The luminous star of ÊMr. Smith Goes to Washington ShaneÊ and other classic films was as the subtitle aptly puts it the actress nobody knew. Jean Arthur (1900-91) kept her personal life private disdained the Hollywood publicity machine and was called difficult because of her perfectionism and remoteness from costars on the movie set. John Oller a lawyer tracked down kinsfolk and friends never before interviewed to capture the elusive personality of a free spirit best embodied in her favorite role Peter Pan. Arthur herself might have appreciated his warm respectful portrait. ...âAnã insightful painstakingly researched analysis of Arthur''s life and career raises the curtain on the complex conflicted person behind the screen persona...Captures the special shine of a unique star who turned out to be a genuine eccentric. ä ÊChicago TribuneÊ
Janet Coleman and Al Young first met Charles Mingus in the 1950s at the University of Michigan. From there they followed him to New York, sitting in on Mingus's workshops and meeting leading jazz artists. Throughout, their friendship gave them a rare view into Mingus and the social and creative forces that informed his art. This joint memoir provides a candid, unforgettable portrait of Mingus suffused with warmth, affection, and humor.
Anyone who has ever seen a live performance of ballet knows the thrill of seeing larger-than-life figures on stage dancing in ways that seem superhuman. What are these dancers like beyond the footlights? How have they acquired such artistry and technique? What are the joys and difficulties in sustaining their careers? What dreams would they like to fulfill as performers? Round About the Ballet profiles the stars of the top New York City ballet companies: American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet. Selected by Roy Round, one of the world's leading dance photographers, the dancers profiled represent the very best in ballet today. The dancers are brought to life through stories of their lives, real-life interviews, and the stunning photgraphs of Roy Round. This book is for ballet fans, dance students, and people who are curious about the performing arts.
Veteran dance writer Robert Greskovic''s comprehensive handbook on how to watch and appreciate the ballet is now available in this new edition. It includes a complete analysis of sixteen important and popular ballets, from Swan Lake to Twyla Tharp''s Push Comes To Shove., As Mikhail Baryshnikov states in the book''s foreword: "All the things that ballet fans talk about at intermission, while newcomers stand there wondering what they mean: those things are here...(Robert Greskovic) has been thinking about ballet --- watching it, reading, writing, and talking about it --- day after day for more than thirty years. He knows it through and through. Now he shares his knowledge."
...the definitive life. I don''t think it will ever be superseded ... It is scholarly yet readable the fullest most objective and factually detailed book on virtually every aspect of Buster''s career and personality: artistic financial and pyschological ... full of the most interesting (and surprising) information. ä Dwight MacDonald The New York Review of BooksÞÞ A candid yet compassionate account of Keaton''s turbulent personal life...reveals the roots of his humanity ... his pessimism ... âhisã superb spirit of comic gloom ... ä Boston Globe
Half a century after its opening ÊThe Third ManÊ remains an unquestioned masterpiece of film artistry and for many the greatest British movie ever made. Whether it is Harry Lime''s magical first appearance or the celebrated cuckoo clock speech or the climactic chase through the sewers beneath Vienna or the haunting theme music of Anton Karas the film contains some of the most memorable moments in screen history. Drawing on both contemporary documents and accounts of the people involved ÊIn Search of The Third ManÊ explores the many myths that over the years have grown around this extraordinary film and seeks to unravel the facts from the fiction.ÞÞ ...you''ll want to read The Third Man...The story of the film''s creation is as intriguing as the film itself äLeonard Maltin Playboy
"Reading like a who''s who of Broadway and Hollywood...âthisã is a valuable piece of theatrical history...Lloyd is a self-effacing, articulate actor-director-producer whose stories are as insightful as they are warm and often humorous." -Choice
Written with a rare combination of an informed film background and a sophisticated knowledge of literature... a valuable contribution of both literary and film history. - Variety
In this incandescent autobiographical collage, lyricist, playwright and performer Betty Comden takes an exuberant and rueful look back on a lifetime of celebrated triumphs and private sorrow. With her lifelong collaborator Adolph Green, she has achieved glorious success on stage in such musical milestones as On the Town, Wonderful Town and Bells Are Ringing and on screen in the unforgettable Singing in the Rain and The Band Wagon. But this very intimate memoir takes us behind her experiences in theatre and film to her childhood in Brooklyn, her determined exodus to Manhattan and Broadway, her courtship and marriage and the lessons she has learned as a wife and mother. Off Stage is, then, not only of special interest to theatre and movie buffs. It is also the poignant and inspirational story of a woman of many talents and interests who tried to have it all - and very nearly succeeded.
The ultimate guide to stage fighting technique and basic swordplay this book covers everything an actor must do to give a dynamic and convincing performance as a stage combatant. âThis bookã is more than a manual... A necessity! Richard Lane''s concepts are vital...''Why'' and ''When'' are explained and make ''How'' easier to understand and execute...Read this pay heed and you will avoid sin and suffering...I raise my sword on high and salute you Richard. Well done! äOscar F. Kolombatovich former Fencing Master Metropolitan Opera New York and Executive Secretary Historical Fencing Society
LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT
In two acts that consider what the theatre is and what it does, a star-studded cast of intellects, wits and wags here take center stage to enlighten, provoke, and amuse. A collection of close to 1000 distinctive anecdotes, aphorisms, adages and assaults written and spoken by actors, directors, composers, producers, critics and other observers - everyone from Sophocles to David Mamet, from Buddha to Brando.
"Mitchum's tales include beatings, hanging producers by their shoelaces, killings in Mexican bars and slapping Teutonic helmer Otto Preminger. And there are classic observations, such as his quip to Variety that 'the best producer is an absent one.' Mitchum editor Jerry Roberts...conducted one of the interviews, and has done a terrific job piecing together vintage conversations with David Frost, Dick Lochte, Richard Schickel and Charles Champlin, as well as collecting a wonderful array of prize quotes by and about Mitchum." - Steven Gaydos, Variety
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