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Book Christopher Robin  A Boy  A Bear  A Balloon

Download or read book Christopher Robin A Boy A Bear A Balloon written by Brittany Rubiano and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read along with Disney! Retelling touching scenes from the upcoming Walt Disney Studios' upcoming Christopher Robin film, this charming picture book finds Christopher reuniting with Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, and the rest of his old friends when he returns to the Hundred Acre Wood for the first time since childhood. As he returns to the life he once new, follow along with word-for-word narration as Christopher sees the world through new eyes and discovers that even as everything around us seems to change, the most important things remain constant.

Book Motion Picture Story Magazine

Download or read book Motion Picture Story Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Daughters of the Dust

    Book Details:
  • Author : Julie Dash
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2021-06-22
  • ISBN : 0593185560
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Daughters of the Dust written by Julie Dash and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from the magical world of her iconic Sundance award-winning film, Julie Dash’s stand-alone novel tells another rich, historical tale of the Gullah-Geechee people: a multigenerational story about a Brooklyn College anthropology student who finds an unexpected homecoming when she heads to the South Carolina Sea Islands to study her ancestors. Set in the 1920s in the Sea Islands off the Carolina coast where the Gullah-Geechee people have preserved much of their African heritage and language, Daughters of the Dust chronicles the lives of the Peazants, a large, proud family who trace their origins to the Ibo, who were enslaved and brought to the islands more than one hundred years earlier. Native New Yorker and anthropology student Amelia Peazant has always known about her grandmother and mother’s homeland of Dawtuh Island, though she’s never understood why her family remains there, cut off from modern society. But when an opportunity arises for Amelia to head to the island to study her ancestry for her thesis, she is surprised by what she discovers. From her multigenerational clan she gathers colorful stories, learning about "the first man and woman," the slaves who walked across the water back home to Africa, the ways men and women need each other, and the intermingling of African and Native American cultures. The more she learns, the more Amelia comes to treasure her family and their traditions, discovering an especially strong kinship with her fiercely independent cousin, Elizabeth. Eyes opened to an entirely new world, Amelia must decide what’s next for her and find her role in the powerful legacy of her people. Daughters of the Dust is a vivid novel that blends folktales, history, and anthropology to tell a powerful and emotional story of homecoming, the reclamation of cultural heritage, and the enduring bonds of family.

Book Motion Picture Herald

Download or read book Motion Picture Herald written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book African American Female Leadership in Major Motion Pictures

Download or read book African American Female Leadership in Major Motion Pictures written by Tracy L.F. Worley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-09 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the factors contributing to the under-representation of African American female directors in mainstream cinema leadership. It also unmasks the potential strategies African American female film directors might pursue to reduce this inequity. Author Tracy L. F. Worley draws on research around ethics to conclude that there are specific consequences of the male gaze on women in cinema leadership, especially African American female directors of box office cinema. Combining extensive analysis of ethics and ethical stance relative to the motion picture industry with perspectives from working African American female directors, the text discusses the ethical considerations and historical inequities, including the male gaze, and uses those findings to define how the inequities can be opportunities. The efficacy model for cinematic leadership is presented as a mechanism for viewing obstacles through the lenses of gender, ethnicity, and culture so they become drivers for African American women to achieve success. Ideal for students of directing and filmmaking, as well as aspiring professional filmmakers wishing to gain a better understanding of the industry as it stands today.

Book The King s Daughter

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  • Author : Vonda N. McIntyre
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2021-10-12
  • ISBN : 1504067401
  • Pages : 454 pages

Download or read book The King s Daughter written by Vonda N. McIntyre and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Nebula Award and now a major motion picture: “A luminous, radiant novel” (Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea series). During the late seventeenth century, Louis XIV’s natural philosopher and explorer, Father Yves de la Croix, does what no one has done for four hundred years: he brings a living sea monster to land. Thus begins a stunning fantasy, a journey into science and superstition, and an alternate history in which Yves and his sister, Marie-Josèphe—a lady-in-waiting with her own finely tuned intelligence and insatiable curiosity—struggle to learn from and protect the sea woman. As Marie-Josèphe translates the sea woman’s songs into stories, she hopes to stave off the creature’s inevitable execution—for Louis XIV believes the wondrous being holds the secret to the immortality he craves, a twisted obsession that will force brother and sister to choose between their conscience and their loyalty to king and country . . . The basis for the movie starring Pierce Brosnan, The King’s Daughter is “a dazzling and spirited evocation of the passions, intrigues, and preconceptions of the age, along with a dandy pair of misfit, star-crossed lovers: an enchanting slice of what-if historical speculation” (Kirkus Reviews). “A wonderful book! Adventure, love, history, magic.” —Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of Outlander “A plot that sings, enchanting romance, and a depth of insight into human nature.” —SF Site “A marvelous alternative-history fable about greed and goodness, power and pathos set at the 17th century court of Louis XIV, France’s glittering Sun King . . . [McIntyre’s] imaginings enliven her history with wonder, but, as in the best fantasy, they serve less to dazzle by their inventiveness than to illuminate brilliantly real-world truths—here, humanity’s responses, base and noble, when confronting the unknown.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Combines two demanding genres, with some remarkable twists unlike anything I’ve seen before. It is a science fiction story of first contact with an alien race, but told in a setting more often associated with fantasy. It is also historical romance at its best, the type of meticulously researched work that brings another era to life. McIntyre infuses it all with her marvelously unique style.” —Catherine Asaro, award-winning author Previously published as The Moon and the Sun

Book Not Without My Daughter

Download or read book Not Without My Daughter written by Betty Mahmoody and published by Random House. This book was released on 2004 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of Betty Mahmoody's escape from Iran with her daughter after her Iranian husband attempted to turn a two-week vacation into a permanent relocation and a life of subservience for Betty and her daughter.

Book Daughter of the Dragon  Anna May Wong s Rendezvous with American History

Download or read book Daughter of the Dragon Anna May Wong s Rendezvous with American History written by Yunte Huang and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the Atlantic's "Books to Get Lost in This Summer" Best Books of August 2023: New York Times Book Review, Christian Science Monitor, InsideHook, BookRiot, WNET AllArts, Arlington Magazine A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic racism are set against the currents of twentieth-century history. Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905–1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood’s most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos—with a touch of defiance—“Orientally yours.” Now, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong’s tragic life story, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, and capturing American television in its infancy. As Huang shows, Wong’s rendezvous with history features a remarkable parade of characters, including a smitten Walter Benjamin and (an equally smitten) Marlene Dietrich. Challenging the parodically racist perceptions of Wong as a “Dragon Lady,” “Madame Butterfly,” or “China Doll,” Huang’s biography becomes a truly resonant work of history that reflects the raging anti-Chinese xenophobia, unabashed sexism, and ageism toward women that defined both Hollywood and America in Wong’s all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.

Book The Divine Daughter

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  • Author : Andrew Gilchrist
  • Publisher : FriesenPress
  • Release : 2019-04-17
  • ISBN : 1525539078
  • Pages : 275 pages

Download or read book The Divine Daughter written by Andrew Gilchrist and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever feel swept up in a sea of novelty? When did the new become more important than the true? Andrew Gilchrist found a remedy to today's nausea of novelty in the most familiar elements of narrative and music. He has composed a new arrangement from the ideas of Marshall McLuhan, Northrop Frye, Bernard Lonergan, and Jordan Peterson, weaving together a promising relationship between what we believe and how we live. This book starts a conversation at the crossroads of art, literature, religion, and psychology. And it begins with the oldest of stories. A boy fell in love with a girl and sung her a song. Each chapter in this book charts a series of helpful symbols and sounds, drawing attention to the melodies, rhythms and tempos that make up our most common experiences. The scientific revolution gave birth to a new understanding of the relationship between observer and observed, lover and beloved. That birth has changed the song. However, we have not welcomed this new daughter into the family with a proper name or fully recognized her part in our spiritual development. With her wisdom, we too might find hope and delight in the back and forth journey between tradition and innovation. Could her compelling voice and playful character help us prepare for the greatest roles of our lives?

Book Marketing Violent Motion Picture Products to Children

Download or read book Marketing Violent Motion Picture Products to Children written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library of Congress Subject Headings

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 1992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Routledge International Handbook of Children  Adolescents  and Media

Download or read book The Routledge International Handbook of Children Adolescents and Media written by Dafna Lemish and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-05-30 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second, thoroughly updated edition of The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents, and Media analyzes a broad range of complementary areas of study, including children as media consumers, children as active participants in media making, and representations of children in the media. The roles that media play in the lives of children and adolescents, as well as their potential implications for their cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral development, have attracted growing research attention in a variety of disciplines. This handbook presents a collection that spans a variety of disciplines including developmental psychology, media studies, public health, education, feminist studies, and the sociology of childhood. Chapters provide a unique intellectual mapping of current knowledge, exploring the relationship between children and media in local, national, and global contexts. Divided into five parts, each with an introduction explaining the themes and topics covered, the Handbook features over 50 contributions from leading and upcoming academics from around the globe. The revised and new chapters consider vital questions by analyzing texts, audience, and institutions, including: media and its effects on children’s mental health children and the internet of toys media and digital inequalities news and citizenship in the aftermath of COVID-19 The Handbook’s interdisciplinary approach and comprehensive, current, and international scope make it an authoritative, state-of-the-art guide to the field of children’s media studies. It will be indispensable for media scholars and professionals, policy makers, educators, and parents.

Book ReelViews

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Berardinelli
  • Publisher : Justin, Charles & Co.
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 1932112065
  • Pages : 619 pages

Download or read book ReelViews written by James Berardinelli and published by Justin, Charles & Co.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular film critic offers full-length reviews of his choices for the best one thousand movies from the 1990s to today.

Book Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Federation of Women s Clubs Magazine

Download or read book General Federation of Women s Clubs Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book 102 Motion Pictures on Democracy

Download or read book 102 Motion Pictures on Democracy written by Seerley Reid and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 1246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Adventures of Cinema Dave in the Florida Motion Picture World

Download or read book The Adventures of Cinema Dave in the Florida Motion Picture World written by Dave Montalbano and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adventures of Cinema Dave is a celebration of films from the turn of the recent century. Dave Montalbano, alias Cinema Dave, wrote over 500 film reviews and interviewed Hollywood Legends such as Fay Wray, Louise Fletcher, Dyan Cannon and new talent like Josh Hutcherson, Jane Lynch and Courtney Ford. With South Florida as his home base, Cinema Dave details his growing involvement with the Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Delray Film Festivals, while covering local interest stories about individuals who contribute to the film culture. Featuring a fun introduction from Cindy Morgan, actress from Caddyshack and Tron fame, and an extensive appendix of Literary Cinema, The Adventures of Cinema Dave is a saga about one mans bibliomania and his pursuit of an entertaining story in the big cave known as cinema.