Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
The Hollywood Musical
A year-by-year breakdown of American movie musicals is illustrated by black-and-white stills and includes information on each film's plot and a listing of actors, songs, and composers
The Columbia Story
Since 1924, Columbia Pictures has made over 3,000 movies, becoming one of the most successful studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. Every one of those movies, from It Happened One Night to Men In Black, appears in noted film critic Clive Hirschhorn's grandly oversize, picture-filled book. Also included are a synopsis, casting, lively critical commentary, running time, and an extensive timeline of every Columbia film that ever won, or received, a nomination for an Oscar. "Excellent."--Publishers Weekly.
The Universal Story
They sent chills down your spine with Dracula, made you cry with Schindler's List, and nearly scared you to death with The Birds and Jaws. Universal Studios' phenomenal success didn't come easily, and theirs is a tale worthy of a movie itself. Noted film critic Clive Hirschhorn documents the Universal story, along with the major players, including Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Meryl Streep, and an analysis of every Universal movie released. "Highly recommended...essential."--Library Journal.
The Universal Story
History of the Universal Film Studios.
Gene Kelly
None
The Paramount Story
Complete history of the studio and its 2805 films.
Gene Kelly
Traces the career and personal life of the stage and film dancer, choreographer, actor, and director.
Guarded by Dragons
The Times Best Literary Non-fiction Books 2021 - 'a super yarn' 'Rick Gekoski's encyclopaedic knowledge of rare books is matched only by the enthusiasm and brio with which he writes about them' Ian Rankin Rick Gekoski has been traversing the rocky terrain of the rare book trade for over fifty years. The treasure he seeks is scarce, carefully buried and often jealously guarded, knowledge of its hiding place shared through word of mouth like the myths of old. In Guarded by Dragons, Gekoski invites readers into this enchanted world as he reflects on the gems he has unearthed throughout his career. He takes us back to where his love of collecting began - perusing D.H. Lawrence first editions in ...
Mae West
In 1968, noted film and theatre critic Clive Hirschhorn was a young feature writer for the London Sunday Express. In Hollywood on assignment, he heard that the legendary Mae West "loved British accents" and was able to get an interview with the 75-year-old film star. His observations on the "official" Mae and the actual woman behind the public persona provide new insights into this complex, much caricatured, and compelling cultural icon. This book offers a funny, touching, and revealing account of the life of the woman who made it possible to say "sex" in public. Her scripted quips are legendary, and she was able to zing them in real life. When Hirschhorn asked her how she managed to look so...
