Author : Shawn Levy
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 45,58 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0312132484
A biography of Jerry Lewis, discussing his varied career as a performer, director, fundraiser, and standard-setting comedian, and looking at the private man and the forces that drive him.
Author : Richard Schickel
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307388794
With Richard Schickel as the canny and intelligent guide, these conversations take us deep into Scorsese's life and work. He reveals which films are most autobiographical, and what he was trying to explore and accomplish in other films.
Author : Lila Guzmán
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 18,40 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766029682
"Explores the life of Latino comedian and actor George Lopez, including his childhood and family, his path to success as a comedian, and his charitable work in the community"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Geoff King
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 39,90 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781903364352
Comedy is one of the most popular forms in film. But what exactly is film comedy and what might be the basis of its widespread appeal? This book takes a multi-perspective approach to answering these questions.
Author : Mack Sennett
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2000-04-11
Category : Comedy films
ISBN : 0595091199
This is the story of Mack Sennett, one the world’s most influential entertainers. Based on interviews with Mr. Sennett and persons associated with the master comedian, King of Comedy begins with Sennett’s birth on January 17, 1880 in a province of Quebec. The story invites the reader to follow Sennett through his childhood, his many entertainment experiences, his personal life highlighted by his relationship with Mabel Normand, his creation of masterpieces such as Keystone Cops and his discoveries of unforgettable entertainers such as Charlie Chaplin. As he states in his final chapter, Mack Sennett strives to, “…tell about the comedies and how we made them, and about the funny fellows and the pretty girls who acted in them. They are a lost breed. Their like may never, walk, tumble, or pratt-fall again.” And the same holds true for the likes of a man such as Mack Sennett.
Author : Glenn Kenny
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,69 MB
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780714868028
"The finest book on De Niro yet." – The Film Stage Best known for gangster films, Robert De Niro (b.1943) has led a rich and varied career that encompasses crime movies, musicals, comedies, period pieces and action flicks. His breakout role in Martin Scorcese?s Mean Streets (1973) sparked a decades-long collaboration with the director that included Taxi Driver in 1976 and The King of Comedy in 1983. Oscar winner for Best Actor in Raging Bull (1980), he was awarded the prestigious role of jury president at Cannes in 2011. Anatomy of an Actor titles are comprehensive studies on the craft of the world’s greatest actors, through the analysis of ten of their most iconic roles. The authors examine why and how these famous actors have become some of the most respected and influential in the film world. Each title is divided into ten chapters, each one dedicated to a specific role, and is fully documented with film stills, set photographs, and film sequences. This innovative and beautiful series on actors is accessible to enthusiastic moviegoers as well as serious cinephiles, fans and those who want to become actors.
Author : Jerry Lewis
Publisher : Random House Trade
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 39,57 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
A frank, personal story of the joys and pitfalls of making movies by a world famous film-maker.
Author : David Steinberg
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0813197570
David Steinberg's name has been synonymous with comedy for decades. The Canadian-born comedian, producer, writer, director, and author has been called "a comic institution himself" by the New York Times. He appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 140 times (second only to Bob Hope), and directed episodes of popular television sitcoms, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, The Golden Girls, and Designing Women. From 2012–2015, Steinberg hosted the comedy documentary series Inside Comedy, which featured such comedy greats as Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, and Gary Shandling. In this entertaining history of comedy, Steinberg shares insightful memories of his journey through his career and takes the reader behind the curtain of the comedy scene of the last half-century. Steinberg shares amusing and often hilarious stories and anecdotes from some of the most legendary comedians in the industry—from Groucho Marx, Carol Burnett, Mel Brooks, and Richard Pryor to Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Tina Fey. Inside Comedy presents in-depth portraits of some of the most talented and revered comedians in the world of comedy today.
Author : Andrew J Rausch
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0810874148
In 1973, early in their careers, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro collaborated for the first time. Over the next few decades, they worked together on seven more movies, many of which brought them both acclaim and awards. And while successful director and actor pairings have occurred throughout the history of film, few have fashioned so many works of enduring value as these two artists. In little more than two decades, Scorsese and De Niro produced eight features, including the classics Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and GoodFellas. In The Films of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, Andrew J. Rausch examines the creative output of this remarkable pair, from their initial offering, Mean Streets, to their most recent film together, Casino. Rausch looks at their relationship as individual artists who worked together to create cinematic magic, as well as the friendship that was forged nearly 40 years ago. Drawing upon interviews and other sources, Rausch goes behind the scenes of their eight films, providing insi
Author : Erich Segal
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780674043411
In a grand tour of comic theater over the centuries, Erich Segal traces the evolution of the classical form from its early origins in a misogynistic quip by the sixth-century B.C. Susarion, through countless weddings and happy endings, to the exasperated monosyllables of Samuel Beckett. With fitting wit, profound erudition lightly worn, and instructive examples from the mildly amusing to the uproarious, his book fully illustrates comedy's glorious life cycle from its first breath to its death in the Theater of the Absurd.
