Download or read book Ted Sennett s On screen off screen Movie Guide written by Ted Sennett and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1993 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film historian and critic Ted Sennett presents the ultimate extravaganza for moviegoers, video fans, and TV film fanatics. Covering more than six decades of film history, he provides a fresh and comprehensive look at more than 1,000 films both old and new.
Download or read book Success in the Cinema MoneyMaking Movies written by John Howard Reid and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basically, there are three measures of success in the cinema. First off are pictures like "The Crowd" and "Applause" that achieve rave reviews and even go on to win awards, but don't recover their negative costs. Then there are the movies the critics hate, but the public enjoys. All three versions of "Back Street", for instance. Finally come the pictures everyone loves, like "From Here To Eternity" or "Sunset Boulevard". In the annals of success in Hollywood's Golden Age, one name stands out above all others: Cecil B. DeMille. His famous pictures reviewed here include both versions of "The Buccaneer", "The Crusades", "Sign of the Cross", "The Story of Dr Wassell" and "Union Pacific". But the book also notes a DeMille "B" movie that tied up a fair amount of money but proved so unpopular it was released in some territories as a support. The book also covers some of Hollywood's other disastrous failures, including the M-G-M movie that cost over $4 million to make and returned virtually nothing.
Download or read book One Tough Dame written by Herbie J Pilato and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2024-09-16 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg offers a sweeping portrait of the revered performer’s life and career. Deemed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994, Diana Rigg (1938–2020) initially found fame as super sleuth Mrs. Emma Peel in the 1960s BBC/ABC-TV espionage series The Avengers. A classically trained and multi-award-winning thespian, Rigg is known for her diverse body of work — from her big-screen debut in 1969 as Countess Teresa di Vincenzo, wife of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, to her Tony Award–winning, leading role in Medea on Broadway, culminating with her Emmy-nominated portrayal as Lady Olenna Tyrell on the heralded small-screen gem Game of Thrones. This eclectic volume traces Rigg’s career as a renowned star of television, film, and the stage. The author includes insights from rare, archived interviews, encompassing both video dialogues conducted by the University of Kent and Oxford Union. The meticulously curated archival material is further complemented by equally rare photos and retrospections drawn from diverse media sources and hitherto unpublished accounts from the people who knew Rigg best, affording readers an unprecedented, all-encompassing glimpse into her private world. With exclusive commentary from Rupert Macnee (son of Riggs’s Avengers costar and dear friend Patrick Macnee); the show’s stunt coordinator/director Ray Austin; actors Samuel West, Bernie Kopell, Barbara Barrie, Juliet Mills, John Schuck, and Damon Evans; director Bruce Beresford; and documentarian David Naylor, among others, One Tough Dame delivers an in-depth perspective of a beloved, brave, brilliant, and trailblazing actor.
Download or read book American Literature on Stage and Screen written by Thomas S. Hischak and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 525 notable works of 19th and 20th century American fiction in this reference book have many stage, movie, television, and video adaptations. Each literary work is described and then every adaptation is examined with a discussion of how accurate the version is and how well it succeeds in conveying the spirit of the original in a different medium. In addition to famous novels and short stories by authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Willa Cather, many bestsellers, mysteries, children's books, young adult books, horror novels, science fiction, detective stories, and sensational potboilers from the past two centuries are examined.
Download or read book Guide to Literary Agents Art photo Reps written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contemporary Authors written by James G. Lesniak and published by Contemporary Authors New Revis. This book was released on 1992-10 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Contemporary Authors(R) New Revision Series brings you up-to-date information on approximately 250 writers. Editors have scoured dozens of leading journals, magazines, newspapers and online sources in search of the latest news and criticism. Writers appearing in this volume include: Natilie Babbett Frederick Forsythe Maxine Hong Kingston Chris Van Allsburg
Download or read book Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and published by . This book was released on 1993-04 with total page 1930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Of Gods and Monsters written by John T. Soister and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein (both 1931) have received the most coverage of any of the studio's genre releases, it is the lesser known films that have long fascinated fans and historians alike. Starting with The Last Warning, a 1929 movie released as both a silent and a talkie, Universal provided a decade of films that entertained audiences and sometimes frustrated critics. Each of Universal's horror, science fiction and "twisted mystery" films receives an in-depth essay for each film. The focus is first on the background to the making of the movie and its place in the Universal catalog. A detailed plot synopsis with critical commentary follows. Filmographic data for the film conclude the entry. Universal's The Shadow short film series is covered in an appendix. Many rare illustrations and movie posters are also included.
Download or read book Art Index Retrospective written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Setting the Scene written by Robert Sennett and published by . This book was released on 1994-09-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical to a movie's success, the art director helps create the overall "look" for which a film is remembered. This book, filled with 165 stunning illustrations--some in color--surveys the careers of the greatest Hollywood art directors from the silent era to the present. Covers such movies as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Batman(1989).
Download or read book The Publishers Trade List Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 1390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Complete Kay Francis Career Record written by Lynn Kear and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the definitive guide to the film, stage, radio and television career of Kay Francis, one of the most glamorous stars from the golden age of Hollywood. For each film, the authors provide a thorough synopsis plus cast and crew information (including biographies), opening dates, production notes, behind-the-scenes details, and reviews. In addition, information is provided on her stage, radio, and television appearances, and a section is devoted to collecting Kay Francis memorabilia, including such items as cigarette cards, sheet music and soundtracks. Also covered is the stage and vaudeville career of Kay Francis' mother, Katherine Clinton. A brief biography of Kay Francis is provided, along with an insightful foreword by film scholar James Robert Parish. Truly a treasure trove for Kay Francis fans and anyone interested in classic filmmaking in the 1930s and 1940s, the book includes more than 130 illustrations, many of them rare.
Download or read book Video Movie Guide 1995 written by Mick Martin and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 1604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Broadway 2 volumes written by Thomas A. Greenfield and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-23 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most comprehensive and insightful reference available on Broadway theater as an American cultural phenomenon and an illuminator of American life. Broadway: An Encyclopedia of Theater and American Culture is the first major reference work to explore just how much the "Great White Way" illuminates our national character. In two volumes spanning the era from the mid-19th century to the present, it offers nearly 200 entries on a variety of topics, including spotlights on 30 landmark productions—from Shuffle Along to Oklahoma! to Oh Calcutta! to The Producers—that not only changed American theater but American culture as well. In addition, Broadway offers thirty extended thematic essays gauging the powerful impact of theater on American life, with entries on race relations, women in society, sexuality, film, media, technology, tourism, and off-Broadway and noncommercial theater. There are also 110 profile entries on key persons and institutions—from the famous to the infamous to the all but forgotten—whose unique careers and contributions impacted Broadway and its place in the American landscape.
Download or read book TLA Video DVD Guide 2005 written by David Bleiler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2005 edition of the annual critical guide that focuses on independent and international films as well as the best in the mainstream contains reviews for more than 10,000 films, more than 300 photos, a comprehensive selection of cinema from more than 50 countries, and much more.
