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Few people have a true understanding of what it takes to get a feature film made and released. How does a film progress from idea to finished product How do film directors interact with other creative personnel This work provides answers to these questions through a collection of original career interviews with nine film directors.

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This "building biography" discusses the making of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. It explores the designer's battles to maintain control and build within budget. The account also details the design team's conception of a building with flexible plans and adjustable elevations.

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William Wellman was the director of the World War I epic, "Wings". This is his biography, and it describes the war hero, family man, occasional prankster, and underestimated visionary who changed Hollywood forever. Written by William Wellman's son, it traces how the director used his own war experience to bring a war epic to the screen.

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The second section is concerned with the influences of the Marx Brothers as icons of anti-establishment comedy, as contributors to developments in American comedy, as early examples of saturation comedy, and as a crucial link between silent films and the talkies.

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Now fully updated with a new chapter: The classic introduction to the bebop era and the legendary performers who created it

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This collection of an important architectural theorist's essays considers and compares designs by Palladio and Le Corbusier, discusses mannerism and modern architecture, architectural vocabulary in the 19th century, the architecture of Chicago, neoclassicism and modern architecture, and the architecture of utopia.

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Matthew Smith-Lahrman sheds light on the words of Curt Kirkwood, founding member and songwriter of the Meat Puppets, a pioneering rock 'n' roll band of the last four decades. A lyricist whom Rolling Stone writer Kurt Loder once rated alongside Bob Dylan, Kirkwood remains an important, yet overlooked songwriter.

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One of the initiators of surrealism, Giorgio de Chirico greatly influenced later painters, particularly during his "metaphysical" period. De Chirico's painting was complemented by his writing. This edition comprises both volumes of the "Memoirs", along with "The Technique of Painting".

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The Mendelssohn Companion represents a collection of advanced scholarly research in Mendelssohn studies that examines the composer's life and music.

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A book of photos and lyrics - it's really that simple.

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The Militant Song Movement in Latin America examines the history of the militant song movement in Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina, considering their different political stances and musical deportments.

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This reference guide provides access to almost 1,000 books, book chapters, articles, and dissertations about the three Mozart-Da Ponte operas, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte.

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A wide-ranging investigation of the ways that multilingualism has shaped film history, aesthetics, and politics.

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A wide-ranging investigation of the ways that multilingualism has shaped film history, aesthetics, and politics.

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This absorbing book examines why that is true and how some women, literally, get away with murder.

Combining compelling storytelling with insightful observations, the book invites readers to take a close look at ten high-profile killings committed by American women.

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Despite the world-wide association of music and dance with religion, this is the first full-length study of the subject from a global perspective.