Hang Em High

Author : Mark Fertig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Art
ISBN : 1683964721

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Hang 'em High by Mark Fertig Pdf

In a luxurious oversize format, Hang 'Em High collects more than 500 of the greatest Western movie posters ever made, since -- well, since the very beginning of the movie poster itself! Meticulously restored, lovingly reproduced, and stunningly designed, this art book establishes the crucial films with critical commentary by editor and scholar Mark Fertig (Film Noir 101: The 101 Best Film Noir Posters From the 1940s-1950s). This book is a treasure trove for greenhorns, a jackpot for old hands, and a panoramic vista for everyone. Every well-known Western and Westerner is here, including Broncho Billy Anderson (the first Western movie star), William S. Hart, Tom Mix, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard (the first singing cowboy), Gary Cooper, Herb Jeffries (the "Bronze Buckaroo," the first person of color to star in B-Westerns), Tim Holt, Buster Crabbe, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Irene Dunne, Chief Thunder-Cloud, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, William Boyd, Gabby Hayes, Gene Autry, Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Jane Russell, Maureen O'Hara, Montgomery Clift, James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Kirk Douglas, Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Gregory Peck, Alan Ladd, Jack Palance, Charlton Heston, Randolph Scott, Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Joel McCrea, William Holden, Ossie Davis, Burt Lancaster, Sidney Poitier, Gene Wilder, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks -- and a whole passel more! Not to mention Rin Tin Tin. And John Wayne (of course!).

Author : Bob Herzberg
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476601243

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Hang 'Em High by Bob Herzberg Pdf

For more than a century the Western film has proven to be an enduring genre. At the dawn of the 20th century, in the same years that The Great Train Robbery begat a film genre, Owen Wister wrote The Virginian, which began a new literary genre. From the beginning, both literature and film would usually perpetuate the myth of the Old West as a place where justice always triumphed and all concerned (except the villains) pursued the Law. The facts, however, reflect abuses of due process: lynch mobs and hired gunslingers rather than lawmen regularly pursued lawbreakers; vengeance rather than justice was often employed; and even in courts of law justice didn't always prevail. Some films and novels bucked this trend, however. This book discusses the many Western films as well as the novels they are based on, that illustrate distortions of the law in the Old West and the many ways, most of them marked by vengeance, in which its characters pursued justice.

Author : Mark Fertig
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606997598

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Film Noir 101 by Mark Fertig Pdf

Collecting 101 noir movie posters of, arguably, the greatest noir films ever made (including classics The Maltese Falcon, Laura, and Double Indemnity). Reproduced in a stunningly designed, over-sized format that shows off the spectacular visual elan of Hollywood movie posters at their best, the book is not only a spectacular showcase of film noir art, but also establishes the crucial films and identifies their key characteristics, with critical commentary on each film by author and scholar Mark Fertig. This is an ideal handbook for noir rookies, a valuable resource for old-hats, and a visual feast for fans of film noir and American entertainment art.

Author : Troy Denning
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982143633

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Halo: Shadows of Reach by Troy Denning Pdf

USA TODAY BESTSELLER A Master Chief story and original full-length novel set in the Halo universe—based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! October 2559. It has been a year since the renegade artificial intelligence Cortana issued a galaxy-wide ultimatum, subjecting many worlds to martial law under the indomitable grip of her Forerunner weapons. Outside her view, the members of Blue Team—John-117, the Master Chief; Fred-104; Kelly-087; and Linda-058—are assigned from the UNSC Infinity to make a covert insertion onto the ravaged planet Reach. Their former home and training ground—and the site of humanity’s most cataclysmic military defeat near the end of the Covenant War—Reach still hides myriad secrets after all these years. Blue Team’s mission is to penetrate the rubble-filled depths of CASTLE Base and recover top-secret assets locked away in Dr. Catherine Halsey’s abandoned laboratory—assets which may prove to be humanity’s last hope against Cortana. But Reach has been invaded by a powerful and ruthless alien faction, who have their own reasons for being there. Establishing themselves as a vicious occupying force on the devastated planet, this enemy will soon transform Blue Team’s simple retrieval operation into a full-blown crisis. And with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, mission failure is not an option…

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Wastward, Whoa! by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jennifer L. McMahon,B. Steve Csaki
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780813173856

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The Philosophy of the Western by Jennifer L. McMahon,B. Steve Csaki Pdf

The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate. For many, the western embodies America and its values. In recent years, scholars had declared the western genre dead, but a steady resurgence of western themes in literature, film, and television has reestablished the genre as one of the most important. In The Philosophy of the Western, editors Jennifer L. McMahon and B. Steve Csaki examine philosophical themes in the western genre. Investigating subjects of nature, ethics, identity, gender, environmentalism, and animal rights, the essays draw from a wide range of westerns including the recent popular and critical successes Unforgiven (1992), All the Pretty Horses (2000), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and No Country for Old Men (2007), as well as literature and television serials such as Deadwood. The Philosophy of the Western reveals the influence of the western on the American psyche, filling a void in the current scholarship of the genre.

Author : Patrick McGilligan
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002-08-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0312290322

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Clint by Patrick McGilligan Pdf

A biography of a Hollywood legend peels back the mystery surrounding Clint Eastwood to reveal a rebel with a clear vision of human existence.

Author : Melissa Maker
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780735233638

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Clean My Space by Melissa Maker Pdf

The wildly popular YouTube star behind CLEAN MY SPACE presents the breakthrough solution to cleaning better with less effort Melissa Maker is beloved by fans all over the world for her completely re-engineered approach to cleaning. As the dynamic new authority on home and living, Melissa knows that to invest any of our precious time in cleaning, we need to see big, long-lasting results. So, she developed her method to help us get the most out of our effort and keep our homes fresh and welcoming every day. In her long-awaited debut book, she shares her revolutionary 3-step solution: • Identify the most important areas (MIAs) in your home that need attention • Select the proper products, tools, and techniques (PTT) for the job • Implement these new cleaning routines so that they stick Clean My Space takes the chore out of cleaning with Melissa’s incredible tips and cleaning hacks (the power of pretreating!), her lightning fast 5–10 minute “express clean” routines for every room when time is tightest, and her techniques for cleaning even the most daunting places and spaces. And a big bonus: Melissa gives guidance on the best non-toxic, eco-conscious cleaning products and offers natural cleaning solution recipes you can make at home using essential oils to soothe and refresh. With Melissa’s simple, groundbreaking method you can truly live in a cleaner, more cheerful, and calming home all the time.

Author : Howard Hughes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857710215

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Aim for the Heart by Howard Hughes Pdf

Clint Eastwood is one of the world's most popular action stars, who has matured into a fine American producer-director. Entertaining, illuminating and packed with information, up to and including "The Changeling", this is the first book to cover his full life in the movies, from his beginnings in 1950s B-movies and in TV's "Rawhide" to "Gran Torino" showing how as both actor and filmmaker Eastwood aims for the heart of the drama, whatever the story. Howard Hughes follows Eastwood's craft through over 50 movies. He looks at his launch into superstardom in Sergio Leone's 1960s spaghetti westerns. Back in America, he built on his success as western hero with such films as "High Plains Drifter" and "The Outlaw Josey Wales", winning an Oscar for "Unforgiven" in 1992. He blasted his way through the seventies and eighties as Inspector Harry Francis Callahan, the last hope for law enforcement in San Francisco. He also monkeyed around in two phenomenally popular films with Clyde the orang-utan, which brought tough-guy Eastwood to a whole new audience and made him the biggest box office star of his generation. "Aim for the Heart" also looks at Eastwood's more unusual roles, including "The Beguiled", "The Bridges of Madison County" and "Million Dollar Baby". Since 1970, he has enjoyed parallel success as director-producer of his own Malpaso Productions, with "Bird", "Mystic River" and "Letters from Iwo Jima", demonstrating formidable directing credentials. "Aim for the Heart" covers all Eastwood's movies of many genres in detail, and Eastwood's story is illustrated with film stills, glimpses behind the scenes, and rare poster advertising material. "Aim for the Heart" also includes the most comprehensive credits filmography has ever compiled on Eastwood's work, as star and director.

Author : Marc Eliot
Publisher : Crown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307336897

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American Rebel by Marc Eliot Pdf

In American Rebel, bestselling author and acclaimed film historian Marc Eliot examines the ever-exciting, often-tumultuous arc of Clint Eastwood's life and career. As a Hollywood icon, Clint Eastwood--one of film's greatest living legends--represents some of the finest cinematic achievements in the history of American cinema. Eliot writes with unflinching candor about Eastwood's highs and lows, his artistic successes and failures, and the fascinating, complex relationship between his life and his craft. Eliot's prodigious research reveals how a college dropout and unambitious playboy rose to fame as Hollywood's "sexy rebel," eventually and against all odds becoming a star in the Academy pantheon as a multiple Oscar winner. Spanning decades, American Rebel covers the best of Eastwood's oeuvre, films that have fast become American classics: Fistful of Dollars, Dirty Harry, Unforgiven, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, and Gran Torino. Filled with remarkable insights into Eastwood's personal life and public work, American Rebel is highly entertaining and the most complete biography of one of Hollywood's truly respected and beloved stars–-an actor who, despite being the Man with No Name, has left his indelible mark on the world of motion pictures.

Author : Laura Nowlin
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781402277849

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If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin Pdf

If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...

Author : Steve Barlow,Steve Skidmore
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1445143321

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Edge - Monsters Like Us: Hangem High School by Steve Barlow,Steve Skidmore Pdf

Author : Jack Shuler
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781610391375

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The Thirteenth Turn by Jack Shuler Pdf

The story of a rope, a symbol, and rough justice in America. The hangman's knot is a simple thing to tie, just a rope carefully coiled around itself up to thirteen times. But in those thirteen turns lie a powerful symbol, one that is all too deeply connected to America's past—and present. The last man to be hanged in the United States was Billy Bailey, who was executed in Delaware in 1996 for committing a double murder. Even today, hanging is still legal, in certain situations, in New Hampshire and Washington. And the noose remains a potent cultural symbol. An incident in Jena, Louisiana, in 2006, in which nooses were used to menace black students, made national news. Yet little has changed: according to author Jack Shuler, there have been nearly 100 “noose incidents” just in the last two years. The Thirteenth Turn unravels these stories, from Judas Iscariot, perhaps the most infamous hanged man, to the killing of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, the murderers at the heart of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, and beyond. In his travels across America, Shuler traces the evolution of this dark practice. As he investigates the death of John Brown, or the 1930 lynching that inspired the song “Strange Fruit,” he finds that the very places that perpetrated these acts now seek to forget them. Shuler's account is a kind of shadow history of America: a reminder that vigilantes and hangmen play a crucial role in our national story. The Thirteenth Turn is a courageous and searching book that reminds us where we come from, and what is lost if we forget.

Author : R. Philip Loy
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786483013

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Westerns in a Changing America, 1955-2000 by R. Philip Loy Pdf

For many, the Westerns of 1930 to 1955 were a defining part of American culture. Those Westerns were one of the vehicles by which viewers learned the values and norms of a wide range of social relationships and behavior. By 1955, however, Westerns began to include more controversial themes: cowardly citizens, emotionally deranged characters, graphic violence, marital infidelity, racial prejudice, and rape, among other issues. This work examines the manner in which Westerns reflected the substantial social, economic and political changes that shaped American culture in the latter half of the twentieth century. Part One of this work considers shifting themes as the genre reacted to changes unfolding in the broader social landscape of American culture. Part Two examines the manner in which images of cowboys, outlaws, lawmen, American Indians and women changed in Westerns as the viewers were offered new understanding of the frontier experience.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1566 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006357268

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf