Film-star Portraits of the Fifties


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The brightest stars of the 1950s live on in this wonderful, black-and-white gallery of publicity shots. Includes 114 major stars: Marlon Brando, James Dean, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Kirk Douglas, and dozens more.




Movie-star Portraits of the Forties


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One hundred six famous actresses and actors are portrayed in full-page pictures by twenty-four leading Hollywood photographers




Fifty Classic British Films, 1932-1982


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200 striking photographs, in-depth commentaries, plot synposes, contemporary reviews, and more — about 50 British classics from yesterday and today. Preface. Text. Alphabetical list of films. Bibliography.




Hollywood Glamor Portraits


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145 photos capture the stars from 1926 to 1949 -- Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Hedy Lamarr, Marlene Dietrich, Robert Montgomery, Marlon Brando, Veronica Lake -- 94 stars in all.




The Bad & the Beautiful


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Looks at the scandals, morals and sleaze of 1950's Hollywood.




Great American Film Directors in Photographs


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Shows nearly two hundred directors, from D.W. Griffith to Alfred Hitchcock and Steven Spielberg, at work making movies




The Film


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In 1916, an eminent psychologist recorded his impressions of the fledgling film industry. His penetrating and prescient observations foretold the most modern developments of the cinematic art, and his classic survey, The Film: A Psychological Study, remains a text of enduring relevance to movie historians as well as students of film and psychology. Ranging from considerations of the viewer's perception of on-screen depth and motion to examinations of the cinema's distinguishing and unique characteristics as an art form, this study arrives at strikingly modern conclusions about movies and their psychological values.




Hollywood Portraits


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This volume offers an in-depth analysis of around 50 shots, enabling the readers to create classic Hollywood-style portraits of their own.




An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber


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Actor, manager, and playwright Cibber was among the most influential people in 18th century London theater. This book chronicles the era's plays, playwrights, and actors, offering a glimpse into modern theater's beginnings.




The 7 Lively Arts


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Highly acclaimed classic intelligently and engagingly discusses slapstick, comic strips, vaudeville, and other elements of popular culture and their relationship to such traditional art forms as opera, ballet, drama, and classical music. Author Seldes also pays homage to Charlie Chaplin, Mack Sennett, Irving Berlin, the Marx Brothers, and a host of other celebrities. A must-have book for general readers, students and teachers of the performing arts, and devotees of American popular culture.