Making Images Move: Handmade Cinema and the Other Arts (Zinman Gregory)(Paperback)

Making Images Move: Handmade Cinema and the Other Arts (Zinman Gregory)(Paperback)

Making Images Move reveals a new history of cinema by uncovering its connections to other media and art forms. In this richly illustrated volume, Gregory Zinman explores how moving-image artists who worked in experimental film pushed the medium toward abstraction through a number of unconventional

The Arts of Cinema (Seel Martin)(Pevná vazba)

In The Arts of Cinema, Martin Seel explores film's connections to the other arts and the qualities that distinguishe it from them. In nine concise and elegantly written chapters, he explores the cinema's singular aesthetic potential and uses specific examples from a diverse range of films--from

Knowledge and Arts on the Move: Transformation of the Self-Aware Image Through East-West Encounters (Fongaro Enrico)(Paperback)

Shimmering Images: Trans Cinema, Embodiment, and the Aesthetics of Change (Steinbock Eliza)(Paperback)

In Shimmering Images Eliza Steinbock traces how cinema offers alternative ways to understand gender transitions through a specific aesthetics of change. Drawing on Barthes's idea of the 'shimmer' and Foucault's notion of sex as a mirage, the author shows how sex and gender can appear mirage-like on

Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts (Turner Steve)(Paperback)

Imagine art that is risky, complex, and subtle. Imagine music, movies, books, and paintings of the highest quality. Imagine art that permeates society, challenging conventional thinking and standard morals to their core. Imagine that it is all created by Christians! This is the bold vision of Steve

Other Queen (Gregory Philippa)(Paperback / softback)

A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn

Cinema I - The Movement-Image (Deleuze Gilles (No current affiliation))(Paperback / softback)

The Other Queen (Gregory Philippa)(Paperback)

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and 'queen of royal fiction' (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory--a dazzling new novel about the intriguing, romantic, and maddening Mary, Queen of Scots.Fleeing violent rebellions in Scotland, Mary looks to Queen Elizabeth of England for sanctuary. Though

Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition (Teo Stephen)(Paperback)

A study of the Chinese martial arts film focusing on the wuxia (martial chivalry) genre from its beginnings in the Shanghai cinema of the late 1920s to Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Zhang Yimou's Hero (2002) and House of Flying Daggers

Indefinite Visions: Cinema and the Attractions of Uncertainty (Beugnet Martine)(Paperback)

Moving image culture seems to privilege the instantly identifiable: the recognizable face, the well-timed stunt, the perfectly synchronized line of dialogue. Yet perfect, in-focus visibility does not come 'naturally' to the moving image, and if there is one visual effect the eye of the camera can

Boleyn Inheritance (Gregory Philippa)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory, comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of Henry VIII and his final

Zondervan's Compact Bible Dictionary (Bryant T. Alton)(Paperback)

A fact-and-image-filled guide to the arts, cultures, geography, geology, theologies, philosophies, and lifestyles of biblical times. Easy to use, and full of a wealth of information, the Zondervan Compact Bible Dictionary will equip your study of the Bible.The dictionary features: Concise

The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts: And Other Tales (Wilson William Scott)(Paperback)

This collection of parables written by an eighteenth-century samurai is a classic of martial arts literature. The tales are concerned with themes such as perception of conflict, self-transformation, the cultivation of chi (life energy), and understanding yin and yang. Some of the parables seem

The Medieval Dagger (Windsor Guy)(Paperback)

The term 'medieval martial arts' conjures images of armoured knights wielding sword, lance, and axe. While the image is correct, at the foundation of knightly combat was a sophisticated form of close quarter combat, centered on fighting with-and against-the dagger, a deadly weapon of both

Arts Therapies and Sexual Offending (Liebmann Marian)(Paperback)

A resource for arts therapists and other clinicians on working with people who have committed sexual offences. There is a strong focus on the value of establishing a therapeutic relationship involving non-verbal media as a cornerstone, drawing upon current research and practice. Emphasis is placed

Visual Research Methods: Image, Society, and Representation (Stanczak Gregory C.)(Paperback)

Visual Research Methods: Image, Society, and Representation translates abstract concepts into visually-compelling elements of everyday life. Differing from photographs as illustration, this edited volume synthesizes images with analytic questions about the world 'out there.' Editor Gregory C

Eyewitnessing: The Uses of Images as Historical Evidence (Burke Peter)(Paperback)

Eyewitnessing evaluates the place and potency of images among other kinds of historical evidence. By reviewing the many varieties of images across region, period, and medium, and by looking at the pragmatic uses of images (from the Bayeux Tapestry to an engraving of a printing press or a

Weimar Cinema 1919-1933: Daydreams and Nightmares (Kardish Laurence)(Paperback)

Published in conjunction with The Museum of Modern Art's presentation of 75 feature-length films from the Weimar era, many only recently restored, Weimar Cinema reconsiders the broad spectrum of influential films made in Germany between the World Wars. German and American films competed on the

Cinema and the Cultural Cold War (Lee Sangjoon)(Paperback)

Cinema and the Cultural Cold War explores the ways in which postwar Asian cinema was shaped by transnational collaborations and competitions between newly independent and colonial states at the height of Cold War politics. Sangjoon Lee adopts a simultaneously global and regional approach when

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Kafka Franz)(Paperback)

When the young salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning transformed into a monstrous insect, his shock and incomprehension are coupled with the panic of being late for work and having to reveal his appearance to family and colleagues. Although over the following weeks he gradually becomes used to

Cinema Book (Cook Pam)(Paperback / softback)

The Cinema Book' is widely recognised as the ultimate guide to cinema. Authoritative and comprehensive, the third edition has been extensively revised, updated and expanded in response to developments in cinema and cinema studies. Lavishly illustrated in colour, this edition features a wealth of

Islam and the West: The Making of an Image (Daniel Norman)(Paperback)

The seminal reference book which started the literature on Islam and the West. This classic study by Norman Daniel explores the political and religious considerations behind distorted western views of Islam, examining Christian-Muslim interaction from medieval times to the modern world. First

Mastering Basic Cheesemaking: The Fun and Fundamentals of Making Cheese at Home (Caldwell Gianaclis)(Paperback)

Mastering Basic Cheesemaking is a complete, hands-on guide to making cheese and other fermented dairy products at home. These clear, easy-to-follow, instructions from one of North America's foremost cheesemaking instructors are all you need to create delicious, nourishing and beautiful classic

The Imago Sequence and Other Stories (Barron Laird)(Paperback)

To the tradition of eldritch horror pioneered and refined by writers such as H.P. Lovecraft, Peter Straub, and Thomas Ligotti comes Laird Barron, an author whose literary voice invokes the grotesque, the devilish, and the perverse with intensity and astonishing craftsmanship. Collected here for the