld, Sophistry, and the Tao, Eric Bronson; Plato or Nietzsche? Time, Essence, and Eternal Recurrence in Seinfeld, Mark Conard; Seinfeld, Subjectivity, and Sartre, Jennifer McMahon; Seinfeld and Wittgenstein on the Commonplace, Kelly Dean Jolley. Act Three - Untimely Meditations by the Water Cooler: The Costanza Manoeuvre - Is it Rational for George to "Do the Opposite"?, Jason Holt; Peterman and the Ideological Mind - Paradoxes of Subjectivity, Norah Martin; Comedy and the Insignificant, Jorge J.E. Gracia. Act Four - Is There Anything Wrong With That?: Seinfeld and the Moral Life, Robert Epperson; Virtue Ethics and TV's Seinfeld, Aeon J. Skoble; Ethics in the Final Episode - Is Doing Nothing Something?, Theodore J. Schick Jr. Appendices: Episode Guide; A Chronology of Philosophers.

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Book SynopsisMike Bartlett's complete scripts for the award-winning first series of his superlative television drama, winner of Best New Drama at the 2016 National Television Awards and Best TV Drama at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. Doctor Gemma Foster is a woman seemingly in control: a trusted GP, the heart of her town, a woman people can trust. But her life is about to explode. Suspecting her husband of having an affair, Gemma throws herself into an investigation that will propel her, her family, and even her patients into chaos. Bit by bit, Doctor Foster uncovers secrets that shock her to the core. Now she has to choose how to react. One thing is certain - she is going to behave in ways she could never have imagined. Doctor Foster: The Scripts contains the complete scripts to all five episodes of the first series, plus exclusive bonus material. Doctor Foster premiered on BBC One in September 2015, starring Suranne Jones and Bertie Carvel. The series drew a weekly audience of over 8.2 million viewers, peaking at over 10 million for the finale, and was the BBC's highest-rating new drama of the year. It won two prizes at the National Television Awards 2016, including Best New Drama.Trade Review'A brilliant and gripping portrait of a marriage slowly being poisoned' * Guardian *'An edgy nail-biter' * Telegraph *'Crackingly tense… fabulously dramatic and involving' * Radio Times *'A gripping psychological thriller' * Independent *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Moving well beyond generic pronouncements and ‘rules’, Billy Mernit’s specific, well-tested exercises guide writers to create real, personal, credible characters and plots that speak to the romantic in all of us.” — Linda Venis, Director, UCLA Extension Writers' Program Mernit’s screenwriting knowledge shines through this highly readable volume. This is no “formula” book but an essential guide to finding your own voice. — Denver Rocky Mountain News “Insightful, thorough, and easy to use, this step-by-step guide expertly balances the craft and the art of writing the romantic comedy. Billy Mernit really knows his stuff, and after reading this book, you will too.” — Stephen Mazur, co-writer of Liar, Liar and The Little Rascals “Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork.” — Alexa Junge, writer/producer of Friends

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Book SynopsisThere is no writer who excels at the art of adaptation for the screen so much as Harold Pinter. His consummate skill and unerring ear for dialogue, coupled with his sensitivity and understanding of the work of other authors, make the three volumes of his screenplays (of which this is the first) a collective masterclass in screenwriting.Included in this collection are the screenplays for The Servant, The Pumpkin Eater, The Quiller Memorandum, Accident, The Last Tycoon and Langrishe, Go Down.

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Book SynopsisAfter a shooting in London goes hideously wrong, two hitmen, Ray and Ken, are sent to hide out in the strange, Gothic, medieval town of Bruges, Belgium, by their volatile and dangerous boss, Harry Waters.While awaiting instructions from him as to what to do next, the pair attempt to deal both with their feelings over the botched killing and their differing attitudes towards this curious, otherworldly place they''ve been dumped in (''Bruges is a shithole.'' ''Bruges is not a shithole''), until the call from Harry finally comes through, and all three men are enmeshed in a spiral of bloody violence that few will get out of alive.This jet-black comedy marks the feature-film debut of writer/director Martin McDonagh, award-winning author of such plays as The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Pillowman, and the film Six Shooter, which won the Academy Award for the Best Live-Action Short Film.The film stars Colin Farrel

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