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  • Sanford Meisner on Acting

    Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential reading for beginning and professional actors alike. ... Read more

    $75.19 HKD

  • British Thrillers, 1950-1979

    845 Films of Suspense, Mystery, Murder and Espionage

    The three decades following WWII are considered the golden age of the British thriller film. Newer characters like James Bond, along with established icons such as Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple and The Saint, all contributed to the era's bountiful array of cinematic mystery, danger, excitement and suspense. For the first time, the extensive output of British thrillers from 1950 to 1979 is covered ... Read more

    $294.89 HKD

  • Back to the Body

    Infusing Physical Life into Characters in Theatre and Film

    Back to the Body: ***Infusing Physical Life into Characters in Theatre and Film***guides you to experience and use your body and its energy as a basic point of departure for performance and expression. You will learn to apply your entire self in acting, with your voice, body, mind, and emotion. This integrated training is designed to combine all these elements of yourself with your material, the ... Read more

    $126.19 HKD

  • Tattoo for beginners

    The Comprehensive Guide to Drawing Classic Tattoos for Beginners with Mastering Traditional Tattoo Designs, Aftercare Essentials, and Exploring Various Tattooing Techniques.

    by Dewei Chu. ...
    .The body is a canvas, waiting to be filled with the story of your soul."Introducing "Tattoo For Beginners: The Comprehensive Guide to Drawing Classic Tattoos for Beginners with Mastering Traditional Tattoo Designs, Aftercare Essentials, and Exploring Various Tattooing Techniques". This book is your one-stop guide to transforming your interest in tattoos into a proficient skill.Master the Art of ... Read more

    $30.73 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Essentials of Screenwriting

    The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing

    Hollywood's premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays in this perfect gift for aspiring screenwriters.Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter's legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward. His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg ... Read more

    $71.79 HKD

  • A Dictionary of Bharata Natya

    by U. S. K.Rao ...
    The dictionary is a response to a long-felt need of students, scholars and afficionados of the art for a comprehensive coverage of the terminology peculiar to Bharata Natya. ... Read more

    $23.38 HKD

  • Lillian Crombie’s Biography Book

    The Untold truth behind the death of Lillian Crombie

    by Bryce M. Luck ...
    She came from the shadows of history, a blazing soul in a stolen age.More than an actor, Lillian Crombie was a prism, refracting the tales of her people with unrelenting brightness. On stage, she was a flurry of emotions, demanding attention with the calm dignity of an old river and the raw strength of a desert storm. Her life was a tapestry woven with strands of tenacity, resistance, and an ... Read more

    $46.83 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sondheim

    His Life, His Shows, His Legacy

    Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy lifts the curtain on a Broadway legend. "Aside from Sondheim's own exceptional books...this may be the best coffee-table volume devoted to his work."(Shelf Awareness)Brimming with insights from a veritable Who's Who of Broadway Babies and complemented by more than two hundred ... Read more

    $108.99 HKD

  • The Dreadful Years: Collected Interviews & Reflections - 2018 to 2021

    Forewords by Gigi Saul Guerrero & Heather BuckleyIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Joshua Millican dreamed of working for a legacy horror site like Dread Central since he began blogging in the early 2010s. He became a regular contributor in 2016, Managing Editor in 2018, and through sheer determination and fate, became the site's Editor in Chief in 2019. But the apex of Millican ... Read more

    $54.99 HKD

  • The Art of Frozen 2

    Through never-before-seen development art, character sketches, storyboards, and color scripts, The Art of Frozen 2 gives fans a front-row view of the vast creative effort behind the epic sequel to Frozen. Filled with gorgeous four-color images and fascinating facts and details from the production team, it's the ultimate insider's look. ... Read more

    $112.49 HKD

  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

    Series series Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition
    This new volume in the Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition series increases our knowledge of how Antony and Cleopatra has been received and understood by critics, editors and general readers. The volume provides, in separate sections, both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The ... Read more

    $347.99 HKD

  • Projection Design

    The Basics

    Series series The Basics
    Projection Design: The Basics explores the concepts of visual elements in live entertainment. It provides a conversational view of the fundamentals of projection design, from production meetings and the elements of visual design to the equipment necessary to make it all happen.This text examines the themes and theories universal to a wide range of topics, to provide a foundation for anyone ... Read more

    $226.64 HKD

  • Thinking in the Dark

    Cinema, Theory, Practice

    Today’s film scholars draw from a dizzying range of theoretical perspectives—they’re just as likely to cite philosopher Gilles Deleuze as they are to quote classic film theorist André Bazin. To students first encountering them, these theoretical lenses for viewing film can seem exhilarating, but also overwhelming.Thinking in the Dark introduces readers to twenty-one key theorists whose work has ... Read more

    $191.09 HKD

  • The Decorative Arts and The Philosophy of Dress

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    Two essays from one of the many lectures Wilde gave on the decorative arts in 1882.Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. ... Read more

    $31.19 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Intent to Live

    Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor

    by Larry Moss ...
    “I call this book The Intent to Live because great actors don’t seem to be acting, they seem to be actually living.”–Larry Moss, from the IntroductionWhen Oscar-winning actors Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank accepted their Academy Awards, each credited Larry Moss’s guidance as key to their career-making performances. There is a two-year waiting list for his advanced acting classes. But now everyone ... Read more

    $99.09 HKD

  • Theater - Zettel - Sammlungen

    Erschließung, Digitalisierung, Forschung

    Series Book 1 - Bibliographica
    Theaterzettel sind, sofern es sich um Ankündigungen berühmter Opern- und Theateraufführungen handelt, beliebte Ausstellungsstücke, und für die Spielplanforschung seit jeher eine bedeutende Quelle. In den letzten Jahren hat das Interesse an Theaterzetteln in auffälliger Weise zugenommen: Die Theaterwissenschaft nimmt sich nun verstärkt dieses Mediums an, was eine deutliche Erweiterung des ... Read more

    $188.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audrey íntima

    La biografía autorizada

    Series series Biografía ilustrada
    La única biografía oficial de Audrey Hepburn, icono del cine y de la moda y protagonista de una gran labor humanitaria, en un retrato íntimo avalado por su familia.Pocas celebridades alcanzan el estatus icónico de Audrey Hepburn. De origen humilde, creció en los Países Bajos, donde sobrevivió a la malnutrición mientras colaboraba con la resistencia holandesa durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y ... Read more

    $98.00 HKD

  • L'Homme difficile (Hugo von Hofmannsthal - mise en scène Jacques Lassalle - 1996)

    Les Fiches Spectacle d'Universalis

    Une fiche de référence sur L'Homme difficile de Hugo von Hofmannsthal, un spectacle mis en scène par Jacques Lassalle.De Hugo von Hofmannsthal, né et mort à Vienne (1874-1929), nous avons longtemps eu en France une vue brouillée par sa collaboration avec Richard Strauss, son compatriote, pour lequel il écrivit notamment les livrets d'Elektra et du Chevalier à la rose. Mais l'œuvre de Hofmannsth.. ... Read more

    $74.59 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wizard of Oz as American Myth

    A Critical Study of Six Versions of the Story, 1900-2007

    by Alissa Burger ...
    Since the publication of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900, authors, filmmakers, and theatrical producers have been retelling and reinventing this uniquely American fairy tale. This volume examines six especially significant incarnations of the story: Baum's original novel, the MGM classic The Wizard of Oz (1939), Sidney Lumet's African American film musical The Wiz (1978), ... Read more

    $128.19 HKD

  • HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT

    Enriched edition.

    In Wallace D. Wattles' book 'How to Get What You Want', the author provides a practical and philosophical guide to achieving success and fulfilling one's desires. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Wattles explores the power of positive thinking, visualization, and taking decisive action to manifest one's goals. This self-help book is a classic in the genre, emphasizing the ... Read more

    $18.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Love et caetera

    Bouteilles de tendresse jetées à la mer, les lettres qu'a rassemblées ici Tristane Banon composent une autobiographie fragmentée à la fois pudique et poétique. Destinataires de son enthousiasme, de ses coups de coeur... ou de griffes : Damien Saez, Gisèle Halimi, Pete Doherty, Carla Bruni, Éric Naulleau, Vanessa Paradis, Karl Lagerfeld ou Albator, mais aussi sa mère, certains de ses proches, et ... Read more

    $130.24 HKD

  • Elle court elle court la nuit

    De fin 1978 à 1981, dans Le Matin de Paris, Jean-Michel Gravier signe chaque semaine la chronique la plus drôle et la plus classieuse de toute la presse : " Elle court, elle court la nuit ". À la hussarde, d'une plume libre et moqueuse, tel un Jacques Laurent mâtiné de Jacques Chazot, Gravier invente le nightclubbing. Tandis qu'à Libération le dandy punk Alain Pacadis se fait " reporter de l ... Read more

    $180.39 HKD

  • L'Opéra de Quat'sous (Bertolt Brecht et Kurt Weill - mise en scène Robert Wilson - 2009)

    Les Fiches Spectacle d'Universalis

    Une fiche de référence sur L'Opéra de Quat'sous de Bertolt Brecht et Kurt Weill, un spectacle mis en scène par Robert Wilson.Comment réconcilier théâtre d'art et théâtre populaire? Comment réinventer une œuvre qui marqua le xx e siècle en en conservant toute la violence et le pouvoir dérangeant? C'est le pari tenu par Robert Wilson avec L'Opéra de Quat'sous programmé à Paris, à la double enseigne ... Read more

    $74.59 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus