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A comprehensive, original and accessible account of all aspects of Jean Cocteau's work in the cinema. The first major study in English for over forty years. Casts new light on Cocteau's most celebrated films as well as the lesser known ones. -- .

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Jean Harlow's stunning blonde looks and shockingly blatant sexuality made her Hollywood's first and most sensational sex goddess. In all the wild, free-wheeling history of Hollywood since her death in 1937, no star has made such an impression. Despite her

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Film historian Michael Temple explores the intense career of Jean Vigo, one of the legendary figures of world cinema, and asks why he has had such a long-lasting impact on film culture around the world. -- .

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This work examines the fascinating life and art of the African American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988).

Jean-Michel Basquiat was barely out of his teens when he rocketed to the center of New Yorks art scene.

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The acclaimed, definitive biography of the first jazz composer, based on newly discovered archival material

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This reference work on the life and career of Jones, who was married to David O. Selznick, is divided into seven parts: a biography, a chronology, a filmography, a guide to her work in radio, television and theatre, a list of awards and nominations, a bibliography and obituaries.

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Films about religion have a habit of stirring up controversy - witness Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and The Life of Brian! Mel Gibson's film is therefore following in a long tradition.

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Burns' collection taken from a conference at a 2004 regional SBL meeting explores the ways in which these portraits of Jesus continue to fulfill the familiar observation that people tend to depict Jesus in their own image

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The first complete study of one of Britain's leading television writers, Jimmy McGovern. With chapters covering series such as Brookside, Cracker, The Street and Accused, the book also analyses a key period in the history of television drama. -- .

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This book tells the story of her fascinating career and provides full information for her many performances.

A short biography of Fontaine begins the book and overviews the rivalry between Fontaine and her sister, her disappointing marriages, her illnesses, and her productive and rewarding career as an entertainer.

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Two major new screenplays by the inimitable, award-winning Stephen Poliakoff made for the BBC and HBO Films and due to be broadcast in autumn 2007 . A stellar cast led by Michael Gambon and Dame Maggie Smith feature in these exquisite, major new films that are linked by a grand house and memories of the past.

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Reissued to commemorate the 75th anniversary of John Coltrane's birth.

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This volume explores John Ford's preoccupations throughout his long career, showing how he attempted to come to terms with American history, with how America kept changing its relationship with history and how many of the myths of the West were just that myths.

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This reference book provides researchers an opportunity to locate information about John Ford.

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Worth and Cartwright have compiled a comprehensive discography documenting this exceedingly long career. In a chapter devoted to `The Art of John McCormack and the Phonograph,' McCormack's vocal technique is examined, and his artistic development chronicled.

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An exploration of many often overlooked aspects of the legend's life and career

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A collection of essays by artists and critics from North America and Europe which foreground the scope of Beuys' work across performance, drawing, painting, sculpture and multiples. This work is useful to student of Beuys and for those interested in postwar art, the cult of the artist, and art's engagement with politics and society.

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This contribution to the WISH List of interdisciplinary studies in the humanities makes the case for the significance of Joseph Cornell's films, for both an Art History and a Film Studies audience. It should also have significant appeal to students of American Studies and all those interested in pop culture, celebrity and fandom.

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The career of Wisconsin-born Joseph Losey spanned over four decades and several countries, from . collaborator with Bertholt Brecht, director of Hollywood B-pictures and victim of McCarthyism, to director of seminal British films such as "Time Without Pity," "Eve," "The Servant," and "The Go-Between". -- .

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Print journalism is one of the most popular career options among recent graduates. This text provides the reader with all the information they need to plan and build a career in journalism, including sections on types of print journalism, web journalism, photojournalism, range of job opportunities, salaries, and routes into journalism.

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