Presenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada's history. In these books we explore the lives of some Canadian pioneers in the world of performing arts. Profiled are: Mary Pickford, the...
Film, television and performing arts
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Author:Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle, Leavey, Peggy Dymond, Evans, GarySummary: - Author:Shurin, SandeSummary:
STAR POWER! establishes a new wave of Acting. It speaks to current and relevant issues that creative Actors are grappling with: How do I “BE” authentic and respond from my truth and still BE the character? How do I respond...
- Author:Elwood, Graham, Mancini, Chris, Benson, DougSummary:
The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies brings what has been missing from movie discussion for too long: A healthy dose of humor. This is the first time ever two filmmakers who are also comedians give their views on film. It will bring...
- Author:Hume, Margaret AnneSummary:
Just Mary and Maggie Muggins are names that will arouse memories in those who grew up with CBC radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. The creator of these and other children’s shows, former Fredericton schoolteacher Mary Grannan,...
- Author:Mombourquette, AngelaSummary:
The final chaotic season of Codco had just wrapped when Mary Walsh sat down at a Toronto bistro with George Anthony, then creative head of CBC TV's arts programming. She'd been thinking about a news-based comedy show--did he think that...
- Author:Gaines, CaseenSummary:
Unwrap a treasure trove of stories and photos behind a Christmas tradition
A Christmas Story has become a perennial holiday favourite since its release in 1983. While millions watch the movie every year on...
- Author:Guffey, Ensley F.Summary:
The only comprehensive critical guide to the beloved sci-fi phenomenon A Dream Given Form provides an accessible, comprehensive, and critical look at Babylon 5, one of the most groundbreaking series of all time. Nearly 20 years after...
- Author:Guffey, Ensley F., Koontz, K. DaleSummary:
The only comprehensive critical guide to the beloved sci-fi phenomenon
A Dream Given Form provides an accessible, comprehensive, and critical look at Babylon 5, one of the most groundbreaking series of all time...
- Author:Frédric, KristianSummary:
Un livre incontournable sur le théâtre contemporain. À cheval entre l’autobiographie et des réflexions sur l’art et le théâtre, écrit dans un style alerte et vif, À feu et à sang ou Le désir brûlant retrace un parcours singulier....
- Author:Cranston, BryanSummary:
The actor, already successful before he starred in the huge hit show Breaking Bad, walks readers through his life by way of the different roles--acting and personal--he has played. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2016.
- Author:Hirsch, PaulSummary:
A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away is a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years by Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than forty features. Starting with his work on...
- Author:Hirsch, PaulSummary:
Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than forty features, presents a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years.
- Author:Graham, MarySummary:
Alberta's magnificent landscape has served as a popular location for filmmakers since the dawn of the movie industry. For film pioneers, Alberta embodied the myth of the Great Northwest, a primeval mountain wilderness and the last...
- Author:Foxx, JamieSummary:
From Academy Award-winning actor, comedian, and musician Jamie Foxx, a candid and funny look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters with very different personalities. Jamie Foxx is not only one of the country's...
- Author:Underdahl, KeithSummary:
An essential resource for anyone who wants to get up and running with this popular video-editing application, from amateur and hobbyist filmmakers to professionals who want to explore the possibilities of editing on a PC Explains how to...
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Adventure Time and Philosophy is a monster-beating, wild ride of philosophical mayhem. The authors have come together to understand and explore one of the deepest and most thoughtful television shows ever to assault human brain waves....
- Author:Brooks, Mel.Summary:
At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words. "Laugh-out-...
- Author:James, Ron.Summary:
Canada's most verbally virtuosic comic makes his literary debut—and he's just as richly, uproariously funny on the page as on stage. His legion of fans—the ones who ensure his every show the length and breadth of Canada is sold out—...
- Author:Griffin, MarkSummary:
Drawing on more than 100 interviews, Mark Griffin shows how beneath Rock Hudson's suave movie star persona, was a deeply insecure man continually threatened with public exposure of his closeted homosexuality and contraction of AIDS by...
- Author:Seagrave, Jayne, Bovard, JimSummary:
A celebration of the twenty-eight-year history of Western Canada’s most illustrious Shakespeare festival.Over the summer of 1990, six thousand Vancouverites flocked into a rented tent at Vanier Park to watch A Midsummer Night’s Dream....
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