Amitabh Bachchan’s transnational fame as one of cinema’s biggest global stars is both unprecedented and unparalleled. His career spans five decades and stretches the boundaries of the very meaning of
'Nicole Kidman' explores the volatile position of stars in contemporary global media production via a case study of the star. It examines the way that Nicole Kidman's career traverses a number of tens
Brigitte Bardot's rise from fashion model and film starlet to global celebrity was meteoric and unprecedented: after her breakthrough role in Et Dieu ... crea la femme in 1956, audiences the world ove
Star Studies: A Critical Guide provides a lively introduction to the major approaches and key developments within this key area of film studies. It identifies a number of dominant themes, explains maj
How did Rock Hudson become the quintessentially rugged masculine star of 1950s and 60s Hollywood, despite his private life as a promiscuous gay man? In this essential critical guide to Hudson's career
Barbara Stanwyck's illustrious career began in the 1920s and spanned sixty years. During that period she starred in major films of many genres and worked with some of the most distinguished Hollywood
A wide-ranging account of the Indian film star Madhuri Dixit, one of the most popular actresses of Hindi cinema. Nandana Bose's study traces Dixit's twenty-five year career, exploring her star person
Part of a vanguard of Spanish talent claiming success at home and in Hollywood, Penelope Cruz is one of the best known European stars today. Focusing on Cruz's key films and their surrounding discours
Mickey Rourke has been many things to many people over the course of his 35-year career: a bright young star fresh from the Actors Studio, a Hollywood heart-throb, a professional boxer, a muse to youn
Julie Christie's prickly relationship with stardom is legendary. This fascinating text provides a comprehensive account of Christie's career, from her emergence in the 1960s to present day. It moves f
A lucid and engaging study of the enigmatic stardom of Natalie Wood, locating her star persona in the changing production contexts of Hollywood and in the shifting perceptions of female sexuality and
Paul McDonald's study of the actor-filmmaker George Clooney traces the star's career, from his role in the hit television medical drama ER to his dual screen persona, allowing him to move seamlessly f
Elizabeth Taylor was one of the major filmstars of the twentieth century, embodying allthe glamour and allure of Hollywood stardom.Yet her achievements as an actress haveoften been overshadowed by her
As Chinese performers have become more visible on global screens, their professional images - once the preserve of studios and agents - have been increasingly relayed and reworked by film fans. Web te
This two-volume set presents detailed interpretations of singular performances by several of the most compelling actors in cinema history, asking in many different and complementary ways what makes pe
This two-volume set presents detailed interpretations of singular performances by several of the most compelling actors in cinema history, asking in many different and complementary ways what makes pe
