McLean explores Hayworth's participation in the creation of her star persona, particularly through her work as a dancer-a subject ignored by most film scholars.
"From the catwalk to the shopping mall, from the big screen to the art museum, fashion plays an increasingly central role in contemporary culture. Fashion Cultures investigates why we are so fascinated by fashion and the associated spheres of photography, magazines and televisio…
"From the catwalk to the shopping mall, from the big screen to the art museum, fashion plays an increasingly central role in contemporary culture. Fashion Cultures investigates why we are so fascinated by fashion and the associated spheres of photography, magazines and televisio…
'Stardom and Celebrity' brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies, while combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary cross-media and international landscape …
'Stardom and Celebrity' brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies, while combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape…
"This is the extraordinary tale of how one family survived the Russian Revolution, the civil war, the rise of Hitler, the Stalinist Terror and the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union." "There have been many tantalizing rumours about Olga Chekhova, the niece of Anton Chekhov. She l…
"Some acting careers are made by one great role and some fall into obscurity when one is declined. Would Al Pacino be the star he is today if Robert Redford had accepted the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather? Imagine Tom Hanks rejecting Uma Thurman, saying that she acted…
"Meticulous ... useful ... fascinating ... a good job"--ARBA; "fun"--Communication Booknotes Quarterly. Each entry, organized alphabetically by film title, gives the character and actor cast, a list of other actors considered for that role, and the details of the casting decisio…
Actors and Directors Speak is a collection of interviews with many of the men and women who defined the genre. In candid conversations, some of the most important figures of the era describe what it was like to work on these films and what impact they had on American culture, bl…
Known for his legendary stone face and physical gags, Buster Keaton was a genius of silent-film comedy. Decades after their release, his movies remain unsurpassed marvels of comic invention and mechanical timing. In Buster Keaton remembered, an illustrated survey of Keaton's car…
Known for his legendary stone face and physical gags, Buster Keaton was a genius of silent-film comedy. Decades after their release, his movies remain unsurpassed marvels of comic invention and mechanical timing. In Buster Keaton remembered, an illustrated survey of Keaton's car…
Intended for students and researchers in cultural studies/cinema, this book provides an historical account of actors' labour struggles in 1930s Hollywood.