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This book is an authoritative account of the career of Emilio Fernndez, (1906-1986), one of Mexicos and Latin Americas most successful and significant directors. It challenges assumptions about classical Mexican cinema and offers new, detailed textual analyses of Fernndez most significant films (Enamorada, Rio Escondido, Mara Candelaria).

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This book compares the pleasures and anxieties provoked by extremes of emotion on Shakespeare's stage with the ways in which emotional excess is interpreted in the plays today.

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When viewers think of film noir, they often picture actors like Humphrey Bogart playing characters like Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, the film based on the book by Dashiell Hammett.

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This unique encyclopedia chronicles American Jewish popular culture, past and present in music, art, food, religion, literature, and more.

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Contains more than 360 entries chronicling the development and use of special effects in the motion picture industry since its beginnings.

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Comprising 91 A-Z entries, this encyclopedia provides a broad and comprehensive introduction to the topic of religion within film.

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An exhaustive work covering the full range of topics relating to vampires, including literature, film and television, and folklore.

Encyclopedia of the Vampire: The Living Dead in Myth, Legend, and Popular Culture is a comprehensive encyclopedia relating to all phases of vampirismin literature, film, and television;

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Representing the first attempt to compile a complete catalog of the entertainers who appeared on film in Great Britain from the invention of the cinema in the mid-1890s to the present, this innovative book covers more than 2,000 entertainers.

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Frank and outspoken, this book provides a compelling insight into the man behind the laughter, a man who was constantly worried that one day he would be found out, who never lost his love of Long John Silver impressions, and who continued to work until heart disease finally killed him at only 58 years of age.

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This comprehensive study of Eric Rohmer generously surveys the director's five-decade career, exploring questions of production, cinematic realism, style and technique, serial filmmaking, and historical adaptation. -- .

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Eric Sykes is one of Britain's creative comedy geniuses combining personal warmth, superbly observed written and performed comedy and a deeply intimate understanding of what a viewing audience wants.

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This book looks closely at Ernst Lubitschs The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, a film undervalued by film scholars and critics. It advocates for the elevation of the film within the canon of Lubitschs films, as well as an appreciation of the classical style it represents, characterized by aesthetics, meticulous structure, and understatement.

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Peter Valenti presents an objective evaluation of Flynn's impact on both American popular culture and the development of motion pictures.

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This is a practical, how-to guide to producing and presenting radio to a professional standard. Packed with practical advice, and on-the-job tips, it distills tried and tested knowledge from a specialist radio trainer.

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A practical, how-to guide to producing and presenting radio to a professional standard. It covers network and commercial, music and talk radio skills. It features advice from industry professionals, and covers industry-wide best practice with enough 'need-to-know' technical information to get you up and running.

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This new book contains the most comprehensive bibliography of Ethel Merman's work and materials written on this great American entertainer.