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Reel bad Arabs Reel bad Arabs Jack G. Shaheen "In this comprehensive study of over one thousand films, award-winning film authority Jack G. Shaheen documents the tendency to portray Muslim Arabs as Public Enemy #1 - brutal, heartless, uncivilize… OL123925W
VIRTUAL THEATRES: AN INTRODUCTION VIRTUAL THEATRES: AN INTRODUCTION GABRIELLA GIANNACHI The first full-length book of its kind to offer an investigation of the interface between theatre, performance and digital arts, Virtual Theatres presents the theatre of the twenty-first century in w… OL13626326W
Triumph of a Time Lord Triumph of a Time Lord Matt Hills Before Saturday March 26th 2005, Doctor Who had been off the air as a regular, new TV series for more than fifteen years; until a production team led by Russell T. Davies re-imagined the program so s… OL14909003W
Uncovering Alias Uncovering Alias Nikki Stafford Double agents, international terrorist rings, family relationships, and forbidden love are among the themes discussed in this companion guide to Alias, ABC's fast-paced drama series about the life of… OL15178341W
The MiXtake Files The MiXtake Files Michael French ‘The truth is out there, Mulder, but so are the lies.’For the first time, despite alien abductions and FBI attempts at infiltration, the TRUTH about each programme in the three series of The X-Files … OL15186177W
Anime and the art of adaptation Anime and the art of adaptation Dani Cavallaro "This book evaluates three core facets of anime adaptation--how anime adaptations contribute to their original sources in stylistic, aesthetic, and psychological terms; how specific features of anime… OL15587258W
The best years of our lives The best years of our lives Sarah Kozloff "Due to its popularity and the controversy it engendered, The Best Years of Our Lives stands as one of the most important cultural documents of the post-WWII era. Moreover, with its emphasis on soldi… OL15917141W
So therefore So therefore Al Ruscio "When working through a scene with a student, renowned actor and acting teacher Al Ruscio will ask, 'so therefore, what?' to urge them to capture the specific actions and desires that define their ch… OL16451763W
Subjectivity in Asian children's literature and film Subjectivity in Asian children's literature and film Stephens, John "This volume establishes a dialogue between East and West in children's literature scholarship. In all cultures, children's literature shows a concern to depict identity and individual development, s… OL16637656W
Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century Lynnette R. Porter "Holmes and Watson are more popular than ever. Adaptations describe him as tech savvy, scientifically detached, even psychologically aberrant; he has been romantically linked to The Woman and bromant… OL16704985W
Dialogue Dialogue Robert McKee From the author of *Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting* comes a new work on how to write dialogue for fiction writers. McKee brings his vast knowledge and puts it … OL17366150W
The Platinum Age of Television The Platinum Age of Television David Bianculli Television shows have now eclipsed films as the premier form of visual narrative art of our time. This new book by one of our finest critics explains—historically, in depth, and with interviews with … OL17626079W
Born a Crime Born a Crime Trevor Noah Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that … OL17824318W
The Theatre of Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Perfo… The Theatre of Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Perfo… Sarah Gorman xx, 152 p. : 24 cm OL19329261W
Disney and his worlds Disney and his worlds Alan Bryman Disney films, merchandising and theme parks are one of the defining features of our times. Disney and his Worlds is an account of Walt Disney, the man and the organizational inheritance he left and p… OL1978422W
How to write great screen plays How to write great screen plays Linda M. James It will give you the vital information you need to know before you write your script; the vital techniques you need to learn when you're writing your script. But, more importantly, it will show you h… OL19856093W
Silver screen fiend Silver screen fiend Patton Oswalt "Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a spro… OL19991330W
New York's Yiddish theater New York's Yiddish theater Edna Nahshon In the early decades of the twentieth century, a vibrant theatrical culture took shape on New York City's Lower East Side. Original dramas, comedies, musicals, and vaudeville, along with sophisticate… OL20027466W
The man who is Mrs. Brown The man who is Mrs. Brown David O'Dornan When Brendan O'Carroll, creator and star of Mrs Brown's Boys, stood on stage to collect his first BAFTA for the phenomenally successful comedy series in 2012, it marked a new milestone in his incredi… OL20974039W
How and Why We Teach Shakespeare How and Why We Teach Shakespeare Sidney Homan In How and Why We Teach Shakespeare, 19 distinguished college teachers and directors draw from their personal experiences and share their methods and the reasons why they teach Shakespeare. The colle… OL23499224W
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