Helps expand archival studies into impermanent media like body art, suggesting that archiving must be considered a form ......more

This book sets out a fresh approach to stand-up comedy. By constructing a theoretical framework using laughter theory, p......more

This book sets out a fresh approach to stand-up comedy. By constructing a theoretical framework using laughter theory, p......more

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This collection analyzes Joshua Oppenheimer’s diptych The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence as a cinematic event th......more

"A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life ......more

From a fearless comic known for tackling uncomfortable topics, a revealing and subversive memoir that explores Bowers’ l......more

Michael Mann is a formidable filmmaking personality, but the idea that today s celebrity cult of director immediately co......more

From a leading casting director of the stage and screen comes this book on the craft of auditioning, either for work wit......more

Network Theory and Nashville offers a concise overview of network theory, the study of the way elements in a network int......more

Network Theory and Nashville offers a concise overview of network theory, the study of the way elements in a network int......more

Throughout the history of popular music, the careers of many culturally significant artists and groups began on the smal......more

What goes on in the body and mind of an endurance athlete at the limits of performance? How do they relate to the world ......more

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Drawing on interview material, current scholarship and documents from the Ku Na’uka and SPAC archives, this book is the ......more

In the early 1930s, during his first years of exile and 20 years before the publication of his seminal work To the Actor......more

In the early 1930s, during his first years of exile and 20 years before the publication of his seminal work To the Actor......more

Scholars of Richard Wagner’s works have long noted his numerous comparisons between their characters and plots in his le......more

Scholars devoted to analysis of Richard Wagner’s operas and music-dramas have long noted his numerous comparisons betwee......more

A new memoir from the Daily Show host and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Born a Crime...more

A valedictory public donation by a celluloid-loving collector includes, unbeknownst to him, the earliest extant feature-......more

This book explores how theater artistry melds the forces of collaboration and leadership, igniting creativity from the f......more

This book explores how theater artistry melds the forces of collaboration and leadership, igniting creativity from the f......more

Contemporary Directors’ Cinema refreshes the argument about the role of the director through the practice of evaluative ......more

An archival study of Ida Lupino’s work in film and television directing, writing, producing, and acting from the 1940s t......more

Written by a highly influential post-Stanislavskian practitioner, this book offers an accessible and contemporary interp......more

Although Michelangelo Antonioni became one of the icons of "modernist" cinema in the 1960s, his position in the pantheon......more

"Sam Wasson’s supremely entertaining book tracks the ups and downs, ins and outs, of a remarkable career. . . . A marvel......more

From the preeminent historian of comedy, an expansive history of show business and the battles over culture that have ec......more

The acclaimed film biographer and author of Young Orson and Funny Man returns with the definitive look at the life and l......more

The long-awaited, bracingly candid, and utterly unpredictable personal story of movie legend Donald Sutherland, sharing ......more

One of NPR’s Best Books of 2023. A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture,......more

Gloria Swanson is most remembered today for her role as "Norma Desmond" in Billy Wilder’s noir sound classic Sunset Boul......more

A whip-smart, funny and very of the moment parody of uber-rich extravagance from brilliant, upcoming comedian Daniel Fox......more

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This book sets out to search for the Second World - the (post)socialist context - in dance studies and examines the way ......more

The 20th anniversary edition of this celebrated performing arts industry yearbook. This well-established and respected d......more

There is magic in the short form -- a style that has evolved to create an entirely new universe of stories for us to unc......more

The first illustrated monograph on writer, journalist, and director Nora Ephron, the visionary behind When Harry Met Sal......more

Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel, Alain Guiraudie, Sébastien Lifshitz and Céline Sciamma. The films of these five maj......more

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In Made in NuYoRico, Marisol Negrón tells the cultural history of salsa that traces the music’s Nuyorican meanings over ......more

From the self-abasements of Charlie Chaplin and Lenny Bruce’s provocations to the present-day culture warring over figur......more

Academy Award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Shirley MacLaine shares a dazzling memoir in photogr......more

The 1970s: that magical era betwixt the swinging ’60s and the decadent ’80s, the epoch of leisure suits and Afros, the a......more

Since the release of his breakout film Irréversible in 2002, Gaspar Noé (b. 1963) has been labeled the principal provoca......more

Since the release of his breakout film Irréversible in 2002, Gaspar Noé (b. 1963) has been labeled the principal provoca......more

From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in ful......more

From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in ful......more

From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in ful......more

"The screenplay for the cult classic film by the legendary writer-director returns to print in time for its thirtieth an......more

Body painter extraordinaire Chris Peck, aka Rainbowskinz, shows you the fundamental techniques he uses to create an infi......more

An in-depth exploration of the stardom and authorship of Stephen Chow Sing-chi, one of Hong Kong cinema’s most enduringl......more

The Kete royal dance, originating from the Ashanti people of Ghana, is a cultural treasure deeply rooted in the history ......more

"Sumarsam examines historical case studies to show how histories, traditions, and mythologies interact in Java, demonstr......more

The role of performing art in one of the world’s most diverse and complex societies This book is the first comprehensive......more

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As a fitness brand, Zumba Fitness has cultivated a devoted fan base of fifteen million participants spread across 180 co......more

As a fitness brand, Zumba Fitness has cultivated a devoted fan base of fifteen million participants spread across 180 co......more

In What Actors Do, revered theatre director Mike Alfreds explores the wellspring of the actor’s craft, tracing a pathway......more

An entertaining, hilarious, biting biography of "Mr. Warmth," the infamously prickly comic who dominated Hollywood and L......more

Return to the vibrant world of the hit Netflix series Outer Banks with this official coloring book! "Our mission this su......more

The dream diaries kept by Federico Fellini, in an edition of 1,000 numbered copies. This is a new deluxe edition of the ......more

Between 2005 to 2007 the international documentary photographer Debby Besford researched and photographed a complexity o......more

This untold history collection chronicles the progression of the animation director role during the 1920s through the 19......more

Renowned for his masterful storytelling, Alan J. Pakula (1928-1998) left an indelible mark on cinema history. Alan J. Pa......more

What does it mean to be in a place and out of place at the same time? Gabrielle Civil explores this question by making b......more

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A timely examination of the use of emerging technologies in the arts in recent decades. This book explores the notion of......more