Doctor Who and Science
Science has always been part of Doctor Who. The first episode featured scenes in a science laboratory and a science teacher, and the 2020 season's finale highlighted a scientist's key role in Time Lord history. Hundreds of scientific characters, settings, inventions, and ethical dilemmas populated the years in between. Behind the scenes, Doctor Who's original remit was to teach children about science, and in the 1960s it even had a scientific advisor. This is the first book to explore this scientific landscape from a broad spectrum of research fields: from astronomy, genetics, linguistics, computing, history, sociology and science communication through gender, media and literature studies. Contributors ask: What sort of scientist is the Doctor? How might the TARDIS translation circuit and regeneration work? Did the Doctor change sex or gender when regenerating into Jodie Whittaker? How do Doctor Who's depictions of the Moon and other planets compare to the real universe? Why was the program obsessed with energy in the 1960s and 1970s, Victorian scientists and sciences then and now, or with dinosaurs at any time? Do characters like Missy and the Rani make good scientist role models? How do Doctor Who technical manuals and public lectures shape public ideas about science?
Lurid and Insane
Supported by his band, a newly elected President stages a concert for the party faithful. During this gig his ego grows and mask slips. This playful musical is supplimented by Comfort Hour, its radio accompaniment; faux political monologue Marginal Notes and Come Together putting the politics back in Primal Scream's samples of Rev. Jesse Jackson.This volume incudes production photos, credits and contexturalising essays.
The Black Maze
The story of Stan's Cafe's popular installation The Black Maze which was inspired by a fun fair and graduated from art galleries to the back of an old Post Office lorry. Plus, descriptions and photoraphs of all the first twenty two editios of The Steps Series installation.
The Commentators
Stories of the origins, evolution and rules of two long form improvisation projects from Stan's Cafe. One for the stage and one for real world locations. Complete with production photographs and notes of performance histories.
Twilightofthefreakingods
This script of Stan's Cafe's interpretation of G繹tterd瓣mmerung, comprises a series of interlocking timetables specifying movements for each performer over the 255 minute running time. It is a curious puzzle of timing and logistics complete with instructions for the performers, programme notes, produciton photographs and a 'make of' essay.
Of All The People In All The World
Essays on the making and touring of this international hit performance installation along with blog posts, letters, emails and photographs. All taken from the first 17 years of touring.Also details of associated politically engaged productions and installations.
A Translation Of Shadows
A Benshi (narrator) stands describing a Japanese silent film. His infatuation with the female lead results in him twisting the narrative to match his own desires until eventually the film fights back. This sophisticated, poetic and playful script is about translation, film stars and 'the gaze'.Here the original text is set alongside fifty production photographs and stills from the film which is subject to the narration. This volume also includes a 'making of' essay, the original film treatment, plus the script for a prototype of the show narrating Yasujirō Ozu's 1933 silent film Woman Of Tokyo.
FLOWERS and Collected Poems
The collected whimsical work of John G. Sutton. Poetry that is amusing, interesting, emotive and most of all entertaining.
Inside the Business of Show
Get industry-ready with this companion workbook and the online video series, "Inside the Business of Show". The workbook organizes and enhances information presented by entertainment industry professionals in a series of four online video classes - Class 1: "The Business of Acting" by Judy Kain; Class 2: "The Castable Actor" by Tom Burke; Class 3: "How to Break into Broadway" by Christopher Henry Young; and Class 4: "The Castable Headshot" by Tom Burke and Kevin McIntyre. The four classes, comprised of more than fifty video segments, help to get you business savvy by uncovering valuable industry information, marketing tools, and proven strategies to help start, restart, or kick start and maintain a sustainable, professional career in film, stage, TV, and commercials. The video series is sold separately at https: //www.insidethebusinessofshow.com/ and comes with a money back guarantee; or, you can sample the classes by taking advantage of the 12 FREE videos offer. These are not drama school classes, they are about the real world where the competition is greater than ever. If you take the same amount of energy you use to improve your acting and performance skills and funnel it into learning and utilizing the information in these classes you will discover your castable self, your brand, and how to leverage them and your talent as a professional. You will rise above the crowd
Stravaig
Stravaig: A fiction for voices is a rewrite of Samuel Beckett's great radio play All That Fall, set in rural Aberdeenshire. Where Beckett's text is about two old people and the spectre of death, David Wheatley's text inverts the source material, centering it on two parents with young children. Stravaig, in remarkable style, presents certain obscurities to the reader, such as words or sentences in Scots, and discussion of matters Gaelic. This is a gem of a playscript and a truly sublime book.
A Dickens Dinner
A Dickens Dinner, a music and rhymes performance, is a dinner theater play that is known for fundraising to help charities and nonprofit companies. A Dickens Dinner theater event is based upon characters written into a novella, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in 1843. Audience for A Dickens Dinner, those attended, are entertained by actors, singers, magicians, strolling violinists, mimes, still-walkers and Christmas carolers who provide entertainment between each dinner course. During dinner, merrymakers pretend to send cranky, miserly Scrooge reeling in his grave, while they serve dinner and humorous poetry, while handing out poultry, fish, side dishes and English desserts during holidays.
Starring Tom Cruise
Interdisciplinary star study of one of the most iconic Hollywood celebrities of the last thirty-five years. Starring Tom Cruise examines how Tom Cruise's star image moves across genres and forms as a type of commercial product that offers viewers certain pleasures and expectations. Cruise reads as an action hero and romantic lead yet finds himself in homoerotic and homosocial relationships that unsettle and undermine these heterosexual scripts. In this volume, editor Sean Redmond shows how important star studies is not just to understanding the ideological, commercial, and cultural significance of one star but to seeing how masculinity, ethnicity, sexuality, and commodity relations function in contemporary society. The volume is divided into three parts. Part 1 explores the ways that Cruise's star image and performances are built on a desiring gaze, nearly always complicated by perverse narrative arcs and liminal character relationships. This section also explores the complex and contradictory ways he embodies masculinity and heterosexuality. Part 2 places Cruise within the codes and conventions of genre filmmaking and the way they intersect with the star vehicle. Cruise becomes monomythical, heroic, authentic, and romantic, and at the same time, he struggles to hold these formulas and ideologies together. Part 3 views Cruise as both an ageless totemic figure of masculinity who does his own stunts, as well as an aging star--his body both the conduit for eternally youthful masculinity and a signifier of that which must ultimately fail. These readings are connected to wider discursive issues concerning his private and public life, including the familial/patriarchal roles he takes on.Scholars writing for this collection approach the Cruise star image through various vectors and frames, which are revelatory in nature. As such, they not only demonstrate the very best traditions of close "star" textual analysis but also move the approach to the star forward. Students, scholars, and readers of film, media, and celebrity studies will enjoy this deep dive into a complex Hollywood figure.
Starring Tom Cruise
Interdisciplinary star study of one of the most iconic Hollywood celebrities of the last thirty-five years. Starring Tom Cruise examines how Tom Cruise's star image moves across genres and forms as a type of commercial product that offers viewers certain pleasures and expectations. Cruise reads as an action hero and romantic lead yet finds himself in homoerotic and homosocial relationships that unsettle and undermine these heterosexual scripts. In this volume, editor Sean Redmond shows how important star studies is not just to understanding the ideological, commercial, and cultural significance of one star but to seeing how masculinity, ethnicity, sexuality, and commodity relations function in contemporary society. The volume is divided into three parts. Part 1 explores the ways that Cruise's star image and performances are built on a desiring gaze, nearly always complicated by perverse narrative arcs and liminal character relationships. This section also explores the complex and contradictory ways he embodies masculinity and heterosexuality. Part 2 places Cruise within the codes and conventions of genre filmmaking and the way they intersect with the star vehicle. Cruise becomes monomythical, heroic, authentic, and romantic, and at the same time, he struggles to hold these formulas and ideologies together. Part 3 views Cruise as both an ageless totemic figure of masculinity who does his own stunts, as well as an aging star--his body both the conduit for eternally youthful masculinity and a signifier of that which must ultimately fail. These readings are connected to wider discursive issues concerning his private and public life, including the familial/patriarchal roles he takes on.Scholars writing for this collection approach the Cruise star image through various vectors and frames, which are revelatory in nature. As such, they not only demonstrate the very best traditions of close "star" textual analysis but also move the approach to the star forward. Students, scholars, and readers of film, media, and celebrity studies will enjoy this deep dive into a complex Hollywood figure.
The Boy Who Didn’t Know
A simple storybook inspiring encouragement of the process of not knowing.
The Key Fundamentals To Getting Your $hit Together
Success is something that is highly sought after and for many people bridging the gap between failure and achievement is a mystery. Learn first hand from Reginald Kinchen, aka RegTheTrainer, how he fought off adversity and reached his success in the fitness industry. The steps for success has templates, however many people struggle with the applying and execution of energy and effort. With this easy to read step by step book, you will learn how to plant the seed, nurture the seed, and watch your success Grow!
The Anxious Elephant
Elephant routinely impressed his family, friends, and teachers with his ability to look remain in control of his emotions and stop overthinking, even when the going was tough. He was able to keep his anxious thoughts from creating even more anxious thoughts.Whatever the difficulties, he powered through them. But he wasn't always that way.Once upon a time, Elephant's friend Fox showed him a simple and small tip that completely changed his approach. Find out what this tip is, and how to use it to instill positivity, mental toughness, and mental calm in your growing child!Teach your child: -How to stay realistic and stop thinking the worst - for children and adults alike-The value of pausing and separating emotions and reality-The lesson of being mentally tough Original, engaging, humorous, and re-readable.This is a children's book about building values and teaching life skills. Charlotte Dane possesses a unique understanding of child psychology, which allows her to write tales that are both educational and captivating for children.The Teach Me How! Children's Book Series is aimed at teaching children essential life skills, mindsets, and paths to success and happiness. Charlotte combines adorable and charming characters with wit and humor that even adults will enjoy.This series is perfect for children ages 3-11, and the adults that interact with them (parents, caretakers, teachers, relatives, coaches, and so on)!
Dionisio Aguado
Here are compositions from the Romantic Era by Dionisio Aguado transcribed for the baritone ukulele. Most are also playable on the tenor and soprano ukulele and, of course, may be played on the guitar. These are somewhat more complex compositions and are for Intermediate to Advanced players.
The Anxious Elephant
Elephant routinely impressed his family, friends, and teachers with his ability to look remain in control of his emotions and stop overthinking, even when the going was tough. He was able to keep his anxious thoughts from creating even more anxious thoughts.Whatever the difficulties, he powered through them. But he wasn't always that way.Once upon a time, Elephant's friend Fox showed him a simple and small tip that completely changed his approach. Find out what this tip is, and how to use it to instill positivity, mental toughness, and mental calm in your growing child!Teach your child: -How to stay realistic and stop thinking the worst - for children and adults alike-The value of pausing and separating emotions and reality-The lesson of being mentally tough Original, engaging, humorous, and re-readable.This is a children's book about building values and teaching life skills. Charlotte Dane possesses a unique understanding of child psychology, which allows her to write tales that are both educational and captivating for children.The Teach Me How! Children's Book Series is aimed at teaching children essential life skills, mindsets, and paths to success and happiness. Charlotte combines adorable and charming characters with wit and humor that even adults will enjoy.This series is perfect for children ages 3-11, and the adults that interact with them (parents, caretakers, teachers, relatives, coaches, and so on)!
We’re Here for Laura
Laura Penbrooke is dead. Her four closest friends can't wait to milk her tragedy for all it is worth. No one more so than Mitton, Laura's bestie, who arranges a simple dinner to remember her BBFL. So what if her camera crew just happens to be around filming her reality show? That's just showbiz, baby! And if Paul wants to plug their one-person opera, that's a great distraction from Carol's monotone critiques and Alex's latest lifestyle change. Things may get a little bit out of hand, but as long as they all remember that they are 'here for Laura', the night is bound to be a quiet, respectful night of remembrance. Right? Right. Lights, camera, action!
Sukeroku’s Double Identity
The aim of this book is to show that seemingly illogical double identity of the townsman, Sukeroku, and the samurai, Soga Goro, in the play Sukeroku is a surviving element of what was once a complex and coherent structure based on a traditional performance calendar.To show how the calendar function and what Sukeroku's double identity signifies, the book is divided into two parts. Part One studies the structure of Edo kabuki. The first chapter, which outlines that structure, is based for the most part on writings of the Tokugawa period. The second chapter then looks at the concepts of sekai, "tradition," and shuko, "innovation." Kabuki was the product of material that had become a familiar part of Japanese culture by repeated use and dramatization over long periods of time, starting before kabuki began, and material that was relatively new and was used to transform the older, set material. The double identity in Sukeroku came about as a result of this interplay between what was received by way of traditional and what was added by way of innovation.Part Two considers the significance of the double identity. The author concludes that Sukeroku's double identity gave Edo audiences a hero who was an idealization of the contemporary Tokugawa townsman and at the same time a transformation of a samurai god-hero of the past. The first chapter of Part Two traces the development of Sukeroku's Soga Goro/samurai identity, from its origins in the early dramatic forms of no, kowaka, and ko-joruri, to the representation of Soga Goro in kabuki by Ichikawa Danjuro I. The seconds then looks at the transformation of Soga Gorointo Sukeroku by discussing the origins of Sukeroku and its introductions to Edo kabuki by Ichikawa Danjuro I and his son, Danjuro II, since their work was the basis of all later developments.
Preme Magazine
Preme an independent black owned magazine came about, the concept was clear. It would be a publication that shed light on not just one aspect of the industry, but would feature everyone behind the scenes as well.
Class, Culture and Tragedy in the Plays of Jez Butterworth
Jez Butterworth is undoubtedly one of the most popular and commercially successful playwrights to have emerged in Britain in the early twenty-first century. This book, only the second so far to have been written on him, argues that the power of his most acclaimed work comes from a reinvigoration of traditional forms of tragedy expressed in a theatricalized working-class language. Butterworth's most developed tragedies invoke myth and legend as a figurative resistance to the flat and crushing instrumentalism of contemporary British political and economic culture. In doing so they summon older, resonant narratives which are both popular and high-cultural in order to address present cultural crises in a language and in a form which possess wide appeal. Tracing the development of Butterworth's work chronologically from Mojo (1995) to The Ferryman (2017), each chapter offers detailed critical readings of a single play, exploring how myth and legend become significantin a variety of ways to Butterworth's presentation of cultural and personal crisis.
Scenographic Design Drawing
This enlightening study explores the set design drawings for theatre and live performance, highlighting their unique qualities within the greater arena of drawing practice and theory. The latest volume in the Drawing In series, Scenographic Design Drawing encourages an interdisciplinary dialogue in the field of drawing with the inclusion of illustrations throughout. Scenographic design drawings visualize the images in the designer's 'mind's eye' early in the design process. They are the initial design tool in the creative engagement with theatre, opera, dance, and non-text-based performance. It is, in particular, this body of drawings that is unique as both a performative and a theatrical representation of multiple worlds within the 'stage space'. Sue Field illuminates this illustration process and identifies how these drawings have functioned and developed over time. Scenographic Design Drawing serves to satisfy an emerging global curiosity and a thirst for new knowledge and understanding in relation to the drawings executed by the historical and contemporary scenographer. This work addresses a critical research gap and shows how the scenographic design drawing continues to be a principal site of innovation, subjectivity, originality and authorship in theatre and live performance.
Theory for Theatre Studies: Emotion
Theory for Theatre Studies: Emotion explores how emotion is communicated in drama, theatre, and contemporary performance and therefore in society. From Aristotle and Shakespeare to Stanislavski, Brecht and Caryl Churchill, theatre reveals and, informs but also warns about the emotions. The term 'emotion' encompasses the emotions, emotional feelings, affect and mood, and the book explores how these concepts are embodied and experienced within theatrical practice and explained in theory. Since emotion is artistically staged, its composition and impact can be described and analysed in relation to interdisciplinary approaches. Readers are encouraged to consider how emotion is dramatically, aurally, and visually developed to create innovative performance. Case studies include: Medea, Twelfth Night, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Ibsen's A Doll's House, and performances by Mabou Mines, Robert Lepage, Rimini Protokoll, Anna Deavere Smith, Soc穫etas Raffaello Sanzio, Marina Abramovic, and The Wooster Group. By way of these detailed case studies, readers will appreciate new methodologies and approaches for their own exploration of 'emotion' as a performance component. Online resources to accompany this book are available at https: //www.bloomsbury.com/theory-for-theatre-studies-emotion-9781350030848/.
Musical von Stephen Sondheim und James Lapin ”Sunday at the Park with George”. Eine Szenenanalyse
Akademische Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Theaterwissenschaft, Tanz, Note: 1,0, Freie Universit瓣t Berlin (Theaterwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Musical als Kunst: Stephen Sondheim und das B羹hnen- Filmmusical heute, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit stellt eine Szenenanalyse zu dem Musical von Stephen Sondheim und James Lapin "Sunday at the Park with George" dar. Im allgemeinen Teil, dem ersten Teil der Arbeit (Einleitung, Forschungsstand der Lekt羹re, Hauptdaten und Allgemeines, Einf羹hrende Vorstellung des Werks "Sunday at the Park with George) wird die Lekt羹re von Gordon, Block, Miller sowie Online-Artikel analysiert. Es werden Aspekte wie der Titel und die Produktionsdaten der Erstproduktionen in New York, die Regie beleuchtet sowie wichtige Darsteller/innen der Originalproduktion, aber auch Werkentstehung beschrieben. Die etwaigen Vorlagen, Besonderheiten der Entstehungsgeschichte sowie die Besonderheiten innerhalb der der Fassungsgeschichte werden ebenfalls im ersten Teil der Ausarbeitung angebracht. In Hinblick auf die spezifische Relevanz wird der zweite Teil der Arbeit durch den dritten Punkt (?sthetische Spezifika des Werkes) kenntlich gemacht und erh瓣lt aus diesem Grund eine besondere Ausf羹hrung. Es wird die Story, der Plot, die Dramaturgie, und damit die Schl羹sselstellen des Werkes, sowie der Musikalische Stil und Sound beschrieben und anhand von Belegen erl瓣utert. Hierf羹r wird speziell die Lekt羹re von Block, Gordon und Miller herangezogen. Schlussendlich werden im vierten Teil der Ausarbeitung die jeweiligen Schl羹sselstellen im Dialog mit der Forschungsliteratur sowie in Auseinandersetzung mit den dortigen Argumenten und Ressourcen die Spezifik, Gestaltungsmittel und Funktion, erl瓣utert.
Acting
2021 Reprint of the 1933 Edition. Hardcover Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is a book for actors by an actor, giving vivid instruction in the technique of the art. Boleslavsky's knowledge of the theatre is based on a wide experience. In the 1920s, he made his way to New York City, where, now known as "Richard Boleslavsky" (the English spelling of his name), he began to teach Stanislavski's 'system' (which, in the US, developed into "Method Acting") with fellow 矇migr矇 Maria Ouspenskaya. In 1923, he founded the American Laboratory Theatre in New York. Among his students were Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Harold Clurman, who were all founding members of the Group Theatre (1931-1940), the first American acting ensemble to utilize Stanislavski's techniques.
Rave Alone! A Coming of Age Story
Rave Alone! A Coming of Age Story: The Original Screenplay includes the movie synopsis, full script, and details about the production process from inception to now. The motion picture is set in Miami in 2001. It is about a 15-year-old boy who blackmails his sister into taking him to a rave. In a time before the proliferation of the mobile phone, he gets lost. He gets into trouble, has an adventure, and is empowered to grow up along the way,
Theory for Theatre Studies: Emotion
Theory for Theatre Studies: Emotion explores how emotion is communicated in drama, theatre, and contemporary performance and therefore in society. From Aristotle and Shakespeare to Stanislavski, Brecht and Caryl Churchill, theatre reveals and, informs but also warns about the emotions. The term 'emotion' encompasses the emotions, emotional feelings, affect and mood, and the book explores how these concepts are embodied and experienced within theatrical practice and explained in theory. Since emotion is artistically staged, its composition and impact can be described and analysed in relation to interdisciplinary approaches. Readers are encouraged to consider how emotion is dramatically, aurally, and visually developed to create innovative performance. Case studies include: Medea, Twelfth Night, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Ibsen's A Doll's House, and performances by Mabou Mines, Robert Lepage, Rimini Protokoll, Anna Deavere Smith, Soc穫etas Raffaello Sanzio, Marina Abramovic, and The Wooster Group. By way of these detailed case studies, readers will appreciate new methodologies and approaches for their own exploration of 'emotion' as a performance component. Online resources to accompany this book are available at https: //www.bloomsbury.com/theory-for-theatre-studies-emotion-9781350030848/.
The Lighting Supervisor’s Toolkit
The Lighting Supervisor's Toolkit guides readers through the Lighting Supervisor's production process with an emphasis on the importance of the collaborative nature of the role.
The Making Of... Adaptation and the Cultural Imaginary
This book explores "Making of" sites as a genre of cultural artefact. Moving beyond "making-of" documentaries, the book analyses novels, drama, film, museum exhibitions and popular studies that re-present the making of culturally loaded film adaptations. It argues that the "Making of" genre operates on an adaptive spectrum, orienting towards and enacting the adaptation of films and their making. The book examines the behaviours that characterise "Making of" sites across visual media; it explores the cultural work done by these sites, why recognition of "Making of" sites as adaptations matters, and why our conception of adaptation matters. Part one focuses on the adaptive domain presented by the "Making of" John Ford's The Quiet Man. Part two attends to "Making of" Gone with the Wind sites, and concludes with "Making of" The Lord of the Rings texts as the acme of the cultural risks and investments charted in earlier chapters.
The Legacy of Mad Men
For seven seasons, viewers worldwide watched as ad man Don Draper moved from adultery to self-discovery, secretary Peggy Olson became a take-no-prisoners businesswoman, object-of-the-gaze Joan Holloway developed a feminist consciousness, executive Roger Sterling tripped on LSD, and smarmy Pete Campbell became a surprisingly nice guy. Mad Men defined a pivotal moment for television, earning an enduring place in the medium's history. This edited collection examines the enduringly popular television series as Mad Men still captivates audiences and scholars in its nuanced depiction of a complex decade. This is the first book to offer an analysis of Mad Men in its entirety, exploring the cyclical and episodic structure of the long form series and investigating issues of representation, power and social change. The collection establishes the show's legacy in televisual terms, and brings it up to date through an examination of itscultural importance in the Trump era. Aimed at scholars and interested general readers, the book illustrates the ways in which Mad Men has become a cultural marker for reflecting upon contemporary television and politics.
The Lost Films Fanzine Presents Movie Milestones #3
THE LOST FILMS FANZINE PRESENTS MOVIE MILESTONES #3, which celebrates Japanese 'Panic Movies' as made famous by SUBMERSION OF JAPAN (1973) on the 90th birthday of its creator, Sakyo Komatsu. All of Komatsu's Showa Era film adaptations (including 1974's ESPY) are covered including TV projects like THE MONKEY ARMY and the SUBMERSION OF JAPAN TV drama (both 1974-1975). Other 'Panic Movies', some of which are rarely seen in the west, are covered including THE FINAL WAR (1960), THE LAST WAR (1961), CONFLAGRATION (1975), THE BULLET TRAIN (1975), BLUE CHRISTMAS (1978), VIRUS (1980), DEATHQUAKE (1980) and TOKYO BLACKOUT (1987). This issue also covers one of the most famous banned/lost films of all time: 1974's PROPHECIES OF NOSTRADAMUS! And this being a sister publication to THE LOST FILMS FANZINE, plenty of unmade movies like INTER ICE AGE 4 and AFTER JAPAN SINKS are covered as well, don't miss it!
The Lost Films Fanzine Presents Movie Milestones #3
THE LOST FILMS FANZINE PRESENTS MOVIE MILESTONES #3, which celebrates Japanese 'Panic Movies' as made famous by SUBMERSION OF JAPAN (1973) on the 90th birthday of its creator, Sakyo Komatsu. All of Komatsu's Showa Era film adaptations (including 1974's ESPY) are covered including TV projects like THE MONKEY ARMY and the SUBMERSION OF JAPAN TV drama (both 1974-1975). Other 'Panic Movies', some of which are rarely seen in the west, are covered including THE FINAL WAR (1960), THE LAST WAR (1961), CONFLAGRATION (1975), THE BULLET TRAIN (1975), BLUE CHRISTMAS (1978), VIRUS (1980), DEATHQUAKE (1980) and TOKYO BLACKOUT (1987). This issue also covers one of the most famous banned/lost films of all time: 1974's PROPHECIES OF NOSTRADAMUS! And this being a sister publication to THE LOST FILMS FANZINE, plenty of unmade movies like INTER ICE AGE 4 and AFTER JAPAN SINKS are covered as well, don't miss it!
Astrid’s Diaries
You're a busy person, I get it, You need to destress, but also read a good book, and who said books with drawings are for kids? Also who said Coloring books are just for kids? Here you have both! Read about the whole series told by the illustrations of the real book, only now you get to either color them like the original book or color them however you want. Here you can also read and sneak peek the next books to come (the extra books), Around the world in 3 years (which for now there's only the spanish version), and Academy Years (which for now there's only the english version) before ending the series with ''Astrid's Diary 4: One in a Million''
Prometheus & The Archaeology of Sleep
In summer 1977 The Living Theatre, which had been touring in Europe for two years with Seven Meditations on Political Sado-Masochism, settled down in Rome and began to create Prometheus. The myth had long been on Julian Beck's mind. Texts were consulted, and members of the company chose and developed characters. After many meetings Beck wove together a text of the first act, exploring the myth. The second act was his own: scenes from the Russian revolution relating Prometheus to the fraught political issues of the present. The third act would be a vigil outside a nearby prison. Following the opening in September 1978, The Living Theatre toured Prometheus for a year, with engagements from Ireland to Greece as well as numerous Italian cities. Beck's beautiful, poetic play The Archaeology of Sleep was realized by The Living Theatre during a 1983 residency at the Maison de la Culture in Nantes, France. It was revived the following year as part of the Living Theatre repertory as the Joyce Theatre in New York.Included with the texts are production credits, photographs, and essays by Tom Walker, actor/archivist of The Living Theatre, Living Theatre actor Ilion Troya, and the author.There is a residue of daily life that the mind keeps sorting and trying to place in a cosmic vision.... I wanted people to see that we go to bed full of hope, because I think that in our sleep-life we have these immortal longings that begin to be expressed. It is my theory that we try every night, as an evolving species, to figure out how we can go on to the next step, the next development of humankind. -Julian Beck
Friends: Yellow Frame Softcover Notebook
Featuring a classic quote from Monica Geller and the yellow iconic frame of her apartment door, this notebook includes 240 ruled pages, a ribbon placeholder, and an elastic band. For 10 seasons, the classic sitcom FRIENDS(TM) followed the lives of six friends living in Manhattan in the 1990s and early 2000s. Now, fans both old and new can celebrate their love for the show with this softcover notebook.
Harry Potter: Gryffindor Pocket Notebook Collection (Set of 3)
Show your GRYFFINDOR(TM) house pride with this handy pocket notebook collection featuring graphics based on the epic HARRY POTTER(TM) films. Featuring three unique designs, this colorful set of pocket notebooks celebrates the bravest house at HOGWARTS(TM) with one ruled, one blank, and one grid-lined notebook--perfect for all your note-taking needs.
The Outstanding Actor
Drawing on Ken Rea's 35 years' teaching experience and research, as well as interviews with top actors and directors, The Outstanding Actor identifies seven key qualities that the most successful actors manifest, along with practical exercises that help nurture those qualities and videos to demonstrate them. Featuring contributions and insights from Ewan McGregor, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Al Pacino, Lily James, Rufus Norris and many more, The Outstanding Actor gives you techniques that you can immediately put into practice in rehearsals, classes or private preparation. It also shows you how to increase the chances of having a more successful career. This new edition covers topical issues such as the #MeToo movement, gender balance and race issues, and how these affect working conditions and careers. There are also brand new links to video resources that bring the valuable exercises to life. The book also includes forewords by Damian Lewis and Lily James.
Interpreting Star Wars
Upon its initial release in 1977, many critics regarded Star Wars as a childish retort to the mature American cinema of the seventies. Though full of sound and fury, some felt that it signified nothing. Four decades later, the significations are multiple as interpretations of the film's strange imagery and metaphoric potential continue to pile up. Interpreting Star Wars analyses and contextualises the dominant trends in Star Wars interpretation from the earliest reviews, through Lucasfilm's attempts to use its position as copyright holder to promote a single meaning, to the 21st century where the internet has rendered such authorial control impossible and new entries to the canon present new twists on old hopes.
Theatre and Dementia
Represents the first scholarly book to be written about theatre and dementiaExplores how artists engage with the care community in a way which is reciprocal and responsive Identifies the cultural role of the arts in dementia care beyond therapeutic outcomes
John Wayne Was Here
John Wayne worked on film sets around the globe. This book follows the trail, from his beginnings on the Fox backlot to his final filming in Lone Pine, California. Locations in Mexico, Normandy, Rome, Madrid, London, Ireland, Libya and Africa are covered, along with his favorite vacation spots in Hawaii, Acapulco, Greece, Monaco, and the Hollywood hot-spots he frequented. Anecdotes revisit his most famous scenes, including Rooster Cogburn's charge in True Grit (1969) and Davy Crockett's last stand in The Alamo (1960). Production details describe how San Diego stood in for Iwo Jima, how Old Tucson was turned into El Dorado, and how Genghis Kahn ruled over the deserts of Utah. Never before published photos present then-and-now views in this first of its kind guided tour for film location hunters and Wayne aficionados.
The Giallo Canvas
Beloved among cult horror devotees for its signature excesses of sex and violence, Italian giallo cinema is marked by switchblades, mysterious killers, whisky bottles and poetically overinflated titles. A growing field of English-language giallo studies has focused on aspects of production, distribution and reception. This volume explores an overlooked yet prevalent element in some of the best known gialli--an obsession with art and artists in creative production, with a particular focus on painting. The author explores the appearance and significance of art objects across the masterworks of such filmmakers as Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Umberto Lenzi, Michele Soavi, Mario Bava and his son Lamberto.
The Science of Sci-Fi Cinema
Science fiction films present hypothetical futures, featuring imagined technological advancements--not yet realized but perhaps (more or less) plausible. Yet how much of what audiences see is within the bounds of possibility? Can we really envision what a black hole looks like? Can dinosaurs really be genetically re-engineered? Originating from an annual Science Fiction Film Series in Denver, Colorado, this volume of essays examines 10 films, with a focus on discerning the possible, the unlikely, and the purely science fictional. With essays by scientists in relevant fields, chapters provide analyses of the movies themselves, along with examination of the actual science (or lack thereof) in each film.
Another Day’s Begun
A work of startling originality when it debuted in 1938, Thornton Wilder's Our Town evolved to be seen by some as a vintage slice of early 20th Century Americana, rather than being fully appreciated for its complex and eternal themes and its deceptively simple form. This unique and timely book shines a light on the play's continued impact in the 21st century and makes a case for the healing powers of Wilder's text to a world confronting multiple crises. Through extensive interviews with more than 100 artists about their own experience of the play and its impact on them professionally and personally - and including background on the play's early years and its pervasiveness in American culture - Another Day's Begun shows why this particular work remains so important, essential, and beloved. Every production of Our Town has a story to tell beyond Wilder's own. One year after the tragedy of 9/11, Paul Newman, in his final stage appearance, played the Stage Manager in Our Town on Broadway. Director David Cromer's 2008 Chicago interpretation would play in five more cities, ultimately becoming New York's longest-running Our Town ever. In 2013, incarcerated men at Sing Sing Correctional Facility brought Grover's Corners inside a maximum security prison. After the 2017 arena bombing in Manchester UK, the Royal Exchange Theatre chose Our Town as its offering to the stricken community. 80 years after it was written, more than 110 years after its actions take place, Our Town continues to assert itself as an essential play about how we must embrace and appreciate the value of life itself. Another Day's Begun explains how this American classic has the power to inspire, heal and endure in the modern day, onstage and beyond.
The Outstanding Actor
Drawing on Ken Rea's 35 years' teaching experience and research, as well as interviews with top actors and directors, The Outstanding Actor identifies seven key qualities that the most successful actors manifest, along with practical exercises that help nurture those qualities and videos to demonstrate them. Featuring contributions and insights from Ewan McGregor, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Al Pacino, Lily James, Rufus Norris and many more, The Outstanding Actor gives you techniques that you can immediately put into practice in rehearsals, classes or private preparation. It also shows you how to increase the chances of having a more successful career. This new edition covers topical issues such as the #MeToo movement, gender balance and race issues, and how these affect working conditions and careers. There are also brand new links to video resources that bring the valuable exercises to life. The book also includes forewords by Damian Lewis and Lily James.
Brecht and Post-1990s British DramaDialectical Theatre Today
Can theatre change the world? If so, how can it productively connect with social reality and foster spectatorial critique and engagement? This open access book examines the forms and functions of political drama in what has been described as a post-Marxist, post-ideological, even post-political moment. It argues that Bertolt Brecht's concept of dialectical theatre represents a privileged theoretical and dramaturgical method on the contemporary British stage as well as a valuable lens for understanding 21st-century theatre in Britain. Establishing a creative philosophical dialogue between Brecht, Walter Benjamin, Theodor W. Adorno and Jacques Ranci癡re, the study analyses seminal works by five influential contemporary playwrights, ranging from Mark Ravenhill's 'in-yer-face' plays to Caryl Churchill's 21st century theatrical experiments. Engaging critically with Brecht's theatrical legacy, these plays create a politically progressive form of drama which emphasises notions of negativity, ambivalence and conflict as a prerequisite for spectatorial engagement and emancipation. This book adopts an interdisciplinary and intercultural theoretical approach, reuniting English and German perspectives and innovatively weaving together a variety of theoretical strands to offer fresh insights on Brecht's legacy, on British theatre history and on the selected plays. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
Telltale Women
Telltale Women fundamentally reimagines the relationship between the history play and its source material as an intertextual one, presenting evidence for a new narrative about how--and why--these genres disparately chronicle the histories of royal women. Allison Machlis Meyer challenges established perceptions of source study, historiography, and the staging of gender politics in well-known drama by arguing that chronicles and political histories frequently value women's political interventions and use narrative techniques to invest their voices with authority. Dramatists who used these sources for their history plays thus encountered a historical record that offered surprisingly ample precedents for depicting women's perspectives and political influence as legitimate, and writers for the commercial theater grappled with such precedents by reshaping source material to create stage representations of royal women that condemned queenship and female power. By tracing how the sanctioning of women's political participation changes from the narrative page to the dramatic stage, Meyer demonstrates that gender politics in both canonical and noncanonical history plays emerge from playwrights' intertextual engagements with a rich alternative view of women in the narrative historiography of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The Politics of Gender in Early American Theater
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the American theater emerged as a crucial cultural space for debates around gender stereotypes, gendered conduct, sexual desire, the politics of intimacy and domesticity, female authorship, as well as the complex intersections of gender and other markers of cultural difference, such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, age, or nation. This collection explores the role of gender in the formation of American theatrical culture in this period. It features essays on well-known early American dramatists such as Susanna Rowson or Judith Sargent Murray, but also sheds light on anonymous authors and more obscure theatrical practices.
