motion pictures

"After having foiled the arch-nemesis who tried to kill them, identical twins Edgar and Allan Poe travel to New Orleans, where they will play their famous namesake in a feature film--and try not to get killed again"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how movies get made and discusses the messages they send.

Elia Kazan first made a name for himself on the Broadway stage, directing productions of such classics as The Skin of Our Teeth, Death of Salesman, and A Streetcar Named Desire. His venture to Hollywood was no less successful. He won an Oscar for only his second film, Gentleman?s Agreement, and his screen version of Streetcar has been hailed as one of the great film adaptations of a staged work. But in 1952, Kazan?s stature was compromised when he was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Kazan?s decision to name names allowed him to continue his filmmaking career, but at what price to him and the Hollywood community?.

Thanks to one of the Lumiere brothers' first screenings, Paris in 1896 is the site of a historic event: the birth of motion pictures. The Pirate Cats go back in time to steal the brilliant invention, the cinematograph, in order to go down in history as the inventors of the movies! Can Geronimo and his friends thwart the Cats' evil plans and keep Catardone from becoming a star?.

Learn the steps to creating a claymation film from modeling your characters to postproduction.

The people of Bean, Pennsylvania, get all worked up when they learn a scout from the moving pictures is coming to town to find a star, and they are let down and puzzled when Slip, the largely ignored livery boy, is chosen to be the singing cowboy.

Surveys 65 novels that have been the basis of English-language motion pictures and offers an essay-review on each of these films.

Explores movies and media across time, and asks about the role of movies in modern life, from imitations of life to culture changing, as escapes from everyday reality and its responsibilities, or as guides on how to live.

What do people do in Hollywood? Readers pick from eight different scenarios and experience "next best thing to being there yourself" opportunities for interactive career exploration. Sidebars promote additional learning activities and independent research.

"Leah wants to watch a movie. Will magic, popcorn, and a dragon ruin the night?"--Back cover.