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Unsuitable Girlsby: Dolly Dhingra
Meet Champa Chamelli-bored secretary at Concrete Weekly, twenty-something girlfriend of the laddish Ashok, a woman who knows her own mind and expects more from life. With East End mates Mandy and Sab in two, Chumpa sets off in search of a better man, a better job-and an ending straight out of the... |
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The Sexual Subject: A ''Screen'' Reader in Sexuality
The Sexual Subject brings together writing on sexuality which has appeared in Screen over the past two decades. It reflects the journal's continuing engagement with quesitons of sexuality and signification in the cinema, an engagement which has had a profound influence on the development of the... |
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James Bond: The Man and His Worldby: Henry Chancellor
For over half a century, the Bond novels have entertained millions around the world. 007 has been a cultural phenomenon since the first publication of Casino Royale in 1953. But no book has celebrated Fleming's literary Bond in his own right. This is an authoritative and entertaining journey... |
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Encyclopedia of Acting Techniquesby: John Perry
This guide to developing acting skills contains professional tips and techniques. |
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Twentieth Century Actor Trainingby: Alison Hodge
Actor training is arguably one of the most unique phenomenon of twentieth century theatre making. Here for the first time, the theories, training exercises and productions of fourteen directors are analysed in a single volume. The practitioners included are: * Stella Adler * Bertolt Brecht *... |
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Only Entertainmentby: Richard Dyer
The idea of entertainment is a guiding principle for both makers and audiences of films, television programmes, and other media. Yet, while entertainment is often derided or praised, the concept itself is often taken for granted. Only Entertainment explores entertainment as entertainment, asking... |
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Story and Character: Interviews with British Screenwritersby: Alistair Owen
The screenwriters featured are: Rupert Walters - "Restoration"; Lee Hall - "Billy Elliot"; Richard Curtis - "Notting Hill", "Four Weddings", "Bridget Jones", "The Tall Guy", "Blackadder"; Frank Cottrell-Boyce - "Welcome to Sarajevo"; Neal Purvis and Robert Wade - "The World is Not Enough"; Shawn... |
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Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan was one of Britain's best-loved comics as well as one of the most original. In this reassessment of Spike's life and career, biographer Humphrey Carpenter has - through copious research and access to many of those closest to the great man - unearthed a character who could be as... |
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The Tenth Muse: Writing About Cinema in the Modernist Periodby: Laura Marcus
The Tenth Muse explores writings on the cinema in the first decades of the twentieth century. Laura Marcus examines the impact of cinema on early twentieth-century literary and, more broadly, aesthetic and cultural consciousness, by bringing together the study of the terms and strategies of... |
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British National Cinemaby: Sarah Street
With films as diverse as "Bhaji on the Beach", "The Dam Busters", "Trainspotting", "The Draughtsman's Contract," "Prick Up Your Ears", "Ratcatcher", "This Is England and Atonement," British cinema has produced wide-ranging notions of British culture, identity and nationhood. "British National... |
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