How can a voice whose source is never seen--such as Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the mother of Norman Bates in Psycho--have such a powerful hold on an audience? When does "synchronized sound" fail to link bodies to their voices, and how do such great stylists of sound film as Jacques Tati, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Marguerite Duras deploy the power of the voice? In this brillia...(展开全部)

Richard Avedon redefined portrait and fashion photography in the 20th century. In the 1940s Avedon burst onto the fashion scene, infusing his photographs with touches of realism and the fantastic. His images were among the first to replace the stiff poses of the past with energetic action scenes that commanded the pages of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue magazines from the mid-'40s t...(展开全部)

辻村深月（1980年—） 日本推理小说家。2004年凭推理小说《时间停止的校园》摘取第31届梅菲斯特奖而一举登上文坛，之后作品屡次入围各大奖项。2011年凭推理小说《使者》获得第32届吉川英治文学新人奖。2012年，《没有钥匙的梦想》获得直木奖，并被改编为同名影视作品。2018年《镜之孤城》获选日本“书店大奖”第一名，並囊括《国王的早午餐》节目年度书籍大奖、《达文西》杂志“2017年度图书”小说类第一名等7项大奖，创下超过55万册的销售成绩。

辻村深月（1980年—） 日本推理小说家。2004年凭推理小说《时间停止的校园》摘取第31届梅菲斯特奖而一举登上文坛，之后作品屡次入围各大奖项。2011年凭推理小说《使者》获得第32届吉川英治文学新人奖。2012年，《没有钥匙的梦想》获得直木奖，并被改编为同名影视作品。2018年《镜之孤城》获选日本“书店大奖”第一名，並囊括《国王的早午餐》节目年度书籍大奖、《达文西》杂志“2017年度图书”小说类第一名等7项大奖，创下超过55万册的销售成绩。

Book Description Glamour, glitz, sex and revenge – and the allure of Hollywood… Toby Temple is the world’s funniest comedian, loved by presidents, lusted after by women. He knows what he wants – and he always makes sure that he gets it. But, deep down, he yearns for love and stability. Jill Castle has always been an outsider, desperate to be accepted. Despite her beauty, ...(展开全部)

The Distorting Mirror analyzes the multiple and complex ways in which urban Chinese subjects saw themselves interacting with the new visual culture that emerged during the turbulent period between the 1880s and the 1930s. The media and visual forms examined include lithography, photography, advertising, film, and theatrical performances. Urbanites actively engaged with and enjo...(展开全部)

A classic text for theatre and film it has sold 100,000 copies in its first edition.

“If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?” England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, whi...(展开全部)

Gavin Guile is missing, leaving Kip and his allies to face the White King's horde in the fourth novel of the NYT bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent Week's. When does an empire fall?The Seven Satrapies have collapsed into four-and those are falling before the White King's armies.Gavin Guile, ex-emperor, ex-Prism, ex-galley slave, formerly the one man who might have averted...(展开全部)