The Cinema of Wes Anderson: Bringing Nostalgia to Life (Directors' Cuts) by Whitney Crothers Dilley
English | August 8, 2017 | ISBN: 0231180691 | EPUB | 224 pages | 2 MB
Wes Anderson is considered one of the most important directors of the post-Baby Boom generation, making films such as Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) in a style so distinctive that his films are often recognizable from a single frame. Through the travelogue The Darjeeling Limited (2007) and the stop-motion animation of Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), his films examine issues of gender, race, and class through dysfunctional family dynamics, with particular focus on masculinity and male bonding. Anderson's auteur status is enriched by his fascination with Truffaut and the French New Wave, as well as his authorship of every one of his screenplays, drawing on influences as diverse as Mark Twain, J. D. Salinger, Roald Dahl, and Stefan Zweig. Works such as Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) continue to fascinate with their postmodern, hyper-nostalgic attention to detail.
The Cinema of Michael Winterbottom: Borders, Intimacy, Terror (Directors' Cuts) by Bruce Bennett
English | November 26, 2013 | ISBN: 0231167369 | EPUB | 224 pages | 22.3 MB
This comprehensive study of prolific British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom explores the thematic, stylistic, and intellectual consistencies running through his eclectic and controversial body of work. This volume undertakes a close analysis of a TV series directed by Winterbottom and sixteen of his films ranging from television dramas to transnational co-productions featuring Hollywood stars, and from documentaries to costume films. The critique is centered on Winterbottom's collaborative working practices, political and cultural contexts, and critical reception. Arguing that his work delineates a 'cinema of borders', this study examines Winterbottom's treatment of sexuality, class, ethnicity, and national and international politics, as well as his quest to adequately narrate inequality, injustice, and violence.
The Cinema of Clint Eastwood: Chronicles of America (Directors' Cuts) by David Sterritt
English | November 25, 2014 | ISBN: 023117201X | EPUB | 240 pages | 17.5 MB
He became a movie star playing The Man With No Name, and today his name is known around the world. Measured by longevity, productivity, and profits, Clint Eastwood is the most successful actor-director-producer in American film history.
The Cinema of Aki Kaurismäki: Contrarian Stories (Directors' Cuts) by Andrew Nestingen
English | June 25, 2013 | ISBN: 0231165595, 0231165587 | EPUB | 174 pages | 7.7 MB
Aki Kaurismäki is an enigma, an eminent auteur who claims his films are a joke. Since 1983, Kaurismäki has produced classically-styled films filled with cinephilic references to film history. He has earned an international art-house audience and many prizes, influencing such directors as Jim Jarmusch, Quentin Tarantino, and Wes Anderson. Yet Kaurismäki is often depicted as the loneliest, most nostalgic of Finns (except when he promotes his films, makes political statements, and runs his many businesses). He is also depicted as a bohemian known for outlandish actions and statements.
Seven Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges by Fernando Sorrentino, translated by Clark M. Zlotchew
English | March 1, 2010 | ISBN: 1589880609 | EPUB | 220 pages | 1 MB
These wide-ranging conversations have an exceptionally open and intimate tone, giving us a personal glimpse of one of the most fascinating figures in contemporary world literature.
David Elwood - Battle Master: Drills for Practical Self-Defense
Phoenix Karate | 1992 | ISBN: 096353436X | English | 91 pages | PDF | 1.64 MB
A collection of martial arts training drills designed to teach skills related to self-defense. David Elwood is an instructor in Bruce Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do. He has earned instructor qualifications in 4 martial arts systems and has taught self-defense workshops for 20 years. He has also authored two books and made 6 videos about training drills for self-defense competence.
AI Ethics (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
by Mark Coeckelbergh
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0262538199 | 250 Pages | PDF true | 6 MB
Trinity: The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History by Allen Lane
English | August 1, 2019 | ISBN: 0241309832 | 528 pages | PDF | 38 Mb
Klaus Fuchs knew more nuclear secrets in the last two years of the Second World War than anyone else in Britain. He was taken onto the Manhattan Project in the USA as a trusted physicist - and was the conduit by which knowledge of the highest classification passed to the Soviet Union. When Truman announced at the Potsdam Conference that the US possessed a nuclear bomb, Stalin already knew. This book, by an accomplished scientist as well as historian, is the first to explain the physics as well as the spying, and because Frank Close worked, like Fuchs, at the Harwell Laboratory, it contains much important new material.
Jonathan Cott, "There's a Mystery There: The Primal Vision of Maurice Sendak"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0385540434 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 112.5 mb
An extraordinary, path-breaking, and penetrating book on the life and work and creative inspirations of the great children's book genius Maurice Sendak, who since his death in 2012 has only grown in his stature and recognition as a major American artist, period.
The Peak Strength Principle : For Natural Lifters by Mark Sherwood
English | 2017 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B06XFB6DD9 | 55 pages | PDF | 1.08 Mb
Elite lifters often work up to a heavy lift and leave the gym before their strength begins to diminish. Why? Because they understand that strength gains come from training while they are strong. Long workouts often lead to a weakened state. Training in a weakened state can sabotage the benefits of dedicated training efforts.