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Keeping the
British End Up |
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Simon Sheridan |
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1-903111-21-8 |
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236x187mm, paperback |
| pages: |
224 |
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5 October 2001 |
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£15.95 |
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The British tradition of 'saucy postcard' humour - boobs, bums and boorish innuendo - is perhaps best exemplified by the long running Carry On movies. But there is a forgotten cinema of saucier 'X certificate' movies.
Simon Sheridan traces the history of the British sex film from its beginnings in such coy nudist camp films as Naked As Nature Intended through to its boom years with the Confessions series and its many imitators, to its demise following censorship clampdowns and the introduction of home video in the early 1980s.
Sheridan compiles the first definitive filmography of the genre, and coaxes the facts from previously reclusive and reluctant interviewees. The result is a previously untold story that is often funny and sometimes tragic, but undeniably revealing. |
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| Making it BIG in the Movies |
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Richard Kiel |
| ISBN: |
1-903111-31-5 |
| format: |
232x152mm, paperback |
| pages: |
192 |
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February 2002 |
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£14.95 |
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As the notorious 'Jaws', Kiel took on James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me. A startling and unusual villian, Jaws proved to be so popular on his first appearance that the character returned for a second tilt at 007 in Moonraker - turning into a hero in the process.
Although he is most famous as James Bond's nemesis Jaws, Richard Kiel is an accomplished actor writer and producer, and has worked in almost every aspect of the movie business. In this revealing autobiography he tells the story of his career from his early extra, prop and stunt work, through his TV roles in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West, The Monkees and other classic series, as well as films as varied as The Nutty Professor, Silver Streak and Pale Rider. |
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Glenn Mitchell's definitive reference work on film comedy's most anarchic team has now been revised, expanded and updated. Newly discovered archive material and recent Marx-related events are covered here for the first time.
The A-Z format covers the lives and careers of Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo - and even Manfred. The brothers' vaudeville careers, Broadway work and classic films - including Cocoanuts, Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera - are all covered in engrossing detail. The book also includes details on the brothers' subsequent careers in solo films, on stage and in radio and television."I cannot imagine a Marx fan not wanting this book" - The Daily Telegraph
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| Nicole Kidman |
| authors: |
Paul Simpson & Ruth Thomas |
| ISBN: |
1-903111-39-0 |
| format: |
230x173mm, paperback |
| pages: |
96 |
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November 2002 |
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£8.95 |
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From the first faltering steps of an eight-year-old on a Sydney stage, to the international acclaim that greeted her performances in Moulin Rouge and The Others, and on stage in The Blue Room, Nicole Kidman has dominated every arena that she has entered.
Nicole's rise through the ranks of Australian TV movies and films pushed her towards leading roles in Hollywood - and into the arms of Tom Cruise. While box office success initially stayed just out of range, her A-list status was assured when she and Cruise were cast in Stanley Kubrick's controversial movie Eyes Wide Shut.This lavishly illustrated biography reveals the sacrifices Nicole has made to achieve her goals, and goes inside the private world of one of Hollywood's most intriguing stars. |
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