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Focusing on Stella Adler's innovative teaching methods, the book explores her challenge to Lee Strasberg's psychological approach to acting. It highlights her emphasis on empathy and social engagement in performance. Utilizing archived materials, the author delves into Adler's techniques, characterization, and script analysis, reflecting her rich background in theatre. By examining the performances of her notable male students, the work offers a broader perspective on acting discourses, showcasing Adler's significant yet often overlooked influence in the field.

Exploring the intersection of humor and queer theory, this book analyzes the performances of iconic Classic Hollywood comedians like W. C. Fields and Abbott and Costello. By examining their personas, the author reveals how these male figures challenged and subverted traditional notions of masculinity and heteronormativity. Through this lens, the work uncovers a complex history of maleness within the comedic genre, offering a fresh perspective on the roles these entertainers played in reshaping societal expectations.

For years, "cinephilia" has been a part of the theatrical experience, denoting a deep, even limitless passion for the medium. Cinephilia encompasses consuming, defining, sharing, discussing, and writing about films, but what happens when the experience of watching movies becomes something increasingly complemented by digital means? This volume of original essays explores the pleasures of cinema in the realms of online communication, digital imagery, and digitized home viewing. Including the work of critics, scholars, and bloggers from the US, the UK, and Australia, Cinephilia in the Age of Digital Reproduction provides an innovative and multifaceted approach to the ever-evolving world of cinema culture. The first in a two-book series (volume two follows in 2009), this collection features contributions from Robert Burgoyne, Zach Campbell, Tobey Crockett, Brian Darr, Kevin Fisher, Andy Horbal, Christian Keathley, Adrian Martin, Jenna Ng, Lisa Purse, Dan Sallitt, and Girish Shambu.