Fictional Presidential Films Hollywood’s manner of making films, its conventions, applies especially to fictional presidential films, allowing filmmakers to express their ideas that could not be done in traditional historical films. Fictional Presidential Films offers a complete filmography of these two-hundred-plus films decade by decade since 1930. The main body of the work provides a brief summary of each decade along with a summary on the overall nature of films in which a fictional President appeared. Each relevant film is then discussed with credits, plot summary, description of the presidential appearance, and, when possible, an assessment of the presidential portrayal included.
This unsurpassed guide--one of the top sellers in Arco's acclaimed SuperCourse series--provides the most comprehensive preparation available for the nearly 350,000 students per year who take the Graduate Record Examination. Newly revised and updated, it offers professional-style instruction and more practice questions than any other GRE guide. 2-color printing throughout.
For more than a century, original music has been composed for the cinema. From the early days when live music accompanied silent films to the present in which a composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music has been an integral element of most films. By the late 1930s, movie studios had established music departments, and some of the greatest names in film music emerged during Hollywood’s Golden Age, including Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Bernard Herrmann. Over the decades, other creators of screen music offered additional memorable scores, and some composers—such as Henry Mancini, Randy Newman, and John Williams—have become household names. The Encyclopedia of Film Composers features entries on more than 250 movie composers from around the world. It not only provides facts about these artists but also explains what makes each composer notable and discusses his or her music in detail. Each entry includes Biographical material Important dates Career highlights Analysis of the composer’s musical style Complete list of movie credits This book brings recognition to the many men and women who have written music for movies over the past one hundred years. In addition to composers from the United States and Great Britain, artists from dozens of other countries are also represented. A rich resource of movie music history, The Encyclopedia of Film Composers will be of interest to fans of cinema in general as well as those who want to learn more about the many talented individuals who have created memorable scores.
Newly revised and updated, this unsurpassed guide provides the most comprehensive preparation available for the 240,000 students who take the Graduate Management Admission Test each year. Includes strategies, color graphics, and thousands of practice questions with explanatory answers.
Surfers loathed them, teenagers flocked to them, critics dismissed them, producers banked on them--surf and beach movies. For a short time in the 1960s they were extremely popular with younger audiences--mainly because of the shirtless surfer boys and bikini-clad beach girls, the musical performers, and the wild surfing footage. This lavishly illustrated filmography details 32 sizzling fun-in-the-sun teenage epics from Gidget to the Beach Party movies with Frankie and Annette to The Sweet Ride plus a few offshoots in the snow!) Entries include credits, plot synopses, memorable lines, reviews and awards, and commentary from such as Aron Kincaid of The Girls on the Beach, Susan Hart of The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, Peter Brown of Ride the Wild Surf, Chris Noel of Beach Ball, and Ed Garner of Beach Blanket Bingo. Biographies of actors and leading actresses who made their marks in the genre are included.
The smart test taker's choice for comprehensive test practice is revised to reflect 2002 test changes for the computer-adaptive GMAT. Readers choosing the CD version will get a link to simulated tests with automated essay scoring.
ARCO Teach Yourself the SAT in 30 Days with CD-ROM quickly guides busy students through the SAT essentials, and then lets them set the pace as they progress through key steps to SAT success. Students get all the benefits of a full-length review course -- plus the insider strategies and intensive test taking practice that lead to high scores! Teach Yourself the SAT in 30 Days with CD-ROM features guided SAT subject reviews, key SAT test-taking strategies and expert advice, self-evaluation and diagnostic tools, real-world SAT sample questions, and model exam. The CD-ROM includes full-length sample SATs that mimic the real test, with timed and untimed modes.
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