Publication date: 1994-01-01
Price: $165.00
Review NYT FILM REV 1991-92 V18 (New York Times Film Reviews) / Facsimiles-Garl:
Creator: C.W. Sullivan III
Publication date: 2007-01-10
Dewey code: 791.4375
List Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00
Review Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films: Essays on the Two Trilogies (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy) / McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers:Released in May 1977, the original Star Wars movie inaugurated the age of the movie blockbuster. It also redefined the use of cinematic special effects, creating a new textual universe that now stretches through three decades, two trilogies and generations of fascinated viewers. The body of critical analysis that has developed from this epic focuses primarily on the Star Wars universe as a contemporary myth. However, like any fiction, it must also be viewed-and consequently analyzed-as a product of the culture which created it. The essays in this book analyze the Star Wars trilogies as a culturally and historically specific phenomenon. Moving away from the traditional myth-based criticism of the films, the essayists employ a cultural studies model to examine how this phenomenon intersects with social formations such as economics, technology, race and gender. Critical approaches are varied and include political and economic analysis informed by feminism, contemporary race theory, Marxism, new media studies and post-humanism. Among the topics covered are the connections between the trilogies and our own cultural landscape; the problematic issues of race and gender; and the thematic implications of Lucas' presentation of technology.
Publication date: 2005-12-05
Dewey code: 791.4372
List Price: $40.00
Price: $48.96
Review La Haine (French Film Guides) / University of Illinois Press:
Creator: Lalit Mohan Joshi
Edition: 2
Publication date: 2002-09-15
Dewey code: 791
List Price: $59.95
Price: $41.99
Review Bollywood: Popular Indian Cinema / Dakini Books:Written by Gulzar, Shyam Benegal, Lalit Mohan Joshi, among many other experts on the Industry, Bollywood, Popular Indian Cinema is the ultimate guide to the most popular of Indian cinema. A gripping analysis of the last 100 years is provided by the book's editor, Lalit Mohan Joshi. It covers the long Indian film history including rarely seen images from film archives together with those by leading photographers. This is the one book that every Hindi movie lover should own. It celebrates what is now a far-reaching and world-renowned cultural phenomenon with 400 pages of the most spectacular photographs, the stories of the stars who make the films, in-depth stories of every great Hindi film and its context, unmatched production quality and brilliant writing.
Publication date: 1995-12
Dewey code: 016.782140973
List Price: $225.00
Price: $140.00
Review Hollywood Song: The Complete Film & Musical Companion / Facts on File:
Creator: Nick Browne
Publication date: 1999-11-13
Dewey code: 791.4375
List Price: $84.00
Price: $80.07
Review Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Trilogy (Cambridge Film Handbooks) / Cambridge University Press:In six essays written especially for this volume, The Godfather trilogy is reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Providing original analyses on the form and significance of Coppola's achievement, they demonstrate how the filmmaker revised the conventions of the American crime film in the Vietnam era, his treatment of the capitalism of the criminal underworld and its inherent violence, the power struggles within Hollywood over the film, and the contribution of opera to the epic force and cinematic style of Coppola's vision of an American criminal dynasty. In six essays, written especially for this volume, The Godfather trilogy is reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Providing original analyses on the form and significance of Coppola's achievement, they demonstrate how the filmmaker revised the conventions of the American crime film in the Viet Nam era, his treatment of the capitalism of the criminal underworld and its inherent violence, the power struggles within Hollywood over the film, and the contribution of opera to the epic force and cinematic style of Coppola's vision of an American criminal dynasty.
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2002-11-19
Dewey code: 791.43750951
List Price: $50.00
Price: $49.97
Review Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society / Southern Illinois University Press:Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society by Harry H. Kuoshu is a lucid introduction to the cinema of mainland China from the early 1930s to the early 1990s. Emphasizing both film contexts and film texts, this study invites film scholars and students to a broad cinematic analysis that includes investigations of cultural, cross-cultural, intellectual, social, ethnic, and political issues. Such a holistic evaluation allows for a better understanding of both the genesis of a special kind of film art from the People’s Republic of China and the culture exemplified in those films. The fifteen films include: Two Stage Sisters; Hibiscus Town; Farewell My Concubine; Street Angel; Three Women; Human, Woman, Demon; Judou; Girl from Hunan; Sacrificed Youth; Horse Thief; Yellow Earth; Old Well; Red Sorghum; Black Cannon Incident; and Good Morning, Beijing. Discussions of each film have an introduction, passages from the director’s own notes whenever available, and a scholarly article. Discussion questions are found in an appendix. Within its complete bibliography, the book also features a suggested reading list for Chinese film classes. Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society is the first book to provide such an exhaustive study of the art and cultural context of Chinese cinema.
Publication date: 1995-12-27
Dewey code: 791.4372
List Price: $14.95
Price: $35.99
Review The Ghost and Mrs Muir (Bfi Film Classics) / British Film Institute:Joseph Mankiewicz's romance, The Ghost and Mrs Muir, stars Gene Tierney as a widow who refuses to be frightened away from her seaside home by the ghost of a sea-captain, played by Rex Harrison. This study features a brief production history and a detailed filmography. Joseph Mankiewicz's romance, The Ghost and Mrs Muir, stars Gene Tierney as a widow who refuses to be frightened away from her seaside home by the ghost of a sea-captain, played by Rex Harrison. This study features a brief production history and a detailed filmography.
Publication date: 2008-08-19
Dewey code: 791
List Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00
Review Film and Television In-Jokes: Nearly 2,000 Intentional References, Parodies, Allusions, Personal Touches, Cameos, Spoofs and Homages / McFarland & Company:In Only the Lonely (1991), Ally Sheedy appeases prospective mother-in-law Maureen O'Hara by going along to see the 1939 film How Green Was My Valley-starring Maureen O'Hara. Richard LaGravenese, slighted by critic Gene Siskel over his screenplay for The Fisher King (1991) wrote an unsavory character named Siskel into The Ref (1994). Movies and television shows often feature inside jokes. Sometimes there are characters named after crew members. Directors are often featured in cameo appearances-Alfred Hitchcock's silhouette can be seen in Family Plot (1976), for example. This work catalogs such occurrences. Each entry includes the title of the film or show, year of release, and a full description of the in-joke.
Publication date: 1995-02-26
Dewey code: 791.4309
List Price: $28.95
Price: $35.58
Review In Short: A Guide to Short Film-Making in the Digital Age (BFI Modern Classics) / British Film Institute:This work looks at the history of the short film and its current role. It focuses on contemporary short-film producers and directors, and its role as a training opportunity for new talent. It also covers issues of distribution, funding, exhibition, festivals, training and publications. This work looks at the history of the short film and its current role. It focuses on contemporary short-film producers and directors, and its role as a training opportunity for new talent. It also covers issues of distribution, funding, exhibition, festivals, training and publications.
Authors
- VERNE CARLSON
- SYLVIA E CARLSON
Publication date: 1993-12-30
Dewey code: 778.53
List Price: $76.95
Price: $59.16
Review Professional Cameraman's Handbook, The, Fourth Edition / Focal Press:This new edition of an all-time best-seller is completely revised and updated and details the components and step-by-step use of over forty of the most widely used film cameras. Significant new topics include time code and time code slates, video assist, and the Steadicam film stabilizing system. Among a few of the new camera systems are the Aaton 16mm; Arriflex 535, 35-3, 35-BL3 and -BL4, and 16BL; Fries 35R3; and the all new Panavision Panaflex 35mm and 16mm. The book teaches basic film camera procedures and troubleshooting techniques. It also looks at all the components, accessories (including lenses), and support systems. Details the step-by-step use of most film cameras. Updated to cover the newest cameras. Describes both the technique and equipment necessary to be an efficient cameraman.
Publication date: 2004-08
Dewey code: 791.43652878
List Price: $75.00
Price: $55.99
Review The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 Through 2002 / McFarland & Company:This book is a comprehensive filmography of biographical films featuring the lives of the great classical composers, including any figures whose music is likely to be performed in the concert hall or opera stage. A few of the performances analyzed are Richard Burton as Richard Wagner, Cornel Wilde as Frederic Chopin, Gary Oldman as Ludwig van Beethoven, Tom Hulce as Mozart, and Katharine Hepburn as Clara Schumann. Arranged in alphabetical order by composer's name, each section begins with a brief evaluation of the individual and then analyzes the feature films portraying the composer. Emphasis is given to the factual accuracy of the screenplay, the validity of the portrayal, and the film's presentation of the composer's music. The work also includes full film credits and recommended documentaries about each composer. Two appendices support the text, one listing films about fictional composers and the other listing composers on series television. The work is illustrated with stills and posters and concludes with a full index.
Creator: Frank Northen Magill
Edition: 1ST
Publication date: 1980-06
Dewey code: 791.4375
List Price: $200.00
Price: $48.00
Review Magill's Survey of Cinema: English Films (Magill's Survey of Cinema - English Films (1st Series) , So4) / Salem Press:
Publication date: 1993-05
Dewey code: 016.7914309093538
Price: $26.00
Review The X-Rated Videotape Guide: Including 1300 Reviews and Ratings, 4000 Supplemental Listings, Photos of the Stars (X-Rated Videotape Guide) / Prometheus Books:
Publication date: 1997-04
Dewey code: 791.436164
List Price: $27.95
Price: $488.04
Review The Bfi Companion to Horror (Cassell Film Studies) / Cassell:
Publication date: 2004-05
Dewey code: 791.4375
List Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00
Review Plato and Popcorn: A Philosopher's Guide to 75 Thought-Provoking Movies / McFarland & Company:Many believe there is nothing like seeing a good movie, one that is enjoyable both in itself and for the thought processes it stimulates. From The Usual Suspects and When Harry Met Sally to Gandhi and The Color Purple, this handbook functions as a guide to watching and reflecting upon 75 great films. The author, a philosophy instructor, presents a text designed to lead readers through a series of intellectual gymnastics; to help strengthen critical thinking abilities and to inspire exciting and philosophical thoughts and discussions. "Civil Disobedience", "Death", "Fate and Determinism", "War", "Sexism and Women's Issues", "Gay Rights", "The Greatest Happiness Principle", "Anxiety and Inauthenticity" and "The Holocaust" are examples of the 18 different categories into which the films are divided. Each chapter includes the author's introductory comments to be read prior to watching movies along with a section of "Questions to Ponder" to be considered afterward. Photographs of many movie scenes are included throughout the text.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1998-06-01
Dewey code: 791
List Price: $300.00
Price: $65.00
Review The New York Times Film Reviews 1995-1996 (New York Times Film Reviews) / Routledge:
Edition: paperback
Publication date: 2008-02-08
Dewey code: 791.43655
List Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00
Review Gangster Films: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to People, Films and Terms / McFarland:The conventions of gangster movies have become well known: the gum-chewing moll, the kiss of death, incorruptible G-men and well-dressed gangsters toting machine guns. The genre was first popularized in the silent era and has continued with such contemporary releases as Billy Bathgate and Bugsy. Films, actors, directors, producers, cinematographers, plot devices, themes and more are included in this encyclopedic reference work to gangster films. For people, there are biographical sketches that focus on their work in gangster films. The film entries include year of release, distributor, cast and production credits, and a brief synopsis. Terms are placed in context of the genre, with relevant examples from gangster films given.
Publication date: 2004-07-15
Dewey code: 791.430233092
List Price: $39.95
Price: $35.22
Review Abel Ferrara: The Moral Vision / FAB Press:From The Driller Killer - originally banned in Britain - to Bad Lieutenant, The King of New York and beyond, Abel Ferrara's films have attracted controversy for their extreme SUBJECT: matter and admiration for their fine acting The author believes that Ferrara is among the most important cultural figures of our time: Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Modine and Ice-T have all given their finest performances under his direction-and there is a generous and passionate morality pulsing beneath Ferrara's extreme imagery. This comprehensive book contains * a wealth of biographical information * chapters on every film, television episode and music video * comparisons with key figures in cinema and literature * interviews with Ferrara's most important collaborators, Joe Delia, Ken Kelsch and Asia Argento * notes on variant versions of Ferrara's films * a list of unrealized projects. * many rare stills and photos * Foreword by Ferrara.
Creator: Bobby Copeland
Publication date: 2005-11-30
Dewey code: 791.43028092273
List Price: $39.00
Price: $39.00
Review Best of the Badmen / Empire Publishing, Inc.:This book contains detailed bios, photos, and filmographies on 315 men who played outlaws, bandits, and polecats on the movie and TV western screen from 1930 to the 1960s. Written and exclusively researched by three noted western movie historians - Boyd Magers, author of "Western Clippings" Magazine, "So You Wanna See Cowboy Stuff," "The Films of Audie Murphy," "Westerns Women," and others; Bobby Copeland, author of "B-Western Boot Hill," "Trail Talk," "Johnny Mack Brown: Up Close and Personal," "Roy Barcroft: King of the Badmen," and others; and Bob Nareau, author of five books on Bob Steele, "Bits and Spurs," and "Kid Kowboys. ".
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NYT FILM REV 1991-92 V18 (New York Times Film Reviews), Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films: Essays on the Two Trilogies (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy), La Haine (French Film Guides), Bollywood: Popular Indian Cinema, Hollywood Song: The Complete Film & Musical Companion, Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Trilogy (Cambridge Film Handbooks), Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society, The Ghost and Mrs Muir (Bfi Film Classics), Film and Television In-Jokes: Nearly 2,000 Intentional References, Parodies, Allusions, Personal Touches, Cameos, Spoofs and Homages, In Short: A Guide to Short Film-Making in the Digital Age (BFI Modern Classics), Professional Cameraman's Handbook, The, Fourth Edition, The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 Through 2002, Magill's Survey of Cinema: English Films (Magill's Survey of Cinema - English Films (1st Series) , So4), The X-Rated Videotape Guide: Including 1300 Reviews and Ratings, 4000 Supplemental Listings, Photos of the Stars (X-Rated Videotape Guide), The Bfi Companion to Horror (Cassell Film Studies), Plato and Popcorn: A Philosopher's Guide to 75 Thought-Provoking Movies, The New York Times Film Reviews 1995-1996 (New York Times Film Reviews), Gangster Films: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to People, Films and Terms, Abel Ferrara: The Moral Vision, Best of the BadmenTop headlines: Doggie 'doctors' diagnose their owners' ills: often before their owners even know they're ill. ›13:37 27 Aug, Wed 20 die as boat sinks in flooded India: A rescue boat filled with panicked flood victims capsized and killed 20 people in northern India, where monsoon flooding grew worse, officials said Saturday. ›07:54 Phone companies plan backups for Gustav: The tropical storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast could be a test for the country's wireless carriers, which faced criticism and a regulatory push after Hurricane Katrina took out networks. ›16:48 29 Aug, Fri Speed limit likely around Atlantic right whales: The government on Monday recommended a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast, where collisions with the endangered right whale threaten its existence. ›00:28 26 Aug, Tue Raft made of plastic bottles crosses Pacific: Tanned, dirty and hungry, two men who spent three months crossing the Pacific on a raft made of plastic bottles to raise awareness of ocean debris finally stepped onto dry land. ›14:54 28 Aug, Thu 87 sick, one dead from salmonella outbreak: One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in Quebec, health officials said on Friday. ›19:50 29 Aug, Fri Now hear this: Don't remove earwax: The gooey, golden stuff that builds up inside your ears should stay there, according to newly released national guidelines on earwax removal. ›12:48 29 Aug, Fri Border fence blunder: It causes flooding: Flooding caused by a border security fence in southwestern Arizona shows the structure is being built too quickly and without regard for the environment, critics say. ›23:25 25 Aug, Mon Canada's oil rush comes with critics: The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. ›19:44 29 Aug, Fri A-list vintages: Top celebrity-owned vineyards: We tour 10 of the world's finest wineries that just happen to be owned by celebrities, including those by Francis Ford Coppola, Sam Neill, Mario Andretti and Gerard Depardieu. 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