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Devoted to his craft--sometimes to the detriment of his reputation--cinematographer John Alton (1901-1996) was sought after by such directors as Vincente Minnelli, Richard Brooks and Anthony Mann but was disdained by others of comparable talent. An auteur in the truest sense, Alton established a landmark body of work described by Variety film critic Todd McCarthy as "The essence, and ultimate example, of film noir ... logically created by a ci...
Excerpt from The Facts Concerning the Eight Condemned LeadersBut not a single fact, suggestion or probability has ever been advanced in proof of either of the said accusations.To the contrary, the accused have been proved, a thousand times over, and in a thousand ways, inclusive of their own words and acts, to be entirely innocent of either of the acts with which they are charged.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousan...
Excerpt from Andree at the North Pole: With Details of His FateThe idea of reaching the North Pole in a balloon occurred to Andree in l882 3, while he was spend ing the winter in Spitzbergen as a member of a scientific expedition. This idea grew upon him during years of subsequent toil and study, in the course of which a number of notable aerial voyages gave him the necessary training and experience, especially that of the lgth of October, 189...
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Noticed initially as a Native American author, Sherman Alexie has since achieved a reputation as a significant figure in the American literary landscape. The essays in this set discuss many different aspects of Alexie's works. Original essays include a comparison of Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven to Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. Other essays discuss the juxtaposition of poetry and prose fiction in an examinat...
Excerpt from Andree at the North Pole: With Details of His Fate
The idea of reaching the North Pole in a balloon occurred to Andree in 1882-'83, while he was spending the winter in Spitzbergen as a member of a scientific expedition. This idea grew upon him during years of subsequent toil and study, in the course of which a number of notable aerial voyages gave him the necessary training and experience, especially that of the 19th of October, ...
In this compilation of 15 essays, scholars of both English literature and film analyze the aesthetic and thematic elements of Young's many works. Among the films examined are "Nothing But a Man, Triumph of the Spirit, Cortile Cascino, ALAM-BRISTA! Short Eyes, Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Extremities, Dominick and Eugene, Talent for the Game, Roosters, Caught, and "Human Error. The book includes an extensive interview with Young that provides a r...
Excerpt from The Facts Concerning the Eight Condemned Leaders
But not a single fact, suggestion or probability has ever been advanced in proof Of either of the said accusations.
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