From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand; The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film; both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills; this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywoods best known and loved repertoire; explaining how the film industry made certain songs memorable; and highlighting important moments of film history along the way. The book focuses on how the songs were presented in the movies; from early talkies where actors portrayed singers "performing" the songs; to the Golden Age in which characters burst into expressive; integral song--not as a "performance" but as a spontaneous outpouring of feeling. The book looks at song presentation in 1930s classics with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and in 1940s gems with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. The authors also look at the decline of the genre since 1960; when most original musicals were replaced by film versions of Broadway hits such as My Fair Lady.
#37679 in eBooks 2006-10-19 2006-10-19File Name: B003YJEYDSThis inspiring book makes drawing in a realistic style easier than you may think and more fun than you ever imaginedAuthor: mark and Mary WillenbrinkMade in china
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168 of 171 people found the following review helpful. How to draw an owl! Step 1: Draw a circle. Step 2: Draw the rest of the owl.By Travis AlexanderNot even remotely for the "absolute beginner". The book starts off by immediately jumping into determining light values in different forms. What? I havent even drawn a square yet. and youre asking me to shade a coffee mug in different forms with almost no instruction?The book is broken into mini examples that you are supposed to mimic. however even the very first example require previous drawing knowledge and experience.But rather than talk about it. Ive attached a photo of the steps 3 and 4 (out of 4 total steps. although step 1 technically isnt a step) of the 5th mini example (out of like 30) you are supposed to follow.61 of 61 people found the following review helpful. NOT for beginners!!!By BoriasEven an intermediate student. in an art class. would struggle with this text. You are not given clear instructions. you are just given expertly rendered pictures that if you are a beginner you have no chance at all of duplicating. I should have known it was a loser when it started out teaching you to draw a coffee cup without telling you you should have a coffee cup in front of you to draw. You were meant to just follow their exceedingly difficult instructions that leave you frustrated. demoralized. and ready to put down your pencil forever. Shame on these people for putting this book out. just to make themselves feel like hot shot artists and leave the rest of us in the dust. Im an absolute beginner. I believe I can learn to draw. but not with this poorly done book. To say it is for absolute beginners and the title is misleading to the point of being false advertising. I feel cheated. These people are dishonest. I wish them well in their Rembrandt quality art that no beginner has a prayer of duplicating.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. this is one of the best Ive ever seenBy Audrey RinkerOrdered this book in combination with other drawing tools and paper as a gift. For a beginner book on drawing. this is one of the best Ive ever seen. Its very easy to understand and loved all the pictures showing step by step directions. This was a great buy.
