Publisher: Brainstorm Books
Few things can compare to the texture, the look and the feel of an oil painting. Combined with the magnificence of the simple flower, this book is an unbelieveable combination...Get it now!
Experience the authentic Cuba! Go to the essence of the place: The sights, smells, tastes and sounds that make Havana unique. “Havana Travel Guide” by Carlos Fernando Alvarez takes readers to the most charming streets of the city, presenting the best kept jewels in every corner. A detailed insight into the fast-evolving worlds of food, wine, pastry, coffee, beer, fashion, design, beautiful weather, beaches, rich history and music. Cuba offers you some of the best things that you could ever ask for. Havana is a unique city in its own right, with its artistic influxes, and a unique romantic glamor of Spanish colonial influence that makes it incomparable with other Caribbean cities. Take a tour through the beautiful landscapes, the caves and powdery white sands of the Havana beaches. Drive through the city in a 50s style vintage car on a Havana Day tour. Take a picturesque walk on one of the many places listed in this guide, hang out on 23rd Street and other amazing locations. Find out the best bars to hang out or just enjoy the beautiful sunset in the city. Some of the things you’ll find in this guide are;Things to do and places to goHavana day toursTop attractionsFinding accommodationHavana restaurants and PaladaresMuseumsSelection of the best beaches in Havana Don't visit Havana without it! Order Now!Show book
How political paranoia shaped cinema for a decade: “One of the most readable and damning accounts of that period.” —The Guardian This is the story of how the politicians took Tinseltown to task in the late 1940s and 1950s. As the Cold War with the Soviet Union began in earnest, the search for “Reds under the bed,” later led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, was felt most keenly in Hollywood, where the investigations were carried out under the full glare of the spotlights. Painstakingly researched and drawing on numerous exclusive interviews, this book charts the generation of actors who found their livelihood ruined by being blacklisted and the writers forced to hire “fronts” to continue to work; it reveals how Arthur Miller was offered the chance to have his hearing dropped in return for a photo opportunity with Marilyn Monroe; and how Kirk Douglas’s naming of Dalton Trumbo as the writer of Spartacus signaled the end of this extraordinary era. Witch Hunt in Hollywood is the definitive account of how political paranoia shaped cinema for a decade.Show book
The creators of Chicken Run and the Wallace & Gromit series share the inside story of their Oscar award-winning animation company. Aardman Animations was founded in 1972 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. Joined by animator Nick Park in 1985, Aardman pioneered a quirky, lovable style of stop-motion animation and brought to life a string of unforgettable movies and television shows, including the highest-grossing stop-animated film of all time, Chicken Run. With A Grand Success!, Lord, Sproxton, and Park tell the 45-year history of Aardman. From their first short films, made on a lark on their kitchen table, to advertisements and music videos, A Grand Success! recounts the adventures and challenges of developing their own unique style, growing their business, working with famous actors, and conquering Hollywood, all while animating at 24 painstaking moves per second.Show book
Portraits of the deep sky and of local astronomical phenomena taken by the world’s renowned astrophotographers—with a foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson. To gaze at the stars is one thing; to capture that gaze in photographs is something else, a tantalizing scientific art that many attempt and few master. That rare mastery is on full display in this beautiful volume of space photography from thirty of the most accomplished astrophotographers in the world, both professional and amateur. Galaxies, star clusters, nebulae, and other deep-sky treasures fill the pages. Along with the marvels of the night sky—the Andromeda and Whirlpool galaxies, the Pleiades and the Praesepe, the Orion and Crab nebulae, and many more—each section features a profile of the photographer’s work, techniques, philosophy, and experiences. Compiled by the world’s leading amateur astrophotographer, with an introduction to the history of space photography, this spectacular volume is an essential for every stargazer’s bookshelf.elf.Show book
Gus Van Sant’s film and the ’90s cult of the alternative Gus Van Sant’s 1991 indie darling My Own Private Idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade: being different was better than being good. Gentlemen of the Shade examines how the film was a coming-of-age for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives to sustainability, technology, gender constructs, and social responsibility. My Own Private Idaho — fragmented and saturated with colour and dirt and a painfully beautiful masculinity — also crept into popular media, and its influence can still be traced. R.E.M. Portlandia. Hipsterism. James Franco. Referencing the often-funny and sometimes-tragic cultural touchstones of the past 26 years, Gentlemen of the Shade sets the film as social bellwether for the many outsiders who were looking to join the right, or any, revolution.Show book
The judgment of an untested president is all that stands between us and WWIII. As Soviet nuclear missiles move ever closer to Cuba, President John F. Kennedy must chart a course between conflicting counsel and unparalleled emotional stakes to prevent nuclear annihilation. The newly-minted U.S. President is put to the ultimate test in this riveting original commission from playwright David Rambo (Empire, C.S.I.) Includes panel discussions about the Cuban Missile Crisis with playwright David Rambo; Bob Stern, the past president of the LA-based Center on Governmental Studies; Richard Anderson, a Professor of Political Science at UCLA and former CIA analyst; and Geoff Cowan, a University Professor at USC.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production starring:Matthew Arkin as Llewellyn Thompson, First ReporterHugo Armstrong as Lyndon Johnson, Anatoly DobryninSeamus Dever as Robert McNamaraMatthew Floyd Miller as Robert F. KennedyJames Morrison as John McCone, TV Floor ManagerDavid Selby as Dean RuskRich Sommer as McGeorge BundyJosh Stamberg as John F. KennedyNick Toren as Ted Sorenson, Second Reporter, General Curtis LeMayJohn Vickery as Nikita Khrushchev, General TaylorJules Willcox as Jackie Kennedy, Mrs. Lincoln, Third ReporterDirected by Brian Kite and recorded live in performance at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater in May 2017.Sound Effects Artist, Aaron Lyons. Production Manager, Katie Friesen. Music Supervisor, Ronn Lipkin. Assistant to the Director, Michelle Gong. Historical Research, Nick Fanego. Associate Producer, Anna Lyse Erikson. Editor, Mitchell Lindskoog. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, and Mixer, Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.Show book
