By the Hollywood correspondent for "The New York Times", "Rebels On The Backlot" is a revealing and page-turning account of the new generation of film directors who are changing the face of today's Hollywood. Very much as the 1970s gave rise to a defining group of filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese [...]
For the past two centuries, the West has plundered the treasures of the ancient world to fill its great museums, but in recent years the countries where ancient civilizations originated have begun to push back, taking museums to court, prosecuting curators, and threatening to force the return of the[...]
Archvillains and Archeologists: The Battle over the Treasures of the Ancient World. For the past three hundred years, the West has been plundering the ancient world to fill its great museums and houses. Now, these countries want their treasure back. Sharon Waxman leads the reader on a journey that s[...]