Film, television and performing arts

  • Cinema of pain : on Quebec's nostalgic screen

    Abstract

    "This collection of scholarly essays on contemporary Québécois cinema centres on an image of shared suffering that unites the nation through a search for home. Since the defeat of the pro-sovereigntists in the 1995 Quebec referendum, the loss of a nationalistic vision in the province has led many Québécois to use their ancestral origins to inject meaning into their everyday lives.

    Publisher (Source)

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Wilfrid Laurier University Press

    Non spécifié
  • We promised you a great main event : an unauthorized WWE history

    Creator

    Hanstock, Bill

    Abstract

    Sports journalist Bill Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan's account of WWE and Vince McMahon's journey to the top. Untangling the truth behind the official WWE storyline, Hanstock does a deep dive into key moments of the company's history, from the behind-the-scenes drama at the Montreal Screwjob, to the company's handling of the Jimmy Snuka scandal, to the real story of the Monday Night Wars.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Old-time radio legends. Humphrey Bogart. Vol. 1

    Abstract

    This colleciton includes fourteen radio broadcasts spanning 1943 to 1952 that feature Hollywood screen legend Humphrey Bogart.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • The weird circle. Volume 2

    Abstract

    A collection of 16 episodes from The Weird Circle radio show, which featured classic thrillers from the pens of the world's best-known and respected supernatural fiction authors of the nineteenth century.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • All that heaven allows : a biography of Rock Hudson

    Creator

    Griffin, Mark

    Abstract

    Drawing on more than 100 interviews, Mark Griffin shows how beneath Rock Hudson's suave movie star persona, was a deeply insecure man continually threatened with public exposure of his closeted homosexuality and contraction of AIDS by both scandal sheets and his own partners.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Michael Landon : the career and artistry of a television genius

    Creator

    Greenland, David R.

    Abstract

    Michael Landon was an actor, writer, director, and producer. For over three decades, Michael Landon's creative gifts touched millions of viewers around the world on Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, and in several other productions. This is the first detailed examination of his work both in front of and behind the camera, including information about every Landon script.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Dialogue : the art of verbal action for page, stage, and screen

    Creator

    McKee, Robert

    Abstract

    From Macbeth to Breaking Bad, McKee deconstructs key scenes to illustrate the strategies and techniques of dialogue. This book applies a framework of incisive thinking to instruct the prospective writer on how to craft artful, impactful speech.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • Classic radio spotlights. Lucille Ball

    Abstract

    Here are eleven radio episodes featuring Lucille Ball in different series from the golden age of radio.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • You're better than me : a memoir

    Creator

    McFarlane, Bonnie

    Abstract

    It took Bonnie McFarlane a lot of time, effort, and tequila to get to where she is today. In this memoir, Bonnie tells it like it is and lays bare all of her smart (and her not-so-smart) decisions along her way to finding her comedic voice.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • The new adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Volume 1

    Abstract

    Sherlock Holmes came to NBC radio in 1930. In the mid-1940s, actor Tom Conway took over the role of Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Watson. This collection contains twelve Holmes adventures starring Conway and Bruce.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié