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What is Counterculture? - It's an alternative lifestyle... - The
ideas that spark a revolution... - A movement that changes the
world... This new collection of essays celebrates the incredible
originality of British post-war culture. British art, film,
theatre, dance, literature and music have attracted international
recognition, from the Angry Young Men to the Sex Pistols to Grayson
Perry. Now gaming, the internet and social media enable creative
communities to flourish and either fight for social justice - or
just be entertained. Can we find the creative inspiration to
succeed in a postcapitalist future?
Jane Campion is one of the few women film-makers working today who
has managed to create a unique body of work. A true independent
film-maker, yet she has attracted 'A' List Hollywood superstars to
appear in her films. Who else but Jane Campion could have convinced
a tattooed Harvey Keitel to run buck-naked through the New Zealand
landscape in The Piano, or for the multi-award winning Kate Winslet
to pee down her legs in the middle of the desert in Holy Smoke?
This book will cover Jane Campion's remarkable career from her
Palma D'or winning debut short film Peel to her recent return to
television with the Top of the Lake, reflecting on the influence of
her study in anthropology as well as her formative years growing up
in New Zealand.
Ang Lee came to the forein the 1990s as one of the 'second wave' of
Taiwanese directors. After studying at NewYork University, Lee
returned to Taiwan where he directed Pushing Hands, The Wedding
Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman. Austen's Sense And Sensibility was a
tremendous critical and commercial success. But it was his
triumphant return to the East with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
which has transformed him into an internationally successful
director.
Written as part of the Worthing WOW festival celebrations, Electric
Pictures commemorates 120 years of film in the Sussex coastal towns
of Worthing and Shoreham, capturing the region's rich cinematic
legacy and its place in British film history. From film-making
pioneers through to blockbuster films and key events in the film
history of the coast, this volume draws on research from film
archives and local history resources to tell the story of the south
coast film world. Richly illustrated and featuring contributions
from local historians and film and theatre specialists, this book
also includes an additional Heritage Trail guide that reveals key
filming locations and the towns' cinemas.
Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures offers a series of case studies
which throw light on this most unique of genres. Is the bio-pic a
genre in its own right? Or are such films merely footnotes in other
more traditional genres such as the western or costume drama,
depending on the historical figure under scrutiny. Unlike other
genre forms bio-pics seemingly share no familiar iconography, codes
or conventions. They can be set anywhere and at any time. What
links them is quite simply that the films depict the life of an
'important' person. Through a carefully selected range of
thematically linked (English-language) bio-pics released since 1990
this book explores key issues surrounding their resurgence,
narrative structure, production, subject representation or
misrepresentation, and critical response. The films under
discussion are grouped around a profession (writers, singers,
politicians, sportsmen, criminals, artists) allowing for
comparisons to be drawn in approaches to similar subject
matter.
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