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An instant classic . . . funny, sharp, entertaining. ANDREW OHAGAN, author of Caledonian Road A riotous and revealing story of Hollywoods most spectacular flops.Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag . . . From grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous sequels to catastrophic literary adaptations, Tim Robeys hugely entertaining Box Office Poison tells an alternative history of Hollywood, through a century of its most notable flops.Freaks, Land of the Pharaohs, Dune, Speed 2, Catwoman, Cats: what can these films tell us about the Hollywood system, the publics appetite - or lack of it - and the circumstances that saw such box office disasters actually made? Away from the canon, here is the definitive take on these ill-fated, but essential celluloid failures.

There are so many insights even hardcore Bond fans will be surprised. Indispensable. David Lowbridge-Ellis MBEOnly six men can lay claim to wearing the famous Savile Row tuxedo of James Bond; more people have stepped on the Moon. Yet, hundreds more came within an inch of winning the coveted 007 role the pinnacle for so many actors.For the first time, The Search for Bond tells the extraordinary story of how cinemas most famous secret agent was cast, featuring exclusive interviews with many of the actors who were at one time considered to play Bond, interviewed for the role, or went as far as to be screen tested. From Ranulph Fiennes to Colin Firth, their memories and stories give a fascinating insiders glimpse into the process of how the Bond producers, Broccoli and Saltzman, came up with the right man to play their famous spy.

This lavishly illustrated volume tells the story of German film through the collection of the Deutsche Kinemathek. From its beginnings in 1895 to the present day, it illustrates the artistic and technical, political, and social developments that have shaped and continue to shape, the history of film in Germany. Organized by decade and divided into twelve chapters, more than 420 essays explore films both famous and obscure. It celebrates this important cultural medium and its spectators as well as all the personalities who have shaped the diversity of German film through their creativity. More than 2,700 objects from all areas of the collection and spanning a period of around 130 years, many of them published for the first time, provide a comprehensive insight into the Kinematheks archive holdings and an in-depth understanding of film history.The DEUTSCHE KINEMATHEK is one of the worlds leading institutions for the collection, preservation, and presentation of audio-visual heritage. Hundreds of thousands of objects are permanently preserved in its archives and are available for research into film and television history. In addition to scripts, photos, posters, costumes and designs, the collection also includes film equipment. The Kinemathek curates film series and exhibitions and restores and digitizes films. Its diverse activities, including installations, publications, educational formats, and conferences, encourage visitors to discover the world of moving images.

Los profundos e interesantes cambios de la sociedad española en el siglo XX vistos a través de las películas que nos han marcado. Una celebración del cine y la cultura popular española.El trasfondo de un pais de la complejidad de España ha sido objeto de apasionados debates que arreciaron durante el zarandeado siglo XX, cuando se lo considero un enigma historico, un laberinto o algo invertebrado. Pero bajo tantos quiebros identitarios aun podian reconocerse continuidades tan llamativas como la vitalidad de su cultura popular, incluso tras la llegada del cine, que la rearticulo de abajo arriba, asistido por la industrializacion del ocio y el consumo de masas.A la altura de los años sesenta del pasado siglo, las mutaciones eran de tal calibre que lo popular se habia convertido en pop, estableciendo un nuevo pacto que la llegada de la democracia tradujo dos decadas despues en productos tan inclasificables como las peliculas de Almodovar. Un realizador que tras su audaz vanguardismo terminaria mostrando un hondo enraizamiento en tradiciones de tanto recorrido como el sainete, ya actualizado en la filmografia de Berlanga. No son los unicos ejemplos de ese sustrato autoctono atendidos por este libro. En sus paginas se narran muchos otros, trazando una cronica dramatica o desenfadada, siempre fascinante de sus aspectos mas insolitos o significativos. Se exploran asi nuevas perspectivas sobre el cine, la intrahistoria española y su vida cotidiana, revelando sorprendentes atavismos agazapados en nuestro irreductible imaginario colectivo.