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John Ford [Paperback]
Joseph McBride (Author); Michael Wilmington (Author)
£23.00ISBN: 9780813198378
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Orson Welles was once asked which directors he most admired. He replied: "The old masters. By which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford." A legend in his own time, John Ford (1894–1973) received a record four Academy Awards for best directo... .... Learn More -
John Ford [Hardback]
Joseph McBride (Author); Michael Wilmington (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813198507
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Orson Welles was once asked which directors he most admired. He replied: "The old masters. By which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford." A legend in his own time, John Ford (1894–1973) received a record four Academy Awards for best directo... .... Learn More -
Strictly Dynamite: The Sensational Life of Lupe Velez [Hardback]
Eve Golden (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813198088
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Before Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, and Penelope Cruz, there was Lupe Velez—one of the first successful Latin-American Hollywood stars, who swept past the xenophobia of Old Hollywood to pave the way for future icons from around the world. Her career... .... Learn More -
The Warner Brothers [Hardback]
Chris Yogerst (Author); Michael Uslan (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813198019
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
Not yet published - available for pre-order
One of the oldest and most recognizable studios in Hollywood, Warner Bros. is considered a juggernaut of the entertainment industry. Since its formation in the early twentieth century, the studio has been a constant presence in cinema history, res... .... Learn More -
Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master [Paperback]
Gwenda Young (Author); Kevin Brownlow (Author)
£23.00ISBN: 9780813198408
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Greta Garbo proclaimed him as her favorite director. Actors, actresses, and even child stars were so at ease under his direction that they were able to deliver inspired and powerful performances. Academy–Award–nominated director Clarence Brown (18... .... Learn More -
Designing Hollywood: Studio Wardrobe in the Golden Age [Hardback]
Christian Esquevin (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813197913
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Since the 1920s, fashion has played a central role in Hollywood. As the movie-going population consisted largely of women, studios made a concerted effort to attract a female audience by foregrounding fashion. Magazines featured actresses like Jea... .... Learn More -
Modernity at the Movies: Cinema-going in Buenos Aires and Santiago, 1915-1945 [Hardback]
Camila Gatica Mizala (Author)
£52.00ISBN: 9780822947677
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Illuminations
Cinema can both reflect the world as it is and offer escape from it. In Modernity at the Movies, Camila Gatica Mizala explores the ideas of reflection versus escapism and examines how modes of understanding the current moment emerged through the p... .... Learn More -
The Woman Who Dared: The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials [Hardback]
William M. Drew (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813196831
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
In the early days of motion pictures - before superstars, before studio conglomerates, before even the advent of sound - there was a woman named Pearl White (1889-1938). A quintessential beauty of the time, with her perfectly tousled bob and come-... .... Learn More -
Aline MacMahon: Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting [Hardback]
John Stangeland (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813196060
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
American actress Aline MacMahon's youth was spent honing her talents while performing at local events in New York City. After popular stage success on Broadway, she headlined a touring company in Los Angeles, where she was discovered by legendary ... .... Learn More -
That's Entertainment: Spectacle, Amusement, and Leisure Culture [Paperback]
Michele Fadda (Editor); Sara Pesce (Editor)
£23.00ISBN: 9788869771798
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Out of Series
Not yet published - available for pre-order
The 20th century witnessed the collapse of the traditional separation between the realm of 'official' culture and that of 'popular' entertainment. This event produced dramatic consequences at all levels of social life in the West, especially in th... .... Learn More
