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  • The Films of Alfred Hitchcock

    Long renowned as the “master of suspense,” Alfred Hitchcock is one of the rare filmmakers to achieve both a critical reputation for cinematic artistry and enduring popularity with everyday moviegoers around the world. His distinctive public image brought together a serious, even tormented artist and a mischievous magician with a penchant for practical jokes.This book presents an engaging overview ... Leer más

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  • The Beats

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    In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the writers of the Beat Generation revolutionized American literature with their iconoclastic approach to language and their angry assault on the conformity and conservatism of postwar society. They and their followers took aim at the hypocrisy and taboos of their time--particularly those involving sex, race, and class--in such provocative works as Jack Kerouac's ... Leer más

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  • The Cinema of Clint Eastwood

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  • Giving the Devil His Due

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  • The B List

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