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The Hollywood War Film offers readers a lively introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment Combines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-08-25
Collection :
New Approaches to Film Genre
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“Grace has theorized the religious film as elegantly as she has written it history. And what a history! From early, simple stories to Mel Gibson’s grily Passion of the Crist.” KRIN GABBARD, AUTHOR OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE CINEMA Lush, vaguely liturgical music floods the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-05-11
Collection :
New Approaches to Film Genre
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Food, Inc. is guaranteed to shake up our perceptions of what we eat. This powerful documentary deconstructing the corporate food industry in America was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "more than a terrific movie -- it's an important movie." Aided by expert...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
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2009-05-05
ePub
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At the age of 44, renowned comedian Richard Lewis found himself on a gurney in the ER, toxic with alcohol, and hallucinating from excess cocaine use. The same neuroses and dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful stage persona and inspired his best...
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PublicAffairs
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2009-04-29
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Since its famed introduction of the “boiled bunny,” Fatal Attraction (1987) established itself as one of American cinema’s most controversial films. This insightful new book surveys the film's formal features and its ideological impact, paying special attention to the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-04-29
Collection :
Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television
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Since its famed introduction of the “boiled bunny,” Fatal Attraction (1987) established itself as one of American cinema’s most controversial films. This insightful new book surveys the film's formal features and its ideological impact, paying special attention to the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-04-29
Collection :
Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television
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78,95€
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The founder and director of the Yale Repertory Theater, as well as Harvard's American Repertory Theater, and the drama critic forThe New Republic for going on thirty years, Robert Brustein is a living legend in theatrical circles. In Letters to a Young Actor, he not...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2009-04-28
ePub
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This dazzling little book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and an internationally known columnist in foreign affairs Explains how American...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-04-27
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This dazzling little book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and an internationally known columnist in foreign affairs Explains how American...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-04-27
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80,95€
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National Society of Film Critics dares to go where few mainstream critics have gone before-to the heart of what gets the colored lights going, as they say in A Streetcar Named Desire. Here is their take on the films that quicken their (and our) pulses-an enterprise both...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2009-04-20
ePub
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Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rareHollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated. Explores whyHollywood has always been risk-adverse, and how most feature flms...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-04-15
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This official guide chronicles the story of the birthplace of country music as told by the people who were there. Escott presents the official inside history of the home of country music, offering fans an exclusive look into the heart and soul of country music. Full...
Editeur :
Center Street
Parution :
2009-02-28
ePub
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100 Years of Spanish Cinema provides an in-depth look at the most important movements, films, and directors of twentieth-century Spain from the silent era to the present day. A glossary of film terms provides definitions of essential technical, aesthetic, and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-02-23
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Drawing upon the expertise of film scholars from around the world, Puzzle Films investigates a number of films that sport complex storytelling--from Memento, Old Boy, and Run Lola Run, to the Infernal Affairs trilogy and In the Mood for Love. Unites American...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-02-11
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Changes in society, the pluralistic nature of the citizens and the geographic breadth of America preclude a common definition of what is indecent, profane, or obscene. What may appear to be 'dirty discourse' to some may be considered to be laudable satire to others. In...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-02-04
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Beyond the Box gives students and couch potatoes alike a better understanding of what it means to watch television in an era of profound technological change. Charts the revolution in television viewing that is currently underway in living rooms across the world ...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-01-30
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91,95€
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Genre – or 'type' – is a core concept in both film production and the history of film. Genres play a key role in how moviegoers perceive and rate films, and is likely to determine a film's production values and costs. Written in a clear, engaging, jargon-free style,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-01-26
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In recent years, the editors of Variety have posed the same question to hundreds of famous personalities: “What is the movie that changed your life?” Gathered here for the first time are the responses of movie stars and comedians, politicians and war...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2008-12-11
ePub
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From the most popular routines and the most ingenious physical shtick to the snappiest wisecracks and the most biting satire of the last century, Make 'Em Laugh illuminates who we are as a nation by exploring what makes us laugh, and why. Authors Laurence Maslon and...
Editeur :
Twelve
Parution :
2008-12-02
ePub
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From the acclaimed author of Joan Crawford comes a riveting and uncensored biography of Clark Gable. The archetypal male of his era, Gable was named “King of Hollywood” in 1938. But as David Bret reveals, the star was not quite who he seemed. One of...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2008-10-22
ePub
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