Entertainment & Performing Arts

From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of all time, "the Duke," John Wayne. As he did in his bestselling biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879100421Author A.B. SpellmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

When Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was released in 1998, few would have prophesied quite the impact this low-budget crime comedy would have. Almost overnight it became a cultural phenomenon, launched the careers of Guy Ritchie, Matthew Vaughn and...

Johnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level bass-baritone voice and sombre demeanour, for huge hits like "Ring of Fire" and "I Walk the Line." He's one of the best-selling musicians of all time, and his crossover appeal earned him inductions...

In the 1930s and '40s, the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo toured the United States and the world, introducing many to ballet as an art form, while spreading the enduring image of the ballerina as an embodiment of feminine grace and sophistication. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525575955Author Robert GreenfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

He's been called Australia's Bob Dylan and likened to Springsteen and Neil Young, but Paul Kelly stands alone as a chronicler of his and our times. He is Australia's best-loved singer, songwriter, author and poetic observer and though he has written his...

Akira Kurosawa said of the great director: 'Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon.' Martin Scorsese remarked on Ray's birth centenary in 2021: 'The films of Satyajit Ray are truly treasures of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912053315Author Frazer HinesFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Fantastic Books PublishingPublisher Fantastic Books PublishingWeight(grams)...

Frank Capra called her, "The greatest emotional actress the screen has yet known." Yet she was one of its most natural, timeless, and underrated stars. Now Victoria Wilson, gives us the most complete portrait we have yet had, or will have, of this...

From his boyhood days spent drawing compulsively through his tragic death, the trajectory of Keith Haring's life is a story of incredible achievement, luck, opportunity, and extraordinary commitment. This graphic novel looks at every stage of that...

Sir John Gielgud's acting career was among the most distinguished of his generation. In a lifetime that lasted nearly a century he appeared in hundreds of theatrical productions and films receiving virtually every acting honor given including an...

Ingrid Bergman. Audrey Hepburn. Elizabeth Taylor. Jane Fonda. Meryl Streep. The list of women who have won the coveted and legendary Academy Award for Best Actress is long and varied. Through this illustrious roster we can trace the history of women in...

An essential piece of Disney history has been unreported for eighty years. Soon after the birth of Mickey Mouse, one animator raised the Disney Studio far beyond Walt's expectations. That animator also led a union war that almost destroyed it. Art...

New in paperback, John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of the finest classical actor of the twentieth century. This entertaining but critical biography charts the ups and downs of Gielgud's long and...

New in paperback, John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of the finest classical actor of the twentieth century. This entertaining but critical biography charts the ups and downs of Gielgud's long and...

From Peter Bogdanovich - director, screenwriter, actor, and cinema scholar - 25 fascinating portraits of Hollywood's most acclaimed movie actors and actresses: stars whom he has known, admired, and occasionally worked with. Bogdanovich captures...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451613698Author Betty WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 155mm...

With punk tunes to die for, raucous gigs to get the world jumping and lyrics that resonate with a generation, All Time Low are putting the power back into power-pop and owning stages across the globe. In 2003, four best friends, Alex Gaskarth, Jack...

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH has played detective and monster, barrister and scientist, politician and painter, comic and spy. Still only in his thirties, he has become one of Britain's foremost acting talents, excelling in theatre, television, radio and cinema...

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH has played detective and monster, barrister and scientist, politician and painter, comic and spy. Still only in his thirties, he has become one of Britain's foremost acting talents, excelling in theatre, television, radio and cinema...

British-born actress, singer, director, and producer Ida Lupino (1918-1995) cut one of the most alluring profiles of any Hollywood persona during the forties and fifties. The star of classic films such as They Drive by Night (1940), High Sierra (1941),...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorChris Enss and Howard Kazanjian have written a number of award-winning books including The Young Duke: The Early Life of John Wayne and Cowboys, Creatures and...

As the brother in law to JFK and a member of the Rat Pack, Peter Lawford was one of America's most acclaimed movie stars.Lawford led an extraordinary life. His story, as told by the woman who knew him best, is the always candid, sometimes shocking...

By the director of the hit documentary Behind the Burly Q comes the first ever oral history of American Burlesque--as told by the performers who lived it, often speaking out here for the first time. By telling the intimate and surprising stories from its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451646641Author Larry HagmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 455gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

For over three decades, renowned Japanese voice actress Megumi Hayashibara hasbreathed life into countless iconic characters-including Ranma Saotome (Ranma 9;),Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Lina Inverse (Slayers), Jessie (Pokemon),Faye...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992684808Author Richard SydenhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Big Star CreationsPublisher Big Star Creations

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593138090Author Tina BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 592Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446698511Author Billy CrystalFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Warner Books IncPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm)...

Discover how Zendaya conquered the worlds of film, TV and fashion to become the face of a generation. This is her life story, as never told before. Zendaya is a phenomenon. Beginning as a precocious child star on the Disney Channel, she has since...

The extraordinary story of a transformative decade on Broadway, featuring gripping behind-the-scenes accounts of shows such as Rent, Angels in America, Chicago, The Lion King, and The Producers-shows that changed the history of the American theater. ...

Featured on CBS This Morning, Squawk Box, MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, and more. "Reading Face to Face is like being a fly on the wall, watching Brian Grazer work his magic. Utterly entertaining, this is how you become...

This absorbing biography chronicles the life and work of one of the most important entertainers of the twentieth century. Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) starred in theater, film, radio, and television. His immense popularity across a variety of media, his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345523624Author Ashley JuddFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Hugo Award (Related Book) 2023.Book InformationISBN 9780063080478Author Wil WheatonFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher...

When Simon Cadell announced to the world that he may have only days to live, it signalled the end of a twenty-year stage career that had just seen its finest hour-winning an Olivier Award for `Travels With My Aunt'. The British public had fallen in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996206747Author Lowell LytleFormat HardbackPage Count 314Imprint Encourage PublishingPublisher Encourage PublishingWeight(grams) 590g

From Snow White to Moana, from Pinocchio to Frozen, the animated films of Walt Disney Studios have moved and entertained millions. But few fans know that behind these groundbreaking features was an incredibly influential group of women who fought for...