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Book SynopsisThe first print reference book combining heavy metal, horror films and the many garish music movies of the past 40 years.

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Book SynopsisMeshes of the Afternoon (1943), filmed by Maya Deren and her then husband Alexader Hammid in their bungalow above Sunset Boulevard for a mere $274.90, is the most important film in the history of American avant-garde cinema. The artistic collaboration between Deren and Hammid finds its distorted reflection in the vision of the film's tormented female protagonist. Its focus - through a series of intricate and interlocking dream sequences - on female experience and the domestic sphere links Meshes to the Hollywood melodramas of the period, while its unsettling atmosphere of dread, death and doubles makes it a counter-cinematic cousin to film noir. The film has influenced not only the subsequent history of experimental film, but also on the work of Hollywood auteurs. It is a touchstone of women's film-making, of modern cinema and of modern art. John David Rhodes traces the film's history back into the lives of Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, but in particular that of Deren. He reads the film as a culmination of Deren's abiding interest in modernism and her intense engagement in socialist politics. Rhodes argues that while the film remains a powerful point of reference for feminist film-makers and experimentalists, it is also an example of political art in the broadest terms. In his foreword to this new edition, Rhodes reflects upon the film's continuing importance for and influence upon feminist and avant-garde filmmaking.Table of ContentsPrologue: 'Hollywood, 1943' 1.An Exile 2. A Young Socialist 3. Modernist Commitments 4. With Dunham 5. In Hollywood 6. Couples, Doubles 7. Shadow of Girl Arrives 8. The General Audience and the Particular Filmmaker 9. Reflections and Shadows 10. Particularly Universal Notes Credits

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Book SynopsisThe official guide to creating exceptional Disney-themed events with Mickey Mouse, the Little Mermaid, Moana, and more! Who says Disney is just for kids? Now everyone can experience the enchantment of their favourite characters and stories in this gorgeous guide to throwing amazing Disney-inspired events. Featuring birthdays, bridal showers, festive viewing parties, and more, this comprehensive guide features plans for designing invitations and gifts, planning meals, decorating event spaces, and re-creating the 'Disney magic' with games, crafts, and recipes.

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Book SynopsisThe Emergence of Video Processing Tools presents stories of the development of early video tools and systems designed and built by artists and technologists during the late 1960s and 70s. Split over two volumes, the contributors examine the intersection of art and science and look at collaborations among inventors, designers and artists trying to create new tools to capture and manipulate images in revolutionary ways. The contributors include 'video pioneers,' who have been active since the emergence of the aesthetic, and technologists, who continue to design, build and hack media tools. The book also looks at contemporary toolmakers and the relationship between these new tools and the past. Video and media production is a growing area of interest in art and this collection will be an indispensable guide to its origins and its future.Trade Review'Provides a new angle on the history of art and technology' -- The Videofreex, Andrew IngallTable of ContentsVOLUME ONE: Section 1: Histories Introduction – Kathy High Beginnings (With Artist Manifestos) – Kathy High Mapping Video Art as Category, or an Archaeology of the Conceptualizations of Video – Jeremy Culler Impulses – Tools – Christiane Paul and Jack Toolin The Art-Style Computer-Processing System, 1974 – Tom Sherman Machine Aesthetics Are Always Modern – Tom Sherman Electronic Video Instruments and Public Sector Funding – Mona Jimenez TV Lab: Image-making Tools – Howard Weinberg The New Television Workshop at WGBH, Boston – John Minkowsky The National Center for Experiments in Television at KQED-TV, San Francisco – John Minkowsky The Experimental Television Center: Advancing Alternative Production Resources, Artist Collectives and Electronic Video-Imaging Systems – Jeremy Culler Interstitial Images: Histories Section 2: People and Networks Introduction – Sherry Miller Hocking From Component Level: Interview With LoVid – Michael Connor Memory Series – Phosphography in CRT 5", Mexico, 2005 – Carolina Esparragoza The Rhetoric of Soft Tools – Marisa Olson Jeremy Bailey and His ‘Total Symbiotic Art System’ – Carolyn Tennant De-commodification of Artworks: Networked Fantasy of the Open – Timothy Murray Virtuosity as Creative Freedom – Michael Century Distribution Religion – Dan Sandin and Phil Morton A Toy for a Toy – Ralph Hocking Woody Vasulka: Dialogue With the (Demons in the) Tool – Lenka Dolanova with Woody Vasulka A Demo Tape on How to Play Video on a Violin – Jean Gagnon Application to the Guggenheim Foundation, 1980 – Ralph Hocking Thoughts on Collaboration: Art and Technology – Sherry Miller Hocking Interstitial Images: People and Networks VOLUME TWO: Section 3: Tools Introduction – Mona Jimenez Mods, Pods and Designs: Designing Tools and Systems – Kathy High Computer-Based Video Synthesizer System, ETC – Donald McArthur, Walter Wright and Richard Brewster Design/Electronic Arts: The Buffalo Conference, March 10–13, 1977 – John Minkowsky Instruments, Apparel, Apparatus: An Essay of Definitions – Jean Gagnon Expanding ‘Image-processed Video’ as Art: Subverting and Building Control Systems – Jeremy Culler The Grammar of Electronic Image Processing – Sherry Miller Hocking ETC’s System – Hank Rudolph On Voltage Control: An Interview With Hank Rudolph – Kathy High and Mona Jimenez 'Insofar as the rose can remember…' – Carolyn Tennant Analog to Digital: Artists Using Technology – Yvonne Spielmann Analog Meets Digital In and Around the Experimental Television Center – Kathy High, Mona Jimenez and Dave Jones Multi-tracking Control Voltages: HARPO – Carl Geiger and Mona Jimenez Finding the Tiny Dot: Designing Pantomation – Mona Jimenez Preserving Machines – Mona Jimenez A Catalog Record for the Raster Manipulation Unit – Mona Jimenez Copying-It-Right: Archiving the Media Art of Phil Morton – Jon Cates Proposal for Low-cost Retrieval of Early Videotapes Produced on Obsolete Equipment and/or Videotape That Will Not Play Back, or Resurrection Bus (1980) – Ralph Hocking Interstitial Images: Tools

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Book SynopsisIl Conformist has mesmerised audiences by Bertulocci''s mastery of the telling, the beauty of the images, the camera work, its soundtrack, and the intensity with which the characters convey powerful psychic energies. This unique European film classic deserves no less the unique perspective brought to it here by Christopher Wagstaff''s expert eye.

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Book SynopsisWritten on the Wind (1956) is one of classical Hollywood's most striking films and ranks among Douglas Sirk's finest achievements. An intense melodrama about an alcoholic playboy who marries the woman his best friend secretly loves, the film is highly stylised, psychologically complex, and marked by Sirk's characteristic charting of the social realities of 1950s America. This first single study of Written on the Wind reassesses the film's artistic heritage and place within the wider framework of contemporary American culture. Incorporating original archival research, Peter William Evans examines the production, promotion and reception of Written on the Wind, exploring its themes – of time, memory, space, family, class and sex – as well as its brilliance of form. Its vivid aesthetics, powerful performances and profound treatment of human emotions, make Written on the Wind a masterpiece of Hollywood melodrama.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments .- Overture: The Wind .- 1 Production and Promotion .- 2 Realism, Modernism and Melodrama .- 3 Mise en scene .- 4 Dorothy Malons/Marylee: 'Enough devil in her...' .- 5 Lauren Bacall: 'A lady, a beautiful lady' .- 6 Rock Hudson and Robert Stack: Cain and Abel .- Coda: The River .- Synopsis .- Notes .- Credits .- Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisFrom bloodsucking schoolgirls to flesh-eating zombies, and from psychopathic killers to beasts from hell, '100 European Horror Films' provides a lively and illuminating guide to a hundred key horror movies from the 1920s to the present day. Alongside films from countries particularly associated with horror production - notably Germany, Italy, and Spain and movies by key horror filmmakers such as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, and Lucio Fulci, '100 European Horror Films' also includes films from countries as diverse as Denmark, Belgium, and the Soviet Union, and filmmakers such as Bergman, Polanski and Claire Denis, more commonly associated with art cinema. The book features entries representing key horror subgenres such as the Italian 'giallo' thrillers of the late 60s and 70s, psychological thrillers, and zombie, cannibal, and vampire movies. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, major credits, and a commentary on the film's significance, together with its production and exhibition history

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Book SynopsisDerek Lidow delves into the deep history of innovation to deliver essential new insights into how entrepreneurs create value and bring about change. Telling the captivating stories of people from many different cultures over thousands of years, he shows how entrepreneurs transform the world through relentless innovation.Trade ReviewDerek Lidow’s intellectual curiosity is infectious! I was dazzled by his ability to use deep-in-the-weeds historical research to illustrate fundamental principles of entrepreneurship through the ages. Not only did I learn about fascinating historical examples previously unknown to me, but I was also treated to great visual imagery as Lidow made the examples come alive. His skill in weaving incisive examples into solid empirical generalization is clearly a skill that stems from his practical business knowledge. He takes the reader around the world and through the centuries, using fascinating case material to document his argument that the principles of entrepreneurship are deeply embedded in the way civilization has evolved over the millennia. Entrepreneurship scholars and other interested readers are going to love this book. -- Howard E. Aldrich, Kenan Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina Chapel HillWhen asked to identify the single most important ingredient to economic success, I would say, “entrepreneurship”. This book not only shows, thankfully, that I was right but does so with what is probably the most comprehensive, rigorous and richly documented treatment of the subject. Derek Lidow carefully defines entrepreneurship and then describes the way entrepreneurs interact with society—the key to their importance. Every concept and paradigm is illustrated with fascinating, historical episodes—from the Han Dynasty in China to the Roman Empire to Silicon Valley. Lidow unpacks the subject (“scaling supply…scaling demand…scaling simplicity”) and then puts the pieces back together in the final chapters on the role of government in regulating entrepreneurs. The book is highly nuanced: the section on “scaling slavery” is disturbing reading. The historical anecdotes reveal delightful tidbits. Who knew that the first semiconductor company located in Palo Alto, California because the director wanted to be close to his mother? This book is three books in one. It is a history book, meticulously describing entrepreneurship through the ages. It is an economics book, analyzing the incentives and behavior of entrepreneurs, their consequences, and society’s reaction. And it is a management book for students and professors of entrepreneurship. That all three are delivered in an engaging and easygoing style bodes well for The Entrepreneurs becoming a classic. -- Shanta Devarajan, Georgetown University, former senior director for development economics at the World BankOur future success rests on our ability to harness the creative and innovative potential of all—a quest made possible only by understanding the evolution of entrepreneurship and the factors inherent in shaping the ecosystem in which founders operate. Derek Lidow’s work provides masterful insight into what has come before and how that should inform our efforts to create a more accessible, inclusive, and equitable path to entrepreneurship going forward. -- Anita Sands, board director of multiple companies and venture partner, New Enterprise AssociatesLidow takes on the study of entrepreneurship with a long historical lens, revealing compelling macro-patterns across time. A very enjoyable read. -- Kaihan Krippendorff, author of Driving Innovation from Within: A Guide for Internal EntrepreneursFascinating. Informative. Well organized. Impressively insightful. Will have a special appeal to readers with an interest in the history of entrepreneurship, economic history, and environmental economics. Unreservedly recommended. * Midwest Book Review *Prof. Lidow is well qualified not only to put forth a thorough history of entrepreneurs, but also to highlight the lessons to be learned from their successes and failures throughout the centuries. He leaves the reader with a much clearer picture of what constitutes an entrepreneur, and what can be done to continue reaping the benefits of entrepreneurialism while minimizing the unwanted consequences. More than just an entertaining read, The Entrepreneurs: The Relentless Quest for Value is the beginning of a plan for encouraging good entrepreneurial efforts in the future. * NetworkDataPedia *Lidow has crafted a useful perspective on the 'quest for value' at the heart of most entrepreneurial adventures. The Entrepreneurs nudges us to appreciate those successful actors who have capitalized on broader change, created material improvements in how we work and live cooperatively, and left a legacy for others to build on. * strategy+business *Table of ContentsPreface: Stumped No LongerIntroduction: An Indispensable Problem1. Emergence2. The Core of Entrepreneurship3. Outsiders4. Fuel to Fire5. Entrepreneur Versus Entrepreneur6. Scaling Supply7. Scaling Demand8. Scaling Simplicity9. Scaling Consequences10. Attempts at Control11. Value Beyond Money12. The Possibilities of Our Entrepreneurial FutureNotes on the Definition of “Entrepreneur”Bibliographic NotesAcknowledgmentsIndex

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Book SynopsisComic book behind the upcoming new movie starring Sigourney Weaver & Michelle Rodriguez and directed by Walter Hill! A crime noir thriller from the team of critically acclaimed Hard Case Crime comic series, Triggerman - Walter Hill, Matz and Jef! Hitman Frank Kitchen's assignment to kill a celebrated fashion designer takes an unexpected turn when his victim's sister, a sociopathic surgeon, decides to punish him in the unique way only she can... Abducted and operated on against his will, Frank awakens in an altered condition - but with a hitman's hunger for revenge...Trade Review-It's bloody brilliant! 4.5 out of 5- - Big Comic Page -Jef's artwork is classic noir- - Bounding Into Comics -In my opinion Walter Hill is a solid 2 for 2 when it comes to comics so far. Titan also has a hit on their hands with their Hard Case Crime titles. If you haven't dug into these yet you absolutely should, especially if you love crime/noir stories. The Hard Case Crimes imprint is one of the most underrated things in comics today.- - Ain't It Cool News

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Book Synopsis'Prepare to laugh, sob and dance: this lively history of Indian cinema is imprinted with the memories of a life-long cinephile.' The Telegraph'A gem of a book and a must for film lovers everywhere' Abir Mukherjee'My biggest recommendation of the year. Sunny Singh's honouring of story and history shine through powerfully - an exquisitely enjoyable read' Nikita GillLike all Indians, Sunny Singh was born and brought up in a country of film fanatics. She and her friends waited impatiently for the latest releases, listened to the songs on radio and wore clothes inspired by those seen on screen. They learned about India and the world, determined their enemies and friends, and chose their moralities thanks to films.A Bollywood State of Mind is a personal, intellectual and emotional journey which crosses five continents and 50 years of modern Indian history and cinema and explores why Bollywood means so much to so many across the globe. Sunny describes how this exceptional cinema retains its hold on the national imagination, how Bollywood has enhanced India's global standing in the 21st century, and how its characteristics endure despite the social and political changes.Ranging over history, aesthetic theory and politics, A Bollywood State of Mind explores encounters with Bollywood in the market places of Dakar and Marrakesh, in the nightclubs of New York, Barcelona and Mexico City, and in the ruins of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, Petra and beyond. It shows how the pioneers and heroes of Bollywood cut across national, linguistic and cultural lines not only in India but in far reaches of Somalia, Peru, Malaysia and Russia.Trade Review'Bright, brilliant and beautifully researched, this glorious book is my biggest recommendation of the year. Sunny Singh's honouring of story and history shine through powerfully - an exquisitely enjoyable read!' -- Nikita Gill'Singh's book is an unrivalled celebration of Bollywood films...the nostalgia unfurled the sepia vignettes of memory from a distant almost forgotten past into the glittering joy of the present day' -- Shobna Gulati'Part history, part personal reminiscence, A Bollywood State of Mind is a thoughtful, magical journey through the annals of the world's largest, most spectacular and most vivacious film industry. A gem of a book and a must for film lovers everywhere' -- Abir Mukherjee'A masterful memoir, Singh's love story with Bollywood is one told with precision, authority and panache, capturing the all-singing, all-dancing joy and wonder of Indian cinema' -- Monisha Rajesh'A deeply personal, deeply political dive into one of the most popular forms of entertainment today. Part memoir, part film criticism, part cultural excavation, Singh writes with passion, clarity and introspection' -- Nikesh Shukla'This is a gorgeous, perfect, mini-blockbuster of a book that tells story upon story within story of India's beloved Hindi cinema and all those who make and love it, in India and wherever they - we! because I count myself among its lovers - have travelled all over the world. Part personal and family memoir, part social history of modern India and its neighbours and diasporas, part expert (but never, ever stuffy) analysis of how India's classic dramatic storytelling aesthetics have morphed into modern cinema, part close explanation of the cinematic techniques makers use to entrance and enfold their audiences - Sunny Singh's genre-defying book gets to the essential emotional heart - the rasa - of Bollywood cinema. I loved this joyful, wonderful book with my whole heart.' -- Dr. Katherine Schofield

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Book SynopsisGeek-culture expert Ryan Britt takes us behind the pages and scenes of the science-fiction phenomenon Dune, charting the series' life from cult sci-fi novels to some of the most visionary movies of all time.   Using original, deep-access reporting, extensive research, and insightful commentary, The Spice Must Flow brings the true popularity of Dune out into the light for the very first time. With original interviews with the beloved actors and directors behind the films—including Timothée Chalamet, Kyle Maclachlan, Denis Villeneuve, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Newman, and many more— The Spice Must Flow also examines the far-reaching influence of Dune on art, music, politics, and, most notably, its status as the first ecological science-fiction story specifically concerned with climate change.   Britt skillfully and entertainingly guides readers through the history of how the Dune

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Book SynopsisBarbara Mennel is a Professor of Film Studies and German Studies at the University of Florida, USA. She is the author of Su Friedrich (2023) and Women at Work in Twenty-First-Century European Cinema (2019).

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Book SynopsisA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Melodrama films dominated the North and South Korean industries in the period between liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945 and the hardening of dictatorship in the 1970s. The films of each industry are often read as direct reflections of Cold War and Korean War political ideologies and national historical experiences, and therefore as aesthetically and politically opposed to each other. However, Political Moods develops a comparative analysis across the Cold War divide, analyzing how films in both North and South Korea convey political and moral ideas through the sentimentality of the melodramatic mode. Travis Workman reveals that the melancholic moods of film melodrama express the somatic and social conflicts between political ideologies and excesses of affect, meaning, and historical references. These moo

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Book Synopsis*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with compelling insights fromcast and crewexploringwhat made the show what it was and how its impassioned commitment to service has made theseries and relationships behind it endure. Step back inside the world of President Jed Bartlet?s Oval Office with Fitzgerald and McCormack as they reunite the West Wing cast and crewin a lively and colorful ?backstage pass? to the timeless series. This intimate, in-depth reflection reveals how The West Wing was conceived,and spotlightsthe army of people it took to produce it, the lifelong friendships it forged, and the service it inspired. From cast member origin stories to the collective cathartic farewell on the show?s final night of filming, What?s Next will delight readerswith on-setand off-camera anecdotesthat even West Wing superfans have never heard.Meanwhile,a deeper analysis ofthe show?s legacy through American culture, service, government, and civic life underscores how the series envisaged an American politics of decency and honor, creating an aspirational White House beyond the bounds of fictional television. What?s Next revisits beloved episodes with fresh, untold commentary; compiles poignant and hilarious stories from the show?s production; highlights initiatives supported by the cast, crew, and creators; and makes a powerful case for competent, empathetic leadership, hope, and optimism for whatever lies ahead.

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Book Synopsis'Prepare to laugh, sob and dance: this lively history of Indian cinema is imprinted with the memories of a life-long cinephile.' The Telegraph'A gem of a book and a must for film lovers everywhere' Abir Mukherjee'My biggest recommendation of the year. Sunny Singh's honouring of story and history shine through powerfully - an exquisitely enjoyable read' Nikita GillLike all Indians, Sunny Singh was born and brought up in a country of film fanatics. She and her friends waited impatiently for the latest releases, listened to the songs on radio and wore clothes inspired by those seen on screen. They learned about India and the world, determined their enemies and friends, and chose their moralities thanks to films.A Bollywood State of Mind is a personal, intellectual and emotional journey which crosses five continents and 50 years of modern Indian history and cinema and explores why Bollywood me

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Book SynopsisThe master distiller Rob Arnold reveals how innovative whiskey producers are recapturing a sense of place to create distinctive, nuanced flavors. He takes readers on a world tour of whiskey and the science of flavor, stopping along the way at distilleries in Kentucky, New York, Texas, Ireland, and Scotland.Trade ReviewThis book is an educational journey through the fascinating worlds of whiskey and flavor. Rob Arnold is well versed in the art and science of whiskey making and shares his wealth of wisdom with the reader in this brilliant book. He helps us understand the connection between the land and the spirit in our glass, shining his inquisitive spotlight on the distillers, grain farmers, and cultivators who are changing the way whiskey is made. If you want to delve beyond the glass into the mind-blowing worlds of flavor and terroir, this book is a must. -- Rob Allanson, editor at large * Whisky Magazine *For years, we’ve argued as to whether terroir exists in whiskey. Rob Arnold makes the best argument yet, and this book is a must-read for every whiskey geek in the world. -- Fred Minnick, author of Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American WhiskeyA fascinating look at whiskey and the manner in which it is made, written in a knowledgeable but friendly tone that welcomes newcomers as well as whiskey aficionados. -- Jeff Fleischer * Foreword *A fantastic debut for a writer whose storytelling talents are proportionate to his distilling skills. -- Rob Theakston * Drink Hacker *Arnold smartly and capably writes for the distiller, educated taster and novice alike, breaking issues into lay language as necessary (even using Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the Tasmanian Devil to explain). Arnold provides specifics for the reader to taste along with him, resulting in a full sensory educational experience. * Shelf Awareness *With standout information that’s both broad and deep, The Terroir of Whiskey considers bourbon, rye, and other popular whiskeys from all angles. * Foreword Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Fashioning Flavor, Tasting Terroir1. A Farm in Texas2. The Production and Perception of Flavor3. The Chemistry of Flavor4. The Wine Terroir Tasting5. Wine Country6. The Evolutionary Role of Terroir7. The Rise of CommoditiesPart II: A Roadmap to Terroir8. A Texas Tic-Tac-Toe9. The Chemistry of Terroir10. The Roadmap11. Overlaying the MapsPart III: Following the Map12. Whiskey in the Big Apple13. The Trilogy of Farming14. My Old Kentucky Home15. Corn, Wheat, and Rye Among the Bluegrass16. Across the Pond and Through the Hills17. TĒIREOIR18. Cultivating Flavor on the Farms of Éire19. At Last, a Sip20. The Church of Scotch WhiskyConclusionAppendix 1: Whiskey Terroir Tasting GuideAppendix 2: Key to the Roadmap: Sources for Chapter 10Appendix 3: Key to the Roadmap: Sources for Chapter 11Appendix 4: Key to the Roadmap: Sources for Chapter 17NotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe story of Eastmancolor's arrival on the British filmmaking scene is one of intermittent trial and error, intense debate and speculation before gradual acceptance. This book traces the journey of its adoption in British Film and considers its lasting significance as one of the most important technical innovations in film history. Through original archival research and interviews with key figures within the industry, the authors examine the role of Eastmancolor in relation to key areas of British cinema since the 1950s; including its economic and structural histories, different studio and industrial strategies, and the wider aesthetic changes that took place with the mass adoption of colour. Their analysis of British cinema through the lens of colour produces new interpretations of key British film genres including social realism, historical and costume drama, science fiction, horror, crime, documentary and even sex films. They explore how colour communicated meaning in films ranging from the Carry On series to Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979), from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) to A Passage to India (1984), and from Goldfinger (1964) to 1984 (1984), and in the work of key directors and cinematographers of both popular and art cinema including Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Ridley Scott, Peter Greenaway and Chris Menges.Trade ReviewRooted in detailed primary research into aesthetics, production practices, technologies and institutions, Colour Films in Britain, provides a comprehensive and illuminating consideration of the adoption, diffusion and popularization of colour in British cinema from the mid-1950s. -- Duncan Petrie, University of York, UKColour Films in Britain is a landmark study of the transition to colour that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. No other book has yet tackled this transition with such depth, breadth and precision. The collaborative efforts of Sarah Street, Keith M. Johnston, Paul Frith and Carolyn Rickards are a model for research that I hope will soon be taken up in other national and transnational contexts. -- Joshua Yumibe, Michigan State University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction Section 1: What is Eastmancolor? 1. Branding and Marketing the Eastmancolor Revolution 2. Eastmancolor, the British Film Industry, and Institutions Section 2: Eastmancolor and British Genre Films 3. Comedy and Satire 4. Social realism / contemporary drama 5. The Colour of Crime 6. Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction 7. Historical and costume films 8. Musicals, pop films, and the concert film Section 3: Eastmancolor Outside the Mainstream 9. Key colourists, 1955-85 10. Art, experimental, and avant-garde practices 11. Eastmancolor and the Amateur Film 12. Short and Documentary Films 13. The Colour of Sex? Eastmancolor and the Sex Film Section 4: Preservation and Restoration 14. Cultures and Practices of Preservation and Restoration Conclusion First Appendix: Eastmancolor Film List, 1954-85 Second Appendix: Technical Appendix

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Book SynopsisThis book considers portrayals of Pontius Pilate in film from the silent era to the twenty-first century.

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Book SynopsisThe transcript of Alain Badiou’s year-long seminar on the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan, this book offers a forceful reading of an enigmatic yet foundational thinker and sheds light on the crucial role that Lacan plays in Badiou’s own thought. It is the first volume of Badiou’s seminars to be published in English.Trade ReviewBadiou's seminar is much more than yet another book on Lacan—it is a book with Lacan, a unique experience of the intense dialogue of a great philosopher with another great thinker. It does not render Badiou's thoughts on Lacan—it renders the living process in which we can witness the gestation of deep insights. A book for everyone who wants to see how thinking works. -- Slavoj Žižek, author of Less Than Nothing and Absolute RecoilBadiou’s ‘antiphilosophy’—situated at the antipodes of moral philosophy and launching a challenge to the authority of philosophy as institutional pedagogy—turns crucially on the seminar he devoted to Jacques Lacan from 1994 to 1995. Lacan, a rebel with a cause, will stand alongside Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Saint Paul in Badiou’s confraternity of thinkers outside the norm. Hysterical master, ontologist of the matheme, philosopher of conditions (of politics, of desire), apologist of acts that come to being in being said, theorist sans pareil of the ‘real’ in the real world, of the impasse enabling something rare and extraordinary—each Lacan in due course proved fundamental to resolving the 'subject of freedom' problem that gripped Badiou in the long aftermath of May '68 and informed his magisterial Being and Event. In this lucidly translated and brilliantly introduced transposition of a teaching-event—the ‘Badiou-Lacan event’—the participant enters a transfixing world of theory as it happens. Badiou’s seminar, much like Lacan’s, is something between an art form, a politics of assembly, a Brechtian theater of shake-up, a lesson on indifference in its relation to sexual difference, and a learning curve in classical formalization. Be warned, you are on course to experience philosophy at the break of noon! -- Emily Apter, author of Unexceptional Politics On Obstruction, Impasse, and the Impolitic'Living philosophy.' This is what this auspicious first volume of the seminars of Badiou reads like. Through it we get to hear one of the greatest philosophers of our time grapple with the astonishing ideas of another, one of his own teachers: Jacques Lacan. Both exciting and rewarding, it simply cannot be passed up. -- Joan Copjec, author of Read My Desire: Lacan Against the HistoricistsBadiou has always seen Lacan as both a key ally and rival for any contemporary theory of the subject, in particular one that seeks nothing less than to make possible what initially seems impossible. There is no better way to grasp what’s at stake in this sympathetic rivalry than to read this engaging and lucid seminar, which is here deftly translated and presented by two of Badiou’s most faithful collaborators. -- Peter Hallward, author of Badiou: A Subject to TruthIn today’s theoretical humanities, Jacques Lacan and Alain Badiou are by far two of the most important and frequently referenced figures. Along with Slavoj Žižek, Badiou is rightly seen as profoundly shaping contemporary philosophy/theory along lines flowing directly out of Lacan’s teachings. Through a historical narrative running from ancient Greece through the postmodern Western world, Badiou defines philosophy partly through his characterizations of antiphilosophy. Hence, these seminars, including the one on Lacan, are crucial for an adequate appreciation of Badiou’s vision of philosophy tout court. -- Adrian Johnston, author of A New German IdealismReinhard and Spitzer have produced a glittering translation that faithfully captures Badiou’s trademark style: by turns erudite, brash, and amusing. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *This text provides a synthesis of Badiou's long-standing defense of philosophy (here vis-à-vis Lacan's circumventions) and presents Lacan's relation to Heidegger's thinking in an original and perhaps definitive fashion. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *This volume is crucial for getting oriented to Badiou’s own orientation to Lacan, the ‘triangulation of love, politics, and mathematics’ in particular, as well as his suspicion of the hermeneutic impulses of philosophy. -- Anthony Ballas * Marx and Philosophy Review of Books *Superbly edited and indexed, with first-rate introductions and footnotes. * The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory *Badiou’s preface is well worth reading, as he chronicles his own remarkable career as a thinker and educator. * European Legacy *Table of ContentsEditors’ Introduction to the English Edition of the Seminar of Alain BadiouAuthor’s General Preface to the English Edition of the Seminar of Alain BadiouIntroduction to the Seminar on Lacan (Kenneth Reinhard)About the 1994-95 Seminar on LacanAbbreviations of Lacan’s works cited in the text Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 4Session 5Session 6Session 7Session 8Session 9 AcknowledgmentsNotesBibliography

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Book SynopsisCelebrate Star Trek: The Original Series and the show’s distinctive Midcentury modern design that would change design– and television–forever. Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969) was the first installment of one of the most successful and longest-running television franchises of all time. Today, Trek fans champion its writing, progressive social consciousness, and aesthetic. Designing the Final Frontier is a unique, expert look at the mid-century modern design that created and inspired that aesthetic. From Burke chairs to amorphous sculptures, from bright colors to futuristic frames, Star Trek TOS is bursting with mid-century modern furniture, art, and design elements—many of them bought directly from famous design showrooms. Together, midcentury modern design experts Dan Chavkin and Brian McGuire have created an insider’s guide to the interior of original starship Enterprise and beyond, that is sure to attract Star Trek’s thriving global fan base.

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Book SynopsisPerfect for readers interested in film, American history, and Black entertainment history, Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen and its companion video website (susandelson.com) bring the important contributions of these Black artists into the spotlight once again.Trade ReviewEssential. In this comprehensive work, Delson locates soundies within cinema history. The book provides a fascinating exploration of performers, musicians, and filmmakers who contributed to these productions. Most revealing is Delson's assessment that soundies created images "that boldly contradicted Hollywood's usual depictions of Black people, in images of success, competence, and style" (p. 5)—a direct contrast to studio productions. According to Delson, soundies were historically significant because they impacted the social and cultural fabric of a racially divided America; they played a role in advancing the country's racial politics even when the country seemed reluctant to do so. This definitive study includes rarely seen photos and lists of performers, filmmakers, and titles. A fascinating resource for those interested in film, jazz, performance, WW II, race, Black film history, and socio-cultural history broadly. -- C. B. Regester, Univ. of North Carolina—Chapel Hill * Choice *Table of ContentsPart 1: Follow the MoneyIntroduction: Turning on a Dime1. Circa 1940: Race and the Pop-Culture Landscape2. Risky Business3. Starting in Hollywood, Heading to HarlemPart 2: Follow the Music4. Going to War 5. Encounter and Improvisation: Reimagining the City6. Rural Reverb7. Romance, Relationships, Legs8. One Performer, Ten Soundies: Another Look at Dorothy Dandridge9. Visual Music: Big Bands, Combos, Solo Musicians10. Backing into Integration11. Unplugged, with an AfterlifeAcknowledgmentsPart 3: Following UpAppendix 1: Directory of Black-Cast SoundiesAppendix 2: Performers and Their FilmsAppendix 3: Makers and Their FilmsBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe dead walk. Putrid corpses claw their way out of earthy graves and stumble towards civilisation. They are bloody, rotting, and hungry for human flesh - and it's all George Romero's fault.

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Book SynopsisBruce Johnson is honorary professor in a range of disciplines including Music, Cultural History and Communications at University of Technology Sydney, Australia; University of Turku, Finland; University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is co-founder of the Australian Jazz Archives, government advisor on arts policy, author/editor of over a dozen books, mainly on jazz, and is an active jazz musician.

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Book Synopsis One of the top-grossing independent films of all time, The Evil Dead (1981) sparked a worldwide cult following, resulting in sequels, remakes, musicals, comic books, conventions, video games and a television series. Examining the legacy of one of the all-time great horror films, this collection of new essays covers the franchise from a range of perspectives. Topics include The Evil Dead as punk rock cinema, the Deadites'' (demon-possessed undead) place in the American zombie tradition, the powers and limitations of Deadites, evil as affect, and the films'' satire of neoliberal individualism.

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Book SynopsisNew York Times bestselling author Robb Pearlman focuses on STAR TREK: DISCOVERY's breakout star, Grudge the cat. Full of cat photos and whimsical illustrations!Sharper than a claw and more stunning than a phaser blast, The Book of Grudge's Prime Directive features her take on everything from space travel to the proper care and training of an array of alien species, STAR TREK-inspired quotes, and haiku meditations on Grudge's most favorite things, including napping and people (as long as they're far enough away). Make no mistake, Cleveland Booker's massive - and massively cool - cat, Grudge is no mundane mouser. This taciturn tabby is, in fact, a Queen. She knows it, and everyone aboard the Discovery knows it, too... though some realize it just a bit too late!

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Book SynopsisIn the early 20th century the streets of small towns and cities across America were filled with the lights and sounds of movie theatres. The most opulent, known as "movie palaces", were designed to make their patrons feel like royalty; people would dress up to visit. But as time went on it became harder and harder to fill the 2,000+ seat theatres and many were forced to close. Today, these palaces are illuminated only by the flicker of dying lights. The sound of water dripping from holes in the ceiling echoes through the auditoriums. In After the Final Curtain (Volume 2) internationally-renowned photographer Matt Lambros continues his travels across the United States, documenting these once elegant buildings. From the supposedly haunted Pacific Warner Theatre in Los Angeles to the Orpheum Theatre in New Bedford, MA (which opened the same day the Titanic sank) Lambros pulls back the curtain to reveal what is left, giving these palaces a chance to shine again.

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Book SynopsisGillian McIver studied History at the Universities of British Columbia and Toronto, and studied Film at the University of Westminster.She has curated exhibitions and ran an East London gallery. Her artist films have been screened widely, and she works as a producer and director. She has been a Visiting Lecturer at many institutions, and has taught at Roehampton University and SAE Institute London.Trade ReviewExcellent integration of art and film. Particularly useful in regard to cinematography and mise en scene. Ideas are well-expressed and illustrated. This text will cause filmmakers to look anew at painting. * Dr Ashley Gaskin, Institute of Technology Tralee, Ireland *This is an outstanding book for filmmakers, opening up art history and providing a visual vocabulary beyond the technically cinematic that is sure to enhance student and professional work. In taking a broad survey of art movements and linking to examples of contemporary and classic cinema, this is an approachable, essential text for film production students as well as writers and directors seeking to augment their visual knowledge. * Chris Buxton, University of Wales Trinity St David, UK *This is a nicely presented and engaging text which relates film to fine art practice in a novel and interesting way. It will be useful for students extending their practice in film making and should inspire them to consider the origins and impact of decisions in composition and lighting. * Tracy Piper-Wright, University of Chester, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction What is art history and how does it relate to cinema history?; How is art history useful for filmmakers?; Painting as a record of what the past looked like in the imagination of artists; Painting and the use of visual language; A brief linear (traditional) history of art; Towards an “alternative” history of art Chapter 1: Visual Culture and Storytelling Narrative and storytelling in art; Narrative in painting and cinema; Case study: William Hogarth's The Rake's Progress,and Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream; Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 2: Creating the Visual – Perspective, Colour and Lighting A brief history of perspective; Colour theory and colour psychology; How to use light; Case Study: Rembrandt, and Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover and Nightwatching; Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 3: Realism in Visual Art Realism; What is representation?; Art after photography: Modern conceptions of realism in art; Case study: Johannes Vermeer, and Peter Webber's The Girl with the Pearl Earring (DoP Eduardo Serra); Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 4: Beyond Realism Fantasy worlds in cinema and art; Oneiric: The world of dreams; Surrealism; Going beyond the real; Case study: Jack Cardiff (DoP) and A Matter of Life and Death (dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger); Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 5: Sex and Violence Sex; Violence; Case study: Caravaggio, and Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver ; Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 6: Horror From dream to nightmare; Monsters; Case study: Francisco Goya, and Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth and Pacific Rim; Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 7: Landscape What is landscape painting?; The Western; Case study: Albert Beirstadt, Andrew Wyeth, and Ed Harris's Appaloosa. Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 8: History and Heroism History painting: Victory, virtue, and the hero; Case study: Quentin Tarantino's Diango Unchained and Gainsborough's Blue Boy; Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 9: Modern Movements Expressionism; Minimalism; Beyond Western culture; Case study: Katsushika Hokusai and Disney; Cinema as contemporary art; Exercise; Discussion questions Chapter 10: Conclusion - Using art history in film-making Film-making roles and art; Case study: Terrence Malick, Nestor Almendros and Andrew Wyeth (Days of Heaven); Case study: Conrad Hall, Sam Mendes and Edward Hopper (Road to Perdition); Case study: Wally Pfister, Christopher Nolan and MC Escher (Inception)

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging and powerful book argues that Theravāda Buddhism provides ways of thinking about the self that can reinvigorate the humanities and offer broader insights into how to learn and how to act.Trade ReviewCollins’ previous books have all been field-changing works. Wisdom as a Way of Life is no exception. This powerful work provides original and stimulating ways of understanding Pali texts while creating a bridge between scholars of the Pali world and intellectual historians working elsewhere. His thoughtful comparative engagement with studies of asceticism and courtly-literary culture offers much of value to scholars of South and Southeast Asia, as well as other premodern arenas. -- Anne M. Blackburn, author of Locations of Buddhism: Colonialism and Modernity in Sri LankaSteven Collins' last book is a gift. Providing a fresh reading on texts and stories we thought we knew, Collins makes the case that the Pali literature associated most often with Theravada Buddhism is also much more than that—it is a treasure trove of insight into the human condition and how we might meaningfully navigate it. Collins' genuine respect and appreciation for the sophisticated commentary to be found in Pali texts, combined with his signature straight talk and pull-no-punches style, makes for a provocative book that will be equally rewarding and illuminating to scholars of Buddhist texts and researchers of Buddhist practice. I am grateful to the editor and his collaborators for making this posthumous manuscript available to the rest of us and for placing its intellectual contributions in the context of Collins' other work. After reading it, I find it impossible to experience anything having to do with Theravada Buddhism—its rituals, its texts, its art—in quite the same way again. -- Nancy Eberhardt, author of Imagining the Course of Life: Self-Transformation in a Shan Buddhist CommunityIn his books and articles, Steve Collins asked that we approach Pali texts—narratives and systematic ones—on their own terms, and demanded that we make every effort to understand their arguments and assumptions without reducing them to our own categories. At the same time, he also required that we also recognize our shared humanity with the authors who held such different notions about the nature of the world and experience. That like ours, the cultures and societies that privileged Pali as a prestige language, were filled with laughter, anger, love, birth, and death. Wisdom as a Way of Life is a fitting realization of his vision and approach to these texts. His interpretation of the corpus of the previous lives of the Buddha is rich and incisive, and his interrogation into askesis and monasticism provides us with many questions worth thinking through. In bringing this forth, McDaniel deserves our deep felt gratitude and respect. -- Thomas Borchert, editor of Educating Monks: Minority Buddhism on China’s Southwest BorderWisdom as a Way of Life shows a brilliant mind at work and at struggle with the problems of his primary field of interest. Steven Collins introduces us to the blacksmith's shop: we feel his sweat, we sense his temper, we regret a few easy or even failed strokes, but we see the artwork taking shape. -- Louis Gabaude, Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-OrientScholars, friends, colleagues, and students will treasure this last instance of Collins' distinctive and humane sensibility. * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *Table of ContentsPreface, by Dan ArnoldEditor’s Introduction, by Justin Thomas McDanielPart One: WisdomPart Two: Practices of SelfConclusionAfterword: Reading Collins Today, and Tomorrow, by Charles HalliseyNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn attractive mixture of background information on insects, their anatomy and history of use in food and other products, food culture, recipes, and interviews. It is very carefully prepared and a pleasure to read. -- Job Ubbink, Food Concept and Physical Design of "The Mill," Switzerland Beautifully presented and well written, The Insect Cookbook has a variety of authorities to support its case that we need to consider incorporating insects into our diets for ecological reasons. -- Theresia de Vroom, Marymount Institute for Faith Tarte tatin with chocolate-coated grasshoppers? With 2 billion of us already popping mealworms and more, this is a case of joining the crowd. -- Barbara Kiser Nature This thoroughly enjoyable entomophagy primer is much more than a cookbook and, due to its interesting vignette style, keeps the reader's attention firmly fixed throughout. It pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable - an important thing to do at a time of such radical environmental destruction... this could constitute the next great culinary revolution. Permaculture Excellent and fascinating... Insects have the potential to come to the rescue and the sooner we get used to the idea, the better! Food Security The Insect Cookbook is a fascinating read and an excellent introduction to the topic of entomophagy. It offers not only an unusual lens through which to view broader debates and food security and the resource efficiency of our current food system, but also a recipe for fried tarantulas. Gastronomica Our food future is here and needs to be embraced. This book will... start you down the road of culinary adventures. Explorer's JournalTable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments 1. Insects: Essential and Delicious Six Legs and Other Features Eating Insects: "A Question of Education", by Kofi Annan Cooking with Edible Insects "You Have to Eat Away the Fear", by Pierre Wind Everyone Eats Insects Shrimp or Grasshopper? "I Could Eat Insects Anytime, Day or Night", by Harmke Klunder Weaver Ants in Asia Wasp Larvae in Japan Termites: A Royal Meal Lake Flies in East Africa "The Tortillas from Way Back When", by Edoardo Ramos Anaya Spirited Caterpillars in Mexico Long-Horned Grasshoppers in East Africa "Insects Are Buzzing All Around Me", by Johan Verbon Recipes: Five Snacks Mexican Chapulines Dim Sum Bitterbug Bites Bugsit Goreng (Fried Wontons) Mini Spring Rolls 2. Is It Healthy? Fish Friday, Meatloaf Wednesday, Insect Tuesday, by Margot Calis "A World That Works", by Marian Peters Eating Insects Safely What Kinds of Insects Can Be Eaten? Insect Consumption and Health Recipes: Five Appetizers Flower Power Salad Thai Salad Vegetable Carpaccio Pumpkin Soup Couscous Salad 3. Eating Insects: Naturally! "Some People Won't Try Anything New", by Jan Ruig Recipes: Eleven Entrees Minestrone Tagliatelle with Creamy Herb Sauce Ravioli Wild Mushroom Risotto Hakuna Matata Chili con Carne Chop Suey Jambalaya Insect Burgers Vols-au-vent Quiche "Valuable, Abundant, and Available to Everybody", by Daniella Martin "Bonbon Sauterelle", by Robert Van Beckhoven Cochineal from Peru Maggot Cheese in Sardinia Palm Beetles in the Tropics Dragonfly Larvae in China Recipes: Five Festive Dishes Chebugschichi Hopper Kebabs Pizza Bugitos Crepes "An Exploration of Deliciousness", by Rene Redzepi "The Next Generation's Shrimp Cocktail", by Katja Gruijters Spiders in Cambodia Moths in Italy and Australia Recipes: Six Desserts Chocolate Cupcakes Buglava Tarte Tatin Chocolate Cake Buffalo Snaps Buffalo Cinnamon Cookies 4. On the Future and Sustainability Mopane Caterpillars in Southern Africa Silk Moth Pupae in China Food for Astronauts "I've Always Put Everything in My Mouth", by Jan Fabre Shellac from India Jumping Plant Lice in South Africa and Australia Insects: A Sustainable Alternative to Meat "A New Episode in the History of Our Civilization", by Herman Wijffels Insect Consumption: A Global Perspective, by Paul Vantomme Insect Consumption: The Future Resources and Suppliers Index

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