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Charlotte Cushman: A Biography and Performance History

Charlotte Cushman: A Biography and Performance History...

Author: Arthur W. Bloom
ISBN: 9781476690872
Format: Paperback
$84.70

The first book-length biography of Charlotte Cushman, one of the great actors of 19th century American theatre,...  Read More >>

Dan Levenson: Old-Time Banjo and Fiddle Teacher, Performer and Storyteller

Dan Levenson: Old-Time Banjo and Fiddle Teacher, Performer...

Author: Lewis M. Stern ,  David Brooks
ISBN: 9781476683515
Format: Paperback
$68.20

A biography of Dan Levenson, an old-time banjo and fiddle player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Between 1987 and...  Read More >>

Timelines of Terror: The Fractured Continuities of Horror Film Sequels

Timelines of Terror: The Fractured Continuities of Horror...

Author: Josh Spiegel
ISBN: 9781476691657
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Examines horror films and their sequels to determine the glue that holds individual franchises together, which films...  Read More >>

There Was No Alternative: Generation X, AIDS, and the Making of a Classic Nineties Record

There Was No Alternative: Generation X, AIDS, and the...

Author: Jeff Gomez
ISBN: 9781476689760
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Takes a look back at what happened to the bands involved with No Alternative. In includes new interviews with the...  Read More >>

Action: A Guide for Actors

Action: A Guide for Actors

Author: Sabin Epstein
ISBN: 9781476688961
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Presents a dynamic, practical, straightforward approach to the creative process of actor training. Combining principles...  Read More >>

Nights That Shook the Stage: Forty Pivotal Events in Theater History

Nights That Shook the Stage: Forty Pivotal Events in...

Author: Dwayne Brenna
ISBN: 9781476689784
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Covering a wide range of events from the inauspicious opening of Oedipus Rex in Athens, to the assassination of...  Read More >>

The Coen Brothers and American Roots Music

The Coen Brothers and American Roots Music

Author: Jesse Gerlach Ulmer
ISBN: 9781476689890
Format: Paperback
$84.70

Over more than three decades, Joel and Ethan Coen have produced some of the most memorable and influential American...  Read More >>

Text & Presentation, 2021

Text & Presentation, 2021

Author: Amy Muse
ISBN: 9781476682891
Format: Paperback
$110.00

The seventeenth in a series dedicated to presenting the latest findings in the fields of comparative drama and performance....  Read More >>

Tom Petty's Dreamville: A Graphic Novel

Tom Petty's Dreamville: A Graphic Novel

Author: Andre R. Frattino
ISBN: 9780813080154
Format: Paperback
$71.15

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Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company

Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company...

Author: Howard Maxford
ISBN: 9781476693446
Format: Paperback
$84.70

A lavishly illustrated encyclopaedia that covers every Hammer film and television production in thorough detail,...  Read More >>

Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century

Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern...

Author: Charles Derry
ISBN: 9781476693385
Format: Paperback
$84.70

Greatly expanded and updated from the 1977 original, this new edition explores the evolution of the modern horror...  Read More >>

Encyclopedia of Black Radio in the United States, 1921-1955

Encyclopedia of Black Radio in the United States, 1921-1955...

Author: Ryan Ellett
ISBN: 9781476693392
Format: Paperback
$68.20

This volume profiles about 300 African American performers, organisations and series broadcast during radio’s ‘Golden...  Read More >>

The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies

The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies

Author: Bryan Senn
ISBN: 9781476693460
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Examining acknowledged classics like The Wolf Man (1941) and The Howling (1981), as well as overlooked gems like...  Read More >>

Disability in Wonderland: Health and Normativity in Speculative Utopias

Disability in Wonderland: Health and Normativity in...

Author: Amanda Martin Sandino
ISBN: 9781476683034
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Spanning from Lewis Carroll’s 1865 Alice in Wonderland to Jordan Peele’s 2019 film Us, this examination of the wonderland...  Read More >>

Horror Dogs: Man's Best Friend as Movie Monster

Horror Dogs: Man's Best Friend as Movie Monster

Author: Brian Patrick Duggan
ISBN: 9781476685878
Format: Paperback
$84.70

How did beloved movie dogs become man-killers like Cujo and his cinematic pack-mates? For the first time, here is...  Read More >>

Eleanor Robson Belmont: A Theatrical Life

Eleanor Robson Belmont: A Theatrical Life

Author: Kevin Lane Dearinger
ISBN: 9781476692296
Format: Paperback
$84.70

Despite the brevity of her career, Eleanor Robson stands as a prototype for many actresses who followed her--women...  Read More >>

Conrad Veidt, Demon of the Silver Screen: His Life and Works in Context

Conrad Veidt, Demon of the Silver Screen: His Life and...

Author: Sabine Schwientek
ISBN: 9781476690810
Format: Paperback
$84.70

Depicts the life of Conrad Veidt (1893-1943), the defining German actor of Expressionist cinema in the 1920s. Along...  Read More >>

Imagining Heaven: Depictions of the Afterlife in World Art Across the Millennia

Imagining Heaven: Depictions of the Afterlife in World...

Author: Ellen W. Williams
ISBN: 9781476690452
Format: Paperback
$84.70

Positioned at the intersection of art, religion and culture, this book sheds light on human creativity in its portrayal...  Read More >>

Theda Bara: Her Career, Life and Legend

Theda Bara: Her Career, Life and Legend

Author: Roy Liebman
ISBN: 9781476687254
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara - known as ‘The Vamp’ - was largely neglected until the 1990s, when...  Read More >>

Radio in the Movies: A History and Filmography

Radio in the Movies: A History and Filmography

Author: Laurence Etling, ,  Frank Barnas
ISBN: 9781476690988
Format: Paperback
$160.60

A richly detailed examination of two branches of American entertainment that focuses on the various ways that radio...  Read More >>

In Search of The Thin Man: Dashiell Hammett, William Powell and the Classic Film Series

In Search of The Thin Man: Dashiell Hammett, William...

Author: Philip Zwerling
ISBN: 9781476686578
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Offers a complete history of The Thin Man series, covering the brightest stars, tastiest scandals, headlines and...  Read More >>

The Characters of Oz: Essays on Their Adaptation and Transformation

The Characters of Oz: Essays on Their Adaptation and...

Author: Dina Schiff Massachi
ISBN: 9781476687971
Format: Paperback
$84.70

When L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, he created an American myth that has endured the test of time....  Read More >>

A Cut Below: A Celebration of B Horror Movies, 1950s-1980s

A Cut Below: A Celebration of B Horror Movies, 1950s-1980s...

Author: Scott Drebit
ISBN: 9781476691954
Format: Paperback
$50.60

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The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television

The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television...

Author: Chris Carberry
ISBN: 9781476688978
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Tells the story of the music and the composers who have helped define the sound of space for over a century. Musical...  Read More >>

Encyclopedia of Television Shows: Supplement 2, 2017-2022

Encyclopedia of Television Shows: Supplement 2, 2017-2022...

Author: Vincent Terrace
ISBN: 9781476684130
Format: Paperback
$160.60

There were, between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2022, 1,559 television series broadcast on three platforms:...  Read More >>

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