A facsimile edition of the 1929 novel follows the rise and fall of gangster Rico Cesare Bandello, from his brief tenure as a power in the crime world, to his enforced flight from Chicago, to his violent end.

Little Caesar

Humor & Entertainment

Burnett, W.R.

Peary, Gerald

Faragoh, Francis Edwards

Movies

Univ of Wisconsin Pr

Philip Roth, Stanley Kauffman, Ray Bradbury, and Peter Bogdanovich are among the distinguished contributors to essays that provide new insights into novels written through the 1920s and their film adaptations

The Classic American Novel and the Movies

Shatzkin, Roger (eds.)

Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., Inc.

A selection of articles by well-known writers and literature-trained, film-oriented critics illuminates the ways in which modern American novels and their film adaptations differ in characterization, scope, and ideological content

The Modern American Novel and the Movies

Olympic Marketing Corp

In the New Hollywood Era of the 1960s and 1970s, as weakening studio control granted directors more artistic freedom, the auteur theory, which regards the director as the primary artist among all those who contribute to filmmaking, gained traction. It was embraced by both the media and by directors themselves, who were glad to see their contribution so glorified. One positive was the discovery of filmmakers whose work was under the radar but virtually all the feted directors were white and overwhelmingly heterosexual--only in recent decades have the contributions of marginalized auteur filmmakers been recognized. Mavericks: Interviews with the World's Iconoclast Filmmakers amplifies the voices of a wide-ranging group of groundbreaking filmmakers, including Samira Makhmalbaf, Roberta Findlay, Howard Alk, Ousmane Sembéne, and John Waters, whose identities, perspectives, and works are antithetical to typical Hollywood points of view. Author Gerald Peary, whose experience as a film studies professor, film critic, arts journalist, and director of documentaries culminates in a lifetime of film scholarship, presents a riveting collection of interviews with directors--including Black, queer, female, and non-Western filmmakers--whose unconventional work is marked by their unique artistic points of view and molded by their social and political consciousness. With contextualizing introductions and insightful questions, Peary reveals the brilliance of these maverick directors and offers readers a lens into the minds of these incredible and engaging artists.

Mavericks: Interviews with the World's Iconoclast Filmmakers (Screen Classics)

University Press of Kentucky

Boston: In A Class By Itself tells of a city built by the Puritans, destroyed by the Great Fire, and rebuilt almost from scratch by a citizenry enriched by immigrants from around the world. In a fast-paced, colorful narrative, sic of Boston's most outstanding journalists and scholars weave a tapestry of the city's stirring past and the happenings of its modern era. Adding a special dimension to the volume are profiles of many of the area's leading businesses and organizations, written by well-known local journalist Nanvy Walser. Richly illustrated with over 500 pictures, all in brilliant color.

Boston: In a Class by Itself

Politics & Social Sciences

Persinos, John F.

Zerbey, Nancy

Todd, Alexandra

Social Sciences

Windsor Pubns

An Anthology of Animation
When you think about animated cartoons, you may think "Walt Disney" and call it a day. But if animation is a day, then Walt takes up just a few hours in the late morning. A lot came before, a lot came after.
In this re-release of their classic book, with a new foreword by Michael Barrier, editors Danny and Gerald Peary present an eclectic anthology of articles, analyses, and interviews by a well-regarded panel of film and animation historians.
Beginning with early practitioners like Winsor McCay and J.R. Bray, this episodic "history" of animated cartoons continues with stories about the major studios, including Disney, Warner Bros, Lantz, Fleischer, and UPA, and then focuses on individual characters and modern themes, such as women in animation.
From Dick Huemer, Vlad Tytla, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Bill Hanna, and Ralph Bakshi, to such films and characters as Snow White, Bambi, Dumbo, Bugs and Daffy, Popeye, Mighty Mouse, and Mr. Magoo, the rich tapestry of the American animated cartoon is unwoven for closer study and appreciation.
You're just in time for the dawn of animation...

The American Animated Cartoon: A Critical Anthology

Arts & Photography

Peary, Danny

Graphic Design

Theme Park Press

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