Mark Fryers

Celluloid Tales Mark Fryers

Did you know that Jimmy Stewart, Jennifer Connelly, Naomi Watts and Hugh Jackman all have links to Norfolk? Or that the country has hosted blockbuster films from The Eagle has Landed to The Avengers? Or that filmmakers from the birth of cinema onwards have looked to the work of Norfolk writers for inspiration? Or that the county, including its schools and universities, have produced actors, writers, directors and many other artists who have all played vital roles in the history of cinema?This book tells the story of cinema, and it does so through detailing the links between the county of Norfolk and the contribution it has played in shaping that story. Film historian, theorist and academic (and best-selling Amazon author) Dr Mark Fryers draws on his expertise of Hollywood and the British film industry to take you through the development of film from its early days in Norfolk to the blockbuster age, for the first time detailed all in one exciting narrative.