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Billy Wilder / Bernard F. Dick Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1980.
Call No: 81WIL DICAuthor: Dick, Bernard F. Source: USPlace: BostonPublisher: Twayne PublishersPubDate: 1980PhysDes: 188 p. : ill. ; 21 cmSeries: Twayne's Theatrical Arts SeriesSubject: WILDER, BILLY ; APARTMENT, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1960) ; AVANTI (US, Billy Wilder, 1972) ; ACE IN THE HOLE (US, Billy Wilder, 1951) ; DOUBLE INDEMNITY (US, Billy Wilder, 1944) ; FEDORA (GW/FR, Billy Wilder, 1978) ; [FIVE] 5 GRAVES TO CAIRO (US, Billy Wilder, 1943) ; FORTUNE COOKIE, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1966) ; FRONT PAGE, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1974) ; IRMA LA DOUCHE (US, Billy Wilder, 1963) ; KISS ME, STUPID (US, Billy Wilder, 1964) ; LOST WEEKEND, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1945) ; LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON (US, Billy Wilder, 1957) ; MAJOR AND THE MINOR, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1942) ; ONE, TWO, THREE (US/GW, Billy Wilder, 1961) ; PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE (US/UK, Billy Wilder, 1970) ; SABRINA (US, Billy Wilder, 1954) ; SOME LIKE IT HOT (US, Billy Wilder, 1959) ; SEVEN YEAR ITCH, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1955) ; SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1957) ; STALAG 17 (US, Billy Wilder, 1952) ; SUNSET BOULEVARD (US, Billy Wilder, 1950) ; WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (US, Billy Wilder, 1957) Notes: Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 173-174.
Filmography: p. 175-183.ISBN: 0805792740Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006
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Laughing hysterically : American screen comedy of the 1950s / Ed Sikov New York: Columbia University Press, 1994.
Call No: 732(73) LAUAuthor: Sikov, Ed Place: New YorkPublisher: Columbia University PressPubDate: 1994PhysDes: xvii, 282 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: COMEDIES. USA ; TRANSVESTISM ; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS. USA ; LEWIS, JERRY ; MARTIN, DEAN ; MONROE, MARILYN ; SWANSON, GLORIA ; MANSFIELD, JAYNE ; RUSSELL, JANE ; HAWKS, HOWARD ; WILDER, BILLY ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; TASHLIN, FRANK ; ARTISTS AND MODELS (US, Frank Tashlin, 1955) ; GIRL CAN'T HELP IT, THE (US, Frank Tashlin, 1956) ; GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (US, Howard Hawks, 1953) ; MONKEY BUSINESS (US, Howard Hawks, 1952) ; SEVEN YEAR ITCH, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1955) ; SOME LIKE IT HOT (US, Billy Wilder, 1959) ; STALAG 17 (US, Billy Wilder, 1952) ; SUNSET BOULEVARD (US, Billy Wilder, 1950) ; TROUBLE WITH HARRY, THE (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1955) ; WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (US, Frank Tashlin, 1957) Summary: With the likes of Billy Wilder, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and Frank Tashlin revelling in "monkeys, babies, beautiful blondes, money, and cruelty" in their signature films of the 1950s, this seemingly conformist period turns out to be one of the most dynamic and original eras in Hollywood history. What distinguishes these directors is their candid and amusing exploration of cultural anxieties in carnival form. Quirky yet complex films such as Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sunset Boulevard, The Trouble with Harry, and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? released and expressed the sexual repression and frustration we commonly associate with the decadeNotes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-267) and indexISBN: 0231079826 (alk. paper)LON: 93048900; 10679624
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Movies / Manny Farber New York: Hillstone,
Call No: 67(04) FARAuthor: Farber, Manny Place: New YorkPublisher: HillstonePhysDes: viii, 288 p., [18] of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.Subject: ACTORS ; EXPERIMENTAL FILMS ; FESTIVALS. NEW YORK ; UNDERGROUND FILMS ; AGEE, JAMES ; ALDRICH, ROBERT ; ANTONIONI, MICHELANGELO ; BERGMAN, INGMAR ; BOGARDE, DIRK ; BOGART, HUMPHREY ; BRESSON, ROBERT ; BUNUEL, LUIS ; BURTON, RICHARD ; DENEUVE, CATHERINE ; FONDA, HENRY ; FORD, JOHN ; FULLER, SAMUEL ; GODARD, JEAN-LUC ; HAWKS, HOWARD ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; HUSTON, JOHN ; KAZAN, ELIA ; MANN, ANTHONY ; MOREAU, JEANNE ; SIEGEL, DON ; SNOW, MICHAEL ; STEVENS, GEORGE ; STURGES, PRESTON ; TAYLOR, ELIZABETH ; ASPHALT JUNGLE, THE (US, John Huston, 1950) ; BELLE DE JOUR (FR/IT, Luis Bunuel, 1967) ; BIG CLOCK, THE (US, John Farrow, 1947) ; BIG SLEEP, THE (US, Howard Hawkes, 1946) ; BODY SNATCHER, THE (US, Robert Wise, 1945) ; CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, THE (US, Gunther von Fritsch & Robert Wise, 1944) ; DETECTIVE STORY (US, William Wyler, 1951) ; FLAMING STAR (US, Don Siegel, 1960) ; HIGH SIERRA (US, Raoul Walsh, 1941) ; HIS KIND OF WOMAN (US, John Farrow, 1951) ; HIS GIRL FRIDAY (US, Howard Hawks, 1940) ; KILLERS, THE (US, Robert Siodmak, 1946) ; ODD MAN OUT (UK, Carol Reed, 1947) ; LADY FROM SHANGHAI, THE (US, Orson Welles, 1948) ; PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (US, Samuel Fuller, 1953) ; PROWLER, THE (US, Joseph Losey, 1950) ; RED RIVER (US, Howard Hawks, 1948) ; ROARING TWENTIES, THE (US, Raoul Walsh, 1939) ; SCAR OF SHAME, THE (US, Frank Peregini, 1927) ; SET-UP (US, Kathryn Bigelow, 1978) ; SKAMMEN (SW, Ingmar Bergman, 1968) ; SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (US, Preston Sturges, 1942) ; SUNSET BOULEVARD (US, Billy Wilder, 1950) ; THIRD MAN, THE (UK, Carol Reed, 1949) Notes: Includes index.; Orginally published as: Negative space
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Movies about the movies : Hollywood reflected / Christopher Ames Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, c1997.
Call No: 750.1 AMEAuthor: Ames, Christopher, 1956 Place: Lexington, Ky.Publisher: University Press of KentuckyPubDate: c1997PhysDes: ix, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: FILMS IN FILMS ; HOLLYWOOD IN FILMS ; STAR IS BORN, A (US, William Wellman, 1937) ; STAR IS BORN, A (US, George Cukor, 1954) ; WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD (US, George Cukor, 1932) ; STAND-IN (US, Tay Garnett, 1937) ; BOY MEETS GIRL (US, Lloyd Bacon, 1938) ; STAR, THE (US, Stuart Heisler, 1952) ; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (US, Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1952) ; SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (US, Preston Sturges, 1942) ; PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (US, Herbert Ross, 1981) ; PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, THE (US, Woody Allen, 1985) ; LAST ACTION HERO (US, John McTiernan, 1993) ; BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1952) ; IN A LONELY PLACE (US, Nicholas Ray, 1950) ; SUNSET BOULEVARD (US, Billy Wilder, 1950) ; PLAYER, THE (US, Robert Altman, 1992) Summary: Hundreds of films belonging to the genre of Hollywood-on-Hollywood movies can be found throughout the history of American cinema, from the days of silents to the present. They include films from genres as far ranging as musical, film noir, melodrama, comedy, and action adventure. Such movies seduce us with the promise of revealing the reality behind the camera. But, as part of the very industry they supposedly critique, they cannot take us behind the scenes in any true sense. This paradox - the simultaneous debunking and celebration of Hollywood - lies at the heart of the genre. Through close analysis of the best of these films. Ames reveals how the idea of Hollywood is constructed (and constructs itself), particularly through such moments of explicit self-referentiality as the movie-within-a-movie and scenes set in studiosNotes: Includes filmography (p. 227); Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-244) and indexISBN: 0813120187 (cloth : alk. paper)LON: 12952826
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On the verge of revolt : women in American films of the fifties / Brandon French New York: Ungar, 1978.
Call No: 451-02 FREAuthor: French, Brandon, 1944 Place: New YorkPublisher: UngarPubDate: 1978PhysDes: xxiv, 165 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject: WOMEN IN FILMS. USA ; SUNSET BOULEVARD (US, Billy Wilder, 1950) ; QUIET MAN, THE (US/IR, John Ford, 1952) ; MARRYING KIND, THE (US, George Cukor, 1952) ; SHANE (US, George Stevens, 1953) ; COUNTRY GIRL, THE (US, George Seaton, 1954) ; MARTY (US, Delbert Mann, 1954) ; ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (US, Douglas Sirk, 1955) ; PICNIC (US, Joshua Logan, 1955) ; HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON (US, John Huston, 1957) ; SOME LIKE IT HOT (US, Billy Wilder, 1959) ; FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (US, Fred Zinneman, 1953) ; TENDER TRAP, THE (US, Charles Walters, 1955) ; NUN'S STORY, THE (US, Fred Zinneman, 1958) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 155-157ISBN: 0804422206; 0804461589 (pbk.)LON: 78004294; 1220409
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SUNSET BOULEVARD : (US, Billy Wilder, 1950) Digital clippings file available
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Sunset boulevard / Steven Cohan London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc on behalf of British Film Institute, September 2022.
Call No: 79 SUN COHAuthor: Cohan, Steven Edition: 2022Place: LondonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc on behalf of British Film InstitutePubDate: September 2022PhysDes: 104 pages : illustratedSeries: BFI film classicsSubject: SUNSET BOULEVARD (US, Billy Wilder, 1950) Summary: Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard was a critical and commercial success on its release in 1950 and remains a classic of film noir and one of the best-known Hollywood films about Hollywood. Both its opening, with William Holden as the screenwriter Joe Gillis floating facedown in ageing star Norma Desmond's (Gloria Swanson) pool, and lines such as 'I am big, it's the pictures that got small' are some of the most memorable in Classical Hollywood cinema.
Steven Cohan's study of the film draws on original archival research to shed new light on the film's production history, and the contribution to the film's success and meanings of director Wilder, stars Holden and Swanson but also supporting actors Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson (who plays Betty Schaefer), Cecil B. DeMille, and Hedda Hopper, as well as costumier Edith Head, and composer Franz Waxman. Cohan considers the film both as a 'backstudio' picture (a movie about Hollywood) and as a film noir, and in the context of McCarthyism, blacklisting and the Hollywood Ten.
Cohan explores how the film was marketed, its reception and afterlife, tracing how the film is at once a product of its own particular historical moment as the movie industry was transitioning out of the studio era, yet one that still speaks powerfully to contemporary audiences, and speculates on the reasons for its enduring appeal. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9781839024085Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "Sunset Boulevard:Ready for its close-up" -- 1. "It's a Hollywood Story" -- 2. "It Happened in Hollywood!" -- 3. "It's a Great Motion Picture!" -- Conclusion; "Is Hollywood the City of Dreams...or Heartbreak?" -- Notes -- Credits
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