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Book Synopsis Hollywood Boulevard by : Janyce Stefan-Cole
Download or read book Hollywood Boulevard written by Janyce Stefan-Cole and published by Unbridled Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a deceptively simple style, this novel takes a compassionate look at complicated character, Ardennes Thrush, an award-winning movie star who suddenly and mysteriously quits acting.
Book Synopsis Hollywood Boulevard by : John Gilmore
Download or read book Hollywood Boulevard written by John Gilmore and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years divorced, struggling between making art or porn, reclusive Eli lands in a tragicomic drama of sex, obsession and transgender romping. Stuck between hotshots and hookers, he describes his life as "living in a mayonnaise jar." Occupying a single pad off Sunset, he nurtures loneliness watching silent movies like "Lulu" starring Louise Brooks. Surviving as a part-time photographer, photo lab worker, and part-time pizza slinger, Eli hungers for full-time commitment. When sexy, blonde, wannabe-star Shana Sands arrives, arguing over pizza, Eli mistakes her weird "Startrek" contacts for real eyes, and what begins as a photo shoot throws Eli into a world he never anticipated. Shana isn't all glamour: she suffers an incurable sleep and brain disorder that hampers working, driving, cooking, laughing, being shocked or surprised. She lives on pills, a war against addiction; but withdrawals are plagued by imagined aliens entering her belly button. Eli explodes sexually with Shana though orgasms offer pitfalls: blackouts. Pregnant after the first night, she confesses past rapes, even by her brother. Are these dreams from her brain's inability to handle the drugs she cannot live without? Her star-chase is financed by parents in Nevada. She hates control freaks; she is Holly Golightly with excess baggage. Keeping Eli ignorant of her previous affairs, she seeks total love from him, knowing his hunger. She crowds his life with thrift-shop finds, her sex diaries, and vintage duds . She wears an old coat once worn by Joan Crawford. Despite devotion, her secrets create an undertow as she side-steps marriage, yet assures Eli he'll never have to struggle for money, shoot porn or sling pizza. Thepregnancy ends in a miscarriage on the bathroom floor. More possibly follow, though all offspring are candidates for her disorders. TV sitc
Book Synopsis The Oracle of Hollywood Boulevard: Poems by : Dana Goodyear
Download or read book The Oracle of Hollywood Boulevard: Poems written by Dana Goodyear and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems about sex, marriage, and the desire for a child from a “scary-cool and edgy-smart” poet (J. D. McClatchy). The frank, raw lyrics of Dana Goodyear’s second collection draw on the scenery of Los Angeles—the teenagers, vagrants, pornographers—and the beautiful decay that serves as an insistent reminder to them all. The poems are unsparing but tender, candid but sly, and open to the force of nature on an individual human life. from “Wildfire” We want this. The end to sleeping, the bittersweet arousal, the peeling back, the soft bath in resin, the release. It can’t come quick enough, the hot touch that breaks the crust and lets us go. Hear it now: a crackling, as the woods begin to sing alongside the birds.
Download or read book Buster Keaton written by James Curtis and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **One of Literary Hub’s Five “Most Critically Acclaimed” Biographies of 2022** From acclaimed cultural and film historian James Curtis—a major biography, the first in more than two decades, of the legendary comedian and filmmaker who elevated physical comedy to the highest of arts and whose ingenious films remain as startling, innovative, modern—and irresistible—today as they were when they beguiled audiences almost a century ago. "It is brilliant—I was totally absorbed, couldn't stop reading it and was very sorry when it ended."—Kevin Brownlow It was James Agee who christened Buster Keaton “The Great Stone Face.” Keaton’s face, Agee wrote, "ranked almost with Lincoln’s as an early American archetype; it was haunting, handsome, almost beautiful, yet it was also irreducibly funny. Keaton was the only major comedian who kept sentiment almost entirely out of his work and . . . he brought pure physical comedy to its greatest heights.” Mel Brooks: “A lot of my daring came from Keaton.” Martin Scorsese, influenced by Keaton’s pictures in the making of Raging Bull: “The only person who had the right attitude about boxing in the movies for me,” Scorsese said, “was Buster Keaton.” Keaton’s deadpan stare in a porkpie hat was as recognizable as Charlie Chaplin’s tramp and Harold Lloyd’s straw boater and spectacles, and, with W. C. Fields, the four were each considered a comedy king--but Keaton was, and still is, considered to be the greatest of them all. His iconic look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera Keaton was one of our most gifted filmmakers. Through nineteen short comedies and twelve magnificent features, he distinguished himself with such seminal works as Sherlock Jr., The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr., The Cameraman, and his masterpiece, The General. Now James Curtis, admired biographer of Preston Sturges (“definitive”—Variety), W. C. Fields (“by far the fullest, fairest and most touching account we have yet had. Or are likely to have”—Richard Schickel, front page of The New York Times Book Review), and Spencer Tracy (“monumental; definitive”—Kirkus Reviews), gives us the richest, most comprehensive life to date of the legendary actor, stunt artist, screenwriter, director—master.
Book Synopsis The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard by : Erin McGraw
Download or read book The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard written by Erin McGraw and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving to Los Angeles in 1901 to start her life anew, Nell Plat marries and begins a career as a costumer to the stars, but when a visitor from her past comes calling, everything she has worked so hard to achieve for her future is jeopardized.
Book Synopsis Close-up on Sunset Boulevard by : Sam Staggs
Download or read book Close-up on Sunset Boulevard written by Sam Staggs and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-02-04 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the story of how Sunset Boulevard became a screen classic, revealing the secrets and scandals involving the big names associated with the movie and documenting the impact of this film on society.
Book Synopsis The Story of Hollywood by : Gregory Paul Williams
Download or read book The Story of Hollywood written by Gregory Paul Williams and published by www.storyofhollywood.com. This book was released on 2005 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the film industry arrived, Hollywood was filled with quaint bungalows, millionaires' estates, and churches dedicated to teetotalism. Movies shattered Hollywood's tranquillity, and brought wealth, fame and glamorous movie stars. The giants of the movie industry invented klieg-lighted movie premieres and the Academy Awards in Hollywood. Go beyond the star-studded surface to the district's days of union busting, gangsters, and scandal, foreshadowing Hollywood's seedy decline. The book concludes with Hollywood's redevelopment that continues today. The book features the famous faces and places that made the town legendary, offering a unique perspective on celebrity nightlife and the behind-the-scenes stories of day-to-day life. Lavishly illustrated with over 800 vintage images from the author's private collection, "The Story of Hollywood" brings new insights to readers with a passion for Hollywood and its place in the history of film, radio, and television.
Book Synopsis Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by : Susan Meissner
Download or read book Stars Over Sunset Boulevard written by Susan Meissner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this novel from the acclaimed author of A Bridge Across the Ocean and The Last Year of the War, two women working in Hollywood during its Golden Age discover the joy and heartbreak of true friendship. Los Angeles, Present Day. When an iconic hat worn by Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind ends up in Christine McAllister’s vintage clothing boutique by mistake, her efforts to return it to its owner take her on a journey more enchanting than any classic movie.... Los Angeles, 1938. Violet Mayfield sets out to reinvent herself in Hollywood after her dream of becoming a wife and mother falls apart, and lands a job on the film-set of Gone With the Wind. There, she meets enigmatic Audrey Duvall, a once-rising film star who is now a fellow secretary. Audrey’s zest for life and their adventures together among Hollywood’s glitterati enthrall Violet...until each woman’s deepest desires collide. What Audrey and Violet are willing to risk, for themselves and for each other, to ensure their own happy endings will shape their friendship, and their lives, far into the future. CONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED
Book Synopsis Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams by : Donald Bogle
Download or read book Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams written by Donald Bogle and published by One World. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams, Donald Bogle tells–for the first time–the story of a place both mythic and real: Black Hollywood. Spanning sixty years, this deliciously entertaining history uncovers the audacious manner in which many blacks made a place for themselves in an industry that originally had no place for them. Through interviews and the personal recollections of Hollywood luminaries, Bogle pieces together a remarkable history that remains largely obscure to this day. We discover that Black Hollywood was a place distinct from the studio-system-dominated Tinseltown–a world unto itself, with unique rules and social hierarchy. It had its own talent scouts and media, its own watering holes, elegant hotels, and fashionable nightspots, and of course its own glamorous and brilliant personalities. Along with famous actors including Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Hattie McDaniel (whose home was among Hollywood’s most exquisite), and, later, the stunningly beautiful Lena Horne and the fabulously gifted Sammy Davis, Jr., we meet the likes of heartthrob James Edwards, whose promising career was derailed by whispers of an affair with Lana Turner, and the mysterious Madame Sul-Te-Wan, who shared a close lifelong friendship with pioneering director D. W. Griffith. But Bogle also looks at other members of the black community–from the white stars’ black servants, who had their own money and prestige, to gossip columnists, hairstylists, and architects–and at the world that grew up around them along Central Avenue, the Harlem of the West. In the tradition of Hortense Powdermaker’s classic Hollywood: The Dream Factory and Neal Gabler’s An Empire of Their Own, in Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams, Donald Bogle re-creates a vanished world that left an indelible mark on Hollywood–and on all of America.
Book Synopsis Hearings by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :1260 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis Amendment to Communications Act of 1934 (Prohibiting Radio and Television Stations from Engaging in Music Publishing Or Recording Business) by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications
Download or read book Amendment to Communications Act of 1934 (Prohibiting Radio and Television Stations from Engaging in Music Publishing Or Recording Business) written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the following submitted material. a. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, monthly record release listing, Jan. 1958 (p. 335-388). b. Broadcast Music, Inc., affiliated music publishers in U.S. and foreign countries, alphabetical list by name and state or country (p. 613-762). c. "Broadcaster-BMI Domination of the Music Industry" by John Schulman for Songwriters Protective Association (p. 1035-1144).
Book Synopsis Southern California - Fodor's Guide by :
Download or read book Southern California - Fodor's Guide written by and published by Fodor's. This book was released on 2006-03-07 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get close to tigers, pandas, and gorillas at a world-famous zoo, cling to the cliffs on a drive along the Pacific, redefine your idea of Asian food at a Pasadena favorite, or jump on a surfboard and catch hairy waves--Fodor's Southern California, 2nd Edition offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the area, including the Central coast, Yosemite and San Diego to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing. The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best --"Fodor's guides are saturated with information." - We frequently update our Southern California guide, and we make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book. Plus we provide timely updates about the area to Fodors.com. - Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best--so you know you're seeing the real Southern California. - We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices. ----------------------------------- With Fodor's you get much more than a guidebook-we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation. Visit www.fodors.com to find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more! And, for more insider secrets, visit "Travel Talk" and "Rants and Raves" online at www.fodors.com/forums to get advice from other travelers like you.
Download or read book Cinema and the City written by Mark Shiel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the literature of urban sociology and film studies to explore new analytical and theoretical approaches to the relationship between cinema and the city, and to show how these impact on the realities of life in urban societies.
Download or read book Fodor's 2007 Los Angeles written by Fodor and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ascent to where the view's as stunning as the architecture, hit a glam rooftop nightclub with its own pool, get in the right place for spotting the stars, shop for TV-show castoffs in Burbank or go for a hike in the largest park in the country—Fodor's Los Angeles 2007 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the city, plus Orange County and Catalina Island to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing. The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best —"Fodor's guides are saturated with information." - We update our Los Angeles guide every year. You won't find a more accurate, current guidebook anywhere. - Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best—so you know you're seeing the real Los Angeles. - We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.
Book Synopsis Financial Institutions that are Extending Modernization Credit by : United States. Federal Housing Administration
Download or read book Financial Institutions that are Extending Modernization Credit written by United States. Federal Housing Administration and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films by : Denise Lowe
Download or read book An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films written by Denise Lowe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine women’s contributions to film—in front of the camera and behind it! An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930 is an A-to-Z reference guide (illustrated with over 150 hard-to-find photographs!) that dispels the myth that men dominated the film industry during its formative years. Denise Lowe, author of Women and American Television: An Encyclopedia, presents a rich collection that profiles many of the women who were crucial to the development of cinema as an industry—and as an art form. Whether working behind the scenes as producers or publicists, behind the cameras as writers, directors, or editors, or in front of the lens as flappers, vamps, or serial queens, hundreds of women made profound and lasting contributions to the evolution of the motion picture production. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930 gives you immediate access to the histories of many of the women who pioneered the early days of cinema—on screen and off. The book chronicles the well-known figures of the era, such as Alice Guy, Mary Pickford, and Francis Marion but gives equal billing to those who worked in anonymity as the industry moved from the silent era into the age of sound. Their individual stories of professional success and failure, artistic struggle and strife, and personal triumph and tragedy fill in the plot points missing from the complete saga of Hollywood’s beginnings. Pioneers of the motion picture business found in An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films include: Dorothy Arnzer, the first woman to join the Directors Guild of America and the only female director to make a successful transition from silent films to sound Jane Murfin, playwright and screenwriter who became supervisor of motion pictures at RKO Studios Gene Gauntier, the actress and scenarist whose adaptation of Ben Hur for the Kalem Film Company led to a landmark copyright infringement case Theda Bara, whose on-screen popularity virtually built Fox Studios before typecasting and overexposure destroyed her career Madame Sul-Te-Wan, née Nellie Conley, the first African-American actor or actress to sign a film contract and be a featured performer Dorothy Davenport, who parlayed the publicity surrounding her actor-husband’s drug-related death into a career as a producer of social reform melodramas Lois Weber, a street-corner evangelist who became one of the best-known and highest-paid directors in Hollywood Lina Basquette, the “Screen Tragedy Girl” who married and divorced studio mogul Sam Warner, led The Hollywood Aristocrats Orchestra, claimed to have been a spy for the American Office of Strategic Services during World War II, and became a renowned dog expert in her later years and many more! An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930 also includes comprehensive appendices of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, the silent stars remembered in the Graumann Chinese Theater Forecourt of the Stars and those immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Stars. The book is invaluable as a resource for researchers, librarians, academics working in film, popular culture, and women’s history, and to anyone interested either professionally or casually in the early days of Hollywood and the motion picture industry.
Book Synopsis Amendment to Communications Act of 1934 by : United States. Congress. Senate. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Download or read book Amendment to Communications Act of 1934 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
