MEDIA, FILM & TV
Hitchcock and the Censors By John Billheimer Highlights the director's theories of suspense as well as his magician-like touch when negotiating with code officials.
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Throughout his career, Alfred Hitchcock had to deal with a wide variety of censors attuned to the slightest suggestion of sexual innuendo, undue violence, toilet humour, religious disrespect, and all forms of indecency, real or imagined. This book traces Hitchcock's interactions with code officials on a film-by-film basis as he fought to protect his creations, bargaining with code reviewers and sidestepping censorship to produce a lifetime of
S CR E E N C L AS S I C S | U N I VERSIT Y PRESS OF K EN T U CK Y Paperback • 9780813180540 • October 2021 • £21.00 384 pages • 43 b/w illus.
Film's First Family The Untold Story of the Costellos
By Terry Chester Shulman Explores the dramatic history of the Costellos and their extraordinary significance to the stage and screen. Scandal, adultery, secret marriages, celebrity, divorce, custody battles, suicide attempts, and alcoholism – the trials and tribulations of the Costellos were as riveting as any Hollywood feature film. Written with unprecedented access to the family's personal documents and artifacts, this riveting study explores the dramatic history of the Costellos and their extraordinary significance to the stage and screen. S CR E E N C L AS S I C S | U N I VERSIT Y PRESS OF K EN T U CK Y Paperback • 9780813151946 • September 2021 • £19.00 304 pages • 34 b/w illus.
Olivia de Havilland Lady Triumphant
By Victoria Amador Tribute to one of Hollywood's greatest legends, who has evolved from a gentle heroine to a strong-willed, respected, and admired artist. Legendary actress and two-time Academy Award winner Olivia de Havilland is best known for her role as Melanie Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). Her characters were often delicate, elegant, and refined; Havilland herself was a survivor with a fierce desire to direct her own destiny on and off the screen. Victoria Amador utilises extensive interviews and 40 years of personal correspondence to present an in-depth look at her life and career. S CR E E N C L AS S I C S | U N I VERSIT Y PRESS OF K EN T U CK Y Paperback • 9780813154657 • November 2021 • £21.00 353 pages • 54 b/w illus.
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