During the past twenty years, Latin American cinema has experienced an enormous upsurge, prompting film critics and scholars to hail the onset of a new era. What this signals, more than thriving financial or production infrastructures,...
Film, television and performing arts
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Author:Summary: - Author:Nawaz, ZarqaSummary:
Zarqa Nawaz has always straddled two cultures. She's just as likely to be agonizing over which sparkly earrings will 'pimp out' her hijab as to be flirting with the Walmart meat manager in a futile attempt to secure halal chicken the...
- Author:Davis, Madelyn PughSummary:
At any time, night or day, I Love Lucy is being broadcast somewhere in the world. Four generations have grown up watching I Love Lucy, and Lucille Ball's is the most recognized face in the world. Madelyn Pugh Davis was Lucy's staff...
- Author:Seal, MarkSummary:
The behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather, fifty years after the classic film's original release. The story of how The Godfather was made is as dramatic, operatic, and entertaining as the film itself. Over the...
- Author:Fisher, David, Shatner, WilliamSummary:
Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner first crossed paths as actors on the set of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Little did they know that their next roles, in a new science-fiction television series, would shape their lives in ways no one could...
- Author:Giasson-Dulude, GabrielleSummary:
Cet essai cherche dans l’oeuvre mimée d’Étienne Decroux les héritages d’une parole qui s’habite et prend racine dans son mutisme, considérant que toute voix origine du silence des corps. L’ouvrage approche la transmission dans le...
- Author:Bundchen, GiseleSummary:
The instant New York Times bestseller Supermodel and philanthropist Gisele Bündchen shares personal stories, insights, and photos to explore lessons that have helped shape her life. Gisele Bündchen's journey began in southern Brazil,...
- Author:Johnston, Sheila M.F.Summary:
"A fascinating history of a wonderful old theatre." - Hume Cronyn In September of 1901 London's New Grand Opera House flung open its doors. Boasting a beautiful interior design, and with the most modern stage equipment...
- Author:Mew, Diane, Hall, AmeliaSummary:
By the time Amelia Hall died suddenly in December 1984 she had become one of Canada's most respected and well-loved actresses. In this book she has left an incomparable record of her early years in the professional theatre in...
- Author:Copeland, MistySummary:
"Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?" As the only African-American soloist dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. But when she first placed her...
- Author:Federle, TimSummary:
This is a guide to getting ahead in life, love, and leadership--Broadway style. From a former back-up dancer and Broadway chorus boy come fifty tips and anecdotes intended to inspire you to remember that you are the star of your life...
- Author:Jason, KourtneySummary:
MAKE MOVIE NIGHT EPIC Invite friends over, mix some drinks, press play and drink, drink, drink every time Lights Camera Booze tells you to. It's 80-proof fun in front of the big screen when this book turns your favorite movies into...
- Author:Ferrer, Sean HepburnSummary:
Meet Audrey Hepburn as you've never seen her before in Little Audrey's Daydream: The Life of Audrey Hepburn, an empowering children's book by her son and daughter-in-law, Sean and Karin Hepburn Ferrer. Little Audrey'...
- Author:Wood, LanaSummary:
In this memoir, Lana Wood investigates the mysterious drowning of her sister, the actress Natalie Wood, and clears up the myths and misconceptions behind one of the most notorious celebrity deaths of our time. On the night of November...
- Author:Slate, JennySummary:
"Magical" -Mindy Kaling "Delicious"- Amy Sedaris "It made me remember I was alive" - George Saunders. Hello! I looked into my brain and found a book. Here it is. Inside you will find: The smell of...
- Author:Shatner, William, Fisher, DavidSummary:
This program is read by William Shatner. Star Trek legend and veteran author William Shatner discusses the meaning of life, finding value in work, and living well whatever your age in this fascinating audiobook. "I have always felt,"...
- Author:Lachonis, Jon, Johnston, Amy J.Summary:
“Lost Ate my Life!” is not the authors’ self-referential statement. Instead, it is the collective cry of the hardened fan base for ABC’s pop-culture phenomenon. The book has two central ideas: first, that the creators of ...
- Author:Spencer, LivSummary:
“Love Bites: The Unofficial Saga of Twilight is a Twilighter essential. With beautiful full color pages, this book takes you from the beginnings of Stephenie Meyer to the future release of Breaking Dawn on the big...
- Author:Calhoun, CrissySummary:
Go deep into the heart of Mystic Falls with this episode-by-episode look at the first season of The Vampire Diaries.
Premiering in the thick of the vampire craze, The Vampire Diaries has proven itself to be much...
- Author:Calhoun, CrissySummary:
The Vampire Diaries’ ultimate fan bible returns for season 3
Go deep into the heart of Mystic Falls with the latest volume in a series School Library Journal called “well written and thoroughly detailed.” ...
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