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Oxford University Press Piano Time Classics
Book Synopsis40 really easy arrangements of popular classical tunes graded in order of increasing difficulty. Children (and adults!) will enjoy learning them as a welcome break from slogging away at all those exam pieces.Trade ReviewThe book itself is well laid out with clear print and a tough cover. No page turns are required for any of the pieces and fingering is added to help you along. This book should appeal to both adults and children, maybe those without a partciularly high level of skill who would neverthelesss like to build up a repertoire of pleasant and familiar pieces. Definitely worth a look. * Keyboard Review *Table of ContentsAdagio ; Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring ; Fur Elise ; Ode to Joy ; Theme for the Pastoral Symphony ; March of the Kings from L'Arlesienne ; Toreador Song ; Minuet ; Lullaby ; Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 ; Prelude Op. 28, No. 7 ; Mazurka from Coppelia ; Pizzicato from Sylvia ; Largo from the New World Symphony ; Chanson du Matin ; Land of Hope and Glory ; The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba ; Hornpipe from the Water Music ; See the Conquering Hero Comes ; Theme for the Surprise Symphony ; Jupiter from the Planets ; Wedding March ; Can-can ; Caprice ; Dance of the Hours ; Nessun dorma from Turandot ; Trumpet Tune ; William Tell Overture ; The Swan ; Impromptu ; Theme from the Unfinished Symphony ; The Trout ; Vltava ; The Blue Danube ; Radetsky March ; Waltz from Die Fledermaus ; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy ; Valse des Fleurs ; La donna e mobile from Rigoletto ; Spring from the Four Seasons ; Skaters' Waltz
£11.50
Big Finish Productions Ltd This is Colin Baker
Book SynopsisColin Baker's career as an actor spans six decades of television and theatre. Millions know him best as the colourfully-dressed Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who, a character that has endured - and will continue to endure - through generations. This is Colin's own story, in conversation with interviewer Nicholas Briggs.
£10.25
Titan Books Ltd Hidden Universe Travel Guide - Star Trek: Vulcan
Book SynopsisExplore all that Vulcan has to offer in an interactive guidebook. Drawing on 50 years of Star Trek TV shows, films, and novels to present a comprehensive guide to Spock's iconic home world, it covers every significant region, with historical, geographical, and cultural insights that bring the planet to life. Illustrated with classic Star Trek imagery and original illustrations. The perfect way to celebrate 50 years of Star Trek.
£13.49
Oxford University Press Solo Time for Violin Book 3 CD 16 concert pieces
Book SynopsisSolo Time for Violin is a three-volume series of concert pieces for the intermediate to more advanced violinist. Featuring arrangements and original pieces by the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series, these graded collections provide sophisticated repertoire from the Baroque to the modern age and introduce styles and techniques for the developing performer.Trade ReviewKathy and David Blackwell need no introduction to string teachers and students; their Fiddle Time series has gained universal appeal ... All 48 pieces are carefully chosen for their educational value as well as musical appeal. Helpful fingering and bowing suggestions together with informative notes, stylish piano accompaniments and a CD with backing tracks as well as full performances provide an admirable follow-up to the Blackwells' considerable achievements. Mary Nemet, Stringendo (AUSTA), October 15 With the introduction of this latest addition to the Fiddle Time family of publications [Solo Time], it would now theoretically be possible to go from complete beginner to ABRSM Grade 8 using only one series of books. That this is the case is a testament to the vast accumulated experience of the Blackwells, which they have so generously shared with their violin teaching colleagues ... Pieces are not arranged in chronological order, which invites a more playful exploration. There are some real gems ... The books owe a certain amount to the Associated Board's selected graded repertoire with their helpful (but not over-editorial) fingering and bowing policies, and notes on context ... these carefully crafted arrangements and editions give pupils access to some interesting and occasionally challenging new repertoire. The Strad, September 2015 I love the new Solo Time books - my students are giving great feedback too. Great pieces to learn in between grades - love 'Sunayama' and its pentatonics. The pieces are pushing my students in a positive way to explore new music and create a thirst to learn new techniques to be able to play these pieces. Thanks for helping us teachers on the front line; these books will definitely be a lovely addition for my students. Sian Phillips, music teacher and performer, June 2015 One piece which especially brought a smile to my face is a fun set of violinistic variations, written by Kathy and David Blackwell, on the theme from the slow movement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony ... The pieces are slightly 'off the beaten track' and the whole presentation is most attractive with again a backing CD provided. You can also go onto the OUP website and listen to complete performances of some half dozen of the pieces. I envisage teachers using these books a lot with their students. Anne Inglis, ESTA Arco, Summer 2015Table of ContentsSinfonia in D: BWV 789 ; Allegro: from Divertimento No. 3, K439b ; Fantasia ; Cripple Creek ; Mallorca ; Puck: from Lyric Pieces, Op. 71 No. 3 ; Jiana ; Sonatina ; Valse Caressante: from Six Pieces for Violin and Piano ; Andante cantabile: from Piano Quartet, Op. 47 ; Surprising Variations, on a theme by Haydn ; Elite Syncopations ; Presto: from Keyboard Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428 ; Cantilene: from Three Pieces for Organ, Op. 29 ; Adagio: from Violin Concerto in G, Hob. VIIa/4
£18.95
Oxford University Press String Time Starters Teachers book CD 21 pieces
Book SynopsisString Time Starters is an exciting ensemble collection for beginner strings from the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series. A prequel to String Time Joggers, this collection provides inventive and enjoyable ensemble repertoire for groups of all sizes.
£24.65
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Altamont
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJoel Selvin's book...is a deeply researched, minutely detailed, account of the event as it unfolds, occurs and concludes; and as a result comes to conclusions much greater than historical myth or a 'documentary' film can portray...This book is definitely worth a read, and it is extremely well researched. -- -- AllMusicBooks.com "Meticulous research, evocative detail, and a brave conclusion-exactly what a history book should be." -- -- Lee Child, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Jack Reacher series "Boy did I live in a bubble-or something. I had no idea the extent of bruising under the melting rainbow. Selvin is revealing our tricky gestation in the weird womb of sixties rock. Frightening." -- Grace Slick, member of Jefferson Airplane "An incisive account of the most infamous concert debacle in rock history...This book provides context and perspective, showing the sea change in rock that was taking place as the Rolling Stones attempted to reassert themselves amid the increasing dominance of San Francisco psychedelia and the spirit of Woodstock...Compelling." -- -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "[A] methodical history... Selvin's presentation of Altamont busts the myth of innocence lost; in fact, Altamont just made the reality harder to ignore." -- -- Publishers Weekly "It was worse than you think. A lot worse...[A]n account that moves at movie pace, Selvin cuts through woolly cop-out rhetoric, offering clarity and detail...Altamont was a tragedy in the classical sense-a disaster born of hubris and folly-and Selvin nails every last shred of both." -- MOJO Magazine A fascinating account of the festival and its repercussions, this is also a cultural historical portrait of the West Coast rock scene, a history of the bands involved, and of the counterculture itself. Will be of interest to rock and pop culture fans. -- -- Library Journal
£9.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Meet Me in the Bathroom
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£26.00
BenBella Books Star Wars on Trial: The Force Awakens Edition:
Book SynopsisOrder in the Court!Star Wars: the most significant, powerful myth of the twenty-first century or morally bankrupt military fantasy?Six films. Countless books. $20 billion in revenue. No one can question the financial value or cultural impact of the Star Wars film franchise. But has the impact been for the good?In Star Wars on Trial's courtroomDroid Judge presidingStar Wars stands accused of elitist politics and sexism, religious and ethical lapses, the destruction of literary science fiction and science fiction film, and numerous plot holes and logical gaps.Supported by a witness list of bestselling science fiction authors, David Brin (for the prosecution) and Matthew Woodring Stover (for the defense) debate these charges and more before delivering their closing statements.The verdict? That's up to you.Covering the films from A New Hope to The Force Awakens, Brin and Stover provide new forewords that explore the newest generation of Star Wars films and what JJ Abrams must do to live up toor redeemthe franchise.
£10.99
Indiana University Press Singing Jeremiah
Book SynopsisA defining moment in Catholic life in early modern Europe, Holy Week brought together the faithful to commemorate the passion, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This title presents the study of ritual and music.Trade ReviewThis a stunning piece of scholarship centered around a specific ritual in Western society and Christianity, and the music associated with it. Highly recommended. * Choice *[A] ground-breaking and invigorating study. . . [this] study will undoubtedly keep the knowledge of these Offices alive in the minds of musicologists, and of more general readers, for a long time to come. * Early Music *This groundbreaking study brings together fascinating facts and materials, varied discussions, and a layered organization of its material in condensed, scholarly, and sophisticated language. It requires some basic knowledge of its subject on the part of its readers. The book will be a valuable addition to any academic and large public library, and constitutes a significant source for academics, scholars, theologians, and musicians interested in details of the Triduum, its ritual, and its music. * Music Reference Services Quarterly *Handsomely produced, and accompanied by useful appendixes detailing the contents, verse selections, and modal organizations of selected Holy Week cycles, Singing Jeremiah mines an obscure yet inexhaustibly rich vein of music that expressed profound sentiments of devotion and penance. * Renaissance Quarterly *Robert Kendrick has provided the interested reader with a huge amount of information, with great cultural-historical, and not least music-historical perspectives. It is an important book, which takes seriously the idea that liturgical music was also—and remains—theological, cultural, and ritual practice. * Music and Letters *Kendrick's command of the complex layers of meaning attached to the ritual and musical performance of Tenebrae cannot fail to impress. Singing Jeremiah is a significant contribution to understanding the richness of early modern Catholicism. * Church History *Kendrick's book is essential reading for anyone engaging with the sacred/secular dichotomy in early modern music and the socio-liturgical context of music. * Notes *Written in careful musical detail and with an admirable comprehension of the environment in which the music developed, Kenrick's book will be a reliable source for both musicians and liturgical scholars for many years to come. * Antiphon *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsTerminology, Abbreviations, Texts1. Symbolic Meanings, Sonic Penance2. Textual Understandings, Musical Expressions3. Devotion, Models, Circulation, 1550-16004. Dynastic Tenebrae5. Static Rites, Dramatic Music6. European Tenebrae c. 16807. Ad honorem Passionis: Triduum Music and Rational Piety8. Endings and ContinuitiesAppendix: Tables 1-4NotesBibliographyIndex
£35.10
Indiana University Press The Music of Central Asia
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis magnificent book has been many years in gestation, but it has been worth the wait. . . . No prior knowledge is required to enjoy it. And enjoy is the word. The chapters are short, vivid, and packed with human interest. * BBC Music Magazine *The Music of Central Asia is an incredible accomplishment. It provides a wealth of perspectives and is remarkably comprehensive in its coverage of the region. * Asian Music *"I foresee a next generation of enthusiastic young scholars encouraged to pursue research in part due to an initial encounter with Central Asian music through this volume." * Notes *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAccessing Music Examples OnlineA Note on Music TerminologyGuide to TransliterationTimeline of Central Asian HistoryPart I: Music and Culture in Central Asia1. Music in Central Asia: An Overview / Theodore Levin2. Musical Instruments in Central Asia / Theodore LevinPart II: The Nomadic WorldPrologue: Who Are the Nomads of Central Asia? / Theodore Levin3. Introduction to Oral Epic / Elmira Köchümkulova4. The Epic Manas / Elmira Köchümkulova5. Oral Epic in Kazakhstan: Körughly and a Dynasty of Great Jyraus / Uljan Baibosynova6. Music of the Karakalpaks Part I: The Epic World of the Karakalpaks: Jyrau and Baqsy / Frédéric Léotar Part II: Qyssakhan: Performer of Written and Oral Literature / Kalmurza Kurbanov and Saida Daukeyeva7. The Art of the Turkmen Bagshy / Jamilya Gurbanova8. The Turkmen Dutar / David Fossum9. Kyrgyz Wisdom Songs: Terme Yrlary / Elmira Köchümkulova10. Aqyns and Improvised-Poetry Competitions among the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz / Elmira Köchümkulova and Jangül Qojakhmetova11. Singing Traditions of the Kazakhs / Alma Kunanbeava12. Kyrgyz Funeral Laments / Elmira Köchümkulova13. Kyrgyz Wedding Songs / Elmira Köchümkulova14. Narrative Instrumental Music: Kazakh Küi and Kyrgyz Küü / Sayra Raymbergenova and Nurlanbek Nyshanov Profile: Abdulhait Raiymbergenov / Theodore Levin Profile: Nurak Abdyrakhmanov / Elmira Köchümkulova15. Kyrgyz Jaw Harps / Nurlanbek Nyshanov16. The Kazakh Qobyz: Between Tradition and Modernity / Saida Daukeyeva17. Dombyra Performance, Migration, and Memory among Mongolian Kazakhs / Saida DaukeyevaPart III: The World of Sedentary-DwellersPrologue: Patterns of Culture: Sedentary-Dwellers / Theodore Levin18. Maqom Traditions of the Tajiks and Uzbeks / William Sumits and Theodore Levin Profile: The Academy of Maqom / Abduvali Abdurashidov Profile: Turgun Alimatov / Theodore Levin19. The Uyghur MuqaZ / Rachel Harris20. New Images of Azerbaijani Mugham in the Twentieth Century / Aida Huseynova Profile: Alim and Fargana Qasimov / Theodore Levin21. Popular Classics: Traditional Singer-Songwriters in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan / Theodore Levin22. Religious Music and Chant in the Culture of Sedentary-Dwellers / Aleksandr Djumaev23. Sufism and the Ceremony of Zikr in Ghulja / Mukaddas Mijit24. Dastan Performance among the Uyghurs / Rahile Dawut and Elise Anderson25. Female Musicians in Uzbekistan: Otin-oy, Dutarchi, and Maqomchi / Razia Sultanova26. Music in the City of Bukhara / Theodore Levin and Aleksandr Djumaev Profile: Ari Babakhanov / Aleksandr Djumaev27. Music and Culture in Badakhshan / Theodore Levin28. The Maddoh Tradition of Badakhshan / Benjamin Koen Music Example: Maddoh / Theodore Levin29. Qasoid-khonī in the Wakhan Valley of Badakhshan / Chorshanbe Goibnazarov30. Falak: Spiritual Songs of the Mountains Tajiks / Faroghat AziziPart IV: Central Asian Music in the Age of Globalization31. Revitalizing Musical Traditions: The Aga Khan Music Initiative / Theodore Levin Nurturing Local Talent, Creating Global Connections / Fairouz Nishanova The Genesis of Rainbow / Theodore Levin32. Cultural Renewal in Kyrgyzstan: Neotraditionalism and the New Era in Kyrgyz Music / Raziya SyrdybaevaMusical Instrument GlossaryGlossary of TermsInventory of Audio and Video ExamplesList of ContributorsIndex33. Popular Music in Uzbekistan / Kerstin Klenke34. Innovation in Tradition: Some Examples from Music and Theater in Uzbekistan / Aleksandr Djumaev35. Tradition-Based Popular Music in Contemporary Tajikistan / Federico SpinettiMusical Instrument GlossaryGlossary of TermsAudio and Video ExamplesIndex
£28.80
Sarabande Books, Incorporated A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause
Book SynopsisAn Indie Next Pick for July 2017 "7 Best Books of July," Men's Journal "10 Titles to Pick Up Now," O, The Oprah Magazine "Most Anticipated Books of 2017," The Millions "A unique, poetic critical appreciation of Marcel Marceau.... A fascinating book.... Readers will marvel not only at Marceau, but at the book itself, which displays such command of the material and such perfect pitch." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review As a fledgling radio producer, Shawn Wen became fascinated by the one subject who seemed impossible to put on air: French mime Marcel Marceau, the internationally acclaimed “artist of silence.” At the height of his fame, Marceau was synonymous with Bip, the red-lipped, white-faced mute in a sailor suit who conjured scenes, stories, and sweeping emotion through the gestures of his body alone. Influenced by Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp, credited with inspiring Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk, Marceau attempted in his performances to “reveal the fundamental essences of humanity.” Beyond Bip, Marceau was a Jewish Holocaust survivor and member of the French resistance; a bombastic iconoclast; a collector of failed marriages, masks, antique knives and doting fans; an impassioned workaholic who performed into his eighties and died deeply in debt soon after leaving the stage. In precise, jewel-like scenes and vignettes, A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause pays homage to the singular genius of a mostly-forgotten art form. Drawing on interviews, archival research, and meticulously observed performances, Wen translates the gestural language of mime into a lyric written portrait by turns whimsical, melancholic, and haunting.Shawn Wen is a writer, radio producer, and multimedia artist. Her writing has appeared in The New Inquiry, The Seneca Review, The Iowa Review, The White Review, and the anthology City by City: Dispatches from the American Metropolis (Faber and Faber, 2015). Her radio work has been broadcast on This American Life, Freakonomics Radio, and Marketplace. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships, including the Ford Foundation Professional Journalism Training Fellowship and the Royce Fellowship. Trade Review"A unique, poetic critical appreciation of Marcel Marceau. . . . A fascinating book. . . . Readers will marvel not only at Marceau, but at the book itself, which displays such command of the material and such perfect pitch." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Effectively pays homage to both the history of mime and its solitary master, Marcel Marceau. . . . Wen crafts diamond-cut paragraphs that place the reader in Marceau’s enthralled audiences. . . . These invaluable descriptions by a writer versed in the tradition of making the nonvisible vibrant should be read slowly and with the same seemingly effortless focus Marceau gave to his art.” —Booklist, starred review "I had no idea how much I would love a small collection of essays about the famous mime Marcel Marceau until I picked it up. What a gem!" —Liberty Hardy for Book Riot “It isn’t easy to turn a biography into poetry. But Shawn Wen does exactly that with her portrait of mime artist Marcel Marceau, who introduced the world to this wordless art form. Wen, a radio producer and multimedia artist, has written her first book with the kind of poetic zeal that suits an artist who practically created silent cinema on stage. . . . Wen’s evocative writing invites us into the audience to watch the powdered face arch into emotional heights, the body sway against unseen wind. . . . With A Twenty Minutes Silence Followed by Applause, Wen offers an invigorating and memorable paean to Marceau’s talent and tragedies, wrapped in a melodic critique that is unafraid to show the pain of an artist who sometimes felt trapped in a box.” —The Washington Post “Shawn Wen’s debut book, the novella-length essay A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause, is a captivating exercise in style and form. It immortalizes the silent man in words. . . . Wen distills Marceau’s life by allowing his eccentricities, words, life, and work to speak for him. Wen’s admiration for Marceau is most evident in her beautifully wrought descriptions of his best-known performances; these careful renderings and thoughtful observations bring Marceau’s movements to life on the page.” —The Los Angeles Review of Books “Marceau was a case study for Wen’s personal queries of selfhood—what it means to be an adult, what it means to be a good person, or an artist, or both. It was also an exercise in form and its limits and capabilities. . . . Her lyric essays observe the life of Marceau from slanted angles: traces of performance scenes, brief excerpts of his views drawn from interviews, lists of Marceau’s gleaming collections of worldly possessions whose accumulation reflects an emptiness. The terse, often poetic vignettes leave a quality of hauntedness appropriate to someone like Marceau.” —San Francisco Chronicle “[Shawn] Wen’s whimsical ode to Marcel Marceau showcases the performer’s determination to ‘fill the blank spaces’ with a silence that stirs.” —O, The Oprah Magazine, “10 Titles to Pick Up Now” “The book is by turns a journalistic endeavor, an imaginative inroad into the artist’s world, and a history. Like Leslie Jamison, Wen is a rigorous investigator. And like Maggie Nelson, her prose is artful without being precious or gaudy. Throughout, Wen carefully pulls her subject into focus for the reader, even as she acknowledges the contradictions and complications inherent to Marceau’s legacy.” —American Short Fiction “Rare is the book about which one can say, in earnest, ‘I’ve never read anything like this before,’ yet with A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause, Shawn Wen has written such a book. From its idiosyncratic area of interest to its chameleonic formal modalities, Applause resists easy categorization at every turn, and this is one of its many strengths. What begins as an inviting and imaginative gesture toward a biography of the mime Marcel Marceau branches out into a broader consideration, at turns lyrical and philosophical, of the conflict that exists between silence and language. . . . a truly magnificent debut.” —Kirkus Reviews, feature profile “Wen . . . provides powerful words to fill in for all the silences [Marceau] nevertheless left behind. A standard biography would have crushed the subtlety of his performances. Instead, Wen’s range of approaches mirror performance pieces that call for their own applause.” —Signature "Wen offers us an experimental book-length essay on the renowned mime Marcel Marceau, playing with form much as Marceau played with human expression." —The International Examiner "With great rigor and a feeling patience, [Wen] writes into the empty space created by Marceau’s wheeling arms, his gesturing eyes, his open and soundless mouth." —Jezebel “Artist and radio producer Wen’s first book is about one of the most fascinating performance artists of the last century: French mime Marcel Marceau, known for his ‘Bip the Clown’ persona. Wen uses videos of Marceau’s performances, as well as interviews with him, to pay tribute to the enigmatic actor and Holocaust survivor.” —Men’s Journal, “The Seven Best Books of July” “Amazing . . . Sarabande knew I wanted a book about Marcel Marceau before I did.” —Liberty Hardy, BookRiot editor and judge for Book of the Month Club “Wen...unfold[s] the mime's most powerful revelations about humanity. She may redefine mime for you, just as this little volume redefines terms like poetry, prose, biography, and book...Wen is infusing every word with as much power as Marceau used in each muscle to mime.” —Indy Week, online, "Shawn Wen's Unorthodox Book About Mime Somehow Gives Voice to the Eloquent Silence of Marcel Marceau" "As in the work of Marcel Marceau, Shawn Wen crafts a language of silence and absence around the life of her subject to give a much richer picture of a true and unusual talent. These are essays as pantomime, drawing readers in to reveal work of simple and delicate elegance, executed with the utmost precision.” —Jarrod Annis, Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY “Wen uses the omnivorous form of the essay to full effect in this elegant, winsome biography of the iconic mime Marcel Marceau. Through an intricately structured series of scenes, lists, quotes, and breathy meditations on the body and voice, Marceau comes alive on the page: dancing with an unseen woman, ducking bullets on a silent battlefield. ‘He is not exactly a comedian,’ Wen writes. ‘Not a tragedian. He swings between these two poles.’ Between those poles, and between the covers of this deceptively slim volume, the full range of human emotion is splayed and felt.” —Mairead Stead, Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI “If you’re into elliptical meditations on silence, performance, the weirdness of bodies, and loss, this is the book for you.” —Stephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books, Point Reyes Station, CA “A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause is as mesmerizing as a performance from Marceau himself. With perfect concision and vivid prose, Wen depicts a legend with humor, empathy, and keen observation. I loved this book.” —Katie Eelman, Papercuts J.P., Boston, MA “Shawn Wen’s book isn’t just an exploration of the unique genius of Marcel Marceau, but also of how performers, writers, and other artists shape the space of our thoughts. Wen dives through one of the most misunderstood forms of performance to reach for more fundamental ideas of how and why we try to communicate with each other. A strange and beguiling book.” —Josh Cook, Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA "Shawn Wen’s A Twenty Minute Silence Followed By Applause is a loving tribute to a most untranslatable figure: Marcel Marceau, the mime who defined his art for the 20th century. A connoisseur of silence who could out-talk Studs Terkel, a world-famous performer who felt like a failure, Marceau presents contradictions that make him hard to grasp, but these nimble essays rise to the task beautifully. You don’t need to know anything about mime, or Marceau, to appreciate Wen’s lyrical and innovative take on biography." —Travis Smith, Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC "A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause is the sort of book that makes every line feel like a revelation. A meditation on the French mime Marcel Marceau, Wen weaves a mixture of poetry and journalism to create a beautiful look at a misunderstood art. Reminiscent of Maggie Nelson and Sarah Manguso, Shawn Wen is a an exciting and talented new voice." —Emily Baillaine, Green Apple Books on the Park, San Francisco, CA "If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, then what is writing about mime like? In Shawn Wen's capable hands, it can be descriptive and fresh, aphoristically wise, and artfully somber. Whether Wen's animating, with her precise words, the motions of Marcel Marceau's famous stage persona ("Bip the Clown"), or spotlighting his private life through lists of his holdings, or revealing scraps of speech (interview answers, commercial transcripts, his advocacy for fencing as a "school of humility," or his belief that Michael Jackson had "the soul of a mime"), A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause rivets and rewards its reader. Read it to learn a new kind of body language, from an exciting writer worth watching." —John Francisconi, Bank Square Books, Mystic, CT “Intellectually agile and tenderly imagined, Shawn Wen’s incandescent essay reminds readers that writing is gesture, that movement is a language of thought, and that the union of the two is a thing of beauty.” —Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine “Like pulling a ghost from a dark room, this is an accomplished work of historical portraiture: precise in its objects, complex in its melancholy, and insightful in its humor.” —Thalia Field, author of Experimental Animals “In A Twenty Minute Silence Followed By Applause, Shawn Wen draws a portrait of Marcel Marceau that is equal parts heart breaking and delightful. Her poetic and tender prose gorgeously captures the man whose body and life were inextricable from his art, an art written by silence. The play of the mime through Wen’s loving gaze becomes the play of us all as we live, and love, and like him, eventually pass off the stage into our own ultimate quiet.” —Hannah Lillith Assadi, author of Sonora “Shawn Wen has written a surprising, impressionistic portrait of a man who was among the best-known artists of his day.” —Nancy Updike, producer, This American Life "A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause. . . establishes critic Shawn Wen as [a] strong new voice in literature." —FanzineTable of ContentsTable of Contents Why this black box? Young Marceau Mangel Pedagogy Bip is born Scene 1 Bip the soldier Genealogy Scene 2 Bip, great star of the traveling circus M. on speech M. on Marceau The empty stage is a universe! Bip at a society party Collections: Work-related reading M. on America, 1955 Scene 4 Bip plays David and Goliath M. on the connective tissues M. on his own Scene 5 Bip attempts suicide M. on boundaries and borders Scene 6 Bip, the Bullfighter M. on man's modern problems M. on Chaplin Marceau's show returns in fragments? Scene 7 Bip as skater and spectator M. on Chaplin II Collections: Reading for a well-rounded education Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 Time passes? M. interacts with fans M. on mastering one's feelings Collections: items from Japan Collections: knives Collections: miscellaneous Collections: icons Pierre Verry But remember? M. on failure M. on technology Bip as sleek creature of the deep Scene 11 Collections: masks Collections: zoomorphe M. on video Scene 12 Camille on M. Collections: ancient dolls Collections: paintings M. versus M. Collections: Japanese dolls Scene 13 An interview "Marcel Marceau has no private life." Scene 14 A twenty minute silence followed by applause Other works Clive Barnes on materialism Scene 15 Seeing is a way? M. writes about M. Bip the stoic Scene 16 Collections: clocks You are ever the beholder? M. on most mimes Collections: performing dolls Collections: sacred dolls M. on the king of pop "It was the winter of-" M. on Theriensenstadt From Marcel and Me... Collections: the furniture Collections: the boxes Critics on aging Scene 17 Bip hunting butterflies Bip gets left behind M. on aging Pere Lachaise Cemetery Collections: pleasure reading Collections: silverware Collections: Roman tableware from the 2nd century After M. M. on the truth Scene 18
£12.34
Indiana University Press Spirited Wind Playing The Performance Dimension
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword, by Peter J. SchoenbachAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Seven Core EssentialsSection 1: On the Air1. Stand Tall: Posture and Balance 2. The Centered Performance3. Breathing On The Air4. Magnetic Tone Production: Head and Body Resonance Section 2: Spirited Wind Playing5. Embouchure and Powerful Projection6. Get On With It! Warm-Up and Practice Routine 7. Deft Articulation: An Integral Art of Wind Playing 8. Vibrato: The Great Debate 9. Virtuosity: Dancing Fingers Lead the WaySection 3: The Performance Dimension10. Memory Made Simple11. Winning Auditions 12. The Performance Dimension Conclusion: Why is it So Easy to Put All This Together?Key Resources
£16.14
Indiana University Press Sergei Rachmaninoff
Book SynopsisAn indispensable and captivating document, now back in print!Table of ContentsIntroduction to the 2000 Reprint, by David CannataPrefaceProloguePart I1. Zverev and His Cubs2. A New Family3. Aleko and "Free Artist"4. Deaths and Failure5. Second Concerto6. Imperial Theater7. Operas and Projects8. Dresden9. Europe10. First American Tour11. "Re" and The Bells12. War and Night VigilPart II13. Virtuoso14. Ties with Russia15. The Composer Resumes16. Work and Rest17. Exile Reinforced18. Senar and Rapsodie19. The "Russian" Symphony20. The Composer Rebuffed21. Retreat from Europe22. Symphonic Dances23. CaliforniaNotes on the TextAppendix 1. WorksIndex
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University of Illinois Press Bird The Life and Music of Charlie Parker
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Impressive detail, a notable addition to the extensive Music in American Life Series."--Booklist"A well-researched and rapidly consumed book."--AllAboutJazz.com"As comprehensive and appreciative as any of the past Parker literature."--The Santa Fe New Mexican"This is a wonderful, loving, yet unsparing look at Bird's life. Haddix's research is stunning."--Kim Parker"I couldn't put this book down! This is a must read! A very important book. Congratulations to Chuck Haddix for bringing more clarity to the life of Charlie Parker."--Bobby Watson, Director of Jazz Studies, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance"Finally, a biography that includes a detailed account of Bird's formative years. One feels that Haddix's research may open new discussions about this flawed genius, and the wonderfully detailed aspects of Parker's early life present a hitherto unknown aspect of a tragically short but immensely influential existence. Almost sixty years since Parker's death, this book is surprisingly the first comprehensive account of the life of one of the last century's foremost and yet enigmatic musicians. Essential reading for any jazz musician."--Llew Walker, creator of www.birdlives.co.uk"Balancing historical research and anecdotal information, Haddix artfully crafts a rich context for understanding the musical genius—-and enigma—that was Bird. . . . the book's pacing, numerous quotes from other musicians, and references to legal practices of the time make it hard to put down. Highly recommended."--Choice"A detailed and well-proportioned linear narrative. Assiduous about assigning dates, where possible, to previously vague areas of chronology."--Jazzwise "Clearly the most complete account of the saxophonist's early life and career. What emerges from Bird is a much more human tale that we have not heard before."--Popmatters.com "Bird makes extensive use of primary-source material, much of it hitherto unknown. . . . It sets forth the known facts of Parker's brief life in a way that is unusually thorough for so concise a book."--Commentary "A straightforward, no-frills chronicle of the alto saxophonist. Thanks to diligent research, it pieces together the disparate fragments of Parker's turbulent private life into a persuasive, coherent and convincing narrative."--Record Collector Magazine "A studiously researched overview of the man, it underscores how Parker's life was as concise as his influence was infinite."--Los Angeles Magazine
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University of Illinois Press Songs for the Spirits
Book SynopsisA sustained study of music and spirit possession in modern VietnamTrade Review"There is no better study that looks at Vietnamese mediumship music in a thorough, multidisciplinary manner."--Music & Letters"An exciting document of a locally diverse and unique ritual practice of the Viet people and their music. . . . A Vital work."--Asian Ethnology"Essential reading for scholars of Vietnamese religion, women's religion and culture, and spirit possession."--Religious Studies Review"The book is comprehensive in its analysis of cultural practices such as len dong, tracing the history of rituals, music and religion in Vietnam back to the early 20th century. . . . The inclusion of a DVD with video clips of mediums performing the spirit ceremonies and audio clips of the music played at the ceremonies makes turns an interesting book into a fascinating multimedia experience.” --Songlines"This book is at once reflexive, accessible, and consistently theorized. Barley Norton is closely attentive to the political life of performance and to the lived reality of rituals in a shifting socialist landscape. His writing is vivid and exacting, and the book's DVD invites a process of reading, watching, and listening that is wonderfully rewarding."--Deborah Wong, author of Speak It Louder: Asian Americans Making Music"Barley Norton's foundational study provides an indispensable guide to the music that animates Vietnamese mediumship. Choice anecdotes and recordings introduce individual mediums and musicians, demonstrate the musicality of religious experience, and reveal how ritual music is learned, performed, and transformed in Vietnam."--Philip Taylor, editor of Modernity and Re-enchantment: Religion in Post-revolutionary Vietnam"Songs for the Spirits is the first extensive and accurate ethnomusicological study of the chau van possession rituals in contemporary Vietnam. This study is exceptionally interesting, and it demonstrates the vigor of an ethnomusicologist who is remarkably engaged in both fieldwork operation and post-fieldwork analysis."--Phong T. Nguyen, author of From Rice Paddies and Temple Yards: Traditional Music of Vietnam
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BenBella Books In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural
Book SynopsisA relative newcomer to the paranormal-teen drama scene, the hit TV show Supernatural has already developed a rabid and deeply committed fan base since its debut in the fall of 2005. When their dad mysteriously disappears, brothers Dean and Sam Winchester join forces to bring him home and are pulled headlong into the world he knew best--one full of demons, spirits, monsters, and ghouls. Featuring essays from three lucky fans as well as leading writers and pop culture experts, this insightful anthology sheds light on a variety of issues, including why such a male-centric show has such a large female fan base, "Wincest" and homoeroticism, how Supernatural can be interpreted as a modern-day Brothers Grimm, and the questionable nature of John Winchester's parenting habits.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Leonard Maltins 151 Best Movies Youve Never Seen
Book SynopsisSuitable for those who have ever walked into a video store and been so overwhelmed that they rented a movie they had already seen twice, this book unearths 151 movies that the author thinks have been unfairly under-rated, and explains why.Trade Review"Maltin's still king of the succinct review, making [Leonard Matlin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen] a handy reference for cineasts who think they've seen it all." -- Booklist
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Outline Press Ltd Shredders!: The Oral History Of Speed Guitar (And
Book SynopsisHow fast can you play? What guitar do you have? Who is better, Van Halen or Steve Vai? For metal fans in the 80s, these were common and important questions. Tune in to MTV, pick up a magazine, or walk into an instrument store, and more often than not you d be exposed to what is now known as shredding the fast, virtuoso soloing popularized by musicians like Vai and Van Halen, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads and Dimebag Darrell. Inspired by these pioneering guitarists, thousands of young musicians would spend hours at home in their bedrooms, perfecting both their playing and their poses. Though shredding fell out of favour during the grunge/alternative rock era, it has become increasingly popular again in recent years, spurred by the rise in popularity of bands like Children Of Bodom, DragonForce, and Trivium. Drawing on more than 70 exclusive interviews with key shredders past and present, author and guitarist Greg Prato has assembled the definitive guide to the fastest players of them all.
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Outline Press Ltd Earthbound: David Bowie and The Man Who Fell To
Book Synopsis'Before there was Star Wars before there was Close Encounters there was The Man Who Fell To Earth. advertising tag line for 1981 reissue of the film. Earthbound is the first book-length exploration of a true classic of twentieth-century science-fiction cinema, shot under the heavy, ethereal skies of New Mexico by the legendary British director Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie in a role he seemed born for as an extra-terrestrial named Thomas Newton who comes to Earth in search of water. Based on a novel by the highly regarded American writer Walter Tevis, this dreamy, distressing, and visionary film resonates even more strongly in the twenty-first century than it did on its original release during the year of the US Bicentennial. Drawing on extensive research and exclusive first-hand interviews with members of the cast and crew, Earthbound begins with a look at Tevis s 1963 novel before moving into a detailed analysis of a film described by its director as 'a sci-fi film without a lot of sci-fi tools and starring a group of actors Bowie, Buck Henry, Candy Clark, Rip Torn later described by one of them (Henry) as 'not a cast but a dinner party. It also seeks to uncover the mysteries surrounding Bowie s rejected soundtrack to the film (elements of which later ended up his ground-breaking 1977 album Low) and closes with a look at his return to the themes and characters of The Man Who Fell To Earth in one of his final works, the acclaimed musical production Lazarus.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Mustaine
Book SynopsisNew York Times BestsellerFounding member, singer, and lead guitarist of Metallica and Megadeath shares the ultimate, unvarnished story behind his involvement in the rise of two of the world’s most influential heavy metal bands in history. Dave Mustaine is the first to admit that he’s bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. From his soul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks to his battle with addiction, Mustaine has hit rock bottom on multiple occasions. April 1983 was his lowest point, when he was unceremoniously fired from Metallica for his hard-partying ways. But, what seemed to be the end of it all was just the beginning for the guitarist. After parting ways with Metallica, Mustaine went on to become the front man, singer, songwriter, guitarist (and de facto CEO) for Megadeath—one of the most successful metal bands in the world. A pioneer of the thrash metal movement, Megadeath rose to international fame in the 1980s, and has gone on to earn seven consecutive Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance. In this outrageously candid memoir, one of heavy metal’s most iconic figures gives an insider’s look into the loud and sordid world of thrash metal—sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll included.
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Penguin Books Ltd Small Man in a Book
Book SynopsisRob Brydon tells story of his slow ascent to fame and fortune in Small Man in a Book. A multi-award-winning actor, writer, comedian and presenter known for his warmth, humour and inspired impressions, Rob Brydon has quickly become one of our very favourite entertainers. But there was a time when it looked like all we''d hear of Rob was his gifted voice. Growing up in South Wales, Rob had a passion for radio and soon the Welsh airwaves resounded to his hearty burr. However, these were followed by years of misadventure and struggle, before, in the TV series Marion and Geoff and Gavin and Stacey, Rob at last tickled the nation''s funny bone. The rest, as they say, is history. Or in his case autobiography. Small Man in a Book is Rob Brydon''s funny, heartfelt, honest, sometimes sad, but mainly funny, memoir of how a young man from Wales very, very slowly became an overnight success. Rob Brydon was brought up in Wales, where his career began on radio and as a voiceover artist. After a brief stint working for the Home Shopping Network he co-wrote and performed in his breakthrough show, the darkly funny Human Remains. He has since starred in the immensely popular Gavin and Stacey, Steve Coogan''s partner in The Trip, and was the host of Would I Lie to You? and The Rob Brydon Show. He now lives in London with his wife and five children.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Stone Roses
Book SynopsisThe definitive story of The Stone Roses by Simon Spence, with an updated final chapter covering the reunion rollercoaster ride. From the Manchester backwaters to the worldwide 2012 tour, War and Peace lays bare the irresistible tale of the last of the great bands..Based on 400 hours of interviews with over seventy of The Stone Roses'' closest associates, including six former band members, War and Peace is the first major biography of the band that defined a generation.Originally planned in collaboration with Reni, the reclusive drummer, this book had been a year in the making when the Roses, against all odds, announced their re-formation. It is a remarkable coda to an astonishing story. In 1989 their debut album and the single ''Fools Gold'' made them the most exciting British export since the Sex Pistols. With their incendiary aura the Roses became figureheads of the ''Madchester'' movement.War and Peace traces the band''sTrade ReviewThis is the one. It's the definitive biography of the band, stuffed with photos that have never been seen before. The writing feels really fresh and definitive. It's a classic -- Alex Heminsley * BBC 6 Music Book of the Month *A comprehensive, no-holds-barred account... details with steely, forensic precision the story of the group's ascent, heyday and spectacular implosion. All the triumphs and disasters are here * The Sunday Times *A forensic, detailed and beautifully researched history of the Stone Roses.... full of new stuff -- John HarrisFor the casual listener, or die-hard fanatic, this is a genuine masterpiece * What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision *This is the one Stone Roses book fans will want to read. Copies of this superb biography will not remain on shop shelves for long * The Bookseller *An era-defining, definitive biography * Q *A loving and detailed biog * Mojo *Cute on the machinations of the industry and internal band politics * The Times, Book of the Week *Brilliant... forensically put together -- Gordon Smart * XFM *Simon Spence's Stone Roses compendium has it all - interviews with the Manc group's closest confidants, unseen photos and a timeline that stretches all the way back to the group's inception . . . The definitive word on the band * NME Music Book of the Year 2013 *
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Penguin Books Ltd Waging Heavy Peace
Book SynopsisWaging Heavy Peace is the remarkable memoir of rock icon Neil YoungNeil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture in the last four decades, inducted not once but twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Reflective, insightful and disarmingly honest, Waging Heavy Peace is his long-awaited memoir. From his youth in Canada to his crazy journey out to California, through Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash, to his massively successful solo career and his re-emergence as the patron saint of grunge on to his role today as one of the last uncompromised and uncompromising survivors of rock ''n'' roll - this is Neil''s story told in his own words.Young presents a kaleidoscopic view of personal life and musical creativity; it''s a journey that spans the snows of Ontario to the LSD-laden boulevards of 1966 Los Angeles to the contemplative paradise of Hawaii today. Along the way he writes about the music, the victim
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Wallflower Press The Personal Camera – The Subjective Cinema and
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Red Planet Publishing Ltd '77 Sulphate Strip
Book SynopsisAn updated reissue of what, along with England's Dreaming, has become the acknowledged seminal work on punk. Cain was at every major gig and interviewed all of the acts at the time. He was viewed as an 'insider' and his access was unrivalled. This book is a vibrant and fast-paced trip through an extraordinary year. Includes major new interviews with Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten, Strangler Hugh Cornwell and Rat Scabies of The Damned.
£12.34
Wallflower Press Haunted Images – Film, Ethics, Testimony, and the
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The Squeeze Press Every Trick in the Book
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Tricks Of The Mind
Book SynopsisDerren Brown's television and stage performances have entranced and dumbfounded millions. His baffling illusions and stunning set pieces - such as The Seance, Russian Roulette and The Heist - have set new standards of what's possible, as well as causing more than their fair share of controversy. Now, for the first time, he reveals the secrets behind his craft, what makes him tick and just why he grew that beard. Tricks of the Mind takes you on a journey into the structure and pyschology of magic. Derren teaches you how to read clues in people's behaviour and spot liars. He discusses the whys and wherefores of hypnosis and shows how to do it. And he investigates the power of suggestion and how you can massively improve your memory. He also takes a long hard look at the paranormal industry and why some of us feel the need to believe in it in the first place. Alternately hilarious, controversial and challenging, Tricks of the Mind is essential reading for Derren's legions of fans, and pretty bloody irresistible even if you don't like him that much...HIS NEW BOOK, A LITTLE HAPPIER: NOTES FOR REASSURANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW.Trade ReviewTricks of the Mind exposes Derren Brown as a master manipulator, with not a cauldron or genie in sight * New Statesman *Clearly the best dinner party guest in history - he's either a balls-out con artist or the scariest man in Britain -- Charlie Brooker * Guardian *If you see anybody with this book, go the other way -- Hilary Mantel * Guardian *Lifting the lid on some of the darkests secrets from the world of magic, Derren reveals with brutal honesty how some tricks work, how to perfect particular techniques and how to spot lies through people's behaviour. You'll be reading minds in no time! **** * OK! *Will delight anyone with an interest in the weirder things people think and they they think them * Independent on Sunday *
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Wallflower Press The Trouble with Men Masculinities in European
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Penguin Putnam Inc Filmmakers Handbook The Fifth Edition
Book SynopsisThe fifth edition of the definitive guide to producing, directing, shooting, editing, and distributing film.
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Trolley Books Sristi
Book SynopsisSharmila Desai and the art of her unique performance are the source of inspiration for Sristi. Here she presents, through photographs and illustrations, how her art is derived from the practice of ancient Indian worship, and fused with contemporary art and spirituality. Edited by Olivier Berggruen, Sristi also contains a foreword by Trudie Styler and Sting, with essays by Karole Armitage, Olivier Berggruen and Jeffrey Deitch. In Indian worship, Yantra - a pure geometric diagram - is a tool to stimulate inner visualisations, meditations and experiences. One of the predominant elementary diagrams is the triangle, representing the three fold process of creation (Sristi), preservation (Sthithi) and dissolution (Samhara). Shot over a period of seven years by a variety of photographers, this captivating book is an offering to the creative principle of Sristi. It follows the practice of the young, New York-based inspirational force, Sharmila Desai, who has merged many forms of Indian movement beginning with Ashtanga yoga and including elements of the martial art Kalaripayattu and the classical dance, Bharata Natyam. Sristi is edited by Olivier Berggruen, and also contains a foreword by Trudie Styler and Sting, with essays by Karole Armitage, Olivier Berggruen and Jeffrey Deitch. "When I become especially excited about someone who is creating a new type of form, I ask them to present a project at our gallery. I asked Sharmila to develop a project for us without specifying whether or not it should be dance, music or sculpture. It turned out to be a remarkable mixture of all three. Her performance was absorbing and inspiring, an invitation to enter Sharmila's unique spiritual and aesthetic world" - Jeffrey Deitch. "When she teaches you are in the company of an ancient. When she dances, she transforms herself, the goddess emerges and the watcher is transfixed. A beautiful being on whom God shines his light. She is goodness, she is kindness, she is as noble as she is simple. She moves with grace, she embodies grace. There it is: Sharmila Desai is Grace" -Trudie Styler and Sting.
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Oldcastle Books Martin Scorsese
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Creation Books Kill Bill: An Unofficial Casebook Volume One
Book SynopsisUnofficial companion to cult Tarantino classic, Kill Bill.
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Rethink Press The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How To Say
Book SynopsisYou hold in your hands the key to unlocking your inner comedy genius. This comprehensive joke writing masterclass has been devised for beginners and experienced joke writers alike. The techniques you will learn can be used again and again to write funny and original material for stand-up comedy, speeches, political satire, monologues, TV, stage & radio, witty articles and blogs, comedy sketches, sitcom scripts, cartoons & comic-strips and business presentations. When you read this book you will discover: Simple yet powerful ways to write hilarious material on any subject Insider tricks professionals use to get going and keep going Where jokes really come from and why this makes writing easier Techniques for creating simple puns and wordplay for laughs How to tap into a continuous stream of comedy consciousness Creative tools such as Joke-Webbing and the Hadron Joke Collider How to mine newspapers and headlines for topical comedy gold Ways to take jokes in weird and wonderful directions with surrealism How to hone your jokes to maximise laughs and minimise memorisation
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Liverpool University Press The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Book SynopsisNo-one who has ever seen the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) is ever likely to forget the experience. An intense fever dream (or nightmare), it is remarkable for its sense of sustained threat and depiction of an insane but nonetheless (dys)functional family on the furthest reaches of society who have regressed to cannibalism in the face of economic hardship. As well as providing a summary of the making of the film, James Rose discusses the extraordinary censorship history of the film in the UK (essentially banned for two decades) and provides a detailed textual analysis of the film with particular reference to the concept of 'the Uncanny'. He also situates the film in the context of horror film criticism (the 'Final Girl' character) and discusses its influence and subsequent sequels and remakes.Trade ReviewIn-depth, elegant, focused.... Like any good film criticism/appreciation book, it leaves you wanting to revisit the movie as soon as possible. * HorrorTalk *You may think you know Hooper's film, but after reading this Devil's Advocate dissection you will look upon it in a whole new light. * Starburst Magazine *Table of ContentsTobe Hooper and the Making of The Texas Chain Saw MassacreThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre and the BBFCBad OmensThe Charnel HouseThe FamilyThe UncannyLegacyBibliography
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Oxford University Press Jazz on a Winters Night
Book SynopsisJazz on a Winter''s Night is a Christmas piano album of stylish, swinging arrangements. Favourite Christmas carols and songs receive the complete jazz treatment, with rhythm, harmony, grooves, and solos all carefully notated. The expertise of the arranger, a celebrated jazz pianist and composer, guarantees an authentic jazz sound, and a range of styles from Nat King Cole to John Coltrane. While paying homage to American Christmas jazz, the collection also reflects a European tradition, in such time-honoured classics as ''In the bleak mid-winter''.Trade ReviewJazz music and Christmas have a beautifully nostalgic association for many, and it's no surprise that jazz pianist Nikki Iles' Jazz on a Winter's Night has been such a huge success since its 2009 publication, spawning outstanding sequels in Jazz in Springtime, Jazz on a Summer's Day and Jazz in Autumn, - each including a selection of seasonally themed jazz standards and originals from Nikki herself . . . Jazz on a Winter's Night has established itself as my all-time favourite Christmas music book. * www.pianodao.com *An authentic jazz sound can be easily created using Nikki's notated rhythms, grooves, harmonies and solos, and the expertise of the arranger guides players through the diversity of jazz characters. These stylish arrangements and compositions are the perfect introduction to jazz. * Piano Professional, September 2018 *Table of ContentsHave yourself a merry little Christmas ; Winter Wonderland ; I saw three ships ; In the bleak mid-winter ; Noel nouvelet ; Santa Claus is comin' to town ; The Christmas Song ('Merry Christmas to You') ; O little town of Bethlehem ; Balulalow ; Sans Day carol ; Silent night
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Outline Press Ltd Monkees, Head, and the 60s
Book SynopsisHow has a group conceived as a short-lived commodity outlived many more 'real' bands by nearly fifty years? Why are The Monkees still important, and what does this tell us about their music, their TV show, and our understanding of popular culture today? Despite being built in Hollywood, and not necessarily to last, that is precisely what their music, TV, and cinematic output has done. They in many ways unique-as the first 'made for TV' band, their success introduced methods of marketing pop that have since become standard industry practice; their 'big screen' use of film and images in live performance is likewise now a firmly established principle of concert staging; and in the way they changed the rules of the game, taking control over their own affairs at the height of the success, risking magnificent failure by doing so. The Monkees invented a new kind of TV, gave a new model to the music industry, and left behind one of the most enigmatic movies of the modern era, Head. This book is about all that and more. Beginning by exploring the origins and personalities of the four Monkees before looking in depth at their work together on screen, on stage, and on record, this is the first serious study of the band and the first to fully acknowledge their importance to the development of pop as we now know it.
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Dover Publications Inc. The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers Dover
Book SynopsisThis 1949 volume remains the most comprehensive study of G. B. Guadagnini's life, work, and legacy. Includes a catalog of masterpieces and a new Introduction by an authority on musical instruments.
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Dover Publications Inc. Petrushka in Full Score Original Version Dover
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Travis and Emery Music Bookshop The Present State of Music in Germany, The Netherlands and United Provinces. [Vol.2. - 366 Pages. Facsimile of the First Edition, 1773.]
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Hal Leonard Europe Limited Really Easy Piano: Oasis
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Cambridge University Press When Hollywood Was Right How Movie Stars Studio
Book SynopsisThis book rediscovers how there once was a Hollywood Right. Using extensive new archival material, Donald Critchlow reveals how Hollywood Republicans remade America by successfully backing such candidates as Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George Murphy. Readers will never think about Hollywood politics again in the same way.Trade Review'When Hollywood Was Right offers a lesson for today of how an embattled, factionalized Republican Party came together to elect a principled and pragmatic conservative, Ronald Reagan, to the presidency. Plus this is a damn good read.' Barry Goldwater, Jr, former United States Congressman'Hollywood wasn't always a stronghold of the political Left. Back in the days after World War II, many movie moguls and movie stars - Louis B. Mayer, Cecil B. DeMille, Walt Disney, John Wayne, George Murphy - worked to revitalize the Republican Party. Donald Critchlow tells the exciting story of how they did, and how they helped elect Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan president.' Michael Barone, Senior Political Analyst, Washington Examiner, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, and co-author, The Almanac of American Politics'While liberal movie stars vociferously proclaim that the blacklisted Hollywood Ten were innocent of any wrongdoing, Donald T. Critchlow presents the opposite view starting from the Great Depression and ending with the presidential election of Ronald Reagan. Written judiciously with passion and verve, this volume should be standard reading …' Irwin F. Gellman, Franklin and Marshall College, and author of Secret Affairs, The Contender, and The President and the Apprentice'Few people have more insightful things to say about modern politics than the historian Donald Critchlow. Now Critchlow has focused his keen political and historical skills on Hollywood. The result is a provocative, smart, original, and entertaining book that should be required reading for all students of American politics and popular culture.' Steven M. Gillon, Scholar-in-Residence, The History Channel'Don Critchlow has done it again. When Hollywood Was Right is the most comprehensive and detailed account of an epic that is too often told in black and white cartoonish tones. Critchlow captures the paradoxes of how the left-right clashes of the mid-twentieth century affected Hollywood, in many cases for the better. This fine-grained narrative, brimming with new detail Critchlow has unearthed from unused archives, leaves us wondering what is being lost in today's almost monolithically leftist Hollywood.' Steven Hayward, Thomas Smith Distinguished Fellow, Ashland University'This incisive, first-rate study is based on extensive archival research. When Hollywood Was Right masterfully tells how anticommunism drove film industry executives, directors, and stars, allied with business leaders, to remake the Republican Party in California after World War II. As Professor Donald T. Critchlow astutely argues, the result had national implications. These conservatives backed Richard Nixon and ultimately put one of their own, Ronald Reagan, in the White House.' William J. Rorabaugh, University of Washington and author of The Real Making of the President: Kennedy, Nixon, and the 1960 Election'Donald Critchlow's When Hollywood Was Right helps puncture the myth that Hollywood has always been an unopposed bastion of liberalism. Surveying Hollywood's political landscape from the 1930s to 1980, Critchlow deftly reveals how Republican movie stars, studio moguls, and Southern California business leaders worked together to rebuild their party and help launch a conservative revolution that transformed the shape of American politics.' Steven J. Ross, University of Southern California, and author of Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics'This is a book well worth reading. Certainly every academic library should own a copy.' Hope Leman, Critical Margins (criticalmargins.com)'The stories Critchlow tells are fascinating in their own right. From a broader perspective, they also help inform our understanding of the complicated pathways by which some major American institutions - the film industry, journalism, academia - have, over time, come to tilt further to the left (not uniformly, as the book makes clear), while other institutions - religion, law, corporate America and the GOP itself - have come to lean further to the right.' Neil Gross, salon.com'The idea of an era in which Hollywood exerted a substantial influence in Republican politics seems almost science fictional … When Hollywood Was Right offers an insightful examination of just such a strange proposition.' Commentary'Critchlow goes beyond the production sets and screenplays. He shows how Hollywood actually aided the electoral prospects of Republican presidential candidates Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.' The Weekly StandardTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Setting the stage in the 1930s: Republicans on defense; 2. Anti-communism comes to Hollywood; 3. The Red Scare hits Hollywood; 4. Nixon plays Hollywood; 5. The Hollywood Right goes for Goldwater and finds Reagan; 6. Ronald Reagan: triumph and decline of the Hollywood Right.
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Tate Publishing How Art Made Pop
Book SynopsisA remarkable and exhaustive study examining the intertwined histories of pop music and the visual arts, and exploring the exhilarating exchange between art schools and the pop stars that they nurtured (or, occasionally, expelled) How Art Made Pop encompasses the worldwide history of art school rock, and brings the story up to date by surveying recent trends and the practices contemporary of artist-musicians The individuals that populate How Art Made Pop may still have become successful musicians if they hadn't studied art, but the kind of musicians that they became, and the kind of music that they became interested in that was predominantly informed and modified by art school attendance. Where once these musicians would have considered themselves entertainers, they now became artists. And hence what they practiced - i.e. popular music - became an art form, not least because they said it was.
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University of California Press Radical Bodies
Book SynopsisDance was a fundamental part of the art world in the 1960s, the most volatile decade in American art, offering a radical image of bodily presence in a moment of revolutionary change. Halprin, Forti, and Rainer - all with Jewish roots - found themselves at the epicenter of this upheaval. This book tells their stories.Trade Review"...[an] attractive, large-format volume [that] gives props to 96-year-old Anna Halprin." * The Village Voice *"Through photos, objects and rare footage [featured in the book], the experiments on Ms. Halprin's deck are revealed to be crucial to the Judson revolution and so much that has happened since in New York postmodern dance." * New York Times *"The book significantly revisit[s] the body of the sixties as a living and breathing resource of inspiration, complexity, and revolution." * The Woman's Art Journal *"More than an exhibition catalogue, the text, populated by images of the exhibit’s artifacts, offers an absorptive record that celebrates Halprin, Forti, and Rainer’s historical oeuvres. While maintaining a critical, discursive perspective, especially in the three grounding essays by the book’s editors, the text additionally weaves together artist writings, critical reflection, and personal anecdotes by Forti, John Rockwell, and Morton Subotnick. These supplementary pieces invite the voices of the artist, critic, and collaborator, respectively, giving the book a diverse stylistic ethos that performatively addresses the intangible aspects of its subjects: the body, performance, and time-based materials." * The Drama Review *"This catalog brings new insights into the essential and world-changing new ideas on art making that these three women ignited and nurtured and continue to do so—all three remain active in the dance world." * Journal of Dance Education *"The book is punctuated with visuals: performance photos, film stills, rehearsal notes, manuscripts, drawings, and improvisational scores. The visual organization asks its reader to engage with Halprin, Forti, and Rainer’s radical bodies through images of them in motion and written representations of their work." * PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art *"This catalog brings new insights into the essential and world-changing new ideas on art making that these three women ignited and nurtured and continue to do so—all three remain active in the dance world." * Journal of Dance Education *"Radical Bodies and Judson Dance Theater raise a final relevant to intellectual history: how do we consider the ephemerality of the past? . . . The historical essays as well as the photographs, notebook pages, scores, and other archival sources richly documented in the book mean that while we can’t go back again to the dancing bodies themselves, we can still activate the meanings left in their wake." * Society for US Intellectual History *
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University of California Press Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures
Book SynopsisCollects manifestoes from the global history of cinema, providing an historical and theoretical account of the role played by film manifestos in filmmaking and film culture. This book uncovers a neglected, yet nevertheless central history of the cinema, exploring a series of documents that postulate ways in which to re-imagine the cinema.Trade Review"The most important film book of the year ... required reading for both students and lovers of cinema." CHOICETable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction. "An Invention without a Future" 1. The Avant-Garde(s) The Futurist Cinema (Italy, 1916) F.T. Marinetti, Bruno Corra, et al. Lenin Decree (USSR, 1919) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin The ABCs of Cinema (France, 1917--1921) Blaise Cendrars WE: Variant of a Manifesto (USSR, 1922) Dziga Vertov The Method of Making Workers' Films (USSR, 1925) Sergei Eisenstein Constructivism in the Cinema (USSR, 1928) Alexei Gan Preface: Un chien Andalou (France, 1928) Luis Bunuel Manifesto of the Surrealists Concerning L'Age d'or (France, 193) The Surrealist Group Manifesto on "Que Viva Mexico" (USA, 1933) The Editors of Experimental Film Spirit of Truth (France, 1933) Le Corbusier An Open Letter to the Film Industry and to All Who Are Interested in the Evolution of the Good Film (Hungary, 1934) Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Light*Form*Movement*Sound (USA, 1935) Mary Ellen Bute Prolegomena for All Future Cinema (France, 1952) Guy Debord No More Flat Feet! (France, 1952) Lettriste International The Lettristes Disavow the Insulters of Chaplin (France, 1952) Jean-Isidore Isou, Maurice Lemaitre, and Gabriel Pomerand The Only Dynamic Art (USA, 1953) Jim Davis A Statement of Principles (USA, 1961) Maya Deren The First Statement of the New American Cinema Group (USA, 1961) New American Cinema Group Foundation for the Invention and Creation of Absurd Movies (USA, 1962) Ron Rice From Metaphors on Vision (USA, 1963) Stan Brakhage Kuchar 8mm Film Manifesto (USA, 1964) George Kuchar Film Andepandan [Independents] Manifesto (Japan, 1964) Takahiko Iimura, Koichiro Ishizaki, et al. Discontinuous Films (Canada, 1967) Keewatin Dewdney Hand-Made Films Manifesto (Australia, 1968) Ubu Films, Thoms Cinema Manifesto (Australia, 1971) Arthur Cantrill and Corinne Cantrill For a Metahistory of Film: Commonplace Notes and Hypotheses (USA, 1971) Hollis Frampton Elements of the Void (Greece, 1972) Gregory Markopoulos Small Gauge Manifesto (USA, 198) JoAnn Elam and Chuck Kleinhans Cinema of Transgression Manifesto (USA, 1985) Nick Zedd Modern, All Too Modern (USA, 1988) Keith Sanborn Open Letter to the Experimental Film Congress: Let's Set the Record Straight (Canada, 1989) Peggy Ahwesh, Caroline Avery, et al. Anti-1 Years of Cinema Manifesto (USA, 1996) Jonas Mekas The Decalogue (Czech Republic, 1999) Jan Svankmajer Your Film Farm Manifesto on Process Cinema (Canada, 212) Philip Hoffman 2. National and Transnational Cinemas From "The Glass Eye" (Italy, 1933) Leo Longanesi The Archers' Manifesto (UK, 1942) Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger What Is Wrong with Indian Films? (India, 1948) Satyajit Ray Bunuel the Poet (Mexico, 1951) Octavio Paz French Cinema Is Over (France, 1952) Serge Berna, Guy Debord, et al. Some Ideas on the Cinema (Italy, 1953) Cesare Zavattini A Certain Tendency in French Cinema (France, 1954) Francois Truffaut Salamanca Manifesto & Conclusions of the Congress of Salamanca (Spain, 1955) Juan Antonio Bardem Free Cinema Manifestos (UK, 1956--1959) Committee for Free Cinema The Oberhausen Manifesto (West Germany, 1962) Alexander Kluge, Edgar Reitz, et al. Untitled [Oberhausen 1965] (West Germany, 1965) Jean-Marie Straub, Rodolf Thome, Dirk Alvermann, et al. The Mannheim Declaration (West Germany, 1967) Joseph von Sternberg, Alexander Kluge, et al. Sitges Manifesto (Spain, 1967) Manuel Revuelta, Antonio Artero, Joachin Jorda, and Julian Marcos How to Make a Canadian Film (Canada, 1967) Guy Glover How to Not Make a Canadian Film (Canada, 1967) Claude Jutra From "The Estates General of the French Cinema, May 1968" (France, 1968) Thierry Derocles, Michel Demoule, Claude Chabrol, and Marin Karmitz Manifesto of the New Cinema Movement (India, 1968) Arun Kaul and Mrinal Sen What Is to Be Done? (France, 197) Jean-Luc Godard The Winnipeg Manifesto (Canada, 1974) Denys Arcand, Colin Low, Don Shebib, et al. Hamburg Declaration of German Filmmakers (West Germany, 1979) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, et al. Manifesto I (Denmark, 1984) Lars von Trier Manifesto II (Denmark, 1987) Lars von Trier Manifesto III: I Confess! (Denmark, 199) Lars von Trier The Cinema We Need (Canada, 1985) R. Bruce Elder Pathways to the Establishment of a Nigerian Film Industry (Nigeria, 1985) Ola Balogun Manifesto of 1988 (German Democratic Republic, 1988) Young DEFA Filmmakers In Praise of a Poor Cinema (Scotland, 1993) Colin McArthur Dogme '95 Manifesto and Vow of Chastity (Denmark, 1995) Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg I Sinema Manifesto (Indonesia, 1999) Dimas Djayadinigrat, Enison Sinaro, et al. 3. Third Cinemas, Colonialism, Decolonization, and Postcolonialism Manifesto of the New Cinema Group (Mexico, 1961) El grupo nuevo cine Cinema and Underdevelopment (Argentina, 1962) Fernando Birri The Aesthetics of Hunger (Brazil, 1965) Glauber Rocha For an Imperfect Cinema (Cuba, 1969) Julio Garcia Espinosa Towards a Third Cinema: Notes and Experiences for the Development of a Cinema of Liberation in the Third World (Argentina, 1969) Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino Film Makers and the Popular Government Political Manifesto (Chile, 197) Comite de cine de la unidad popular Consciousness of a Need (Uruguay, 197) Mario Handler Militant Cinema: An Internal Category of Third Cinema (Argentina, 1971) Octavio Getino and Fernando Solanas For Colombia 1971: Militancy and Cinema (Colombia, 1971) Carlos Alvarez The Cinema: Another Face of Colonised Quebec (Canada, 1971) Association professionnelle des cineastes du Quebec 8 Millimeters versus 8 Millions (Mexico, 1972) Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Arturo Ripstein, Paul Leduc, et al. Manifesto of the Palestinian Cinema Group (Palestine, 1973) Palestinian Cinema Group Resolutions of the Third World Filmmakers Meeting (Algeria, 1973) Fernando Birri, Ousmane Sembene, Jorge Silva, et al. The Luz e Acao Manifesto (Brazil, 1973) Carlos Diegues, Glauber Rocha, et al. Problems of Form and Content in Revolutionary Cinema (Bolivia, 1976) Jorge Sanjines Manifesto of the National Front of Cinematographers (Mexico, 1975) Paul Leduc, Jorge Fons, et al. The Algiers Charter on African Cinema (Algeria, 1975) FEPACI (Federation panafricaine des cineastes) Declaration of Principles and Goals of the Nicaraguan Institute of Cinema (Nicaragua, 1979) Nicaraguan Institute of Cinema What Is the Cinema for Us? (Mauritania, 1979) Med Hondo Niamey Manifesto of African Filmmakers (Niger, 1982) FEPACI (Federation panafricaine des cineastes) Black Independent Filmmaking: A Statement by the Black Audio Film Collective (UK, 1983) John Akomfrah From Birth Certificate of the International School of Cinema and Television in San Antonio de Los Banos, Cuba, Nicknamed the School of Three Worlds (Cuba, 1986) Fernando Birri FeCAViP Manifesto (France, 199) Federation of Caribbean Audiovisual Professionals Final Communique of the First Frontline Film Festival and Workshop (Zimbabwe, 199) SADCC (South African Development Coordination Conference) Pocha Manifesto #1 (USA, 1994) Sandra Pena-Sarmiento Poor Cinema Manifesto (Cuba, 24) Humberto Solas Jollywood Manifesto (Haiti, 28) Cine Institute The Toronto Declaration: No Celebration of Occupation (Canada, 29) John Greyson, Naomi Klein, et al. 4. Gender, Feminist, Queer, Sexuality, and Porn Manifestos Woman's Place in Photoplay Production (USA, 1914) Alice Guy-Blache Hands Off Love (France, 1927) Maxime Alexandre, Louis Aragon, et al. The Perfect Filmic Appositeness of Maria Montez (USA, 1962) Jack Smith On Film No. 4 (In Taking the Bottoms of 365 Saints of Our Time) (UK, 1967) Yoko Ono Statement (USA, 1969) Kenneth Anger Wet Dream Film Festival Manifesto (The Netherlands, 197) S.E.L.F. (Sexual Egalitarianism and Libertarian Fraternity) Women's Cinema as Counter-Cinema (UK, 1973) Claire Johnston Manifesto for a Non-sexist Cinema (Canada, 1974) FECIP (Federation europeenne du cinema progressiste) Womanifesto (USA, 1975) Feminists in the Media Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (UK, 1975) Laura Mulvey An Egret in the Porno Swamp: Notes of Sex in the Cinema (Sweden, 1977) Vilgot Sjoman For the Self-Expression of the Arab Woman (France, 1978) Heiny Srour, Salma Baccar, and Magda Wassef Manifesto of the Women Filmmakers (West Germany, 1979) Verband der Filmarbeiterinnen Wimmin's Fire Brigade Communique (Canada, 1982) Wimmin's Fire Brigade Thoughts on Women's Cinema: Eating Words, Voicing Struggles (USA, 1986) Yvonne Rainer The Post Porn Modernist Manifesto (USA, 1989) Annie Sprinkle, Veronica Vera, et al. Statement of African Women Professionals of Cinema, Television and Video (Burkina Faso, 1991) FEPACI (Federation panafricaine des cineastes) Puzzy Power Manifesto: Thoughts on Women and Pornography (Denmark, 1998) Vibeke Windelov, Lene Borglum, et al. Cinema with Tits (Spain, 1998) Iciar Bollain My Porn Manifesto (France, 22) Ovidie No More Mr. Nice Gay: A Manifesto (USA, 29) Todd Verow Barefoot Filmmaking Manifesto (UK, 29) Sally Potter Dirty Diaries Manifesto (Sweden, 29) Mia Engberg 5. Militating Hollywood Code to Govern the Making of Talking, Synchronized and Silent Motion Pictures (Motion Picture Production Code) (USA, 193) Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Red Films: Soviets Spreading Doctrine in U.S. Theatres (USA, 1935) William Randolph Hearst Statement of Principles (USA, 1944) Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals Screen Guide for Americans (USA, 1947) Ayn Rand White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art (USA, 1962) Manny Farber Super Fly: A Summary of Objections by the Kuumba Workshop (USA, 1972) Kuumba Workshop The World Is Changing: Some Thoughts on Our Business (USA, 1991) Jeffrey Katzenberg Full Frontal Manifesto (USA, 21) Steven Soderbergh 6. The Creative Treatment of Actuality Towards a Social Cinema (France, 193) Jean Vigo From "First Principles of Documentary" (UK, 1932) John Grierson Manifesto on the Documentary Film (UK, 1933) Oswell Blakeston Declaration of the Group of Thirty (France, 1953) Jean Painleve, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Alain Resnais, et al. Initial Statement of the Newsreel (USA, 1967) New York Newsreel Nowsreel, or the Potentialities of a Political Cinema (USA, 197) Robert Kramer, New York Newsreel Documentary Filmmakers Make Their Case (Poland, 1971) Bohdan Kosinski, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Tomasz Zygadlo The Asian Filmmakers at Yamagata YIDFF Manifesto (Japan, 1989) Kidlat Tahimik, Stephen Teo, et al. Minnesota Declaration: Truth and Fact in Documentary Cinema (Germany, 1999) Werner Herzog Defocus Manifesto (Denmark, 2) Lars von Trier Kill the Documentary as We Know It (USA, 22) Jill Godmilow Ethnographic Cinema (EC): A Manifesto{ths}/{ths}A Provocation (USA, 23) Jay Ruby Reality Cinema Manifesto (Russia, 25) Vitaly Manskiy Documentary Manifesto (USA, 28) Albert Maysles China Independent Film Festival Manifesto: Shamans * Animals (People's Republic of China, 211) By several documentary filmmakers who participated and also who did not participate in the festival 7. States, Dictatorships, the Comintern, and Theocracies Capture the Film! Hints on the Use of, Out of the Use of, Proletarian Film Propaganda (USA, 1925) Willi Munzenberg The Legion of Decency Pledge (USA, 1938) Archbishop John McNicholas Creative Film (Germany, 1935) Joseph Goebbels Vigilanti Cura: On Motion Pictures (Vatican City, 1936) Pope Pius XI Four Cardinal Points of A Revolucao de Maio (Portugal, 1937) Antonio Lopes Ribeiro From On the Art of Cinema (North Korea, 1973) Kim Jong-il 8. Archives, Museums, Festivals, and Cinematheques A New Source of History: The Creation of a Depository for Historical Cinematography (Poland/France, 1898) Boleslaw Matuszewski The Film Prayer (USA, c. 192) A. P. Hollis The Film Society (UK, 1925) Iris Barry Filmliga Manifesto (The Netherlands, 1927) Joris Ivens, Henrik Scholte, Men'no Ter Bbaak, et al. Statement of Purposes (USA, 1948) Amos Vogel, Cinema 16 The Importance of Film Archives (UK, 1948) Ernest Lindgren A Plea for a Canadian Film Archive (Canada, 1949) Hye Bossin Open Letter to Film-Makers of the World (USA, 1966) Jonas Mekas A Declaration from the Committee for the Defense of La Cinematheque francaise (France, 1968) Committee for the Defense of La Cinematheque francaise Filmmakers versus the Museum of Modern Art (USA, 1969) Hollis Frampton, Ken Jacobs, and Michael Snow Anthology Film Archives Manifesto (USA, 197) P. Adams Sitney Toward an Ethnographic Film Archive (USA, 1971) Alan Lomax Brooklyn Babylon Cinema Manifesto (USA, 1998) Scott Miller Berry and Stephen Kent Jusick Don't Throw Film Away: The FIAF 7th Anniversary Manifesto (France, 28) Hisashi Okajima and La federation internationale des archives du film Manifesto Working Group The Lindgren Manifesto: The Film Curator of the Future (Italy, 21) Paolo Cherchi Usai Film Festival Form: A Manifesto (UK, 212) Mark Cousins 9. Sounds and Silence A Statement on Sound (USSR, 1928) Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Grigori Alexandrov A Rejection of the Talkies (USA, 1931) Charlie Chaplin A Dialogue on Sound: A Manifesto (UK, 1934) Basil Wright and B. Vivian Braun Amalfi Manifesto (Italy, 1967) Michelangelo Antonioni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini, et al. 10. The Digital Revolution Culture: Intercom and Expanded Cinema: A Proposal and Manifesto (USA, 1966) Stan VanDerBeek The Digital Revolution and the Future Cinema (Iran, 2) Samira Makhmalbaf The Pluginmanifesto (UK, 21) Ana Kronschnabl Digital Dekalogo: A Manifesto for a Filmless Philippines (The Philippines, 23) Khavn de la Cruz 11. Aesthetics and the Futures of the Cinema The Birth of the Sixth Art (France, 1911) Ricciotto Canudo Memo from Walt Disney to Don Graham (USA, 1935) Walt Disney The Birth of a New Avant Garde: La camera-stylo (France, 1948) Alexandre Astruc From Preface to Film (UK, 1954) Raymond Williams The Snakeskin (Sweden, 1965) Ingmar Bergman Manifesto (Italy, 1965) Roberto Rossellini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Tinto Brass, et al. Manifesto on the Release of La Chinoise (France, 1967) Jean-Luc Godard Direct Action Cinema Manifesto (USA, 1985) Rob Nilsson Remodernist Film Manifesto (USA, 28) Jesse Richards The Age of Amateur Cinema Will Return (People's Republic of China, 21) Jia Zhangke Appendix. What Is a Manifesto Film? Notes Acknowledgments of Permissions Index
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