Performing Arts

It's classic Hollywood -- uncensored. Filled with rare images and untold stories from producers, censors, stars, exhibitors, and the movie-going public, Forbidden Hollywood is the ultimate guide to a gloriously entertaining and strikingly modern time in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566081924Author Jan Peterson EwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 204g

First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. Exploring the interaction between art and society, Hauser effectively details...

John Boorman's Point Blank (1967) has long been recognised as one of the seminal films of the sixties, with its revisionary mix of genres including neo-noir, New Wave, and spaghetti western. Its lasting influence can be traced throughout the decades in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573013577Author Noel CowardFormat PaperbackImprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

Who gives the hammiest performance in a Bond film? What is the series' most cringeworthy moment? What quips would Sir Roger Moore come out with if he starred in Licence to Kill? These are the sort of questions you never knew you needed answering. It's...

Philosophers on Film from Bergson to Badiou is an anthology of writings on cinema and film by many of the major thinkers in continental philosophy. The book presents a selection of fundamental texts, each accompanied by an introduction and exposition by...

Brilliantly illustrated and designed by the London-based film magazine Little White Lies, Bong Joon-ho examines the career of the South Korean writer/director, who has been making critically acclaimed feature films for more than two decades. First...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573700286Author Marc CamolettiFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Samuel French, Inc.Publisher Samuel French, Inc.Weight(grams) 109g

Comprehensive, authoritative, and unique, The Oxford Guide to Film Studies is the up-to-date critical volume on the theories, debates, and approaches to the study of film. A host of international experts provide an overview of the main disciplinary...

A new collection of sheet music for old tunes. Traditional English music put together as sets as played in the only weekly session in London. Jigs, hornpipes, reels, polka-reels and morris tunes from the past few centuries, plus a few newly composed. A...

Celebrate the hit, cult-favourite 80s classic, Ghostbusters, with this stunning compendium of original poster art. Celebrating the spectacularly spooky Ghostbusters universe, this 192-page hardcover book features a treasure trove of exclusive artwork...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615932931Author Pamela DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, No Romance is a play about our search for connection in a fractured world. It received the Stewart Parker Trust Award in 2012. Laura has a secret. Joe's has been revealed. Peg's been keeping hers for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989735179Author Greg DeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Be Funny Inc.Publisher Be Funny Inc.Weight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm

This book offers a wealth of resources, critical overviews and detailed analysis of Ivo van Hove's internationally acclaimed work as the foremost director of theatre, opera and musicals in our time. Stunning production photos capture the power of van...

Although film noir is traditionally associated with the mean streets of the Dark City, this volume explores the genre from a new angle, focusing on non-urban settings. Through detailed readings of over 100 films set in suburbs, small towns, on the road,...

The power of story in our lives is far from adequately understood in contemporary culture. Equally the therapeutic power of storytelling, how it can quite literally entrance and even heal, has been ignored until recently. Transforming Tales reveals the...

Movie trailers-those previews of coming attractions before the start of a feature film-are routinely praised and reviled by moviegoers and film critics alike: "They give away too much of the movie." "They're better than the films." "They only show the...

Robert Wilson's theatre is the stuff of legend. He has taught theatre-goers to see the world with different eyes. Stefan Brecht's book provides detailed documentation and analysis of a number of Wilson's earliest groundbreaking works including The Life...

It's been over thirty-five years since the irrepressible Fraggles first hit the screen in the beloved children's television hit Fraggle Rock. Created by the legendary Jim Henson, along with Michael K. Frith, Jerry Juhl, Duncan Kenworthy, and Jocelyn...

Showcasing the unique costumes featured in the Star Trek franchise, from Mr. Spock's Starfleet uniform to Uhura's mirror universe ensemble. The book features a wardrobe gallery that explores beautiful and innovative fashions from the various film and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399589652Author PrinceFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint One World BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 765gDimensions(mm) 238mm * 163mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423406266Author Jonathan LarsonPage Count 150Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an...

The Art of the Wind Rises is the latest in the perennially popular line of Studio Ghibli artbooks, which includes interviews, concept sketches, and finished animation cels from the studio behind such classics as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro. The...

Freedom has only ever meant Love. And life lived without love Is not life enough. Chess is in prison. Facing a lengthy sentence, her cell mate, Serena, becomes her soul mate. But when Serena is given parole, Chess faces total isolation. Hope...

Packed with witty career advice for budding entrepreneurs, this Star Wars self-help book is full of brilliant business advice and funny quotes from Lando Calrissian and other Star Wars characters.As the galaxy's resident wheeler-dealer, Lando has lots of...

Giving deserved attention to nearly 150 neglected films, this book covers early sound era features, serials and documentaries with genre elements of horror, science fiction and fantasy, from major and minor studios and independents. Full credits,...

This essential book covers the key areas for A Level Film Studies students, building confidence through a careful, step-by-step approach. The first part of the book establishes a basic understanding of the grounding of film analysis in the various...

The Nick Hern Books Page to Stage series - highly accessible guides to the world's best-known plays, written by established theatre professionals to show how the plays come to life on the stage. Director Stephen Unwin takes you scene by scene through...

Passionate, highly entertaining and gloriously funny - Robert Tressell's classic pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators is vividly adapted by Howard Brenton. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists...

In the long-awaited American Gothic Jonathan Rigby tells the story of the Hollywood horror film from its 19th-century beginnings through to the arrival of Vincent Price as a genre star in films like House of Wax and The Fly. This 60-year period...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646431922Author Editors of Cider Mill PressFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Cider Mill PressPublisher Cider Mill PressWeight(grams) 152g

Beloved among cult horror devotees for its signature excesses of sex and violence, Italian giallo cinema is marked by switchblades, mysterious killers, whisky bottles and poetically overinflated titles. A growing field of English-language giallo studies...

From the stages of Broadway and London to university campuses, Paris, and the bourgeoning theaters of Africa, Greek tragedy remains constantly in production. This global revival, in addition to delighting audiences, has highlighted both the promise and...

Excel as a Cameraman in today's evolving film industry with this updated classic. Learn what to do - and what NOT to do - during production and get the job done right the first time. This seventh edition covers the basics of cinematography and provides...

What began with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' landmark graphic novel, Watchmen (1987) is no longer a single story, but rather a cross-platform, multi-media franchise, including a role-playing game and video game, a motion comic, a Zack Snyder movie, and a...

This Introduction is an exciting journey through the different styles of theatre that twentieth-century and contemporary directors have created. It discusses artistic and political values, rehearsal methods and the diverging relationships with actors,...

In What a Body Can Do, Ben Spatz develops, for the first time, a rigorous theory of embodied technique as knowledge. He argues that viewing technique as both training and research has much to offer current debates over the role of practice in the...