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Leni Riefenstahl achieved fame as a dancer, actress, photographer and director, but her entire career is coloured by her association with the Nazis. Using original documentation, this book looks at Riefenstahl's life, work and politics.

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A study of the "enfant terrible" of French cinema. The ingredients and influences of Carax's films (including "Les Amants du Pont Neuf" and "Pola X") are examined: Paris, pop music, flanerie, amour fou, mannerist and neo-baroque aesthetics, "Nouvelle Vague" and contemporary naturalist cinema.

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"Les Diaboliques" was a top grossing film in 1955. The author sets "Les Diaboliques" against the political culture of its time, and demonstrates the importance of Clouzot as a master of the thriller genre. She gives an in-depth textual analysis of the film, and presents a comparison with its US remake.

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The founder and director of the Yale Repertory theatre, as well as Harvard's American Repertory theatre, and a drama critic for more than thirty years, Robert Brustein is a living legend in theatrical circles. Letters to a Young Actor not only inspires the multitudes of struggling dramatists out pounding the pavement, but also reinvigorates the very state of the art of acting itself.

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Born in Wisconsin in 1919, Wladziu Valentino Liberace began his career as a performer at roadhouses, bars, stag parties, afternoon teas, and dances in the Milwaukee area.

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Shares a wealth of scandalous and intriguing tales about all, from the stars of Hollywood's Golden Era like Jean Harlow and Grace Kelly to idols of the sixties and seventies like Jim Morrison and John Belushi (who tragically died there in 1982).

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Over four hundred individuals who designed lighting are profiled here in biographical sketches, each accompanied by a chronological listing of Broadway credits for lighting, and for scenic and costume design when relevant.

An introduction briefly surveys the lighting design profession and its development on Broadway.

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In this thorough study of Lillian Russell, chapters provide detailed entries of her performances and extensive bibliographic information.

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An analysis of liminal performance. It surveys traditional and contemporary aesthetics, followed by a series of case studies and, in the final chapter, a summary description of liminal performances as an emerging genre. Liminal works discussed include Pina Bausch's "Tanztheater".

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An account of early radio's contributions to US social and cultural life, this account brings together varied perspectives of listeners who recall the programmes that delighted and entranced them.

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An exploration of the cult TV show "Lost", looking at its use of novels, plays, stories, and other literary texts. It teases out the critical significance of these featured books, demonstrating how literature has served to enhance the meaning of the show.

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This approach to literature and film explores how contemporary fiction and film fulfill a continuum in our never-ending search to understand how life ought to be lived.

Encompassing a broad spectrum of modern film and fiction, a variety of authors and directors are represented.

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This approach to literature and film explores how contemporary fiction and film fulfill a continuum in our never-ending search to understand how life ought to be lived.

Encompassing a broad spectrum of modern film and fiction, a variety of authors and directors are represented.

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"Since 1934, the Village Vanguard in New York's Greenwich Village has hosted the foremost in live jazz, folk music, and comedy. Its owner, Max Gordon, has now written a personal history of his club and"

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The first collection to consolidate authoritative research into the burgeoning field of 'live cinema', the creation of live events around a particular film screening.

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