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Author | : Elizabeth A. Ford |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2004-04-14 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0786417218 |
Download The Makeover in Movies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The plots of many films pivot on the moment when a dowdy girl with bad hair, ill-fitting outdated clothing, and thick glasses is changed into an almost unrecognizable glamour girl. Makeover scenes such as these are examined beginning with 1942's Now, Voyager. The study examines whether the film makeover is voluntary or involuntary, whether it is always successful, how much screen time it takes up, where in the narrative structure it falls, and how the scene is actually filmed. Films with a Pygmalion theme, such as My Fair Lady, Vertigo, and Shampoo, are examined in terms of gender relations: whether the man is content with his creation and what sort of woman is the ideal. Some films' publicity capitalizes on a glamorous star's choice to play an unattractive character, as discussed in a chapter examining stars like Bette Davis, Meryl Streep, and Cameron Diaz. Topics also include folk literature's Cinderella tale, men as the inspiration for makeovers in teen flicks films like Clueless, She's All That, and Me, Natalie, and class repositioning in such movies as Working Girl, Pretty Woman, and Grease. Photographs are presented in a before/after format, showing the change in the madeover character.
Author | : Anthony Slide |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2012-09-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1617034746 |
Download Hollywood Unknowns Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The untold tale of bit players, doubles, Central Casting, and extras in American film
Author | : John Austin |
Publisher | : SP Books |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1993-11 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781561712588 |
Download hollywood's greatest mysteries Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Hollywood columnist and author John Austin takes readers well beyond the prepared and doctored statements of studio publicists to expose omissions and contradictions in police and coroners' reports. Includes information on the deaths of Elvis, Marilyn, Jean Harlow, and more.
Author | : Ursula Thiess |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Motion picture actors and actresses |
ISBN | : 9781425744779 |
Download "--but I Have Promises to Keep" Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
As the hours leading up to her life-threatening surgery dissolve, Ursula Thiess remembers the dramatic events of her storied life. An actress in war-ravaged Germany, the author recalls saving her one-day-old baby from a fire-bombed hospital. Fate brings her to Los Angeles, where she meets and marries Hollywood superstar Robert Taylor. Film roles and magazine covers follow, and Ms. Thiess revisits wonderful encounters with Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, and Robert Mitchum. A true Hollywood story, " but I have promises to keep." Benefits from the perspective of a woman who dared to reach out and grab her future.
Author | : M. Tolini Finamore |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2013-01-28 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 023038949X |
Download Hollywood Before Glamour Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This exploration of fashion in American silent film offers fresh perspectives on the era preceding the studio system, and the evolution of Hollywood's distinctive brand of glamour. By the 1910s, the moving image was an integral part of everyday life and communicated fascinating, but as yet un-investigated, ideas and ideals about fashionable dress.
Author | : Stephen Schochet |
Publisher | : Hollywood Stories |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0963897276 |
Download Hollywood Stories Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Just when you thought you've heard everything about Hollywood comes a totally original new book - a special blend of biography, history and lore. Hollywood Stories is packed with wild, wonderful short tales about famous stars, movies, directors and many others who have been part of the world's most fascinating, unpredictable industry! Full of funny moments and twist endings, Hollywood Stories features an amazing, icons and will keep you totally entertained!
Author | : Frederic Lombardi |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2013-03-05 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0786490403 |
Download Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
It could be said that the career of Canadian-born film director Allan Dwan (1885-1981) began at the dawn of the American motion picture industry. Originally a scriptwriter, Dwan became a director purely by accident. Even so, his creativity and problem-solving skills propelled him to the top of his profession. He achieved success with numerous silent film performers, most spectacularly with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Gloria Swanson, and later with such legendary stars as Shirley Temple and John Wayne. Though his star waned in the sound era, Dwan managed to survive through pluck and ingenuity. Considering himself better off without the fame he enjoyed during the silent era, he went on to do some of his best work for second-echelon studios (notably Republic Pictures' Sands of Iwo Jima) and such independent producers as Edward Small. Along the way, Dwan also found personal happiness in an unconventional manner. Rich in detail with two columns of text in each of its nearly 400 pages, and with more than 150 photographs, this book presents a thorough examination of Allan Dwan and separates myth from truth in his life and films.
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Total Pages | : 1304 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Electric railroads |
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Download Transit Journal Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Barry Langford |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2010-08-31 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0748643214 |
Download Post-Classical Hollywood Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
At the end of World War II, Hollywood basked in unprecedented prosperity. Since then, numerous challenges and crises have changed the American film industry in ways beyond imagination in 1945. Nonetheless, at the start of a new century Hollywood's worldwide dominance is intact - indeed, in today's global economy the products of the American entertainment industry (of which movies are now only one part) are more ubiquitous than ever. How does today's "e;Hollywood"e; - absorbed into transnational media conglomerates like NewsCorp., Sony, and Viacom - differ from the legendary studios of Hollywood's Golden Age? What are the dominant frameworks and conventions, the historical contexts and the governing attitudes through which films are made, marketed and consumed today? How have these changed across the last seven decades? And how have these evolving contexts helped shape the form, the style and the content of Hollywood movies, from Singin' in the Rain to Pirates of the Caribbean? Barry Langford explains and interrogates the concept of "e;post-classical"e; Hollywood cinema - its coherence, its historical justification and how it can help or hinder our understanding of Hollywood from the forties to the present. Integrating film history, discussion of movies' social and political dimensions, and analysis of Hollywood's distinctive methods of storytelling, Post-Classical Hollywood charts key critical debates alongside the histories they interpret, while offering its own account of the "e;post-classical."e; Wide-ranging yet concise, challenging and insightful, Post-Classical Hollywood offers a new perspective on the most enduringly fascinating artform of our age.
Author | : Larry Langman |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780786406814 |
Download Destination Hollywood Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
During the first part of the twentieth century, Hollywood experienced an influx of European filmmakers seeking new lives in America. With them came unique perspectives and styles from their home countries that forever affected American film production. Well-known talents like Charlie Chaplin, Billy Wilder, and Alfred Hitchcock all made America their filmmaking base, as did other less known but equally influential filmmakers. This is the complete guide to directors, screenwriters, artistic directors, cinematographers, and composers of European birth who made at least one film in the United States. The book is arranged by country, and each chapter begins with that country's cinema history. Each filmmaker from that country is then given a separate entry, including biographical and professional highlights, and synopses and analyses of their better-known films. Photographs from films that featured European talent are included. An index of names and titles allows for easy reference, and a complete bibliography is also included.