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Maria Lassnig: Film WorksMaria Lassnig (1919-2014) is internationally recognized as one of the most important painters of the 20th and 21st centuries. The leitmotif of her painting, the act of rendering her "body awareness" visible found additional expression in film in the early 1970s. During her time...
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The Voyages of Star Trek: A Mirror on American Society Through TimeStar Trek emerged alongside mini-skirts, bellbottoms, and VW vans; flourished in the shadow of Madonna, big hair, and greed; and expanded with computers, Beanie Babies, and religious revitalization. Star Trek survived the culture shock of 9/11 and experienced a revival in the era of...
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Radiant Vermin"The hallmarks of a Ridley classic; a fast-paced modern fairy-tale that burrows into the dark wormholes of the imagination ... reveals how below all that glitters, there's rarely gold." Exeunt Ollie and Jill want to tell you about their dream home. Some of the...
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Idols of Pop: Billie Eilish: Your Unofficial Guide to the Most Talked about Teen on the PlanetBook three in the Idols of Pop series, Idols of Pop: Billie Eilish, is an essential fan-focused guide to the latest and greatest icon in pop music: Billie Eilish This 64-page paperback features full-color candid and professional photos with the singer front and center....
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Pitch BlackA deep space transporter crash-lands on a desolate planet circled by three suns. Among the survivors are pilot Carolyn Fry, mystic Abu Imam' al-Walid, cop William J Johns and convicted criminal Richard B Riddick, and their first thoughts are of survival and escape. Then...
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Margin CallWhen an analyst uncovers information that could ruin them all, the key players (Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany) at an investment firm take extreme measures to control the damage.Author: Howard MahmoodPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 04/21/2020Pages: 94Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.19dISBN: 9798639084058This title...
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Austin Powers International Man of MysteryIn 1967, British spy Austin Powers thwarts an assassination attempt by his nemesis Dr. Evil in a London nightclub. Dr. Evil escapes in a space rocket and cryogenically freezes himself. Powers volunteers to be placed into cryostasis in case Dr. Evil returns in the...
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Peter Weir: InterviewsPeter Weir: Interviews is the first volume of interviews to be published on the esteemed Australian director. Although Weir (b. 1944) has acquired a reputation of being guarded about his life and work, these interviews by archivists, journalists, historians, and colleagues reveal him to...
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A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie DirectorsFrom the celebrated film critic and author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film--an essential work on the preeminent, indispensable movie directors and the ways in which their work has forged, and continues to forge, the landscape of modern film. Directors operate behind the scenes,...
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Applied Theatre: Creating Transformative Encounters in the CommunityApplied theatre is both a term and a movement that's gathering momentum. The movement springs from the desire to change or transform human behavior through the medium of theatre. In this book, Philip Taylor offers strategies for using theatre to raise awareness, propose alternatives,...
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Giving Life to Movement: The Silvestre Dance TechniqueWhat does it mean to give life to movement? Tamara Williams answers this question through an ethnographic study and historical mapping of the Silvestre Dance Technique created by Brazilian master teacher, dancer, and choreographer, Rosangela Silvestre. In the first book solely dedicated to Silvestre...
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Foundations of Classical Ballet: New, Complete and Unabridged Translation of the 3rd EditionThis is the most respected and most widely-read Russian ballet manual in the world, written in 1938 by Agrippina Vaganova (Russia's most influential ballet teacher of all time) and published in its final version (renowned as the 3rd edition) in U.S.S.R. in 1948. The...
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There's Something About Darcy: The curious appeal of Jane Austen's bewitching heroFor some, Colin Firth emerging from a lake in that clinging wet shirt is one of the most iconic moments in television. What is it about the two-hundred-year-old hero that we so ardently admire and love? Dr Malcolm examines Jane Austen's influences in creating...
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Terrors of the Flesh: The Philosophy of Body Horror in FilmThe horror and psychological denial of our mortality, along with the corruptibility of our flesh, are persistent themes in drama. Body horror films have intensified these themes in increasingly graphic terms. The aesthetic of body horror has its origins in the ideas of the...
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Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women: The ComediesCurated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike. There are twelve titles in this series, which is divided...
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The Tempest: Arden Performance EditionsArden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities...
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Reclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Audiences: An Anthology of Adaptations and InterviewsReclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Audiences features the work of Native-American, African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, and LGBTQ theatre artists who engage with social justice issues in seven adaptations of Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Trojan Women, Hippolytus, Bacchae, Alcestis, and Aristophanes' Frogs, as well as a work...
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Eraserhead, The David Lynch Files: Volume 1: The full story of one of the strangest films ever made."An invaluable resource on the making of Eraserhead, Godwin's book includes interviews with the cast and crew conducted when memories were still fresh." - David Lynch & Kristine McKenna, Room to Dream As a young artist working with minimal resources, aided by a dedicated...
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I Love You More Than All The Stars In The Universe: 365 Reasons Why I Love You - Gifts That Say I Love You For Him♥ Surprise him ♥Get Yours Now - He's worth it Surprise him and melt his heart.This beautiful "I Love You More Than All The Stars" wife husband couple journal is a great gift idea for birthdays, wedding anniversaries, Valentine's day, Christmas, Mother's Day, and...
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Dinosauruses of the MoviesA throwback to kid's monster movie books from the 1970s, Dinosauruses of the Movies examines the better known dinosaur movies made between 1914-1977 including The Lost World, One Million B.C., When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, The People That Time Forgot and Planet of Dinosaurs...
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