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Author : Roger C. Vergin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Brando with His Guard Down written by Roger C. Vergin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Aubrey Malone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 144086716X
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Queer Cinema in America written by Aubrey Malone and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference helps readers navigate the perilous odyssey those of an LGBTQ orientation had to face in an age less enlightened than our own, when an attraction to members of the same gender could lead to horrendous abuse. Just as American society has changed dramatically from decade to decade, so has queer cinema. Taking us from a time when LGBTQ characters were often represented as either caricatures or figures of farce, this lively yet authoritative reference explores the sea change ushered in by such stars as Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s and '40s, androgynous figures such as Montgomery Clift, James Dean, and Marlon Brando in the '50s, and closeted gay men such as Rock Hudson and Liberace, whose double lives were exposed by the scourge of AIDS. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on stars, directors, films, themes, and other topics related to queer cinema in America, including films and persons from outside the U.S. who nonetheless figured prominently in America popular culture. Entries cite works for further reading, sidebars provide snippets of interesting trivia, a timeline highlights key events, and a selected, general, end-of-work bibliography cites the most important major works on the topic.
Author : Stefan Kanfer
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400078040
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book Somebody written by Stefan Kanfer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando’s turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway debut as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at age twenty-three. Brando then decamped for Hollywood, and Kanfer looks at each of Brando’s films over the years—from The Men in 1950 to The Score in 2001—offering deft and insightful analysis of his sometimes brilliant, sometimes baffling performances. And, finally, Kanfer brings into focus Brando’s self-destructiveness, ambivalence toward his craft, and the tragedies that shadowed his last years.
Author : Ralph F. Voss
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817317562
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Truman Capote and the Legacy of "In Cold Blood" written by Ralph F. Voss and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Truman Capote and the Legacy of In Cold Blood" is the anatomy of the origins of an American literary landmark and its legacy.
Author : Claudia Roth Pierpont
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374708770
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)
Download or read book American Rhapsody written by Claudia Roth Pierpont and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from the shattered gentility of Edith Wharton's heroines to racial confrontation in the songs of Nina Simone, American Rhapsody presents a kaleidoscopic story of the creation of a culture. Here is a series of deeply involving portraits of American artists and innovators who have helped to shape the country in the modern age. Claudia Roth Pierpont expertly mixes biography and criticism, history and reportage, to bring these portraits to life and to link them in surprising ways. It isn't far from Wharton's brave new women to F. Scott Fitzgerald's giddy flappers, and on to the big-screen command of Katharine Hepburn and the dangerous dames of Dashiell Hammett's hard-boiled world. The improvisatory jazziness of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue has its counterpart in the great jazz baby of the New York skyline, the Chrysler Building. Questions of an American acting style are traced from Orson Welles to Marlon Brando, while the new American painting emerges in the gallery of Peggy Guggenheim. And we trace the arc of racial progress from Bert Williams's blackface performances to James Baldwin's warning of the fire next time, however slow and bitter and anguished this progress may be. American Rhapsody offers a history of twentieth-century American invention and genius. It is about the joy and profit of being a heterogeneous people, and the immense difficulty of this human experiment.
Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1607106507
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Uncle John's Heavy Duty Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's here! The 23rd annual edition in the popular Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series. The big brains at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have come up with 544 all-new pages full of incredible facts, hilarious articles, and a whole bunch of other ways to, er, pass the time. With topics ranging from history and science to pop culture, wordplay, and modern mythology, Heavy Duty is sure to amaze and entertain the loyal legions of throne sitters. Read about… * Sideshow secrets * The worst movie ever made * The hidden dangers of watching the Super Bowl * The father of the shopping mall * The physics of breakfast cereal * How to speak dog, and how to crack a safe * The unluckiest train ride of all time * The origins of casino games * Powering your car with pee * Keith Moon, bathroom bomber And much, much more!
Author : Milton Katselas
Publisher : Phoenix Books
ISBN 13 : 1614670005
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Acting Class written by Milton Katselas and published by Phoenix Books. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously only available to Katselas’ students at the prestigious Beverly Hills Playhouse, Acting Class presents the concepts and methods that have helped lead a generation of actors to success on stage, in cinema, and on television. Now for the first time, this all-encompassing book is available to the general public, taking readers and sitting them in the legendary acting class of Milton Katselas, where he not only covers techniques and methods, but also includes valuable discussions on the attitude any artist needs to fulfill his or her dream.
Author : Tom Pendergast
Publisher : Saint James Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1638 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Actors and actresses written by Tom Pendergast and published by Saint James Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over two thousand entries, arranged alphabetically within four volumes, that provide information about significant films, actors and actresses, directors, and writers and production artists in North American, British, and West European cinematic history. Includes photographs and indexes.
Author : Karl Anthony Maxey Jr.
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1546202196
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (462 download)
Download or read book Epic Tales of the Emerald Avenger written by Karl Anthony Maxey Jr. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcus Hunter is a young adult who is trying to get his life back on track for the sake of his parents, only for tragedy to strike. Marcus winds up with abilities in the wake of this, along with CEO of Draxel Industries, Drake William, who has plans of his own for Chicago. Guided by his friends, Marcus uses his powers to help others and to make the city better. But is Marcus up to the task? Can he rise to the occasion and be the symbol the people, or will he crash and burn?
Author : MALATI JAIKUMAR
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1639746811
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (397 download)
Download or read book THE AWAKENING written by MALATI JAIKUMAR and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What moves a timid girl to turn aggressive? Can a very old man conquer his abject fear of death? Why is love so difficult to recognize? How does utter revulsion turn to acceptance? The answers to these questions and more are couched in the multifaceted and inspirational short stories belonging to different genres – romance, comedy, horror and poignant human interest. They explore the depth of emotions that drive ordinary people to rise to extraordinary heights in moments extraordinary. One discovers that there is much more to routine events than meets the eye and simplicity can actually be quite complex. The inexplicable presence of miracle in life never ceases to surprise. Written with clarity and sensitivity, Malati Jaikumar’s keen perception and awareness of human relationships and emotions make the stories come alive. She captures the effervescent humour of youth, the pathos of heart rending loss and total depression as well as the sheer terror and torture within the so called safe four walls of a house. Sixteen of the 20 powerful narratives revolve around women from different strata of society, delving deep into their minds and emotions as they struggle to emerge from a trapped and claustrophobic existence.
Author : Scott Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476630860
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Quintessential Jack written by Scott Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After several years of small roles and experimental screenwriting during his early career, Jack Nicholson got his big break in 1969 with Easy Rider. The next year Five Easy Pieces made him a star. Since then the 12-time Academy Award nominee has won Best Actor twice (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and As Good as It Gets). This critical study examines each of Nicholson’s film roles, as well as his screenwriting and directorial efforts. Fascinating personal insights are provided through interviews with stars such as Mews Small, James Hong, Millie Perkins, Michael Margotta, Shirley Knight, Joe Turkel, Ed Nelson, Hazel Court, the Monkees, several Apollo astronauts, Hell’s Angel Sonny Barger, Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, and many more.
Author : Peter Conrad
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500776385
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Mysteries of Cinema: Movies and Imagination written by Peter Conrad and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from the late nineteenth century to the present day, this exhilarating survey by cultural critic Peter Conrad explores the ways film has changed how we see the world. This is a thematic roller-coaster ride through cinema history, with film expert Peter Conrad in the seat beside you. Thoroughly international, this book ranges from Fay Wray to Satyajit Ray, from Buster Keaton to Kurosawa, from westerns to nouvelle vague. Conrad explores the medium’s relationship to speed, technology, fantasy, horror, dream, color, sound, light, and shadow with reference to scores of films, from the earliest nineteenth-century silent experiments to the latest multisensory Hollywood blockbusters. The author’s insights are amplified by voices from inside and outside the industry: directors and critics are included alongside artists, writers, philosophers, and historians ranging from Leo Tolstoy to Salvador Dalí, Theodor Adorno to Philip Roth. Arranged by topics, such as “Meta-Movie” and “The Physics of Film,” rather than chronological events, The Mysteries of Cinema focuses on film’s otherworldly, hypnotic, and magical qualities. Perfect for both movie fans who will discover new films and directors, and for students of film who will see familiar classics in a new light, this volume is full of unique insights into the genre. Combining his vast knowledge with a forensic eye for a director’s every quirk and mannerism, Conrad offers a fascinating and thrilling exploration of film.
Author : Jürgen Müller
Publisher : Taschen
ISBN 13 : 9783822817377
Total Pages : 878 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Movies of the 80s written by Jürgen Müller and published by Taschen. This book was released on 2002 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book's 140 A-Z entries include synopses, film stills, and production photos.
Author : Marius Kociejowski
Publisher : Biblioasis
ISBN 13 : 1771960450
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (719 download)
Download or read book Zoroaster's Children written by Marius Kociejowski and published by Biblioasis. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the 2016 RBC Taylor Prize Zoroaster's Children brings together the best of Marius Kociejowski's travel writing. A companion volume to last year's critically acclaimed The Pebble Chance, these essays, conceived somewhere between "a waning moon and the nerves behind a flayed man's face," evince the deep absorption in a people and place which are the hallmark of great travel writers. Marius Kociejowski is the award-winning author of four collections of poetry, two celebrated travel memoirs, and a collection of his best essays, The Pebble Chance. He lives and works as a bookseller in London, England.
Author : James Carlos Blake
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0061860638
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)
Download or read book Under the Skin written by James Carlos Blake and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Rudolph Youngblood, aka Jimmy the Kid, is an enforcer, a "ghost rider" for the Maceo brothers, Rosario and Sam, rulers of "the Free State of Galveston," who are prospering through illicit pleasures in the midst of the Great Depression. Raised on an isolated West Texas ranch that he was forced to flee at age eighteen following the violent breakup of his foster family, Jimmy has found a home and a profession in Galveston -- and a mentor in Rose Maceo. Looming over Jimmy's story like an ancient curse is the specter of his fearsome father. Their ties of blood, evident since Jimmy's boyhood, have been drawn tighter over time. Then a strange and beautiful girl enters his life and a swift and terrifying sequence of events is set in motion. Jimmy must cross the border and go deep into the brutal and merciless country of his ancestors -- where the story's harrowing climax closes a circle of destiny many years in the making.
Author : Keri Walsh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844579255
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (445 download)
Download or read book Mickey Rourke written by Keri Walsh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Rebel', 'oddball' and 'Uncle Mickey': just three of the many conflicting labels Mickey Rourke has 'earned' over his remarkable career in the limelight. His public persona, moving from actor to boxer to actor, is not easy to define: making it all the more intriguing, and making Keri Walsh's study an unique and fascinating addition to the 'Film Stars' series.
Author : Frances Paul
Publisher : EllenMark Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Kennedy & Tristan written by Frances Paul and published by EllenMark Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be careful what you wish for! From the author, Frances Paul comes an electrifying standalone romance thriller that breaks all the rules! This unpredictable suspense will have you holding your breath as you turn each page. In a time of war even love can change sides. A Civil Engineer student travels to Italy to complete her studies at a prestigious university. Instead, she crosses paths with Tristan Moretti, a man whose business dealings dwell deep within the underworld--a world she never thought she'd be a part of. But Tristan becomes a force Kennedy can't ignore. A man whose touch she can't get enough of. She knows it's dangerous. She knows falling for Tristan will lead to a lifetime of consequences. Still, she can't stay away. Tristan has taken his father's place as head of the Moretti Family--a role he's been preparing for his whole life. He knows the kind of darkness that lurks within the shadows of his world, how it corrupts innocence, and ruins lives. But once he realizes Kennedy is the only woman he'll ever want, nothing can stop him from having her. He's determined to rule with her at his side and vows to protect her no matter the cost. As a lethal power slithers its way into their world and shakes the very foundation of the Moretti family, Tristan and Kennedy find themselves at the edge of survival where a decision must be made. Do they stand together and fight...or will they be torn apart and fight each other?
