Four Weddings and a Festival

Author: Annie Robertson
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409190005
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
'Laugh-out-loud champagne comedy...an enchanting summer wedding feast!' Lancashire Post Four months. Four weddings. One happy ending...? Lifelong friends and rom-com fans Bea, Lizzie, Hannah and Kat have curled up with Bridget Jones, sobbed at Love, Actually and memorised the script to Notting Hill. They always joked about getting married in one summer - their own Four Weddings - and it seems like this might just be the year . . . That is, until Bea turns down her boyfriend's proposal. Is her own Hugh Grant waiting for her amid the champagne and confetti? Can real-life romance ever live up to a Richard Curtis movie? As the wedding - and festival - season gets into its swing, can all four friends find their happy ever after...? Raise a glass of champagne and get ready for this summer's most charming romantic comedy! Perfect for fans of Sophie Ranalds, Mandy Baggot and Sue Roberts 'A hugely entertaining summer read... A real joy!' The Lady 'Fizzing with life' Books Life and Everything 'What a wonderful read . . . the perfect British romcom to curl up with!' The Reader's Corner *** Readers love Annie Robertson: 'I LOVED it...this book filled me with joy' 'An absolutely perfect summer read' 'Fun and heartwarming' 'A vibrant, warm and satisfying read' 'A joyous read: in turns funny, moving and pure escapism!' 'Full of humour and emotion too, this is just an all around fabulous fun book'

Directors Close Up

Author: Jeremy Paul Kagan
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810857124
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 364

Book Description
From script development through pre-production to production and post-production, famed directors offer personal insights into every step of the creative process. They also reveal their candid takes on the best and worst aspects of their profession. This second edition features personal materials from many of the directors, including storyboards, script notes, sketches, and on-set photos. Directors Close Up will be of interest to both professional and aspiring directors; as well as to film fans that will enjoy this inside look into making movies.

American Independent Cinema

Author: Geoff King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415684285
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Edited and written by leading authors in the field, this book offers an examination of American independent cinema through four sections that range in focus from broad definitions to close focus on particular manifestations of independence.

Stairways to Heaven

Author: Geoffrey Macnab
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786734095
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
What has brought about the transformation of the British film industry over the last few decades, to the beginnings of what is arguably a new golden era? In the mid-1980s the industry was in a parlous state. The number of films produced in the UK was tiny. Cinema attendance had dipped to an all-time low, cinema buildings were in a state of disrepair and home video had yet to flourish. Since then, while many business challenges - especially for independent producers and distributors - remain, the industry overall has developed beyond recognition. In recent years, as British films have won Oscars, Cannes Palms and Venice Golden Lions, releases such as Love Actually, Billy Elliot, Skyfall, Paddington and the Harry Potter series have found enormous commercial as well as critical success. The UK industry has encouraged, and benefitted from, a huge amount of inward investment, much of it from the Hollywood studios, but also from the National Lottery via the UK Film Council and BFI. This book portrays the visionaries and officials who were at the helm as a digital media revolution began to reshape the industry. Through vivid accounts based on first-hand interviews of what was happening behind the scenes, film commentator and critic Geoffrey Macnab provides in-depth analysis of how and why the British film industry has risen like a phoenix from the ashes.

New York Magazine

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Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Big Picture, Small Screen

Author: John Hill
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9781860200052
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
This work features contributions from academics and media professionals who ask: what is the history of involvement between film and television in the US, Europe, Britain and Ireland; what are the sources of television finance for film; and what are the consequences for the type of film made?

Made In London

Author: Clare Lydon
Publisher: Custard Books
ISBN: 1912019876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
When love calls, will Eden answer? Single mum Heidi Hughes has been steering the ship solo since her little one, Maya, came along. She's mastered the art of nappy changes and bedtime stories, and now, she's set her sights on finding someone who's ready for their duo to become a trio. PR guru Eden Price lives a life as meticulous as a royal butler's checklist. Everything has its perfect place – until Heidi waltzes in with her infectious chaos. The universe, it seems, has a sense of humour, bringing together the most unlikely of matches. As Eden's world of precision gets muddied, the question is: can the woman who never imagined family life find love with a ready-made one? Dive into book six of the London Romance series for another scrumptious tale glazed with chocolate spread, British wit, unexpected twists and a finale to make your heart melt. Clare Lydon delivers another laugh-out-loud, feel-good story set in the heart of London.

The Entertainment Marketing Revolution

Author: Al Lieberman
Publisher: FT Press
ISBN: 9780130293503
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
Entertainment is now a $500 billion industry that reaches into every corner of human life. The Entertainment Marketing Revolution: Bringing the Moguls, the Media, and the Magic to the World profiles that industry, from film to print, music to theme parks--and shows exactly how to find and reach your market in today's insanely competitive marketplace. Discover the driving forces, key synergies, new opportunities, and advanced marketing techniques today's top companies are riding to success... and learn how to create tomorrow's blockbuster properties, starting today.

Film Cultures

Author: Janet Harbord
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761965213
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Questioning how film connects us to social status, and national and global affiliations, this book argues that our tastes for film connect us to social, spatial and temporal networks of exchange and meaning.

It Happened in Utah

Author: Tom Wharton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493036270
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
From the U.S. Army’s bloodless “invasion” of Salt Lake City to the humble beginnings of the Sundance Film Festival, It Happened in Utah looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Beehive State. Read about Jean Baptiste, an exiled grave robber whose mysterious disappearance from a remote island in Great Salt Lake remains unsolved. Relive the life-shattering upheaval suffered by Japanese Americans during their banishment to remote U.S. internment camps during World War II. And discover how two boys on the hunt for a bit of fun killed five people—including themselves—caused untold property damage, and left a large crater in the earth.