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Book The Truth about the Movies

Download or read book The Truth about the Movies written by Laurence A. Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Stories We Tell

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  • Author : Mike Cosper
  • Publisher : Crossway
  • Release : 2014-08-31
  • ISBN : 1433537117
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book The Stories We Tell written by Mike Cosper and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2014-08-31 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average American watches 5 hours of TV every day. Collectively, we spend roughly $30 billion on movies each year. Simply put, we're entertainment junkies. But can we learn something from our insatiable addiction to stories? Mike Cosper thinks so. From horror flicks to rom-coms, the tales we tell and the myths we weave inevitably echo the narrative underlying all of history: the story of humanity's tragic sin and God's triumphant salvation. This entertaining book connects the dots between the stories we tell and the one, great Story—helping us better understand the longings of the human heart and thoughtfully engage with the movies and TV shows that capture our imaginations.

Book Information is Beautiful

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  • Author : David McCandless
  • Publisher : HarperCollins UK
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 0007294662
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book Information is Beautiful written by David McCandless and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miscellaneous facts and ideas are interconnected and represented in a visual format, a "visual miscellaneum," which represents "a series of experiments in making information approachable and beautiful" -- from p.007

Book The Truth about the Theater

Download or read book The Truth about the Theater written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Truth

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  • Author : Mary Mapes
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
  • Release : 2015-10-13
  • ISBN : 1250098513
  • Pages : 402 pages

Download or read book Truth written by Mary Mapes and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Mapes's Truth (previously published as Truth & Duty) was made into the 2015 film Truth, starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace and Elizabeth Moss. A riveting play-by-play of a reporter getting and defending a story that recalls All the President's Men, Truth puts readers in the center of the "60 Minutes II" story on George W. Bush's shirking of his National Guard duty. The firestorm that followed that broadcast--a conflagration that was carefully sparked by the right and fanned by bloggers--trashed Mapes' well-respected twenty-five year producing career, caused newsman Dan Rather to resign from his anchor chair early and led to an unprecedented "internal inquiry" into the story...chaired by former Reagan attorney general Richard Thornburgh. Truth examines Bush's political roots as governor of Texas, delves into what is known about his National Guard duty-or lack of service-and sheds light on the solidity of the documents that backed up the National Guard story, even including images of the actual documents in an appendix to the book. It is peopled with a colorful cast of characters-from Karl Rove to Sumner Redstone-and moves from small-town Texas to Black Rock-CBS corporate headquarters-in New York City. Truth connects the dots between a corporation under fire from the federal government and the decision about what kinds of stories a news network may cover. It draws a line from reporting in the trenches to the gutting of the great American tradition of a independent media and asks whether it's possible to break important stories on a powerful sitting president.

Book Real to Reel

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  • Author : Michael Asimow
  • Publisher : Vandeplas Pub.
  • Release : 2021-05-19
  • ISBN : 9781600425332
  • Pages : 516 pages

Download or read book Real to Reel written by Michael Asimow and published by Vandeplas Pub.. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real trials and courtroom movies are made for each other. Lawyers are storytellers, courtrooms are theaters, and the trial process provides drama, surprise, suspense or comedy. This book will serve as a video guide to help you identify the courtroom movies you'd like to see. It ranks each of the films on a one- to four- gavel system, with four gavels for the classics. And it answers the questions you'll be asking as you see the films. Where does truth end and trickery begin? Can lawyers really pull rabbits out of hats with unexpected courtroom stunts? Did the trial process reveal the truth-or conceal it? How well do reel trials reflect real events? These are just some of the topics you'll encounter as the authors analyze over 200 courtroom movies, including such classics as To Kill a Mockingbird, My Cousin Vinny, 12 Angry Men, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. An index at the back of the book lists all of the films reviewed in the book. The book celebrates the courtroom genre that has intrigued viewers around the world. The authors will entertain and educate you on a fascinating journey through nine decades of reel law, lawyers and justice.

Book The Truth about the Movies

Download or read book The Truth about the Movies written by and published by . This book was released on 193? with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book How to Succeed on Purpose

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  • Author : Tw Hawk
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-08-26
  • ISBN : 9781732305243
  • Pages : 214 pages

Download or read book How to Succeed on Purpose written by Tw Hawk and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-26 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How To Succeed On Purpose powers your transformation through inspirational, bite-sized principals that will guide you to lead your most meaningful life and to do your most fulfilling work. Everyone wants to succeed. And everyone needs purpose. We all desire to grow beyond where we are now - financially, creatively, spiritually, physically. We all aspire to become our greatest selves, to fulfill our greatest potential. Here is a gentle guidebook for doing precisely that. Its concise chapters offers unconventional wisdom that only take a few moments to read, but can change your life forever. Read a single principal a day. Or three a week. Or once in a while. Or a bunch at a time. Flip from back to front or jump to the middle. Peruse the short quotes of Truth Serum. No matter how you approach this book, its wisdom will work its magic on you. Transforming your life, shifting your perspective, giving you something to think about, to heart about, to smile about. How can we... be in the moment, face uncertainty, confront fear, resolve conflict, communicate effectively, tune into our hearts, heed our Inner Voice, align body-mind-spirt, act from certainty instead of desperation, confront challenge, define success, align with purpose? Through a levity of language and the poetry of laughter, it's a book for our modern way of living and reading designed to accommodate our hyper-connected, fast-paced, modern lives. Through its wisdom you can synthesize its universal living principles as your own. Hold a thought. Flip to a page. Read a passage that speaks to you. Whether seeking insight or solution, encouragement or affirmation, guidance or answer, How To Succeed On Purpose is a tool to uncover your "Ultimate You" through your own inner wisdom, which harnesses the magical forces of the universe. Find out why Integrity is a Mutuality, why we should Treat Everyone Like Children, why Ample is the better example, how all Houseguests Are Like Moments, why Matter is Immaterial, why you shouldn't hang Styrofoam Wind Chimes, how to cure the Human Condition, why to say I Can't...Yet, how to cultivate your Spiritual Legacy, and much more. The reading unfolds effortlessly in How To Succeed On Purpose so that your life journey can follow suit. TW Hawk draws on his own legacy of creative and business entrepreneurship over a 25-year career as a writer, filmmaker and producer in Hollywood. He's guided tech start-ups, taught at Stanford, mentored future leaders while traveling the world, inspiring others in a life-long pursuit of sprit, meaning and purpose.

Book Hell Over Hollywood

Download or read book Hell Over Hollywood written by Dan Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Eyewitness Bloody Sunday

Download or read book Eyewitness Bloody Sunday written by Don Mullan and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Big Picture

Download or read book The Big Picture written by Ben Fritz and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2018 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of the massive transformation in Hollywood since the turn of the century and the huge changes yet to come, drawing on interviews with key players, as well as documents from the 2014 Sony hack

Book Everything Is Cinema

Download or read book Everything Is Cinema written by Richard Brody and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Jean-Luc Godard, exemplary director of the French New Wave, wed the ideals of filmmaking to the realities of autobiography and current events, he changed the nature of cinema. Among the greatest cinematic innovations, Godard's films shift fluidly from fiction to documentary, from criticism to art. Similarly, his persona projects shifting images - cultural hero, impassioned loner, shrewd businessman. Hailed by filmmakers as a - if not the - key influence, Godard has entered the modern canon, a figure as mysterious as he is indispensable." "In Everything is Cinema, critic Richard Brody has amassed hundreds of interviews with friends, family, and collaborators to demystify the elusive director and paint the fullest picture yet of his life and work. Paying as much attention to Godard's revolutionary technical inventions as to the political and emotional forces of the postwar world, Brody traces an arc from the director's early critical writing, through his popular success with Breathless and Contempt, to the grand vision of his later years. He vividly depicts Godard's wealthy, conservative family, his fluid and often disturbing politics, his tumultuous dealings with fellow filmmakers, and his troubled relations with women."--Jacket.

Book The Naked Truth

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  • Author : Kevin Sandler
  • Publisher : Rutgers University Press
  • Release : 2007-08-22
  • ISBN : 0813541468
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book The Naked Truth written by Kevin Sandler and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-22 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From parents and teachers to politicians and policymakers, there is a din of voices participating in the debate over how young people are affected by violence, strong language, and explicit sexual activity in films. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) responded to this concern in 1968 when it introduced a classification and rating system based on the now well-known labels: “G”, “PG”, “PG-13”, “R”, and ”X”. For some, these simple tags are an efficient way to protect children from viewing undesirable content. But do the MPAA ratings actually protect children? In The Naked Truth, Kevin. S Sandler argues that the rating system does not protect children but instead protects the Hollywood film industry. One prime indicator of this is the collective abandonment of the NC-17 rating in 1990 by the major distributors of the MPAA and the main exhibitors of the National Association of Theatre Owners. By categorizing all films released by Hollywood and destined for mainstream theaters into R ratings (or lower), the industry ensures that its products are perceived as “responsible entertainment” to all audiences and “incontestable” to politicians and moral reformers. By embracing a no-NC-17 rule, the industry collapses mature subject matter with pornography, creating a national cinema where certain representations of sex and nudity are taboo.

Book The Truth App

Download or read book The Truth App written by Jack Heath and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A swift, intense page-turner.” —BCCB In this pulse-pounding tech-thriller, Jack Heath creates a world where everyone knows when you lie—and telling the truth doesn’t always set you free. Jarli likes to think he’s an honest guy. He’s a big believer in telling the truth, no matter what. So he develops The Truth App, a mobile application that listens in on your conversations and can tell when someone’s lying. Then his app goes viral and, suddenly, Jarli is an internet sensation. But, soon enough, Jarli realizes that being famous can be dangerous—especially when you’ve just exposed everyone’s deepest, darkest secrets. Now his entire town is out to get him: kids at school, teachers, the police, even his own family. Also, an underground network of criminals has just added Jarli to their hit list. Sometimes, exposing the truth comes with a price…

Book The Movie Book

Download or read book The Movie Book written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the visual and performing arts in The Movie Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Movies in this overview guide to the subject, great for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Movie Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Movies, with: - More than 100 of the best movies ever made worldwide - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Movie Book is the perfect introduction to the rich history of cinema like never before - from the golden age of black-and-white films to international art-house and 21st-century sci-fi, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you’ll discover more than 100 of the best movies ever made, uncovering the key themes and big ideas behind the world's most celebrated cinematic gems. Your Movie Questions, Simply Explained This book brings cinema to life with iconic quotes and film stills, posters, biographies of directors, actors, and actresses, along with narrative timelines and infographics exploring key themes. If you thought it was difficult to learn about the best cinematic masterpieces, The Movie Book presents key information in an easy to follow layout. Learn everything about your favorite movies, as well as celebrated classics and the films to watch before you die, through iconic quotes and stills, posters, biographies, memorabilia and narrative timelines, through fantastic mind maps and step-by-step summaries. The Big Ideas Series With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Movie Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.

Book The Truth about the Movies

Download or read book The Truth about the Movies written by L. Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1976-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Jeff Bridges

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : powerHouse Books
  • Release : 2019-10-15
  • ISBN : 9781576879368
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Jeff Bridges written by and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges is widely adored asa jewel of American cinema, with dozens of leading credits to his name. For more than 30 years, on numerous film sets, Bridges, with his specialized panoramic camera, a Widelux F8, has captured behind-the-scenes views of the creative world of moviemaking. Now, 16 years since his first collection of photography, comesVolume Two. Taking pictures of coworkers on the job results in compelling photographs, especially when those people include the likes of Meryl Streep, Robert Duvall, Julianne Moore, Olivia Wilde, and Matt Damon, among others. Unique photos from his earlier work were first shared inPictures: Jeff Bridges(powerHouse Books, 2003). Now, drawing on his most recent film work,Jeff Bridges: Pictures Volume 2expands on Bridges' intimate vision of Hollywood behind-the-scenes. Included within are rare looks at the famed actors, top directors, talented costumers and makeup artists, skilled and creative set and art decoration, and the rest of thepassionate crews involved in such memorable movies asTrue Grit,Crazy Heart,The Giver,TRON: Legacy, andHell or High Water. Together, these pictures provide glimpses of the art, craft, and sleight of hand behind the magic of motion pictures.Jeff Bridges:Pictures Volume 2also celebrates Bridges' mastery of the special effects made possible with the distinctive Widelux panoramic camera. Bridges' proceeds fromJeff Bridges: Pictures Volume Twowill be donated to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a nonprofit organization that offers charitable care and support to film-industry workers.