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Harry Potter, A Fish Called Wanda, Inspector Morse, Downton Abbey and X Men are just a few of the films that have become synonymous with the world renowned University City of Oxford.
This new Pitkin souvenir guide highlights key sites that have become famously linked to these internationally successful and much loved films and TV specials. Not limited to Oxford city centre, this guide will also include the often-used film location Blenheim Palace,...
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"Hollywood" is an all-encompassing guide for anyone dreaming of making it big in the world of entertainment. This book is your personal roadmap to understanding and navigating the complex and often dazzling landscape of Hollywood. It's a treasure trove of insights, strategies, and tips for anyone looking to carve out a successful career in the entertainment industry.The journey begins with a dive into the rich history of Hollywood, exploring its evolution...
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"From Amateur to Applause: A Beginner's Guide to Stand-Up Comedy" is an inspiring and practical guide for anyone who has ever dreamt of standing on stage and making an audience laugh. It is the first in the "Life, Hobbies, and Careers" series. This book demystifies the journey from being a comedy enthusiast to becoming a performer, offering over 1,300 valuable insights and tips for beginners. It focuses on universal principles of comedy, personal...
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Roger Ebert's "criticism shows a nearly unequaled grasp of film history and technique, and formidable intellectual range. . . ." -New York Times
Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic Roger Ebert presents more than 600 full-length critical movie reviews, along with interviews, tributes, and journal entries inside Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013.
It includes every movie review Ebert has written from January 2010 to July 2012.
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Guy Ritchie is one of the world's most famous and unique filmmakers.The audience can thank the British director for such great works as the Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), the Sherlock Holmes films (2009, 2011), The Man from U.N.C.L.E (2015) or The Gentlemen (2019).He is famous for his exciting stories written by himself and his inimitable directorial style. He displays the British sense of life and elegance in his many...
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This is the screenplay to the fourth Lee Neville Entertainment short film "Sing Me to Sleep" that was originally released in 2010. Also included is a reflective introduction written by Lee Neville in 2024 with comprehensive behind-the-scenes and story information, as well as extensive behind-the-scenes and promotional photos, the complete end credits and list of video and promotional content. Become encapsulated in the cyclical relationship of "Jake"...
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From the masterminds behind YouTube's Comicstorian: "Tremendous insight and unique perspectives that any comic fan, new or old, will enjoy." -Rob Jefferson of Comics Explained
It's the Golden Age of comic book movies, with blockbuster after blockbuster starring larger-than-life characters-Thor, Superman, Batman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, and of course, baddies like Loki, The Joker, and Lex Luthor. When it comes to superheroes of the silver...
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Through a study of the contemporary German film movement the Berlin School, Olivia Landry examines how narrative film has responded to our highly digitalized and mediatized age, not with a focus on stasis and realism, but by turning back to movement, spectacle, and performance.
She argues that a preoccupation with presence, liveness, and affect-all of which are viewed as critical components of live performance-can be found in many of the films of...
10) Bollywood
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"Bollywood" is a comprehensive book that explores the vibrant world of the Indian film industry, known as Bollywood. This fascinating read delves into the historical roots of Bollywood, tracing its evolution from the early days of cinema in India to its current status as a global powerhouse in the film industry. The book highlights how Bollywood has significantly influenced Indian culture and society, and how it has made an impressive mark on the...
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Jason Priestley, star of the iconic hit television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and one of the biggest teen idols of the 1990s, chronicles the highs and lows of his life and career in this charming and honest memoir. The hit Fox show Beverly Hills, 90210 became a cultural touchstone of the 1990s and propelled its young cast to mega-stardom, including Jason Priestley, who played honorable Midwestern transplant Brandon Walsh. Yet despite more than twenty...
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The new edition of this seminal work takes the story of the Production Code and motion picture censorship into the present, including the creation of the PG-13 and NC-17 ratings in the 1990s.
Starting in the early 1930s, the Production Code Director, Joe Breen, and his successor, Geoff Shurlock, understood that American motion pictures needed enough rope-enough sex, and violence, and tang-to lasso an audience, and not enough to strangle the industry....
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The ultimate guide to Ridley Scott's transformative sci-fi classic Blade Runner
Ridley Scott's 2007 "Final Cut" confirmed the international film cognoscenti's judgment: Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's brilliant and troubling science fiction masterpiece Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, is among the most visually dense, thematically challenging, and influential science fiction films ever made. Future Noir Revised & Updated Edition offers...
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This cinema history illuminates the role of southern Italian performance traditions on American movies from the silent era to contemporary film.
In Napoli/New York/Hollywood, Italian cinema historian Giuliana Muscio investigates the significant influence of Italian immigrant actors, musicians, and directors on Hollywood cinema. Using a provocative interdisciplinary approach, Muscio demonstrates how these artists and workers preserved their cultural...
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Manila by Night follows denizens of the city's sordid yet exuberant underworld as they pursue their notions of life, love, and pleasure. In turn, this book follows the film's equally arduous yet exhilarating journey through repression and censorship to a reluctanct release by the Marcos government as proof of its liberalism during the 1986 uprising.
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Hollywood chronicler William J. Mann draws on a rich host of sources, including recently released FBI files, to unpack the story of the enigmatic William Desmond Taylor, the popular president of the Motion Picture Directors Association, and the diverse cast that surrounded him before he was murdered in 1922-- including three beautiful, ambitious actresses, the ruthless founder of Paramount locked in a struggle for control of the film industry, a grasping...
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