Film, television and performing arts
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A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away is a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years by Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than forty features. Starting with his work on Carrie, Hirsch gives insight into the production process, touching upon casting, directing, cutting, and scoring. It's a riveting look at the decisions that went into creating memorable and iconic scenes and offers fascinating portraits of filmmakers, stars, and composers.
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During the past twenty years, Latin American cinema has experienced an enormous upsurge, prompting film critics and scholars to hail the onset of a new era. What this signals, more than thriving financial or production infrastructures, is a renovated cinematic vision connected more closely to everyday experience and social and cultural concerns. The films analyzed in this new collection reflect and examine contemporary lives in their diversity and singularity, through their focus on identity politics, sexuality, the body, the family, and/or community.
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University of Calgary Press
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This is an exciting new collection sure to create ripples throughout Canadian film studies - an important new addition to the literature on Canadian screen culture. - Zoë Druick, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University Rain/Drizzle/Fog : Film and Television in Atlantic Canada is the first scholarly study of film and television in Atlantic Canada.
Publisher (Source)
University of Calgary Press
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Sally Field brings listeners behind the scenes of her star-studded career in Hollywood and deep into the truth of her lifelong relationships, including her complicated love for her own mother.
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Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight, and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career, and now his eighty-fifth year.
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In this follow-up to her memoir, Home, Julie Andrews shares reflections on her film career, including such classics as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music.
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Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than forty features, presents a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years.
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The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story, filled with intimate bombshells, told by the bombshell herself.
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Tyler Merritt tells hilarious stories of life as a black man in America, seamlessly weaving in lessons about privilege, the legacy of lynching, and why you don't cross black mamas. Merritt paints a portrait that enlightens, illuminates, and builds the kind of empathy that just might be the antidote against the racial injustice in our society.
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Tom Scharpling is good at being funny, which is a miracle, considering what he's survived. With this memoir, he shines a light on the turmoil that still follows him, even as he racks up accolades and achievements.