AFI's 100 Years, 100 Songs

AFI's 100 Years, 100 Songs
Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2004
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634089084

Presents a songbook featuring one hundred classic movie songs chosen by a jury of 1500 leaders from the creative industry, including such favorites as "Moon River," "New York, New York," and Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."

Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age at the American Film Institute

Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age at the American Film Institute
Author: George Stevens, Jr.
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 734
Release: 2009-05-27
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0307518124

ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME • The first book to bring together interviews of master moviemakers from the American Film Institute’s renowned seminars, Conversations with the Great Moviemakers, offers an unmatched history of American cinema in the words of its greatest practitioners. Here are the incomparable directors Frank Capra, Elia Kazan, King Vidor, David Lean, Fritz Lang (“I learned only from bad films”), William Wyler, and George Stevens; renowned producers and cinematographers; celebrated screenwriters Ray Bradbury and Ernest Lehman; as well as the immortal Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini (“Making a movie is a mathematical operation. It’s absolutely impossible to improvise”). Taken together, these conversations offer uniquely intimate access to the thinking, the wisdom, and the genius of cinema’s most talented pioneers.

The American Film Institute Desk Reference

The American Film Institute Desk Reference
Author: Melinda Corey
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2002
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

An in-depth resource on the art of filmmaking looks at the history of film, along with information on actors, designers, directors, writers, cinematographers, sound effects, and editors.

American Film Institute's Top 100 Movie Songs

American Film Institute's Top 100 Movie Songs
Author: Hal Leonard Corp
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2004-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634089084

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). The American Film Institute continues its celebration of the first century of American filmmaking with AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs , honoring the greatest songs in American movies. The special, originally broadcast June 22, 2004 on CBS, sparked a national discussion of America's film history among movie lovers across the nation. The songs were chosen by a jury of 1500 leaders from the creative industry and were decided on the basis of the song, cultural impact, and legacy. Songs include: America * As Time Goes By * Born to Be Wild * Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend * Do-Re-Mi * Footloose * Hakuna Matata * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Jailhouse Rock * Moon River * Mrs. Robinson * My Favorite Things * My Heart Will Go on (Love Theme from 'Titanic') * New York, New York * Over the Rainbow * The Rainbow Connection * The Rose * Theme from Shaft * Shall We Dance? * Singin' in the Rain * Somewhere * Springtime for Hitler * Summer Nights * The Way We Were * When You Wish upon a Star * White Christmas * The Wind Beneath My Wings * and more. 460 pages!

Afi's 100 Years 100 Songs

Afi's 100 Years 100 Songs
Author: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781423420484

(E-Z Play Today). The American Film Institute celebrates the first 100 years of American filmmaking with this collection amassing the 100 most memorable movie songs from the last century. The songs were chosen by a jury of 1,500 leaders from the creative industry and were decided on the basis of the song, cultural impact, and legacy. Includes: Over the Rainbow * As Time Goes By * Singin' in the Rain * Moon River * and more!

Historical Dictionary of American Cinema

Historical Dictionary of American Cinema
Author: Keith M. Booker
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2011-03-17
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0810874598

The Historical Dictionary of American Cinema provides broad coverage of the people, films, companies, techniques, themes, and genres that have made American cinema such a vital part of world cinema. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of American Cinema.