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Book SynopsisRegarded by many critics as Britain''s best sitcom, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais'' tales of life inside Slade Prison first hit the screens in 1973 and ran until 1977. But it has never faded from the nation''s consciousness. Ronnie Barker as Fletch the old lag and Richard Beckinsale as Godber the naive first-time offender are comic creations as fine as any in the history of television. Now, for the first time, Richard Webber has brought together the original scripts from all three series of PORRIDGE to make this the essential souvenir for all the many fans of this much-loved classic comedy.

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Book SynopsisIn the popular imagination, 1930s Hollywood was a dream factory producing escapist movies to distract the American people from the greatest economic crisis in their nation''s history. But while many films of the period conform to this stereotype, there were a significant number that promoted a message, either explicitly or implicitly, in support of the political, social and economic change broadly associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt''s New Deal programme. At the same time, Hollywood was in the forefront of challenging traditional gender roles, both in terms of movie representations of women and the role of women within the studio system. With case studies of actors like Shirley Temple, Cary Grant and Fred Astaire, as well as a selection of films that reflect politics and society in the Depression decade, this fascinating book examines how the challenges of the Great Depression impacted on Hollywood and how it responded to them.

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Book SynopsisThis study examines Rome Open City and its place in Roberto Rossellini's career. The film is based on events that took place in Nazi occupied Italy 1944, one year before the film was made. The author argues that the film has value as a commerorative piece and as a documentary record.

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Book SynopsisDavid Fincher''s Mank recreates 1930s Hollywood through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish Citizen Kane. Starring Gary Oldman as Mankiewicz, Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies, Charles Dance as William Randolph Hearst and Tom Burke as Orson Welles.Trade Reviewa heartfelt, irresistibly watchable film -- Peter Bradshaw * The Guardian *“Mank” is a lusciously evocative, verbally sharp-angled movie that’s never less than engrossing. -- Owen Gleiberman * Variety *a clear-eyed, warts ’n’ all love letter to Hollywood, alive to both the glamour and messy realities of the film industry and the act of creation itself — all wrapped in some of the most gorgeous filmmaking craft imaginable ... Mank delivers the “magic of the movies” in its own unique way. -- Ian Freer * Empire *It’s no small matter that the author of Mank is Jack Fincher, the director’s father, who died in 2003. He gets sole credit, a gesture that ratifies the film’s argument that screenwriting isn’t only about what’s on the page: at its finest, it facilitates conditions in which everyone can sparkle. I don’t know whether the script stipulated the box of Gold Dust washing powder that sits beside the sink in Mank’s villa, but there it is, bold as brass, hinting at the alchemy necessary to create a Citizen Kane. Or, for that matter, a Mank. -- Ryan Gilbey * New Statesman *

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Book SynopsisOver 6000 different languages are used in the world today, but the conventions of media speak are far from universal and the complexities of translation are rarely acknowledged, audiences or scholars. Redressing this neglect, Speaking in Subtitles argues that the specific contingencies of translation are vital to screen media's global storytelling.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the 1980s until the present, particularly on the films by writer-directors like Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach and Richard Linklater, this book demonstrates dialogue's ability to engage audiences and bind together the narrative, aesthetic and performative elements of selected cinema.

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Book SynopsisExamines how the Chinese Reform Era is contrusted and felt in the films of Jia Zhangke, using the concept of structures of feeling

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Book SynopsisOffers a unique first-hand account of Ken Loach's working methodsTrade Review"David Archibald provides a thorough analysis of the many facets of Ken Loach's work as one of the most consistent and radical filmmakers in Britain. With a carefully argued methodology and a thorough case study, based on the production process of The Angels' Share, his book offers eloquent insight into this significant director and his work." -Rod Stoneman, NUI Galway

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Book SynopsisThrough an interdisciplinary lens, this collection analyses the depiction offigures of transgression (e.g. traitors, deserters, refugees) in a variety of visual media, as well as the narrative, socio-cultural, political and historical contexts in which they emerge.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on how the 'Reform Era' has been constructed in the work of the director Jia Zhangke, analysing the archetypal class figures of worker, peasant, soldier, intellectual and entrepreneur that are found in his films.

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Book SynopsisBeing There and the Evolution of a Screenplay provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history's greatest scripts. Being There (1979) is generally considered the final film in Hal Ashby's triumphant 1970s career, which included the likes of Harold and Maude (1971) and Shampoo (1975). The film also showcases Peter Sellers's last great performance. In 2005, the Writers Guild of America included Being There on its list of 101 Best Scripts.Being There and the Evolution of a Screenplay features three versions of the script: an early draft by Jerzy Kosinski, based on his 1970 novel; a second by long-time Ashby collaborator and Oscar-winner Robert C. Jones, which makes substantial changes to Kosinki's; and a final draft written by Jones with Ashby's assistance, which makes further structural and narrative changes. Additionally, the book features facsimile pages from one of Kosinski''s copy of the scripts that include handwrittenTrade ReviewIn this bold and ambitious work, Hunter demonstrates with great clarity the collaborative nature of the screenwriting process through an examination of one of the most celebrated screenplays of the 20th Century, Being There. Meticulously dissecting its scenes, analyzing its dialogue and showing how and why they evolved through the contribution of key creative agents over the course of several years, Being There and the Evolution of a Screenplay provides the reader with a rare opportunity to understand the creative process at the heart of Hollywood cinema. A must-read for screenwriting students! * Yannis Tzioumakis, co-editor of The Hollywood Renaissance (2018) *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Screenplay Introduction Being There draft by Jerzy Kosinski 3. Screenplay Introduction Being There first draft by Robert C. Jones 4. Screenplay Introduction Being There final draft by Robert C. Jones, with Hal Ashby 5. Appendix I: 'Walking on Water' Sequence Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOn the heels of their six-time Academy Award®-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for Universal Pictures’ First Man, the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie explores the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history. First Man: The Annotated Screenplay is the official companion to the movie, and features a wealth of stunning photography, alongside the full shooting script. Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Josh Singer (Spotlight) and James R. Hansen, whose book First Man is the only authorized biography of Armstrong, provide an in-depth commentary on the challenges of dramatizing a fact-based historical motion picture. Exclusive annotations separate those facts from the dramatic fictions the filmmakers utilized, as well as explain the overarching dramatic choices made in telling the story of the man behind the icon.Trade Review“a gorgeously-produced piece of work” - Birth.Movies.Death“gives an entirely different experience of this journey to space” - The Film Stage Review “gave a huge insight to the highly anticipated movie, and made me honestly want to learn more about Armstrong and the other astronauts that took place within this time frame” - Geekisphere"An enjoyable read and an insightful one for those who want to learn about how to write screenplays." - Cinema Sentries

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Book SynopsisThis collection of Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s film scripts vividly evokes the close connection between their influential work as theorists and their work as filmmakers. It includes scripts for all six of Mulvey and Wollen’s collaborative films, Wollen’s solo feature film, Friendship’s Death (1987), and Mulvey’s later collaborations. Each text is followed by a new essay by a leading writer, offering a critical interpretation of the corresponding film. The collection also includes Wollen’s short story Friendship’s Death (1976), the outlines for two unrealised Mulvey and Wollen collaborations, and a selection of scanned working documents. The scripts and essays collected in this volume trace the historical significance of a complex cinematic project that brought feminist, semiotic and psychoanalytic concerns together with formal devices and strategies. The book includes original contributions from Nora M. Alter, Kodwo Eshun, Nicolas Helm-Grovas, Esther Leslie, Laura Mulvey, Volker Pantenburg, Griselda Pollock, B. Ruby Rich and Sukhdev Sandhu.Trade ReviewThis noble and overdue compilation serves as a much-needed affirmation of their powerful cinematic oeuvre. -- Bruno Guaraná * Film Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction Oliver Fuke Introduction Laura Mulvey Section 1 - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s Collaborative Films 1. Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 2. Scorch the Earth, Start from Zero: Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons Nicolas Helm-Grovas 3. Riddles of the Sphinx Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 4. Towards New Theoretical Instruments: Riddles of the Sphinx Volker Pantenburg 5. AMY! Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 6. The Curse of Celebrity, Colonial Territory and the Flight to Freedom: AMY! Griselda Pollock 7. Crystal Gazing Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 8. Economic Forecasting and the End of the Avant-Garde: Crystal Gazing Esther Leslie 9. Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 10. Muse, Mutilation, Mastery, Martyr: Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti B. Ruby Rich 11. The Bad Sister Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 12. Timeshifting: The Bad Sister Sukhdev Sandhu Section 2 - Peter Wollen’s Friendship’s Death 13. Friendship’s Death (fiction) Peter Wollen 14. Friendship’s Death (script) Peter Wollen 15. ‘Aliens wherever they have to go’: Friendship’s Death Kodwo Eshun Section 3 - Laura Mulvey’s Later Collaborative Films 16. Disgraced Monuments Mark Lewis and Laura Mulvey 17. Preserving History: Disgraced Monuments Nora M. Alter 18. 23rd August 2008 Faysal Abdullah, Mark Lewis and Laura Mulvey 19. Two Portraits: 23rd August 2008 Laura Mulvey Section 4 - Outlines for Unmade Collaborative Films 20. Possible Worlds Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 21.Chess Fever Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen Section 5 - Working Documents Bibliography Filmography Index

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Book SynopsisThis collection of Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s film scripts vividly evokes the close connection between their influential work as theorists and their work as filmmakers. It includes scripts for all six of Mulvey and Wollen’s collaborative films, Wollen’s solo feature film, Friendship’s Death (1987), and Mulvey’s later collaborations. Each text is followed by a new essay by a leading writer, offering a critical interpretation of the corresponding film. The collection also includes Wollen’s short story Friendship’s Death (1976), the outlines for two unrealised Mulvey and Wollen collaborations, and a selection of scanned working documents. The scripts and essays collected in this volume trace the historical significance of a complex cinematic project that brought feminist, semiotic and psychoanalytic concerns together with formal devices and strategies. The book includes original contributions from Nora M. Alter, Kodwo Eshun, Nicolas Helm-Grovas, Esther Leslie, Laura Mulvey, Volker Pantenburg, Griselda Pollock, B. Ruby Rich and Sukhdev Sandhu.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction - Oliver Fuke Introduction - Laura Mulvey Section 1 - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s Collaborative Films 1.Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 2.Scorch the Earth, Start from Zero: Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons - Nicolas Helm- Grovas 3.Riddles of the Sphinx - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 4.Towards New Theoretical Instruments: Riddles of the Sphinx - Volker Pantenburg 5.AMY! - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 6.The Curse of Celebrity, Colonial Territory and the Flight to Freedom: AMY! - Griselda Pollock 7.Crystal Gazing - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 8.Economic Forecasting and the End of the Avant- Garde: Crystal Gazing - Esther Leslie 9.Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 10.Muse, Mutilation, Mastery, Martyr: Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti - B. Ruby Rich 11.The Bad Sister - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 12.Timeshifting: The Bad Sister - Sukhdev Sandhu Section 2 - Peter Wollen’s Friendship’s Death 13.Friendship’s Death (Fiction) - Peter Wollen 14. Friendship’s Death (Script) - Peter Wollen 15.‘Aliens wherever they have to go’: Friendship’s Death - Kodwo Eshun Section 3 - Laura Mulvey’s Later Collaborative Films 16. Disgraced Monuments - Mark Lewis and Laura Mulvey 17. Preserving History: Disgraced Monuments - Nora M. Alter 18. 23rd August 2008 - Faysal Abdullah, Mark Lewis and Laura Mulvey 19.Two Portraits: 23rd August 2008 - Laura Mulvey Section 4 - Outlines for Unmade Collaborative Films 20.Possible Worlds - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen 21.Chess Fever - Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen Section 5 Working Documents Bibliography Filmography List of Contributors Index

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