Download or read book Oscar Season written by Mary McNamara and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pinnacle is the place to stay during the Oscars, and this year the pre-Awards crises have reached fever pitch: a very recognizable body is found in the pool, Hollywood's leading man is secretly holed up in the Presidential Suite, and the larger-than-life producer of the Oscars will stop at nothing for higher ratings. A consummate professional, the hotel's PR manager Juliette Greyson must do a careful dance to save the hotel while somehow sparing herself and her famed clientele in the process. But first Juliette must figure out what is real and what is staged? Who is lying and who is acting? And when does murder stop being murder, and start becoming damn good publicity?
Download or read book Oscarmetrics written by Ben Zauzmer and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the hidden biases of Academy Awards voters? Do films that are more popular with audiences win more often? What are the biggest upsets in Oscar history and how can they be explained?
Download or read book 70 Years of the Oscar written by Robert Osborne and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining text and star-studded photos present the story of the Academy Awards(, from the beginning in 1927 to the return of the golden age of Hollywood with "Titanic" at the 1998 awards. 700 photos, 60 in color. Movie stills. Original posters.
Download or read book Empress of the Splendid Season written by Oscar Hijuelos and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2000-01-05 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oscar Hijuelos vividly brings to life the joys, desires, and disappointment of American life witnessed through the experience of a formerly prosperous Cuban émigré named Lydia Espana--now a cleaning woman in New York. In magnetic prose, he juxtaposes Lydia's tale with the stories of her clients, contrasting her experiences with the secret lives of those for whom she works. No one writes better of love or the pulse of a city, nor has any writer better captured the complexity inherent in the emigration experience; how assimilation is at once the achievement of dreams, yet also a loss of the past. Empress of the Splendid Season is Hijuelos at his masterful best, a novel filled with incantatory, rhythmic prose and rich in heartfelt vision.
Download or read book Oscar s Favorite Actors written by Roger Leslie and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as the Academy Awards have an impact upon stars and their careers, their filmic achievements influence the Academy and contribute to the rich history of the Oscars. Upset wins, jarring losses and glaring oversights have helped define the careers of Hollywood icons, while unknown actors have proven that timing sometimes beats notoriety or even talent. With detailed discussion of their performances and Awards night results, this book describes how 108 actors earned the Academy's favor--and how 129 others were overlooked.
Download or read book Inside Oscar 2 written by Damien Bona and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2002-02-06 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALLY, A SEQUEL AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL! Enlivened by humorous incidents, brewing controversies, and deeply moving personal dramas, Inside Oscar 1995-2000 offers the complete lowdown on six more years of Academy Awards glory . . . from Braveheart in 1995 through Gladiator in 2000, with the Titanic phenomenon and the Saving Private Ryan/Shakespeare in Love feud in between. There is also complete coverage of the awards ceremonies?with delicious anecdotes on the presenters and performers, the producers and egos, the fashion stars and fashion victims. And, of course, a complete list of all the nominees and winners, as well as a list of notable non-nominees. Picking up where the classic Inside Oscar leaves off, this must-have guide treats us to a behind-the-scenes look at one of America?s most beloved annual traditions!
Download or read book Behind the Oscar the Secret History of the Academy Awards written by Anthony Holden and published by Viking. This book was released on 1993 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Song of the Season written by Thomas Hischak and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What links the popular songs "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Send in the Clowns", "Memory" and "I Am What I Am"? They all originated in Broadway musicals. Song of the Season is for those who believe that the score is at the heart of a musical and is the essential building block on which the rest of a show is built. Through a systematic historical survey from 1891 to 2023 it argues that the best musicals survive because of their songs, from early 20th century classics such as Show Boat and Oklahoma! through to the contemporary sound of Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton. looking at outstanding songs from each Broadway season, the development and history of the musical is illustrated with a fresh perspective. As song styles and popular music tastes changed throughout the decades this structure charts the progress of American showtunes alongside popular music forms as songs evolved from the waltz and ragtime to jazz, rock, rap and hip-hop. Factual analysis and historical context combine to offer a rich picture of the American songbook from Irving Berlin to Elton John. Song of the Season paints a fresh picture for musical theatre students and fans alike, illustrating significant changes in the form through the music. Analyzed in an accessible and engaging way that doesn't rely on music theory knowledge, and including a link to playlist where all the 'songs of the seasons' can be listened to, it is a must-have for those looking to expand their knowledge of the form and trace the social history of the American showtune.
Download or read book Oscar Night from the Editors of Vanity Fair written by Graydon Carter and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavish collection of more than 500 black and white photographs - many never seen before - opens the door into the exclusive Oscar parties given over the past 75 years. From the first Academy Awards black-tie dinner-dance in 1929, through the 40s gatherings in Los Angeles' fashionable hotspots to the glittering Vanity Fairy gala in 2004 - this is an astounding photographic history of the ways in which Hollywood has celebrated its most glamorous night. Includes intimate and unposed photos of Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, Nicole Kidman and Alfred Hitchcock.
Download or read book Best Actress written by Stephen Tapert and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing a dazzling collection of 200 photographs, many of which have never before been seen, this lavishly illustrated book offers a captivating historical, social, and political examination of the first 75 women--from Janet Gaynor to Emma Stone--to have won the coveted and legendary Academy Award for Best Actress.t Actress.
Download or read book First Report of the State Fish Commissioners of Iowa written by Iowa. Fish Commission and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Golden Age of Indiana High School Basketball written by Greg Guffey and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Captures what basketball meant to Hoosier players and fans in the ‘40s and ‘50s . . . [a] nostalgic journey through a simpler time when basketball was king.” —Steve Alford The years 1945–1959 marked the time when basketball truly became the sport of Indiana. High school basketball bound together communities across the state, and interest in the sport rose to a new level. The period saw the Milan/Muncie Central game, given new fame through the movie Hoosiers. It also saw the first televised game, the start of the career of Oscar Robertson (who played for Crispus Attucks), and friendly town rivalries to build the state’s biggest gymnasium. It was a time before the massive consolidations of the 1960s and ‘70s, with more than seven hundred teams involved in basketball tournaments. (There are some three hundred now.) In this book, Greg Guffey captures the flavor of the period—and showcases many of the best teams, players, and coaches. Includes photos
Download or read book MeToo Weinstein and Feminism written by Karen Boyle and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a feminist analysis of #MeToo and the sexual assault allegations against celebrity perpetrators which have emerged since the Weinstein story of October 2017. It argues for the importance of understanding #MeToo in relation to an on-going history of Anglo-American feminist activism, theory and interdisciplinary research. Boyle investigates how speaking out about rape, sexual assault and harassment on social media can be understood in relation to second-wave feminist traditions of consciousness-raising. Her argument explores the media depiction of feminism – and feminists - in the wake of Weinstein and the cultural values associated with men’s abuse, particularly within the film and television industries. The book concludes with an exploration of what the #MeToo era has meant for men as victims/survivors and as alleged perpetrators, in relation to narratives of victimisation and of monstrosity.
