This is a valuable and comprehensive addition to the history of London's West End that will appeal to cinema enthusiasts as well as social historians and students of London and of architecture and design.
Focusing on Hertfordshire's cinematic history, this book offers a nostalgic journey through the region's movie houses, detailing their evolution from classic theaters to modern multiplexes. Each venue is described town by town, enriched with engaging anecdotes about the movie-going experience. The narrative highlights the contrast between the old and new, celebrating the arrival of contemporary multiplex cinemas while preserving the memories of their historic predecessors. Lavishly illustrated, it serves as a comprehensive guide to Hertfordshire's film entertainment landscape.
This is the most complete book on the art of Ba Gua Zhang ever presented in English. It tells the story of the history and legends of the art and its most famous masters as well as presenting the basic training, forms, fighting and weapons of Ba Gua Zhang. The text also includes a new translation of the classic Ba Gua 36 songs and 48 Methods as well as the Daoist meditation roots of the art and the method in which Ba Gua becomes at its ultimate level a physical and energetic manifestation of the Chinese Classic of Change, the Yi Jing. This book will be of interest not only to practitioners and enthusiasts of Ba Gua Zhang, but also to everyone who is interested in the history, philosophy and methods of Chinese Internal Martial Arts.
The South Coast was popular with early film-makers and the county had links with many. Their work is highlighted and that of the film studio at Shoreham, which produced a string of successful feature films. This book also provides a rare insight into the world of amateur cinematography with the remarkable story of the nationally-acclaimed Bognor Regis Film Society. The authors trace the travelling showmen who brought moving pictures to public halls and fairgrounds and describe in detail the history of all 62 cinemas that have operated in West Sussex.
Opslagsværk med amerikanske western-filmkunstnere og -figurer.