The Films Of Victor Mature
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The Films Of Victor Mature
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Author : James McKay
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-01-08
The Films Of Victor Mature written by James McKay and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-08 with Performing Arts categories.
With his rugged features and earthy sex appeal, Victor Mature ushered in a new breed of postwar Hollywood actor, far removed from the debonair matinee idols of the 1930s. Following success as an upbeat leading man in the early 1940s Fox musicals, opposite the likes of Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth, he went on deliver two of his most powerful performances in My Darling Clementine (1946) and Kiss of Death (1947). But it was in the biblical epics such as Samson and Delilah (1949), The Robe (1953) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) that his heartfelt acting and statuesque, larger than life screen presence finally secured his place as a Hollywood icon. Beginning with a concise biography, this work covers Mature’s film career in its entirety, featuring synopses, anecdotes from cast and crew, and review commentary.
The Films Of Victor Mature
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Author : James McKay
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-01-11
The Films Of Victor Mature written by James McKay and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Performing Arts categories.
With his rugged features and earthy sex appeal, Victor Mature ushered in a new breed of postwar Hollywood actor, far removed from the debonair matinee idols of the 1930s. Following success as an upbeat leading man in the early 1940s Fox musicals, opposite the likes of Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth, he went on deliver two of his most powerful performances in My Darling Clementine (1946) and Kiss of Death (1947). But it was in the biblical epics such as Samson and Delilah (1949), The Robe (1953) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) that his heartfelt acting and statuesque, larger than life screen presence finally secured his place as a Hollywood icon. Beginning with a concise biography, this work covers Mature's film career in its entirety, featuring synopses, anecdotes from cast and crew, and review commentary.
Bad Boys
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Author : Karen Burroughs Hannsberry
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-05-05
Bad Boys written by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-05 with Performing Arts categories.
The film noir male is an infinitely watchable being, exhibiting a wide range of emotions, behaviors, and motivations. Some of the characters from the film noir era are extremely violent, such as Neville Brand’s Chester in D.O.A. (1950), whose sole pleasure in life seems to come from inflicting pain on others. Other noirs feature flawed authority figures, such as Kirk Douglas’s Jim McLeod in Detective Story (1951), controlled by a rigid moral code that costs him his marriage and ultimately his life. Others present ruthless crime bosses, hapless males whose lives are turned upside down because of their ceaseless longing for a woman, and even courageous men on the right side of the law. The private and public lives of more than ninety actors who starred in the films noirs of the 1940s and 1950s are presented here. Some of the actors, such as Humphrey Bogart, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Mitchum, Raymond Burr, Fred MacMurray, Jack Palance and Mickey Rooney, enjoyed great renown, while others, like Gene Lockhart, Moroni Olsen and Harold Vermilyea, were less familiar, particularly to modern audiences. An appendix focuses on the actors who were least known but frequently seen in minor roles.
Film Noir Guide
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Author : Michael F. Keaney
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-05-20
Film Noir Guide written by Michael F. Keaney and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-20 with Performing Arts categories.
More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book--such films as The Accused, Among the Living, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Nelson, Bait, The Beat Generation, Crossfire, Dark Passage, I Walk Alone, The Las Vegas Story, The Naked City, Strangers on a Train, White Heat, and The Window. For each film, the following information is provided: the title, release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending.
It Doesn T Suck
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Author : Adam Nayman
language : en
Publisher: Pop Classics
Release Date : 2018
It Doesn T Suck written by Adam Nayman and has been published by Pop Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Performing Arts categories.
What's celebrated as the "worst movie ever," film writer Adam Nayman explores the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film that won the Razzie and perhaps ended its star's career. He argues that Showgirls is not so bad it's good, it's so good it's mistaken for bad.
The Real Diana Dors
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Author : Anna Cale
language : en
Publisher: White Owl
Release Date : 2021-08-04
The Real Diana Dors written by Anna Cale and has been published by White Owl this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true story of the tumultuous and too-short life of the film star known as “the English Marilyn Monroe.” The story of Diana Dors is one of fame, glamour, and intrigue. From the moment she came into the world, her life was full of drama. She began her acting career in the shadow of the Second World War, entering the film world as a vulnerable young teenager and negotiating the difficult British studio system of the 1940s and ’50s. Yet she battled against the odds to become one of the most iconic British actors of the twentieth century. This book follows her remarkable story, from childhood in suburban Swindon to acting success as a teenager and finding fame as the “the English Marilyn Monroe.” Many remember her as an outspoken and sometimes controversial figure, grabbing headlines for her personal life as often as for her film roles. For Diana, image seemed to be everything, but there was more to her than the blonde-bombshell reputation suggested. A talented actor, she worked on numerous film and television projects, building a career that spanned decades. Set against the backdrop of the changing social landscape of twentieth century Britain, this book charts the ups and downs of her professional adventures and her tumultuous private life, to build a fascinating picture of a unique screen icon.
Brian Donlevy The Good Bad Guy
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Author : Derek Sculthorpe
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-01-25
Brian Donlevy The Good Bad Guy written by Derek Sculthorpe and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-25 with Performing Arts categories.
Brian Donlevy (1901–1972) was an underrated film actor with surprising range and a little-heralded gift for comedy. Often typecast as a villain, he played the definitive bad guy in such films as Destry Rides Again, Union Pacific and Beau Geste (all in 1939). He showed his versatility in the title role of Preston Sturges’ political satire The Great McGinty (1940) and impressed both New York critics and the Soviet government as the cooly authoritative Major Caton in Wake Island (1942). Donlevy was fondly remembered as globe-trotting U.S. Special Agent Steve Mitchell in the television series Dangerous Assignment (1952) and as Professor Quatermass in two acclaimed science fiction films. This first ever biography of Donlevy covers his colorful early life as a boy soldier, his years playing comedy roles on Broadway and his long career in Hollywood.
Laird Cregar
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Author : Gregory William Mank
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-02-07
Laird Cregar written by Gregory William Mank and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-07 with Performing Arts categories.
In 1944, Laird Cregar played Jack the Ripper in The Lodger, giving one of the most haunting performances in Hollywood history. It was the climax of a strange celebrity that saw the young American actor—who stood 6’ 3” and weighed more than 300 pounds—earn distinction as a portrayer of psychopaths and villains. Determined to break free of this typecasting, he desperately desired to become “a beautiful man,” embarking on an extreme diet that killed him at 31. This first biography of Cregar tells the heartbreaking story of the brilliant but doomed actor. Appendices cover his film, theatre, and radio work. Many never before published photographs are included.
Mighty Movies
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Author : Lawrence Bassoff
language : en
Publisher: Lawrence Bassoff Collection
Release Date : 2000
Mighty Movies written by Lawrence Bassoff and has been published by Lawrence Bassoff Collection this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Adventure films categories.
The splendour, savagery and spectacle of the screen epics that staggered the world! Mighty Movies chronicles the age of the classic Hollywood blockbuster (1932--1970) by presenting and evaluating 200 authentic movie posters, lobby cards, and related memorabilia items from 100 film examples. A special appendix features an additional movie poster retrospective of the muscleman-driven 'sword and sandal' costume spectacles produced in Europe from 1957 to 1965. Originally displayed in movie theatres, these rare, ravishing, and valuable movie posters and lobby cards also illustrate the in-house movie poster styles and printing processes utilised by the major Hollywood studios of the day.
Rabble In Arms
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Author : Kenneth Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date : 2012-09-12
Rabble In Arms written by Kenneth Roberts and has been published by Doubleday this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-12 with Fiction categories.
The second of Roberts's epic novels of the American Revolution, Rabble in Arms was hailed by one critic as the greatest historical novel written about America upon its publication in 1933. Love, treachery, ambition, and idealism motivate an unforgettable cast of characters in a magnificent novel renowned not only for the beauty and horror of its story but also for its historical accuracy.