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Comics at the Movies
From Flash Gordon to Avengers: Endgame
AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
291 kr
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Comics at the Movies explores the rich and often overlooked history of comic-book film adaptations, from 1930s serials like Flash Gordon to today’s Marvel and DC blockbusters. It traces how the comic and film industries have intersected over the decades, analysing how adaptations reflect their economic, political and cultural contexts. The book examines neglected works such as Doc Savage, Popeye and Sheena, alongside iconic franchises like Superman, Batman and X-Men. It also investigates how these films represent nationhood, race, gender and class, revealing the social politics beneath their spectacle. Accessible and engaging, Comics at the Movies is essential reading for students, scholars and fans alike interested in adaptation, popular genres and the lasting impact of comic-book cinema.
Film and History
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
398 kr
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Film is the pre-eminent mass medium of the modern age. It is a valuable source of evidence for the study of both the past and the contemporary world, and is a social practice that has affected the lives of millions. How can historians engage with this important and influential medium?Written for both students and teachers, Film and History:- provides a concise, accessible introduction to the use of film in historical enquiry and a summary of the main theoretical debates- Charts the development of film history as a subject area and a discipline in its own right- Considers different approaches to film history, including film as an art form, as ideology, as a historical source, and as a social practice- Includes case studies to ground discussion of theories and approaches in specific examplesWide-ranging and authoritative, Film and History equips students with the methods both to analyse film texts and to understand the place of film in history and culture.
Dr. No
The First James Bond Film
AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
978 kr
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When Dr. No premiered at the London Pavilion on October 5, 1962, no one predicted that it would launch the longest-running series in cinema history. It introduced the James Bond formula that has been a box-office fixture ever since: sensational plots, colorful locations, beautiful women, diabolical villains, thrilling action set pieces, and a tongue-in-cheek tone. An explosive cocktail of action, spectacle, and sex, Dr. No transformed popular cinema.James Chapman provides a lively and comprehensive study of Dr. No, marshaling a wealth of archival research to place the film in its historical moment. He demonstrates that, contrary to many fan myths, the film was the product of a carefully considered transnational production process. Chapman explores the British super-spy’s origins in Ian Fleming’s snobbery-with-violence thrillers, examining the process of adaptation from page to screen. He considers Dr. No in the contexts of the UK and Hollywood film industries as well as the film’s place in relation to the changing social and cultural landscape of the 1960s, particularly Cold War anxieties and the decline of the British Empire. The book also analyzes the film’s problematic politics of gender and race and considers its cultural legacy.This thorough and insightful account of Dr. No will appeal to film historians and Bond fans alike.
Dr. No
The First James Bond Film
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
255 kr
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When Dr. No premiered at the London Pavilion on October 5, 1962, no one predicted that it would launch the longest-running series in cinema history. It introduced the James Bond formula that has been a box-office fixture ever since: sensational plots, colorful locations, beautiful women, diabolical villains, thrilling action set pieces, and a tongue-in-cheek tone. An explosive cocktail of action, spectacle, and sex, Dr. No transformed popular cinema.James Chapman provides a lively and comprehensive study of Dr. No, marshaling a wealth of archival research to place the film in its historical moment. He demonstrates that, contrary to many fan myths, the film was the product of a carefully considered transnational production process. Chapman explores the British super-spy’s origins in Ian Fleming’s snobbery-with-violence thrillers, examining the process of adaptation from page to screen. He considers Dr. No in the contexts of the UK and Hollywood film industries as well as the film’s place in relation to the changing social and cultural landscape of the 1960s, particularly Cold War anxieties and the decline of the British Empire. The book also analyzes the film’s problematic politics of gender and race and considers its cultural legacy.This thorough and insightful account of Dr. No will appeal to film historians and Bond fans alike.
Swashbucklers
The Costume Adventure Series
AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
1 167 kr
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Swashbucklers is the first study of one of the most popular and enduring genres in television history – the costume adventure series. It maps the history of swashbuckling television from its origins in the 1950s to the present. It places the various series in their historical and institutional contexts and also analyses how the form and style of the genre has changed over time. And it includes case studies of major swashbuckling series including The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Buccaneers, Ivanhoe, William Tell, Zorro, Arthur of the Britons, Dick Turpin, Robin of Sherwood, Sharpe, Hornblower, The Count of Monte Cristo and the recent BBC co-production of The Three Musketeers.
Past and Present
National Identity and the British Historical Film
AvJames Chapman
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2005
437 kr
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This ground-breaking book takes as its focal point director Ken Loach's view that 'The only reason to make films that are a reflection on history is to talk about the present.' In the first book to take on this major genre in all its complexity, James Chapman argues that historical films say as much about the times in which they are made as about the past they purport to portray. Through in-depth case studies of fourteen key films spanning the 1930s up to the turn of the twenty first century, from The Private Life of Henry VIII and Zulu to Chariots of Fire and Elizabeth, Chapman examines the place of historical films in British cinema history and film culture. Looking closely at the issues that they present, from gender, class and ethnicity to militarism and imperialism, he also discusses controversies over historical accuracy, and the ways in which devices such as voice overs, title captions, and visual references to photographs and paintings assert a sense of historical verisimilitude.Exploring throughout the book the dialectical relationship between past and present, Chapman reveals how such films promote British achievements - but also sometimes question them - and how they project images of 'Britishness' to audiences both in the UK and internationally.
Projecting Empire
Imperialism and Popular Cinema
AvJames Chapman,Nicholas J. Cull
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2009
381 kr
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Popular cinema is saturated with images and narratives of empire. With "Projecting Empire", Chapman and Cull have written the first major study of imperialism and cinema for over thirty years. This welcome text maps the history of empire cinema in both Hollywood and Britain through a serious of case studies of popular films including biopics, adventures, literary adaptations, melodramas, comedies and documentaries, from the 1930s and "The Four Feathers" to the present, with "Indiana Jones" and "Three Kings". The authors consider industry-wide trends and place the films in their wider cultural and historical contexts. Using primary sources that include private papers, they look at the presence of particular auteurs in the cinema of Imperialism, including Korda, Lean, Huston and Attenborough, as well as the actors who brought the stories to life, such as Elizabeth Taylor and George Clooney. At a time when imperialism has a new significance in the world, this book will fulfil the needs of students and interested filmgoers alike.
Saints and Avengers
British Adventure Series of the 1960s
AvJames Chapman
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2002
437 kr
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Eccentric, ironic and fantastic series like The Avengers and Danger Man, with their professional secret agents, or The Saint and The Persuaders, featuring flamboyant crime-fighters, still inspire mainstream and cult followings. Saints and Avengers explores and celebrates this television genre for the first time. Saints and Avengers uses case studies to look, for example, at the adventure series' representations of national identity and the world of the sixties and seventies. Chapman also proves his central thesis: that this particular type of thriller was a historically and culturally defined generic type, with enduring appeal, as the current vogue for remaking them as big budget films attests.
Projecting Tomorrow
Science Fiction and Popular Cinema
AvJames Chapman,Nicholas J. Cull
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2013
474 kr
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Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. The science fiction genre has produced some of the most extraordinary films ever made, yet science fiction cinema is about more than just special effects. It has also provided a vehicle for filmmakers and writers to comment on their own societies and cultures. This new exploration of the genre examines landmark science fiction films from the 1930s to the present. They include genre classics such as "Things to Come", "Forbidden Planet" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" alongside modern blockbusters "Star Wars" and "Avatar". Chapman and Cull consider both screen originals and adaptations of the work of major science fiction authors. They also range widely across the genre from pulp adventure and space opera to political allegory and speculative documentary - there is even a science fiction musical. Informed throughout by extensive research in US and British archives, the book documents the production histories of each film to show how they made their way to the screen - and why they turned out the way they did.
Projecting Empire
Imperialism and Popular Cinema
AvJames Chapman,Nicholas J. Cull
E-bok
Engelska, 2009
381 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Popular cinema is saturated with images and narratives of empire. With "Projecting Empire", Chapman and Cull have written the first major study of imperialism and cinema for over thirty years. This welcome text maps the history of empire cinema in both Hollywood and Britain through a serious of case studies of popular films including biopics, adventures, literary adaptations, melodramas, comedies and documentaries, from the 1930s and "The Four Feathers" to the present, with "Indiana Jones" and "Three Kings". The authors consider industry-wide trends and place the films in their wider cultural and historical contexts. Using primary sources that include private papers, they look at the presence of particular auteurs in the cinema of Imperialism, including Korda, Lean, Huston and Attenborough, as well as the actors who brought the stories to life, such as Elizabeth Taylor and George Clooney. At a time when imperialism has a new significance in the world, this book will fulfil the needs of students and interested filmgoers alike.
Projecting Tomorrow
Science Fiction and Popular Cinema
AvJames Chapman,Nicholas J. Cull
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
469 kr
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Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. Science fiction has been at the cutting edge of film technology and the genre has produced some of the most ambitious, imaginative and visually spectacular films ever made. Yet science fiction cinema is about more than just state-of-the-art special effects. It has also provided a vehicle for film-makers and writers to comment on their own societies and cultures. In this new study of the genre, James Chapman and Nicholas Cull examine a series of landmark science fiction films from the 1930s to the present. They include genre classics, including 'Things to Come', 'Forbidden Planet', 'Planet of the Apes' and '2001: A Space Odyssey', alongside modern blockbusters 'Star Wars' and 'Avatar'. They consider both screen originals and adaptations of the work of major science fiction authors such as H.G. Wells and Arthur C. Clarke. They range widely across the genre from pulp adventure and space opera to political allegory and speculative documentary- there is even a science fiction musical.Chapman and Cull explore the contexts and document the production histories of each film to show how they made their way to the screen- and why they turned out the way they did. Informed throughout by extensive original research in US and British archives, Projecting Tomorrow will be essential reading for all students and fans of science fiction cinema.
Travels In The Interior Of South Africa
Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting And Trading
AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
455 kr
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Travels In The Interior Of South Africa
Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting And Trading
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
342 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvis Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls
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AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
455 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvis Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls
1
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
345 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Music, or Melody and Rhythmus of the English Language; in Which are Explained ... the Five Accidents of Speech ... and a Musical Notation ..
AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
445 kr
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Music, or Melody and Rhythmus of the English Language; in Which are Explained ... the Five Accidents of Speech ... and a Musical Notation ..
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
302 kr
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Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvis Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls; Volume 2
AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
470 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvis Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls; Volume 2
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
359 kr
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Film and History
AvJames Chapman
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2017
437 kr
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Film is the pre-eminent mass medium of the modern age. It is a valuable source of evidence for the study of both the past and the contemporary world, and is a social practice that has affected the lives of millions. How can historians engage with this important and influential medium?Written for both students and teachers, Film and History:• provides a concise, accessible introduction to the use of film in historical enquiry and a summary of the main theoretical debates• charts the development of film history as a subject area and a discipline in its own right• considers different approaches to film history, including film as an art form, as ideology, as a historical source, and as a social practice• includes case studies to ground discussion of theories and approaches in specific examples.Wide-ranging and authoritative, Film and History equips students with the methods both to analyse film texts and to understand the place of filmin history and culture.
Travels in the Interior of South Africa, comprising fifteen years' hunting and trading; with journeys across the continent from Natal to Walvisch Bay, and visits to Lake Ngami Victoria Falls Illustrated with maps and numerous engravings. Vol. II.
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
345 kr
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Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent from Natal to Walvisch Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls, Vol. I.
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
328 kr
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Contemporary British Television Drama
AvJames Chapman
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2020
412 kr
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The early twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of television drama in Britain that adopts the professional practices and production values of high-end American television while remaining emphatically ''British'' in content and outlook. This book analyses eight of these dramas - Spooks, Foyle''s War, Hustle, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Downton Abbey, Sherlock and Broadchurch - which have all proved popular with audiences and in their different ways represent the thematic and formal paradigms of post-millennial drama.James Chapman locates new British drama in its institutional and economic contexts, considers their critical and popular reception, and analyses their social politics in relation to their representations of class, gender and nationhood. He demonstrates how contemporary drama has mobilised both new and residual elements in re-configuring genres such as the spy series, cop show and costume drama for the cultural tastes of modern audiences. And it concludes that television drama has played an integral role in both the economic and the cultural export of ''Britishness''.
Contemporary British Television Drama
AvJames Chapman
E-bok
Engelska, 2020
437 kr
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The early twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of television drama in Britain that adopts the professional practices and production values of high-end American television while remaining emphatically ''British'' in content and outlook. This book analyses eight of these dramas - Spooks, Foyle''s War, Hustle, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Downton Abbey, Sherlock and Broadchurch - which have all proved popular with audiences and in their different ways represent the thematic and formal paradigms of post-millennial drama.James Chapman locates new British drama in its institutional and economic contexts, considers their critical and popular reception, and analyses their social politics in relation to their representations of class, gender and nationhood. He demonstrates how contemporary drama has mobilised both new and residual elements in re-configuring genres such as the spy series, cop show and costume drama for the cultural tastes of modern audiences. And it concludes that television drama has played an integral role in both the economic and the cultural export of ''Britishness''.
Inside the Tardis
The Worlds of Doctor Who
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
321 kr
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James Chapman's history of Doctor Who has been acclaimed by fans and scholars alike as a definitive book on the world's longest-running television science fiction series. In this new edition, published to mark the 50th anniversary of everyone's favourite Time Lord, Chapman has brought the story up to date to include the new series of Doctor Who as well as its spin offs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. With new material on the eras of showrunners Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat, and the latest incarnations of the Doctor in David Tennant and Matt Smith, this updated edition of Inside the Tardis shows how Doctor Who has triumphantly reinvented itself for the twenty-first century. Doctor Who has not only become essential viewing once again, but it is also one of television's most successful exports. Chapman maps both the continuities with classic Doctor Who, as well as exploring how the series has evolved to take account of new institutional and cultural contexts.Written by someone who is a life-long Doctor Who fan as well as a historian, this new edition of Inside the Tardis is essential and enjoyable reading for all those interested in both the classic series and its thoroughly modern reincarnation.
Licence to Thrill
A Cultural History of the James Bond Films
AvJames Chapman
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
254 kr
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In this new edition of Licence To Thrill, James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the James Bond film series from the first picture, Dr No (1962), to the present. He considers the origins of the films in the spy thrillers of Ian Fleming and examines the production histories of the films in the contexts of the British and international film industries.This edition includes a new introduction and chapters on Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). Chapman explores how the films have changed over time in response to developments in the wider film culture and society at large. He charts the ever-evolving Bond formula, analysing the films’ representations of nationhood, class, and gender in a constantly shifting cinematic and ideological landscape.
Licence to Thrill
A Cultural History of the James Bond Films
AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
977 kr
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In this new edition of Licence To Thrill, James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the James Bond film series from the first picture, Dr No (1962), to the present. He considers the origins of the films in the spy thrillers of Ian Fleming and examines the production histories of the films in the contexts of the British and international film industries.This edition includes a new introduction and chapters on Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). Chapman explores how the films have changed over time in response to developments in the wider film culture and society at large. He charts the ever-evolving Bond formula, analysing the films’ representations of nationhood, class, and gender in a constantly shifting cinematic and ideological landscape.
Licence to Thrill
A Cultural History of the James Bond Films
AvJames Chapman
E-bok
Engelska, 2024
318 kr
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In this new edition of Licence To Thrill, James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the James Bond film series from the first picture, Dr No (1962), to the present. He considers the origins of the films in the spy thrillers of Ian Fleming and examines the production histories of the films in the contexts of the British and international film industries.This edition includes a new introduction and chapters on Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). Chapman explores how the films have changed over time in response to developments in the wider film culture and society at large. He charts the ever-evolving Bond formula, analysing the films'' representations of nationhood, class, and gender in a constantly shifting cinematic and ideological landscape.
Licence to Thrill
A Cultural History of the James Bond Films
AvJames Chapman
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2024
317 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
In this new edition of Licence To Thrill, James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the James Bond film series from the first picture, Dr No (1962), to the present. He considers the origins of the films in the spy thrillers of Ian Fleming and examines the production histories of the films in the contexts of the British and international film industries.This edition includes a new introduction and chapters on Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). Chapman explores how the films have changed over time in response to developments in the wider film culture and society at large. He charts the ever-evolving Bond formula, analysing the films'' representations of nationhood, class, and gender in a constantly shifting cinematic and ideological landscape.
Money Behind the Screen
A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985
AvJames Chapman
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
2 603 kr
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The Money Behind the Screen maps the changing landscape of film finance in Britain during a transformative period for the film industry. It is the first book to document the sources of finance for film-making, the relations between film producers and financiers, and the wider fiscal and economic landscape of the British film production industry. It covers a period characterised by recurrent crises for the British film industry which also saw profound and far-reaching changes in the provision of film finance, including the establishment of state support mechanisms for British producers (the National Film Finance Corporation and the Eady levy), the shift from producer-finance to distributor-finance, and the growth of American investment in the British production sector. The book explores three interrelated aspects of the history of film finance: the institutional and economic structure of the production sector of the industry; the sources of production finance, including private and public capital and British and foreign investment; and the role of government in providing support for film production. It is an essential reference work for anyone studying the British film industry.

James Chapman – författare

Comics at the Movies

Film and History

Dr. No

Dr. No

Swashbucklers

Past and Present

Projecting Empire

Saints and Avengers

Projecting Tomorrow

Projecting Empire

Projecting Tomorrow

Travels In The Interior Of South Africa

Travels In The Interior Of South Africa

Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvis Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls

Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvis Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls

Music, or Melody and Rhythmus of the English Language; in Which are Explained ... the Five Accidents of Speech ... and a Musical Notation ..

Music, or Melody and Rhythmus of the English Language; in Which are Explained ... the Five Accidents of Speech ... and a Musical Notation ..

Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvis Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls; Volume 2

Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvis Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls; Volume 2

Film and History

Travels in the Interior of South Africa, comprising fifteen years' hunting and trading; with journeys across the continent from Natal to Walvisch Bay, and visits to Lake Ngami Victoria Falls Illustrated with maps and numerous engravings. Vol. II.

Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent from Natal to Walvisch Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls, Vol. I.

Contemporary British Television Drama

Contemporary British Television Drama

Inside the Tardis

Licence to Thrill

Licence to Thrill

Licence to Thrill

Licence to Thrill

Money Behind the Screen