History & Criticism
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The Making of Some Like It Hot: My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie
$15.99 Add to cartA Special Memoir for a Special Moment in Hollywood History . . .
Some Like It Hot occupies a unique place in American culture. This beloved classic showcases five comic geniuses: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemm
- Author: Curtis, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1684425921
- Language: English
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Live Cinema and Its Techniques
$16.95 Add to cartCelebrated as an “exhilarating account” of a revolutionary new medium (Booklist), Francis Ford Coppola’s indispensable guide to live cinema is a boon for moviegoers, film students, and teachers alike…. [more below]
- Author: Coppola, Francis Ford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1631494546
- Language: English
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The Battle of Brazil: Terry Gilliam v. Universal Pictures in the Fight to the Final Cut
$34.48 Add to cartThe totally restored, revamped and researched blow-by-blow recounting of the most spectacular title bout in the blood-soaked history of Hollywood. “This book documents in rare detail the back-room hag… [more below]
- Series: Applause Books
- Author: Mathews, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1557833478
- Language: English
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Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams
$21.99 Add to cartRobert Englund, legendary star of A Nightmare on Elm Street, peels back the Freddy Krueger mask and reveals the stuff of every horror buff’s dreams.
ONE…TWO…FREDDY’S COMING FOR YOU… You’ve seen- Author: Englund, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 23 2013
- ISBN10: 1439150494
- Language: English
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Tainted Love: From Nina Simone to Kendrick Lamar
$20.95 Read moreThe first book-length inquiry into the twisted romantic ballad, giving a sense of both its history and contemporary currency.
Titled after Soft Cell’s version of the original 1965 Gloria Jones track,- Author: Coles, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 3956796586
- Language: English
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Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of A B Movie Actor
$17.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling raucous and sardonic memoir from Bruce Campbell, a follow-up to the New York Times bestselling If Chins Could Kill, now with all new material
With an introduction by Ne- Author: Campbell, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1250178193
- Language: English
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The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68
$150.00 Read moreThe Island Book of Records brings the early years of this iconic record label to life.
A fifteen-year labour of love, the volumes will fully document the analogue era of Island. Offering a comprehensi- Author: Storey, Neil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: October 16 2023
- ISBN10: 152617376X
- Language: English
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The Future of Songwriting
$16.99 Read moreThrowing Muses frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist Kristin Hersh meditates on the future of her craft in this wry, existential and passionate addition to Melville House’s new series, FUTUR… [more below]
- Series: Futures
- Author: Hersh, Kristin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1685891179
- Language: English
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The Golden Age of Baltimore Theater: A History from Shakespeare to Vaudeville
$24.99 Read moreThe story of Charm City on stage. Baltimore’s dynamic theatrical tradition had hard-scrabble beginnings in the eighteenth century. The popularity of the theater only grew, continuing to the vaudeville… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Mitchell, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1467154482
- Language: English
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Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News
$25.99 Add to cartOn the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the United States heard a startling report of a meteor strike in the New Jersey countryside. With sirens blaring in the background, announcer
- Author: Schwartz, A. Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 17 2016
- ISBN10: 0809031647
- Language: English
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Naming Names: With a New Afterword by the Author
$36.00 Add to cartWinner of the National Book Award
An astonishing work concerning personal honor and dishonor, shame and shamelessness. A book of stunning insights and suspense. –Studs Terkel Half a century later, th- Author: Navasky, Victor S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: April 30 2003
- ISBN10: 0809001837
- Language: English
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Early Warner Bros. Studios
$24.99 Read moreSince 1928, Warner Bros. has produced thousands of beloved films and television shows at the studio’s magical 110-acre film factory in Burbank. This collection of evocative images concentrates on the … [more below]
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Stephens, E. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 26 2010
- ISBN10: 0738580910
- Language: English
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England’s Dreaming, Revised Edition: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond
$42.00 Add to cartEngland’s Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational st
- Author: Savage, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: January 18 2002
- ISBN10: 0312288220
- Language: English
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Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock
$24.99 Add to cartBeginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time econo… [more below]
- Author: Harris, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 13 2004
- ISBN10: 030681367X
- Language: English
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Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece
$16.95 Add to cartJazz musicians call it The Bible. Critics call it the one jazz album every fan must own. Forty-one years since its recording in 1959, it has sold millions worldwide and sits near the top of any list o… [more below]
- Author: Kahn, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 03 2007
- ISBN10: 0306815583
- Language: English
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Film: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFilm is arguably the dominant art form of the twentieth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Wood offers a wealth of insight into the nature of film, considering its role and impact on so… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wood, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 20 2012
- ISBN10: 0192803530
- Language: English
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Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story
$18.99 Add to cartNew York Times Bestseller
The greatest Southern storyteller of our time, New York Times bestselling author Rick Bragg, tracks down the greatest rock and roller of all time, Jerry Lee Lewis–and gets hi
- Author: Bragg, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: September 15 2015
- ISBN10: 0062078240
- Language: English
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Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
$19.99 Add to cart“Fans of The Lucy Show will find Desilu fascinating.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Excellent”–Entertainment Weekly
The behind-the-scenes story of television’s happiest couple, and Hollywood’s most tumult
- Author: Sanders, Coyne S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 02 2011
- ISBN10: 0062020013
- Language: English
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Star Trek Memories
$19.99 Add to cartA living pop culture legend and one of American film and television’s most enduring stars, William Shatner will forever be associated with the role of James T. Kirk, captain of the starship Enterprise
- Author: Shatner, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0061664693
- Language: English
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You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life
$18.99 Read moreSoftcover edition contains all-new hand-drawn cover artwork by HagCult! As featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, MovieMaker, SYFY, Fangoria, Yahoo’s “It List”, SFX, Men
- Author: Collis, Clark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1948221195
- Language: English
