Author: Karen Michaud
Publisher: Karen Michaud
ISBN: 1927397448
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
It is the eve of the Great Depression. The Tremblay twins arrive in New York for a holiday, but instead of seaside fun on Coney Island, they learn one of them is destined to marry the angel of death ... or one of his mortal representatives.
The Grace Murders: Caspar's Run
Author: Karen Michaud
Publisher: Karen Michaud
ISBN: 1927397448
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
It is the eve of the Great Depression. The Tremblay twins arrive in New York for a holiday, but instead of seaside fun on Coney Island, they learn one of them is destined to marry the angel of death ... or one of his mortal representatives.
Publisher: Karen Michaud
ISBN: 1927397448
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
It is the eve of the Great Depression. The Tremblay twins arrive in New York for a holiday, but instead of seaside fun on Coney Island, they learn one of them is destined to marry the angel of death ... or one of his mortal representatives.
Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios
Author: Frederic Lombardi
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786434856
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
It could be said that the career of Canadian-born film director Allan Dwan (1885-1981) began at the dawn of the American motion picture industry. Originally a scriptwriter, Dwan became a director purely by accident. Even so, his creativity and problem-solving skills propelled him to the top of his profession. He achieved success with numerous silent film performers, most spectacularly with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Gloria Swanson, and later with such legendary stars as Shirley Temple and John Wayne. Though his star waned in the sound era, Dwan managed to survive through pluck and ingenuity. Considering himself better off without the fame he enjoyed during the silent era, he went on to do some of his best work for second-echelon studios (notably Republic Pictures' Sands of Iwo Jima) and such independent producers as Edward Small. Along the way, Dwan also found personal happiness in an unconventional manner. Rich in detail with two columns of text in each of its nearly 400 pages, and with more than 150 photographs, this book presents a thorough examination of Allan Dwan and separates myth from truth in his life and films.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786434856
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
It could be said that the career of Canadian-born film director Allan Dwan (1885-1981) began at the dawn of the American motion picture industry. Originally a scriptwriter, Dwan became a director purely by accident. Even so, his creativity and problem-solving skills propelled him to the top of his profession. He achieved success with numerous silent film performers, most spectacularly with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Gloria Swanson, and later with such legendary stars as Shirley Temple and John Wayne. Though his star waned in the sound era, Dwan managed to survive through pluck and ingenuity. Considering himself better off without the fame he enjoyed during the silent era, he went on to do some of his best work for second-echelon studios (notably Republic Pictures' Sands of Iwo Jima) and such independent producers as Edward Small. Along the way, Dwan also found personal happiness in an unconventional manner. Rich in detail with two columns of text in each of its nearly 400 pages, and with more than 150 photographs, this book presents a thorough examination of Allan Dwan and separates myth from truth in his life and films.
The Heidelberg Catechism
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reformed Church
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reformed Church
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Managing Death Investigations
Author: Arthur E. Westveer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Last Known Address
Author: Theresa Schwegel
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 031236427X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Chicago Detective Sloane Pearson tracks down a rapist. But as the baffling case intensifies, one of the victims turns out to be Sloane's real estate agent, making the investigation more personal than ever.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 031236427X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Chicago Detective Sloane Pearson tracks down a rapist. But as the baffling case intensifies, one of the victims turns out to be Sloane's real estate agent, making the investigation more personal than ever.
The Great Liberal Death Wish
Author: Canadian League of Rights
Publisher: Flesherton, Ont. : Canadian League of Rights
ISBN: 9780920416327
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher: Flesherton, Ont. : Canadian League of Rights
ISBN: 9780920416327
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
The Brothers Grim
Author: Erica Rowell
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 146166408X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
In 1984 Joel and Ethan Coen burst onto the art-house film scene with their neo-noir Blood Simple and ever since then they have sharpened the cutting edge of independent film. Blending black humor and violence with unconventional narrative twists, their acclaimed movies evoke highly charged worlds of passion, absurdity, nightmare realms, and petty human failures, all the while revealing the filmmakers' penchant for visual jokes and bravura technical strokes. Their central characters may be blind to reality and individual flaws, but their illusions, dreams, fears, and desires map the boundaries of their worlds—worlds made stunningly memorable by the Coens. In The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen, Erica Rowell unmasks the filmmakers as prankster mythmakers exploiting and subverting universal storytelling modes to further what seems to be their artistic agenda: to elicit laughs. Often employing satire and allegory, the Coens' movies hold a mirror up to American society, allowing viewers to both chuckle and gasp at its absurdities, hypocrisies, and foibles. From business partnerships (Blood Simple, The Ladykillers) to marriage (Intolerable Cruelty) to friendship and ethics (Miller's Crossing), the breakdowns of relationships are a steady focus in their work. Often the Coens' satires put broken social institutions in their cinematic crosshairs, exposing cracks in ineffective penal systems (Raising Arizona; O Brother, Where Art Thou?), unjust justice systems (The Man Who Wasn't There), a crooked corporate America (The Hudsucker Proxy), unnecessary wars (The Big Lebowski), a tyrannical Hollywood (Barton Fink), and the unbridled, fatuous pursuit of the American Dream (Fargo). While audiences may be excused for missing the duo's social commentary, the depth and breadth of the brothers' films bespeak an intelligence and cultural acuity that is rich, highly topical, and hard to pigeonhole.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 146166408X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
In 1984 Joel and Ethan Coen burst onto the art-house film scene with their neo-noir Blood Simple and ever since then they have sharpened the cutting edge of independent film. Blending black humor and violence with unconventional narrative twists, their acclaimed movies evoke highly charged worlds of passion, absurdity, nightmare realms, and petty human failures, all the while revealing the filmmakers' penchant for visual jokes and bravura technical strokes. Their central characters may be blind to reality and individual flaws, but their illusions, dreams, fears, and desires map the boundaries of their worlds—worlds made stunningly memorable by the Coens. In The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen, Erica Rowell unmasks the filmmakers as prankster mythmakers exploiting and subverting universal storytelling modes to further what seems to be their artistic agenda: to elicit laughs. Often employing satire and allegory, the Coens' movies hold a mirror up to American society, allowing viewers to both chuckle and gasp at its absurdities, hypocrisies, and foibles. From business partnerships (Blood Simple, The Ladykillers) to marriage (Intolerable Cruelty) to friendship and ethics (Miller's Crossing), the breakdowns of relationships are a steady focus in their work. Often the Coens' satires put broken social institutions in their cinematic crosshairs, exposing cracks in ineffective penal systems (Raising Arizona; O Brother, Where Art Thou?), unjust justice systems (The Man Who Wasn't There), a crooked corporate America (The Hudsucker Proxy), unnecessary wars (The Big Lebowski), a tyrannical Hollywood (Barton Fink), and the unbridled, fatuous pursuit of the American Dream (Fargo). While audiences may be excused for missing the duo's social commentary, the depth and breadth of the brothers' films bespeak an intelligence and cultural acuity that is rich, highly topical, and hard to pigeonhole.
Harper's Weekly
Author: John Bonner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
Three by Cain
Author: James M. Cain
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307791793
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
All three books are written with an enduring view of the dark corners of the American psyche. Cain hammered high art out of the crude matter of betrayal, bloodshed, and perversity.
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307791793
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
All three books are written with an enduring view of the dark corners of the American psyche. Cain hammered high art out of the crude matter of betrayal, bloodshed, and perversity.
American Monthly Knickerbocker
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description