Tintin, the young reporter, has become a worldwide cartoon phenomenon, rivalled only by Asterix, a cult with a following among adults and children alike. How did this apparently simple character gain such a hold? What is the secret of his appeal? And what was his shadowy creator - Georges Remi, "Herge", really like? Harry Thompson, a lifelong Tintin fan, has written a dual biography. On the one hand he charts Tintin's progress from a doodle on a school exercise book during World War I to the young reporter used first for propaganda, then for political satire under the guise of adventure stories, into character comedy and even on to the moon, well ahead of real-life astronauts. And on the other he tells of a strongly moral man, the researcher and perfectionist, who turned himself into a great artist through sheer effort and travelled the world, escaping from the boredom of a desk-job in Brussels. He examines accusations against Remi of collaboration during the last war, his wariness in relationships, and his loss of creativity.

One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following. Translated into dozens of languages, Tintin's adventures have sold millions of copies. Yet, despite Tintin's enduring popularity, Americans know almost nothing about his gifted creator, Georges Remi-better known as Herge. Timed to coincide with Steven Spielberg's long-awaited film The Adventures of Tin Tin: Secret of the Unicorn, here is the first full biography of Herge available for an English-speaking audience, offering a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics. Granted unprecedented access to thousands of the cartoonist's unpublished letters, Assouline gets behind the genial public mask to take full measure of Herge's life and art and the fascinating ways in which the two intertwine. Neither sugarcoating nor sensationalizing his subject, he weighs such controversial issues as Herge's support for Belgian imperialism in the Congo and his alleged collaboration with the Nazis. He also analyzes the underpinnings of Tintin-how the conception of the character as an asexual adventurer reflected Herge's love for the Boy Scouts as well as his Catholic mentor's anti-Soviet ideology-and relates the comic strip to Herge's own place within the Belgian middle class. For all his huge success-achieved with almost no formal training-Herge would say unassumingly of his art, "I was just happy drawing little guys, that's all." A profound influence on a generation of artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, the elusive figure of Herge comes to life in this illuminating biography-a deeply nuanced account that unveils the man and his career as never before. "Highlights yet again that all-too-common divide between the flawed private man and the admirable creative genius...Those fascinated by the strange lives of creative geniuses may want to read Assouline's fine, if somewhat disillusioning, biography." -Michael Dirda, Washington Post "Will inform and edify America's Tintin devotees." -San Francisco Chronicle

【编辑推荐】 ★宋史研究权威张其凡教授核心著作； ★揭开太宗继位的重重迷雾； ★站在两宋历史格局上，重新评价太宗的历史功过； ★虞云国、戴仁柱、何冠环、王瑞来、包伟民、仲伟民、曹家齐、赵冬梅、胡耀飞联名推荐。 【内容简介】 宋太宗赵光义的一生，似乎总是被笼罩在阴影之下。早年，父兄皆是战功赫赫，兄长更是在几年之间黄袍加身，从一个落魄流浪者摇身一变成了九五之尊，而他却默默无闻，只能在掌权后为自己编造一段漏洞百出的少年时光；青年时，母亲着他与权臣赵普相交，多加学习，培植势力，赵普却一力反对他成为皇储，乃至因此被罢相；人至中年，终于登极，皇位的合法性却又成了一桩众说纷纭的悬案，史家争论千年，至今未有定论。 重重挥之不去的阴影笼罩着他五十九年的人生，造就了他的多疑、固执与好大喜功，也造就了他的勤政爱民与文治之功。 【名家推荐】 张其凡教授是从五代宋初切入宋史研究的，人物研究又是其当行本色，故其《宋太宗》在史实梳理上堪称轻车熟路而举重若轻，在史事评骘上更如老吏断狱而切中肯綮。宋人向以祖宗并称，然太宗之政之于太祖之政，既有继承，也有发展，更有转折；太宗其人与宋初三大谜案的瓜葛水深莫测，在政治、生活、才艺、信仰上兼具多种面相。读者倘欲把握太宗之政与其人的功过是非，这部传记洵为总揽全局而独具识见的力作，迄今为止无出其右者。 ——虞云国（上海师范大学人文学院教授） 《宋太宗》一书的再版，让我们回忆起张其凡教授，他的这本著作，是我们理解五代宋初历史的基础，我们都应该对他的学术贡献表示感谢。 ——[美]戴仁柱（Richard L.Davis，香港岭南大学前讲座教授、文学院院长） 张其凡教授是宋史研究大家，尤长于北宋初年的政治史。他的代表作《赵普评传》已成研究宋代开国史必读的经典。他研究宋初名臣吕端、曹彬、杨业、张咏、寇準、王曾的论文，也是研究宋初政治的杰作。这本《宋太宗》，是张教授精研宋初两朝政治史的成果，其评价在宋史学界有口皆碑。同类的著作，至今仍未有超越者。它与《赵普评传》可说是张教授所撰专书的双璧。 ——何冠环（香港树仁大学客座教授） “陈桥兵变”“烛影斧声”“金匮之盟”，都与宋太宗这个君主难脱干系。试图媲美唐太宗的宋太宗，完成基本统一大业，推崇文治。而扩大科举规模，更是奠基了士大夫政治，影响了此后中国的历史走向。朱熹把宋王朝的开启定在宋太宗太平兴国年间，良有以也。张其凡教授这部历久弥新的经典之作，堪称解读宋代历史的津逮。雅俗共赏，求知探秘，阅读之下，更可以深刻理解何以陈寅恪先生讲“华夏文化造极于赵宋之世”。 ——王瑞来（日本学习院大学东洋文化研究所研究员、四川大学讲座教授） 结束自唐末以来的兵戈纷乱，防止自己成为第六个短命王朝，这是赵宋立国后必须面对的头等大事。宋太宗赵光义既在内政与外交中继承其兄长的开国规模，确定了国运的基本走向，又给它打上了深刻的个人性格烙印。本书对赵光义作为活生生的个人与第二任开国君王这种双重角色之间的复杂关系，摘取典型史事，叙述繁简得当，为我们提供了一本深入浅出的优秀历史读物。 ——包伟民（中国人民大学教授） 本书文字通畅简洁，内容客观平实。最可贵者，本书中绝无传记作品中常常无端拔高传主之通病。在作者笔下，宋太宗之多疑、好色、残忍之性格，其好大喜功、刚愎自用、治国无方之庸君形象，跃然纸上，观点鲜明。作者既肯定他继太祖之后完成了统一大业，但也坐实了太宗暗杀太祖的“烛影斧声”是历史事实，论证了他的昏庸是宋朝积贫积弱的重要渊源。此书不仅引人入胜，而且特别有助于我们全面深入地理解宋朝历史。 ——仲伟民（清华大学历史系教授） 张其凡先生是当代著名的宋史专家，其学问师承史学大家陈乐素先生，擅长历史文献、历史人物及政治史研究，在宋代文献、人物及政治史研究方面，著述宏富，蜚声学坛。《宋太宗》一书，堪称张其凡先生最有代表性的学术专著。在数十年的治学生涯中，张先生对于宋太宗及同时期的历史人物、宋初政治研究方面最有建树，曾发表多篇高水准的研究专论，其中主要见解都体现在《宋太宗》一书中。故《宋太宗》一书，看似一部宋代帝王的传记，而实际上是一部关于宋太宗及宋初政治史研究的高水平专著。该书内容以人物评传的体式呈现，一方面综合呈现出北宋第二代皇帝宋太宗的生平、事功、才艺、思想、家庭、子嗣等史实，另一方面则以考辨、分析的论述方式，对太宗一朝关键性的政治事件及政治问题，如烛影斧声、金匮之盟、皇位授受、君臣关系、宗教政策、内政外交等，作出深入辨析与宏观论断，揭示出宋初政治的整体特征及影响整个宋代政治及政治文化走向的关键性因素。全书篇章可谓论断精审，见解深刻，文笔生动，是了解和认识宋代历史文化源头及其复杂内容，尤其是宋初政治史的一部理想读本。 ——曹家齐（中山大学历史学系教授） 一部由五代禁军史、宋初政治史专家写就的宋太宗传，考据严谨，评述得当，不虚美，不隐恶，内容翔实，文字平易。 ——赵冬梅（北京大学历史学系教授） 张其凡先生与杜文玉、任爽两位先生合称五代史三大家，但并非由隋唐兼顾五代，而是从五代拓展到两宋。因此，《宋太宗》一书除了对宋太宗的人生经历进行全局性展示，更强调太宗一朝对于宋代国运带来的影响。在作者看来，宋太宗虽然完成了统一进程，但遗留给子孙的则是一个积贫积弱的危局。 ——胡耀飞（陕西师范大学唐史研究所）

2021 film directed by Gekidan Hitori

The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.

Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

2017 film directed by Craig Gillespie

A complex and complicated artist, Georges Remi created one of the most famous characters in the world, Tintin, for young readers. With exceptional access to the archives of Studios Hergé and Moulinsart, this program looks at Remi's life and the way he changed the art of comic strips.

☀内容简介 宋仁宗究竟是平庸之主还是后世帝王效仿的对象？这个问题一直存在较大争议。 本书以时间为线索，详细讲述了宋仁宗的一生，既包含他作为个体所经历的喜怒哀乐，更着力刻画他作为皇帝要面临的重重考验。 在宋朝重文轻武的开国国策指导之下，宋仁宗以其对皇帝角色的深刻理解、温和包容的性格，与其治下宰辅大臣逐渐构筑出一套相对良性的王朝运作机制。在这一机制之下，皇帝并不独揽大权，而是与士大夫共治天下。他们平定叛乱，开展改革，次第推出选拔人才、改善民生、完善法制等诸多举措。故而，在仁宗统治中后期，宋朝的政治、经济、文化、科技都获得长足发展，整个时代呈现出一种朝气蓬勃的精神风貌，因而被冠名“嘉祐之治”，这段时期的治理方式也被后世士人认为是治国之楷模。 从表面看，宋仁宗无论是作为个人还是皇帝，行事时总是处处受宰辅大臣掣肘。然而，也正是他的万事不自由，正是宰辅大臣的据理力争，才换来这个时代的空前繁荣。 ☀编辑推荐 ■吴钩老师是著名宋史学者，著有畅销书“吴钩说宋”系列，市场表现卓著。其代表作《风雅宋：看得见的大宋文明》在2019年被央视评选为“2018年度中国好书”。 ■吴钩老师在本书中延续了他对宋朝历史的研究，并细化到宋朝的高光时刻。宋朝为何取得如此高的文化、科技成就？ ■关于宋仁宗最完整客观的传记，复盘其真实的生命历程，重新定义宋仁宗。 ■文学、史料价值俱全。通过回顾宋仁宗的一生，致力于回答“什么样的皇帝才是称职的皇帝”“为什么这样一个大家普遍忽略的平庸之主，却缔造了中华文明的黄金时代”这两个重要的问题，因而，本书也是一份盛世王朝治理的经典样本。

Discover the complex personality of the human being behind the artist.

In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, is the real painter behind the brush. Although Margaret is horrified to learn that Walter is passing off her work as his own, she is too meek to protest too loudly. It isn't until the Keanes' marriage comes to an end and a lawsuit follows that the truth finally comes to light.

2017 film directed by James Franco

《丁丁历险记》诞生80周年！ 讲述《丁丁历险记》背后的故事，埃尔热的传奇经历和漫画人生 《丁丁与我——埃尔热访谈录》 丁丁之父埃尔热唯一认可自传，国内首次出版埃尔热的传记 《丁丁历险记》风靡世界80年的伟大漫画著作。丁丁之父埃尔热，谨慎而腼腆，谁能让他坦露心声？ 埃尔热同中国画家张充仁的友谊，《丁丁历险记》唯一中国题材《蓝莲花》的创作，宋美玲对埃尔热的热烈邀请……本书首次披露丁丁之父鲜为人知的生活经历。诚实、善良、敢作敢为、游历丰富的“丁丁”是埃尔热心中最理想的人物，也是埃尔热一生都在努力想要做到的人。 本书经过埃尔热多次修订审阅，是最权威的埃尔热传记，也是他唯一的一部自传。本书中还收录了埃尔热的大量创作素材和他本人难得一见的私人照片，更有珍贵的《丁丁历险记》草图和未曾发表过的漫画。本书以埃尔热写给丁丁的信作为结尾。 今年是《丁丁历险记》诞生八十周年，本书是献给喜爱丁丁的读者们最好的礼物！ 本书特点： 1．独家披露《丁丁历险记》的创作故事，包括埃尔热年谱；埃尔热对《丁丁历险记》主要人物创作原型及其来历解析；埃尔热私人照片和大量从未发表过的《丁丁历险记》原画和设定稿。 2．描绘埃尔热的传奇一生，与中国有着不解的渊源。

The author of Fear of Flying chronicles the life of Henry Miller, drawing on her own six-year friendship with him, as well as his works and correspondence, to discuss Miller's life and writing. 40,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.

This new feature-length biographical film tells the extraordinary and dramatic story of the planet's most famous living scientist, told for the first time in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access to his private life, this is an intimate and moving journey into Stephen Hawking's past and present. Interviewees include Stephen Hawking's sister Mary, his ex-wife Jane, carers and students, as well as colleagues such as Roger Penrose, plus Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jim Carrey, and Sir Richard Branson This inspirational portrait of an iconic figure relates Hawking's incredible personal journey from boyhood underachiever to scientific genius and multi-million-selling author. And it charts how he overcame being diagnosed with motor neurone disease - and being given just two years to live - to make amazing scientific discoveries and become a symbol of triumph over adversity. Born exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo, Hawking grew up in a family some regarded as eccentric. Always asking questions, he was nicknamed 'Einstein' at school. Hawking blossomed at Oxford, although he only spent an hour a day studying. He noticed that he was becoming clumsy and fell over for no apparent reason. He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, but nevertheless started a family and embarked on his academic career, finding himself at the heart of a searing scientific debate about the origins of the universe. And as he lost the use of his body, Hawking had to find new ways to think. He went on to write the huge bestseller A Brief History of Time, and the film reveals the high and lows of his resulting fame and fortune.

2004 television film directed by Philip Martin

关于东坡的著作汗牛充栋，佳作如林。《漫话东坡》一书非“戏说”，非“史料”，而是一位严谨的学者向人们展示作为朝中大臣、文人学士、地方长官、父亲丈夫、酒徒逐客的真实东坡的通俗读物。该书描述了东坡的政治功绩和文学业绩，还广泛涉及东坡人生中琐细的方方面面，如日常生活、喜怒哀乐、平民朋友等。虽然是以东坡的生平事迹为主要内容，却不以岁月为序，在结构上用共时性取代了历时性，便于读者从各个不同侧面了解东坡，从而获得更加全面、鲜明的印象。

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

1998 film directed by Todd Haynes