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Lost Federations traces the story of unmade projects across the
Star Trek franchise from the 1960s to the present day, examining
why they never happened. The production of Star Trek was never an
easy road, from the cancellation of the original, iconic 1960’s
series, through failed revival attempts, and a 1980s-1990s heyday.
But the franchise suffered a slow decline before 2009’s
big-screen revival, Star Trek, staring Chris Pine. Lost Federations
maps the story of the unmade Star Trek adventures alongside the
successes and failures of the Star Trek series and movies that do
exist, and considers how these unmade projects might have
influenced not just the Star Trek franchise, but wider production
trends within film and television – making a case for how much of
our popular culture and entertainment has been driven by Star
Trek’s almost 60-year vision, and how differently that story
might have evolved.
Scotland's greatest export. The world's first super spy. Voted the
sexiest man on the planet. Sir Sean Connery was a titanic figure on
screen and off for over half a century. Behind the son of a factory
worker, growing up in near-poverty on the harsh streets of pre-war
Edinburgh, lay a timeless array of motion pictures that spanned
multiple decades and saw Connery work across the globe with
directors as diverse as Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg and
Michael Bay. And amongst them his greatest role, whether he liked
it or not - Bond, James Bond. Author A. J. Black delves into
Connery's life for more than mere biography, exploring not just the
enormously varied pictures he made including crowd pleasing
blockbusters such as The Untouchables or Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade, serious-minded fare in The Hill or The Offence, and his
strange sojourns into eclectic fantasy with Zardoz or Time Bandits,
but also the sweep of a career that crossed movie eras as well as
decades. From skirmishes with the angry young men of the British
New Wave, via becoming the cinematic icon of the 1960s as 007,
through to a challenging reinvention as a unique older actor of
stature in the 1980s, this exploration of the Cinematic Connery
shows just how much his work reflected the changing movie-going
tastes, political realities and cultural trends of the 20th
century, and beyond . . .
Since 1966, the Star Trek television franchise has used outer space
and the thrilling adventures of the crews of the U.S.S. Enterprise
to reflect our own world and culture. Kirk and Spock face civil
rights issues and Vietnam war allegories while Picard, Data, and
the next generation seek an ordered, post-Cold War stability in the
Reagan era. The crews of Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise
must come to terms with our real life of war, manifest destiny in
the 21st century, and the shadow of 9/11. Now, as the modern era of
the franchise attempts to portray a utopia amidst a world spinning
out of control, Star Trek remains about more than just the future.
It is about our present. It is about us. This book charts the
history of Gene Roddenberry's creation across five decades
alongside the cultural development of the United States and asks:
are we heading for the utopian Federation future, or is it slipping
ever further away from reality?
Mythology for centuries has served as humanity's window into
understanding its distant past. In our modern world, storytelling
creates its own myths and legends, in media ranging from the world
of television and cinema to literature and comic books, that help
us make sense of the world we live in today. What is the "Mytharc,"
how did it arise, and how does it inform modern long-form
storytelling? How does the classical hero's journey intersect with
modern myth and narrative? And where might the storytelling of
tomorrow take readers and viewers as we imagine our future? From
The X-Files to H.P. Lovecraft, from Lost to the Marvel cinematic
universe and many worlds beyond, this study explores our modern
storytelling mythology and where it may lead us.
In Four Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book,
many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the
original text.
In Four Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book,
many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the
original text.
In Four Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book,
many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the
original text.
A study of political ideas in the conflict between the Council of
Basle (1431-1449) and Pope Eugenius IV (1431-1447). The supporters
of conciliar and papal supremacy each developed a remarkable array
of political doctrines, which can now be seen as the immediate
ancestors of later, more famous theories of 'democracy' and
'monarchy' respectively. Dr Black discusses both the development
and the meaning of these doctrines, and their contribution to the
notion of constitutional democracy and of monarchical sovereignty
respectively. Both doctrines, he suggests, find a place in the
modern state. He also examines the papacy's attempt to forge an
international alliance of rulers, based on the monarchical view of
sovereignty, against the Council. Extracts from writing of the two
leading figures in the dispute, John of Segovia and John
Turrecremata, are given in appendices.
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