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Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 12,37 MB
Release : 2000-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595089070
There's never been a Hollywood memoir quite like this one—or a movie star like Dick, Dog of Oaxaca. Intense, dedicated and loving as only a dog can be, Adios, Hollywood is "a hilarious, touching, thoroughly unique novel."
Author : Kyle Williams
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 33,64 MB
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1595555579
You've heard the saying "Children should be seen and not heard." But teen political writer Kyle Williams is challenging that adage and making a name for himself in the process. As the youngest columnist for WorldNetDaily.com, he has tackled subjects such as abortion, homosexual rights, separation of church and state, and the public school system. In Seen and Heard Williams again takes on the establishment, offering clear evidence that a leftist agenda is at work in our nation. His lively, energetic analysis of current events will leave readers with an understanding of the attack on traditional family values that is taking place daily. Williams's writing style-sound logic infused with passion and conviction-makes Seen and Heard both informative and entertaining.
Author : Anthony Balducci
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 21,95 MB
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476673829
Hollywood studios were once eager to bring stand-up comedy king Richard Pryor's dynamic humor to the big screen--so much so that studio executives gave him full access to available resources and creative control to develop his own projects. Unfortunately Pryor's screen talents were far less acclaimed than his stage ones, and flops such as The Toy and Superman III greatly diminished his reputation. The author examines how this downfall unfolded through comprehensive analyses of each of Pryor's movies.
Author : Katherine Spring
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,69 MB
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199844151
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 27,74 MB
Release : 1991-01-28
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ISBN :
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Author : Peter Normanton
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 50,31 MB
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1780330413
An engrossing A-Z of over 60 gory years of slasher and splatter movies, from Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later to Lucio Fulci's Zombie Flesh Eaters. Here you will find the low-down on over 250 movies with entries from 23 different countries. The index, which includes every movie mentioned in the A-Z and accompanying notes, runs to 540 movies. The book includes the list of video nasties which the UK government attempted to ban.
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Publisher :
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 43,49 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Horse racing
ISBN :
Author : Philip Furia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 30,63 MB
Release : 2006-05-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 1135471991
America's Songs tells the stories behind the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. Nothing brings the roarin '20s to life like Tea for Two or I'm just Wild About Harry; the Great Depression is evoked in all of its pain and misery in songs like Brother Can You Spare a Dime?; God Bless America revives the powerful hope that American democracy promised to the world during the dark days of World War II; Young at Heart evokes the postwar optimism of the '50s. And then there are the countless songs of love, new romance, and heartbreak: As Time Goes By, Always, Am I Blue...the list is endless. Along with telling the stories behind these songs, America's Songs suggests, simply and succinctly, what makes a song great. The book illuminates the way each great song melds words and music - sentiment and melody - into a seamless whole. America's Songs also traces the fascinating but mysterious process of collaboration, the give-and-take between two craftsmen, a composer and a lyricist, as they combined their talents to create a song. For anyone interested in the history of the songs that America loves, America's Songs will make for fascinating reading.
Author : Harry Waldman
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810831926
While a few select foreign filmmakers have been widely recognized for their contributions to Hollywood, scores more have gone largely unrecognized. Arranged alphabetically, this volume provides detailed information on the filmmakers and their films.
Author : John Austin
Publisher : SP Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 28,31 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780944007730
Here is the much requested sequel to 'Hollywoods Unsolved Mysteries', which gained national attention for its controversial revelations about the mysterious deaths of Natalie Wood, Bob Crane, George Reeves, and others. In 'More of Hollywood's Unsolved Mysteries' John Austin picks up where he left off, answering the tough questions and uncovering the truth -- the truth that Hollywood doesnt want you to know.
