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Nadoolman Landis, Deborah. Hollywood Costume

Publisher:V&A Publications
Year:2012
Pages:320
ISBN:9781851777099

This landmark book celebrates, for the very first time, the costume designer's contribution to the telling of the cinematic story in 100 years of Hollywood. Rocking the conventions of what is considered 'costume', Hollywood Costume reveals what is hidden in plain sight: that films are about people and it is the art of the costume designer who helps create those characters. This book looks at this process of transformation by analyzing some of the finest and most eclectic costumes from the most beloved films of the last 100 years. As well as essays by a wide variety of leading scholars, archivists and private collectors, the book incorporates contributions by key costume designers, actors and directors working in Hollywood today. Fabulous golden age of Hollywood costumes are juxtaposed ...

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Dominique Mainon, James Ursini. The Modern Amazons : Warrior Women on Screen

Publisher:Limelight Editions
Year:2006
Pages:400
ISBN:0879103272

The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the Kill Bill movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation ...

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Jeff Kinney. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood

Publisher:Puffin
Year:2012
Pages:218
ISBN:978-0-141-34450-8

Product Description Imagine all the Wimpy Kid laughs you've had from reading the diaries, all the best bits you talk about with your friends and all the cartoons of Greg Heffley you've had a go at drawing yourself... Now imagine it all - on screen! The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary goes behind the scenes to tell the story of Greg Heffley from the funniest cartoon character ever, to a real live person on the big screen. A full-colour diary complete with photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs, and more hilarious Wimpy Kid drawings by Jeff Kinney. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary is the perfect companion to the phenomenally bestselling series. About the Author The Diary of A Wimpy Kid series is an international bestseller and has now been made into two blockbuster films. The ...

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Maryanne Vandervelde. Films and Friends : Starting and Maintaining a Movie Group

Publisher:
Year:2004
Pages:208
ISBN:0312320795

Book Description The first guide to starting and maintaining a film group. If you've ever wanted to be in a film club but didn't know how to get started, choose films, and keep discussions going, this is the book for you. Here, Maryanne Vandervelde offers advice on how to deal with problems that might arise, including unforeseen pitfalls, uncooperative discussants, and scheduling conflicts. But it's the close friendships and fascinating discussions over the years that explain why her group is still going strong more than seven years after it was founded. She has compiled reflections on what they have learned, a breakdown of all the movies they've discussed, and suggestions for movie rentals, with accompanying issues and discussion topics to get the ball rolling. Fun and informative, ...