Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential and distinctive filmmakers at work in the world today His films are so admired that nearly every one he makes becomes an instant cult classic Here Tom Shone presents in depth commentaries on each of the ten films Tarantino has directed from Reservoir Dogs to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as well as looking at his early life actin...(展开全部)

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Reservoir Dogs by diving into the brilliant, twisted mind of Quentin Tarantino and discover the artistic process of an Oscar-winning legend. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1963, Quentin Tarantino spent many Saturday evenings during his childhood accompanying his mother to the movies, nourishing a love of film that was, over the course of his ...(展开全部)

The only comprehensive volume on James Turrell is back in print―from early prints and light projections to his monumental Roden Crater project This definitive book illuminates the origins and motivations of James Turrell’s incredibly diverse and exciting body of work―from his Mendota studio days to his monumental work-in-progress Roden Crater. Whether projecting shapes on a fla...(展开全部)

Whether he's projecting holographs into a gallery space or inviting viewers to gaze at the sky through a hole in the roof, James Turrell is perpetually asking us to "go inside and greet the light" - evoking his Quaker upbringing. In fact, all of Turrell's work has been influenced by his life experiences with aviation, science, and psychology, and as a key player in Los Angeles'...(展开全部)

The creator of radical and poetic work, Boris Mikhailov focuses his camera on people's everyday life, capturing both the social and historical conditions in the Soviet Union and the changes that occurred after 1989, with the breakdown of order in the Ukraine. In the 1970s, Mikhailov started to photograph "life the way it is." He dealt with the "city without a main street," the...(展开全部)

Beauty is in the feet of the beholder.-Jonathan williams

This gorgeous gift book reveals nearly 50 years of photography by seasoned National Geographic photographer Bill Allard. Allard was a pioneer of color photography with a style that called for entering people's homes and hearts; by winning their confidence he was able to capture "off guard" moments, and reveal the depth of human nature as never before seen in the pages of Nation...(展开全部)

The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their century-long hold on the American imagination. Starting with the Civil War and cartoonist Thomas Nast, creator of the lasting images of Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, author Jeremy Dauber whizzes readers through comics’ progress in the twentieth century and beyond: from the golden age of newspaper comic stri...(展开全部)

The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their hold on the American imagination. Comics have conquered America. From our multiplexes, where Marvel and DC movies reign supreme, to our television screens, where comics-based shows like The Walking Dead have become among the most popular in cable history, to convention halls, best-seller lists, Pulitzer ...(展开全部)