From anti-war dramas such as "Paths of Glory" to the complexity of his final film, "Eyes Wide Shut", controversial film director Stanley Kubrick always commanded his audience's attention. This encyclopaedia offers complete coverage of his life and the 13 feature films he directed, including "2001, A Space Odyssey", "A Clockwork Orange",and "The Shining". In-depth entries survey: the actors who performed in his films, the writers with whom he collaborated, key members of his crew, inspiration for his movies; music and composers for his films, and recurring themes and genres.
Get ready for the dialogues by learning the following idiomatic expressions and their equivalents in standard English. The course has 21 lessons performed by American speakers.
More than 2,500 years ago, the people of ancient Greece created one of the most advanced and influential civilizations of the world. Greek civilization reached a peak between 500 and 336 b.c.e, a period called the Classical Age. The Greeks invented science, philosophy, theater, and politics, and also introduced the alphabet to Europe. Greek stories are still told today, and their plays performed. They were also wonderful artists and builders whose temples, such as the Parthenon in Athens, are still considered to be some of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
My Word ~ (BBC Radioshow)
Here is a 3 CD collection of the British radio show; "My Word".
Performed before an appreciative audience,
My Word! the Radio series, had several segments; word origins, word meanings, word themes with teams earning two points for each correct answer. The series was created by Edward J Mason and Tony Shryane and performed by Frank Muir & Denis Norden. The most popular segment was the stories of the confused origins of popular phrases.
