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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present by Tim Brooks (Paperba
 

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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present by Tim Brooks (Paperba
Thoroughly revised, a comprehensive TV reference covers the entire field, from I Love Lucy to the X-Files, from the Mickey Mouse Club to South Park, with more than sixth thousand series, including five hundred new listings, updates on continuing shows, coverage of hundreds of cable programs, annual program schedules, and a guide to Web sites. Original. 25,000 first printing.

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The One Life To Live 40th Anniversary Trivia Book by Gerard J. Waggett (Paperback - Hyperion Books)
 

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The One Life To Live 40th Anniversary Trivia Book by Gerard J. Waggett (Paperback - Hyperion Books)
A treasury of behind-the-scenes facts about the popular daytime serial includes coverage of such topics as how favorite actors landed their roles, the off-screen relationships of famous couples, and the intricacies of more bizarre storylines. Original. 50,000 first printing. (An ABC television daytime soap opera, created by Agnes Nixon) (Performing Arts)

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Sesame Street by Louise Gikow (Hardcover - Black Dog & Leventhal Pub)
 

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Sesame Street by Louise Gikow (Hardcover - Black Dog & Leventhal Pub)
Celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the ground-breaking educational television series and traces the history of the show from its initial concept through its evolution over four decades, providing an insider's view of the Muppet and human characters, the creative team behind the scenes, original scripts, and photographs from in front of the camera and behind the scenes. 65,000 first printing.

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Ten Bad Dates with De Niro by Richard T. Kelly (Hardcover - Overlook Pr)
 

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Ten Bad Dates with De Niro by Richard T. Kelly (Hardcover - Overlook Pr)
A book of lists for serious movie aficionados is a celebration of Hollywood's superlatives, from the top ten movies that make cigarettes look cool and the loosest screen adaptations to the dodgiest decisions of the Cannes Film Festival and the films that best defy genre.

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Legends by People En Espanol (Hardcover - Bilingual)
 

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Legends by People En Espanol (Hardcover - Bilingual)
Highlighted by full-color photography, a bilingual celebration of the contributions of Hispanics to the entertainment world profiles one hundred of the most famous celebrities, chronicling the life stories of icons ranging from Jennifer Lopez to Celia Cruz.

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Duo by John Horvath (Paperback - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books)
 

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Duo by John Horvath (Paperback - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books)
DUO! offers a full spectrum of age range, region, character, level of difficulty, and non-traditional casting potential. Each scene is set up with a synopsis of the play, character descriptions and notes on how to propel the scene to full power outside the context of the play.

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The Actor's Audition by David Black (Paperback - Vintage Books)
 

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The Actor's Audition by David Black (Paperback - Vintage Books)
The practical guide offers insights on how to approach the monologue, the cold reading, the musical audition, and the interview, along with techniques that will help actors impress prospective employers even before they step into character.

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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Paperback - Reprint)
Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.

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White Night by Jim Butcher (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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White Night by Jim Butcher (Paperback - Reprint)
Assigned to investigate a series of deaths of magic practitioners, all of whom lacked the ability to become full-fledged wizards, professional Chicago wizard Harry Dresden is shocked when the evidence points to his half-brother Thomas as the killer, until he uncovers a conspiracy within the White Council of Wizards that threatens both him and his family. Reprint.

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Story by Robert McKee (Hardcover - Harpercollins)
 

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Story by Robert McKee (Hardcover - Harpercollins)
Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience. In Story, McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his $450 seminars (considered a must by industry insiders), providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. No one better understands how all the elements of a screenplay fit together, and no one is better qualified to explain the "magic" of story construction and the relationship between structure and character than Robert McKee.

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Queer Looks by Martha Gever (Paperback - Routledge)
 

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Queer Looks by Martha Gever (Paperback - Routledge)

Queer Looks is a collection of writing by video artists, filmmakers, and critics which explores the recent explosion of lesbian and gay independent media culture. A compelling compilation of artists' statements and critical theory, producer interviews and image-text works, this anthology demonstrates the vitality of queer artists under attack and fighting back. Each maker and writer deploys a surprising array of techniques and tactics, negotiating the difficult terrain between street pragmatism and theoretical inquiry, finding voices rich in chutzpah and subtlety. From guerilla Super-8 in Manila to AIDS video activism in New York, Queer Looks zooms in on this very queer place in media culture, revealing a wealth of strategies, a plurality of aesthetics, and an artillary of resistances.

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The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian by Ernie Malik (Paperback - Harperone)
 

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The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian by Ernie Malik (Paperback - Harperone)
A photographic companion to the second movie inspired by C. S. Lewis's Narnia series features script excerpts, production shots, and cast and crew anecdotes, in a film that follows the four Pevensie children, who are transported once again to Narnia to battle the evil King Miraz. Original. 100,000 first printing. (A Walt Disney Pictures film, directed by Adam Adamson, releasing May 2008, starring Liam Neeson, Warwick Davis, Ben Barnes, and others) (Performing Arts)

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A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting by Steven Louis Shelley (Paperback - Illustrated)
 

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A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting by Steven Louis Shelley (Paperback - Illustrated)
For anyone serious about a career in lighting design, this book is a must read. A Practical Guide for Stage Lighting is a nuts and bolts look at the construction and implementation of theatrical lighting design. Combining theory and application, this textbook provides a comprehensive analysis of lighting systems along with step-by-step examples and illustrations of the technical tools and methods. Readers will benefit from experience-based tips, techniques and traps to avoid in preparing and executing a lighting design. Stories explain why some techniques succeed while others fail.

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Take One by Karen Kingsbury (Paperback - Zondervan)
 

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Take One by Karen Kingsbury (Paperback - Zondervan)
Having raised enough money to independently produce a feature film with a hopeful message to the world, filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison leave the mission fields of Indonesia for the mission field of Hollywood, but with millions of dollars of investors' money on the line, Chase and Keith struggle to keep the film from falling apart. Simultaneous.

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The Big Picture by Edward Jay Epstein (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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The Big Picture by Edward Jay Epstein (Paperback - Reprint)
A behind-the-scenes odyssey into the world of the Hollywood motion picture industry examines the complex ways in which the major entertainment empires--Viacom, Time Warner, NBC/Universal, Fox, Sony, and Disney--make their money, profiling the individuals who created these vast conglomerates and the various ways in which Hollywood has evolved to survive financially.

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An Actor Prepares by Konstantin Sergeevich StanislavskiÖI (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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An Actor Prepares by Konstantin Sergeevich StanislavskiÖI (Paperback - Reprint)

An Actor Prepares is the first volume of Stanislavski's enduring trilogy on the art of acting. Fusing psychological realism and expressionism, his exploratory exercises teach actors to evoke past emotions that draw out their vulnerability. Stanislavski here introduces such concepts as the "magic if," "emotion memory," the "unbroken line" and many more now famous rehearsal aids. This classic manual is written from the viewpoint of fictional actors taking lessons from a director (based on Stanislavski). Through the student's mistakes, questions, revelations, and struggles, Stanislavski teaches the actor about the stage, truth, and life itself.

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The Intent to Live by Larry Moss (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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The Intent to Live by Larry Moss (Paperback - Reprint)
The legendary acting coach shares his inspirational philosophy and effective techniques--including case studies, exercises, and professional insights--designed to help actors connect personally with a script, develop a character from the inside out, overcome fear and inhibitions, hone technical skills, and more.

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Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen (Hardcover - John Wiley & Sons Inc)
 

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Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen (Hardcover - John Wiley & Sons Inc)
"This fascinating and detailed book about acting is Miss Hagen's credo, the accumulated wisdom of her years spent in intimate communion with her art. It is at once the voicing of her exacting standards for herself and those she teaches, and an explanation of the means to the end. For those unable to avail themselves of her personal tutelage, her book is the best substitute." —Publishers Weekly "Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting is not only pitched on a high artistic level but it is full of homely, practical information by a superb craftswoman. crafts-woman. An illuminating discussion of the standards and techniques of enlightened stage acting." —Brooks Atkinson "Hagen adds to the large corpus of titles on acting with vivid dicta drawn from experience, skill, and a sense of personal and professional worth. Her principal asset in this treatment is her truly significant imagination. Her ‘object exercises’ display a wealth of detail with which to stimulate the student preparing a scene for presentation." —Library Journal "Respect for Acting is a simple, lucid and sympathetic statement of actors' problems in the theatre and basic tenets for their training wrought from the personal experience of a fine actress and teacher of acting." —Harold Clurman "Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting…is a relatively small book. But within it Miss Hagen tells the young actor about as much as can be conveyed in print of his craft." —Los Angeles Times "Uta Hagen is our greatest living actor; she is, moreover, interested and mystified by the presence of talent and its workings; her third gift is a passion to communicate the mysteries of the craft to which she has given her life. There are almost no American actors uninfluenced by her." —Fritz Weaver "This is a textbook for aspiring actors, but working thespians can profit much by it. Anyone with just a casual interest in the theater should also enjoy its behind-the-scenes flavor. Respect for Acting is certainly a special book, perhaps for a limited readership, but of its "How-To" kind I'd give it four curtain calls, and two hollers of "Author, Author —King Features Syndicate

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Comedy at the Edge by Richard Zoglin (Hardcover - Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA)
 

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Comedy at the Edge by Richard Zoglin (Hardcover - Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA)
A lighthearted survey of stand-up comedy in the 1970s draws on meticulous interviews to cite the contributions of celebrity comics, from George Carlin and Richard Pryor to Robin Williams and Andy Kaufman, in an account that also evaluates the roles played by such comedy clubs as Catch a Rising Star, the Improv, and the Comedy Store.

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The Matrix and Philosophy by William Irwin (Paperback - Open Court Pub Co)
 

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The Matrix and Philosophy by William Irwin (Paperback - Open Court Pub Co)
The Matrix conveys the horror of a false world made of nothing but perceptions. Based on the premise that reality is a dream controlled by malevolent forces, it is one of the most overtly philosophical movies ever to come out of Hollywood. These thought-provoking essays by the same team of young philosophers who created The Simpsons and Philosophy discuss different facets of the primary philosophical puzzle of The Matrix: Can we be sure the world is really there, and if not, what should we do about it? Other chapters address issues of religion, lifestyle, pop culture, the Zeitgeist, the nature of mind and matter, and the reality of fiction.

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Auditioning by Joanna Merlin (Paperback - Vintage Books)
 

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Auditioning by Joanna Merlin (Paperback - Vintage Books)
A well-known casting director and actor provides a comprehensive guide to auditioning for film and theatrical roles, providing practical tips on how to prepare for a role, find the right monologues and songs to showcase one's talent, deal with creative criticism, and more.

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The Stage Management Handbook by Daniel A. Ionazzi (Paperback - Betterway Books)
 

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The Stage Management Handbook by Daniel A. Ionazzi (Paperback - Betterway Books)
Provides helpful guidance and practical advice for performing a show including the pre-production phase, the rehearsal process, the performance phase, as well as insights into the organizational structure of some theaters.

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Either You're in or You're in the Way by Logan Miller (Hardcover - Collins)
 

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Either You're in or You're in the Way by Logan Miller (Hardcover - Collins)
Traces the authors' determined efforts to create the film, Touching Home, in tribute to their late father, describing their progress in spite of no financing or Hollywood contacts; their unconventional directing and production methods; and their work with Ed Harris.

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Movie-Made America by Robert Sklar (Paperback - Revised; Subsequent)
 

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Movie-Made America by Robert Sklar (Paperback - Revised; Subsequent)
Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values. 80 black-and-white photos.

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The Theatre by Phyllis Hartnoll (Paperback - Subsequent)
 

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The Theatre by Phyllis Hartnoll (Paperback - Subsequent)
For the revised edition of Hartnoll's all-embracing and richly illustrated history of the theatre, Enoch Brater has written a new chapter, taking into account the medium's contemporary movements. 285 illustrations, 45 in color.

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The Seinfeld Scripts by Jerry Seinfeld (Paperback - Perennial)
 

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The Seinfeld Scripts by Jerry Seinfeld (Paperback - Perennial)
Jerry. George. Elaine. Kramer. We've followed their misadventures for nearly ten years on Thursday nights. Here, finally, are the scripts of the first two seasons that will take you back to the beginning of "Seinfeld." Featuring the first 17 episodes ever aired, "The Seinfeld Scripts" contains all the great lines that have kept us laughing for years: the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles, " where it all began; George introduces his importer/exporter altar ego Art Vanderlay in "The Stakeout"; Kramer becomes obsessed with cantaloupe in "The Ex-Girlfriend"; Jerry and George meet Elaine's dad in "The Jacket"; is Jerry responsible for a poor Polish woman's death when he makes "The Pony Remark"?; Jerry and Elaine decide to become intimate again in "The Deal"; what will George do when he is banned from the executive bathroom in "The Revenge"?; and Jerry, George, and Elaine wait for a table in "The Chinese Restaurant." It's all here: the award-winning writing of "Seinfeld," "the defining sitcom of our age." Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. Elaine: My roommate has Lyme disease. Jerry: Lyme disease? I thought she had Epstein-Barr syndrome? Elaine: She has this in addition to Epstein-Barr. It's like Epstein-Barr with a twist of Lyme disease. George: She calls me up at my office she says, "We have to talk." Jerry: The four worst words in the English language. Kramer: What a body. Yeeaaah...that's for me. Jerry: Yeah and you're just what she's looking for, too-- a stranger, leering through a pair of binoculars ten floors up.

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Stanislavski and the Actor by Jean Benedetti (Paperback - Theatre Arts Books)
 

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Stanislavski and the Actor by Jean Benedetti (Paperback - Theatre Arts Books)
A major rediscovered work by Stanislavski, this volume is full of new ideas and insights about his working method.

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Building a Character by Stanislavski (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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Building a Character by Stanislavski (Paperback - Reprint)
This is the second volume of Stanislaviski's enduring trilogy on the art of acting. The System" which he describes is a means both of mastering the craft of acting and of stimulating the actor's individual creativeness and imagination. It has become the central force determining almost every performance we see on stage or screen

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The Animation Book by Kit Laybourne (Paperback - Revised; Subsequent)
 

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The Animation Book by Kit Laybourne (Paperback - Revised; Subsequent)
The first edition of The Animation Book, published in 1979, became the authoritative guide to making animated movies. Now, as we enter the twenty-first century, the explosion in computer technology has created a corresponding boom in animation. Using desktop hardware and software, animators can easily produce high-quality, high-artistry animation and mix the aesthetics of traditional cel animation with dazzling 3-D effects. Kit Laybournes digital revision to The Animation Book brings you to the cutting edge of animation technology. Richly illustrated with frame-grabs, production stills, and diagrams, this volume shares Kits infectious enthusiasm for the limitless possibilities of todays hybrid techniques, and it provides beginning animators with all the information they need to jump in and start their own animation projects. More advanced animators will find The Animation Book to be an invaluable resource with detailed descriptions of filmmaking gear, computer hardware and software, art supplies, plus Internet and other resources.Using an innovative case-study approach, Kit deconstructs how a range of digital projects were carried out at some of today's hottest animation studios, including Wildbrain, Blue Sky, Protozoa, Fantome, Broderbund, Nicktoons, and Klasky Csupo. These step-by-step studies show how desktop animators can follow the same creative process in their own films.

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Acting by R. Boleslavsky (Hardcover - Theatre Arts Books)
 

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Acting by R. Boleslavsky (Hardcover - Theatre Arts Books)
For actors by an actor of rare subtlety and imagination; for dierctors by a brilliant versatile director. Richard Boleslavsky's knowledge of the theatre was based on wide experience. A member of the Moscow Art Theatre and director of its First Studio, he worked in Russia, Germany and America as actor, director and teacher. On Broadway, he produced plays and muscial comedies and he was a leading Hollywood director.

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The Battle of Brazil by Jack Mathews (Paperback - Revised)
 

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The Battle of Brazil by Jack Mathews (Paperback - Revised)
In 1985, Director Terry Gilliam submitted the completed version of his groundbreaking film Brazil to Universal Pictures for their approval. Universal Pictures, in the person of President Sidney J. Sheinberg, reported back to Mr. Gilliam that his movie required major reworking before it could go into American release. That's when Terry Gilliam turned from writer-director to writer-director-guerrilla fighter. He and his producer Arnon Milchan proceeded to give Universal Pictures the professional battle of their lives, the most dramatic, wild, elaborate and flat-out entertaining war of "creative differences" that Hollywood has ever witnessed. Gilliam yelled, screamed, threatened. He stone-walled. And when none of that worked, except to get Brazil indefinitely shelved by Universal, he took to the streets. He arranged clandestine screenings for influential people in the film world. He even planned for a while to fly critics screenings of his cut of Brazil in Mexico. Meanwhile, Universal and Sheinberg were cutting the film without Gilliam's knowledge -- to make it more "commercial". Suddenly, it was a race as well as a battle. Which version would American audiences get to see? Gilliam's or Sheinberg's? If you'd like to find out the answer, it's all colorfully and meticulously reported by Newsday Senior Film Critic Jack Mathews in his new Applause Book, The Battle of Brazil.

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