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Cast Mates

Author : Sam Twyford-Moore
Publisher : NewSouth
ISBN 13 : 1742238769
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Cast Mates written by Sam Twyford-Moore and published by NewSouth. This book was released on 2023-07-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cast Mates is a group biography of Australian acting giants across the ages. Australia has a long cinema history — starting with the world’s first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, made in Melbourne and released in 1906. Today, much of Australia’s film talent goes to the United States, looking for bigger and more lucrative opportunities. But what does this mean for the history and future of Australian cinema? The larger-than-life personalities that form the heart of this book — Errol Flynn, Peter Finch, David Gulpilil and Nicole Kidman — have dominated cinema screens both locally and internationally and starred in some of the biggest films of their eras — including The Adventures of Robin Hood, Network, Crocodile Dundee and Eyes Wide Shut among others. From the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s to the streaming wars of today, the lives of these four actors, and their many cast mates, tell a story of how a nation’s cinema was founded, then faltered, before finding itself again. ‘Wry, erudite, engrossing, Cast Mates is a red-carpet ride from home to Hollywood.’ — Briohny Doyle ‘More than a story of colourful characters and famous faces, and more than a history of the movies, Cast Mates is an illuminating and entertaining portrait of the relationship between Australia and the United States.’ — Dan Golding ‘Passionate, opinionated, political, this journey through Australia’s iconic stars is meticulously researched and absolutely enthralling. For lovers of Australian cinema this is a must-read!’ — Margaret Pomeranz ‘Cast Mates feels like the best kind of conversation in the cinema foyer: astute, sharp-witted, and deliciously dishy, excavating the sordid and startling tales of film history in a country which has long seemed embarrassed of its screen.’ — Michael Sun

''The Simpsons'' Main Cast Members

Author :
Publisher : PediaPress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book ''The Simpsons'' Main Cast Members written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Watching While Black

Author : Beretta E. Smith-Shomade
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813553881
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Watching While Black written by Beretta E. Smith-Shomade and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Television scholarship has substantially ignored programming aimed at Black audiences despite a few sweeping histories and critiques. In this volume, the first of its kind, contributors examine the televisual diversity, complexity, and cultural imperatives manifest in programming directed at a Black and marginalized audience. Watching While Black considers its subject from an entirely new angle in an attempt to understand the lives, motivations, distinctions, kindred lines, and individuality of various Black groups and suggest what television might be like if such diversity permeated beyond specialized enclaves. It looks at the macro structures of ownership, producing, casting, and advertising that all inform production, and then delves into television programming crafted to appeal to black audiences—historic and contemporary, domestic and worldwide. Chapters rethink such historically significant programs as Roots and Black Journal, such seemingly innocuous programs as Fat Albert and bro’Town, and such contemporary and culturally complicated programs as Noah’s Arc, Treme, and The Boondocks. The book makes a case for the centrality of these programs while always recognizing the racial dynamics that continue to shape Black representation on the small screen. Painting a decidedly introspective portrait across forty years of Black television, Watching While Black sheds much-needed light on under-examined demographics, broadens common audience considerations, and gives deference to the the preferences of audiences and producers of Black-targeted programming.

Rebecca and the Flying Horse Problem

Author : Margaret Pearce
Publisher : Writers Exchange E-Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1925574083
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Rebecca and the Flying Horse Problem written by Margaret Pearce and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairy princess turned mortal, Rebecca discovers her horse Sally has unexpectedly given birth to a filly. Rebecca names the newborn Saturday. In the midst of joy, a monster tries to kill them. Protecting her horses isn't Rebecca's only problem. Hiding the fact that Saturday has the ability to speak the human language and is growing wings is becoming a big problem all its own.

Fast Times and Excellent Adventures

Author : James King
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1472123735
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book Fast Times and Excellent Adventures written by James King and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Brilliant' Mail on Sunday Take a trip back to the era of troubled teens and awesome soundtracks; of Reagan, rap and Ridgemont High; of MTV, VHS and 'Axel F'; of outsiders, lost boys and dead poets; of Bill and Ted, Brooke Shields and the Brat Pack; of three Porky's, two Coreys and one summer when everyone called her Baby . . . Fast Times and Excellent Adventures goes behind the scenes of a genre where cult hits mingled with studio blockbusters, where giants like Spielberg and Coppola rubbed shoulders with baby-faced first-timers and where ambitious future superstars Sean, Demi and Tom all got their big break. Music, comedy and politics - all play a part in the surprisingly complex history of the '80s teen movie. And while the films might have been aimed primarily at adolescents, the best tackle universal issues and remain a magnet to all ages. Time of your life, huh kid? From a late '70s Hollywood in flux to an early '90s indie scene that gave youth cinema a timely reboot, respected film expert James King smartly highlights the personal struggles, the social changes and the boardroom shake-ups that produced an iconic time in movie history.

Representations of Black Women in the Media

Author : Marquita Marie Gammage
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317370481
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Representations of Black Women in the Media written by Marquita Marie Gammage and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1920 W.E.B. Du Bois cited the damnation of women as linked to the devaluation of motherhood. This dilemma, he argues, had a crushing blow on Black women as they were forced into slavery. Black womanhood, portrayed as hypersexual by nature, became an enduring stereotype which did not coincide with the dignity of mother and wife. This portrayal continues to reinforce negative stereotypes of Black women in the media today. This book highlights how Black women have been negatively portrayed in the media, focusing on the export nature of media and its ability to convey notions of Blackness to the public. It argues that media such as rap music videos, television dramas, reality television shows, and newscasts create and affect expectations of Black women. Exploring the role that racism, misogyny and media play in the representation of Black womanhood, it provides a foundation for challenging contemporary media’s portrayal of Black women.

Parallel

Author : Lauren Miller
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1407135260
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Parallel written by Lauren Miller and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you woke up to a new life every day? A collision of universes leaves Abby living two lives at once - and sharing them with her own double. Two worlds. Two guys. Two selves. How will she stay in control?

The Road to the Manor

Author : Martin Andrew
Publisher : House of Hebyzie Publishing, Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book The Road to the Manor written by Martin Andrew and published by House of Hebyzie Publishing, Canada. This book was released on 2024-09-09 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A career in the entertainment industry is often colorful but seldom as fulfilling as we are led to believe by the media moguls who glorify the highs and lows of celebrities as they live out their lives in the public eye. Only a tiny percentage of those entering this industry attain the dizzy heights they dream of, and many fall by the wayside without causing a ripple in this vast ocean we call showbiz. Martin Andrew's story tells a tale of one man's journey from a small town in rural England to the bright lights of Las Vegas and beyond. It is not a story of success or failure but rather one of passion, determination and survival as he embarks on The Road to the Manor.

Working the Margins of Community-Based Adult Learning

Author : Shauna Butterwick
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9463004831
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Working the Margins of Community-Based Adult Learning written by Shauna Butterwick and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gathers stories about how various art and creative forms of expression are used to enable voices from the margins, that is, of underrepresented individuals and communities, to take shape and form. Voice is not enough; stories and truths must be heard, must be listened to. And so the stories gathered here also speak to how creative processes enable conditions for listening and the development of empathy for other perspectives, which is essential for democracy. The chapters, including some that describe international projects, illustrate a variety of art-making practices such as poetry, visual art, film, theatre, music, and dance, and how they can support individuals and groups at the edges of mainstream society to tell their story and speak their truths, often the first steps to valuing one’s identity and organizing for change. Some of the authors are community-based artists who share stories thus bringing these creative endeavors into the wider conversation about the power of arts-making to open up spaces for dialogue across differences. Art practices outlined in this book can expand our visions by encouraging critical thinking and broadening our worldview. At this time on the earth when we face many serious challenges, the arts can stimulate hope, openness, and individual and collective imaginations for preferred futures. Inspiration comes from people who, at the edges of their community, communicate their experience.

MTV's Road Rules

Author : Alison Pollet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780671015367
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book MTV's Road Rules written by Alison Pollet and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider tour of the second season of one of MTV's hottest shows, "MTV's Road Rules" covers Europe (Italy, Spain, France, and Amsterdam), and the islands of St. Lucia, Martinique, Grenada, and Grand Cayman, with previously unpublished diary entries from cast members, intimate photos of life on the road, and a "where are they now" section about the "Road Rules" cast from the first two seasons.

Tears of My Mother

Author : Wendy Osefo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982194510
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Tears of My Mother written by Wendy Osefo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Potomac Dr. Wendy Osefo was growing up, her mother was her everything. But when she became a mother herself, everything changed. In this “exquisitely-drawn portrait of the intense bond that only a mother can have with a daughter” (Katie Haufner, author of Mother Daughter Me), Wendy explores how her Nigerian upbringing has affected her life, her success, and her role as a parent. Wendy Osefo’s mother, Iyom Susan Okuzu, arrived in the United States from Nigeria with two things: a single suitcase and the fierce determination to make a better life for herself and her future family. And she succeeded: starting out working in a fast-food restaurant and ultimately becoming the director of nursing at a major metropolitan hospital. While Susan may have taken pride in triumphing over every financial and emotional challenge, in Nigerian culture, a parent is only as successful as his or her children. And so her daughter, with gratitude and appreciation for her mother’s sacrifices, worked hard to meet every demand Susan made of her. With four advanced degrees and a position at Johns Hopkins University as a professor—as well as being a highly sought-after political commentator, a cherished wife, and a loving mother of three—Dr. Wendy has given her mother bragging rights for life. But at what cost to herself? In Tears of My Mother, the star of The Real Housewives of Potomac describes growing up as a first-generation American, balancing two distinct cultures. And she takes a critical look at the paradox of her mother’s parenting: approval conditioned by achievement. As a teenager, Wendy struggled to carve out her own identity while still walking the narrow path of her mother’s expectations. Unwavering family loyalty and obedience gave Wendy the road map to making it in America, but it also drove a wedge between mother and daughter, never more so than when she began to build her own family. “A love letter to Dr. Osefo’s mother and first-generation immigrants all across America” (Library Journal), this book is for anyone who has faced conflict in the mother-daughter relationship or wondered how much of their own upbringing they want to pass on to the next generation.

Beyond Dead End: The Solo Careers of The Dead End Kids

Author : Joseph Fusco
Publisher : BearManor Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Dead End: The Solo Careers of The Dead End Kids written by Joseph Fusco and published by BearManor Media. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one exemplifies the angst of the Depression era street kid more than The Dead End Kids. They were the stars of Sidney Kingsley’s 1935 play, Dead End, and reprised their roles in Samuel Goldwyn’s 1937 Hollywood film version. The movie defined the theme of slum dramas for the juvenile rebellion films of subsequent decades. The Dead End Kids were Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, and Bernard Punsly. The best of their films were the gangster movies where the boys collided with the likes of Humphrey Bogart in Dead End and Crime School, James Cagney in Angels with Dirty Faces and John Garfield in They Made Me a Criminal. They bandied about lightweights like Ronald Reagan in lackluster efforts like Hell’s Kitchen and Angels Wash Their Faces before being reformed by a military academy in On Dress Parade. Their original reign was short-lived, not because they ran out of steam but because they had to be toned down due to criticisms. It didn’t matter because The Dead End Kids mutated into several splinter groups that starred in various configurations of the original members for the next quarter century, carving out a unique niche in motion picture history. One of the uncharted tributaries of this history is the solo careers of the actors who played the Dead End Kids. There were careers of mixed blessings after the initial stardom and each member faced and dealt with the typecasting dilemma in different ways and various degrees of success. There was plenty of heartbreak and disappointment along a way that started with Dead End in 1935 and ended with Dr. Bernard Punsly’s death in 2004. Joseph Fusco's Beyond Dead End: The Solo Careers of The Dead End Kids chronicles a saga of mixed blessings, where each member faced and dealt with the typecasting dilemma in different ways and various degrees of success. 388 pages. Illustrated.

Hitchcock's Partner in Suspense

Author : Charles Bennett
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813144809
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Hitchcock's Partner in Suspense written by Charles Bennett and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a career that spanned from the silent era to the 1990s, British screenwriter Charles Bennett (1899--1995) lived an extraordinary life. His experiences as an actor, director, playwright, film and television writer, and novelist in both England and Hollywood left him with many amusing anecdotes, opinions about his craft, and impressions of the many famous people he knew. Among other things, Bennett was a decorated WWI hero, an eminent Shakespearean actor, and an Allied spy and propagandist during WWII, but he is best remembered for his commercially and critically acclaimed collaborations with directors Sir Alfred Hitchcock and Cecil B. DeMille. The fruitful partnership began after Hitchcock adapted Bennett's play Blackmail (1929) as the first British sound film. Their partnership produced six thrillers: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The 39 Steps (1935), Sabotage (1936), Secret Agent (1936), Young and Innocent (1937), and Foreign Correspondent (1940). In this witty and intriguing book, Bennett discusses how their collaboration created such famous motifs as the "wrong man accused" device and the MacGuffin. He also takes readers behind the scenes with the Master of Suspense, offering his thoughts on the director's work, sense of humor, and personal life. Featuring an introduction and additional biographical material from Bennett's son, editor John Charles Bennett, Hitchcock's Partner in Suspense is a richly detailed narrative of a remarkable yet often-overlooked figure in film history.

The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations

Author : Dominic McHugh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019005154X
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations written by Dominic McHugh and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood's conversion to sound in the 1920s created an early peak in the film musical, following the immense success of The Jazz Singer. The opportunity to synchronize moving pictures with a soundtrack suited the musical in particular, since the heightened experience of song and dance drew attention to the novelty of the technological development. Until the near-collapse of the genre in the 1960s, the film musical enjoyed around thirty years of development, as landmarks such as The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St Louis, Singin' in the Rain, and Gigi showed the exciting possibilities of putting musicals on the silver screen. The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations traces how the genre of the stage-to-screen musical has evolved, starting with screen adaptations of operettas such as The Desert Song and Rio Rita, and looks at how the Hollywood studios in the 1930s exploited the publication of sheet music as part of their income. Numerous chapters examine specific screen adaptations in depth, including not only favorites such as Annie and Kiss Me, Kate but also some of the lesser-known titles like Li'l Abner and Roberta and problematic adaptations such as Carousel and Paint Your Wagon. Together, the chapters incite lively debates about the process of adapting Broadway for the big screen and provide models for future studies.

Cinderella Dreams

Author : Cele C. Otnes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520240081
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Cinderella Dreams written by Cele C. Otnes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-10-17 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

The Politics of Fandom

Author : Hannah Mueller
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476643555
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Fandom written by Hannah Mueller and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fandom has been celebrated both as a harmonious, tolerant space and as apolitical and detached from reality. Yet fandom is neither harmonious nor apolitical. Throughout the past century, fandom has been shaped by recurring controversies and sparked by the emergence of new circles, platforms and discourses. Since the earliest days of science-fiction fandom, fans have conceived of their communities as quasi-political bodies, and of themselves as public actors in discursive spaces. They are concerned with the organizational structures, norms, and borders of fandom as well as their own position within it all. This latter concern has moved to the forefront as fan practices and platforms have been coopted by the entertainment industry and by political actors, forcing fans to situate their fannish and political identities in relation to both sprawling transmedia franchises and right-wing groups exploiting fannish formations for political ends. Through case studies of Glee and The Hunger Games fandoms as well as events such as Gamergate, RaceFail '09 and the Hugo Awards controversies, this book explores the complexities of political fandom.

Tubular Structures X

Author : Angel Alonso
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351406760
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Tubular Structures X written by Angel Alonso and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the Kurobane lecture and proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Tubular Structures - ISTS10, held in Madrid, Spain, 18-20 September 2003. The ISTS10 provides a platform for the presentation and discussion of seventy-three lectures covering themes including: bridges; roofs; design aspects and case studies; static joint behaviour; fatigue; members; beam-column connections; finite element methods; concrete filled tubes; trusses and frames; cast nodes; and behaviour of tubular structures under fire. This book provides a useful reference work for architects, civil and mechanical engineers, designers, manufacturers and contractors involved with tubular structures.