Das (Franko-)Algerische Kino: Eine Filmgeschichtliche Studie Aus Transnationaler Perspektive
ISBN: 9783631661819 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Das algerische Kino begleitet die Geschichte des Landes seit dem Unabhangigkeitskrieg. Es reflektiert Entwicklungen und Probleme des modernen Algerien, dessen enge und konfliktreiche Beziehung zu Frankreich sowie die nationale Krise im Burgerkrieg. Aus filmhistorischer, transnationaler und postkolonialer Sicht bietet diese Studie Einblick in mehr als ein halbes Jahrhundert (franko-)algerische Filmproduktion. Anhand eines umfangreichen Korpus werden mit der Konstruktion von Geschichte und Identitat zwei Zentralthemen dieses Kinos ergrundet. In exemplarischen Analysen untersucht die Arbeit... Das algerische Kino begleitet die Geschichte des Landes seit dem Unabhangigkeitskrieg. Es reflektiert Entwicklungen und Probleme des modernen Alger... |
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450,38 zł |
Familienprobleme? Die Super Nanny hilft
ISBN: 9783639431414 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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253,91 zł |
Learning from the Curse: Sembene's Xala
ISBN: 9781849046954 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'This book is about a story (Ousmane Sembene's Xala), about a time (the aftermath of Senegalese Independence), and about a place (Dakar, the capital of Senegal). It's also about the collaboration between an artist and an anthropologist, who have reacted in their different mediums to the story, time and place, and to what the other made of them ....'
So opens a unique account in a genre of its own devising that will engage readers interested in Sembene Ousmane as writer and film director, in Senegal, in African film, in West Africa, or in books designed to be desirable objects in their own... 'This book is about a story (Ousmane Sembene's Xala), about a time (the aftermath of Senegalese Independence), and about a place (Dakar, the capital o...
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168,08 zł |
That Kind of Woman: The Life and Career of Barbara Nichols
ISBN: 9781629330792 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Barbara Nichols excelled in playing sassy, wisecracking "not so dumb" blondes. She was determined to reach stardom and on her way up she overpowered most of her competitors, but also made friends for life. Barbara Nichols, destined to play supporting parts in several classic movies, is one of the best examples of the phrase "There are no small parts, only small actors," she was often called upon to etch a striking characterization in a short amount of time.
Richard Koper, author of Affectionately, Jayne Mansfield, researched in depth over several years to write the... Barbara Nichols excelled in playing sassy, wisecracking "not so dumb" blondes. She was determined to reach stardom and on her way up she overpowere... |
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143,70 zł |
That Kind of Woman: The Life and Career of Barbara Nichols (Hardback)
ISBN: 9781629330808 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
Barbara Nichols excelled in playing sassy, wisecracking "not so dumb" blondes. She was determined to reach stardom and on her way up she overpowered most of her competitors, but also made friends for life. Barbara Nichols, destined to play supporting parts in several classic movies, is one of the best examples of the phrase "There are no small parts, only small actors," she was often called upon to etch a striking characterization in a short amount of time.
Richard Koper, author of Affectionately, Jayne Mansfield, researched in depth...
Barbara Nichols excelled in playing sassy, wisecracking "not so dumb" blondes. She was determined to reach stardom a... |
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171,36 zł |
Ghosts - Or the (Nearly) Invisible: Spectral Phenomena in Literature and the Media
ISBN: 9783631665664 / Angielski / Twarda / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume, ghost stories are studied in the context of their media, their place in history and geography. From prehistory to this day, we have been haunted by our memories, the past itself, by inklings of the future, by events playing outside our lives, and by ourselves. Hence the lure of ghost stories throughout history and presumably prehistory. Science has been a great destroyer of myth and superstition, but at the same time it has created new black boxes which we are filling with our ghostly imagination. In this book, literature from the Middle Ages to Oscar Wilde and Neil Gaiman,... In this volume, ghost stories are studied in the context of their media, their place in history and geography. From prehistory to this day, we have... |
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294,08 zł |
Batman: Metal Die-Cast Bat-Signal
ISBN: 9780762462162 / Angielski / Mixed media product / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Batman fans can call upon the world's greatest superhero with this high-quality die-cast metal Bat-Signal--projects up to 20 feet Special features:
Batman fans can call upon the world's greatest superhero with this high-quality die-cast metal Bat-Signal--projects up to 20 feet Special f...
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170,43 zł |
Gender and Austerity in Popular Culture: Femininity, Masculinity and Recession in Film and Television
ISBN: 9781784536640 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A unique look at how austerity effects how gender is presented in transatlantic popular culture.
A unique look at how austerity effects how gender is presented in transatlantic popular culture.
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611,67 zł |
Homo Cinematicus: Science, Motion Pictures, and the Making of Modern Germany
ISBN: 9780812249279 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the early decades of the twentieth century, two intertwined changes began to shape the direction of German society. The baptism of the German film industry took place amid post-World War I conditions of political and social breakdown, and the cultural vacuum left by collapsing institutions was partially filled by moving images. At the same time, the emerging human sciences psychiatry, neurology, sexology, eugenics, industrial psychology, and psychoanalysis began to play an increasingly significant role in setting the terms for the way Germany analyzed itself and the problems it had... In the early decades of the twentieth century, two intertwined changes began to shape the direction of German society. The baptism of the German fi... |
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367,00 zł |
The Professional Actor's Handbook: From Casting Call to Curtain Call
ISBN: 9781442277724 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pursuing an acting career is not easy. It takes hard work, dedication, and the ability to shrug off rejection. It also requires an ability to navigate the pitfalls of an often precarious profession. While there are many books that attempt to teach people how to act, there are few books that show individuals what it takes to succeed as a working professional. The Professional Actor s Handbook: From Casting Call to Curtain Call provides individuals with strategies that will help them successfully negotiate every stage of their careers. From recent college graduates to seasoned professionals...
Pursuing an acting career is not easy. It takes hard work, dedication, and the ability to shrug off rejection. It also requires an ability to navigate...
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234,21 zł |
Are You in the House Alone?: A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999
ISBN: 9781909394445 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beginning in the 1960s through its heyday in the 1970s and beyond, the telefilm stands as an important cultural artefact masquerading as disposable entertainment. Made specifically for the small screen, within the tight constraints of broadcasting standards, what these humble movies lacked in budget and star appeal, they made up for in other ways. Often they served as an introduction to genre films, particularly horror, mirroring their theatrical counterparts with a focus on sinister cults, women in prison, haunted houses and even animals in revolt. They were also a place to address serious...
Beginning in the 1960s through its heyday in the 1970s and beyond, the telefilm stands as an important cultural artefact masquerading as disposable en...
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102,61 zł |
Digital Sub-Editing and Design
ISBN: 9781138181007 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This excellent book covers editing in the digital age, demonstrating the tools needed for effective text editing. Learn how to write powerful headlines and captions, and how to edit body text quickly and cleanly. It also concentrates on design in the digital environment, introducing typography and the related issues of readability and legibility. The skills of picture editing are explored, including image selection, cropping, manipulation and the ethics involved. These core skills and methods are then applied to the World Wide Web. Recent research into how people navigate Web pages is...
This excellent book covers editing in the digital age, demonstrating the tools needed for effective text editing. Learn how to write powerful headline...
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662,64 zł |
Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film
ISBN: 9781785654626 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman sees the hero brought to the big screen for the first time in her own movie, and fully realizes the breathtaking wonder, strength, and grace of such an historic character. Wonder Woman: The Art & Making of the Film celebrates the creation of this groundbreaking movie, taking fans on a voyage of discovery through the world of Wonder Woman. Showcasing the earliest concept art, set and costume designs, sketches and storyboards, the book delves deep into the filmmaking process, from creating the stunning island of Themyscira to the war-torn trenches and...
Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman sees the hero brought to the big screen for the first time in her own movie, and fully realizes the breathtaking wo...
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160,91 zł |
She Made Me Laugh: My Friend Nora Ephron
ISBN: 9781476796130 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A very personal remembrance of Nora Ephron's life and loves, and her ups and downs" (USA TODAY) by her long-time and dear friend Richard Cohen in a hilarious, blunt, raucous, and poignant recollection of their decades-long friendship. Nora Ephron (1941-2012) was a phenomenal personality, journalist, essayist, novelist, playwright, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, and movie director (Sleepless in Seattle; You've Got Mail; When Harry Met Sally; Heartburn; Julie & Julia). She wrote a slew of bestsellers (I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts...
"A very personal remembrance of Nora Ephron's life and loves, and her ups and downs" (USA TODAY) by her long-time and dear friend Richard Cohen...
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72,83 zł |
Digital Image Processing with Application to Digital Cinema
ISBN: 9781138161856 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With crystal clarity, this book conveys the most current principles in digital image processing, providing both the background theory and the practical applications to various industries, such as digital cinema, video compression, and streaming media.
With crystal clarity, this book conveys the most current principles in digital image processing, providing both the background theory and the practica...
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662,64 zł |
1000 Chairs. Revised and Updated Edition
ISBN: 9783836563697 / Angielski / Twarda / 664 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chairs displayed on their own as pure form
An overview of the 20th century More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of each era. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner Panton to Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to Postmodernism, the phenomenon of the chair is so complex that it requires... Chairs displayed on their own as pure form
An overview of the 20th century More than any other piece of furniture, ... |
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91,77 zł |
James Joyce and the Phenomenology of Film
ISBN: 9780198768913 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James Joyce and the Phenomenology of Film reappraises the lines of influence said to exist between Joyce's writing and early cinema and provides an alternative to previous psychoanalytic readings of Joyce and film. Through a compelling combination of historical research and critical analysis, Cleo Hanaway-Oakley demonstrates that Joyce, early film-makers, and phenomenologists (Maurice Merleau-Ponty, in particular) share a common enterprise: all are concerned with showing, rather than explaining, the 'inherence of the self in the world'. Instead of portraying an objective, neutral...
James Joyce and the Phenomenology of Film reappraises the lines of influence said to exist between Joyce's writing and early cinema and provi...
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465,06 zł |
Starlettes
ISBN: 9782955626306 / Francuski / Twarda / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Starlettes est un ouvrage consacrE aux actrices de l'Age d'or du cinEma hollywoodien (films des annEes 30 A 50), aux photos vintage et sexy de type pin-up. Plus d'infos sur www.stardustpublishing.fr. En noir et blanc, les photos sont en majoritE du matEriel promotionnel de leurs films de cette Epoque et mettent en exergue la grAce et la beautE de ces starlettes: jambes galbEes, corps ElancE et minois juvEnile. Chaque starlette est prEsentEe sur une double page A la maquette soignEe: d'un cOtE la biographie et de l'autre les photos. Ce livre est conCu comme un livre... Starlettes est un ouvrage consacrE aux actrices de l'Age d'or du cinEma hollywoodien (films des annEes 30 A 50), aux photos vintage et sex... |
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165,24 zł |
Toy Stories: The Toy as Hero in Literature, Comics and Film
ISBN: 9781476665177 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Toys those celebrated childhood cohorts and lead actors in children s imaginative play have a fantastic history of heroism in fiction. From teddy bears that guard sleeping babies to plastic soldiers and cowboys who lay siege to wooden block castles, toys are often the heroes of the stories children inspire authors to tell. In this collection of new essays, scholars from a range of disciplines examine fictional toys as protectors of the children they love, as heroes of their own stories, and as champions for the greater good in the writings of A.A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen, William...
Toys those celebrated childhood cohorts and lead actors in children s imaginative play have a fantastic history of heroism in fiction. From teddy bear...
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185,92 zł |
Body and Soul: The Story of John Garfield
ISBN: 9781626546127 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I believe the more successful an actor becomes, the more chances he should take. An actor never stops learning." John Garfield Before there was Brando and James Dean, there was John Garfield. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, young Jacob Julius Garfinkle's talent and charisma carried him from membership in some of the Bronx's toughest street gangs to the boards of the prestigious American Laboratory Theater. As mercurial as he was talented, Garfield chafed at what he deemed "unfair" casting choices in New York and headed west to Hollywood, scoring an Academy Award... "I believe the more successful an actor becomes, the more chances he should take. An actor never stops learning." John Garfield Before there... |
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143,70 zł |