Failed Broadway producer Max (Zero Mostel) & timid accountant Leo (Gene Wilder) come up with a foolproof plan to make a fortune, by staging a musical which is guaranteed to flop & close after one night. A mad Nazi seems to have the perfect raw material
- a tribute to the Führer entitled ' Springtime for Hitler'. However, the show is taken for a comedy classic, & becomes an overnight success. The two schemers, faced with financial ruin, determine to blow up the theatre in which the show is taking place. Mel Brooks won a Best Screenplay Oscar for the film, which also marked his directorial debut.
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An essential collection of some of the best plays for young performers, all selected & produced by the UK's leading theatre companies working with young people. For youth theatre groups, schools & festival productions this diverse selection will be invaluable. ...

Finnish drama. Longtime couple Venla (Minna Haapkyla) & Antero (Kari-Pekka Toivonen) have reached an impasse in their relationship. Venla wants to start a family, but Antero, worried that fatherhood will get in the way of his career as a professional speed skater, sabotages her efforts, spiking her drinks with contraceptives & even secretly getting a vasectomy. Determined to have a baby, Venla seeks help from female fertility doctor Satu (Minttu Mustakallio)
- a decision that takes an unexpected turn when she finds herself falling in love with the doctor.
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Suitable for beginning filmmakers & students, this book illustrates all of the steps involved in preproduction, production, postproduction, & distribution. It offers extensive examples from award-winning shorts &

Includes:: insightful"es from the filmmakers themselves describing the problems they encountered & how they solved them.

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Spanning the range of the " Working in the Theatre" seminars, a series that features the greatest names in theatre, this book focuses on the shows & stars, the information, anecdotes, gossip, heartaches & triumphs. It shows what a career in the theatre is really about; how actors prepare; &, what actors have found to be the best techniques. ...

Offers an overview of animation industry & a guide to the process of developing a project from conception to final delivery. This work provides answers to questions about animation that range from how to enter the business to the average cost & schedule for a prime-time animated series. ...

Presents the relationship between writers in Canada & the marketplace within which their work circulates. Including a series of conversations with both established & younger writers from across the country, this title investigates how writers perceive their relationship to the cultural economy. ...

Illuminates the cultural processes through which sentiments, desires, & commitments motivate & shape capitalist family firms. This book shows how flexible specialization is produced through the cultural dynamics of capital accumulation, management succession, firm expansion & diversification, & the reproduction & division of firms. ...