But, with its unforgettable songs and its infinitely quotable script it has gone on to become an enduring cult classic.

    

    This new edition, with an extensive amount of fresh material, will prove irresistible to all fans of the most popular TV series of all time. Illustrations.

    A history of the beginning days of movie making in Hollywood, focusing on the great actors like Keaton, Chaplin & Fairbanks & the great directors like Griffith & Raoul Walsh. Alive with the excitement of the old Hollywood, peppered with vivid cinematic and social recollections never before on record, illustrated with 300 rare photos - stills, on-the-set shots, portraits, most of them published here for the first time and reproduced from the original negatives or prints - this is a unique film history, the result of a unique collaboration.

    With up-to-date additions, this fifth edition features more than 7,000 A-Z entries on the artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of moviemaking, including:- Directors, producers, stars, screenwriters, and cinematographers- Styles, genres, and schools of filmmaking- Motion picture studios and film centers- Film-related organizations and events- Industry jargon and technical terms- Inventions, inventors, and equipment- Plus, an index of Academy Award winning films and artists, top grossing films, and much more.

    

    

    Giger has worked on, including the artwork for his major films Alien, Alien 3, Dune and Batman Forever. The text is written by Giger and examines each project from his own viewpoint.

    Alien.This exciting book takes you right behind the scenes of Alien and talks to the key people involved, including H. R Giger and director Ridley Scott. It shows every creative stage, through designs and sketches, models and costumes, that went into such a unique vision of the future, and graphically demonstrates why the movie won an Oscar for its visual effects.

    Completely revised and updated, this seventh edition features more than 7,500 A–Z entries on the artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of moviemaking, including: Directors, producers, actors, screenwriters, and cinematographers; Styles, genres, and schools of filmmaking; Motion picture studios and film centers; Film-related organizations and events; Industry jargon and technical terms; Inventions, inventors, and equipment; Plus comprehensive listings of academy award–winning films And artists, top-grossing films, and much more!

    Based on countless conversations with Groucho and his close cooperation, access to his private papers, and hundreds of interviews with friends and associates, here is the first biography to explore rather than exploit the fast-quipping, ferociously witty phenomenon that was Groucho Marx.More than a collection of wild antics and heady Hollywood hijinks, this in-depth portrait evokes the man whose wit masked a profound romanticism, whose barbs served to blunt his own doubts about his place in Hollywood society and his success with some of the most sought-after women of all time.Hector Arce probes Marx’s three marriages, his problem-riddled relationships with his three children and the other women in his life including Olivia de Havilland, Maureen O’Sullivan, Virginia Shulberg, and others. We are also giving a detailed account of his relationships with his gifted brothers, parents, and countless friends—all of whom appear in three-dimensional form in his work. Friendships, quarrels, triumphs and defeats—all are recorded here with care and frankness.Lively, loving, blisteringly candid, Groucho goes beyond the brilliant wag to reveal the bedeviled man beneath.

    Wellington Wimpy finds a hamburger (it can take all day), and how "jeep", "glop" and "goon" found their way into the language. Plus: who Popeye was ordered to be a gentleman, why children love Popeye, why "if you ask a stupid question, you'll get one back."

    Taking ten filmmakers, such as Oshima and Kurosawa, and following their careers chronologically has resulted in a history of Japanese film as well as a study of each master.

    Rosenblum and journalist Robert Karen have written both a history of the profession and a personal account, a highly entertaining, instructive, and revelatory book that will make any reader a more aware movie-viewer.

    

    

    This is sensationally entertaining theatre. Simply great."–Clive Barnes, New York Post"There is very little in Sweeney Todd that is not, in one way or another, a display of extraordinary talent. There is more artistic energy, creative personality and plain excitement than in a dozen average musicals."–Richard Eder, New York Times