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Call No: 743 CON
Place: London ; New York
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
PubDate: 2000
PhysDes: 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject: CHRISTMAS IN FILMS; REMEMBER THE NIGHT (UK, Mitchell Leisen, 1939); SCROOGE (UK, Henry Edwards, 1935); CHRISTMAS CAROL, A (US, Edwin L. Marin, 1938); SCROOGE (US, Brian Desmond Hurst, 1951); SCROOGE (UK, Ronald Neame, 1970); CHRISTMAS CAROL, A (UK, Clive Donner, 1984); SCROOGED (US, Richard Donner, 1988); MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE (US, Brian Henson, 1992); IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (US, Frank Capra, 1946); MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, THE (US, William Keighley, 1941); HOLIDAY INN (US, Mark Sandrich, 1942); CHRISTMAS UNDER FIRE (UK, Harry Watt, 1941); TURKEY TIME (UK, Tom Walls, 1933); HOLLY AND THE IVY, THE (UK, George More O'Ferrall, 1953); CHEATERS, THE (US, Joe Kane, 1945); MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (US, Les Mayfield, 1994); MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (US, George Seaton, 1947); SANTA CLAUSE, THE (US, John Pasquin, 1994); ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS (US, John Cherry, 1988); SANTA CLAUSE: THE MOVIE (US, Jeannot Szwarc, 1985); GREMLINS (US, Joe Dante, 1984); SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (US, Charles E. Sellier Jr., 1984); SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART II (US, Lee Harry, 1987); TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (US, Harry Selick, 1993); CHRISTMAS STORY, A (US, Bob Clark, 1983); LETHAL WEAPON (US, Richard Donner, 1987); DIE HARD (US, John McTiernan, 1988); DIE HARD 2 (US, Renny Harlin, 1990); HOME ALONE (US, Chris Columbus, 1990); HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (US, Chris Columbus, 1992); LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, THE (US, Renny Harlin, 1996); JINGLE ALL THE WAY (US, Brian Levant, 1996); MERLUSSE (FR, Marcel Pagnol, 1935); CHATEAU DE MA MERE, LE (FR, Yves Robert, 1990); GRANDE ILLUSION, LA (FR, Jean Renoir, 1937); CITE DES` ENFANTS PERDUS, LA (FR/SP/GG, Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro, 1995); VIE EST UN LONG FLEUVE TRANQUILLE, LA (FR, Etienne Chatiliez, 1988); ELISA (FR, Jean Becker, 1994); KARNAVALNAIA NOCH (UR, Eldar Ryazanov, 1956); IRONIYA SUDBY ILI S LYOGKIM PAROM (UR, Eldar Ryazanov, 1975); PLACIDO (SP, Luis Garcia Berlanga, 1961)
Summary: A look at depictions of Christmas across various national cinemas and genres throughout the 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Filmography: p. ([223]-232)
ISBN: 1860643973
Contents: -- God Bless Us, Every One: Movie Adaptations Of A Christmas Carol / James Chapman -- A Hollywood Carol's Wonderful Life / Jonathan Munby -- Dreaming Of Christmas: Hollywood And The Second World War / H. Mark Glancy -- Christmas Under Fire: The Wartime Christmas In Britain / Sarah Street -- Crisis At Christmas: Turkey Time, The Holly And The Ivy, The Cheaters / Jeffrey Richards -- Santa Claus: The Movie / Mark Connelly -- You Better Watch Out: Christmas In The Horror Film / Kim Newman -- 'Peace On Earth, Goodwill To All Men': The Depiction Of Christmas In Moden Hollywood Films / Rowana Agajanian -- Christmas In French Cinema / Guy Austin -- Father Frost On 31 December: Christmas And New Year In Soviet And Russian Cinema / Birgit Beumers -- Satirizing The Spanish Christmas: Placido / Peter William Evans

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PhysDes: Clippings; Press kit
Subject: GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT, A ( US, Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014)
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; DIGITAL CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Stills; Press kit; Clippings
Subject: HOME ALONE (US, Chris Columbus, 1990)
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Press kit; Clippings
Subject: HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (US, Chris Columbus, 1992)

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PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: HOME ALONE 3 (US, Raja Gosnell, 1997)

Call No: 81 HUG HON
Author: Honeycutt, Kirk
Source: Peter Kemp
Place: New York
Publisher: Race Point Publishing
PubDate: [2015]
PhysDes: vii, 215 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
Subject: HUGHES, JOHN (US); FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (US, John Hughes, 1986); PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (US, John Hughes, 1987); BREAKFAST CLUB, THE (US, John Hughes, 1985); PRETTY IN PINK (US, Howard Deutch, 1986); SIXTEEN CANDLES (US, John Hughes, 1984); WEIRD SCIENCE (US, John Hughes, 1985); HOME ALONE (US, Chris Columbus, 1990)
Summary: Hughes allegedly wrote Ferris Bueller's Day Off in four days, Planes, Trains and Automobiles in three days, The Breakfast Club in two days, and Vacation in a week. He never went to film school or studied cinema. And he spent most of his incredible career in the Midwest, far from the Hollywood Hills. John Hughes was indeed one of the most prolific and successful filmmakers in Hollywood history. He helped launch the careers of Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Macaulay Culkin, and Judd Nelson. He made John Candy a household name. In this first illustrated tribute to the legendary filmmaker, author Kirk Honeycutt offers a behind-the-scenes look at the genius that was John Hughes--from his humble beginnings in direct mail to his blockbuster success with classics like Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, and Home Alone. Honeycutt also explores the darker side of John Hughes: his extreme sensitivity, his stormy professional relationships, and the devastation Hughes experienced after the death of his closest friend, John Candy. This book features fresh interviews with Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Steve Martin, and Jon Cryer, and a foreword from Home Alone director Chris Columbus. "I stumbled into this business, I didn't train for it. I yelled "Action!" on my first two movies before the camera was turned on." - John HughesJohn Hughes wrote 46 movies, produced 23, and directed 8. He never went to film school, never spent time studying film and its history, but was unusually adept in three key areas °´4 writing, directing and producing.Classics like Mr. Mom; Sixteen Candles; The Breakfast Club; European Vacation; Weird Science; Pretty in Pink; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Uncle Buck; Christmas Vacation; Home Alone; and Beethoven will forever live on in the history of film. Launching the careers of Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and James Spader, and working with greats like John Candy and Chevy Chase, John Hughes's influence can still be felt today.John Hughes: A Life in Film, by Kirk Honeycutt, former chief film critic at The Hollywood Reporter, is the first complete illustrated tribute to the legendary writer and director, and includes fresh interviews with Judd Nelson, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Columbus, Steve Martin, and more
Notes: Includes John Hughes filmography (page 201). Includes bibliographic references (pages 203-205) and index.Adult.
ISBN: 9781631060229
Donation: Peter Kemp