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Kops: Plays Three

By: Bernard Kops

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The Dream of Peter Mann was first produced at the Edinburgh Lyceum in 1960 and is a bold exploration of what it is to live in a world threatened by nuclear annihilation. In Enter Solly Gold, an irreverent and much lighter work, Kops’ protagonist fleeces a family of vulgar snobs, reducing them to penury but also introducing them to an enjoyment of life. Who Shall I Be Tomorrow? was a hit at the Greenwich Theatre in 1982 with Joanna Lumley as the frighteningly deluded woman trying to flee her own reality by building herself a world of daydreams.

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1783194715

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9781783194711

Kops: Plays Three

By: Bernard Kops

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1783194715

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By the Waters of Whitechapel

By: Bernard Kops

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By the Waters of Whitechapel

By: Bernard Kops

Aubrey Field, thirty-five, balding, and not exactly slim, daydreams of a rich future. "I want my life to bear fruit," he cries, but home is with his mother above a sweetshop in Whitechapel. They are among the few survivors of what was once a large local community and they live, surrounded by strangers, in the house where Aubrey was born. Suffocating but resigned, Aubrey cannot leave Whitechapel, and he cannot leave his mother. "It was useless, he was trapped. She would never let him go." Then fate, in the guise of Zena, the beautiful blonde daughter of a kosher butcher, intervenes. From the moment Aubrey meets this femme fatale, life becomes enormously more complicated. In pursuit of Zena, Aubrey determines to break free. He passes himself off as a young barrister with a fast sports car and forges his mother's signature to a check. One incredible experience follows another, and for a while it seems as though Aubrey's fantasies are about to become reality. Against the background of a Jewish East London that is fading and changing, Bernard Kops's new novel is a novel to remember. It is at once funny and macabre, and it cuts deep into the quixotic posturing of a man who is both pathetic and endearing. Aubrey Field finally escapes from his mother and his despair, but not in the way that he or anyone else could possibly have imagined."--Google Books.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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039308597X

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9780393085976

Dreams Of Anne Frank

By: Bernard Kops

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Dreams Of Anne Frank

By: Bernard Kops

In celebrating the spirit of optimism that shines through the thoughts and dreams of one extraordinary thirteen-year-old during the darkest of times, Bernard Kops has created a dramatic masterpiece" (Time Out) "This play has been a catalyst in stimulating young people not only to question the past but also to confront the very real issues of racism today." (Jenny Culank, Artistic Director of Classworks Theatre, Cambridge) In 1942 Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl, was forced into hiding with seven others in a secret annexe in Amsterdam. Dreams of Anne Frank vividly brings her story to life in a poignant and highly charged drama. Using actors, movement and song Bernard Kops re-imagines and explores Anne Frank's hidden world, a world in which she lived, fell in love and dreamed of freedom. Dreams of Anne Frank won the 1993 Time Out award for best children's production and has been performed around the world. Commentary and notes by Bernard Kops

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1474226051

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9781474226059

The Golden Age Musicals of Darryl F. Zanuck

The Gentleman Preferred Blondes

By: Bernard F. Dick

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The Golden Age Musicals of Darryl F. Zanuck

The Gentleman Preferred Blondes

By: Bernard F. Dick

Beginning with The Jazz Singer (1927) and 42nd Street (1933), legendary Hollywood film producer Darryl F. Zanuck (1902–1979) revolutionized the movie musical, cementing its place in American popular culture. Zanuck, who got his start writing stories and scripts in the silent film era, worked his way to becoming a top production executive at Warner Bros. in the later 1920s and early 1930s. Leaving that studio in 1933, he and industry executive Joseph Schenck formed Twentieth Century Pictures, an independent Hollywood motion picture production company. In 1935, Zanuck merged his Twentieth Century Pictures with the ailing Fox Film Corporation, resulting in the combined Twentieth Century-Fox, which instantly became a new major Hollywood film entity. The Golden Age Musicals of Darryl F. Zanuck: The Gentleman Preferred Blondes is the first book devoted to the musicals that Zanuck produced at these three studios. The volume spotlights how he placed his personal imprint on the genre and how—especially at Twentieth Century-Fox—he nurtured and showcased several blonde female stars who headlined the studio’s musicals—including Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Vivian Blaine, June Haver, Marilyn Monroe, and Sheree North. Building upon Bernard F. Dick’s previous work in That Was Entertainment: The Golden Age of the MGM Musical, this volume illustrates the richness of the American movie musical, tracing how these song-and-dance films fit within the career of Darryl F. Zanuck and within the timeline of Hollywood history.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496838645

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9781496838643

Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films

By: Bernard F. Dukore

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Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films

By: Bernard F. Dukore

One of the greatest film directors America has produced, Sam Peckinpah revolutionized the way movies were made. In this detailed and insightful study, Bernard F. Dukore examines Peckinpah's fourteen feature films as a coherent body of work. He investigates the director's virtuosic editing techniques, thematic preoccupations that persist from his earliest to his last films, and the structure of his dramatic depiction of violence. He also addresses Peckinpah's cognizance of existentialism and the substantial traces this interest has left in the films. At the heart of Dukore's study is an extensive and detailed examination of Peckinpah's distinctive editing techniques. Focusing on representative sequences--including the breakout from the bank and the final battle in The Wild Bunch, the half-hour siege that concludes Straw Dogs, the killing of the title characters of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and combat sequences in Cross of Iron--Dukore provides a shot-by-shot analysis that illuminates Peckinpah's mastery of pacing and mood. Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films demonstrates that Peckinpah's genius as a director and editor marks not only The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs, and other classics but also his lesser-known feature films, even those that suffered substantial cuts at the hands of studio producers. Dukore's organic approach to the feature films reveals a highly unified body of work that remains a pointed commentary on power, violence, affection, and moral values.

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278

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University of Illinois Press

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0252068025

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9780252068027

DuPont Landing

A Retirement Story

By: Bernard Mansheim

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DuPont Landing

A Retirement Story

By: Bernard Mansheim

Gabe and Jenny Steele are looking forward to years, perhaps decades, as retirees. They ask themselves all the right questions: Where should we spend our retirement? Can we afford to move? How will we fill our time in the final chapter of our life? They choose a place, DuPont Landing, a small member-owned community on an island with no bridge which is only accessed by ferry. All motorized transportation on the small island is limited to golf carts. They revel in the natural beauty and solitude, participate in social activities, and watch sunsets on a private beach far from the hustle and bustle of their former urban world. But life often holds many surprises as we journey toward the future. Gabe and Jenny find themselves facing obstacles they never anticipated. This book targets anyone who stands at the threshold of retirement after a long career. If you are relatively healthy, you must account for years, even decades, of future life experiences. As the fictional tale follows the odyssey of the protagonist and his wife as they face challenges and learn new lessons, the story offers the reader food for thought.

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210

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Gatekeeper Press

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1662938454

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9781662938450

Motion Picture Series and Sequels

A Reference Guide

By: Bernard A. Drew

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Motion Picture Series and Sequels

A Reference Guide

By: Bernard A. Drew

In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order, lists some 906 English Language motion pictures, from 1899 to 1990, when the book was initially published. A brief plot description is given for each series entry, followed by the individual film titles with corresponding years, directors and performers. Animated pictures, documentaries and concert films are not included but movies released direct to video are.

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597

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Routledge

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1317928938

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9781317928935

Close Your Eyes and See

By: Bernard R. Cenny

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Close Your Eyes and See

By: Bernard R. Cenny

CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE is the heart-pounding sequel to SPARROW'S TEARS, and part two of the SPARROW'S TEARS TRILOGY. Special Forces Captain James Ross and his girlfriend Lin Sparrow cross destinies once again with rogue CIA agent and traitor Julius Creedmoor. Members of Abu Sayyaf have kidnapped Ross's best friend, CIA agent Randal Kloet, and are holding him for ransom in the Philippines. Kloet will be murdered if the ransom is not paid in 96 hours. Captain Ross rushes to Manila in an attempt to find his old friend, and finds the clairvoyant Lin Sparrow instead. In country, Ross enlists the aid of burned-out and suicidal former JFK protective detail U.S. Secret Serviceman Peter Christianson. Together, they form an unlikely alliance with the intriguing and mysterious taxicab driver known as Emanuel. But Julius Creedmoor is pulling the strings, and nothing is what it seems in this treacherous world of international terrorism and betrayal.

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Author House

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1468595008

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9781468595000

Fog on the Tyne

The Story of Britain's Bloodiest Gang War

By: Bernard O'Mahoney

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Fog on the Tyne

The Story of Britain's Bloodiest Gang War

By: Bernard O'Mahoney

For more than fifty years, two ruthless gangs have dominated the Tyneside underworld. Initially, the Conroy and the Sayers families lived side by side in relative harmony in the West End of Newcastle, but the birth of the drug-fuelled rave culture in the late 1980s changed everything. Drunk on power and with an intense desire to take complete control of the north-east, the families went to war with one another and with anyone else who stood in their way. What followed was an orgy of mindless violence. In Fog on the Tyne, bestselling true-crime author Bernard O'Mahoney explores the origins of this gangland war and reveals for the first time how and why it spiralled out of control, leaving many injured and others dead.

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Random House

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1845968050

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9781845968052

Book's by Bernard Kops

Kops: Plays Three

Kops: Plays Three

Kops: Plays Three

Kops: Plays Three

By the Waters of Whitechapel

By the Waters of Whitechapel

Dreams Of Anne Frank

Dreams Of Anne Frank

The Golden Age Musicals of Darryl F. Zanuck

The Golden Age Musicals of Darryl F. Zanuck

Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films

Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films

DuPont Landing

DuPont Landing

Motion Picture Series and Sequels

Motion Picture Series and Sequels

Close Your Eyes and See

Close Your Eyes and See

Fog on the Tyne

Fog on the Tyne

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