Movie Masterminds

RONALD BERGAN

Robyn Karney

Portland House

MOVIE MASTERMIND

Hamlyn, London

Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide

Reference

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

A celebration of the life of Audrey Hepburn. It tells the story of her life from her childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland, through early aspirations to become a ballet dancer, to her debut on the screen to instant and universal acclaim, and her years as one of Hollywood's most sought-after stars, to her later life working among the poorest children of the Third World. After a series of minor revue and film roles in London, Hepburn was spotted by Colette, who immediately decided to cast her for the central role in the Broadway adaptation of her last novel "Gigi". Soon afterwards she was offered a role alongside Gregory Peck in "Roman Holiday", for which she collected the Best Actress Oscar. More successful parts followed: she won the Tony Award for Best Actress for "Ondine", captivated audiences as Natasha in "War and Peace" and was highly praised for her serious role in "The Nun's Story". Robyn Karney's work in film includes writing and editing, film criticism and film story consultancy. She is the author of "Who's Who in Hollywood" and co-author with Ronald Bergan of Bloomsbury's "Foreign Film Guide".

A star danced: The life of Audrey Hepburn

Biographies & Memoirs

This work traces the rise of one of the most enduring figures in cinema. According to cinema legend, Burt Lancaster was discovered in an elevator by a stage producer who mistook him for an actor and gave him a part on Broadway. Though the play only lasted for 23 performances it was enough to attract the movie scouts, and a year later he made his screen debut in "The Killers". Lancaster's arrival coincided with the rise of "film noir", to which his physique and personality were eminently suited. He rapidly established himself as one of Hollywood's star performers, and showed a determination to have things his own way - as many directors learned to their cost. Combining box-office success with a desire to make less popular but more worthy films, he refused to conform to type. The range of screen roles he appeared in encompassed movies as diverse as "From Here to Eternity", "Gunfight at the OK Corral", "Sweet Smell of Success", "The Leopard", "Atlantic City" and "Local Hero". When he died in October 1994, shortly before his 81st birthday, he left a legacy of some 70 films spanning over 40 years, and an indelible imprint on the history of the cinema industry. This biography follows Lancaster through every stage of his ever-shifting career, and the photographs depict this in his many guises. The author is editor of "Who's Who in Hollywood" and "Chronicle of the Cinema" and has written a biography of Audrey Hepburn, "A Star Dance: The Life of Audrey Hepburn". She is also co-author of "Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide".

Burt Lancaster a Singular Man

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Celebrating 100 years of the cinema, this new edition introduces the entire history of the motion picture from the dawning of the photographic image to the blockbuster films of the 1990s. The events that shaped the industry are presented year-by-year, day-to-day as they happened, creating a sense of living history. Each year is introduced by a panel listing key Academy Award winners and other pertinent facts. The book reviews the great silent classics of the 20s, the the talkies of the 30s, and the classic western and then journeys forward to the controversial protest films of the 60s and 70s that shocked the world.

Chronicle of the Cinema (Chronicles)

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

The revolutionary medium of film has reflected and shaped our culture for over a century. In this absorbing, fully up-to-date millennium edition, Cinema Year by Year takes you on an exhilarating voyage through the world of movies, from its inception in the 1890s to the technical ingenuity of the present day. Crammed with movie stills, studio portraits, "behind the scenes" photographs, and classic posters. Over 970 authoritative pages of key movie events, facts, and figures. Special features look at different elements of film history, including The Silent Era, The New Wave, Special Effects and The Rise of the Independent Movie. From the Lumiere brothers' historic premiere of 1895 to the runaway success of 1999's American Beauty, movies have exerted an extraordinary and wide-reaching influence over us. The lively newspaper-style approach brings unprecedented immediacy to this irresistible story, recounted year by year as it happened. Ready-reference pages list the key events and Oscar winners for each year and over 3,000 illustrations bring new life to the stars and scenes of over a century of film history. This unique reference work is the most entertaining and detailed illustrated history of cinema ever published.

Cinema: Year by Year, 1894-2000

DK ADULT

The Life and Times of Charlie Chaplin

robin-cross

Arts & Literature

The Green Wood Publishing Company

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