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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 Movie classics puzzle, 1 Funniest moments of comedy DVD set, 1 Sound of Music Soundtrack, 1 Dancing with elephants (paperback), 1 Everyday fashions of the fifties (paperback) : 1 clear plastic container ; 15 x 171/2 x 6 in.
Language
English
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Description
Six-disc DVD set of rarely seen performances, home movies and bloopers from movies, radio, television, and stand-up comedy.
Description for Dancing with elephants: Based on the popular blog of the same name, Dancing With Elephants includes insightful interviews with chronic disease experts Toni Bernhard, Lucy Kalanithi, and Patch Adams. Sawatsky's landmark book provides support that only a fellow traveler down this road can offer. If you like touching...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"Prepare to swoon, ugly cry, laugh, and fall in love with this officially licensed exploration of the impact and legacy of one of film's most beloved genres from Turner Classic Movies: the rom-com. Spanning decades of romantic comedies-from movies of the1930s such as It Happened One Night and the rom-com craze of the '80s and '90s including When Harry Met Sally... all the way to contemporary hits like Crazy Rich Asians, and everything in between-Falling...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
vii, 192 pages : pages : illustrations : illustrations ; 23 cm ; cm.
Language
English
Description
"Part One of this exploration of screwball comedies and their later offspring begins midcentury discussing the careers and love of popular super stars. Writers and directors are given their due. Part Two, takes an in depth look at the films, from the genre's inception and the stars that appear in them, ending with some thoughts about the future"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From culture writer and GQ contributor Scott Meslow, an in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy's modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the 80s and the 90s, its slow decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming, featuring exclusive interviews with the directors, writers, and stars of the iconic films that defined the genre"--
11) The annotated Abbott and Costello: a complete viewer's guide to the comedy team and their 38 films
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
viii, 482 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Abbott and Costello were the most popular comedians of the 1940s, with burlesque-inspired routines that enthralled audiences on both radio and television. However, their films have oddly not received the same level of attention from critics and writers as those of other comedy teams. This book is a scene-by-scene, film-by-film guide to their movies, making a compelling case for their inclusion at the very top table of comic artists. Featuring new...
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