Impacting Theatre Audiences
This edited collection explores methods for conducting critical empirical research examining the potential impacts of theatrical events on audience members.
Hard Copy (Director's Cut)
Director's Cut Includes: - Foreword by Ellis Kross- The first 25 pages of the gripping sequel, Hard Pressed- A sneak peek from the final chapter of THE HARD Series, Hard Justice
Quite Quite Fantastic! The Avengers for Modern Viewers
Based on the popular website, this exciting new volume examines the classic television programs, The Avengers and The New Avengers. Quite Quite Fantastic! provides insight into the behind-the-scenes production of both programs and their relevance to viewers today. Each episode is reviewed and analyzed, and the main characters and actors are profiled in depth. Plus, mini-biographies of dozens of guest actors, directors and writers are included. And the long-missing Season One is reconstructed with a special look at the newly recovered episode "Tunnel of Fear"!
Some Dreams Never Die
Some Dreams Never Die begins as a massive Collection of lyric poems. The subject matter of the poems go from love to life, politics, personal life experiences and spirituality. Some Dreams Never Die also has six plays that are very diverse dramas that express not only truth and beauty but pain and the cruel reality of the life. Along with the poetry collection and plays, Some Dreams Never Die has several essays on various subjects. These subjects range from personal experiences and personal interest to my beliefs on social issues and politics as well my spiritual beliefs. In these essays I express not only my opinions and beliefs but I try to make attempt to educate and inform others with what I write. Some Dreams Never Die is a complete book that over all express hope, truth, struggle, and most of all pain.
One Man, Two Guvnors
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect 瞿6,000 from his fiancee's dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who's been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Holed up at The Cricketers' Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple. Based on Carlo Goldoni's classic Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters, in this new English version by prize winning playwright Richard Bean, sex, food and money are high on the agenda.
Avatars, Activism and Postdigital Performance
In the context of the postdigital age, where technology is increasingly part of our social and political world, Avatars, Activism and Postdigital Performance traces how identity can be created, developed, hijacked, manipulated, sabotaged and explored through performance in postdigital cultures. Considering how technology is reshaping performance, this timely collection reveals how we engage in performance practices through expanded notions of intermediality, knotted networks and layering. This book examines the artist as activist and producer of avatars, and how digital doubles, artificial intelligence and semi-automated politics are problematizing and expanding our discussions of identity. Using a range of examples in theatre, film and internet-based performance practices, chapters examine the uncertain boundaries of networked 'informational selves' in mediatized cultures, the impacts of machine algorithms, apps and the consequences of digital legacies. Case studies include James Cameron's Avatar, Blast Theory's Karen, Ontroerend Goed's A Game of You, Randy Rainbow's online videos, Sisters Grimm's Calpurnia Descending, Dead Centre's Lippy and Chekhov's First Play and Jo Scott's practice-as-research in 'place-mixing'. This is an incisive study for scholars, students and practitioners interested in the wider conversations around identity-formation in postdigital cultures.
Performing Arousal
Shortlisted for the 2023 TaPRA Edited Collection Prize This book considers arousal as a mode of theoretical and artistic inquiry to encourage new ways of staging and examining bodies in performance across artistic disciplines, modern history, and cultural contexts. Looking at traditional drama and theatre, but also visual arts, performance activism, and arts-based community engagement, this collection draws on the complicated relationship between arousing images and the frames of their representability to address what constitutes arousal in a variety of connotations. It examines arousal as a project of social, scientific, cultural, and artistic experimentation, and discusses how our perception of arousal has transformed over the last century. Probing "what arouses" in relation to the ethics of representation, the book investigates the connections between arousal and pleasures of voyeurism, underscores the political impact of aroused bodies, and explores how arousal can turn the body into a mediated object.
From the Page to the Stage
From the Page to the Stage: An Introduction to Theatre provides students with a comprehensive exploration of the critical elements involved in the creation of live theatre. In Unit I, students enter the theatre as audience members. They learn about the different types of theatres and stages they may encounter, the unwritten contract that exists between actors and audience members during a performance, and how to become an informed theatre critic. Part II focuses on the two most widely studied theatre artists: the playwright and the actor. These chapters discuss the origin of scripted theatre, how it has evolved over time, and the various forms, styles, and genres of theatre. Students read about the roles and responsibilities of playwrights, how actors create their characters, and influential men and women in the history of acting. Unit III examines the theatre artists who combine forces to make a play a fully realized production, including set, costume, lighting, sound, makeup, and property designers. Students learn how directors unify the script, cast, and various design elements into one complete work of art, and how managers, publicists, producers, and choreographers contribute to the success of a production. The final unit explores the history and theatrical practices of non-Western drama, as well as various types of religious theatre.
What to Send Up When it Goes Down
As lines between characters and actors - as well as observers and observed - blur a dizzying series of vignettes builds to a climactic moment in which performance and reality collide highlighting the absurdity of anti-Blackness in our society. Through facilitation and dialogue we must decide how to cope resist and move forward.
The Kitchen Witches
Winner! 2005 Samuel French Canadian Playwrights Contest Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle are two "mature" cable-access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for 30 years, ever since Larry Biddle dated one and married the other. When circumstances put them together on a TV show called The Kitchen Witches, the insults are flung harder than the food! Dolly's long-suffering TV-producer son Stephen tries to keep them on track, but as long as Dolly's dressing room is one in
Tripping Prince Charming- A Romance of S{h}orts
As featured in USAToday's Happily Ever After ColumnThree strong, independent women with no time for romance or girlish notions of knights in shining armor meet their match in three lovestruck men determined to make them believe in Prince Charming and happily ever after.Michelle Monkou of USAtoday said: Tripping Prince Charming by Ey WadeIn Tripping Prince Charming, Ey Wade uses a creative way to tell the story of friends Ivy Gardiner, Carmella Candy and Lillie-Rose McIntyre. Written in acts, the interconnected stories introduce the three princes who hope to win the hand of their one and only true love. With music specifically selected for each phase of the courtship, Wade takes us on this creative romantic journey of thrills, disappointments, and ultimate happiness. Read and cheer for your favorite couple. This is truly a modern-day fairy tale for the romantics at heart
The Mad Ones
Mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved... 18-year-old Samantha Brown sits in a hand-me-down car with the keys clutched in her hand. Caught between a yearning for the unknown and feeling bound by expectation, she telescopes back to a time before her world had fallen apart. As she relives her senior year, we meet Sam's well-intentioned helicopter mother Bev and her high school sweetheart of a boyfriend Adam, but it's her painfully alive best friend Kelly that haunts her. Kelly was everything Sam is not - impetuous and daring. She pushed Sam to break rules and do the unexpected. When Kelly's killed in a car wreck, Sam loses not only her best friend but also the part of herself that was learning to be brave. Now, Sam has to make a decision. Will she follow her mother's dreams for her, or will she summon the courage to drive away from her friends and family into a future she can't imagine?
Best Before
An Amazon #1 International Bestseller The texts came six months late. Or maybe just in time. "A feel-good story with a hilarious premise." Blue Cat Screenplay Competition "A heartfelt message, lovable characters, strong premise and a lot of market potential." Emerging Screenwriters No one's falling asleep during this fast-paced mix of romantic comedy and adventure-drama inspired by a true event - when 170,000 texts were sent to American's cell phones six months late. When wedding event planner Charlie (Allie McCarney's sister from the first novel in this series, The Ticket) and her friends Justine and Sharon get text messages on Valentine's day sent six months earlier, their love lives take huge nose dives, and they turn to each other for moral support and to celebrate Justine's 40th. But it's not any ordinary 40th birthday party. Charlie's surprise text is from her first love, famed rocker Dayton Hill, and it incites Charlie to cancel her engagement and meet him again. He comes to Charlie's rescue when the wedding singer cancels at the fancy hotel wedding she's planned. Throw Charlie's hilarious, eccentric Wiccan roommate - who also got a confusing text and is out for revenge - into the mix as a wedding-crasher, and nothing's about to happen as Charlie planned it. And Charlie is used to doing things a certain way. But Charlie soon learns that old habits can be changed, even shaken up a little for the better, and love that's meant for you always returns. This is a screenplay for a film or TV series, but it can be read like a light novel.Contains mature themes, open door sex scenes and mature language. While similar themes and secondary characters pop up in every HGS script, these are standalone stories and can be read in any order. Amazon Bestsellers Lists#1 in Screenplays Canada#2 in Screenplays USA
The Maid of Arran
The definitive Maid of Arran. Long-thought lost, at last the play--in its entirety--is presented, along with historical analyses, commentary, a historical fiction introduction, and even a scrapbook presenting playbills, rare photos, and other ephemera. Royal Historian L. Frank Baum's long-lost play, The Maid of Arran, at last can be yours!
The Maid of Arran (b&w)
The definitive Maid of Arran. Long-thought lost, at last the play--in its entirety--is presented, along with historical analyses, commentary, a historical fiction introduction, and even a scrapbook presenting playbills, rare photos, and other ephemera. Royal Historian L. Frank Baum's long-lost play, The Maid of Arran, at last can be yours!
Supple
As a veteran in the art of circus with more than 50 years of experience in training, performing, and instructing Mongolian contortion, this book will prove itself important for many contortion coaches and a handy manual for students. In this book, the author has shared her extensive background, providing detailed warm-ups, step-by-step stretch exercises, and key techniques that are required for executing complex movements. The book also imparts guidance for injury prevention and encourages everyone with simple exercises to remind us, at all ages, to practice contortion to maintain a healthy level of flexibility. Not only does the book feature scientific research and discussion of body mobility pertinent to contortionists, it is also an excellent historical account of the Mongolian national circus and fascinating aspects of success that led contortion to where it is today.
Chinese Urban Shi-nema
This book dives into the mise-en-sc癡ne of contemporary China to explore the "becoming cinema" of Chinese cities, societies, and subjectivities. Set in the wake of China's radical and rapid period of urbanization and infrastructural transformation, and situating itself in the processual city of Ningbo, the book combines empirical, ficto-critical, and philosophical methods to generate a dynamic account of everyday life as new forms of consumer culture bed in. Harnessing a Realist approach that allows for different scales of analysis, the book zooms in on five architectural assemblages including: surreal real estate showrooms; a fragmented history museum; China's "first and best" Sino-foreign university; a new "Old town"; and weird gamified "any-now(here)-spaces." Together these modern arrangements and machines for living cast light upon the broader picture sweeping up greater China.
Ethnodramatherapy
Ethnodramatherapy explores the integration of the performance ethnography method, known as ethnodrama, with the principles and practices of drama therapy to establish a sound theoretical formulation for ethnodramatherapy, and considers its use as art, as therapy, as research and as a vehicle for social justice.　 The book begins by defining ethnodramatherapy - an original synthesis created by the author through deep study and practice of Mienczakowski's enthnodrama, combined with 35 years of his own practice and research in drama therapy, creative arts therapies and therapeutic theatre. The book describes the origins of ethnodramatherapy, along with its evolution and method. It then delves into applications of the practice highlighted by five case studies with different audiences in different settings. Subjects include adults with developmental disabilities, female adolescents in youth protection, caregivers for loved ones with mental illnesses and Chinese students exploring controversial issues of oppression in China. Complex ethical issues are reviewed and suggestions are made on how to deal with some of the challenging ethical situations that are likely to arise in the ethnodramatherapy process. What emerges is a powerful tool that harnesses theatrical art, ethnographic research and the clinical techniques of drama therapy to create a potential for emancipatory experience for both performers and audiences.　　 This exciting and dynamic synthesis of drama therapy, performance ethnography, theatrical art and social activism will be of interest to the whole community of theatre practitioners and scholars who use theatre to effect individual and social change, including the disciplines of applied theatre, theatre education, experimental theatre, performance studies, and, of course, drama therapy, psychodrama and the other creative arts therapies.
One-Hour Shakespeare
The One-Hour Shakespeare series is a collection of abridged versions of Shakespeare's plays, designed specifically to accommodate both small and large casts. This volume, More Comedies and Tragedies, includes the following plays: The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, Antony and Cleopatra, King Lear.
A Sense of Dread
A Sense of Dread features three main sections. 1) A detailed examination of the biological, psychological, and cultural bases of fear. What fears do we share with animals? What fears are uniquely human? What fears have we learned from our culture? From our families? From our experiences growing up? And what, exactly, is the difference between fear and dread? 2) A Sense of Dread then combines these ideas to explore the roots of human fear and apply them to storytelling for the screen. "The Toolbox of Dread" outlines the techniques for creating terror on the page. A wide array of horror subgenres are also explored, including why they exist, and what challenges each presents to the horror screenwriter. 3) Author Neal Marshall Stevens puts Theory into Practice, using examples from his own work to demonstrate how to apply his "toolbox" and the principles of "Dread" to put real scares into the pages of a screenplay. Finally, we seek to answer the question many people ask: What are you afraid of?
Side by Side
Although they have no characters in common, The Zoo and Duet are two screenplays deeply connected thematically. These compelling narratives, set in the Auschwitz concentration camp (The Zoo) and in East Berlin behind the Berlin Wall (Duet), bring the best and the worst of humanity into sharp focus as the characters struggle with captivity, pervasive cruelty, and their own helplessness and insignificance in the face of larger socio-political realities.While World War II and its lingering shadow are certainly the driving forces behind the action, these stories are about people: In The Zoo, a group of twin children struggle to survive the experiments of Dr. Josef Mengele; in Duet, next generation Germans, living behind a wall of shame and concrete, compose music for orchestras too repressed to play.These are human stories suffused with the music of the heart, and the silence of the grave.
Eastern Heroes magazine Vol1 issue 3
Issue No 3 of Eastern Heroes gets bigger and better. This issues front cover is a special Sparta section Edition featuring Five western action heroesIncludes Loren "No Retreat No Surrender 2", Scott "Boyka " Adkins Lee A Charles "Expendables 4" Mark Strange " The Rapture" and James Bennet close friend of J.C.V.D and star of such films as Balck Water with Dolph Lungren.Also, inside is part 2 of Michael Worths journey to meet and interview "Bruce LI" part 2 of Paul Drays "Jackie Chan Cubtiger to Vanguard" other stars inside Whang Jung Li, AL Leong Bruce Lee Film reviews and much much more a must for lovers of Kung Fu movies new and old120 pages of pure action cinema from the East and West
Side by Side
Although they have no characters in common, The Zoo and Duet are two screenplays deeply connected thematically. These compelling narratives, set in the Auschwitz concentration camp (The Zoo) and in East Berlin behind the Berlin Wall (Duet), bring the best and the worst of humanity into sharp focus as the characters struggle with captivity, pervasive cruelty, and their own helplessness and insignificance in the face of larger socio-political realities.While World War II and its lingering shadow are certainly the driving forces behind the action, these stories are about people: In The Zoo, a group of twin children struggle to survive the experiments of Dr. Josef Mengele; in Duet, next generation Germans, living behind a wall of shame and concrete, compose music for orchestras too repressed to play.These are human stories suffused with the music of the heart, and the silence of the grave.
Ecodramaturgies
This book addresses theatre's contribution to the way we think about ecology, our relationship to the environment, and what it means to be human in the context of climate change. It offers a detailed study of the ways in which contemporary performance has critiqued and re-imagined everyday ecological relationships, in more just and equitable ways. The broad spectrum of ecologically-oriented theatre and performance included here, largely from the UK, US, Canada, Europe, and Mexico, have problematised, reframed, and upended the pervasive and reductive images of climate change that tend to dominate the ecological imagination. Taking an inclusive approach this book foregrounds marginalised perspectives and the multiple social and political forces that shape climate change and related ecological crises, framing understandings of the earth as home. Recent works by Fevered Sleep, Rimini Protokoll, Violeta Luna, Deke Weaver, Metis Arts, Lucy + Jorge Orta, as well as Indigenous activist movements such as NoDAPL and Idle No More, are described in detail.
Disney and the Dialectic of Desire
This book analyzes Walt Disney's impact on entertainment, new media, and consumer culture in terms of a materialist, psychoanalytic approach to fantasy. The study opens with a taxonomy of narrative fantasy along with a discussion of fantasy as a key concept within psychoanalytic discourse. Zornado reads Disney's full-length animated features of the "golden era" as symbolic responses to cultural and personal catastrophe, and presents Disneyland as a monument to Disney fantasy and one man's singular, perverse desire. What follows after is a discussion of the "second golden age" of Disney and the rise of Pixar Animation as neoliberal nostalgia in crisis. The study ends with a reading of George Lucas as latter-day Disney and Star Wars as Disney fantasy. This study should appeal to film and media studies college undergraduates, graduates students and scholars interested in Disney.
Using Open Scenes to Act Successfully on Stage and Screen
Using Open Scenes as a "way in" to scripted material, this book establishes a foundational actor training methodology that can be applied to the performance of film or television acting, commercials, and theatrical realism. This book will appeal to undergraduate students, acting teachers, and the contemporary actor.
Troubling Traditions
Troubling Traditions takes up a 21st century, field-specific conversation between scholars, educators, and artists from varying generational, geographical, and identity positions that speak to the wide array of debates around dramatic canons.
Anime Studies
Anime Studies: Media-Specific Approaches to Neon Genesis Evangelion aims at advancing the study of anime, understood as largely TV-based genre fiction rendered in cel, or cel-look, animation with a strong affinity to participatory cultures and media convergence. Taking Neon Genesis Evangelion (Shin Seiki Evangerion) as a case study, this volume acknowledges anime as a media form with clearly recognizable aesthetic properties, (sub)cultural affordances and situated discourses.First broadcast in Japan in 1995-96, Neon Genesis Evangelion became an epoch-making anime, and later franchise. The initial series used already available conventions, visual resources and narrative tropes typical of anime in general and the mecha (or giant-robot) genre in particular, but at the same time it subverted and reinterpreted them in a highly innovative and as such standard-setting way.Investigating anime through Neon Genesis Evangelion this volume takes a broadly understood media-aesthetic and media-cultural perspective, which pertains to medium in the narrow sense of technology, techniques, materials, and semiotics, but also mediality and mediations related to practices and institutions of production, circulation, and consumption. In no way intended to be exhaustive, this volume attests to the emergence of anime studies as a field in its own right, including but not prioritizing expertise in film studies and Japanese studies, and with due regard to the most widely shared critical publications in Japanese and English language. Thus, the volume provides an introduction to studies of anime, a field that necessarily interrelates media-specific and transmedial aspects.In Anime Studies: Media-Specific Approaches to Neon Genesis Evangelion, anime is addressed from a transnational and transdisciplinary stance. The disciplinary and methodological perspectives taken by the individual chapters range from audio-visual culture, narratology, performance and genre theory to fandom studies and gender studies. In its first part, the book focuses on textual analysis and media form in the narrow sense with regard to filmic media, bank footage, voice acting and musical score, and then it broadens the scope to consider subcultural discourse, franchising, manga and video game adaptations, as well as critical and affective user engagement.
Chess for Beginners
Chess for Beginners 600 Easy Chess Puzzles to progress quickly These chess puzzles are for beginners. In order to progress, once the rules have been assimilated, it is necessary to acquire some elementary reference points. In particular, you must have a good understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of each chess piece. To do this, you need to practice. You need to practice with well-chosen chess problems like the ones in this book. Each day, a few chess problems and, day after day, week after week, the subtleties of each piece will become obvious. Gradually, as one sharpens the blade of a sword, your tactical sense will become sharper. Thus, you will be able to strike decisive blows and inflict significant damage on your opponents. In this large format book, you will find: * 600 exercises with their solutions at the bottom of the page, * Only very easy Mate-in-1 exercises, * Only exercises with few pieces to make it easier to understand, * For each piece (King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook and Pawn), 100 targeted problems, * Progressive exercises to advance on solid bases, perfect for beginners. What's next? Once you have solved these 600 chess puzzles, you will have a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of each piece. You will know how to exploit them. It will then be time to tackle the tactics.
Patient Light
We just wait. Old light. And new light. We just wait. For each other, patiently wait.Patient Lightfollows a day in the life of a young person in Peterborough and how their vision of the future is blinded by carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. It concerns the everyday, mundane things that we carry in our head and rarely, if ever, say out loud. Presented as a stream of consciousness, the play examines our need for aspiration, and how to use the world's frustrations to your advantage. This edition was published to coincide with the production by Eastern Angels in October 2021.
The Making of George a Romero’s Day of the Dead
Released in 1985, Day of the Dead was the final film of George A. Romero's classic zombie trilogy, which forever changed the face of horror filmmaking. Set in an apocalyptic world where the living-dead epidemic has wiped out most of humanity, the movie quickly acquired cult status, and -- with one remake released in 2008 and another planned for 2014 -- its influence on popular culture can still be felt today. Now, for the first time, the full history of the making of the iconic original film is revealed. Drawing on a wealth of exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, author Lee Karr leaves no stone unturned in detailing the movie's preproduction, shoot, release, and legacy. Filled with behind-the-scenes gossip and previously unpublished stories from the set, as well as over 100 full-colour photos, this book gives Day of the Dead the resurrection it deserves.
Jurassic World: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book
Life will not be contained in this exciting and interactive pop-up journey through the entire Jurassic saga--from pop-up legend Matthew Reinhart. The hit Jurassic World series recaptivated audiences globally when it unleashed an island of new and terrifyingly realistic dinosaurs on the world. Inspired by director Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic Jurassic Park, the iconic saga has ushered in a whole new generation of film fans. Featuring explosive, pop-off-the-page depictions of the Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptor, and other prehistoric favorites, this deluxe pop-up book traces the evolution of the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World sagas across three decades of major motion pictures. Presented in a dynamic 360-degree format that allows fans to view and participate in the action from all sides, Jurassic World: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book also includes interactive pull-tabs and hidden surprises. Bigger than a T. rex and smarter than a Raptor, Jurassic World: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book is the definitive interactive exploration of the most gargantuan saga in movie history.
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO US & UK FILM AWARDS is the first reference book to approach the annual awards season category by category. Unlike other books and websites, FILM AWARDS places each Oscar winner in the context of all the winners and nominees in that particular category at the major awards ceremonies - the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs and the major critics' groups. See which groups nominated Bette Davis for her legendary performance in 'All About Eve', who she was up against, which accolades she won, and to whom she lost - all at a glance, from a quick-reference table on a single page.And to better understand why each awards season race unfolded as it did, FILM AWARDS quotes from leading film critics in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' is now considered a masterpiece, but was overlooked for a Best Picture Oscar nomination in 1958 because at the time is was considered "clever [but] devilishly far-fetched", "too long and too slow" and merely "a psychological murder mystery". Only FILM AWARDS so thoroughly reveals the critical opinion of the day about the major awards contenders.Covering Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress, if you are a movie fan and love the annual film awards season, FILM AWARDS is the book to have beside you when exploring the history of the Academy Awards.
A Book About the Theater
The book "" A Book About the Theater, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.
Sardonicus - Scripts from the Crypt #11 (hardback)
The laws of man end at Baron Sardonicus' gate.When lights burn inside, the castle fa癟ade looks like a skull.Wolfbane and hemlock grow in the garden.Why is Sardonicus masked?The peasants do not know.They only know that within the castle, there are no mirrors.This book is a tribute to prize-winning author Ray Russell (1924-1999), whose works include the novella "Sardonicus" and the script for the 1961 movie adaptation Mr. Sardonicus. "Sardonicus" is reprinted herein - alongside the new sequel "Sardonicus Reincarnate" by Ray's daughter Amanda Russell; a reminiscence of Ray by his son Marc Russell; a Mr. Sardonicus production history and extensive cast bios; an examination of its score, and an introduction by its leading lady Audrey Dalton.This Scripts from the Crypt book is also armed to the teeth with the usual blitz of bonus material.
Ladies & Gents
Ladies and Gents by Chinny George is a guide to love and relationships for men and women. Chinny George describes herself as 'a promoter of love and a huge fan of wisdom as well'. Chinny George gives lots of advice regarding relationships and how to make them successful. She advises in particular on new relationships and recognising red flags or warning signals which may mean you are investing your time in a relationship that is never going to work.A fascinating read for everyone: those who are single, those in new relationships, those in long-lasting relationships and more so, those who have had multiple relationships which for some reason or another, have not worked. A guide to finding happiness in relationships ... this book is an informative read.
Sardonicus - Scripts from the Crypt #11
The laws of man end at Baron Sardonicus' gate.When lights burn inside, the castle fa癟ade looks like a skull.Wolfbane and hemlock grow in the garden.Why is Sardonicus masked?The peasants do not know.They only know that within the castle, there are no mirrors.This book is a tribute to prize-winning author Ray Russell (1924-1999), whose works include the novella "Sardonicus" and the script for the 1961 movie adaptation Mr. Sardonicus. "Sardonicus" is reprinted herein - alongside the new sequel "Sardonicus Reincarnate" by Ray's daughter Amanda Russell; a reminiscence of Ray by his son Marc Russell; a Mr. Sardonicus production history and extensive cast bios; an examination of its score, and an introduction by its leading lady Audrey Dalton.This Scripts from the Crypt book is also armed to the teeth with the usual blitz of bonus material.
At the Edge of Existence
Few scary stories begin with a disclaimer that they are fictional. Instead, they claim to be true even when they are not. Such stories blur the line between fiction and reality, pushing audiences to consider where fiction ends and reality begins. These kinds of horror stories comprise the understudied subgenre of liminal horror. As the first book on this subject, this volume surveys a variety of liminal horror films. It discusses the different variations within liminal horror's sub-genres and considers why horror films are obsessed with the natures of, and borders between, fiction and reality. After first laying out the basic traits of the horror genre in the context of liminality, this book then dives into film more specifically and how the medium is uniquely situated to explore the movement between the fictional and the real. Through lenses such as dreaming, memory, and perception, the following chapters explore the role liminal horror plays in the the human psyche's subconscious/unconscious, and the various functions of the human mind in perceiving, or misperceiving, reality.
The Films of John Garfield (hardback)
John Garfield was, and remains, one of the most impactful actors of 20th century American cinema. A towering influence on so many screen performers who came along afterward, Garfield managed to create a lasting image, despite living a life that was marked with tragedy, including the loss of a child. When he left the studios and began doing independent films, his politics informed his projects and he was blacklisted by Hollywood, leading to his early death of a heart attack at only 39 years of age. This book is a film-by-film look at his work, from the brash characters he played in his studio productions, to the tormented antiheroes of film noir that he later portrayed. His work continues to resonate into the 21stcentury.
Kung Fu (hardback)
"A keen wind had come up that wailed through the streets. With Caine was Peter, the Ancient, Master Khan, Steadman and Rykker. The 'Magnificent Seven' looked around the streets where they would be fighting. None of them spoke. The ambiance weighed heavily on them. Peter looked up at the rooftops that surrounded the streets. Steadman and Rykker also took note of the rooftops. More of the ruined buildings crowded in around them. It was a setting that did not sit well with our heroes." One of the most prolific writers of his generation, Michael Sloan has written and produced over 300 hours of prime time television, including such cult TV series as 'THE EQUALIZER' (which he created), the original 'BATTLESTAR GALACTICA', 'HARDY BOYS & NANCY DREW MYSTERIES', new episodes of 'ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS', the new 'OUTER LIMITS', 'KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES' and 'MYSTERY WOMAN', Hallmark Channel's most successful TV series.Sloan was also the show runner on 'THE MASTER' (which he created), 'McCLOUD' and 'BJ & THE BEAR.' He has written and produced several TV Movies, including 'EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK', 'FREEFALL', 'RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.', 'RIVIERA' and three hugely successful 'RETURN OF THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN & THE BIONIC WOMAN' movies. He has written and produced several features including 'MOMENTS', 'MAX HAVOC: RING OF FIRE', 'ALIEN AGENT' and 'ART OF WAR II: BETRAYAL, starring Wesley Snipes. He has had a successful thriller play, 'UNDERGROUND', mounted in the West End of London.
The Films of John Garfield
John Garfield was, and remains, one of the most impactful actors of 20th century American cinema. A towering influence on so many screen performers who came along afterward, Garfield managed to create a lasting image, despite living a life that was marked with tragedy, including the loss of a child. When he left the studios and began doing independent films, his politics informed his projects and he was blacklisted by Hollywood, leading to his early death of a heart attack at only 39 years of age. This book is a film-by-film look at his work, from the brash characters he played in his studio productions, to the tormented antiheroes of film noir that he later portrayed. His work continues to resonate into the 21stcentury.
Kung Fu
"A keen wind had come up that wailed through the streets. With Caine was Peter, the Ancient, Master Khan, Steadman and Rykker. The 'Magnificent Seven' looked around the streets where they would be fighting. None of them spoke. The ambiance weighed heavily on them. Peter looked up at the rooftops that surrounded the streets. Steadman and Rykker also took note of the rooftops. More of the ruined buildings crowded in around them. It was a setting that did not sit well with our heroes." One of the most prolific writers of his generation, Michael Sloan has written and produced over 300 hours of prime time television, including such cult TV series as 'THE EQUALIZER' (which he created), the original 'BATTLESTAR GALACTICA', 'HARDY BOYS & NANCY DREW MYSTERIES', new episodes of 'ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS', the new 'OUTER LIMITS', 'KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES' and 'MYSTERY WOMAN', Hallmark Channel's most successful TV series.Sloan was also the show runner on 'THE MASTER' (which he created), 'McCLOUD' and 'BJ & THE BEAR.' He has written and produced several TV Movies, including 'EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK', 'FREEFALL', 'RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.', 'RIVIERA' and three hugely successful 'RETURN OF THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN & THE BIONIC WOMAN' movies. He has written and produced several features including 'MOMENTS', 'MAX HAVOC: RING OF FIRE', 'ALIEN AGENT' and 'ART OF WAR II: BETRAYAL, starring Wesley Snipes. He has had a successful thriller play, 'UNDERGROUND', mounted in the West End of London.
(Un)veiling Bodies
Documentary plays an essential role in the struggles over memories of Latin America's dictatorial pasts. Ever since Chile's military coup of 11 September 1973, whether inside the country or in exile, filmmakers have passionately and incessantly documented, created, and reenacted memories from this traumatic event and its aftermath.(Un)veiling Bodies analyses the rich landscape of Chilean documentary during the first two decades after the restoration of civilian rule in 1990. Ram穩rez-Soto proposes a trajectory that shifts from revealing the bodies of direct victims to unveiling the body of the film itself. This is a journey deeply intertwined with the country's own democratic transition.Informed by the affective turn in film studies, this book offers a novel approach to this largely unexplored field of Chilean cinema by arguing that these heterogeneous works shift from a 'cinema of the affected' to a 'cinema of affect'. By doing so, these documentaries contribute to Chilean society's own restoration of the senses.Elizabeth Ram穩rez-Soto is Assistant Professor in the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University. Her articles have appeared in Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Rethinking History, and Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies. She is also the coeditor of Nomad穩as: El cine de Maril繳 Mallet, Valeria Sarmiento y Angelina V獺zquez (2016).
The Day Elvis Didn't Die
Chuck Koehler continues to improve with every outing. The story sucks you in and doesn't let you go until the final page. This book is fast-paced, exciting, filled with wit and humor and surprising twists.
Jack Benny's Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume Two (hardback)
In Volume Two of Jack Benny's Lost Broadcasts, (25 episodes from August 1 to October 26, 1932), Benny and scriptwriter Harry Conn continue to craft a personality-based radio variety program. They draw on Benny's vaudeville style and explore new constructions of comedy characters and situations. Benny and Conn develop quirky-yet-likeable identities for the major performers - "Broadway Romeo" Jack, tightwad band leader George Olsen, sultry vocalist Ethel Shutta and flighty young fan Mary Livingstone from Plainfield, New Jersey. The cast bounces jokes, reactions and bad puns off each other. This series features experimentations - several political skits, a serious romance for Jack and Mary, and the program's first film parody - then ends with a sudden twist.Highlights of Volume Two include: "Nickel Back on the Bottle" becomes a nationally popular catch phraseMary's first Labor Day poemJack provides running commentary of a prize fight between "Battling Herbert Hoover" and "Fighting Franklin Roosevelt"The cast performs their first parody of a popular movie, in "Grind Hotel"These 25 hilarious radio scripts offer Jack Benny at his early creative best.Kathryn Fuller-Seeley is the author of Jack Benny and the Golden Age of Radio Comedy (2017) and books on early motion pictures and nickelodeon audiences. She teaches media history of the University of Texas at Austin.
Eugenics and Physical Culture Performance in the Progressive Era
This book strives to unmask the racial inequity at the root of the emergence of modern physical culture systems in the US Progressive Era (1890s-1920s). This book focuses on physical culture - systematic, non-competitive exercise performed under the direction of an expert - because tracing how people practiced physical culture in the Progressive Era, especially middle- and upper-class white women, reveals how modes of popular performance, institutional regulation, and ideologies of individualism and motherhood combined to sublimate whiteness beneath the veneer of liberal progressivism and reform. The sites in this book give the fullest picture of the different strata of physical culture for white women during that time and demonstrate the unracialization of whiteness through physical culture practices. By illuminating the ways in which whiteness in the US became a default identity category absorbed into the "universal" ideals of culture, arts, and sciences, the author shows how physical culture circulated as a popular performance form with its own conventions, audience, and promised profitability. Finally, the chapters reveal troubling connections between the daily habits physical culturists promoted and the eugenics movement's drive towards more reproductively efficient white bodies. By examining these written, visual, and embodied texts, the author insists on a closer scrutiny of the implicit whiteness of physical culture and forwards it as a crucial site of analysis for performance scholars interested in how corporeality is marshaled by and able to contest local and global systems of power.
Jack Benny's Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume Two
In Volume Two of Jack Benny's Lost Broadcasts, (25 episodes from August 1 to October 26, 1932), Benny and scriptwriter Harry Conn continue to craft a personality-based radio variety program. They draw on Benny's vaudeville style and explore new constructions of comedy characters and situations. Benny and Conn develop quirky-yet-likeable identities for the major performers - "Broadway Romeo" Jack, tightwad band leader George Olsen, sultry vocalist Ethel Shutta and flighty young fan Mary Livingstone from Plainfield, New Jersey. The cast bounces jokes, reactions and bad puns off each other. This series features experimentations - several political skits, a serious romance for Jack and Mary, and the program's first film parody - then ends with a sudden twist.Highlights of Volume Two include: "Nickel Back on the Bottle" becomes a nationally popular catch phraseMary's first Labor Day poemJack provides running commentary of a prize fight between "Battling Herbert Hoover" and "Fighting Franklin Roosevelt"The cast performs their first parody of a popular movie, in "Grind Hotel"These 25 hilarious radio scripts offer Jack Benny at his early creative best.Kathryn Fuller-Seeley is the author of Jack Benny and the Golden Age of Radio Comedy (2017) and books on early motion pictures and nickelodeon audiences. She teaches media history of the University of Texas at Austin.
