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For decades, Screen World has been the film professional's, as well as the film buff's, favorite and indispensable annual screen resource, full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library.In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the earliest silent screen stars – Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks – to the mid-1960s, when the old studio and star systems came crashing down.Each listing includes: a brief biography, photos from the famed Screen World archives, with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed, entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions – good or bad!In addition to every major player, Monush includes the legions of unjustly neglected troupers of yesteryear. The result is a rarity: an invaluable reference tool that's as much fun to read as a scandal sheet. It pulsates with all the scandal, glamour, oddity and glory that was the lifeblood of its subjects.Contains over 1 000 photos!

Movie fans eagerly await each year's new edition of EScreen WorldE the definitive record of the cinema since 1949. Volume 54 provides an illustrated listing of every American and foreign film released in the United States in 2002 all documented with more than 1000 photographs.THThe 2003 edition of EScreen WorldE features such notable films as EChicagoE the Academy Award winner for Best Picture; Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-nominated EGangs of New YorkE; EThe PianistE featuring the surprise Academy Award winners Adrien Brody for Best Actor and Roman Polanski for Best Director; ESpider-ManE the highest grossing film of 2002; EThe HoursE with Academy Award winner for Best Actress Nicole Kidman; and EAbout SchmidtE starring Academy Award nominees Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates.THAs always Screen World's outstanding features include: photographic stills and shots of the four Academy Award-winning actors as well as all acting nominees; a look at the year's most promising new screen personalities; complete filmographies a cast and characters credits production company date released rating and running time; and biographical entries a a priceless reference for over 2 400 living stars including real name school and date and place of birth. Includes over 1 000 photos!TH The enduring film classic. THa EVarietyE

One of the most popular directors and producers in film history, Steven Spielberg is considered a founding pioneer of theÿNew Hollywood era. Stephen Spielberg FAQ presents an all-encompassing look at the great artist's career and work – from his early science-fiction and adventure films (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, andÿRaiders of the Lost Ark) to his historical films (Schindler's List ÿAmistad, Saving Private Ryan ÿMunich ÿWar Horse, and Lincoln). Including chapters on the origins of his movies, the locations, the use of music in his films, and an extensive timeline of pivotal events from his life and career, this is a comprehensive guide to the work of the most successful and high-profile filmmaker of modern times.

Whose singing voice was substituted for Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn? What movie was the first to combine live action with animated cartoon characters? What movie did Marlon Brando first sing in? These and thousands of other interesting facts about Hollywood's favorite musicals are answered in Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. This book provides a world of information, facts, and trivia about cinema's favorite musicals. Beginning with The Jazz Singer and moving through the years, this illustrated book documents more than 300 movies. Each entry includes the screenplay writer, producer, director, choreographer, cast list, song list, release date, plot summary, and interesting notes surrounding the production, cast, and spin-offs that the movie inspired. Hollywood Musicals Year by Year also contains many photographs of memorable moments in celluloid history.