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Despite her prominence as an actress, fashionista, social activist
and the "sexiest woman in the world," Scarlett Johansson has kept
her life private. Her work ethic has been strong since her film
debut in North (1994) at age 10. Then in 2003, Lost in Translation
brought kudos and launched her adult career. While she never
abandoned the independents, Johansson became a leading lady in very
big films, including eight outings as former Russian assassin Black
Widow thwarting alien incursions in The Avengers and other films in
the Marvel Universe. This book surveys Johansson's life and films
from childhood to her 2019 Academy Award nominations for Jojo
Rabbit and Marriage Story. Each film entry includes a plot
synopsis, extracts from contemporary reviews, behind-the-scenes
information, and the author's analysis of the film. Looked at
in-depth are the three Woody Allen collaborations, her role as
Black Widow, and the films in which she becomes "the other."
This bio-bibliography is the first book to examine the life and
career of one of Hollywood's most durable leading men, Richard
Widmark. Though never considered in the same star category as Burt
Lancaster or Gregory Peck, his era, Widmark nonetheless established
himself as a dependable and popular leading man in westerns,
dramas, adventures, gangster and war films, and by 1984, he had
appeared in 62 full-length films. From his earliest days in radio
and on stage, to more recent appearances in films and on
television, the entire performing arts career of Richard Widmark is
chronicled in this volume, and documented with complete
bibliographic entries. Respecting Widmark's reputation for privacy,
Holston has focused on the public aspect of the actor's career,
tracing the abundance of interesting on-screen events that have
made up his life. The book begins with a chronology of significant
dates and events in Widmark's career and is followed by a
biographical sketch. Separate sections cite credits for radio,
Broadway stage, film, and television appearances, as well as a
complete listing of Widmark works that are available on home video.
The book concludes with a lengthy annotated bibliography of works
about Widmark, as well as a complete index. A number of
illustrations are also included. As the only book devoted
exclusively to Richard Widmark, this work will be a valuable
resource to film fans and scholars, an important reference for
courses on motion picture history and the development of the film
industry, and a significant addition to university and public
libraries.
Theories stating that plays attributed to Shakespeare were in fact
written by other authors have existed for more than 200 years; some
theories have been ridiculed and reviled while some have gained
growing popular and scholarly support. The history of the
Shakespeare controversy is presented in this revised edition of the
1992 work, with much new information and three additional chapters.
Part I documents and critically assesses the most important
theories on the authorship question. Part II is an annotated
bibliography, arranged chronologically, of the many works that deal
with the controversy from its vague beginnings to the present.
Science fiction, fantasy and horror films have spawned more sequels
than any other film genre. While the perhaps overly familiar
Dracula and Frankenstein have inspired dozens of additional films,
such movies as Quatermass and Francis have also produced several
sequels. Over 400 horror, science fiction and fantasy films are
analyzed in this comprehensive reference to the genre's sequels,
series and remakes. Filmographies are given for each film,
providing year of release, studio, running time, cast and credits.
This is followed by a plot synopsis, reviews of the work, and a
critical analysis.
This work examines a film distribution system paralleling the rise
of early features and persisting until 1972, when Man of La Mancha
was the final roadshow to require reserved seating. Synonymous with
Hollywood's star-studded premieres, roadshows were longer and cost
more than regular features, making the experience similar to
attending the legitimate theater. Roadshows, often epic in subject
matter, played selected (usually only one) theaters in major urban
centers until demand decreased. De rigueur by the 1960s were
musical overtures, intermissions, entreacte and exit music and
souvenir programs on sale in the lobby. Throughout the text are
recollections by those attending roadshows, including actor John
Kerr and actresses Barbara Eden and Ingrid Pitt. The focus is on
roadshows released in the United States but an appendix identifies
international roadshows and films forecast but not released as
roadshows. Included are plots, contemporary critical reaction,
premiere date, production background, and methods of
promotion--i.e., the ballyhoo.
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Kim R. Holston
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This biography of one of Hollywood's leading ladies of the 1940s
and 1950s, covers her childhood, school years, early modeling
career, development as an actress, and her break into the movie
business. It also documents her personal life during her career,
including her marriages and attempted suicide, her appearance on
the arm of Charlton Heston at the 1974 Academy Awards, and her
illness and death the following year at the age of 56. It also
provides an analysis of each of her fifty-some feature films with
comments from contemporary reviewers, and places Hayward and her
films in the context of Hollywood and motion picture history. The
filmography gives cast and production credits for both motion
pictures and television movies.
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