Chris Hart has a head for figures
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The first figureheads that were carved to represent the names of British warships appeared during the reign of Henry VIII; the last ones were carved in the early years of the twentieth century. During the intervening three hundred & fifty years it is estimated that some 5000 ships of the Royal Navy carried a figurehead of some description. This book follows the development of these diverse carvings examining how the figurehead carvers interpreted the names & the symbolism incorporated in their designs. Evidence is drawn from a wide range of sources: contemporary ship models ship plans designs submitted for approval of the Navy Board & of course from those figureheads that have survived. Lavishly illustrated with much previously unpublished material the book explores the wide range of subjects that were represented on the bows of Their Majesties Ships & recounts many of the stories that were told about them. The narrative is complemented by a catalogue that provides a brief description of each surviving figurehead each carvers design drawing with its source & reference number as well as those ship plans & contemporary models that show the figureheads detail. This combination makes the book useful to a wide range of historians researchers & anyone with an interest in Britains maritime past. ...

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It's the late 1970s & Christopher Fowler is a film freak obsessively watching lousy films in run-down fleapit cinemas. Longing to put his dreams on the screen & become a famous screenwriter he heads for Wardour Street the nation's equivalent of Hollywood with an armful of scripts. But he's made a spectacular mistake. He arrives just as the industry falls to its knees knocked down by the first appearance of video & the destruction of the old movie palaces. The only films being made are smutty low budget farces & TV spinoffs. He thought he'd be asked to make another ' Bullitt' but finds himself writing short films for boilers. Somehow against the odds he finds success
- although in a very different form from the one he expected. Ghastly hilarious & finally moving Film Freak" is a trawl through the arse-end of the British film industry that turns into a search for friendship & happiness."
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Written by two of the leading scholars in film studies Film History: An Introduction is a comprehensive global survey of the medium that covers the development of every genre in film from drama & comedy to documentary & experimental. As with the authors bestselling Film Art: An Introduction (now in its eighth edition) concepts & events are illustrated with frame enlargements taken from the original sources giving students more realistic points of reference than competing books that rely on publicity stills. The third edition of Film History is thoroughly updated &

Includes:: the first comprehensive overviews of the impact of globalization & digital technology on the cinema. Any serious film scholar--professor undergraduate or graduate student--will want to read & keep Film History. Visit the authorss blog at http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/

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Listography for movie buffs! This guided journal features four-colour illustrations & over 70 movie-themed list topics ranging from the classic (list your favorite films of all time) to the loveably idiosyncratic (list films you walked out on). ...

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