In 1942 at the centre point of World War II an extraordinary event took place not on the battlefield but in a municipal stadium in Kiev. This is the true story of courage, team loyalty and fortitude in the face of the most brutal oppression the world had ever seen.
A cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during the battle for Litchfield in the English Civil War, to the present day.
From Mean Streets to Casino, Robert De Niro has dominated Hollywood for nearly a quarter of a century. Dynamic & electrifying, his performances have been consistently memorable, & the films he has made with director Martin Scorsese (including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, & Goodfellas) make a roll-call of some of the greatest cinema of our times. But despite his fame & success, De Niro's private existence is little known & has seldom been explored. Now, for the first time, here is the full story of this astonishing actor's life. Drawing on first-hand interviews with De Niro & some of his closest friends & colleagues, Untouchable is a revealing-and sometimes startling-account of an intensely private man. While previous biographer of De Niro have only scraped the surface of his complex character, Andy Dougan's sensitive & perceptive portrayal lays bare the psychological & emotional scares which this consummate Method actor has sought to hide for so long. Compelling & full of insight, Untouchable: A Biography of Robert De Niro is the definitive account of a great actor's career, & a fascinating view of his complex inner world. Andy Dougan is a respected film reviewer & broadcaster.
Presents the story of the science of galvanism - named after the Italian scientist Luigi Galvini who had conducted the original experiments - a movement that investigated the theory of 'animal electricity', a unifying vital spirit that animates us all, its leaders believing that they stood on the brink of immortality.
Martin Scorsese is one of the elite band of filmmakers whose originality and craftsmanship has influenced a generation of film directors. His collaborations with Robert De Niro and skill in telling stories sets him apart as one of the all time original directors. When Taxi Driver blasted onto the scene in 1979 it confirmed what everyone recognised as a huge new talent when Mean Streets was released six years earlier. 'This is a powerful film.. the final scene is a cinematically brilliant sequence...' crowed Variety. At least one of Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Raging Bull and The King Of Comedy is on everyone's top ten best films. After thirty years filmmaking Scorsese is one of the few directors working in Hollywood whose movies still surprise and shock. He is still prepared to take risks and is still producing great movies. So what is it that makes Scorsese tick? What makes him take on a movie? How does he approach the script and decide the what he wants up there on the screen? Andy Dougan has interviewed Scorsese many times and has talked to many of the stars who have appeared in his movies including, most recently, Sharon Stone, to create a fascinating inside look at the making o
Out of the Shadows. The Unauthorized Biography
V roce 1942 se v Německem okupovaném hlavním městě Ukrajiny odehrál fotbalový zápas mezi týmem Luftwaffe a mužstvem místní pekárny, za něž nastoupila celá řada hvězd předválečného Dynama Kyjev. Tento zápas se stal symbolem odporu a jeho následky byly strašlivé. Andy Dougan vzdává čest hrdinství ukrajinských fotbalistů, odhaluje nám pravdu o tom legendami opředeném zápase a do souvislostí druhé světové války zasazuje mimořádně významný okamžik výjmečné lidské odvahy.
Das Buch:§Mit dem Film "Guck mal, wer da spricht" begann John Travolta sein großes Comeback - die gleichnamige Fernsehserie wäre für einen damals noch unbekannten Schauspieler, der die Hauptrolle übernommen hatte, fast zum Karriere-Aus geworden. Mit mehr Glück als Verstand gelang es ihm danach trotzdem, bei einer Reihe großer Produktionen vorsprechen zu dürfen - und wurde regelmäßig nicht genommen. Als letzter Strohhalm bot sich ihm die Möglichkeit, eine Rolle in einer neuen Arztserie zu ergattern - und der Rest ist Legende: EMERGENCY ROOM ist in Amerika nach wie vor eine der erfolgreichsten Fernsehserien aller Zeiten, und George Clooney, der die Rolle des Kinderarztes Doug Ross spielt, katapultierte sich über Nacht in die erste Riege der Hollywood-Helden.§Doch damit nicht genug: nachdem Clooney mit "From Dusk till Dawn" unter der Regie des Kultregisseurs Quentin Tarantino auch endgültig den Sprung auf die große Leinwand schaffte, hat er einen erfolgreichen Film nach dem anderen gedreht: "Tage wie dieser" mit Michelle Pfeiffer, "Batman & Robin" in der Titelrolle des Fledermaus-Manns und zuletzt "Project Peacemaker" mit Nicole Kidman.
