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Includes discussions of the work and importance of over 600 directors and 400 actors, biographical entries, historical overviews of cinema in 26 countries, assessments of film genres and movements, descriptions of studios and festivals, essays on film criticism, listings of filmographies, and complete cross-references.

"Gerry Johnston's childhood love of action movies led to him becoming involved in special effects in the 1960s. Often using little more than his wits, a toolbox and some electrical cable, he had to interpret and realise the director's vision, usually on a limited budget. As his career developed, he became Ireland's first dedicated special-effects director." "The arc of Gerry's career in the movies has mirrored that of the Irish film industry itself:...

Recounts the circumstances surrounding the deaths of thirty-one Hollywood celebrities, including D.W. Griffith, Bela Lugosi, Ernie Kovacs, Marilyn Monroe, Freddie Prinze, and John Belushi.

In this book, Ronald Brownstein explores the intimate connections between Hollywood and Washington that have radically transformed American political culture. Opening with the little-known relationship between Hollywood mogul Louis B. Mayer, publisher William Randolph Hearst, and President Herbert Hoover, Brownstein goes on to explore the rise and fall of the Popular Front, the meteoric political careers of Orson Welles and Helen Gahagan Douglas,...

This volume documents the participation of African Americans in cinema and illuminating their important contributions to the art of filmmaking. African Americans are screenwriters, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants who contribute their talents to a film industry that scarcely recognizes them. Frame by Frame I includes productions from 1900 through 1977; Frame by Frame II extends coverage through 1994. With this volume, the editors...