Films, cinema

1. Daniel , Kothenschulte

The Walt Disney Film Archives. The Animated Movies 1921-1968

Walt Disney war einer der kreativsten Köpfe des 20. Jahrhunderts und schuf ein einzigartiges Universum der Imagination . Wie nur wenige Klassiker des Kinos revolutionierten seine Zeichentrickfilme die filmische Erzählkunst und verbinden noch heute Generationen und Kulturen. Als einer der umfangreichsten Bildbände, die es bislang zu Disneys Animationsfilmen gab , versammelt dieser Band Hunderte von Abbildungen sowie Essays namhafter Disney-Kenner und führt ins kreative Herz des Studios während des "Goldenen Zeitalters des Zeichentrickfilms": Das Buch verfolgt Disneys Weg von den Anfängen im Stummfilm über den ersten Langfilm Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (1937), das wegweisende künstlerische Experiment Fantasia (1940) bis zu den letzten unter Walt Disneys kreativer Leitung entstandenen Meisterwerken Winnie Puuh und der Honigbaum (1966) und Das Dschungelbuch (1967). Nach umfangreichen Recherchen in den Archiven der Walt Disney Company und zahlreichen Privatsammlungen wählte Herausgeber Daniel Kothenschulte für diesen Band eine Fülle rarer Preziosen der Animation Art aus: Concept Paintings und Storyboards lassen die Entstehung der Ideen nacherleben , meisterhafte Cel-Setups zeigen die berühmten Filmszenen in größter Detailtreue , während Werkfotos der Disney-Fotografen detaillierte Einblicke in die kreative Arbeit der Walt Disney Studios gestatten. Pinocchio , Fantasia , Dumbo , Bambi , Cinderella , Peter Pan , Susi und Strolch oder 101 Dalmatiner : Jedem der berühmten Disneyklassiker ist ein eigenes Kapitel gewidmet. Daneben werden auch weniger bekannte Juwelen wie die experimentellen Kurzfilme der Silly Symphonies und die lange vernachlässigten musikalischen Episodenfilme wie Make Mine Music und Melody Time behandelt. Beiträge so renommierter Disney-Spezialisten wie Leonard Maltin, Dave Smith, Charles Solomon, J. B. Kaufman, Russell Merritt und Brian Sibley beleuchten die Entstehungsgeschichten der Filme und würdigen die kreativen Köpfe hinter den Kulissen, die Animatoren und Designer, die den Disney-Stil prägten, darunter Albert Hurter, Gustaf Tenggren, Kay Nielsen, Mary Blair, Sylvia Holland, Tyrus Wong, Ken Anderson, Eyvind Earle und Walt Peregoy . Copyright © 2020 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Paint by Sticker: Music Icons

Paint by Sticker is the most exciting new idea in activity books, both for grown-ups and kids. A compelling activity for crafters and artists, doodlers and colorers of all ages, each Paint by Sticker book includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant, full-color "paintings." The original images are rendered in low-poly, a computer graphics style using geometric polygon shapes to create a 3D effect. As in paint-by-number, each template is divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Add the next, and the next, and the next--it's an activity that's utterly absorbing, both in the pleasure of peeling and sticking and the growing satisfaction of watching a "painting" come to life, emerging from a flat black-and-white illustration to a dazzling image with color, body, and spirit.Paint by Sticker: Music Icons brings us face-to-face with Elvis, The Beatles, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, David Bowie, Cher, Prince, and other legendary stars.

1. Paul Lang

Eurovision

Paul Lang is a pop-culture writer from the United Kingdom whose earliest Eurovision memory is watching Bucks Fizz win when he was six years old — and he’s seen every show since, usually while telling everyone else in the room to shut up and listen to the songs. By a strange twist of fate he ended up with Gina G as his landlady for ten years, and enjoyed the Contests from 2006–2016 sitting on her actual sofa. If you ask him, he will tell you that his favourite Eurovision act is ABBA, but it’s actually Nicki French.

1. Dave Grohl

The Storyteller

In The Storyteller, een verzameling van gebeurtenissen uit alle periodes van zijn leven, biedt Dave Grohl iets zeldzaams: een echt, rauw en eerlijk portret van een buitengewoon leven bestaande uit alledaagse momenten. Hij schrijft over zijn diepgewortelde liefde voor muziek en zijn collega-muzikanten, zijn hechte verbondenheid met zijn geboorteplaats Springfield, Virginia, en het ontzag dat hij voelt tijdens het opvoeden van zijn dochters. Dave Grohl vertelt verhalen zoals hij liedjes schrijft: vanuit zijn ziel. Over toeren met Scream, toetreden tot Nirvana en alles zien afbrokkelen, de oprichting van Foo Fighters toen zijn leven zich op een kruispunt bevond, het kriskras reizen over de wereld als familieman en zijn heldere perspectief op roem. The Storyteller zit boordevol leven en humor. We kenden Dave Grohl al als een van de meest gewaardeerde muzikanten, maar in dit boek ontpopt hij zich daarnaast als een begaafd en boeiend schrijver.

1. John , Baxter
2. Bruce C. , Steele
3. Staff of the Walt Disney Archives

The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder

The ultimate coffee table book for every Disney fan’s collection! Dive into the enchanting world of Disney and relive the magic that has captivated generations.This beautifully crafted keepsake reflects on Disney’s rich history and legacy with vibrant text, rare concept art, and hundreds of photographs.It's also the official companion book to Disney100: The Exhibition, now touring Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States and Seoul in South Korea!In 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded what we now know to be The Walt Disney Company. Walt’s passion and vision has been—and continues to be—an inspiration. This magical compendium commemorates 100 years of Disney—the characters, the stories, the films, and the parks, all of which have touched the lives of generations of fans and encouraged a belief that dreams really can come true.Fans will delight at the treasures found inside:A wide range of Disney history, from the birth of Walt Disney all the way up to the latest park innovations.Wonderful photos and illustrations (including rare concept art), interviews, and detailed looks at the parks.Enchanting stories, behind-the-scenes secrets, and a peek inside the Walt Disney Archives collection.As the official companion to the touring exhibition by Walt Disney Archives and SC Exhibitions, this gorgeous coffee table book is a treasure trove for pop culture enthusiasts, artists, art collectors, and Disney fans.Searching for more ways to connect with the Disney films and parks? Explore these books from Disney Editions:Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia, Sixth EditionWalt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative EditionThe Official Walt Disney Quote BookDirecting at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on EarthMaps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to ShanghaiPoster Art of the Disney Parks, Second Edition

1. Cameron Crowe

The Uncool

‘A warm-hearted memoir as lively, sentimental and plain envy-inducing as the movie it inspired back in 2,000 … one of the most fascinating sections of the book sees him reunite with David Bowie three decades after their time on the road’ Adam White, Independent ‘Charming, nostalgic, gently revealing … such an enjoyable read… Crowe has a writing style that matches his personality: laid-back and inviting, with flashes of wit’ Thomas W. Hodgkinson,Spectator ‘The Uncool captures an extraordinarily inventive period in which rock music was stretching out in all directions … He succinctly evokes both eccentric characters and the era they represented … Crowe shows that music can sometimes be a key, not only to the deepest aspects of one’s own self, but to the otherwise incomprehensible inner lives of others’ Guardian (Book of the Day) 'Crowe's strongest suit is pen pictures of people, scenes and situations that draw you back to the sights, sounds and, yes indeed, smells, of the music scene of the early 70s … A heartwarming affair' Johnny Sharp,Classic Rock Magazine ‘The book is not a salacious celebrity memoir, but a tender chronicling of his Rolling Stone years, where he earned the trust of musicians and witnessed now-iconic concert moments. He also goes deep on his upbringing and family life, and the time he may or may not have prank-called Lucille Ball’ Rolling Stone ‘A delicious tale of a devotee who worships at the altar of rock and roll … It’s a love letter to fandom, sealed with Cameron’s trademark sincerity and heart’ Maggie Rogers ‘We know his voice: the journalist/adventurer, the cinematic novelist, and now the raconteur of his own literary self. He sculpts and weaves the events of his experience into scenes and language that often turn into something like a manifesto … His clarity of observation and memory, his choice words, his people – Cameron Crowe, wonderfully, continues to serve us’ Wes Anderson