In this book, Norman Kagan explores of the nature of comedy and helps readers discover why they are laughing, new reasons to laugh, and new films to that will offer a source of laughter.
Romance Film is a critical history of significant romance films from Hollywood and abroad. Kagan discusses, among others, Marlene Dietrich in Blue Angel, Rita Hayworth in Gilda, Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire, Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic, Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, and Woody Allen in Annie Hall. Each chapter analyzes a type of lover, including the siren, rake, intriguer, dand...
Tremendously gifted as a director, producer, and screenwriter, Zemeckis has risen to the forefront of American filmmaking. Kagan unlocks the mind behind the making of these diverse hits--appraising each work's public and critical appeal while placing the films in the context of Zemeckis's career. 40 photos.