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Life After Kes

Simon W. Golding
Life After Kes Book PDF

Author : Simon W. Golding
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781910295311

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Life After Kes examines the history and legacy of the 1969 award-winning British film, Kes, about a boy's (Billy Casper) relationship with a kestrel. This fascinating book not only pays homage to the vision and extraordinary talent involved both in front and behind the camera but also looks at subsequent changes in the educational system, posing some important questions. Are we any better off today? Have schools and teaching staff moved forward over the last few decades? Have successive government's learnt anything from the mistakes of the past? Life After Kes explores the lives of the cast and production team since the making of the film including David (Dai) Bradley who played the lead role and examines why the legacy of Billy Casper and the national perception of Kes cast a shadow over South Yorkshire. Does Casper’s ghost still haunt this ex-mining community and is director Ken Loach’s gritty northern drama as relevant today as it was then? This book is a must-have for all film fans, anyone who enjoyed Kes and all those with an interest in British social history.

A Kestrel for a Knave

Barry Hines
A Kestrel for a Knave Book PDF

Author : Barry Hines
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141958026

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A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines Pdf

Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Barry Hines's A Kestrel for a Knave was published in 1968, and was made into one of the key British films of the sixties. Billy Casper is beaten by his drunken brother, ignored by his mother and failing at school. He seems destined for a hard, miserable life down the pits, but for a brief time, he finds one pleasure in life: a wild kestrel that he has raised and tamed himself.

No Way But Gentlenesse

Richard Hines
No Way But Gentlenesse Book PDF

Author : Richard Hines
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781408868034

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No Way But Gentlenesse by Richard Hines Pdf

“There is no way but gentlenesse to redeeme a Hawke” Edmund Bert, 1619 Born and raised in the South Yorkshire mining village of Hoyland Common, Richard Hines remembers sliding down heaps of coal dust, listening out for the colliery siren at the end of shifts, and praying for his father's safe return. It seemed all too likely that he would follow in his father's footsteps and end up working in the pits, especially when to his mother's horror and his own he failed the 11+, so that unlike his older brother Barry, who had passed the exam to grammar school and who seemed to be heading for great things, Richard was left without hope of academic achievement. Crushed by this, and persecuted by the cruelty of his teachers, Richard spent his time in the fields and meadows just beyond the colliery slag heap. One morning, walking in the grounds of a ruined medieval manor, he came across a nest of kestrels. Instantly captivated, he sought out ancient falconry texts from the local library, and pored over the strange and beautiful language there. With just these books, some ingenuity, and his profound respect for the hawk's indomitable wildness, Richard learned to “man”, or train, his kestrel, Kes, and in the process grow into the man he would become. Richard and his experiences with kestrels inspired Barry's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave. When production began on what would become Ken Loach's iconic film Kes, Richard found himself training the kestrels that would soar on screen and into cinematic history. No Way But Gentlenesse is a superb, moving memoir of one remarkable boy's love for a forgotten culture, and his attempt to find salvation in the natural world.

KES AND TELL. The Untold Truth About King Edward VII School.

Derek Hewitt, Tim Haynes, Donald Macdonald, Michael Rakusin
KES AND TELL The Untold Truth About King Edward VII School Book PDF

Author : Derek Hewitt, Tim Haynes, Donald Macdonald, Michael Rakusin
Publisher : ALH Projects Inc.
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781735813837

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KES AND TELL. The Untold Truth About King Edward VII School. by Derek Hewitt, Tim Haynes, Donald Macdonald, Michael Rakusin Pdf

King Edward VII School, 1965 - 1970, in Apartheid Johannesburg was a stick-wielding, traditional boys school of its times. But the Establishment did not count on a cohort that displayed an over-developed spirit of rebellion. In this unofficial, unauthorized and somewhat scandalous account, over 70 schoolmates used the Covid-19 lockdown to describe their complicated relationship with the institution that helped shape their lives over the last 50 years. Anyone who has ever reflected on their own schooldays will enjoy the humour and escapades of a group determined to resist the rules and constraints of a very rigid society.

Kes

Barry Hines,Lawrence Till
Kes Book PDF

Author : Barry Hines,Lawrence Till
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1854594869

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Kes by Barry Hines,Lawrence Till Pdf

"This new stage adaptation of Barry Hines' well-known film and novel once again proves its gritty charm and popular staying power..." --Back cover.

Kes

David Forrest
Kes Book PDF

Author : David Forrest
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781839025662

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Kes by David Forrest Pdf

Ken Loach's 1969 drama Kes, considered one of the finest examples of British social realism, tells the story of Billy, a working class boy who finds escape and meaning when he takes a fledgling kestrel from its nest. David Forrest's study of the film examines the genesis of the original novel, Barry Hines' A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), the eventual collaboration that brought it to the screen, and the film's funding and production processes. He provides an in depth analysis of key scenes and draws on archival sources to shed new light on the film's most celebrated moments. He goes on to consider the film's lasting legacy, having influenced films like Ratcatcher (1999) and This is England (2006), both in terms of its contribution to film history and as a document of political and cultural value. He makes a case for the film's renewed relevance in our present era of systemic economic (and regional) inequality, alienated labour, increasingly narrow educational systems, toxic masculinity, and ecological crisis. Kes endures, he argues, because it points towards the possibility for emancipation and fulfilment through a more responsive and nurturing approach to education, a more delicate and symbiotic relationship with landscape and the non-human, and an emotional articulacy and sensitivity shorn of the rigid expectations of gender.

Sixties British Cinema Reconsidered

Petrie Duncan Petrie
Sixties British Cinema Reconsidered Book PDF

Author : Petrie Duncan Petrie
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474443913

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Sixties British Cinema Reconsidered by Petrie Duncan Petrie Pdf

This collection of exciting new research on British cinema of the 1960s reconsiders and reframes the film culture that emerged from that tumultuous decade. Challenging assumptions around Sixties stardom, the book focuses on creative collaboration and the contribution of production personnel beyond the director, and discusses how cultural change is reflected in both film style and cinematic themes. With perspectives and insights from established scholars and new critical voices, Sixties British Cinema Reconsidered draws on under-explored archival resources to explore four key research areas: stars and stardom; creative collaborations in filmmaking; developments in genre and film style; and how the cinema of the period both responded and contributed to social and cultural transformation in the 1960s.

Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos

Kes Gray
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Author : Kes Gray
Publisher : Random House
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407076836

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Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos by Kes Gray Pdf

It's Daisy's birthday and she's having a special birthday treat! Mum has invited her best friends, Gabby and Dylan, on a trip to the zoo - and, best of all, Mum has arranged for Daisy to go into the actual penguin cage with the actual zoo keeper and FEED actual penguins! REAL ACTUAL PENGUINS! With actual beaks and everything!! Trouble is, Daisy doesn't just feed the penguins, she 'adopts' one to take home and everything . . .

Ken Loach

John Hill
Ken Loach Book PDF

Author : John Hill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781838716592

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Ken Loach by John Hill Pdf

John Hill's definitive study looks at the career and work of British director Ken Loach. From his early television work (Cathy Come Home) through to landmark films (Kes) and examinations of British society (Looking For Eric) this landmark study reveals Loach as one of the great European directors.

Exploring Star Trek: Voyager

Robert L. Lively
Exploring Star Trek Voyager Book PDF

Author : Robert L. Lively
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476638737

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Exploring Star Trek: Voyager by Robert L. Lively Pdf

In 1995, Star Trek: Voyager brought a new dynamic to Star Trek's familiar, starship oriented, show. Lost 70,000 light-years in space, Voyager and its crew faced an uncertain and changeable future, echoing anxieties felt in the United States at the time. These fifteen essays explore the context, characters, and themes of Star Trek: Voyager, as they relate to the culture and zeitgeist of the 1990s. Essays on gender show how the series both challenges and reinforces typical SF stereotypes through the characters of Captain Janeway, Kes and Seven of Nine, while essays on identity examine the show's intersections with disability studies, race and multiracial identities, family dynamics, and emerging AI and humanity. Using the epic journey of Homer's Odyssey as a starting point for the series, and ending with an examination of the impacts of inception at the birth of the internet age, this book shows the many ways in which Voyager negotiated different perspectives for what the future of the galaxy and the USA could be.

The Cinema of Ken Loach

Jacob Leigh
The Cinema of Ken Loach Book PDF

Author : Jacob Leigh
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1903364310

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The Cinema of Ken Loach by Jacob Leigh Pdf

"The Cinema of Ken Loach: Art in the Service of the People examines the linking of art and politics that distinguishes the work of this leading British film director. Loach's films manifest recurrent themes over a long period of working with various collaborators, yet his handling of those themes has changed throughout his career. This book examines those changes as a way of reaching an understanding of Loach's style and meaning. It evaluates how Loach incorporates his political beliefs and those of his writers into his work and augments this thematic interpretation with contextual information gleaned from original archive research and new interviews."--BOOK JACKET.

Time-Travel Television

Sherry Ginn,Gillian I. Leitch
Time Travel Television Book PDF

Author : Sherry Ginn,Gillian I. Leitch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781442255777

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Time-Travel Television by Sherry Ginn,Gillian I. Leitch Pdf

Stories of time travel have been part of science fiction since H. G. Wells sent his nameless hero hurtling into Earth’s distant future in The Time Machine. Time travel enables the storyteller to depict alternate realities, bring fictional characters face to face with historical figures, and depict moral and ethical dilemmas in which millions of lives (or the world as we know it) are at stake. From Doctor Who and Quantum Leap to the multiple incarnations of Star Trek, time travel has been a staple of science fiction television for more than fifty years. Time-Travel Television: The Past from the Present, the Future from the Pastsurveys the whole range of time travel stories on the small screen. The essays in this collection explore time travel series both familiar (Babylon 5, Stargate SG-1) and forgotten (The Time Tunnel, Voyagers!), as well as time-travel themed episodes and arcs in series where it is not central, such as Red Dwarf, Lost, and Heroes. Contributors to this volume consider some of the classic themes of time-travel stories: the promise (and peril) of “fixing” the past, the chance to experience (and choose) possible futures, and the potential for small changes to have great effects. Exploring time travel as a teaching tool, as a vehicle for moral lessons, and as a background for high adventure, this book offers new perspectives on many familiar programs and the first serious study of several unjustly neglected ones. Time-Travel Television is essential reading for science fiction scholars and fans, and for anyone interested in the many ways that television brings the fantastic into viewers’ living rooms.

Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007

Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert s Four Star Reviews 1967 2007 Book PDF

Author : Roger Ebert
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 948 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0740771795

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Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007 by Roger Ebert Pdf

Presents a collection of the critic's most positive film reviews of the last four decades, arranged alphabetically from "About Last Night" to "Zodiac."

The FIAF Moving Image Cataloguing Manual

Linda Tadic
The FIAF Moving Image Cataloguing Manual Book PDF

Author : Linda Tadic
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9782960029642

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The FIAF Moving Image Cataloguing Manual by Linda Tadic Pdf

The FIAF Moving Image Cataloguing Manual is the result of many years of labor and collaboration with numerous professionals in the moving image field. It addresses the changes in information technology that we’ve seen over the past two decades, and aligns with modern cataloguing and metadata standards and concepts such as FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records), EN 15907, and RDA (Resource Description and Access). The manual is designed to be compatible with a variety of data structures, and provides charts, decision trees, examples, and other tools to help experts and non-experts alike in performing real-world cataloguing of moving image collections.

British Child Stars

John Maguire
British Child Stars Book PDF

Author : John Maguire
Publisher : John Maguire
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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British Child Stars by John Maguire Pdf

A fascinating biographical look at seven of our great British child stars from the world of film, stage, TV and song.