Following on the heels of their incredibly successful The Ruins of Detroit, this major new project by the prolific French photographer duo Marchand/Meffre, poignantly eulogizes and celebrates the tattered remains of hundreds of movie theaters across America. They are in every American city and town—grandiose movie palaces, constructed during the heyday of the entertainment industry, that now stand abandoned, empty, decaying, or repurposed. Since 2005, the acclaimed photographic duo Marchand/Meffre have been traveling across the US to visit these early 20th-century relics. In hundreds of lushly colored images, they have captured the rich architectural diversity of the theaters’ exteriors, from neo renaissance to neo-Gothic, art nouveau to Bauhaus, and neo-Byzantine to Jugendstill. They have also stepped inside to capture the commonalities of a dying culture— crumbling plaster, rows of broken crushed-velvet seats, peeling paint, defunct equipment, a
Paddy Summerfield''s Home Movie tells the oldest story, the saddest story, a story that includes the story-teller. It is the Fall of Man, falling from innocence into exile, a dark world of claustrophobic interiors, of low life bars and stained streets, of casual fornication in shabby hotel rooms. It is the fall from grace into forbidden spaces, where secrets fester behind closed doors and weary eyes. And it is a fall into nightmare and psychosis, where the self, in sickness, peoples the world with terrors. These are squalid scenes, such as Dostoevsky might have recognised, expressing the madness and obsession of those imprisoned there. Even looking at such a world, at such pictures, feels transgressive. Home Movie leads us into darkness, but the journey is always a search, suggested by the final pictures moving away from corrosive indulgences and pain towards enlightenment. The last sequence starts with hands praying, in a gesture of remorse and contrition. Then the came
The animations of Japan''s Studio Ghibli are among the most respected in the movie industry. Their films rank alongside the most popular non-English language films ever made, with each new eagerly anticipated release a guaranteed box office hit. Yet this highly profitable studio has remained fiercely independent, producing a stream of imaginative and individual animations. The studio''s founders, the late Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, have created timeless masterpieces. Although their films are distinctly Japanese, their themes are universal: humanity, community and a love for the environment. No other film studio, animation or otherwise, comes close to matching Ghibli for pure cinematic experience. Studio Ghibli examines all their major works including Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki''s Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke and Howl''s Moving Castle, as well as the critically ac
The Eisner Award-winning team behind Return of the Dapper Menreunites to create a completely different, and far more dangerous cosmos filledwith intrigue as one gambler-turned-slave has 24-hours to go all in and pull offthe greatest heist the universe has seen! Aboard a luxury star-cruiser whoseglamour hides deep secrets that endanger the entire galaxy, will Roland choosehis own freedom, or expose the greatest lie hiding in plain sight? High-riskstakes where either choice means someone will lose everything! Ocean''s Eleven meets The FifthElement.
Sin City Gangsters is a fast-paced account of how the mob created Las Vegas by building, buying, and controlling not only gambling casinos, but also many important politicians. They were visionaries who transformed Vegas into the entertainment capital of the world.
Jack Morgan, head of Private Investigations, the global PI agency of the rich and famous, is being pushed to the limit. His car has been firebombed, his ex is dating someone else, and his twin brother is still out to destroy him. But Private doesn't rest, and nor do its clients.
Lonely Planet Pocket Las Vegas is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Join the classy crew at Bellagio, the landmark Strip resort, hike the trails of mile-high Grand Canyon, drink in the views at the Stratosphere while the sun drops below the horizon; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Las Vegas and begin your journey now!
Las Vegas Cordpants fra Line of Oslo. Høstens mest trendy cordbukser har landet i nettbutikken! Dette er flotte og tettsittende bukse som sitter flatterende på rundt midje, rumpe og lår. Sleng nederst på beina som gir en illusjon om lengre bein. Bruk den sammen med Ina Cord Blouse for et komplett sett! Normal i størrelsen. Materiale: Cordfløyel
Shopoholikeren Becky Brandon (født Bloomwood) drar på redningstokt til Las Vegas! Hollywood har vært full av overraskelser, og Becky legger ut på biltur til Las Vegas for å hjelpe venner og familie. Hun er fast bestemt på at hun skal komme til bunns i farens mystiske forsvinning, og dessuten vil hun hjelpe bestevenninnen Suze og kanskje til og med forsones med Alicia Bitch Stankelbein (eller kanskje ikke). Becky må satse høyt for å sikre en lykkelig slutt på USA-eventyret som begynte med En shopoholiker i Hollywood.
The definitive oral history of the cult classic Dazed and Confused , featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the cast, crew, and Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater. Dazed and Confused not only heralded the arrival of filmmaker Richard Linklater, it introduced a cast of unknowns who would become the next generation of movie stars. Embraced as a cultural touchstone, the 1993 film would also make Matthew McConaughey’s famous phrase— alright, alright, alright—ubiquitous. But it started with a simple idea: Linklater thought people might like to watch a movie about high school kids just hanging out and listening to music on the last day of school in 1976. To some, that might not even sound like a movie. But to a few studio executives, it sounded enough like the next American Graffiti to justify the risk. Dazed and Confu
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brThe latest adventure for the intrepid Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes takes readers into the frenetic world of silent films, where the pirates are real and the shooting isn''t all done with cameras.In England''s young silent-film industry, the megalomaniacal Randolph Fflytte is king. Nevertheless, Mary Russell is dispatched to investigate the criminal activities that surround Fflytte''s popular movie studio. So Russell is traveling undercover to Portugal, along with the film crew that is gearing up to shoot a cinematic extravaganza, Pirate King. But as movie make-believe becomes true terror, Russell and Holmes themselves may experience a final fadeout.
When contract killer Shadow is sent to Vegas to kill Selene Van''Doren he figures she''ll be an easy mark. That is, until the moment his finger is on the trigger and he finds himself staring into the eyes of a woman he once loved desperately who was supposed to have died years ago. Selene survived the worst kind of hell and has risen to become the most powerful woman in the Las Vegas crime world, she thought she''d made her peace with her demons until the man she''d loved and lost, arrives in Vegas to kill her. Forced to confront a past long dead and buried, and with Selene''s enemies closing in, Shadow begins to realize that when you play by Vegas rules, you win or die...
Las Vegas Then and Now pairs vintage shots from 100 years of the city''s history with the same view today.¿Las Vegas Then and Now¿ captures the city''s evolution from a desert railroad outpost into the gambling and entertainment capital of the world. Pairing historical photographs of the town with specially commissioned views of the same scene today, this book provides the reader with an intriguing look into the history of a city that has become a cultural icon.Historic Fremont Street, which has recently undergone a multi-million dollar renewal programme, presents the most vivid contrast between the dusty desert town of the 1920s and the pulsating entertainment city we know today.Las Vegas is ever changing ¿ the popular Mermaids and Vegas Vicky on Fremont are gone, but further down the Strip, the High-Roller has arrived, one of the world¿s tallest observation wheels befitting this thrill-seeking town. Casinos on the Strip have changed too. The Sahara closed in 2011, re-opened as SLS wh
Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Las Vegas vacation. How do some guests always seem to find the best restaurants, the best shows, the best hotels—and still come home with winnings in their pockets? Why do some guests pay full price for their visit when others can save hundreds of dollars? In Las Vegas, every minute and every dollar count. Your vacation is too important to be left to chance, so put the independent guide to Las Vegas in your hands and take control of your trip. The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas explains how Sin City works and how to use that knowledge to stay ahead of the crowd. Authors Bob Sehlinger and Seth Kubersky know that you want your vacation to be anything but average, so they employ an expert team of researchers to find the secrets, the shortcuts, and the bargains that are sure to make your vacation exceptional! Find out whatR
FAME. POWER. SUCCESS. HAPPINESS. In this compelling novel from billion copy bestselling author Danielle Steel, a top Hollywood movie mogul seeks a new beginning in England when his career takes an unplanned turn. . . As the head of a prestigious movie studio for nearly two decades, Andy Westfield has had every professional luxury: a stunning office, a loyal assistant who can all but read his mind, access to a private jet and company cars. Andy always put his career before his marriage, and now, besides his daughter and young grandchildren, it’s the only thing he truly loves. But then Andy’s world is upended. The studio is sold, and the buyer’s son demands the top seat. Out of a job and humiliated, Andy knows he needs to get as far away from Los Angeles as possible until the dust settles and he can find a new way forward. Andy signs a six-month rental agr
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The League of Exotic Dancers (LED) are a group of mid-twentieth century burlesque dancers who continue to perform today off the well-known strip in "Old Vegas." Through documentary photography and ethnographic interviews, Regehr and Temperley examine these dancers, who like "Old Vegas" itself, keep performing 60 years past their supposed prime.
