|
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts
Arts and Cultural Management: Critical and Primary Sources offers a
comprehensive collection of key writings on this relatively new and
rapidly growing field. The collected essays draw upon both
scholarly and professional literature worldwide and range across
the arts in the commercial, not-for-profit and public sectors. Each
volume is arranged thematically and separately introduced by the
editors. The set includes 84 essays covering the following major
tracks: organization, structure and governance; production and
distribution of the arts; participation and engagement; resource
development and marketing; and policy, advocacy and field
development. Together the four volumes of Arts and Cultural
Management present a major scholarly resource for the field.
During a remarkable lifetime, Andrew Sinclair has bridged the
worlds of university and literature, art and cinema. A child of the
Second World War, he has known many of the leading figures of the
past seventy years - ranging from William Golding to Ted Hughes,
Harold Pinter to Francis Bacon, Robert Lowell to Graham Greene, as
well as publishing such classic screenplays as 'The Blue Angel',
'The Third Man' and 'Stagecoach'. He also directed a number of
films including Dylan Thomas's 'Under Milk Wood' starring Richard
Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter O'Toole. This unique
`anti-memoires' of episodes and encounters captures new insights
into many of the leading creative talents and stars of their times.
In his own adventures, Andrew became involved in the revolt against
the Suez invasion and overground nuclear tests, the Cuban
revolution led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, the 1968 global
student uprisings and finally in the worldwide digital revolution
in education and the arts. Now in his ninth decade, this author of
some 40 books, including the much-lauded The Breaking of Bumbo and
Gog, Andrew Sinclair in the tradition of John Aubrey's Brief Lives
looks back on a rich life and fond memories of the people he has
studied and known.
A filmmaker whose work exhibits a wide range of styles and
approaches, Louis Malle (1932-1995) was the only French director of
his generation to enjoy a significant career in both France and the
United States. Although Malle began his career alongside members of
the French New Wave like Francois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, and
Claude Chabrol, he never associated himself with that group. Malle
is perhaps best known for his willingness to take on such difficult
or controversial topics as suicide, incest, child prostitution, and
collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. His filmography
includes narrative films like Zazie dans le Metro, Murmur of the
Heart, Atlantic City, My Dinner with Andre, and Au revoir les
enfants, as well as several major documentaries. In the late 1970s,
Malle moved to the United States, where he worked primarily outside
of the Hollywood studio system. The films of his American period
display his keen outsider's eye, which allowed him to observe
diverse aspects of American life in settings that ranged from
turn-of-the-century New Orleans to present-day Atlantic City and
the Texas Gulf Coast. Louis Malle: Interviews covers the entirety
of Malle's career and features seventeen interviews, the majority
of which are translated into English here for the first time. As
the collection demonstrates, Malle was an extremely intelligent and
articulate filmmaker who thought deeply about his own choices as a
director, the ideological implications of those choices, and the
often-controversial themes treated in his films. The interviews
address such topics as Malle's approach to casting and directing
actors, his attitude toward provocative subject matter and
censorship, his understanding of the relationship between
documentary and fiction film, and the differences between the film
industries in France and the US. Malle also discusses his
sometimes-challenging work with such actors as Brigitte Bardot,
Pierre Blaise, and Brooke Shields, and sheds new light on the
making of his films.
Branded as rebels and traitors, the members of the Alliance worked
in the shadows, gathering information and support from across the
galaxy to bring an end to the Empire's tyranny. Concealed within a
secure case, their most vital and sensitive information was
collected by one of Mon Mothma's most trusted aides and kept hidden
until now. Discovered by the Resistance in the ruins of an old
rebel base, these files have been passed among key members of the
Resistance, who have added notes, updates, and new insights to the
documents. A repository of Alliance intelligence, The Rebel Files
weaves together classified documents, intercepted transmissions,
and gathered communications to trace the formation of the Rebel
Alliance. Unlock the secrets of the Rebel Alliance.
Exam Board: Pearson BTEC Academic Level: BTEC National Subject:
Performing Arts First teaching: September 2016 First Exams: Summer
2017 For all four of the externally assessed units 1, 3, 5 and 7.
Builds confidence with scaffolded practice questions. Unguided
questions that allow students to test their own knowledge and
skills in advance of assessment. Clear unit-by-unit correspondence
between this Workbook and the Revision Guide and ActiveBook.
Whether you judge by box office receipts, industry awards, or
critical accolades, science fiction films are the most popular
movies now being produced and distributed around the world. Nor is
this phenomenon new. Sci-fi filmmakers and audiences have been
exploring fantastic planets, forbidden zones, and lost continents
ever since George Melies' 1902 film A Trip to the Moon. In this
highly entertaining and knowledgeable book, film historian and pop
culture expert Douglas Brode picks the one hundred greatest sci-fi
films of all time. Brode's list ranges from today's blockbusters to
forgotten gems, with surprises for even the most informed fans and
scholars. He presents the movies in chronological order, which
effectively makes this book a concise history of the sci-fi film
genre. A striking (and in many cases rare) photograph accompanies
each entry, for which Brode provides a numerical rating, key
credits and cast members, brief plot summary, background on the
film's creation, elements of the moviemaking process, analysis of
the major theme(s), and trivia. He also includes fun outtakes,
including his top ten lists of Fifties sci-fi movies, cult sci-fi,
least necessary movie remakes, and "so bad they're great"
classics-as well as the ten worst sci-fi movies ("those highly
ambitious films that promised much and delivered nil"). So climb
aboard spaceship Brode and journey to strange new worlds from
Metropolis (1927) to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
|
|