Film, Television & Visual Culture
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Monsters on Maple Street: The Twilight Zone and the Postwar American Dream [Hardback]
David J. Brokaw (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813197845
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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Post-World War II America has often been mythologized by successive generations as an exceptional period of prosperity and comfort. At a time when the Cold War was understood to be a battle of ideas as much as military prowess, the entertainment b... .... Learn More -
Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood’s Zen Rebel [Paperback]
Joseph B. Atkins (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780813197722
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
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Harry Dean Stanton (1926-2017) got his start in Hollywood in TV productions such as Zane Grey Theater and Gunsmoke. After a series of minor parts in forgettable westerns, he gradually began to get film roles that showcased his laid-back acting sty... .... Learn More -
Jessica Lange: An Adventurer's Heart [Hardback]
Anthony Uzarowski (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813197258
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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Brilliant, beautiful, driven, uncompromising, elusive, iconic - Jessica Lange is one of the most gifted and fascinating actors of her generation. From her rise to fame in Dino De Laurentiis's remake of King Kong (1976) and her Oscar-winning perfor... .... Learn More -
Citizen Welles: A Biography of Orson Welles [Paperback]
Frank Brady (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813197135
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
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George Orson Welles (1915-1985) is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. At just twenty-five years old, he co-wrote, produced, directed, and starred in his Academy-Award-winning debut film Citizen Kane (1... .... Learn More -
Ida Lupino: A Biography [Paperback]
William Donati (Author)
£23.00ISBN: 9780813196480
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
British-born actress, singer, director, and producer Ida Lupino (1918-1995) cut one of the most alluring profiles of any Hollywood persona during the forties and fifties. The star of classic films such as They Drive by Night (1940), High Sierra (1... .... Learn More -
Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France [Hardback]
Joseph Harriss (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813196329
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
When one thinks of the quintessential Frenchman, one likely pictures Jean Gabin (1904-1976). The son of music hall performers, the Paris-born actor grew up in the entertainment business. His onscreen debut in the 1930's marked the beginning of man... .... Learn More -
A Front Row Seat [Hardback]
Nancy Olson Livingston (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813196190
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
From her idyllic childhood in the American midwest, to her Oscar-nominated performance in Sunset Boulevard (1950) and the social circles of New York and Los Angeles, actress Nancy Olson Livingston has lived abundantly. In her memoir, ... .... Learn More -
Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children's TV [Hardback]
Nat Segaloff (Author); Mallory Lewis (Author); David Copperfield (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780813196268
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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For almost half a century, celebrated ventriloquist and entertainer Shari Lewis delighted generations of children and adults with the help of her trusted sock puppet sidekick Lamb Chop. For decades, the beloved pair were synonymous with children's... .... Learn More -
Remaking Home: Domestic Spaces in Argentine and Chilean Film, 2005-2015 [Hardback]
Paul Merchant (Author)
£41.50ISBN: 9780822946908
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Illuminations
Houses, in the Argentine and Chilean films of the early 21st-century, provide much more than a backdrop to on-screen drama. Nor are they simply refuges from political turmoil or spaces of oppression. This volume argues that domestic spaces are ins... .... Learn More -
Retuning the Screen: Sound Methods and the Aural Dimension of Film and Media History [Paperback]
Simone Dotto (Editor)
£33.99ISBN: 9788869773310
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: History of Cinema
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Far from merely considering the aural 'segments' of audiovisual texts (i.e. the soundtrack) in terms of their expressive and artistic significance, or being concerned only with 'audio' and technologically mediated sound in and of itself, this volu... .... Learn More
