Eric Lax Libri

Da oltre tre decenni, Woody Allen ha conversato regolarmente e in modo sincero con Eric Lax, offrendogli un accesso unico e senza restrizioni ai suoi set cinematografici, alla sua sala di montaggio e ai suoi pensieri e osservazioni. In discussioni che iniziano nel 1971 e proseguono fino al 2007, Allen esplora ogni aspetto della realizzazione cinematografica attraverso il prisma dei suoi film e del lavoro dei registi che ammira. In questo processo, rivela lo sviluppo di un artista nel corso della sua carriera, da scrittore di battute a comico di cabaret fino a regista acclamato a livello mondiale. Allen parla delle origini delle sue idee e della scrittura dei suoi copioni; del casting e della recitazione, delle riprese e della regia, del montaggio e della colonna sonora.

Introduction -- The script -- The money -- The cast, the cinematographer -- Locations, production design, and costumes -- The shoot -- Editing -- The music -- The color correction and the mix -- The end

This biography uncovers Bogart's own childhood writing, his extensive FBI file and the Warner Brothers archives. The authors interviewed 200 of his friends and colleagues to present a picture of the life, loves and careers of an enduring symbol of American cinema.

Already a success on Broadway, in 1954 Newman began his film career - disastrously - as Basil the slave in The Silver Chalice. Yet before long he was considered not only a fine actor but also the sexiest man in films. Determined to control his career, he broke away from the studio system that dictated what roles he could take and, with astute choices of scripts and directors, established a screen presence that has remained both popular and respected. From Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Hustler to The Sting and Slap Shot, and on to The Colour of Money, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge and Nobody's Fool, Paul Newman has demonstrated his versatility as an actor.

When it first appeared in 1991, Eric Lax's splendid biography, written with nineteen years of access to Woody Allen, was universally hailed as the definitive portrait of a film genius. The next year, as Allen's long relationship with Mia Farrow disintegrated amid scandal, a new phase of his life and work began. For this edition, Lax has written a chapter on the breakup and the personal and professional changes that followed. He chronicles Allen's next eight films, from Shadows and Fog to Small Time Crooks , and again offers Woody's candid opinions of his art and himself. Published to coincide with Allen's sixty-fifth birthday, this updated biography will continue to be "required reading for Woodyphiles" ( Kansas City Star ).

Chronicles Allen's rise to stardom as a comedian and director, employing extensive interviews with Allen himself to discuss his thoughts on growing up in New York, his personal relationships, and his art

This book presents narrative research on individual teachers of multiple languages (TMLs). It uncovers what makes TMLs unique and reveals the complex identities, beliefs and emotions involved in being a TML. The author offers new, globally-relevant insights for language teaching research at individual, pedagogical and institutional level.

Příběh jednoho zázraku – penicilinu Příběh o penicilinu, jeho objevu a především vědcích, kteří se na objevu a výrobě podíleli. Životopisný příběh popisuje velmi poutavě a čtivě příběh osob, které se podíleli na objevu penicilinu, jeho izolaci, testování a první primitivní výrobě. V knize se proplétají osudy čtyř lidí – Fleminga, Floreyho, Heatleyho a Chaina – vědců, kteří se v britských a amerických laboratořích zasloužili o objev, který jim vynesl Nobelovu cenu a především od té doby zachraňuje životy miliónů lidí. Kniha odhaluje nejen veškeré intriky a záhady kolem objevu penicilinu, ale také velmi přesně popisuje výzkumné metody, které se v té době používaly.

Le ton est donné. Comique et nonchalant, subtil et dévastateur. Depuis plus de trente ans, Eric Lax partage avec le réalisateur chéri des français les affres et les joies du scénario, de la mise en scène, du casting... Leurs conversations introduisent le lecteur dans les salles de montage et de projection, lui révèlent les dessous des séances d'écriture, les secrets des scènes cultes, l'invitent dans les coulisses de la création. Jamais un réalisateur ne s'était livré à ce point depuis le célèbre livre de François Truffaut sur Hitchcock. De Woody-spermatozoïde dans Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur le sexe... à Woody-magicien dans Scoop, Allen se décline en idées géniales et répliques d'anthologie, passant du drame au burlesque, des sentiments aux crimes, cultivant ses obsessions : le jazz, Freud, les Knicks, et les jolies filles... Qu'il parle ou filme, Woody Allen est comme le cinéma, passionnant et dérisoire, incontournable.

Nowa uaktualniona edycja bestsellerowych rozmów z Woody Allenem z dodatkowym materiałem z 2009 roku. Przez ponad trzy dekady Woody Allen regularnie przeprowadzał z Ericem Laxem szczere rozmowy, dzieląc się z nim swoimi przemyśleniami i obserwacjami na temat każdego kolejnego etapu swojej pracy i... číst celé