Projecting Race presents a history of educational documentary filmmaking in the postwar era in light of race relations and the fight for civil rights. Drawing on extensive archival research and textual analyses, the volume tracks the...
Film, television and performing arts
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Author:Charbonneau, StephenSummary: - Author:Hagen, DarrinSummary:
Edmonton’s Loud & Queer Cabaret has been blazing trails and shining a light on Queer arts and culture for twenty years. The showcase has debuted more than three hundred pieces of stunning performance and art from both established...
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This is an exciting new collection sure to create ripples throughout Canadian film studies - an important new addition to the literature on Canadian screen culture. - Zoë Druick, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University Rain/...
- Author:Rosenbaum, RichardSummary:
Celebrating the persistence of Turtle Power
Raise Some Shell critically and cleverly examines the origins, evolution, and impact of the Ninja Turtles phenomenon — from its beginning as a self-...
- Author:Crouse, RichardSummary:
The story of one of the most controversial films in history
How did a movie by one of the most famous filmmakers in the world end up banned, censored, and shelved? Made by “the English Federico Fellini,” Ken Russell,...
- Author:Buxton, AdamSummary:
INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS PODCAST WITH JOE CORNISH 'An affectionate and revealing account ... Funny, sad, real, rueful.' The Times 'Warm, rambling and self-aware' Guardian. The long-awaited, rambling, tender, and...
- Author:Rather, Dan, Diehl, DigbySummary:
Dan Rather tells the real story of his final months at CBS, including his removal from the anchor chair in the wake of the controversy surrounding the story of George W. Bush and the Texas Air National Guard.
- Author:Sohn-Rethel, MartenSummary:
What happens when we watch feature films or television dramas' Many of our responses to moving-image fiction texts embody "realism" or "truth," but what are we responding to, exactly, and how is our notion of...
- Author:Wilson, RebelSummary:
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious, and inspiring book about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success and loving herself. This "beautiful, brave book," (...
- Author:Chang, ElaineSummary:
Founded in 1997 by producer Anita Lee and journalist Andrew Sun, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. The festival fosters the exchange of...
- Author:Crouse, RichardSummary:
Do you know which televised awards show gives a prize for "Favourite Smile"?Or which Oscar host announced that he was going to raffle off a car during the ceremony?Do you know who won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst...
- Author:Meunier, ClaudeSummary:
Vingt ans après le succès du Journal d'un Ti-Mé, le Popa extralucide et délirant de La Petite Vie nous revient avec ses « réflexions mentales » déjantées, complémentées par les interventions de Jaqueline, de Pogo et des autres membres...
- Author:Weitzman, ElizabethSummary:
A charming and timely tribute to the women who broke glass ceilings in film and television, debuting during an historic time of change in the entertainment industry. Renegade Women in Film and TV blends fascinating biographical...
- Author:White, JerrySummary:
Revisioning Europe :The Films of John Berger and Alain Tanner, is among the few existing English-language discussions of the films made by British novelist John Berger and Swiss film director Alain Tanner. It brings to light a...
- Author:Selvin, JoelSummary:
Chronicles the private life of television's first child actor--from his celebrated youth through his slow descent into depression and addiction as a struggling adult, and to his untimely death.
- Author:Rainnie, BruceSummary:
With over 25 years of broadcasting experience, Bruce Rainnie has collected stories from every news, political and sports arena. He has forged a unique partnership with PEI's legendary weatherman, "Boomer" Gallant, and has worked closely...
- Author:Orlean, SusanSummary:
Rin-Tin-Tin was discovered on a WWI battlefield in 1918. The adorable German shepherd went on to star in several movies throughout the 1920s and 30s. Eventually, his legacy was cemented in a popular 1950s television program.
- Author:Ebert, RogerSummary:
The only film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize, Roger Ebert collects his reviews from the last 30 months in Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2012. Forbes Magazine described Ebert as the "most powerful pundit in America." In January 2011, he...
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Roger Ebert’s criticism shows a nearly unequaled grasp of film history and technique, and formidable intellectual range...” —New York Times Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic Roger Ebert presents more than 600 full-length critical movie...
- Author:Hunter, MartinSummary:
Romancing the Bard offers a look at the Stratford Festival in its first fifty years as it developed from a bold venture driven by vision of a handful of eager enthusiasts to its present status as a multi-million dollar cultural and...
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