Author : Janice Levy
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 15,92 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1614788421
Diva Duck and her farm friends have returned from their world travels. But Diva isn't as happy to be home as the rest of the animals. She is destined for greatness . . . and for Hollywood, even if it means going alone! She'll just make new friends. Diva soon realizes that her new friends aren't all they are quacked up to be. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Author : Edward Baron Turk
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 16,61 MB
Release : 1998-11-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520924574
Jeanette MacDonald, the movie musical's first superstar, was an American original whose onscreen radiance mirrored a beguiling real-life personality. Based in large part on the author's exclusive access to MacDonald's private papers, including her unpublished memoir, this vivid, often touching biography transports us to a time when lavish musical films were major cultural events and a worldwide public eagerly awaited each new chance to fall under the singer's spell. Edward Baron Turk shows how MacDonald brilliantly earned her Hollywood nickname of "Iron Butterfly," and why she deserves a privileged position in the history of music and motion pictures. What made MacDonald a woman for our times, readers will discover, was her uncommon courage: Onscreen, the actress portrayed strong charcters in pursuit of deep emotional fulfillment, often in defiance of social orthodoxy, while offscreen she personified energy, discipline, and practical intellect. Drawing on interviews with individuals who knew her and on MacDonald's own words, Turk brings to life the intricate relations between the star and her legendary costars Maurice Chevalier, Clark Gable, and, above all, baritone Nelson Eddy. He reveals the deep crushes she inspired in movie giants Ernst Lubitsch and Louis B. Mayer and the extraordinary love story she shared with her husband of twenty-seven years, actor Gene Raymond. More than simply another star biography, however, this is a chronicle of American music from 1920s Broadway to 1960s television, in which Turk details MacDonald's fearless efforts to break down distinctions between High Art and mass-consumed entertainment. Hollywood Diva will attract fans of opera and concert music as much as enthusiasts of the great Hollywood musicals. It is first-rate cultural and film history.
Author : Caryl Flinn
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 31,40 MB
Release : 2009-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520260228
A comprehensive biography of the life and career of American star of stage and film musicals, Ethel Merman, that chronicles her childhood, family, early film appearances, and success in the entertainment industry.
Author : Janice Levy
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 15,63 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1614788413
Diva Duck does all of the duck stuff. But her feathers aren't in it. Diva has dreams of life beyond the farm. The other animals think Diva's dreams are a hoot. But after learning her true talent, Diva's life changes. Soon, everyone wants a piece of the duck! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Author : Janine A. Morris
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 23,37 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0758285205
Dakota, Chrasey, and Jordan have been best friends since college. Now they're about to discover their wild school days have nothing on the dramas of adulthood. . . As friends, Dakota, Chrasey, and Jordan are alike and dissimilar in many ways. Dakota is the only single one in the group. She and Jordan both thrive on their high-powered careers--and the men in their lives almost always come second. But when Dakota's boyfriend becomes more than she can handle, she realized that strength in the boardroom does not translate to the bedroom. Chrasey and Jordan have marriage in common--and the temptation to have an affair with two irresistible men. Now these three friends who have been through the best and worst times together, will have to rely on their strong bonds and trust the truth that lies buried deep within their hearts to discover who they really are--and find the life they've been waiting for all along. . . "I felt like I was experiencing one of my own girls' nights out." --Lala, MTV VJ "More juicy drama than any reality show. . ..Janine writes for the everyday diva in all of us." --Miss Info, author of Bling, Bling: Hip Hops Crown Jewels, Hot 97 Jock, Vibe columnist
Author : Gemma Collins
Publisher : Headline
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1472256891
For fans of TOWIE, Celebrity Big Brother and Celebs Go Dating, learn how you too can become a diva by the one and only Gemma Collins - one of the greatest gifts reality TV has ever given us. So girls, you alright darlings? By buying this book you will have taken the first steps into a world where everything is fabulous. Men will fall at your feet, riches will be bestowed on you, you will have the biggest, bounciest hair ever and you will get what you want, whatever that is. I'm a diva and I've earned my divaship through many years of hard work, hairdryers and broken hearts. In my book, I'll explore the main themes of the diva lifestyle: attitude, appearance, men and social media. You'll learn what it means to be a diva, how to look like one, how to act like one and how to live like one. At the end of it all, you will be a fabulous diva like me. You'll also learn some very juicy goss about me, my life, the men in my life, shock-induced urinary incontinence and some of the things I've done (including how I sustained an unsightly boob injury in front of Tom Daley while he was wearing a revealing pair of Speedos) (which could probably make a book on its own). So hold on to your extensions, because things are about to get interesting.
Author : L.J. Diva
Publisher : Royal Star Publishing
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 2019-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1925683931
This book is dedicated to… To the two most important people who inspired this book…Michael Weatherly and Carmine Giovinazzo. Need I say more? Winning lotto possesses all of Tahlia Cameron’s thoughts. So does a certain sexily suave star of the TV naval drama she watches every week. She’s convinced she’ll win millions, move to Hollywood, and marry him. And then comes a call. A call that's about to change the rest of her life. So, what’s the first thing she does? She makes a to-do list! Flying off to Hollywood, she begins setting up the fashion and jewellery empire she’s always dreamed of owning, all while shopping up an absolute storm. Win lotto, move to Hollywood and set up business. Triple check. But karma depleting drama comes with her new life, such as seriously tiresome run-ins with seriously bitchy celebs, being stalked by a hot Italian stud from a hot TV crime drama, and saving a bigwig network C.E.O. and then his wife. And it all happens before she meets her future husband. Meet annoyingly bitchy celebs and save a bigwig. Double check. When she does meet her future husband they both know it's love, and she’s determined to make him hers. But tragedy strikes at a huge network function where she has to save every celebrity in TV Land before she marries the man of her dreams. Marry a really huge TV star and try not to seek media attention. Double check. As Tahlia battles anguished demons, life-altering wounds, and seriously depleted karma, she knows she can get through it all and kick her really bad karma to the curb with the love of her man by her side. Find fame, fortune and good karma. Double check. And we’ll leave that last one for some other time... And then she receives another call... A call from one of the world’s biggest daytime TV hosts... If you love kick-ass heroines who save the day, and fall in love with sexily suave TV actors, then you’ll love L.J. Diva’s Hollywood Dreams: A Karmic Tale of Money, Love and Bitchy TV Drama Queens! Pick up Hollywood Dreams: A Karmic Tale of Money, Love and Bitchy TV Drama Queens! tday to discover who Tahlia gets a call from, and if she can get her good karma back!
Author : M. Keith Booker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,6 MB
Release : 2007-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0275999017
Postmodernism is essential to American culture today. We can see its manifestations on billboards and on television; we can hear its tone on the radio and in everyday conversation; and we can even sense its outlook in how we live our lives. This volume presents an accessible and brief summary of postmodernism, especially as it pertains to American cinema-one of the central players and leading lights in the development of this cultural attitude. Four distinct sections investigate postmodernist fragmentation, musical use, and pastiches of previous television shows and cinematic genres in such films as Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, and Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. Discussions of the phenomenon of postmodernism have established certain characteristics that are typical of postmodernist culture. These characteristics include formal fragmentation, a tendency toward a particular kind of nostalgia, and the use of materials and styles borrowed from previous films and other cultural products. This volume presents a brief summary of the characteristics that have typically been associated with postmodernism, especially as they pertain to film. It illustrates those characteristics with discussions of a wide variety of American films of the past thirty years, noting how those films participate in the phenomenon of postmodernism. Emphasis is on popular, commercial films, rather than the more esoteric, experimental products that have sometimes been associated with postmodern film. Booker's work contains detailed discussions of a wide variety of American films—including classics like Sullivan's Travels and The Last Picture Show, and recent successes such as Scream, Natural Born Killers, Memento, Moulin Rouge, and Fight Club—noting how these films participate in the phenomenon of postmodernism, and how they have helped to shape its current form.
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Page : 212 pages
File Size : 37,71 MB
Release : 2003-11
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Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 14,90 MB
Release : 1993-05-08
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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
