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拙著『本多猪四郎（ほんだ いしろう）　無冠の巨匠』の中の怪獣映画論でも言及したが、巨大な白いマッコウクジラ「モビイ・ディック」と人間たちの戦いが描かれる、1851年に書かれたハーマン・メルヴィルの小説『白鯨』は、怪獣映画史的にも重要な作品である。 非常に長部（ちょうぶ）であり、鯨の生態学的な記述や捕鯨技術の詳細がえんえんと続き、メインの人物が登場するのは読み始めてかなり経ってから……というこの小説は、一般には読みにくいものとして多くの読者を持てなかったが、実は映画化され、巨大なクジラが観客にイメージ出来るようになったことで、広く知られるようになったのだ。 文明史家、作家の原田実は著書『怪獣のいる精神史』において、これを、巨大生物の描写に映画という「動く視覚表現」が追いついた記録だとしている。(本文より）切通理作の「映画の友よ」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/risaku.html

Walt Disney is an American hero. From Mickey Mouse to Disneyland, he changed the face of American culture. His is a success story like no other: a man who developed animated film into an art form and made a massive contribution to the folklore of the world. After years of research, respected Hollywood biographer Bob Thomas produced a definitive biography of the man behind the legend of Disney: the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City who when bankrupt on his first movie venture and developed into the genius who produced unmatched works of animation.

「30代まで海外旅行や外国の人と会話をしたことがなかった・・・。」 字幕翻訳家の戸田奈津子さんは若い頃、上司の命令でスターの来日会見の通訳を担当。結果は英語力不足で大失敗。酷い翻訳をしてしまったのです。しかし、この苦い経験が後に字幕の仕事で生かされることに。字幕翻訳家に求められる英語力や人生を変えたコッポラ監督との出会いをはじめ、戸田さんのこれまでの映画人生を振り返ります。( NHKラジオ第2 2001年5月6日放送 「文化講演会」より)

The casting director for Chicago, Pippin, Becket, Gypsy, The Graduate, The Sound of Music, and Jesus Christ Superstar tells you how you can find your dream role! Absolutely everything an actor needs to know to get the part is here: What to do that moment before; how to use humour; how to create mystery; how to develop a distinct style; and how to evaluate the place, the relationships, and the competition. In fact, Audition is a necessary guide to dealing with all the "auditions" we face in life. This is the bible on the subject.

You may have watched hundreds of episodes of The Simpsons (and its sister show Futurama) without ever realising that they contain enough maths to form an entire university course. In The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, Simon Singh explains how the brilliant writers, some of the mathematicians, have smuggled in mathematical jokes throughout the cartoon’s 25-year history, exploring everything from p to Mersenne primes, from Euler’s equation to the unsolved riddle of P vs. NP, from perfect numbers to narcissistic numbers and much more.

Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese, and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives, and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience.

大道芸人は粗野で獣のような欲望しか持ち合わせない男。ジェルソミーナを１万リラで買い、ボロきれのように扱い捨てる。人間のエゴと純粋な魂を男女のしがらみを通して描く。女が死んで男が人間愛を知るラストシーンは忘れられない。

"ジキルとハイド"の中の最高傑作と評価される秀作！ フレドリック・マーチの演技が冴えわたる！！

In the perfect companion piece to his first book, Blake Snyder delivers even more insider information gleaned from a 20-year track record as one of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters. Designed for screenwriters, novelists, and movie fans, this book gives listeners key breakdowns of the 50 most instructional movies from the past 30 years. From M*A*S*H to Crash, Alien to Saw, and 10 to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Snyder reveals how screenwriters in the past tackled the same challenges faced by screenwriters today.

In a fun and accessible way, Star Trek Psychology delves deep into the psyches of the show's well-known and beloved characters. The trailblazing franchise spans five TV series, 13 films, and countless novelizations. It celebrated, as no other form of entertainment had before, a world filled with space-traveling dreams and human diversity. In the process, it became one of the oldest and most popular sci-fi franchises of all time.

Julie Walters, Alan Rickman, Dora Bryan, Jim Broadbent and Celia Imrie, Hugh Lloyd, and many more join Victoria Wood in this positively bloated bumper collection oozing with songs, sketches, and monologues.

Actor David Suchet recalls his experience of playing Agatha Christie's world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, for almost a quarter of a century. In the summer of 2013 David Suchet filmed his final scenes as Hercule Poirot. After 24 years in the role, he will have played the character in every story that Agatha Christie wrote about him (bar one, deemed unfilmable) and he will bid adieu to a role and a character that have changed his life.

インドの大自然を背景に、喜びと悲しみを舞踏のリズムに乗せて綴る画面はまさに陶酔の映像美。

With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan shares his journey and the lessons he’s learned along the way about being a successful businessman, a devoted spouse, and self-acceptance. From navigating the gay community; to finding the love of his life; to creating a popular ladies’ clothing lines for Kingdom & State and Rachel Parcell, Inc.; to joining Antoni Porowski, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, and Jonathan Van Ness on Queer Eye as positive, representative celebrity role models for LGBTQ people; Tan followed his own path to develop his signature style and embrace life.

In Toast on Toast - part memoir, part "how to act" manual - Steven Toast draws on his vast and varied experiences, providing the reader with an invaluable insight into his journey from school plays to RADA and from "It's a Right Royal Knockout" to the Colony Club. Along the way he reveals the secrets of his success. He discloses how to brush up on and expand your technical and vocal skills, how to nail a professional voiceover, and how to deal with difficult work experience staff in a recording studio....

ねぇ、もし、みんなの世界も私の世界のように魔法がふつうにある世界になっていたらどうなってたと思う？ 私ね魔女や魔法使いが、魔法の使えない人、使わない人となかよく暮らしていたらきっとステキで楽しい世界になっていたと思うんだ。 私は魔女と魔法使いの家に生まれて私も魔女だけど、学校には魔女や魔法使いじゃないお友だちもたっくさんいるんだ。 それに休み時間にみんなにも魔法をおしえたりしてるの。 みんなも魔法使ってみて！きっとすっごく楽しいから！ ＜カバーイラスト：広瀬コウ＞ (C)2017 原和規/AJBRC

妖艶な長身、世界の女性を悩殺した美男ヴァレンチノの魅惑がきわまる悲劇のロマン。

ハイヒールを脱ぎ捨てて熱く灼けた砂漠を素足で男を追う女！ 映画史に残る名ラストシーン

From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, MAKING IT SO, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life—from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide acclaim—proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring as the author himself.

オペラ座に出没する怪人は楽団員だったが解雇され、仮面に黒マント姿で地下の下水道に隠れ住んでいて、ひとり娘をプリマドンナにしたい夢を持っている。この幻想的な愛の悲劇は常に感動的.