Upcoming and New Releases
Fall 2010
*More Than a dream: Rediscovering the life and films of Vilma Banky by Rachel A. Schildgen
Genre: Biography
Author: Rachel A. Schildgen
Excerpt at Google Books (Coming Soon)
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ISBN: 9780982770924
Price: $20
Pages: 340
About
The name Vilma Banky is often relegated to dusty history books, fated to be
mentioned only in passing. Today, her fame is eclipsed by the men she worked
with, and her life remains a mystery to even the most ardent silent film
fan. But she was a superstar, plain and simple.
Movie mogul Sam Goldwyn saw in her what millions of audiences around the
world would soon embrace – the soft, milk-white hands, corn-silk hair, and
effortless femininity. Charlie Chaplin was a fan, as was John Gilbert,
President Calvin Coolidge, Adolf Hitler, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The story of Vilma Banky is almost too fantastic, but underneath it all, given fame and opportunity, she struggled to make things right. Goldwyn’s long obfuscated Hungarian Rhapsody reemerges from years of misconceptions to reveal what made her such an international sensation in the ‘20s.
About the Author: Rachel A. Schildgen, a native of Hawaii, now lives, works, and writes in Atlanta, Georgia. She applied the knowledge she learned from studying rhetoric and composition at Georgia State University to a variety of initiatives, including copywriting and editing for a nationally recognized search engine marketing firm. A love of silent films and history led her to research and unearth the life of now obscure silent film actress Vilma Banky. You can visit her website by clicking here.
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*Perpetual Flapper: The Girl's Guide to recreating the looks and fashions of 1909-1931 by Hala Pickford
Release Date: Fall 2010
Genre: Style Guide
Author: Hala Pickford
Excerpt at Google Books (Coming Soon)
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ISBN: 9780982770900
Price: $27
Pages: NA
About
Perpetual Flapper: The Girl's Guide to recreating the looks and fashions of 1909-1931 is an instructional book designed to help women recreate the looks of vamps, flappers, Shebas, and baby vamps! Each look will contain instructions and historically accurate information on:
*Hair
*Make up
*Fashions
*Accessories
*Pop Icons
*Modernizing the Look
Make up and hair instructions will be given in their original vintage format as well as a modern way so women can easily recreate the looks without trying to decode the historic terms and slang. In addition to the easy to use instructions many wonderful tips are included such as which brands to use, where to shop, and modern Hollywood makeup secrets! Whether creating a costume or an every day look Perpetual Flapper is sure to have just what you need!
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October 2010
*Ladies in silver: Women Filmmakers of the Silent Era by Megan Hussey
Genre: History - Film - Women
Author: Megan Hussey
Excerpt at Google Books (Coming Soon)
Purchase and Reviews at Amazon.com (Coming October 2010)
ISBN: 9780982770931
Price: $27
Pages: NA
“Ladies in Silver” profiles the female pioneers of the film industry; those directors, writers, executives, editors, technicians and producers who distinguished themselves in the genre of silent film. In a sad bit of irony, the legends and achievements of many of these women have been ‘silenced’ over time.
Brimming with colorful anecdotes and solid biographical information, this book introduces these remarkable ladies to a whole new audience of filmgoers. "Ladies in Silver" offers capsule biographies (with each biography containing basic information about the life and origins of each lady, and precise information about what new and innovative things she brought to the silver screen), photographs, and filmographies of women who revolutionized the world of film during the silent era.
“Ladies in Silver” stands as both a tribute to and a comprehensive reference work about the unsung heroines of the silent screen; the women behind the camera.
About the Author: Megan Hussey is a feminist journalist and romance writer who is also a self-described film fanatic. She has experience as a film reviewer, features reporter, book editor, poet, and humor author. A native of Indiana, she is a onetime Altrusa Club Young Woman of the Year. She lives in Florida.
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November 2010
*The Director's Cut: A Theda Bara Mystery by Christopher Digrazia
Genre: Fiction-Mystery
Author: Christopher DiGrazia
Excerpt at Google Books
Preorders at Barnes and Noble.com (release date: November 2010)
ISBN: 9780982770948
Price: $20
Pages: NA
About
“I wanted a job. I got a murder.”
When makeup artist Toby Swanson joined the Fox Film Corporation in 1914, he
hoped to sneak a kiss from the studio’s newest star, the seductive vamp
Theda Bara. But when a scene goes horribly wrong, Bara’s film is cancelled
and her dreams of stardom crushed. Unless. . .
. . .she can prove what looked like an accident was really murder.
So together, Theda and Toby dive into showbiz New York, from dancing with a
young Rudolph Valentino to sharing the vaudeville stage with Sophie Tucker
and learning lockpicking secrets from Harry Houdini, all leading to a
long-forgotten church crypt holding a desperate secret.
It’s New York at the dawn of the twentieth century, a time of big bridges,
big skyscrapers and big money. And it’s a time when movies - the biggest new
business of them all - joins hands with the oldest.
The Director’s Cut is the first of the Theda Bara Mysteries.
About
the Author: Christopher DiGrazia is a silent film enthusiast and
lecturer living in Haverhill, Massachusetts, only a stone’s throw away from
the site the Orpheum, Louis B. Mayer’s first movie theatre.
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