Media
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Mavericks: Interviews with the World's Iconoclast Filmmakers [Hardback]
Gerald Peary (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9780813197944
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
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The auteur theory - the belief that a director's personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the key artist in making a film - was first popularized in America by film critic Andrew Sarris. I... .... Learn More -
John Ford [Paperback]
Joseph McBride (Author); Michael Wilmington (Author)
£23.00ISBN: 9780813198378
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
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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 -
They Made the Movies: Conversations with Great Filmmakers [Hardback]
James Bawden (Author); Ron Miller (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813197524
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
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For decades, James Bawden and Ron Miller have established themselves as maestros of provocative interviews, giving fans unmatched insights into the lives of Hollywood A-listers. In their fourth collection, the authors pay tribute to film pioneers ... .... 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
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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
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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 -
Designing Hollywood: Studio Wardrobe in the Golden Age [Hardback]
Christian Esquevin (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813197913
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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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 -
Monsters on Maple Street: The Twilight Zone and the Postwar American Dream [Paperback]
David J. Brokaw (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813199276
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 -
Expanding media histories: Cultural and material perspectives [Hardback]
Sune Bechmann Pedersen (Editor); Marie Cronqvist (Editor); Ulrika Holgersson (Editor)
£36.95ISBN: 9789189361676
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
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Contemporary media history is a rapidly growing field that extends far beyond traditional studies of technology or institutions such as radio, film, and television. This volume expands the scope further still to analyse ephemeral, mundane phenomen... .... 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
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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
