Performing Arts

More than any other male movie star, the refined Clifton Webb (1889-1966) caused the movie-going public to change its image of a leading man. In a day when...

The Morningside Years Cd: Introduction By Peter Gzowski (1:22) -- Stuart Mclean And The Cricket (9:05) -- Kierans, Camp, And Lewis: Will Meech Lake Be Ratif...

From the chief film critic of Slate comes a fresh and captivating biography on comedy legend and acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton that also explores the ev...

An eminent film historian illuminates the stars of silent film. Salon - Steve Vineberg The heyday of silent movies began in 1915, when D.W. Griffith rele...

Product Description Academy Award–winning director Michael Curtiz (1886–1962)―whose best-known films includeCasablanca (1942), Yankee Doodle Dand...

Charlie Rose Has Called Louis C.k. The Philosopher-king Of Comedy, And Many Have Detected Philosophical Profundity In His Material. Twenty-five Philosophers...

Product Description New York Times bestseller An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him be...

A biography by Jodie Foster's brother reveals their joint travails as children of divorce and Hollywood, and her subsequent rise to the pinnacle of Hollywoo...

By Gelsey Kirkland With Greg Lawrence. A Duplicate Copy Of This Title Was Part Of The Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, But Was Not Retained.Categories:...

A behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour — the provocative, politically charged program that shocked the censor...

A Musician And Teacher Gives Aspiring Artists, Writers, And Musicians Practical Techniques To Overcome Creative Blocks And Performance Anxiety. The Book Inc...

Includes six short stories written by masters of mystery and crime fiction, along with a screen adaptation of each storyCategories: Literature & Fiction...

Gary Cooper was the foremost American screen hero—a major film actor for over thirty years, beginning with the silents. His stardom eclipsed even such su...

From acclaimed author Scott Eyman comes the fascinating story of how the transition from silent films to ‘talkies’ transformed Hollywood.It was the end ...

Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and ...

Moss Hart's Act One, which Lincoln Center Theater presented in 2014 as a play written and directed by James Lapine, is one of the great American memoirs, a ...

Corpus Delecti is an unprecedented event in the history of Latino performance art. Assembled and edited by one of the foremost practitioners and theorists ...

A practical book which describes how prop makers can create interesting and unusual stage props out of a variety of materials, such as papier mache, plaster...

Did you know it rains diamonds on the planet Uranus? Did you know mosquitoes don’t just bite you and suck your blood, they urinate on you before flying of...

The English Actor Describes His Public And Private Life From His Childhood Through His Sixty-year Career. Part 1: -- How It Began -- Cradle To Choirboy -- R...

130 tips on how to tell a story, how to translate the page to the stage (or screen), and how talk to actors. Endorsed by a veritable who s who of film and ...

Sukeroku: Flower Of Edo.--saint Narukami And The God Fudō.--chronicle Of The Battle Of Ichinotani.--love Letter From The Licensed Quarter.--the Scarlet Pri...

Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the definitive biography of the Master of Suspense and the most widely recognized film director of all ti...

Since the first screening of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001, New Zealand has become the embodiment of "Middle-earth" to millions...

Celebrates every move the Pink Panther has ever made over the past forty years, from the original Pink Panther movie starring Peter Sellers and the long-run...

Follows the legendary John Ford through a career that spanned more than five decades, drawing on dozens of personal interviews, material from Ford's estate,...

The complete memoirs of Neil Simon, the greatest—and most successful—American playwright of all time, the author of such iconic works as Lost in Yonkers...

Gain access to a personal collection of 101 highly effective drama games and activities suitable for children or adults. Sections include improvisation, mim...

What can Dory remember? Who are her parents? In Finding Dory, Pixar Animation Studios sets out to answer these questions, to the delight of Finding Nemo fan...

Lost in Space was the first prime time weekly television series to take viewers into outer space’s strange new alien worlds – something the networks bel...

Captain America: the First Avenger was Marvel Studios' breakout smash hit fi lm of 2011. Now, relive all the shield-slinging excitement with the film's offi...

(Applause Books). Here is the original story of a true original, the celebrated and internationally renowned director, playwright and screenwriter Arthur La...

”To be young, good-looking, healthy, famous, comparatively rich and happy is surely going against nature.” When Joe Orton (1933–1967) wrote those words...

Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897--1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. He was a wild, swashbuckl...

first Time In Paperback: The Landmark Biography Of One Of Hollywood's Last Bigger-than-life Stars library Journal buford, A National Public Radio Comment...

Lisa Stein Haven. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Ipswich, Ma Available Via World Wide Web.Categories: Humor & E...

To the average moviegoer, the name of Basil Rathbone conjures up an image of fiction's most famous detective - Sherlock Holmes. Certainly, of all the actors...

Ideal choice for fans of the LEGO movie who want to try stop-motion animation in their own movies Provides practical tips on how to film using stop-motion...

Visit www.betterlivingtv.com for more information, and connect with the cast on Facebook at www.facebook.com/betterlivingtvdaysofourlives. The word "balanc...

Ecco, questa � Via Toledo. Ora comincia Napoli! Alla ricerca di Sophia � un lungo monologo, una lettera che il protagonista traccia nella sua mente, dialoga...

The classic book on acting, in an attractive Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect Acting has remained a durable classic and a must-...

(Applause Books). A master actor who's appeared in an enormous number of films, starring with everyone from Nicholson to Kermit the Frog, Michael Caine is ...

THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the audition piece that is best suited to your performing skillsIn this volume of the Good Audition...

DisneyWar is the breathtaking, dramatic inside story of what drove America's best-known entertainment company to civil war, told by one of our most acclai...

The reviewer of the Boston Globe said point blank: "Over the years, I've read hundreds of books on Hollywood and the movie business, and this one is right ...

Award-winning Master Critic Robert Gottlieb Takes A Singular And Multifaceted Look At The Life Of Silver Screen Legend Greta Garbo, And The Culture That Wor...

Introduction -- Don't Miss -- The Patriarch (1881 1924) -- Go Hollywood, Young Man! (1924-29) -- To Be An Actor (1929-32) -- Mediocrity Is Not My Lot (1932-...

Fredric March (1897-1975) was one of the most dynamic and versatile actors of his time. On the screen he created memorable performances in such classic film...