Film history, theory or criticism

Taking as its starting point the notion of photocinema - or the interplay of the still and moving image - the photographs, interviews, and critical essays in this volume explore the ways in which the two media converge and diverge, expanding the boundaries of each in interesting and unexpected ways.

The history of Irish Travellers is not analogous to that of the 'tinker', a Europe-wide underworld fantasy created by sixteenth-century British and continental Rogue Literature that came to be seen as an Irish character alone as English became dominant in Ireland.

An effective filmmaker needs to have a good understanding of how film language works, and more importantly, how to actively influence an audience's thoughts and feelings and guide their gaze around the screen.

A Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film presents a collection of original essays that explore major issues surrounding the state of current documentary films and their capacity to inspire and effect change.

A ground-breaking study of the roles played by foreign languages in film and television and their relationship to translation.

This collection examines literature and film studies from the late colonial and early postcolonial periods in Taiwan and Korea, and highlights the similarities and differences of Taiwanese and Korean popular culture by focusing on the representation of gender, genre, state regulation, and spectatorship.

This book explores the transformative power of comedy to help connect a wider audience to films that explore environmental concerns and issues.

Lucid, lively and extremely knowledgeable.

Perturbatory narration is a heuristic concept, applicable both quantitatively and qualitatively to a specific type of complex narratives for which narratology has not yet found an appropriate classification.

From a decidedly inauspicious start as a low-rated television series in the 1960s that was cancelled after three seasons, Star Trek has grown to a multi-billion dollar industry of spin-off series, feature films and merchandise.

The first decade of the 21st century has seen a proliferation of North American and European films that focus on African politics and society.

As they transition into adulthood, many American boys and young men spend a considerable amount of time engaging in physical sports, playing violent video games, and watching action movies, including war films.

A Companion to Pedro Almod var Marvin D Lugo and Kathleen M.

Historically, Indian cinema has positioned women at the intersection of tradition and a more evolving culture, portraying contradictory attitudes which affect women's roles in public and private spheres.

The Italian art cinema of the 1960s is known worldwide for its brilliance and vitality.

Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the giants in American film history.

You have to go deeper.

This book is an engaging and comprehensive exploration that delves into the possibility of artificial intelligence developing self-awareness, the conditions under which it may occur, and the potential behaviours it may exhibit once self-aware.

Examines the film careers and work of British playwrights who worked as screenwriters between 1930-1956.

We think we know what upward mobility stories are about--virtuous striving justly rewarded, or unprincipled social climbing regrettably unpunished.

With her striking looks, the raven-haired, dark eyed Ruth Roman had an air of sophistication that made her seem sexy yet wholesome.

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Since 2006, leading opera companies have beamed their shows to thousands of cinema screens all over the world - live.

June Allyson (1917-2006) was an American film, television and stage actress, singer, dancer and author.

This book offers comparative studies of the production, content, distribution and reception of film and television drama in Europe.

Films that dramatize historical events and the lives of historical figures-whether they are intended to educate or to entertain-play a significant role in shaping the public's understanding of the past.

Tracing the history of Africa's relationship to film festivals and exploring the festivals' impact on the various types of people who attend festivals (the festival experts, the ordinary festival audiences, and the filmmakers), Dovey reveals what turns something called a "festival" into a "festival experience" for these groups.

This book maps father failure and redemption through three decades of Hollywood family films, revealing how libertarian notions that align agency with autonomy lead to new conflicts for the contemporary father.

This book analyses the Korean film industry emergence and development in a global business and economic perspective.

The 1940 film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's gothic romance Rebecca begins by echoing the novel's famous opening line, 'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.

Explore queer cinema over time with this comprehensive encyclopedia, helping readers understand films, directors, actors, themes, and other topics related to LGBTQ cinema history.

The movie that inspired filmmakers to direct is like the atomic bomb that went off before their eyes.

This Handbook offers new and previously unexplored  comparative approaches to the field of New Cinema History.

Nel presente volume vengono presentati studi linguistici, filologici, letterari e culturali concernenti la lingua sarda e le sue varietà.

This book examines post-war surrealist cinema in relation to surrealism's change in direction towards myth and magic following World War II.

Acclaimed in an international critics poll as one of the ten best films ever made, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey has nonetheless baffled critics and filmgoers alike.

Albert Maysles has created some of the most influential documentaries of the postwar period.

Contributions by Zoe Bursztajn-Illingworth, Marc DiPaolo, Emine Akkulah Dogan, Caroline Eades, Noelle Hedgcock, Tina Olsin Lent, Rashmila Maiti, Allen H.

Anhand paradigmatischer sowjetischer, ost- und westdeutscher Kriegsfilme über den Zweiten Weltkrieg, die die kollektive Gewalterfahrung und vor allem die zentralen Ereignisse der Erinnerungs- und somit Identitätspolitik jeweiliger Staaten verarbeiten, erfasst die Studie genuin filmische Strategien, mit welchen Geschichte und Erinnerung gestaltet wird.

This book reveals how Spielberg utilises stylistic strategies that are both unique and innovative when considered within the context of the classical Hollywood system.

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title Flourishing in the United States during the 1940s and 50s, the bleak, violent genre of filmmaking known as film noir reflected the attitudes of writers and auteur directors influenced by the events of the turbulent mid-twentieth century.

Gender, especially masculinity, is a perspective rarely applied in discourses on cinema of Eastern/Central Europe.

Among Golden Age Hollywood film stars of European heritage known for playing characters from the East--Chinese, Southeast Asians, Indians and Middle Easterners--Anglo-Indian actor Boris Karloff had deep roots there.

Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artistsIn Hollywood's heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department.

This book provides a detailed and engaging account of how Hollywood cinema has represented and 'remembered' the Sixties.

Scham und Schuld sind gesellschaftliche Regulative, die auch die filmische Dramaturgie vorstrukturieren.

Dieses Buch leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Filmgeschichtsschreibung der frühen alliierten KZ-Befreiungsfilme.

Maverick Slovenian cultural theorist, philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek has made his name elaborating the complexities of psychoanalytic and Marxist theory through the exotic use of examples from film and popular culture.