History & Criticism

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It’s all that ripe information on the dim early days that really makes Let’s Do It an essential part of any music library.”

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“funny, well-written and an absolute blast to plow through.”

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It’s not about the cars, and it’s not about the coffee.

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“The scholarship here is astounding, and the reader leaves the book not only with an abundance of dog-eared pages, but also an appreciation of both the biographer’s subject (i.e., Lehman) a

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“Butler offers a fascinating history that includes appraisals of the work of actors most associated with The Method.

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“the founder of state-communism Vladimir Lenin once quipped that the capitalists would sell communists the rope with which the communists would hang the capitalists.

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Max Steiner essentially created the concept of composing for the movies. From the start of the sound era, Steiner defined a musical orchestral “cinematic” scoring for the American movies.

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Between 1955 and 1989, legendary choreographer-dancer Martha Graham and her company made a series of international tours under the aegis of various government agencies and governm

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“The real sadness might have been if Disney had not nurtured his imagination because, as George Bernard Shaw tells us, ‘Imagination is the beginning of creation.’ In this case, it was the b

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A good superhero needs a great storyline to make an impression on his/her readers.

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On Sunday, May 21, 2017, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus gave their final “Greatest Show on Earth” performance in Uniondale, NY.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning former Washington Post reporter and journalism professor Glenn Frankel has found a new calling as an incisive interpreter of classic Western films.

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While academic readers interested in celebrity studies will want to pick up this slim volume, readers should be aware that the references made will be to primarily Indian culture and will be lost o

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In its own inimitable way, West of Eden is as epic as John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden.”

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For decades Milt Gross’ New York was considered to be one of the great lost graphic novels of comic literature.

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“Another perfect volume in DC’s Celebration series.”

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“There is tremendous beauty found in the obscure, forgotten, and lost corners of an artist’s attic. This collection is a peek into Ditko’s attic.”

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“As an academic study in 18th century music and use of castrati, Ms.