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This is a book of great wit, filled with tremendous amusement value for Opera lovers, for cat fanciers, and, especially, for cat-fancying opera lovers. Susan Herbert's delicious portraits of cats in familiar operatic costumes And settings -- from the cover portrait of a spear-carrying, breast-plated feline Brunnhilde in winged helmet (ho-jo-to-ho!) to the closing ensemble of garret-dwelling Bohemians--evoke familiar stage pictures, but with startlingly different occupants for those customary costumes. Don't miss the coronation portrait of Boris Godunov, complete with tiny cat icons on the collar of his robe, the presentation of Der Rosenkavalier's silver rose, the Queen of the Night as an angry white Persian or Herbert's evocation of the moment when Floria Tosca places the cross on the chest of the recently deceased Baron Scarpia. Wagnerians will particularly appreciate the scene from Act III of Die Walkuere, when Brunnhilde, lugging the unconscious Sieglinde, beseeches the aid of her spear-toting sisters, and the moment in Das Rheingold in which the giants haul away the goddess Freia as payment for The building of Valhalla; the giants are played by bulldogs. Along with Herbert's full-color paintings, the operas are illustrated with small, pen-and-ink drawings of other characters: Rosina in Barber of Seville, Tatyana in night gown, writing her letter to Eugene Onegin, Sieglinde slipping a sleeping potion into Hunding's drinking horn--and isn't that Die Meistersinger's jealous pedant Beckmesser on the title page? The "authorized history" of the Catropolitan Opera, by Bill Meadowcane, is less effective than the pictures, and he has, further, done a bit of miscasting in some operas. A few scenes are mislabeled. Still, these are just quibbles about a most enjoyable picture book, a pleasure both for children who know little or nothing about the opera, and for adults who know a great deal. --Sarah Bryan Miller

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Opera and Cats Perfect together.......2003-02-25

If you love oprea or cats, or both. You must have this book. IT is just too much FUN to read this. Test your knowledge of opera by naming the opera without reading the text. It is not hard becasue Ms. Herbert captures the essence of each opera. Give this as a gift to your opera/cat loving friend, you will be a HERO. Mr. Meadowcane's text is witty, however, "Eugene Onegin" is not a tenor.

Catropolitan Opera.......2000-04-06

Susan Herbert's books are creative and enjoyable and this is no exception. Her attention to detail, artistry and sense of humor all contribute to a masterful piece of work.

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BEST BARGAIN EVER!!!!!.......2004-07-09

This book is SO cool and has movie satires. Yes, you were amazed by Lord of the Rings... but you'll dia laughing at Bored of the Rings!!!! You were scared watching The Exorcist.... you'll giggle hysterically at The Eccchorcist!!!!! Oh, some of the movie satires are in colour, too.

"AND THE OSCAR® GOES TO..." (How does a filmmaker become an Academy Award® winner?)

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"AND THE OSCAR® GOES TO..." (How does a filmmaker become an Academy Award® winner?)
Adrian Robbe
Manufacturer: Lulu.com
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The Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History

ASIN: 1847284876

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This book offers aspiring and seasoned filmmakers essential facts that need to be considered when competing for an Academy Award® nomination for Best Picture, Best Director, and/or Best Screenplay. Film enthusiast and author Adrian Robbe gives an honest and illuminating overview of the Oscar® competition and the role that filmmakers played in it from 1997 to 2004. Divulging the cloak-and-dagger winning trends of how to successfully posture a film to be a serious competitor at the Academy Awards®, the author discusses how each variable contributes to being nominated for and/or winning an Oscar®. Analysis of changes in the historical, cultural, and political contexts of the Hollywood film industry and how they influence Academy membership voting for winning an Oscar® are also analyzed.

Academy Award Winners' Movie Posters (The Illustrated History of Movies Through Posters Series; Vol. 3))

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Absolutely Stunning!
A must-have volume for any cine-buff and film historian!
Superb, Extraordinary Detail On Every Level!
Every movie lover will want to own this book.
Best poster series ever printed!

Academy Award Winners' Movie Posters (The Illustrated History of Movies Through Posters Series; Vol. 3))
Bruce Hershenson
Manufacturer: Bruce Hershenson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1887893008

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Absolutely Stunning!.......1999-11-19

Bruce Herhsensons' series of poster books have become the bible of the poster world. The images captured are of extremely high quality and are a must have for any collector of movie materials. I highly recommend these series of books to anyone who is interested in the subject matter.

A must-have volume for any cine-buff and film historian!.......1999-11-19

This book, along with its companion volume, "Best Pictures Movie Posters" is part of movie poster maven Bruce Hershenson's exhaustive multi-volume series of books highlighting the history and beauty of what much of mainstream America has only in the last ten years begun to recognize. And that is movie posters are a "popular art" form that can stand proudly next to all other styles of art from gothic to modern, from expressionist to impressionist. Great film art borrows from all of these styles and this volume, which focuses only on posters associated with Academy Award winning movies, illustrates innumerable examples. A fine book for any collector (get the hardcover edition if you can, it's harder to find; if Amazon doesn't have it, it's available from Mr. Hershenson directly at mail@brucehershenson.com.

Superb, Extraordinary Detail On Every Level!.......1999-11-15

This review can easily apply to any of the books in the Bruce Hershenson edited series of film poster history. Hershenson rightly treats film graphics not just as pop culture artifacts but true works of art. His books are filled with a curator's eye for superior choice and reproduction, each poster in striking color and with a clarity of printing that rivals most any coffee table art book. Somewhere between advertising and illustration, film posters, like book jackets and record covers, inhabit that imaginative and atmospheric zone where one art reflects another. It's not just the history of film or the history of film design, it's a history of twentieth century Saturday afternoons and Saturday nights. How often we would go into the dark theatre armed only with the ideas and ideals of the posters outside, and then return to them afterward, perhaps with nodding affirmation or smirking disillusionment, but still a vision of what could be. This series of books should be subtitiled: THE FINE ART OF ANTICIPATION, for no matter if expectation was filled or emptied by the films behind them, their posters kept on shining.

Every movie lover will want to own this book........1999-11-08

Gorgeous color reproductions of great movie posters remind you how captivating the appeal of movies has been. Bruce Hershenson's books are a tremendous value, and his efforts to record movie history through poster art represent a real service to movie lovers.

Best poster series ever printed!.......1999-11-08

For lovers of film, film history, and specifically, poster art, Bruce Hershenson's series of full-color books is the cream of the crop! And, the quality of printing and photography is superb, with razor sharp images and vibrant colors.

And the Winner Is... #18 (Camp Confidential)

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And the Winner Is... #18 (Camp Confidential)
Melissa J. Morgan
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ASIN: 0448446529
Release Date: 2007-12-13

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When Natalie's dad is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, she flies to L.A. for the week, where she plans on hanging out with Tori and also taking her to the Oscars. But when Natalie hits it off with Tori's friend Reed, Tori feels left out and picks a giant fight, which culminates in Natalie rescinding Tori's invitation to the Oscars and giving it to Reed instead. Cut to: Natalie and Tori and their tearful reconciliation. Unfortunately the only way for Natalie to really enjoy this happilyever- after ending is to find a replacement ticket to the Oscars!

Best Songs of the Movies: Academy Award Nominees and Winners, 1934-1958

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Essential Book on Classic Movie Songs
An Indispensable Guide to Popular Music

Best Songs of the Movies: Academy Award Nominees and Winners, 1934-1958
John Funnell
Manufacturer: McFarland & Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0786421932

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Thanks for the Memory. Swinging on a Star. The Way You Look Tonight. Three great and popular standards of the American songbookand all three won Oscars for best song. But who wrote these songs? What movies were they written for? Which stars introduced them? In the 25 years covered by this fascinating book, 160 songs were nominated for Academy Awards. Some are well known, but many are nearly forgotten. They deserve more lasting recognition. Best Songs of the Movies tells the stories behind all these songs, year by year. After announcing the nominated songs, the text describes the way each song was presented and performed, critiques the lyrics and melody, and provides appropriate historical and biographical insights. One appendix presents brief biographies of all the lyricists and composers responsible for these songs; another lists the Oscar-nominated and winning songs from 1959 through 2003. A bibliography and index complete the volume.

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Essential Book on Classic Movie Songs.......2006-04-26

I just recently obtained this book. It is quite fun and most informative. I am choosing to read this book in random order. In other words, I am randomly selecting various years and songs that are most interesting to me, and am reading it in that manner. Mr. Funnell's book really succeeds on two fundamental levels. On the one hand it is a genuinely informative, insightful, and probative study of a vitally importart body of American music. I believe that , in time, it will be regarded as one of the essential books on this topic. Yet, as valuable as the book is to the study of this important sub-genre of the American Songbook, it never bogs down into the pseduo-intellectual type of rhetoric that unfortunately typifies a lot of "serious" works on popular culture. "Best Songs of the Movies" is an engaging and lively book. This is just the sort of book that prompts one to want to curl up in a comfy chair , put on a cd of "That's Entertainment" or other suitable movie musical compilation, and read through the vaious years and songs profiled in the book. By the way, I especially appreciate Appendix 1, which provides brief capsule bios on the songwriters. Of course, we know to expect to see Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Harry Warren, etc. However, it is also nice to see such lesser lights as Ralph Freed, Johnny Marvin, and Allie Wrubel sharing space with the aforementioned luminaries.
In sum, this is one of the best books on American music and American movies to reach publication in quite some time.

An Indispensable Guide to Popular Music .......2005-08-29

`Best Songs of the Movies' is a superbly written reference on popular music. It is full of fascinating, detailed information and insightful comments about the songs nominated for the Oscar in the first 25 years of the award.

I found this `page-turner' very hard to put down. It's wonderful to dip into, and it will settle any argument you may have about the great songs from the movies. It is full of information that, up until now, was not easily accessible. For example, I learned from 'Best Songs' that there were two songs called `Linda'. I was intrigued to learn about the Oscar nominated `other Linda' and the movie in which it appeared. I challenge you to sing this song!

It seems there's not much interest in the Best Song Oscars these days but this book makes it clear that this was not always so. The fascinating introduction shows the historical process by which changes in popular music have led to a decline in the significance of the Best Song Oscar.

It's very clear that the author has meticulously researched the subject. The book has a very attractive design with well-chosen stills from many of the movies discussed. The Appendix, giving biographical details on all the songwriters mentioned in the book, is especially valuable.

'Best Songs of the Movies' is a delight to dip into and an indispensable guide for movie buffs and anyone who has any interest in American popular music. If you want to impress your friends with your comprehensive knowledge of popular music, you should get `Best Songs of the Movies' (but, don't tell them about the book!).

101 Woody Guthrie Songs Including All the Songs From "Bound for Glory" (Academy Award Winner)

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101 Woody Guthrie Songs Including All the Songs From "Bound for Glory" (Academy Award Winner)

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67 Block Busters for '67 - Academy Award Winners - Vocal Song Album (Touch of Today, No. 25F)

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67 Block Busters for '67 - Academy Award Winners - Vocal Song Album (Touch of Today, No. 25F)
Dave Alpert , Bert Kaempfert , Jack Harlen , Frank Bjorn , Alan Jay Lerner , Frederick Loewe , Jacques Prevert , Don Black , Julius Wechter , and Et Al
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Academy Award : A Complete List of Academy Award Winners for the Twenty-Two Years They Have Been Conferred By the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Academy Award Songs Winners and Nominees 1933-1984

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Academy Award Songs Winners and Nominees 1933-1984

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Academy Award Winner Best Documentary Feature 1983: He Makes Me Feel Dancin' (Video Tape: 51 Minutes, Color) (VHS)

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Academy Award Winner Best Documentary Feature 1983: He Makes Me Feel Dancin' (Video Tape: 51 Minutes, Color) (VHS)
Emile Ardolino
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Despite its eye-catching title, Grossed-Out Surgeon Vomits Inside Patient! is actually a fairly serious look at the history and phenomenon of tabloid newspapers. Having worked for nearly all the supermarket tabloids, Jim Hogshire is in a good position to know his subject, and he neither spares the tabs their due skewering, nor succumbs to the mainstream press's penchant for dismissing these checkout-stand mainstays. Pointing out the impact of these widely circulated journals and their conservative political slant, Hogshire makes a strong case for the tabs reflecting and reinforcing a number of popular trends. Although the book suffers a bit from lack of footnotes and loose editing, it's solid and enlightening, and reveals some surprising things about where the tabs come from, how their stories are researched (and often how they are fabricated), and who reads them.

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CIA MKULTRA mind control of supermarket shoppers.......2007-06-04

This excellent book reveals the top secret that US government's Central Intelligence Agency founded and owned the National Enquirer magazine. OSS/CIA agent Alexander Pope eventually sold "his" tabloid empire for $300-million.

The propaganda value of tabs is unmatched, where mind control diverts every person who fails to avert their eyes at supermarket checkouts. Purchasing the rag is not required for the mindmeld to take effect.

Occasional in-depth reporting of Uncle Scam's felonious confessions, like Pentagon's massmurder of US troops with Gulf War Syndrome via bioweaponized "vaccines", are rendered harmless between imaginary stories of illegal aliens invading from outer space.

If you want to keep tabs on the machinations of CIA to Win Hearts And Minds, buy this book.

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Media mind control has always been a strategy of intelligence agencies throughout history. Remember that Edward Bernays, author of his textbook, Propaganda, and nephew of Dr Sigmund Freud, was a CIA agent.

The National Enquirer was the only target of AllCIAduh during the 9/11 Anthrax Massacres, when its photography editor was assassinated before he could reportedly publish nude photos of George Bush Jr dancing on a tabletop, among other juicy gossip on the Bush family jewels. The FBI confiscated the Enquirer's entire HQ and all its contents, and gave it to Sir Rudy Giuliani Knight of the British Empire, to destroy the evidence, just like Ghouliani destroyed evidence of explosive bombings of World Trade Center after 9/11, by shipping the melted steel to Communist China. Ghouliani was named as a potential director of CIA after 9/11, gave the order to bomb WTC 7 according to billionaire Larry Silverstein on PBS TV, is the son of a Mafia enforcer jailed in Sing Sing for armed robbery, and cousin of a Mafia hitman gunned down by the FBI, according to New York Daily News. The Jr Bush White House was on Cipro antibiotic two weeks prior to the Anthrax mailbombings. Sir George Bush Sr Knight of the British Empire was director of the CIA, and was sued under the RICO Act for narcoterrorist bombings during Iran-Contra. The FBI website confesses that USAma Bin Laden is not indicted for the 9/11 Massacres, because there is zero evidence connecting him to that crime, as confirmed by VP "Dick" Cheney on the White House website in an interview with Tony Snow. CNN reported USAma's official declaration that he had nothing to do with the 9/11 Massacres. USAma was an employee of both CIA and its parent MI6, and his brother dined with his business partner George Bush Sr and Carlyle Group in Washington DC on 9/11/2001.

Obviously, the entire media mafia is now pitching the same CIA spin as the tabloids. So if you want to keep tabs on the current machinations of Big Brother behind the scenes at CNN, NBC, and Fox, extrapolate from this book. I repeat again, this is an important book on the secret history of the US government. Alarm Red. This is not a drill. The Duck is in the noose. Over and out.

Reliable (?) account of supermarket tabs.......2006-12-20

Jim Hogshire worked for several supermarket tabloids, so it's not surprising that his expose of their inner workings shares some of the same deficiencies. These include a willingness to speculate freely about his subject, often constructing chains of circumstantial evidence to substantiate claims such as tabloids hiring CIA agents in order to provide them with plausible cover for their activities around the world. He also asserts that the tabloids are associated with government psychological warfare departments, serving as right-wing propaganda tools.

All of these accusations are interesting and may even be true. More reliable are Hogshire's accounts of tabloid editorial practices and anecdotes about some of the goings-on behind the scenes. Taken with a grain of salt, there is much to enjoy here.

a Left-deconstructionist critique of tabloids.......2001-08-27

Hogshire believes tabloids are Rightist institutions that reinforce the "traditional patriarchal power structure." E.g. tabloids' "Rags-To-Riches" tales support the notion that anyone can succeed under capitalism if they are honest and work long hard hours. Tabloids' "fat obsession" reinforce oppressive sexist standards of beauty. And "Fall of the Mighty" stories alleviate class antagonisms by assuring working class readers that the rich and powerful are always punished for their greed and wrongdoing. Hogshire also speculates about the tabloids' CIA and Mafia ties in the 1960s. A short (147 pages), lively, and informative book despite its biases, by a former tabloid writer (who bites the hand that fed him).

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Colorful geometrical pentagors, composed of pentagons and triangles and dissected into pieces: Can you put the shapes together again to form a whole? A classic paradox about the nature of motion from a famous Greek mathematician: Can you see what’s wrong with it? Put on your thinking cap and prepare to give your math and logic abilities a workout, because these super-looking puzzles demand real brainpower. Solve a graphic problem that involves the calculation of a square root. Examine six linear processions of egg-carrying ants, and figure out which lines are “surprising” and which ones aren’t. Go step by step through a multihued grid and try to find 32 different configurations within. These puzzles are challenging, entertaining, and satisfying to unravel.

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BradyGames’ Shadow of the Colossus Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

A complete walkthrough of each Colossi mission.
Extensive area maps of the ancient land.
Detailed listing of all items and equipment.
Expert boss strategies to defeat all 16 Colossi.
Game secrets uncovered!
Signature Series guide features bonus foldout and more!

Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action/Adventure
This product is available for sale in North America only.

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Has everything you need........2007-10-03

While this isn't the best guide I've ever seen, it's only real problems are subjective ones as regards layout and such. The guide itself is full of information, makes it easy to not completely spoil everything for yourself it all you're looking for is a quick hint (has sections on how to find the Colossi, sections on how to scale them, and sections on exactly how to beat them if you still can't figure it out). Has some very nice high-res artwork from the game as well and is very slickly presented. Features a few hidden elements of the game as well. Overall, an excellent guide worth owning if you enjoy using or collecting them.

unhappy!.......2007-08-23

Unhappy with this game. Some may like the fact that it is all big bosses but for me it was too repetitive, you kill a boss then end up back at the starting point to then journey to another boss to kill him and return to the starting point . . . you get the jist. Nothing to fight on the way just land to travel on and that takes a lot of time so you end up spending loads of time traveling to the boss then to fight to travel agian. Unsatisfied!

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