Títulos em Entretenimento e Artes Cênicas

How the acting profession works and what to expect. The things you always do and the things you never do — and I mean ever.

Many Disney films adapt works from the Victorian period, which is often called the Golden Age of children's literature. Animating the Victorians: Disney's Literary History explores Disney's adaptations of Victorian texts like Alice in Wonderland, Oliver Twist, Treasure Island, Peter Pan, and the tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

Sein Großvater Opapa lehrt ihn, dass die Welt voller Risiken ist und sie besser unter sich bleiben sollten. Doch Tafiti kann dieser Weisheit nicht folgen und eilt zur Rettung von Pinsel, einem Pinselohrschwein. Gemeinsam brechen sie gemäß Opapas Rat in die unendliche Wüste auf, wo sie ums Überleben kämpfen und in ihrem größten Abenteuer zusammenwachsen.

50 Years of Hammer Horror by John L. Flynn, Ph.D. is the follow-up book to his popular 75 Years of Universal Monsters. Hammer Film Productions was the most successful independent film company in the world. Between 1935 and 1983, the company produced more than 250 motion pictures and television shows, and their signature productions headlined theater marquees all around the globe. Those productions included thrillers, comedies, historical dramas, and science fiction. The company was best known for its series of gothic horror films.

For almost seventy years, Hollywood has had a love affair with marauding aliens from beyond space bent on world domination and generally making our lives miserable. In 1951, the first real alien menace was thawed out at a remote arctic outpost, and reflected our Cold War fears as that thing from another world. The call to keep watching the skies was a prophetic warning that other alien terrors would soon be coming our way. Come, they did!

Mention The Phantom of the Opera at a dinner party, and each guest will have his or her own vivid, almost visceral, recollection of the tale of a disfigured musical genius and his unrequited love for a beautiful, young singer. Someone will undoubtedly pantomime the famous scene from the silent era film in which Mary Philbin (as Christine Daae) sneaks up behind the Phantom, while he is playing the organ in his subterranean lair, and unmasks the great Lon Chaney, revealing his horribly disfigured face to the audience and her.

READ BY JASON FLEMYNG, FEATURING JOE COLE. THIS AUDIOBOOK INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BETWEEN JOE AND SAM WALLACE. A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 'EVOCATIVE' The Guardian 'COMPELLING AND BRILLIANTLY CANDID' Daily Mail 'A GREAT BOOK' Jake Humphrey, High Performance Podcast CANDID...

'Collins remains the most companionable of poetic companions.' – The New York Times Billy Collins’s poetry collection Dog Show celebrates the joy of our canine best friends, honouring the love we feel for the animals who play such vital roles in our lives. In twenty-five poems, Collins...

Filmmaker and author Mark Cousins shows how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. Films are discussed within chapters reflecting both the stylistic concerns of the film-makers and the political and social themes of the time. Film is an international medium, so as well as covering the great American films and film-makers, The Story of Film explores cinema in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and South America, and shows how cinematic ideas and techniques cross national boundaries.

A stunning resurrection of the visionary choreographer Buddy Bradley whose contributions to rhythm tap and jazz dance in the 1920s and ’30s indelibly transformed the way we move to music In Feel the Floor, Maureen Footer shows how Bradley’s revolutionary moves electrified Broadway in the...

Improvisation is the key to unlocking creativity, confidence, and adaptability in acting and beyond. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned performer, Meisner Activities provides engaging, practical activities to sharpen your skills, think on your feet, and deliver powerful, unscripted performances.

Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 true trivia facts that sound absurd. These facts are so far-fetched some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t! Give the gift that keeps giving to friends, family, fathers, or grads. Knowledge is power! Crush the competition at...

In the Twist of the Dial addresses how economics, changing regulatory policies, and even retail trends have conspired over the last few decades to effect what listeners, especially in non-metropolitan markets are now hearing on their local radio stations. It reminds listeners that in the final analysis, as with so much else in the U.S., in radio, it’s all about sales, profit, and the bottom line. It is a must-listen for anyone who enjoys listening to radio, who wonders about how it all works, and what its future may be.

For the millions seeking to pursue their Hollywood dreams, this is the definitive guide to breaking into the entertainment industry that explores and demystifies dozens of careers from acting to post-production, and also takes into account changes brought by the rise of streaming and AI...

Vet Dream is a play based on true events brought to life in a play format. The identities of all real characters have been changed. The author has tried to keep the text as close to the original conversation at the time, but any opinions expressed in the play are not those of the author.

In recent decades its history has been fabricated from modern myth, romantic fiction, and pure fantasy. Now, for the first time, historical researcher and author Michael Paul Mihaljevich has pieced together the real story of the Bird Cage.

This unofficial guide follows the career that has accorded him status as a comic genius and garnered a fanatical following from his early exploits as a stand-up comic to his role as producer and co-creator of Seinfeld and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. It explores the backstory of the conception and development of Curb Your Enthusiasm, a mostly improvised sitcom in which the actor stars as a fictionalized version of himself.

This is the story of how John Madden and Pat Summerall got to CBS and, although very different, how they became the greatest broadcast team of all time. It is told by Rich Podolsky, who worked alongside them both at CBS. Separately, they were great. Together, they were the greatest ever. Madden & Summerall is about two stalwarts of the game, but their story is not without controversy.

What happens when history’s greatest warriors, sports icons, and cultural legends step into the ring? Fantasy Fight Match brings you the ultimate dream fight book, where impossible bouts become reality. From Tyson Fury vs. Muhammad Ali in a boxing clinic to Mike Tyson taking on the Incredible Hulk in an all-out brawl, every fight is analyzed in thrilling detail, complete with training strategies, strengths, weaknesses, and round-by-round breakdowns.

La esperadas memorias del legendario Lionel Richie. Lionel Richie, un narrador sin parangón, está dispuesto a contarlo todo. En este libro de memorias, íntimo y profundamente sincero, Lionel repasa acontecimientos divertidos y angustiosos para inspirar a todos los que dudan de sí mismos o...