Performing arts

Lawrence of Arabia is widely considered one of the ten greatest films ever made - though more often by film-goers and film-makers than by critics.

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In 1980, Syrian filmmaker Mohammad Malas traveled to Lebanon to film a documentary about the country's Palestinian refugee camps, during which time he kept a diary of his impressions.

Chinese cinema continues to go from strength to strength.

Film is made of moments.

If you were born to dance, but are having difficulty with the first steps to stardom, this is the book for you.

Examining the theme of child sacrifice as a psychological challenge, this book applies a unique approach to religious ideas by looking at beliefs and practices that are considered deviant, but also make up part of mainstream religious discourse in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

The highest artistic achievement of Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, an innovative production company that emerged in Hollywood at the end of the classic studio system, Sweet Smell of Success (1957) portended the collapse of Breen-Office censorship and was the first US entertainment film to depict McCarthy-style exploitation of the press.

Reality television is continuing to grow, both in numbers and in popularity.

World Cinema and the Ethics of Realism is a highly original study.

Faced with what many were calling a dying medium, US network television producers became much more aggressive in seeking out alternative business and artistic models in the beginning of this century.

Adaptations have occurred regularly since the beginning of cinema, but little recognition has been given to avant-garde adaptations of literary or other texts.

The topic of violence in the media seems as inundated as can be.

Perhaps the most sophisticated and complex of shows in HBO's recent history, Deadwood has surprisingly little coverage in our current scholarship.

From fan-generated content on TikTok to music videos, the contemporary media landscape is becoming ever more vast, spectacular, and intense.

Black women's work in television has been, since the beginning, a negotiation.

Although Michelangelo Antonioni became one of the icons of "e;modernist"e; cinema in the 1960s, his position in the pantheon of great directors has never been quite secure.

Black women's work in television has been, since the beginning, a negotiation.

Hollywood Independent dissects the Mirisch Company, one of the most successful employers of the package-unit system of film production, producing classic films like The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Great Escape (1963) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) as irresistible talent packages.

Hollywood Independent dissects the Mirisch Company, one of the most successful employers of the package-unit system of film production, producing classic films like The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Great Escape (1963) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) as irresistible talent packages.

A history of Western culture's fascination with undead creatures in film and television.

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It is often assumed that those outside of academia know very little about the Middle Ages.

With its jagged, stylised sets, menacing shadows and themes of murder, madness and delirium, Das Cabinet des Dr.

This fascinating exploration of a key area in American cinematic history examines the period from 1890 to 1930 through the lens of the career of the hugely influential American film producer George Kleine, who both helped instigate the transformation of the motion picture business, and fell victim to the changes.

Sarah Thomas's study moves beyond the image of the brooding, destructive man at odds with employers and his own star status to explore the complexity of Mason's career and star persona.

Exploring the impact of travel on Arab cinema, Kay Dickinson reveals how the cinemas of Syria, Palestine and Dubai have been shaped by the history and politics of international circulation.

This is the first major book-length study of the work of Australian film-maker Baz Luhrmann, one of the most exciting and controversial personalities working in World Cinema today.

An American in Paris (1951) was a landmark film in the careers of Vincente Minnelli, Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron.

Grey Gardens (1975) is one of most important documentary films of the past thirty years, gaining the status of a cult classic.

Claude Lanzmann's epic 1985 film 'Shoah' tells the story of the Holocaust through interviews with survivors of the extermination camps, bystanders who watched or participated in mass murder, and some of the perpetrators of genocide.

This book analyzes the rise of socially and politically engaged Algerian documentaries, created in the period immediately following the end of the Algerian civil war (1991-1999).

This book focuses on the characters that populate the Game of Thrones universe and on one of the most salient features of their interaction: violence and warfare.

Aimed at an international readership, this book offers a representative collection of essays by the German philosopher, Georg Picht (1913-1982), who was a specialist in Greek philosophy, practical philosophy and philosophy of religion.

This book is a comprehensive anthology comprising essays on women film directors, producers and screenwriters from Bollywood, or the popular Hindi film industry.

This edited collection is the first book-length critical study of the Showtime-Sky Atlantic television series Penny Dreadful (2014-2016), which also includes an analysis of Showtime's 2020 spin-off City of Angels.

In den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten haben Fernsehserien, oftmals unter dem Begriff des „Quality TV“ firmierend, eine merkliche kulturelle Aufwertung erfahren.

Die Herausgeber haben ein langes Gespräch mit Thoams Arslan über seine filmische Arbeit geführt.

***'A book that all children should read' - Matthew Syed***-> Did you know that a toy spaceship can teach you about inflation?

Adaptation Before Cinema highlights a range of pre-cinematic media forms, including theater, novelization, painting and illustration, transmedia art, children's media, and other literary and visual culture.

This SpringerBrief provides a unique insight into the practice and research of the connections between voice, HCI and embodiment.

This edited book brings together new perspectives on fashion, the body, and politics.

Durante las primeras décadas del siglo xx, el arte, las ciudades y los monumentos más emblemáticos de la geografía española comenzaron a recibir una especial atención por parte de la cinematografía, que contribuyó a su difusión, promoción y conocimiento entre la sociedad del momento.

Die Wachau ist eine der legendärsten Landschaften Österreichs – ein Rang, der sich nicht nur ihrer tatsächlichen Schönheit verdankt, sondern auch ihrer Inszenierung im Film.

Entre 1966 y 1968 el cineasta italiano Valentino Orsini y el filósofo italiano-venezolano Alberto Filippi realizaron la película I dannati della terra (Los condenados de la tierra), inspirada en el libro homónimo del revolucionario afrocaribeño Frantz Fanon, que se había hecho famoso por el prólogo de Jean Paul Sartre.

The inimitable, haunting films of Alfred Hitchcock took place in settings, both exterior and interior, that deeply impacted our experiences of his most unforgettable works.

Rabindranath Tagore composed over 2000 songs that are revered and sung by Bengalis everywhere.