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BETWEEN 1941 AND 1944, BELA LUGOSI starred in a series of low-budget films released by Monogram Pictures. To many viewers at the time and during the decades that followed, the "Monogram Nine" were overacted and underproduced, illogical and incoherent. But their increasing age has recast such condemnations into appropriate praise: in the 21st century, they seem so different not only from modern cinema, but also from Classical Hollywood, enough ...

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An evaluation of one of the most important yet overlooked of Hollywood auteurs Budd Boetticher who was responsible for a number of classic films, including his famous 'Ranown' series of westerns starring Randolph Scott.

Using thousands of primary sources and long-unseen illustrations, this book examines a history that begins in colonial Salem, exploring the influence of horror-themed literature, theatre and visual culture in America, and how that context established an amorphous structural foundation for films produced between 1895 and 1915.

A fascinating and overdue study. This book demonstrates the multiple different contexts out of which the horror film was born. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the horror film.' Mark Jancovich, University of East Anglia 'This is a meticulous study of the intermedial roots and manifestations of horror-themed cinema in all its varieties prior to 1915. The depth and scope of Rhodes' erudite scholarship make this an indis...

From a spring Sunday lunch to a smart dinner for eight, it is full of delicious recipes, as well as lots of advice on shopping lists and details of what to prepare the week/day before and even between courses.

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These 17 critical essays examine the career and films of director Stanley Kubrick. Part One focuses on his more obscure initial career, including his first newsreels, his photography for Look magazine, and his earliest films. Part Two examines Kubricks major or most popular films. Part Three provides a thorough case study of Eyes Wide Shut, with four very different essays focusing on the films use of sound, its representation of gender, its "c...

Recaptures the lost history of the physical and moral perils that faced audiences at American movie theatres during the first fifty years of the cinema.

Shows us how to choose and use the very best home produce for delicious recipes all year round. This work brings together the recipes from "Spring into Summer and Autumn into Winter" and also offers you 90 seasonal recipes. It contains 12 monthly features in which the author focuses on a particular ingredient that is at its best.

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Gary Rhodes is one of Britains best-loved television chefs, and has written over ten best-selling books for the BBC including New British Classics and Rhodes Around Britain. Divided into 2 books Spring into Summer and Autumn into Winter The Cookery Year shows us how to make the most of seasonal ingredients to produce delicious recipes bursting with flavour all year round. In Spring into Summer, now available in paperback, Gary guides us throug...

Few movies in film history have resonated with audiences as deeply and for as many years as Universal's original 1931 version of Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi as the vampire count. Filmmaker and film historian Gary D Rhodes brings years of research to fruition, providing conclusive answers to everything you ever wanted to know this iconic film. Overflowing with newly unearthed information and fresh analysis, and fully illustrated, Tod Browning...

Shovel in hand, the redoubtable Gary D. Rhodes returns to the Graveyard of Forgotten Facts, unearthing a treasure trove of terrific illustrations and a casket-full of new information and insights on Bela Lugosi, Ed Wood and Bride of the Monster (1956). Also exhumed are Bride's shooting script and a vault full of decaying extras. Accompanying him in this 60th anniversary "Bela-bration" of the film's release is partner-in-crime Tom Weaver, as we...

Gary Rhodes is one of Britains best-loved television chefs, and has written over ten best-selling books for the BBC including New British Classics, Rhodes Around Britain, and the first book in the Cookery Year series: Spring Into Summer.

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Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer present a vital collection of essays on the director's long career. Case studies include celebrated films like Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958), lesser-known works like Escape in the Fog (1945), and Boetticher's continuing influence on contemporary classics like Series Breaking Bad.

Joseph H. Lewis enjoyed a monumental career in many genres, including film noir and B-movies (with the East Side Kids) as well as an extensive and often overlooked TV career. In The Films of Joseph H. Lewis, editor Gary D. Rhodes, PhD. gathers notable scholars from around the globe to examine the full range of Lewis's career. While some studies analyze Lewis's work in different areas, others focus on particular films, ranging from poverty row ...

This book analyzes the film text from nearly every possible viewpoint, using both academic and popular film theories. Also supplied is an extensive intellectual history of the predecessor works to White Zombie, as well as information on the significance it carried for subsequent books and films, its theatrical release around the country, its modern cultural influence, and the attempts to restore the film to its original state.

This collection covers the following topics: the roles of the drive-in theater in the U.S. and Australia, how horror operated at the drive-in, horror film premieres at drive-ins, double features, the effects of the Vietnam War, gender issues and sexuality, drive-in horror films embrace of DNA, the use of cinematic form to create a non-Hollywood look.