The Makeover in Movies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Makeover in Movies write by Elizabeth A. Ford. This book was released on 2004-04-14. The Makeover in Movies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The plots of many films pivot on the moment when a dowdy girl with bad hair, ill-fitting outdated clothing, and thick glasses is changed into an almost unrecognizable glamour girl. Makeover scenes such as these are examined beginning with 1942's Now, Voyager. The study examines whether the film makeover is voluntary or involuntary, whether it is always successful, how much screen time it takes up, where in the narrative structure it falls, and how the scene is actually filmed. Films with a Pygmalion theme, such as My Fair Lady, Vertigo, and Shampoo, are examined in terms of gender relations: whether the man is content with his creation and what sort of woman is the ideal. Some films' publicity capitalizes on a glamorous star's choice to play an unattractive character, as discussed in a chapter examining stars like Bette Davis, Meryl Streep, and Cameron Diaz. Topics also include folk literature's Cinderella tale, men as the inspiration for makeovers in teen flicks films like Clueless, She's All That, and Me, Natalie, and class repositioning in such movies as Working Girl, Pretty Woman, and Grease. Photographs are presented in a before/after format, showing the change in the madeover character.
Hollywood Unknowns
Hollywood Unknowns - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hollywood Unknowns write by Anthony Slide. This book was released on 2012-09-05. Hollywood Unknowns available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The untold tale of bit players, doubles, Central Casting, and extras in American film
hollywood's greatest mysteries
hollywood's greatest mysteries - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook hollywood's greatest mysteries write by John Austin. This book was released on 1993-11. hollywood's greatest mysteries available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Hollywood columnist and author John Austin takes readers well beyond the prepared and doctored statements of studio publicists to expose omissions and contradictions in police and coroners' reports. Includes information on the deaths of Elvis, Marilyn, Jean Harlow, and more.
"--but I Have Promises to Keep"
"--but I Have Promises to Keep" - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook "--but I Have Promises to Keep" write by Ursula Thiess. This book was released on 2007. "--but I Have Promises to Keep" available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As the hours leading up to her life-threatening surgery dissolve, Ursula Thiess remembers the dramatic events of her storied life. An actress in war-ravaged Germany, the author recalls saving her one-day-old baby from a fire-bombed hospital. Fate brings her to Los Angeles, where she meets and marries Hollywood superstar Robert Taylor. Film roles and magazine covers follow, and Ms. Thiess revisits wonderful encounters with Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, and Robert Mitchum. A true Hollywood story, " but I have promises to keep." Benefits from the perspective of a woman who dared to reach out and grab her future.
Hollywood Stories
Hollywood Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hollywood Stories write by Stephen Schochet. This book was released on 2010. Hollywood Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Just when you thought you've heard everything about Hollywood comes a totally original new book - a special blend of biography, history and lore. Hollywood Stories is packed with wild, wonderful short tales about famous stars, movies, directors and many others who have been part of the world's most fascinating, unpredictable industry! Full of funny moments and twist endings, Hollywood Stories features an amazing, icons and will keep you totally entertained!
