The Triumph of the Ordinary: Depictions of Daily Life in the East German Cinema, 1949-1989 by Joshua Feinstein, ISBN 0807853852
Were movies in the East Bloc propaganda or carefully veiled dissent? In the first major study in English of East German film, Joshua Feinstein argues that the answer to this question is decidedly complex.
Drawing on newly opened archives as well as interviews with East German directors, actors, and state officials, Feinstein traces how the cinematic depiction of East Germany changed in response to national political developments and transnational cultural trends such as the spread of television and rock 'n' roll. Celluloid images fed a larger sense of East German identity, an identity that persists today, more than a decade after German reunification. But even as they attempted to satisfy calls for "authentic" images of the German Democratic Republic that would legitimize socialist rule, filmmakers challenged the regime's self-understanding. Beginning in the late 1960s, East German films dwelled increasingly on everyday life itself, no longer seeing it merely as a stage in the development toward communism. By presenting an image of a static rather than an evolving society, filmmakers helped transform East German identity from one based on a commitment to socialist progress to one that accepted the GDR as it was.
Secular Steeples: Popular Culture and the Religious Imagination by Ostwalt, Conrad, Jr., ISBN 1563383616
In Secular Steeples, Conrad Ostwalt challenges long-held assumptions about the relationship between religion and culture and about the impact of secularization. This book tries to move away from the idea that religion will diminish as secularization continues. Instead, Ostwalt guides us along a busy two-way street, where religions and secular views interact and enrich each other.
Ostwalt contends that secularization has not and will not destroy religion, despite the promise of the Enlightenment to free society from religions confines. He points out that secularization does shift the authority to express religious ideals from traditional places to other cultural forms such as the government, entertainment, or media. He challenges the often repeated assumption that Europe is more secularized than America; secularization is a reality in both to the same degree, but proceeds in distinctly different ways.
Religious institutions, he says, use secular and popular cultural forms like television,...
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PCS: Tracy Morgan - Life, Love & Lust (Full Frame, Deluxe Edition)
Deluxe Edition Contains: "PCS: Tracy Morgan - Life, Love & Lust" and Bonus CD. "PCS: Tracy Morgan - Life, Love & Lust" - Tracy Morgan's iconic comedic career continues to flourish with his first ever DVD, as he returns to his stand up roots, where he began more than a decade ago (something like that).Tracy Morgan's "Saturday Night Live" tenure elevated him to elite status in the comedy world. Morgan's roles on "Saturday Night Live" stood out with a string of silly and slightly bent characters like Astronaut Jones, Dominican Lou, Woodrow The Homeless Guy and the enthusiastic and glossy-lipped animal lover Brian Fellows. (Its Brian Fellows, not Fellow). He also appeared in such films as "The Longest Yard," "Head Of State," "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate" and "How High" as well as a re-occurring role on the television sitcom "Martin" and was immortalized as a puppet called Spoonie Luv on the late night "Comedy Central" prank phone-call series, "Crank Yankers." Morgan believes that stand...
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Natural Family Living: Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting by Peggy O'Mara, ISBN 0671027441
An internationally renowned advocate of natural parenting, Peggy O'Mara covers a vast range of timeless and contemporary issues in detail and with authority -- from the practical to the philosophical, from preconception to adolescence:
-- Embracing a conscious, conscientious pregnancy
-- Natural childbirth, homebirth, and midwifery
-- Breastfeeding
-- Attachment parenting
-- Healthful eating for the whole family -- and balanced attitudes toward food and diet
-- Alternative health care for children, including homeopathy, bodywork, herbal remedies, and aromatherapy
-- Family matters: from discipline issues to home entertainment
-- Uses and abuses of television, computers, and video games
-- Approaches to sexuality
-- Home schooling and alternative education.
This groundbreaking book helps parents make informed choices on cutting-edge issues as they strive to create a whole, healthy family environment. Illustrated with photos, and featuring enlightening interviews,...
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The Handbook: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to the Production of Doctor Who
On their first publication, the Doctor Who handbooks were hailed for their behind-the-scenes exploration of the BBC's cult science fiction show Doctor Who. Now collected in a revised and updated edition, this book is the definitive guide to the background and production of a television classic. Every Doctor's era is examined, key decisions are documented, and the people involved in these decisions interviewed or quoted to create one of the most revealing behind-the-scenes books on the trials and tribulations of arguably the greatest cult show ever to grace television.
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Hanging with O-Town by Michael-Anne Johns, ISBN 0439326966
Members of "boy band" O-Town, chosen during ABC's hit reality television show "Making the Band", are profiled in this collection of photos, facts, quotes, and surprising secrets from on the road, backstage, and behind the scenes. Full-color photos.
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ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese
ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese
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Creating Special Effects for TV and Video by Bernard Wilkie, ISBN 0240514742
Creating Special Effects for TV and Video is a concise and practical introduction to the techniques used in television production. Now completely updated, this third edition covers a wide range of special effects in a simple and practical form, with clear illustrations and photographs that support the text.
Creating Special Effects for TV and Video is a concise and practical introduction to the techniques used in television production. Now completely updated, this third edition covers a wide range of special effects in a simple and practical form, with clear illustrations and photographs that support the text.
Bernard Wilkie now a freelance consultant, director and writer, spent 25 years creating special effects for BBC TV where he became manager of one of the largest and most specialised visual FX units in the world.
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The Jewels of Tessa Kent by Judith Krantz, ISBN 0553561375
From the woman who brought us Scruples, Dazzle, and Spring Collection comes a provocative new novel, a deeply moving mother-daughter tale set amid the elegance of a famed New York auction house and the glamour of Hollywood.
A MOTHER'S SECRET
Tessa Kent, exquisite and precocious, gave birth to an illegitimate daughter when she was only fourteen. Her parents raised the infant, Maggie, as their own child, as Tessa went on to become an international movie star. Maggie lives for her glamorous "sister's"...
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Night Watch (Widescreen)
Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day, the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, try to control them and limit their outrage.
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