A Life in Movies
Title | A Life in Movies PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Powell |
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | 723 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780571204311 |
"Much, much more than the reminiscences of a film director. It's a rich, beautifully detailed history of a time, a place, and a world gone by--the British film industry from the 1920s through the late 1940s, in which every remembrance . . . is filtered through [Powell's] poetic genius . . . as absorbing as any novel".--Martin Scorsese. 30 photos.
Million Dollar Movie
Title | Million Dollar Movie PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Powell |
Publisher | Random House Incorporated |
Total Pages | 626 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780679434436 |
The late director offers a behind-the-scenes look at the film industry, detailing clashes with studio bosses and critics, the destruction of his career, and the greats with whom he worked
Michael Powell
Title | Michael Powell PDF eBook |
Author | David Lazar |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | 252 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781578064984 |
This collection of interviews reveals the mind and the tactics of a master filmmaker who is woefully under-known, even as his films are widely celebrated throughout the world
Curious Events in History
Title | Curious Events in History PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Powell |
Publisher | Union Square + ORM |
Total Pages | 185 |
Release | 2011-09-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1435138910 |
Forty strange-but-true historical happenings—from a thirty-eight-minute war to the time when a top-hat caused a riot—from the author of Lies You Learned in School. Here are forty of the most curious events in world history. Though they span the centuries and circle the globe, they share one common trait: all were too peculiar to make it into the standard history books. Read these fascinating accounts and learn about: The craze for consuming powdered mummy to cure all ailments The medieval courtroom advocate who pled the case of plaintiff rats The U.S. President who was shot by an assassin but killed by his doctor’s earnest efforts to treat him If you thought you knew all you needed to know about history, this book will show you some truly curious gaps in your knowledge.
Michael Powell
Title | Michael Powell PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Christie |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 314 |
Release | 2019-07-25 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1838717145 |
The films of Michael Powell (1905-90) and Emeric Pressburger (1902-88), among them I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948), are landmarks in British cinema, standing apart from the realist and comic mainstream with their highly stylised aesthetic and their themes of romantic longing and spiritual crisis. Powell and Pressburger are revered by film lovers and film-makers (Martin Scorsese has called them 'the most successful experimental film-makers in the world'). In this first-ever collection of essays on Powell, an international group of critics and scholars map out his film-making skills, providing new readings of individual films, analysing recurrent techniques and themes, and relating them to contemporary debates about gender, sexuality, nationality and cinematic spectacle. Powell, with and without Pressburger, emerges as a film-maker of lasting originality and significance.
Arrows of Desire
Title | Arrows of Desire PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Christie |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 163 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780571162710 |
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger formed one of the greatest creative partnerships in the history of British cinema - The Archers. Their films were often controversial - Churchill tried to suppress the release of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Later, The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffman startled and enchanted cinema audiences with their use of colour, form amd music. However, in the last ten years the magic, poetry and passion of their work has been acknowledged around the world and they are firmly in the pantheon of film masters. This book is a comprehensive analysis of their films and is a useful guide to their work.
Mini Cross Stitch
Title | Mini Cross Stitch PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Powell |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-06-01 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1844486575 |
Michael Powell provides twenty mini cross stitch designs, each accompanied by a full-colour chart, key and general instructions. Each of Michael's unique, quirky contemporary designs measures approximately 3½ x 3½in (9 x 9cm), though the designs come in a variety of formats and include tall, narrow designs as well as borders. All the designs can be worked on 14-count Aida or evenweave fabric. There's a broad range of subjects to choose from, including country cottages, flowers, hearts, and festive Christmas trees, so whatever the occasion, there is bound to be a design that suits it perfectly. There are general instructions and simple stitch diagrams at the beginning of the book, so even those new to cross stitch will be able to accomplish all of the projects, as well as notes on fabric preparation and washing instructions.