Examines the film practice of the Chilean-French filmmaker and artist Alejandro Jodorowsky The first scholarly collection dedicated to the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky Offers theoretical interpretations from the fields of cinema studies, art history, Latin American studies, gender studies, comparative literature, disability studies, and sound studies, from leading scholars in the field Includes both textual and contextual analysis of Jodorowsky's entire filmography Known as the father of the midnight cult movie" and co-founder of the avant-garde Panic movement in France, Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky defies all basic categorization. He is known as a provocateur, a performance artist, a visionary filmmaker, a controversial playwright, a philosopher, and a tarot reader, among other disparate classifications. These varied dimensions of artist and filmmaker converge seamlessly into his practice. He is recognized by audiences as a creator of controversial and mesmerizing films characterized by visual delirium, the injection of radical politics and mystical philosophy, and a post-surrealist aesthetics. ?ReFocus: The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky pursues an interdisciplinary approach to analyze and contextualize Jodorowsky's films according to a variety of conceptual modalities: from occult and mystical orientations, to the political and decolonial aspects of his major films. This collection examines the formative metaphysical elaborations involved in Jodorowsky's earliest films, his pioneering of a truly unique independent film practice in Mexico, and his emergence and development as a visionary international filmmaker. ?"

A tribute to Bob Ross-the soft-spoken artist known for painting happy clouds, mountains, and trees -- Happy Little Accidents culls his most wise and witty words into one delightful package. Ross has captivated us for years with the magic that takes place on his canvas in twenty-six television minutes-all while dispensing little branches of wisdom. His style and encouraging words are a form of therapy for the weary, but with Bob it is always about more than painting. There is a hidden depth within his easy chatter, another layer to everything he says. When he talks about painting, he's using it as a metaphor for life! Happy Little Accidents: The Wit and Wisdom of Bob Ross opens with an introduction and brief biography of Ross, followed by a collection of Ross's greatest quotes and most majestic works of art. Relax. Unwind. Be inspired.

Originally released as a videographic experiment in film history, Jean-Luc Godard's Histoire(s) du cinema has been widely hailed as a landmark in how we think about and narrate cinema history, and in how history is taught through cinema. In this stunningly illustrated volume, Michael Witt explores Godard s landmark work as both a specimen of an artist's vision and a philosophical statement on the history of film. Witt contextualizes Godard's theories and approaches to historiography and provides a guide to the wide-ranging cinematic, aesthetic, and cultural forces that shaped Godard's groundbreaking ideas on the history of cinema."

Running three-week tours through Peru, mecca for adventurers, Ace Caruthers doesn't realize what he has just signed up for. He has become part of an operation, The Amplified, that has strategically placed a cocaine production facility, "the farm," in the Amazon and uses the tour routes and tourists as a front to smuggle kilos of Peruvian "bananas" out of the jungle. Ace navigates groups through this land of stunning beauty, where towering, snow-capped Andes run into the vast Amazon, legends, ruins and enigmas abound and drug deals go sideways. Will the guidance of an old shaman be enough to save Ace and the Amplified as ancient rituals are learned and used to further dark desires? Buckle up for a fast-paced tale of adventure through Peru. Michael Witt, author and former expert guide and tour manager, who worked in Peru, brings to life a page-turning story with "The Amplified - Escape to Peru." You will be left wanting to buy a plane ticket to enjoy Peru's splendor, while asking yourself, "Would I have done it?" If you enjoy Veronica Roth and James Patterson novels, you are going to enjoy this adventure novel

This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a key textbook offers an innovative and accessible account of the richness and diversity of French film history and culture from the 1890s to the present day. The contributors, who include leading historians and film scholars, provide an indispensable introduction to key topics and debates in French film history. Each chronological section addresses seven key themes - people, business, technology, forms, representations, spectators and debates, providing an essential overview of the cinema industry, the people who worked in it, including technicians and actors as well as directors, and the culture of cinema going in France from the beginnings of cinema to the contemporary period.

This Book Is In German. 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.

This Book Is In German. 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.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich BWL - Sonstiges, Note: 1,7, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen (Betriebswirtschaftslehre), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Einleitung: Kundenbindung ruckt fur viele Unternehmen immer mehr in den Mittelpunkt ihrer marketingpolitischen Uberlegungen. Dazu ist es fur diese Unternehmen von grosser Bedeutung zu wissen, welche an sie Kunden gebunden sind und wie das Phanomen der Kundenbindung uberhaupt greifbar gemacht werden kann. Die nachfolgende Arbeit soll versuchen Ansatze zu liefern, Kundenbindung zu operationalisieren und zu messen. Dies geschieht am Beispiel eines Mobilfunkanbieters. Hierbei soll, aufgrund der besonderen Wettbewerbsverhaltnisse in dieser Branche, ein spezieller Blickwinkel der Bindung eines Kunden an seinen Anbieter untersucht werden. Dieser besondere Aspekt ist die Kundenbindung aus emotionaler Sicht, d.h. die freiwillige Bindung bzw. die Verbundenheit eines Kunden an seinen Mobilfunkanbieter. Da dieses Phanomen auf diesem Markt erst sehr wenig erforscht worden ist, werden zunachst einige, in der Literatur erwahnte und grosstenteils auf anderen Markten empirisch erforschten, Ansatze zur Erklarung der Kundenbindung auf ihre Relevanz fur die Erklarung der emotionalen Kundenbindung untersucht. Aus diesen Beitragen ergeben sich Bestimmungsgrossen, die auf das interessierende Phanomen wirken konnen und eine Einteilung der Kunden in Klassen hinsichtlich dieser emotionalen Kundenbindung unter Umstanden moglich machen. Dazu wird in dieser Studie ein Fragebogen erarbeitet, der diese Einflussgrossen in Form von Fragen oder Statements beinhaltet und im Zuge einer telefonische Befragung des Mobilfunkanbieters zum Einsatz kommen soll. Aufgrund zeitlicher und technischer Probleme ist diese Erhebung nicht mehr Teil dieser Arbeit. Auf Empfehlungen zur Datenanalyse soll aber dennoch eingegangen werden. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Inhaltsverzeichnis: AbstractI InhaltsverzeichnisII AbbildungsverzeichnisIV Tabell