Barbarians At The Gates Of Hollywood

Author : P J Thorndyke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798678364319

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Barbarians at the Gates of Hollywood by P J Thorndyke Pdf

Journey into the realm of VHS tapes and midnight showings where brawny barbarians rescue nubile virgins from evil wizards, giant snakes, and armies of the undead! Although originating in the era of the pulp magazines, sword and sorcery fiction enjoyed a cinematic boom in the 1980s; a decade that gave us Conan the Barbarian and The Beastmaster as well as more low-budget offerings like the Roger Corman-produced Deathstalker series and the Italian entries like Conquest and the Ator saga. Some of these movies are fondly remembered as cult classics today but many were released directly to VHS and lurked on the shelves of video rental stores before vanishing into obscurity. While some have long since lost their lustre, there are plenty of diamonds in the rough to be found. This book takes a comprehensive look at over 40 sword and sorcery movies from the 1980s, from the towering titans to the bargain basement sleaze-fests, unearthing them from their tombs and dusting them off so that they may shine once more.

Author : Ed D'Angelo
Publisher : Library Juice Press, LLC
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781936117239

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Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library by Ed D'Angelo Pdf

Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library is a philosophical and historical analysis of how the rise of consumerism has led to the decline of the original mission of public libraries to sustain and promote democracy through civic education. Through a reading of historical figures such as Plato, Helvetius, Rousseau, and John Stuart Mill, the book shows how democracy and even capitalism were originally believed to depend upon the moral and political education that public libraries (and other institutions of rational public discourse) could provide. But as capitalism developed in the 20th century it evolved into a postmodern consumerism that replaced democracy with consumerism and education with entertainment. Public libraries have mistakenly tried to remain relevant by shadowing the rise of consumerism, but have instead contributed to the rise of a new barbarism and the decline of democracy.

Author : Steven Gerrard,Renée Middlemost
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781801175067

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Gender and Action Films 1980-2000 by Steven Gerrard,Renée Middlemost Pdf

Gender and Action Films 1980-2000 offers insights into the intertwined concepts of gender and action, and how their portrayal developed in the Action Movie genre during the final two decades of the twentieth century. A necessity for academics, students and lovers of film and media and those interested in gender studies.

Author : Steven Gerrard,Renée Middlemost
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781801175142

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Gender and Action Films by Steven Gerrard,Renée Middlemost Pdf

Focusing on a less acknowledged period in Action Cinema history, Gender and Action Films prioritises female led action movies and champion a more meaningful interaction and representation between the Action genre and contemporary issues of race, sexuality, and gender.

Author : William Etling
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780595361908

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Sideways in Neverland by William Etling Pdf

The "Neverland Valley-Welcome" sign depicts a little boy, bending over to talk to a troll. Peter Pan was playing at the packed eighty-seat, 7,000 square-foot theatre. Popcorn and drinks were dished up gratis to the mobs at the concession stand. On-screen, Captain Hook had ten wide-eyed children bound and gagged, about to be fed to the crocodile. Nearby, amid the rides, a band was taking a break. Beat It thumped loudly from hidden speakers. A circus-like tent houses the bumper cars, where jubilant lads, faces flushed with excitement, rammed each other with enthusiasm. ...I freely admitted, there was no doubt that allegations of child molestation had hurt Jackson in this community. Where wouldn't such charges resonate? Sodom and Gomorrah? *** What do Michael Jackson's neighbors really think of him, or the other famous residents of the rural California wine country made famous by Sideways? Just two hours from Los Angeles, the honorable Old West lives on, with cowboys and Indians, a Danish village, stars, surfers, Michael Jackson, and more. *** "William Etling has the soul of an explorer, and the wit of a jester. Lucky for us, he also has a pen."-Michelle Schlegel The collected "Santa Ynez Notebook" of a Santa Barbara News-Press writer. Etling's delightful bi-weekly editorial dishes on all things Santa Ynez Valley, an area of tiny towns near Santa Barbara, Calif. This compilation of almost three years of work covers a wide variety of topics, including community events, regional history, locals both famous (Michael Jackson, anyone?) and not-so, and the author's personal life. The column's buoyant tone and warm voice make for a charming read-"I still love the beach. If I had a tail, I'd wag it when I'm near the water." As a teenager, Etling moved to the area with his family, and it's clear that he has adored the area ever since. More than just a love letter to his hometown, however, Sideways provides affecting reading for all-Etling is all over the board, from what happens when a small town kid goes to war to the peril of navigating a highway crossed frequently by deer to a Hollywood invasion, when suddenly everyone's an extra on the set of Seabiscuit. Fruitful subject matter, a likable host and evocative writing make for an enjoyable guide to this nook of California. -Kirkus Discoveries

Author : Derek Hill
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781842433928

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Charlie Kaufman and Hollywood's Merry Band of Pranksters, Fabulists and Dreamers by Derek Hill Pdf

Since the late 1990s, a subtle, subversive element has been at work within the staid confines of the Hollywood dream factory. Young filmmakers like Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Michel Gondry, David O. Russell, Richard Linklater, and Sofia Coppola rode in on the coattails of the independent film movement that blossomed in the early 1990s and have managed to wage an aesthetic campaign against imaginative cowardice of all persuasions, much like their artistic forebears -- the so-called Movie Brats Coppola, Scorsese, De Palma, Altman, and Ashby among others -- did in the 1970s. But their true pedigree can be traced back to the cinematic provocateurs of the Nouvelle Vague (Truffaut, Goddard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette, et al), who in the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s liberated screens around the world with a series of films that challenged our assumptions of what the medium could offer and how stories could be told -- all of them snapping with style as much as they delivered on ideas. Highly idiosyncratic yet intricately realised, accessible yet willing to overthrow the constraints of formal storytelling, surreal yet always grounded in human emotions, this new breed of American film captures the angst of its characters and the times in which we live, but with a wryness, imagination, earnestness, irony and stylish wit that makes the slide into existential despair a little more amusing than it should be. This book analyses and traces the origins of the pivotal films and directors in this undeclared war on the mundane.

Author : Steven Gerrard,Renée Middlemost
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781801175180

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Gender and Action Films 2000 and Beyond by Steven Gerrard,Renée Middlemost Pdf

Gender and Action Films 2000 and Beyond: Transformations looks at Action Cinema from the old to the new, offering an exciting interrogation of the portrayal of gender in the new millennia. A necessity for academics, students and lovers of film and media and those interested in gender studies.

Author : Thomas S. Burns,Thomas Samuel Burns
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0253312884

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Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome by Thomas S. Burns,Thomas Samuel Burns Pdf

Barbarians serving in the Roman army, like all other Roman soldiers, faced difficult choices as political events buffeted their leaders and threatened their livelihoods. Honorius, Stilicho, Alaric, Galla Placidia, Constantius III and usurpers like Constantine III and Attalus left their imprints upon these years - coloring the fabric of political and spiritual life as much as they affected military affairs.

Author : Robert Norris Nodurft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Motion picture industry
ISBN : IND:30000107444766

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Hollywood's Road to War by Robert Norris Nodurft Pdf

Author : Gordon B. Arnold
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313385643

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Projecting the End of the American Dream by Gordon B. Arnold Pdf

This provocative book reveals how Hollywood films reflect our deepest fears and anxieties as a country, often recording our political beliefs and cultural conditions while underscoring the darker side of the American way of life. Long before the war in Iraq and the economic crises of the early 21st century, Hollywood has depicted a grim view of life in the United States, one that belies the prosperity and abundance of the so-called American Dream. While the country emerged from World War II as a world power, collectively our sense of security had been threatened. The result is a cinematic body of work that has America's decline and ruin as a central theme. The author draws from popular films across all genres and six decades to illustrate how the political climate of the times influenced their creation. Projecting the End of the American Dream: Hollywood's Visions of U.S. Decline combines film history, social history, and political history to reveal important themes in the unfolding American narrative. Discussions focus on a wide variety of films, including Rambo, Planet of the Apes, and Easy Rider.

Author : Ty Burr
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307390844

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Gods Like Us by Ty Burr Pdf

With 8 Pages of Black-and-White Photographs In this captivating history of stardom, Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr traces our obsession with fame from the dawn of cinema through the age of the Internet. Why do we obsess over the individuals we come to call stars? How has both the image of stardom and our stars' images changed over the past hundred years? What does celebrity mean if people can now become famous simply for being famous? With brilliant insight and entertaining examples, Burr reveals the blessings and the curses of celebrity for the star and the stargazer alike. From Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin, to Archie Leach (a.k.a. Cary Grant), Tom Cruise, and Julia Roberts, to such no-cal stars of today as the Kardashians and the new online celebrity, Gods Like Us is a journey through the fame game at its flashiest, most indulgent, occasionally most tragic, and ultimately it's most culturally revealing.

Author : Richard Burt,Lynda E. Boose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-24
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781134457007

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Shakespeare, The Movie II by Richard Burt,Lynda E. Boose Pdf

Combining three key essays from the earlier collection with exciting new work from leading contributors, this text offers sixteen fascinating essays. It is quite simply a must-read for any student of Shakespeare, film or cultural studies.

Author : Henry A. Giroux
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583675700

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America's Addiction to Terrorism by Henry A. Giroux Pdf

In the United States today, the term "terrorism" conjures up images of dangerous, outside threats: religious extremists and suicide bombers in particular. Harder to see but all the more pervasive is the terrorism perpetuated by the United States itself, whether through military force overseas or woven into the very fabric of society at home. Henry Giroux, in this passionate and incisive book, turns the conventional wisdom on terrorism upside down, demonstrating how fear and lawlessness have become organizing principles of life in the United States, and violence an acceptable form of social mediation. He addresses the most pressing issues of the moment, from officially sanctioned torture to militarized police forces to austerity politics. Giroux also examines the ongoing degradation of the education system and how young people in particular suffer its more nefarious outcomes. Against this grim picture, Giroux posits a politics of hope and a commitment to accurate-and radical-historical memory. He draws on a long, distinguished career developing the tenets of critical pedagogy to propose a cure for our addiction to terrorism: a kind of "public pedagogy" that challenges the poisoned narratives of "America's dis-imagination machine."

Author : Nirmalya Kumar
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789357089883

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Clash by Nirmalya Kumar Pdf

Amazon and Walmart, with more than half a trillion in revenues annually, are the two largest companies in the world. They have not only redefined the retail industry—Walmart in the 1980s/1990s and Amazon since 2000—but have also been the benchmark for business best practices (e.g., the use of IT, supply chain, data analytics, customer orientation). This year, it is anticipated that Amazon will dethrone Walmart as the world’s largest company, a position that Walmart has occupied for more than two decades. By examining these two companies and their business models in depth, Professor Nirmalya Kumar elucidates on the more general phenomenon of incumbents competing with disruptors (e.g., Volkswagen vs Tesla, Marriott vs Airbnb) as well as the move to omnichannel retail where physical stores must coexist with online retailers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1388 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Commerce
ISBN : UVA:X006024747

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The Economist by Anonim Pdf