Cinema Au Naturel

Cinema Au Naturel
Author: Mark Storey
Publisher: Wolfbait
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2021-01-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781916215139

The quirky world of nudist films is revealed. Cinema au Naturel brings to life many long-forgotten films such as Elysia: Valley of the Nude, The Monster of Camp Sunshine, and Take Off Your Clothes and Live! In his account of the history of nudist film, Mark Storey, introduces readers to the best and the worst of these cinematic portrayals of clothes-free life.

Au Naturel

Au Naturel
Author: Lara Anderson
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2010-03-08
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1443820938

Literary naturalism, within the Hispanic context, has traditionally been read as a graphic realist school or movement linked predominantly to late nineteenth century literary production. The essays in Au Naturel: (Re)Reading Hispanic Naturalism—written by scholars from different generations, nationalities and ideological backgrounds—propose a major revisionist contribution to the study of Hispanic naturalism. Based on a theoretical proposal that re-semanticizes naturalismo as a diachronic counter-metanarrative phenomenon that transcends the chronological and geographic limitations imposed by traditional criticism on naturalism, the collection provides new readings of traditional naturalist fare as well as re-readings of works that have not been read, within the bounds of conventional criticism, as naturalist. Re-read within the proposed theoretical framework, its essays demonstrate the countless ways in which Hispanic naturalist texts–literary and more recently, filmic—continue to frankly engage the societal problematics that has impeded true social, political, economic and cultural progress from taking place in the Hispanic world from the turbulent fin-de-siècle period of the nineteenth century through the present day, globalized context. Au Naturel: (Re)Reading Hispanic Naturalism is thus also an open invitation to the scholarly community to re-consider other socio-critical works within the Hispanic naturalist context that observe and reflection upon social issues that continue to plague Hispanic society today.

Science Fiction America

Science Fiction America
Author: David J. Hogan
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2011-04-20
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 078646612X

From the inception of the science fiction film, writers, directors, producers, and actors have understood that the genre lends itself to a level of social commentary not available in other formats. Viewers find it easier to accept explorations of such issues as domestic violence, war, xenophobia, faith, identity, racism, and other difficult topics when the protagonists exist in future times or other worlds that are only vaguely similar to our own. The 22 original essays in this collection examine how the issues in particular science fiction films--from 1930's High Treason to 1999's The Iron Giant--reflect and comment on the prevailing issues of their time. The 16 writers (including such noted contributors as Ted Okuda, Gary Don Rhodes, Bryan Senn, John Soister and Ken Weiss) provide insight on how the genre's wistful daydreaming, forthcoming wonders, and nightmarish scenarios are often grounded in the grimmer realities of the human condition. Films covered include It Came from Outer Space, Godzilla, The 27th Day, Alien and Starship Troopers, plus television's The Adventures of Superman, the Flash Gordon serials, and vintage space cartoons by Fleischer.

Theatre Au Naturel

Theatre Au Naturel
Author: Mark Storey
Publisher: Ancaster, Ont. : Heureka Productions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: American drama
ISBN: 9780973027020

Six American one-act plays dealing with nudity, body image, and naturism. One play dates from 1930, the other five from the early 21st century. Edited and introduced by Mark Storey, and illustrated with nine photos, the book contains: Barely Proper, by Tom Cushing Nude on the Beach, by Martin E. Williams & Johnna Adams Love the Body Positive, by Johnna Adams Sisters at the Beach, by Rik Panero Just a Little More Blue, by Tom Swimm Nude in the Dark, by Johnna Adams

Jamaica, the Land of Film

Jamaica, the Land of Film
Author: Peter Polack
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2017-06-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1443873756

If Jamaica were an actor she would have appeared in more than one hundred and forty-one films. The list of movies where the name Jamaica plays a prominent part is probably closer to two hundred. This book chronicles over one hundred years of international film making in Jamaica from 1910, and provides many previously unpublished details of locations, actors and directors. As such, Jamaica, the Land of Film provides a comprehensive history which will be of great interest to all cinema aficionados and fans of Caribbean history.

Sex Au Naturel

Sex Au Naturel
Author: Patrick Coffin
Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2010
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781931018586

Sex Au Naturel: What It Is and Why It's Good For Your Marriage by radio host Patrick Coffin is a bracing ride across the landscape of the Catholic sexual ethic. If you're looking for intellectual ammo with which to defend and explain the teaching of Humanae Vitae, or if you reject it altogether, you'll agree that Coffin approaches the topic from a wide array of new and persuasive angles. With humor and enthusiasmand a total absence of moralizingyou'll learn: Why Paul VI's landmark 1968 encyclical was widely rejected a generation ago and why it's gaining new respectability now Where exactly the Bible teaches against birth control The differences between contraception and natural family planning (hint: they're more profound than you think) The meaning of the natural law and how it applies to birth control How the dogma of the Blessed Trinity implicit condemns birth control That every single Protestant denomination rejected birth control until 1930 Why the myth of overpopulation is used against the Church, and how to answer it How faithful adherence to the teaching of Humanae Vitae is causally related to marital happiness and longevity Why it's not too late to start over, even if you've been sterilized How to rely on the ever-present grace of God rather than your own strength in faithfully following this challenging, life-giving aspect of Christian discipleship Much, much more!

The Sounds of Early Cinema

The Sounds of Early Cinema
Author: Richard Abel
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2001-10-03
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780253108708

The Sounds of Early Cinema is devoted exclusively to a little-known, yet absolutely crucial phenomenon: the ubiquitous presence of sound in early cinema. "Silent cinema" may rarely have been silent, but the sheer diversity of sound(s) and sound/image relations characterizing the first 20 years of moving picture exhibition can still astonish us. Whether instrumental, vocal, or mechanical, sound ranged from the improvised to the pre-arranged (as in scripts, scores, and cue sheets). The practice of mixing sounds with images differed widely, depending on the venue (the nickelodeon in Chicago versus the summer Chautauqua in rural Iowa, the music hall in London or Paris versus the newest palace cinema in New York City) as well as on the historical moment (a single venue might change radically, and many times, from 1906 to 1910). Contributors include Richard Abel, Rick Altman, Edouard Arnoldy, Mats Björkin, Stephen Bottomore, Marta Braun, Jean Châteauvert, Ian Christie, Richard Crangle, Helen Day-Mayer, John Fullerton, Jane Gaines, André Gaudreault, Tom Gunning, François Jost, Charlie Keil, Jeff Klenotic, Germain Lacasse, Neil Lerner, Patrick Loughney, David Mayer, Domi-nique Nasta, Bernard Perron, Jacques Polet, Lauren Rabinovitz, Isabelle Raynauld, Herbert Reynolds, Gregory A. Waller, and Rashit M. Yangirov.

Brit vs. Scot

Brit vs. Scot
Author: Anna Durand
Publisher: Jacobsville Books
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1949406504

She's caught between a hot Brit and a hot Scot. Let the battle commence. I'm in love with my best friend, but Jessica O'Connor sees me as only a friend. The fact that we had sex once, and it was bloody awful, doesn't help. But she finally ended her engagement with Domhnall Sterling, the Scot she took up with two years ago. Do I have a chance now? Maybe. If I can show her we have chemistry. The sort that will burn so hot she'll forget all about that damn Scot. Grey Dixon has been my best friend since college. He's sweet and smart, the kind of guy I would love to fall for. I love Grey, but not in that way. Well, probably not. If only we had sexual chemistry… When Jessica's ex turns up at my brother's wedding, all bets are off. I will do whatever it takes to stop her from going back to that kilt-wearing cretin. I'll even take advice from my brother, which might turn out to be my worst mistake yet. A wedding at a nudist resort? With her ex, my brother, and a horde of Scots? No, that doesn't sound like a disaster in the making at all. Brit Vs. Scot is a multi-series crossover book featuring characters from three bestselling worlds—Hot Brits, Hot Scots, and the Au Naturel Trilogy. Don't miss the battle of the century! Coming soon in audio featuring Shane East & Stella Hunter with a special appearance by Zachary Webber.

Popular European Cinema

Popular European Cinema
Author: Richard Dyer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 113508503X

Popular European Cinema examines the reasons why films that are most popular with audiences in any one European countha are seldom successful eslewhere. Audiences themselves represent diverse class, gender and ethnic identities that complicate th equestoin of national cinema, not least with recent developments in formerly communist Eastern Europe and post-colonialist Western Europe. THrough their individual studies, the contribuitots ehr oven up a new area of study, using the medium of film to fucus a wider discussion of popular European culture.