From 1916 to the present day, a professional filmmaker looks at the 50 Visionary Films & Filmmakers of the last 100 years. From Intolerance, Potemkin, Napoleon & Citizen Kane, through The Italian Neo Realists, The French New Wave, The American Independents, to Kubrick, Russell, Bergman, Spielberg, Mann, Boyle, & the New Paradigm of The Blair Witch, Once & Gravity... Agree. Disagree. Enjoy.

Zen & The Art Of Independent Filmmaking is full of: Lessons, Insights & Enlightenments from the professional life of David Worth a filmmaker, author and film professor, who spent nearly 40 years making over 35 feature films as a Cinematographer, Editor and Director, before transitioning into Academia. He discusses the thrills and challenges of working as an International Filmmaker as well as with talents like: Clint Eastwood, Shelley Winters, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sondra Locke, Seymour Cassel, Stephanie Zimbalist, Roy Scheider, Dennis Hopper & Bruce Campbell. You'll experience the Highs & Lows of working on films all over the planet from: Hollywood, to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Macau and Indonesia. As well as Italy, Israel, South America, South Africa, Bulgaria, Romania and back again. If you want the hard core facts about Independent filmmaking... This book is the; No Nonsense, In The Trenches, Hands On, Way to go...

Product Description: Whether you dream of walking the red carpet in Hollywood, taking the Big Apple by storm, having a cottage with a white picket fence--or all of those pleasures--this book will inspire you to "stretch" to make your dreams come true. "Dream Reachers II" is a magical mix of success stories and interviews with people who have dared to stretch to reach for their dreams. From living legends to legends-in-the-making, the subjects of this book let their imaginations soar. Award-winning author and acclaimed journalist Betty Dravis shares candid interviews with Bryant McGill, author, radio host and world-famous founder of the Good Will Peace Treaty; Actress Katherin Kovin Pacino, Al Pacino's stepmother; Actor/Director Tony Tarantino, Quentin Tarantino's father; Antonia Tosini, acclaimed screenwriter and Italy's Ambassador of Goodwill; and many more... Author Chase Von, a celebrity interviewer and award-winning poet, shares his stories of artists like Ada "Ace" Velez, Six Times Female World Boxing Champion; Hollie "Hot Stuff" Dunaway, Four Times Female World Boxing Champion Boxer; Judyth Piazza, award-winning journalist and radio show hostess; Joan Baker, "Queen of Voiceover" and more. With thirty-three compelling stories and interviews, this literary work casts new light on what it takes to be a Dream Reacher. These are stories of how even disasters can turn into dreams, challenges into opportunities, with the right attitude of perseverance and determination. From the Back Cover: Stars Authors Artists Dreamers Dazzling Beautiful People High Achievers This stunning collection of intimate celebrity interviews and celebrity anecdotes reveals the red-carpet world of artists who reach for their dreams. Reviews: "Being a great believer in the importance of reaching for dreams and harnessing passions to build a good life, I was delighted to read Betty Dravis's and Chase Von's book of enlightening and uplifting interviews. Particularly in light of the state of the world, I thought it was brilliant of these two celebrated writers to share these interviews in a book about people who have reached out and up in their lives to achieve the impossible. Bravo, Betty and Chase " - Susaye Greene, legendary singer with The Supremes "Since the authors are of different generations, Dream Reachers II is a complex, fascinating mix of inspiring high achievers, similar in tone to the first book. If you expect hard-edged journalism and tough questions posed by the interviewers/authors, this would not be the book for you. But the gentler approach provides some revealing views of those being interviewed. Just as the artists interviewed in this book are an exotic blend, so are Betty Dravis and Chase Von. The wedding of these interviews and reflections works nicely." - Steven Peterson, Director, School of Public Affairs at Penn State, Harrisburg, PA

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This book examines the contemporary built environment in the United States. Using observational data collected in cities around the U.S., expressions of totality,alterity, dissociation, identity, and other hallmarks of the modern outlook are examined. Using the work of Jean Gebser, Emmanuel Levinas, Maurice Merleau-Ponty,and others, Worth connects contemporary philosophical critique of modernity with its specific expressions which are, for the most part, right before our eyes.This book not only seeks to present an interpretation of contemporary lived space, but also demonstrate that philosophy and communication theory are capable of more than abstraction; they are also capable of teaching us about ourselves.

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Martial art expert Kurt Sloane (Jean-Claude van Damme) learns some unorthodox fighting techniques in preparation for a deadly competition in Thailand, where he hopes to avenge his brother who was paralysed in a previous match.