Blades of Glory
Author: John Rosengren
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9781402200465
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA behind-the-scenes look at how the relentless pressure to win can inspire-or destroy-young men and adults alike.
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The First Spark
Author: Alexandra J. Lloyd
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2016-04-30
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 1514498626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese are poems written across twelve years, an account almost of a life lived. Some are inspired by the everyday happenings, and others simply came into being. There are many different types darker, lighter, of love and life, and everything in between. I hope you find something in them.
Will Ferrell
Author: Susan Mitchell
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2009-08-07
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781433923784
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfiles the life and career of actor and comedian Will Ferrell.
Cinemastrology
Author: Stella Wonderly
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Published: 2020-06-02
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 0762469609
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPicking your perfect flick can be an overwhelming experience. But fear not! Cinemastrology answers a question that has stumped even the most avid film buff for over a century: "What movie should I watch?" From contemporary comedies to Hollywood classics, from date movies to adrenaline fests, Cinemastrology is your guide to the art of selecting viewing based on your astrological sign. It includes profiles of all the sun signs and offers an extensive list of movie recommendations for each, complete with descriptions, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights into the unique qualities of each sign, from Aries to Pisces. Sections covering the stars that light up the screen and sign-compatible suggestions based on the sign of your partner or film-viewing friend round out Cinemastrology. Getting started is easy! All you need is a birthday and a passion for movies.
The Palgrave Handbook of Music in Comedy Cinema
Author: Emilio Audissino
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-11-28
Total Pages: 792
ISBN-13: 3031334221
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handbook tackles the understudied relationship between music and comedy cinema by analysing the nature, perception, and function of music from fresh perspectives. Its approach is not only multidisciplinary, but also interdisciplinary in its close examination of how music and other cinematic devices interact in the creation of comedy. The volume addresses gender representation, national identities, stylistic strategies, and employs inputs from cultural studies, musicology, music theory, psychology, cognitivism, semiotics, formal and stylistic film analysis, and psychoanalysis. It is organised in four sections: general introductions, theoretical investigations, music and comedy within national cinemas, and exemplary case studies of films or authors.
Skating on Air
Author: Kelli Lawrence
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-01-10
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 0786485442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOf all winter sports, none is so widely watched and commented upon by the media as figure skating, which is often considered the Winter Olympics' centerpiece. This critical text examines the ways in which media attention has gradually altered and affected the sport, from the early appearances of Sonja Henie, to skating's gradual audience growth via television, and to the ramifications of the scandals in the 1994 and 2002 Olympics. The topic is illuminated by more than 30 interviews with commentators, skaters, producers, directors and others. In addition to numerous photos, illustrations show the compulsory figures for which "figure skating" got its name, as well as a sample of the charted-out "camera blocking" for TV directors. Appendices include collected anecdotes from early broadcasting experiences; a profile of broadcaster Jim McKay; and commentary from Carol Heiss on her 1961 musical Snow White and the Three Stooges.
Locating Migrating Media
Author: Greg Elmer
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0739142410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLocating Migrating Media details the extent to which media productions, both televisual and cinematic, have sought out new and cheaper shot locations, creative staff, and financing around the world. The book contributes to debates about media globalization, focusing on the local impact of new sites of media production. The book's chapters also question the role that film and television industries and local and regional governments play in broader economic develop and tax incentive schemes. While metaphors of transportation, mobility, fluidity and change continue to serve as key concepts and frames for understanding contemporary media industries, products and processes, the essays in this book look to local spaces, neighborhoods, cultural workers and stories to ground the global_that is, to interrogate the effect of media globalization before, during and after film and television shooting and onsite production. By locating migrating media, these chapters seek to determine the political, economic and cultural conditions that produce contemporary forms of televisual and cinematic storytelling, and how these processes affect the inhabitants, the 'look' and the very geopolitical future of local communities, neighborhoods, cities and regions. The focus on relocated screen production highlights the act of film- and television-making, both aesthetically and economically. To locate migrating media is therefore to determine the political and cultural economies of globalized sets and stages, be they in new studios or on city streets or, perhaps most importantly, in our imaginations.
Words Aptly Spoken
Author: Linda Schreurs
Publisher: Xulon Press
Published: 2009-07
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 1607919486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArtistic Impressions
Author: Mary Louise Adams
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1442643188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn contemporary North America, figure skating ranks among the most 'feminine' of sports and few boys take it up for fear of being labelled effeminate or gay. Yet figure skating was once an exclusively male pastime - women did not skate in significant numbers until the late 1800s, at least a century after the founding of the first skating club. Only in the 1930s did figure skating begin to acquire its feminine image. Artistic Impressions is the first history to trace figure skating's striking transformation from gentlemen's art to 'girls' sport.' With a focus on masculinity, Mary Louise Adams examines how skating's evolving gender identity has been reflected on the ice and in the media, looking at rules, technique, and style and at ongoing debates about the place of 'art' in sport. Uncovering the little known history of skating, Artistic Impressions shows how ideas about sport, gender, and sexuality have combined to limit the forms of physical expression available to men.
