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The art of American screen acting, 1960 to today / Dan Callahan.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.A26 C355 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Callahan, Dan, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture acting--History--20th century.
- Motion picture acting.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 224 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Contemporary screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures: Method acting guru Lee Strasberg and English theater titan Laurence Olivier. This book explores the work of screen actors in detail and charts the shift away from more internal Strasberg-based work in the 1970s into the more external way of working."-- Provided by publisher.
- "Contemporary screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures: Method acting guru Lee Strasberg and English theater titan Laurence Olivier. This book explores the work of screen actors in detail and charts the shift away from more internal Strasberg-based work in the 1970s into the more external way of working.]"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Jack Nicholson: Dance with the Devil p. 5
- Warren Beatty; Take Off Your Clothes p. 12
- Al Pacino: Darkness on the Edge of Town p. 17
- Dustin Hoffman: Midnight of the Method p. 26
- Robert De Niro: Born to Lose p. 34
- Harvey Keitel: Body Artist p. 42
- Gene Hackman: Keep It Real p. 46
- Albert Finney: Married People p. 49
- Anthony Hopkins: High, Wide and Handsome p. 53
- Daniel Day-Lewis: In Character p. 60
- Jeff Bridges: Straight No Chaser p. 65
- Nick Nolte: Crucified p. 68
- Sean Penn: By Himself p. 74
- River Phoenix: Only Once p. 78
- Denzel Washington: The Duke in His Domain p. 84
- Viggo Mortensen: Set Apart p. 87
- Christian Bale: Transparency p. 89
- Leonardo DiCaprio: Bad Influence p. 92
- Michael Fassbender: Angel Eyes That Old Devil Sent p. 95
- Ben Whishaw: Diamond in the Rough p. 99
- Jane Fonda: The Search p. 104
- Faye Dunaway: Touched to the Quick p. 111
- Ellen Burstyn: The Shadow Self p. 118
- Gena Rowlands: Love Streams p. 124
- Maggie Smith: The Acid Queen p. 130
- Julie Christie: Darling p. 136
- Glenda Jackson: Tension Clenching p. 140
- Diane Keaton: In the Moment p. 146
- Sissy Spacek: Down Home p. 154
- Debra Winger: Feathers in a Tornado p. 158
- Sigourney Weaver: Above It All p. 164
- Glenn Close: Command Performances p. 167
- Kathleen Turner: Lust for Life p. 170
- Alfre Woodard: Wait and See p. 175
- Judy Davis: High Anxiety p. 179
- Emma Thompson: A Star Danced p. 190
- Jennifer Jason Leigh: Hard Knocks p. 194
- Julianne Moore: Lying in Wait p. 198
- Samantha Morton: Chaos/Control ;; 201
- Patricia Clarkson: On a Dare p. 204.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476676951
- 147667695X
- OCLC:
- 1057306428
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