Barry Monush

Screen World

2003

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Movie fans eagerly await each year's new edition of Screen World, the definitive record of the cinema since 1949. Volume 54 provides an illustrated listing of every American and foreign film released in the United States in 2002, all documented with more than 1000 photographs. The 2003 edition of Screen World features such notable films as Chicago, the Academy Award winner for Best Picture; Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-nominated Gangs of New York; The Pianist, featuring the surprise Academy Award winners Adrien Brody for Best Actor and Roman Polanski for Best Director; Spider-Man, the highest grossing film of 2002; The Hours with Academy Award winner for Best Actress Nicole Kidman; and About Schmidt starring Academy Award nominees Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates. As always, Screen World's outstanding features include: photographic stills and shots of the four Academy Award-winning actors as well as all acting nominees; a look at the year's most promising new screen personalities; complete filmographies - cast and characters, credits, production company, date released, rating and running time; and biographical entries - a priceless reference for over 2 400 living stars, including real name, school, and date and place of birth. Includes over 1 000 photos! "The enduring film classic." - Variety

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 849g
• ISBN-13: 9781557835284
• ISBN-10: 1557835284
• Artikelnr.: 21768585

Autorenporträt

John Willis has been the Editor-in-Chief of both Theatre World and companion series Screen World for over 40 years. He also presides over the annual Theatre World Awards, the oldest awards given to actors in a debut role on or off-Broadway. On behalf of Theatre World, he received a Special Tony Honor for "Excellence in the Theatre." He lives in New York City. Barry Monush is the Associate Editor of Screen World, and a researcher at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, published by Applause.