Elvis, Marilyn, and the Space Aliens : Icons on Screen in Nevada /

"Nevada's flash, flair and fostering of the forbidden proves magic for singers, sexpots and strange creatures from other worlds. "Elvis, Marilyn and the Space Aliens" looks at how such internationally beloved icons find their way into Nevada in movies and television"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Holabird, Robin, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Television > Production and direction.
Motion pictures > Production and direction.
Motion pictures.
Motion picture industry.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Television > Production et realisation > Nevada.
Cinema > Production et realisation > Nevada.
Cinema > Industrie > Nevada.
Television > Production and direction > Nevada.
Motion pictures > Production and direction > Nevada.
Motion picture industry > Nevada.
Nevada.
Nevada > Au cinema.
Nevada > In motion pictures.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Elvis and the Impersonators; 2. Marilyn and the Divorcees; 3. Space Aliens and Area 51; 4. The Godfather and Mobsters; 5. Crime Scenes and Investigators; 6. Partiers and Las Vegas; 7. Oceans in the Desert; 8. Gamblers and Casinos; 9. Rocky and the Fighters; 10. Big Things at the Atomic Test Site; 11. Stephen King and the Monsters; 12. Melvin and the Really Famous People; 13. Mustang and the Ranches; 14. Showgirls and the Entertainers; 15. Bonanza and the Cowboys; 16. Maverick and the Top Guns.
  • 17. James Bond and the Spies18. Rain Man and the Road Trippers; Epilogue; Movie Location Guide: Viva Las Vegas!; Movie Location Guide: Waking Up in Reno; Movie Location Guide: Joy Ride through Rural Nevada; Sources; About the Author; Index; Photographs.

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