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Title: Astaire and Rogers by Edward Gallafent ISBN: 0-231-12626-3 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Dead Astaire and Ginger
Comment: I adore Fred Astaire and his artful genius. Nobody does it better. Ginger is his best dance-partner, for certain. But this book is the dryest, most boring recitation of dead data that I have ever read. It is almost worthless, even for the most avid Astaire devotee. These two vibrant stars deserve better than this dismal book. And they get it; if you can find, "Astaire Dancing" by John Mueller, the ultimate Astaire/Rogers book, (pricey but spectacular) buy it. It is everything the Astaire/Rogers fan could possibly want.
Rating: 2
Summary: What a waste
Comment: As a huge Astaire/Rogers fan I found this book to be nothing more than a collection of over analyzed run-off with a few interesting tidbits thrown in. There's very little entertainment in the reading. One get's the impression this book was authored by Sigmund Freud. Different maybe, but yuck.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Look at Two Careers and Images
Comment: This book is more about the careers and images of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers from 1934-49 than it is a study of their movies together and their dancing. If you are a dance enthusiast and want to read a detailed account of their dances, this is NOT the book for you.
However, I am not a dance person, but I like classic Hollywood films, and I found this book interesting. It shows how the Fred&Ginger films share some concerns with screwball comedy, how World War II affected the images of both stars, and how stars age in the public eye. Gallafent isn't the most graceful of writers, and I got confused in his discussion of "Once Upon a Honeymoon," but I thought he did a good job connecting the Fred&Giner phenomenon to other developments and careers in classic Hollywood.
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Title: Steps in Time by Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Jennifer Dunning ISBN: 0815410581 Publisher: Cooper Square Press Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Ginger: My Story by Ginger Rogers ISBN: 006018308X Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino by Emily W. Leider ISBN: 0374282390 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Down and Dirty Pictures : Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film by Peter Biskind ISBN: 068486259X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title:The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) ASIN: B00009TB5G Publisher: New Line Home Video Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $25.99 |
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