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Joan Crawford's remarkable forty-five-year motion picture career is one of the industry's longest. Signing her first contract in 1925, she was crowned an MGM star four years later and by the mid-1930s was the most popular actress in America. In the early 1940s, Crawford's risky decision to move to Warner Bros. was rewarded with an Oscar for Mildred Pierce. This triumph launched a series of film noir classics. She teamed with rival Bette Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, proving that Crawford, whose career had begun by defining big-screen glamor, had matured into a dramatic actress.

Brought to you by Penguin. Written with the warmth and humour that have made her so popular, in her first every memoir, Linda describes her eventful life, from growing up in a Catholic household in Islington to appearing on British television screens in 'Birds of a Feather'. Sharing her ups and...

ENDLICH: ES LEBE CAPTAIN FUTURE, das Sachbuch zum Kult, als Hörbuch! Gelesen von Stefan Wendorf (Es lebe Star Trek) Vor vier Jahrzehnten machte sich "Captain Future" in seinem Überlichtraumschiff Comet in Deutschland auf den Weg, um die Galaxie vor machtgierigen Verbrechern und den Feinden der Freiheit zu schützen. Doch gibt es keinen Captain ohne Crew! So waren das lebende Gehirn, Professor Simon Wright und die Androiden Otto und Grag mit ihren niedlichen außerirdischen Haustieren Yiek und Oak stets mit an Bord.

Everyone’s a critic, especially in the digital age—but no one takes on the movies like multiple award-winning author Harlan Ellison. Renowned both for fiction (A Boy and His Dog) and pop-culture commentary (The Glass Teat), Ellison offers in this collection twenty-five years’ worth of essays and film criticism.

Only one performance style has dominated the lexicon of the casual moviegoer: "Method acting." The first reception-based analysis of film acting, Imagining the Method investigates how popular understandings of the so-called Method—what its author Justin Rawlins calls "methodness"—created an exclusive brand for white, male actors while associating such actors with rebellion and marginalization. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book maps the forces giving shape to methodness and policing its boundaries.

Fruto de três anos de profundas pesquisas, História do cinema mundial traz um viés inédito para o estudo do tema: o enfoque geográfico e cultural da sétima arte.

Are you a fan of American Horror Story? How much do you know about the first six seasons of the show? There's only one way to find out! Whether you're the ultimate superfan, or a casual viewer who enjoys a bit of trivia, this is the perfect audiobook for you. With sections on characters, places, episodes and names plus much more, you’ll enjoy this audiobook whether you buy it to test your own knowledge or to play with friends.

David O. Selznick (1902–1965) was one of the most prominent film producers of the Hollywood studio era. However, film production was not his only domain. Starting in the late 1930s, he built an impressive stable of stars within his own independent company. In Starmaker: David O. Selznick and the Production of Stars in the Hollywood Studio System, author Milan Hain reveals the mechanisms by which Selznick and his collaborators discovered and promoted new stars and describes how these personalities were marketed, whether for financial gain or symbolic recognition and prestige.

Brimming with previously untold stories and insights, How Coppola Became Cage both revels in and demystifies Cage's onscreen eccentricities. No other modern actor has explored such profound creative extremes while bending the boundaries of good taste. Here is the origin story of an actor who truly is wild at heart and weird on top.

Are you a fan of The Walking Dead? How much do you know about the first six seasons of the show? There's only one way to find out! Whether you're the ultimate superfan, or a casual viewer who enjoys a bit of trivia, this is the perfect audiobook for you. With sections on individual characters, episodes, deaths plus much more, you’ll enjoy this book whether you buy it to test your own knowledge or to play with friends.

The revelation that we are not alone in the cosmos and that mankind may be connected to an extraterrestrial heritage is becoming more and more accepted as the Alien enigma continues to unfold.

Did Ancient Aliens come to earth, create homo sapiens and control us throughout history? Join Jim Marrs, as he explores our occulted history.

For decades, U.S. military and intelligence personnel have reported UFOs/UAPs near sites associated with nuclear power, weaponry and technology—from the early atomic bomb development and test sites to active nuclear naval fleets. Major nuclear facilities—Los Alamos, Livermore, Sandia, Savannah River—all had dramatic incidents where these unknown craft appear to have a keen interest in our nuclear bases and nuclear capabilities; the question is why?

1944's Operation Highjump uncovered mind-blowing secrets of the mystifying continent of Antarctica, which until then had remained hidden from the rest of the world. Vegetation, exotic animals, a massive opening that led deep into the Earth and the most stunning account of all, a Kingdom beneath the surface inhabited by powerful Extraterrestrial beings monitoring Mankind's evolution. The ramifications of their presence and other discoveries continue to influence our existence to this day.

Discovery of lost underground cities across the world that may be older than time itself reveal an entirely new and strange ancient past that researchers are only beginning to understand. The larger question however, is why much of this revolutionary new evidence is being allegedly concealed from the public.

Mankind has come a long way since he learned how to control fire. And yet now in the 21st century he has created more than fire, he has created chains to bind himself into a system whereby he passes on the control of his own life to others. Businesses, religions, royalty and governments have all sought to gain power by having control over our mental and physical states. They have utilized our own nature to achieve this. And these powers joined forces into a secret cabal we call the Illuminati. They have created a true Matrix of deceit and we are all being manipulated.

Revelations of advanced Alien technology and the E.T. presence on Earth has prompted prominent theologians to prepare mankind for the inevitable, a take over of all of humanity by extraterrestrials from other worlds who pose a threat so grim, global military and government factions are powerless to stop it.

The abundant evidence suggests UFOs do exist and have been encountered for decades and that the earth is being visited by extraterrestrial entities. The question isn't are UFOs real, the question is what do they want? Why come to earth? Do they have an agenda we are not aware of? Explore this question further using fact based information and informed supposition. The conclusions may shock you.

El mundo de hoy quiere conocerte y descubrir la verdadera historia de por qué haces lo que haces. Ya sea que tengas un producto que vender, la misión de una empresa que compartir o un público al que entretener, es mucho más probable que las personas se involucren y conecten contigo si les ofreces una historia bien elaborada con un núcleo emocional. Bobette Buster es guionista y colabora como asesora con las principales productoras cinematográficas, incluidas Pixar, Disney y Sony Animation. En Storytelling nos enseña el arte de contar historias poderosas y atractivas.

Still Laughing features never-before-told stories from the creation of one of the most groundbreaking shows in television history.