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A complete survey - the first in English - of Jacques Rivette's sixty-year career in French cinema, from the New Wave to the present day. -- .

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This book provides full production information, plot synopses, review excerpts, and critical commentary for Dean's roles in Fixed Bayonets (1951), Sailor Beware (1951), Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952), East of Eden (1955), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Giant (1956).

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This reference book provides comprehensive coverage of his life and career. The volume begins with a brief biography and chronology, followed by an extensive annotated bibliography of works by and about him.

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The bio-bibliography of one of America's most loved actors, spanning six decades of his career. Following a biographical section, it features listings of his credits for stage, screen, radio and television, as well as his own writings.

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Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for three films in 1927-28, Seventh Heaven, Sunrise, and Street Angel, Janet Gaynor may be better known for her roles as the endearing orphan, Judy Abbott, in Daddy Long Legs (1931) and the small town girl-turned actress, Esther Blodgett, in A Star Is Born (1937).

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"An analysis of Japanese horror films from the 1990s and 2000s using Deleuzian concepts"--

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People today remember Jayne Mansfield as a famous Hollywood movie star. Through her constant exposure in the press, she gave the public the false impression that she was a major movie star.

This book charts the captivating life and career of Jayne Mansfield.

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Jazz in My Soul/A Marvin Gaye Fantasy a thought-provoking one act musical stage play. A delightful, fantasy, dream sequence about a woman who dreams of Marvin every April 1st (the day of his death) for over 30 years. Every year her dream is the same, until the day of our play, that is when the dream takes an unsuspected twist.

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Her popularity among peers, directors, and fellow performers, was contradicted by her near paranoia in demanding privacy and remoteness in her private life.

The book's bibliography includes dozens of references to reviews in film periodicals, as well as excerpts from reviews of nearly all her films.

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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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"This classic in the literature of cinema represents the convergence of the three leading figures of French film: Jean Renoir, universally considered the greatest French director; Andre Bazin, the outs"

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An analysis of all Jean Renoir's sound films, including those he made in Hollywood. Giving an account of critical debates concerning Renoir, and focusing on areas such as gender, nation and ethnicity, the book asks us to rethink our understanding of Renoir's political commitment.

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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 volume offers a new interpretation of the whole of Godard's career in cinema. Drawing examples from all periods of Godard's filmmaking, it examines the parallels between the director's innovative approach to film form and wider developments in French culture and thought since 1950. -- .

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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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Memorable Broadway roles are illustrated with scenes from Streetcar, The Fourposter (with Hume Cronyn, 1951), Five Finger Exercise (1959), A Delicate Balance (with Cronyn, 1966), The Gin Game (1977), Rose (1981), and Foxfire (with Cronyn, 1982).

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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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Short, medium, and full-length films and monumental mini-series are included--from Evald Schrom's 12-minute Psalm/Zalm to Dan Curtis's 18-hour War and Remembrance.

The second part of the book provides a section of comprehensive indexes, cross-referencing all films by subject (e.g.

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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. -- .