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Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip

Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip

Val Holley

Fifty years later, his cumulative output is a virtually untapped lode of gay Hollywood history. Mike Connolly’s life and work are the focus of this book.
Papa Mike's Cook Islands Handbook

Papa Mike's Cook Islands Handbook

Mike Hollywood

Mike Hollywood. MW HORN/009 Papa Mike's Cook Islands Handbook Papa Mike's Cook Islands Handbook. Front Cover.
Sinatra: Hollywood His Way: Hollywood His Way

Sinatra: Hollywood His Way: Hollywood His Way

Timothy Knight

Frank Sinatra (Joey Evans), Rita Hayworth (Vera Simpson), Kim Novak (Linda English), Barbara Nichols (Gladys), Bobby Sherwood (Ned Galvin), Hank Henry ( Mike Miggins) NASTY, RUDE, inconsiderate, uncooperative, and ungrateful,” but  ...
Death at Christy Burke's: A Mystery

Death at Christy Burke's: A Mystery

Anne Emery

“You'll have to forgive Mike, Finn. He missed his calling as Sergeant O'Flaherty of the Garda Síochána.” “Ah, now, Brennan,” Mike said. But his fellow priest had a point. Mike was a bit of a crime buff — no, better rephrase that! Mike wasn't in ...
Contemporary Hollywood Cinema

Contemporary Hollywood Cinema

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Steven J. Ross showed Hollywood that the hest hasis for corporate ownership and operation was the media conglomerate. The other Hollywood movie companies saw what happened and over the next twenty years tried to initiate their own ...
The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History

The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History

Gregory Paul Williams

The Story of Hollywood follows Hollywood from its dusty origins to its glorious rise to stardom.
The Hollywood Daughter: A Novel

The Hollywood Daughter: A Novel

Kate Alcott

Beautifully written and deeply moving, The Hollywood Daughter is an intimate novel of self-discovery that evokes a Hollywood sparkling with glamour and vivid drama. From the Hardcover edition.
...Always a Fan: True Stories from a Life in Science Fiction

...Always a Fan: True Stories from a Life in Science Fiction

Mike Resnick

Ah, but which Mike Resnick? There are many Mike Resnicks—all subsumed in the same person . I have no intention of writing a formal biography; you can find a good one at Mike's website:  ...
Working-class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of ...

Working-class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of ...

Steven J. Ross

This path-breaking book reveals how Hollywood became "Hollywood" and what that meant for the politics of America and American film.
The Hollywood Connection: The True Story of Organized Crime ...

The Hollywood Connection: The True Story of Organized Crime ...

Michael Munn

Complete with first-hand accounts from such Hollywood luminaries as Tony Curtis, James Cagney, Lauren Bacall and many others The Hollywood Connection is the first comprehensive examination of the power struggle between rival factions of the ...
Hollywood Abroad: Audiences and Cultural Exchange

Hollywood Abroad: Audiences and Cultural Exchange

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Hollywood Abroad is the first book to examine the reception of Hollywood movies by non-American audiences.
Hollywood Arms

Hollywood Arms

Carrie Hamilton

THE STORY: Set in California in 1941 and 1951, HOLLYWOOD ARMS is the funny and moving story of three generations of women living on welfare in a one-room apartment, one block north of Hollywood Boulevard.
Mike

Mike

Brian Caswell

Mike and his mother have moved from Melbourne to live at Boundary Park, in Sydney's west. Mike soon wishes they'd never left. At school he becomes the victim of the bully Shane.
Hollywood TV: The Studio System in the Fifties

Hollywood TV: The Studio System in the Fifties

Christopher Anderson

Fora discussion of Paramount's subsequent investments in television, see Timothy R.White, “Hollywood's Attemptat Appropriating Television: The Case ofParamount Pictures,” in Balio,Hollywood in theAgeof Television,pp.145–164, and ...
Hollywood Puzzle Films

Hollywood Puzzle Films

Warren Buckland

The essays in Hollywood Puzzle Films examine the appropriation of puzzle film techniques by contemporary Hollywood dramas and blockbusters through questions of narrative, time, and altered realities.
Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American ...

Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American ...

Judith Weisenfeld

In a 1945 report on Hollywood in the black journal Phylon, William Thomas Smith also emphasized the impact of the concerns of white southerners on Hollywood's representations of African Americans. He wrote, “The censors and the ...
Newt

Newt

Mike Danford

Mike Danford. Newt Mike Danford Writers Club Press San Jose New York Lincoln Shanghai Newt All Rights Reserved © 2000 by Mike Danford No.
Patagonia

Patagonia

Mike Danford

Mike Danford. Patagonia Mike Danford iUniverse.001n, Inc. San Jose New York Lincoln Shanghai Patagonia All Rights Reserved © 2001 by Mike Danford No.
Crisis, Pursued by Disaster, Followed Closely by ...

Crisis, Pursued by Disaster, Followed Closely by ...

Mike O''Connor

Throughout his childhood, Mike O’Connor’s family pretended to be normal. But Mike and his two younger sisters knew that their parents were hiding something–a secret they didn’t dare talk about.
Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America

Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America

Mike Yankoski

Ever Wonder What it Would Be Like to Live Homeless? Mike Yankoski did more than just wonder. By his own choice, Mike's life went from upper-middle class plush to scum-of-the-earth repulsive overnight.
The Hollywood Economist 2.0: The Hidden Financial Reality ...

The Hollywood Economist 2.0: The Hidden Financial Reality ...

Edward Jay Epstein

A fully revised edition of the popular guide to Hollywood finances, updated to reflect even newer films and trends In a Freakonomics-meets-Hollywood saga, veteran investigative reporter Edward Jay Epstein goes undercover to explore ...
HOLLYWOOD'S ANNAMANIA: HEART OF MY DREAMS ANNA NICOLE SMITH

HOLLYWOOD'S ANNAMANIA: HEART OF MY DREAMS ANNA NICOLE SMITH

MARK "HOLLYWOOD" HATTEN

Hollywood's Book Review: Various Anna Nicole Books Regarding Mark “ Hollywood” Hatten Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith' 1. s Death, by Rita Cosby Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith 2. , by ...
Passport to Hollywood: Hollywood Films, European Directors

Passport to Hollywood: Hollywood Films, European Directors

James Morrison

Examines popular films made in Hollywood by European directors, offering a fresh take on the much-debated issue of the "great divide" between modernism and mass culture.
Encore Hollywood: remaking French cinema

Encore Hollywood: remaking French cinema

Lucy Mazdon

The remake is a prominent feature of Hollywood production.
The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer: The Art, Science and Philosophy ...

The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer: The Art, Science and Philosophy ...

John R. Little

In The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer, you will discover Mike's most advanced training techniques and philosophies--previously known only to his inner circle and personal clients.
New Hollywood Cinema: An Introduction

New Hollywood Cinema: An Introduction

Geoff King

This title looks at Hollywood from the Renaissance of the 1960s to the current dominance of the corporate blockbuster.
The Ice Sculptures: A Novel of Hollywood

The Ice Sculptures: A Novel of Hollywood

Michael D. Craig

Hollywood action hero Timothy Race is the most popular and masculine film star around.
Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema

Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema

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By analyzing the negotiation of femininities and masculinities within contemporary Hollywood cinema, Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema presents diverse interrogations of popular cinema and illustrates the need for a renewed ...
Hollywood's Indies: Classic Divisions, Specialty Labels and ...

Hollywood's Indies: Classic Divisions, Specialty Labels and ...

Yannis Tzioumakis

This book charts three decades of specialist and independent filmmaking in Hollywood.

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