1346 results for "Fantasy"

Festival in Cannes

Henry Jaglom
Product Description Screenplay and film stills plus the original movie treatment. Filmed against the backdrop of the world famous Cannes International Film Festival, Henry Jaglom's "Festival in Cannes" is a story that plunges the audience deep into the heart of the funny, touching, sometimes glamourous, often duplicitous world of the haves and have-nots of the International Movie Business. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: TheRainbowStore.com Review Funny and Sexy! Engrossing, enlightening and entertaining! --Rex Reed, NEW YORK OBSERVER. An ascerbic portrait of the Movie Business in histrionically high gear! --Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES. --Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMESAn ascerbic portrait of the Movie Business in histrionically high gear! --Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMESA giddy comic fantasy, full of romance, chicanery and beguiling, sophisticated players! --Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES About the Author The filmmaker/playwright trained in New York at The Actor s Studio, studying acting with Lee Strasberg and writing/directing with Harold Clurman. He performed in off-Broadway theatre and cabaret before coming to Hollywood under contract to Columbia Pictures, where he guest-starred on TV shows ('Gidget,' 'The Flying Nun') and was featured in a number of films, including ones directed by Jack Nicholson (Drive, He Said), Dennis Hopper (The Last Movie) and Orson Welles (The Other Side of the Wind), each of whom he eventually directed in return. Jaglom began his acclaimed filmmaking career, working with Nicholson to edit Hopper's 1969 hit Easy Rider. He made his debut as a writer/director with 1971's A SAFE PLACE, which starred Tuesday Weld, Nicholson and Welles. Since then, Jaglom has written and directed 18 more films, including TRACKS (1976), SITTING DUCKS (1980), CAN SHE BAKE A CHERRY PIE? (1983), ALWAYS (But Not Forever) (1985), SOMEONE TO LOVE (1987), NEW YEAR'S DAY(1989), EATING (1990), VENICE/VENICE (1991), BABYFEVER (1994), LAST SUMMER IN THE HAMPTONS (1996), DEJA VU (1998), FESTIVAL IN CANNES (2002) and GOING SHOPPING (2004). Since selecting her to star in his 2007 HOLLYWOOD DREAMS, Jaglom has collaborated with actress Tanna Frederick on the films IRENE IN TIME (2009), QUEEN OF THE LOT (2010) and THE 'M' WORD, which is currently in post-production.
Rainbow Filmbooks 2002-03-18 176 pages

Antitrust and regulation: essays in memory of John J. McGowan

Franklin M. Fisher
This collection of original essays by economists and lawyers addresses important aspects of antitrust and regulation, such as the U.S. government's merger guidelines, antitrust in regulated industries, the connection between profitability and market share, and the question of what constitutes anticompetitive behavior. The book combines economic and legal analysis to inform policymaking with theory as well as the lessons of experience in the petroleum, electric power, computer, retail food, and telecommunications industries. Antitrust and Regulationopens with John McGowan's previously unpublished background paper, "Mergers for Power or Progress," for the merger guidelines taskforce which recommended the rules adopted by the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department in 1982. This is followed by "Competition and Antitrust in the Petroleum Industry: An Application of the Merger Guidelines," by George A. Hay and Robert J. Reynolds; "Anticompetitive Mergers: Prevention and Cure," by William J. Kolasky, Jr., Philip A. Proger, and Roy T Englert, Jr.; "Industrial Markets: Another Look at the SIC Approach," by James W McKie; "Profitability and Market Share," by Morris A. Adelman and Bruce E. Stangle; "Non-Price Anticompetitive Behavior by Dominant Firms Toward the Producers of Complementary Products," by J. A. Ordover, A. O. Sykes, and R. D. Willig; "Market Conduct: When is it Anticompetitive?" by Robin C. Landis and Ronald S. Rolfe; "Can Exclusive Franchises Be Bad?" by F. M. Fisher; "Mixing Regulatory and Antitrust Policies in the Electric Power Industry: The Price Squeeze and Retail Market Competition," by Paul L. Joskow; "Preferences of Policy Makers for Alternative Allocations of the Broadcast Spectrum," by Forrest Nelson and Roger Noll; "The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules in Network Television: Regulatory Fantasy and Reality," by F. M. Fisher; and "Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul: More on Departures of Price from Marginal Cost," by Almarin Phillips and Gary L. Roberts. Franklin M. Fisher is Professor of Economics at MIT. He is a coauthor with John McGowan and Joen Greenwood of Folded, Spindled, and Mutilated: Economic Analysis and U.S. v IBM, an MIT Press paperback.
MIT Press 1985 314 pages

The golden dreydl

Kushner, Ellen
Nun, Gimel, Hey, Shin Sara finds Chanukah celebrations boring. When her Tante Miriam arrives and gives her a Golden Dreydl, everything changes. The dreydl, an enchanted princess in disguise, takes Sara on a journey to a magical world. When the princess is taken by the Demon King, who possesses the power of the Tree of Life, it is Sara who must use her wit to save the princess and return her to her parents -- King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. A delightful holiday tale that weaves together threads of Jewish folklore and tradition with fantasy and humor.
Charlesbridge 2010-07 126 pages

DOORS: A FICTION FOR JAZZ HORN

METZGER, DEENA
What does it mean to meet the spirit in our mundane world? How do we communicate with the other side? Can we really forge a proof that the dead live on among us? A young American writer, having long admired the work of Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, travels to France in 1974 to meet him, hoping to commune with a literary soul mate and to create a political alliance in the face of the brutal coup that has overtaken Chile. But circumstances compromise their brief encounter, and for years afterwards, though she and Cortázar correspond through books and letters, she feels unfulfilled by what she knows could have been a far more meaningful collaboration between them. The writer feels this loss all the more keenly when Julio Cortázar dies . . . until inexplicable signs and portents lead her to understand that their relationship has not ended; the deceased writer may have more to say to her. She becomes obsessed with reaching Cortázar. She tries to summon him into her life with all the force of her mind, heart, and will. She imagines writing a book with a dead man, but without resorting to trickery or fantasy, and her attempts to conjure forth Cortázar s spirit create a bizarre triangle between Julio, the writer and her bemused husband. Ultimately the writer s search for the door that will open between two worlds leads her to question the very nature of reality . . . and to the strange, joyous climax of her seemingly impossible quest. In Doors: A Fiction For Jazz Horn, Deena Metzger has achieved something wholly unique a book about writing a book that has all the suspense of a great thriller, and the depth of a profound metaphysical mystery.
Red Hen Press 2004-08-01 296 pages

Davin

Gordon, Dan
Outside, World War II rages as German planes drop bombs over London. Inside one family's home, a boy lies gravely ill in bed. Before leaving to fight in the war, his father told him about Davin, a teddy bear that holds the power to make sick boys well. But things look bad--no one knows where Davin is. In an attempt to save their friend, the miniature figures of a little Bugle Boy, a blustery Sergeant Major, a princess, Robin Hood, Chingachgook, and Perseus, the Greek hero, come to life and join forces to find the mysterious Davin. Along the way, they encounter a ferocious cat, a man-eating spider, the Dark Knight, and Blackbeard and his band of terrifying pirates. As read by Grandma Goddess to her grandchildren, Davin is a story within a story, a fantasy in which literary and historical characters clash in a war between good and evil to save a child's life.
Yearling 1998-06-08 176 pages

King William Lyon Mackenzie King: a Life Guided by the Hand of Destiny

Allan Levine
The first biography in a generation of Canada's most eccentric and most important prime minister -- Mackenzie King -- and his defining influence on our 20th century. Most Canadian historians consider William Lyon Mackenzie King to be not only the country's greatest prime minister but also its most peculiar. From 1919 to 1948 he occasionally lorded over the Liberal Party, also serving as prime minister for much of that time. Mackenzie King was a brilliant tactician, was passionately committed to Canadian unity, and was a protector of the underdog, introducing such cornerstones of Canada's social safety net as unemployment insurance, family allowances and old-age pensions. At the same time, he was insecure, craved flattery, became upset at minor criticism, and was prone to fantasy -- especially about the Tory conspiracy against him. King loosened the Imperial connection with Britain and was wary of American military and economic power. Yet he loved all things British and acted like a praised schoolboy when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill or U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt treated him as an equal. King comes at a time when the Canadian people have resoundingly rebuffed the Liberal party under Michael Ignatieff; while the party's future remains uncertain, this definitive biography sheds light on its history under its greatest leader. This first major biography of Mackenzie King in 30 years mines the pages of his remarkable diary. At 30,000 pages, King is one of the most significant and revealing political documents in Canada's history and a guide to the deep and often moving inner conflicts that haunted Mackenzie King. With animated prose and a subtle wit, Allan Levine draws a multidimensional portrait of this most compelling of politicians.
Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Limited 2013-03-12 515 pages

Dreaming Again

Jack Dann
Following in the footsteps of the landmark collection, Dreaming Down-Under, this new book brings together Australia's greatest fantasy writers and cutting-edge new authors 35 new stories celebrating the wild side of Australian fantasy writing Welcome to the energy, invention and imagination of Australia's finest writers of speculative fiction - from acclaimed international bestsellers to the freshest new voices. ten years ago, Dreaming Down-Under captured the excitement of the wild side of Australian fiction and won a coveted World Fantasy Award. Now it's time to start Dreaming Again ... CONtRIBUtORS: Peter M. Ball, Lee Battersby, John Birmingham, Jenny Blackford, Russell Blackford, Adam Brown, Simon Brown, trudi Canavan, Isobelle Carmody, Paul Collins, Rowena Cory Daniells, Cecilia Dart-thornton, Rjurik Davidson, Stephen Dedman, Sara Douglass, terry Dowling, Jason Fischer, Ben Francisco, Christopher Green, Richard Harland, trent Jamieson, Margo Lanagan, Rosaleen Love, Chris Lynch, Sean McMullen, Jason Nahrung, Garth Nix, Cecily Scutt, Angela Slatter, Aaron Sterns, Dirk Strasser, Lucy Sussex, Janeen Webb, Kim Westwood and Kim Wilkins And including a previously unpublished story from the late great A. Bertram Chandler 'Dreaming Again is at once quintessentially Australian and enticingly other. If you read short fiction you'll want this collection. If you don't, this is a reason to start.' Bookseller + Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Australia 2008 576 pages

Some Unknown Gulf of Night

W. H. Pugmire
With SOME UNKNOWN GULF OF NIGHT, Wilum Pugmire continues his aesthetic exploration of the prose-poem and vignette sequence, many of which may be found in his last collection, THE TANGLED MUSE. With this new title from Arcane Wisdom Press we have a book-length sequence of semi-interconnected pieces, all of which are inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's superb sonnet sequence, FUNGI FROM YUGGOTH. Each numbered segment is an imaginative response to that numbered sonnet in Lovecraft's sequence, and Pugmire's Lovecraftian influence is the main force that drives this present work; yet other influences burrow from his fevered brain - Oscar Wilde, Edgar A. Poe, Baudelaire and the Decadents. Like some freakish soul who has lost his place in modern time, Pugmire's style is like that from another era, and yet it too is tainted by his neoteric experience as a punk rock queen and street transvestite. Like his literary heroes such as H. P. Lovecraft and Thomas Ligotti and Henry James, Pugmire strives to create what he does not hesitate to call "literary art" - prose pieces that are beautifully poetic and imaginatively deranged. This perverse concoction is best when sipped slowly, occasionally, and this is not a book to rush through in one sitting. Let it plant its poisoned fungi gradually upon your innocent brain, and thus blemish forever your paltry soul.
Arcane Wisdom 2011-10 172 pages

The Black Heart

Stanley G Weinbaum
This is a book of strange tales about strange people and sometimes stranger places. It includes Weinbaum's novel The Dark Other, in which Nicholas Devine and his girlfriend Pat are deeply in love, but before they can fulfil their dreams they must exorcise a demonic presence that threatens both their future together and their lives. Also included is another love story that takes place in a tranquil world of beauty and innocence that can only be seen through the lenses of "Pygmalion's Spectacles", and several other surprising tales.
Leonaur 2006 248 pages

Yearning for Paradise

Mikhail Morgulis
This book is for all who have experienced love and yearning in their lives, who are able to smile through tears and conceal the sufferings of their souls behind that laughter. Yearning for Paradise follows the hero who finds his lost love and together they begin the path of return to the Garden of Paradise and at-one-ment with the once forsaken Lord. From medieval to modern times, from Mexico and Moscow to Mississippi, this magical mystery tour defies the boundaries of time and space. Mikhail Morgulis shows us how in our search to be reunited with the Father that love can conquer all. Yet it is we who must make that effort to do good and battle evil in this life. For the novel reminds us of the words of John F. Kennedy: "asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth, God's work must truly be our own."
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2010 128 pages

The sword of Mary

Friesner, Esther M.
The sequel to The Psalms of Herod, this book concludes the harrowing journey of Becca of Wiserways Stead. Escaping her oppressive, rural stead, Becca journeys toward the magical city where her brother lives, certain that his knowledge will save her and her kin. But after finally arriving there, she is overwhelmed by the strange ways of the Coop citizens. She soon learns that everyone, including her brother, has ulterior motives.
White Wolf 1996 447 pages

Yeti Left Home

Aaron Rosenberg
Small-Town Yeti, Big-City Problems Peaceful, unassuming Wylie Kang-a Yeti with an appreciation for more human creature comforts-lives a quiet life in his self-built sanctuary on the outskirts of Embarrass, Minnesota. But when violent dreams disturb his peace, and a series of strange murders plague the area, a Hunter comes to town, nosing after Wylie's trail. Fleeing pursuit, Wylie packs up his truck and heads for the Twin Cities, hoping to lose himself in the urban jungle, only to find a thriving supernatural community. Just as he begins to settle in-with the help of some new-found friends-he discovers the bloodshed has followed... as has the Hunter. Can Wylie catch the killer, before the Hunter catches him?
NeoParadoxa 2023-02 244 pages

Crossed Bones The Relicant Chronicles Book 3

Aaron Rosenberg
Intrigue Honor Magic Murder Many forces are converging on the capital city, can The Relicant Empire survive the collision? Hibikitsu - the young Emperor roaming the countryside and learning what it means to lead a people by becoming one of them. Now he must once again don the mantle of leadership and apply all that he has learned, or his nation is doomed. Kagiri - the grave robber turned vessel of some of the greatest generals the world has ever seen marches on the capitol to kill the Emperor and take his throne. Now he must wrest control of himself from the ghosts who live within him, or he will be forever lost. Noniki - harnessing a power that vanished so long ago it is now little more than a legend, the charismatic leader of the people has led his force to the capitol to overthrow the Emperor and put power in the hands of the citizens. Now he faces not just his growing magic, but a shift in everything he thought he knew. Shizumi - the guard only ever wanted to do her job and be the best at it. Now, after defending the vacant throne from a coup, she must face the greatest warrior she has ever seen and reveal her deepest secret. Iraku & Ibaru - the twins who gave themselves over to a dark power. Now they see that perhaps what they were promised is not what their new master is delivering, and nothing is as they thought. With all these myriad forces descending upon the palace, how will the Relicant Empire survive the collision? Who will stand atop the pile of bodies and crossed bones?
Falstaff Books, LLC 2020-01-14 278 pages

Deadly Fortune

Aaron Rosenberg
Piracy, mystery, and adventure await a pair of? brothers?Sundra Aruvar is a prince, young and pampered-until he kills the wrong man in a duel. Now he's hiding his status and fleeing for his life.Ruhi Naidu is a merchant's daughter who helps her father run his warehouse-until her aunt insists she become a proper young lady. Now she's disguised herself as a man and run away to gain her freedom. When the two meet, they agree to keep each other's secrets. And when pirates board their ship, they stand together as family, for bare is the brotherless back. Taken to the Areyat Islands, the pair are forced into servitude. But when they are accused of dreadful murders, the supposed brothers must figure out what really happened-before they pay the price.
Chris Kennedy Publishing 2022-04-05 304 pages