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Danger on the Silver Screen 50 Films Celebrating Cinema s Greatest Stunts 1st Edition by Scott Mcgee 9780762474837 0762474831

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Danger on the Silver Screen 50 Films Celebrating Cinema s Greatest Stunts 1st Edition Scott Mcgee Digital Instant Download

Author(s): Scott McGee

ISBN(s): 9780762474837, 9780762474844, 0762474831, 076247484X, 2021019797

Edition: 1

File Details: EPUB, 216.54 MB

Year: 2022

Language: English

SKU: EB-42983068 Category: Uncategorized Tags: 0762474831, 9780762474837, Greatest Stunts, Scott McGee, Silver Screen

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Danger on the Silver Screen 50 Films Celebrating Cinema s Greatest Stunts 1st Edition Scott Mcgee – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780762474837, 0762474831

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Author: Scott Mcgee

Danger on the Silver Screen
50 Films Celebrating Cinema’s Greatest Stunts

Turner Classic Movies presents a heart-racing look into the world of stunt work featuring films that capture the exhilaration of a car chase, the comedy of a well timed prat fall, or the adrenaline rush from a fight scene complete with reviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and hundreds of photographs. Buckle in and join TCM on a action-packed journey through the history of cinema stunt work in Danger on the Silver Screen. This action-packed guide profiles 50 foundational films with insightful commentary on the history, importance, and evolution of an often overlooked element of film: stunt work. With insightful commentary and additional recommendations to expand your repertoire based on your favorites, Danger on the Silver Screen is a one-of-a-kind guide, perfect for film lovers to learn more about or just brush up on their knowledge of stunt work and includes films such as Ben-Hur (1925 & 1959), The Great K&A Train Robbery (1926), Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928), The Thing from Another World (1951), Bullitt (1968), Live and Let Die (1973), The Blues Brothers (1980), Romancing the Stone (1984), The Matrix (1999), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), John Wick (2014), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation (2015), Atomic Blonde (2017), and many more.

Table contents:

Copyright
Dedication
Foreword by Buddy Joe Hooker
Introduction
Way Down East
A Double Dose of Doug—Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood & The Black Pirate
Safety Last!
The Great K&A Train Robbery
Up in the Air—Wings & Hell’s Angels
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Stagecoach
Twelve O’Clock High
The Thing from Another World
To the Maximus—Ben-Hur & Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
How The West Was Won
The Great Escape
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Train
Bullitt
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Vanishing Point
The French Connection
Moore Work for Stuntmen—Live and Let Die & The Spy Who Loved Me
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
The Man Who Would Be King
Smokey and the Bandit
Hooper
High-Octane Anarchy—Mad Max & Mad Max: Fury Road
The Blues Brothers
If Adventure Has a Name—Raiders of the Lost Ark & Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Romancing the Stone
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Shoot to Thrill—Licence to Kill & GoldenEye
Rumble in the Bronx
Ronin
A World Where Anything Is Possible—The Matrix & The Matrix Reloaded
Beads of Sweat—The Bourne Supremacy & The Bourne Ultimatum
Casino Royale
Death Proof
Cruise in Control—Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol & Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation
John Wick
Atomic Blonde
Baby Driver
Acknowledgments
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Bibliography