A joyous romp of a book. GUARDIAN A witty rich and surprising history of celebrity by the historical consultant to HORRIBLE HISTORIES Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... a joyous romp of a book. Guardian A fascinating rollicking book in search... Lees meer.

Private investigator Rory Byrne has gained a reputation as someone the elite of New York City can trust to solve their problems quickly and quietly. So when a hotshot television producer hires him to recover a stolen script Rory will have to go undercover on the set of... Lees meer.

Thirteen sensational tales of sex lies violence and murder from the early decades of Hollywood. The dawning of the nineteenth century brought with it a new era for entertainment. Vaudeville was the preferred form of entertainment until the popularization of the s... Lees meer.

James and Salle Redfield describe how bringing the phenomenal bestseller The Celestine Prophecy to the big screen was like living the lessons of the prophecies themselves. Just as the book helped bring spirituality into the mainstream consciousness in the early 1990... Lees meer.

From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes an indispensable analysis of our most celebrated medium film. No art form is as instantly and continuously gratifying as film. When the house lights go down and the lion roars... Lees meer.

A fascinating examination of films set in Ancient Rome that assesses their historical accuracy in terms of plot costumes sets and characterizations and leaves the reader with a deeper understanding of Roman history and modern cinema. An unparalleled exploration o... Lees meer.

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Depicts the life of Conrad Veidt 1893-1943 the defining German actor of Expressionist cinema in the 1920s. Along with his biography this book provides insights into the development of filmmaking from its beginnings to the 1940s. This book depicts the life of Con... Lees meer.

An unparalleled exploration of films set in Ancient Rome from the silent Cleopatra to the modern rendition of Ben-Hur. No sooner had the dazzling new technology of cinema been invented near the end of the 19th century than filmmakers immediately turned to ancient histo... Lees meer.

This book depicts the life of Conrad Veidt 1893-1943 the defining German actor of Expressionist cinema in the 1920s. His legendary performance in Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari 1919 20 earned him the epithet Demon of the Screen and made Veidt an international star.... Lees meer.

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Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... a joyous romp of a book. Guardian A fascinating rollicking book in search of why where and how fame strikes. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Peter Frankopan author of The Silk Roads An engaging and well-researche... Lees meer.

From her first documentary about the light of spirit in every faith Ms. Fadiman has dedicated her work to shedding light on provocative and touching stories of social justice human rights personal tragedy and triumph.... Lees meer.

WWJD. What Would Joan Crawford Do.... Lees meer.

For more than thirty years William F. Buffalo Bill Cody entertained audiences across the United States and Europe with his Wild West show. Scores of books have been written about Cody s fabled career as a showman but his involvement in the film industry following th... Lees meer.