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Celluloid jukebox : popular music and the movies since the 50s / edited by Jonathan Romney and Adrian Wootton London: British Film Institute, 1995.
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Elvis : the Hollywood years / by David Bret London: Robson Books, 2001.
Call No: 81ELV BREAuthor: Bret, David Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: Robson BooksPubDate: 2001PhysDes: viii, 337 pages, illustrations; 24 cmSubject: MUSIC IN FILMS ; MUSIC AND THE CINEMA ; ROCK MUSIC IN FILMS ; PRESLEY, ELVIS ; LOVE ME TENDER (US, Robert D. Webb, 1956) ; LOVING YOU (US, Hal Kanter, 1957) ; JAILHOUSE ROCK (US, Richard Thorpe, 1957) ; KING CREOLE (US, Michael Curtiz, 1958) ; G.I. BLUES (US, Norman Taurog, 1960) ; FLAMING STAR (US, Don Siegel, 1960) ; WILD IN THE COUNTRY (US, Philip Dunne, 1961) ; BLUE HAWAII (US, Norman Taurog, 1961) ; FOLLOW THAT DREAM (US, Gordon Douglas, 1962) ; KID GALAHAD (US, Phil Karlson, 1962) ; GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! (US, Norman Taurog, 1962) ; IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR (US, Norman Taurog, 1963) ; FUN IN ACAPULCO (US, Richard Thorpe, 1963) ; KISSIN' COUSINS (US, Gene Nelson, 1964) ; VIVA LAS VEGAS (US, George Sidney, 1963) ; ROUSTABOUT (US, John Rich, 1964) ; GIRL HAPPY (US, Boris Sagal, 1965) ; TICKLE ME (US, Norman Taurog, 1965) ; HAREM HOLIDAY (US, Gene Nelson, 1965) ; FRANKIE AND JOHNNY (US, Frederick de Cordova ,1966) ; PARADISE HAWAIIAN STYLE (US, Michael D. Moore, 1966) ; CALIFORNIA HOLIDAY (US, Norman Taurog, 1966) ; EASY COME, EASY GO (US, John Rich, 1967) ; DOUBLE TROUBLE (US, Norman Taurog, 1967) ; CLAMBAKE (US, Arthur N. Nadel, 1967) ; STAY AWAY, JOE (US, Peter Tewkesbury, 1968) ; SPEEDWAY (US, Norman Taurog, 1968) ; LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE (US, Norman Taurog, 1968) ; CHARRO! (US, Charles Marquis Warren, 1969) ; TROUBLE WITH GIRLS, THE (US, Peter Tewkesbury, 1969) ; CHANGE OF HABIT (US, William Graham, 1969) ; ELVIS: THAT'S THE WAY IT IS (US, Denis Sanders, 1970) ; ELVIS ON TOUR (US, Robert Abel and Pierre Adidge, 1972) Summary: "In this first complete account of Elvis Presleys celluloid career, David Bret considers the 33 films, TV appearances, biopics, retrospectives and documentaries that remain as testimony to the compelling and mysterious persona of The King. The bestselling author David Bret traces the development of Presley's film career and recounts the on-set cat fights with co-stars and studio personnel. He unearths the truth about the powerful hold exercised over Elvis by 'Colonel' Tom Parker, which revolved around Parker preventing a leak about Presley's relationship with another man from going public and then using this knowledge as a persistant threat to ensure his protege's loyalty.
Bret explores and hotly disputes the controversial allegations, levelled by Presley's step-family, that he had sex with his mother, raped his wife, held debauched, drug fuelled parties with groupies and eventually committed suicide. Above all, the author praises the nature and talent of the man who was - and still is - the supreme authority on rock'n'roll and romance. " -- BOOK JACKETNotes: Includes selected film discography; Includes bibliographical references and index; 'Harem Holiday' also known as 'Harum Scarum'; 'California Holiday' also known as 'Spinout'ISBN: 1861054165Donation: Donated by Peter KempContents: -- acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part One: In the Footsteps of the Mutant King -- Love Me Tender -- Loving You -- Jailhouse Rock -- King Creole -- Part Two: The Rainbow Years -- G.I. Blues -- Flaming Star -- Wild in the Country -- Blue Hawaii -- Follow That Dream -- Kid Galahad -- Part Three: Cotton Candy Land -- Girls! Girls! Girls! -- It Happened at the World's Fair -- Fun in Acapulco -- Kissin' Cousins -- Viva Las Vegas -- Roustabout -- Girl Happy -- Tickle Me -- Harem Holiday -- Frankie and Johnny -- Paradise Hawaiian Style -- California Holiday -- Part Four: Just Call Me Lonesome -- Easy Come, Easy Go -- Double Trouble -- Clambake -- Stay Away, Joe -- Speedway -- Live A Little, Love A Little -- Charro! -- The Trouble With Girls -- Change of Habit -- Elvis - That's the Way It Is -- Elvis On Tour -- -- Part Five: Softly As I Leave You -- appendix I: the television special -- appendix II: tributes, retrospectives and biopics -- appendix III: selected film discography -- bibliography -- index --
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Freak scenes : American indie cinema and indie music cultures / Jamie Sexton Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2023.
Call No: 751.0(73) SEXAuthor: Sexton, Jamie Edition: 2023Place: EdinburghPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPubDate: 2023PhysDes: viii, 202 pages : illustratedSeries: Music and the moving image seriesSubject: ROCK MUSIC IN FILMS ; INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA ; ARAKI, GREGG ; COPPOLA, SOFIA ; SMITHEREENS (US, Susan Seidelman, 1982) ; SUBURBIA (US, Penelope Spheeris, 1983) ; PARIAH (US, Randolph Kret, 1998) ; SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (US, Boots Riley, 2018) ; DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILISATION, THE (US, Penelope Spheeris, 1981) ; LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE FABULOUS STAINS (CN, Lou Adler, 1982) Summary: The first academic book to explore indie music and indie music cultures on screen.
Combines historical, cultural, aesthetic and industry analysis to explore the functions and broader appeal of indie music on film
Includes analyses of indie punk scenes on film
Examines gender and racial issues within indie music and film
Freak Scenes explores the increased licensing of indie music and representation of indie music cultures within American independent cinema since the 1980s. Indie music has, since the 2000s, become highlighted in some indie films as an attraction, but this book probes how the appeal of indie music stretches back to the late 1970s, when punk music made its impact on filmmaking.
Sexton looks at a range of issues where indie music and indie film intersect, including commercial concerns, the growth of niche marketing, the increased employment of popular music in cinema and questions of authenticity, as well as the fraught tensions between commercial and artistic concerns. Case studies include: sonic authorship and indie music, representations of punk and indie scenes on screen, and an exploration of how racial and gender issues inform the representation and reception of indie cultures on film. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9781474414067Contents: Introduction -- A Brief History of Indie Music in American Indie Film -- Sonic Authorship 1: Gregg Araki -- Sonic Authorship 2: Sofia Coppola -- Documenting Scenes and Performers 1: Punk, Smithereens and Suburbia -- Documenting Scenes and Performers 2: Grunge and Riot Grrrl -- Indie Music, Film, and Race 1: Medicine for Melancholy and Pariah -- Indie Music, Film, and Race 2: Sorry to Bother You -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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Off key : when film and music won't work together / Kay Dickinson New York: Oxford University Press, c2008.
Call No: 634.6 DICAuthor: Dickinson, Kay Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: c2008PhysDes: xiii, 247 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject: MUSIC AND THE CINEMA ; POP MUSIC AND THE CINEMA ; ROCK MUSIC IN FILMS ; SONGS IN FILMS ; BELAFONTE, HARRY ; JAGGER, MICK ; MADONNA ; MANSFIELD, JAYNE ; PRESLEY, ELVIS ; RUSSELL, KEN ; VAN DOREN, MAMIE ; BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (US, Richard Brooks, 1955) ; CARMEN JONES (US, Otto Preminger, 1954) ; GIRL CAN'T HELP IT, THE (US, Frank Tashlin, 1956) ; INFERNO (IT, Dario Argento, 1980) ; SWEPT AWAY (IT, Lina Wertmuller, 1974) ; SWEPT AWAY (US, Guy Ritchie, 2002) Summary: Kay Dickson looks at the failed relationship between some films and their musical scores; films such as Italian horror movies, or those of Elvis Presley, or Madonna . She argues that these failures , between the film and music businesses point to a larger rift between capital and labour, in the culture industry, and the inability of the music industry to properly organise itself. [Taken from the back of the book]Notes: Bibliography : p. 227-242; Includes indexISBN: 9780195326642
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Rock 'n' roll plays itself : a screen history / John Scanlan London: Reaktion Books, 2022.
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