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When escapologist Harry Houdini toured Australia in 1910, he brought magic, mystique, his wife and an airplane. Houdini conquered crowds and nearly caused riots, he escaped straitjackets and shackles and flew through the air. Some said he was supernatural, to others he was a fraud, but Houdini confounded them all. This is the story of Harry Houdini, 'the greatest and most astounding artist that ever appeared in Australia'.
5523) Brie Larson
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Brie Larson captivated audiences as Marvel's Captain Marvel. With compelling images, fun facts, and an Inside Hollywood special feature, this book provides an engaging overview of Larson's life, acting career, and experience playing Captain Marvel.
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A Broadway Stage Manager's pandemic memoir!March 12, 2020Last night, after weeks of downplaying and ridiculing the virus, we were finally told by our President, that it is, in fact, serious…And so, it began. Broadway shut down. Instead of sitting in a darkened theatre every night watching Jersey Boys, Richard Hester, like many other people, found himself sitting on his sofa glued to the news. As the days unfolded, turning into weeks, then months,...
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Une fiche de référence sur L'Anguille, un chef-d'oeuvre de Shōhei Imamura.
Imamura, à la différence de presque tous ses collègues, n'a jamais été longtemps délaissé par le succès. Si le public français n'a guère connu ses premières œuvres, Imamura est devenu un habitué des salles de cinéma européennes depuis Pluie noire (Kuroi ame, 1989) et sa palme d'or de 1997.
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Une fiche de référence sur Sous les toits de Paris, un chef-d'oeuvre de René Clair.
Un chanteur de rue, Albert, accompagné d'un accordéoniste, entonne un air à la mode, repris par les habitants de l'immeuble. Pola, une belle étrangère à l'accent roumain vient l'écouter.
Les grands films méritent le même traitement que les grands livres. Sur le modèle des fiches de lecture, les fiches cinéma d'Encyclopaedia Universalis associent une...
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Presenting an in-depth look at the life of America's boy next door, Jimmy Stewart, this book spans from his time served in the United States Army Air Corps to his return to Hollywood as a changed man who embarked on the production of America's most beloved holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life. During his military career, he rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 World War II combat missions over Germany and France. When the war was...
5529) The Actor Uncovered
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The Actor Uncovered is certainly not a set of rigid rules advocating one "method" or one singular "truth." Departing from the common guidebook format, Michael Howard uses a unique approach to teaching acting, reflecting on his own history and sharing his own experiences as an actor, director, and teacher. How he writes about the process and craft of acting is at once intensely personal and relatable by others. Readers are invited to participate as...
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"The Three Doctors" is a musical play in two acts by English writer Thomas Love Peacock, first published in 1903. A musical farce, it aims at entertaining the audience through a highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable situation. This play concerns doctors and their contemporary role in English society, presented in a satirical and highly amusing musical form. Imbued with Peacock's cutting wit and famous social commentary, it is highly...
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Une fiche de référence sur Citizen Kane, un chef-d'oeuvre d'Orson Welles.
Premier long-métrage d'un wonder boy de vingt-cinq ans, Citizen Kane est un film atypique pour des raisons multiples.
Un ouvrage conçu par des spécialistes du cinéma pour tout savoir sur Citizen Kane d'Orson Welles.
A PROPOS DES FICHES CINEMA D'UNIVERSALIS
Les grands films méritent le même traitement que les grands livres. Sur le modèle des fiches de lecture, les...
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The New England Horror Filmmakers is a collection of stories from various creators around the states that make up New England. Their trials tribulations hard ships and courage in completing their art. Its been done with a labour of love for the independent film market to show anyone can make a movie with effort and dedication.
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This book asks what is the quality of participation in contemporary art and performance? Has it been damaged by cultural policies which have 'entrepreneurialized' artists, cut arts funding and cultivated corporate philanthropy? Has it been fortified by crowdfunding, pop-ups and craftsmanship? And how can it help us to understand social welfare?
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What happens when math nerds, band and theater geeks, goths, sci-fi fanatics, Young Republican debate poindexters, techies, Trekkies, D&D players, wallflowers, bookworms, and RPG players grow up? And what can they tell us about the life of the mind in the contemporary United States? With #GamerGate in the national news, shows like The Big Bang Theory on ever-increasing numbers of screens, and Peter Orzsag and Paul Ryan on magazine covers, it is clear...
5535) Kofi Loves Music
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If we can come together, if we can build together, if we can make music together . . . We will build the type of harmony we need to promote love, justice, and freedom.
Kofi Loves Music celebrates the power of music in bringing families together, embracing cultural heritage, and engaging in community-building. This counting book also introduces African instruments which have influenced music-making around the world. Enjoy learning about new instruments...
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In keeping with its reputation for size and spectacle, Texas has produced a staggering number of stars. Although many hailed from towns too small to have a post office, they occupied the spotlight on the largest of stages. Roger Miller's songs made him the "King of the Road," and Howard Hughes stretched his vision across the skies of the silver screen. Gene Autry won fame as a singing cowboy and Van Cliburn wore a tuxedo to international piano competitions,...
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"Don't get high on your own supply."
Brian de Palma's brash, bloody version of Scarface was trashed by critics when it came out twenty-five years ago and didn't do well at the box office, but has become a spectacular fan favorite and enduring pop culture classic since.
"Never underestimate the greed of the other guy."
What makes millions of people obsess over this movie? Why has Al Pacino's Tony Montana become the drug kingpin whose pugnacity and...
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With2014 marking the 60th anniversary of the release of Elvis Presleys first record, Thats All Right, this book makes the perfect companion for celebrating the life and music of one of the worlds most popular entertainers. Packed with history, trivia, lists, little-known facts, and must-do adventures, legions of Elvis fans around the globe who still adore him more than three decades after his death will delight in this ode to The King. Ranked from...
5539) Blues for Zoey
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She walks in with her music and out with his heart. Kaz Barrett should be saving for college. Instead, he saves his pay from the Sit 'n' Spin Laundromat to send his mother to an expensive sleep clinic in New York. She suffers from a rare neurological disorder, and both Kaz and his kid sister worry that one day, maybe tomorrow, their mother will fall asleep and never wake up. But when pink-haired Zoey walks past the laundromat's window, Kaz's ordered...
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From the author/illustrator team behind The Snatchabook comes a music-filled journey to bedtime.
"Orange moon,
blue baboon.
Blue baboon
spies bassoon."
Blue baboon is eager to play the bassoon with her new friends. But a monsoon threatens to spoil the fun. Fortunately a big balloon arrives in time to carry them to a dune where they can all play in tune together!
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"A plot summary doesn't do justice to the...
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