The Acts of the Council of Ephesus of 431 consist of a wide variety of documents, including proceedings and letters, that provide a unique insight into how in the context of a major dispute opinion was manipulated and pressure applied on both church and state.
With new exclusive input from writer, director and star Alice Lowe, the text also looks at the production’s inception and development, assesses its debts to cult British cinema, and inspects... Læs mere
Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear (1991) opens with a shot of water andclimaxes on a raging river. The director’s love of fear cinema, his Catholicism and filmmaking techniques shift Cape Fear into terrifying psychological and psychosexual waters.
An archaeological excavation at the site was followedby a dedicated research project to understand why this trove of warriors andkings was... Læs mere
The third edition of a best-selling book on the Port Sunlight Village, with a new chapter on the Lady Lever Art Gallery, further information on key individuals and an increase in the number of illustrations.
Sedimentary rocks cover most of the Earth's surface, recording much of the Earth's history and fossil record. In this thoroughly revised and updated popular student... Læs mere
Amorous Aesthetics traces the development of intellectual love from its first major expression in Baruch Spinoza’s Ethics,... Læs mere
Aliens is an endlessly fascinating mixture of different genres: sci-fi, revenge movies, action, war films—and more specifically Vietnam War movies—all contribute in creating a visual experience that is dynamic and emotionally enthralling.