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Taylor & Francis Ltd Music in Epic Film
Book SynopsisAs both a distinct genre and a particular mode of filmmaking, the idea of the epic has been central to the history of cinema. Including contributions from both established and emerging film music scholars, the ten essays in Music in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle provide a cross-section of contemporary scholarship on the subject. They explore diverse topics, including the function of music in epic narratives, the socio-political implications of cinematic music, and the use of pre-existing music in epic films. Intended for students and scholars in film music, film appreciation, and media studies, the wide range of topics and the diversity of the films that the authors discuss make Music in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle an ideal introduction to the field of music in epic film.Table of ContentsSeries ForewordPreface: Epic Genre, Epic Style Stephen C. MeyerAcknowledgmentsPart I: Marketing and Production1. Branding the Franchise: Music and the (Corporate) Myth of Origin James Buhler2. Manufacturing the Epic Score: Hans Zimmer and the Sounds of Significance Frank LehmanPart II: Narrative and Interpretation3. Topoi and Intertextuality: Narrative Function in Hans Zimmer’s and Lisa Gerrard’s Music to Gladiator Joakim Tillman4. The Politics of Authenticity in Miklós Rózsa's Score to El Cid Stephen C. MeyerPart III: Pre-Existing Music and the Epic Style5. From Authenticity to Anachronism: Pre-Existing Music and "Epic Englishness" in Elizabeth and Master and Commander Alexandra Wilson6. Records, Repertoire and Rollerball: Music and the Auteur Epic Julie HubbertPart IV: Songs and Themes7. "The epic and intimately human": Contemplating Tara’s Theme in Gone With the Wind Nathan Platte8. "We’re the real countries": Songs as Private Musical Territories in the Epic Romances Casablanca, Doctor Zhivago, and The English Patient Todd DeckerPart V: Genre and the (Anti-)Epic9. Inverting the Epic: The Music of Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven Kirsten Yri10. The Western as National Epic: Musical Persona and Narrative Distance in High Noon Jordan Carmalt Stokes
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Cambridge University Press Berlin in the Twentieth Century
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc How to Beat Up Anybody
Book SynopsisTeaching the readers how to kick anyone's ass, this title includes sections on proper attire (acid-washed denim), nutrition, and how to relax after a successful fight.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Lights Camera Magic The Making of Fantastic
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Confessions of a Puppetmaster
Book SynopsisA visionary, Band was also at the vanguard of the transition to home video and streaming, making and distributing direct-to-video movies long before the major studios caught on.In this revealing tell-all, Band details the dizzying heights and catastrophic depths of his four decades in showbiz.Trade Review"One of the most entertaining film bios ever. You get zombies, Nazis, Marilyn Monroe - and that's just the first few pages! Band has made over 300 movies and he has enough crazy stories for at least that many books." — LARRY KARASZEWSKI, screenwriter, Ed Wood, The People Vs. Larry Flynt, Big Eyes, Dolemite Is My Name "Welcome to the delightful, insane, and utterly joyous world of Charlie Band. The visionary behind Full Moon and Empire Pictures tells his story with all the energy and wit you would expect from him. It is all in these pages: the huge personalities; the tricks of the trade; the incredible let’s-make-a-movie-right-now-dammit persistence. Charlie is the ultimate Hollywood indie hustler and horror movie maverick, responsible for some of the wildest and most entertaining films in history. Thank God we have a guy like Charlie to keep the indie horror flame burning!" — JOHN LOGAN, screenwriter, Gladiator, Skyfall, The Aviator, Hugo "This book is a blast. It made me want to stay up all night and watch terrible movies." — PETER SAGAL, host, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! "Reads like a Tarantino film written by Hunter S. Thompson. ... Anyone with an interest in the film business from the '70s to the '90s will enjoy this memoir." — Booklist "Band [is] a master storyteller with a genius imagination, a flair for the macabre, and a killer instinct for creating art that crosses genres and boundaries. ... A wildly entertaining read." — Library Journal "Band is a B-movie legend, and this colorful book documents his approch." — The Film Stage "A must-purchase. ... Band's collected Confessions make for a delightful afternoon." — Bookgasm
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc So Fetch
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The University of Chicago Press Nollywood The Creation of Nigerian Film Genres
Book SynopsisNigeria's Nollywood has rapidly grown into one of the world's largest film industries, radically altering media environments across Africa and in the diaspora; it has also become one of African culture's most powerful and consequential expressions, powerfully shaping how Africans see themselves and are seen by others. With this book, Jonathan Haynes provides an accessible and authoritative introduction to this vast industry and its film culture. Haynes describes the major Nigerian film genres and how they relate to Nigerian society its values, desires, anxieties, and social tensions as the country and its movies have developed together over the turbulent past two decades. As he shows, Nollywood is a form of popular culture; it produces a flood of stories, repeating the ones that mean the most to its broad audience. He interprets these generic stories and the cast of mythic figures within them: the long-suffering wives, the business tricksters, the Bible-wielding pastors, the kings in t
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The University of Michigan Press Religion and Spanish Film
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The University of Michigan Press Embroidering the Scarlet A
Book SynopsisDiscusses an array of narratives that span the American literary tradition, tracing the evolution of the “fallen woman” from the earliest novels to recent representations in fiction and film, including The Scarlet Letter, The Sound and the Fury, The Color Purple, and Love Medicine, and the films Juno and Mother and Child.
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Random House USA Inc The Last Action Heroes
Book SynopsisThe behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved films that made them stars, including Die Hard, First Blood, The Terminator, and more.“Entertaining . . . This is a book that makes you ache for the days when the movie screen belonged not to men who dress in superhero capes but to those who lift weights.”—Washington ExaminerA NEWSWEEK BEST BOOK OF THE YEARThe Last Action Heroes opens in May 1990 in Cannes, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone waltzing together, cheered on by a crowd of famous faces. After years of bitter combat—Stallone once threw a bowl of flowers at Schwarzenegger’s head, and the body count in Schwarzenegger’s Commando was increased so the film would “have a bigger dick than Rambo”—the world’s biggest action stars have at last made peace.In this wildly entertai
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DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) On Trial for Murder
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Random House USA Inc Watching Evil Dead
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DK Star Wars Year by Year New Edition
Book SynopsisDiscover everything you''ve ever wanted to know about Star Wars in this complete history of the most famous franchise in movie history.Painstakingly researched and superbly illustrated, Star Wars™ Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition presents a unique Star Wars timeline-the full history of the amazing Star Wars phenomenon as you''ve never seen it before.This stunning visual journey features trivia and cultural cornerstones from director George Lucas'' early life through to the iconic movie stills, comic books, novels, toys, video games, and theme parks that have spawned from five decades of seminal film making. Fully updated and expanded, this edition encompasses all nine episodes of the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, along with the standalone movies Rogue One and Solo, and the acclaimed television series, The Mandalorian. Produced in full collaboration with Lucasfilm and written by renowned Star Wars experts, Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual History, New Edition is ideal for Star Wars fanatics and newbies alike.© & ™ 2021 Lucasfilm Ltd.
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DK The Film Book New Edition
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DK Star Wars I Love You. I Know.
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DK Star Wars I Am Your Father
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DK Star Wars 100 Objects
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DK Marvel Arms and Armor
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DK Star Wars Dawn of Rebellion The Visual Guide
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lets Get Monster Smashed
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Art of the Classic Western Movie Poster
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University of Arizona Press Mexican Melodrama
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University of Exeter Press The Lost Jungle Cliffhanger Action and Hollywood
Book SynopsisWhy has the Hollywood sound serial received so little scholarly attention? Here, the author presents a thorough analysis based on detailed historical research, focusing on the period between 1930 and 1946, when Universal stopped their production. 30 b&w illus.Trade Review Table of Contents¨ The Serial and the Cliffhanger: Definitions and Origins ¨ Thursday Night at the Ritz: Exhibition, Audiences and Regulation ¨ The Economy Chapter ¨ The Second Chapter, 1930-46 ¨ Four Serials and a Feature, 1932-38 ¨ Where are you now, Batman? Aftermath and Conclusion
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Signum Books (Imprint of Flashpoint Media Ltd) American Gothic Six Decades of Classic Horror
Book SynopsisIn the long-awaited American Gothic Jonathan Rigby tells the story of the Hollywood horror lm from its 19th century beginnings through to the arrival of Vincent Price as a horror star in films like House of Wax and The Fly. This 60-year period encompasses the shadowy nightmares of the silent era, the breakthrough hits produced by Universal, Warner Bros and M-G-M in the early days of talkies, the thoughtful RKO chillers of the 1940s, and the post-war boom in lurid science- fiction shockers. Out of print for more than ten years, American Gothic has been extensively revised and expanded, and is now available in hardback for the first time.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen
Book SynopsisA comprehensive treatment of the Classical World in film and television, A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen closely examines the films and TV shows centered on Greek and Roman cultures and explores the tension between pagan and Christian worlds.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Introduction 1Arthur J. Pomeroy PART I The Development of the Depiction of Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen 15 1 Greece and Rome on Screen: On the Possibilities and Promises of a New Medium 17Pantelis Michelakis 2 The Creation of the Epic: Italian Silent Film to 1915 37Irmbert Schenk 3 From 1916 to the Arrival of Sound: The Systematization, Expressivity and Self–reflection of the Feature Film 61Maria Wyke 4 The Resurgence of Epics in the 1950s: Classical Antiquity in Post–war Hollywood 91Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos 5 Hollywood Ascendant: Ben–Hur and Spartacus 119Fiona Radford 6 The Peplum Era 145Arthur J. Pomeroy PART II Comedy, Drama, and Adaptation 161 7 Hollywood Meets Art-House Cinema: Michael Cacoyannis’s “Hybrid” Euripidean Trilogy 163Anastasia Bakogianni 8 Greek Tragedy as Theater in Screen-Media 187Meredith E. Safran 9 Greece and Rome on the Comic Screen 209Lisa Maurice 10 The Return of a Genre 233Jerry Benjamin Pierce 11 Franco Rossi’s Adaptations of the Classics 253Arthur J. Pomeroy 12 I, Claudius and Ancient Rome as Televised Period Drama 271Juliette Harrisson 13 Premium Cable Television 293Monica S. Cyrino 14 Thinking through the Ancient World: “Late Antique Movies” as a Mirror of Shifting Attitudes towardsChristian Religion 307Filippo Carlà–Uhink 15 Non-western Approaches to the Ancient World: India and Japan—Classical Heritage or Exotic Occidentalism? 329Anja Wieber PART III Film Production and Ancient World Cinema 349 16 Man to Man: Music and Masculine Relations in Ben–Hur (1925 and 1959) 351Stephan Prock 17 Visual Poetry on Screen: Sets and Costumes for Ancient Greek Tragedy 385Alejandro Valverde García 18 Filming the Ancient World: Have Film Historians Made a Spectacular Omission of Epic Proportions? 403Harriet Margolis PART IV The Ancient World as an Idea 427 19 High Art and Low Art Expectations: Ancient Greece in Film and Popular Culture 429Alastair J. L. Blanshard 20 “Soft” Science Fiction and Technical Fantasy: The Ancient World in Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica and Dr Who 449Otta Wenskus 21 The Ancient World is Part of Us: Classical Tragedy in Modern Film and Television 467Anastasia Bakogianni 22 Ancient World Documentaries 491Fiona Hobden 23 Mythology for the Young at Heart 515Martin Lindner Index 535
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Religious Film
Book SynopsisLush, vaguely liturgical music floods the theater. A sonorous offscreen male voice slowly articulates the words, And it was written... or In the year... On the screen, clouds mysteriously separate, and a semi-transparent figure appears in the sky... This is the religious film.Trade Review"The book is well referenced and illustrated...the bibliography and overviews would be useful to anyone interested in this field of study. Pamela Grace is to be congratulated on this useful addition." (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, June 2010) Table of ContentsList of Figures. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction: The Religious Film and the Hagiopic. 2. Historical Overview. 3. Critical Overview. 4. King of Kings (1961): Spectacle and Anti-Spectacle. 5. The Song of Bernadette (1943): The Religious Comfort Film. 6. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) and Jesus Christ Superstar (2000): The Religious Musical. 7. The Gospel According to Matthew (1964) and Jesus of Montreal (1989): The Alternative Hagiopic. 8. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999): Transcendence and Exploitation. 9. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Passion of the Christ (2004): The Sacrificial Hagiopic. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Hollywood War Film
Book SynopsisThe Hollywood War Film introduces the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this evergreen genre. From untested young recruits and battle-hardened warriors to ferocious drill instructors and stereotypical enemies, this volume offers readers lively entry into the major conventions of the war film genre.Trade Review"Free of theoretical jargon and labyrinthine argumentation, with long-winded yet stimulating plot summaries, The Hollywood War Film is first and foremost recommended to students of film and cinema buffs who are getting acquainted with critical perspectives on the genre." (Hollywood Enlisted, 2010) Table of ContentsList of Plates. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Historical Overview. 2. Critical Issues. 3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). 4. Destination Tokyo (1943) and Retaliation Films. 5. Platoon (1986) and Full Metal Jacket (1987). 6. Glory (1989). 7. The Iraq Wars on Film. 8. Iwo Jima. Notes. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Free and Easy
Book SynopsisA History of the American Musical narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research. The most up-to-date text on the subject, with uniquely comprehensive coverage and employing the very latest concepts and research Surveys centuries of music history from the music and dance of Native Americans to contemporary music performance in streaming media Examines the different ways the film musical genre has been defined, what gets counted as a musical, why, and who gets to make that decision The text is written in an accessible manner for general cinema and musical theatre buffs, whilst retaining theoretical rigour in research Describes the contributions made to the genre by marginalized or subordinated identity groups who have helped invent and shape the musical <Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 Overture: Musical Traditions before Cinema 11 2 You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet: The Sound Revolution 35 3 Face the Music and Dance: The Depression 67 4 Singing a Song of Freedom: World War II 97 5 There’s Beauty Everywhere: MGM and the Freed Unit 125 6 Something’s Gotta Give: The Postwar Musical 147 7 Bustin’ Out All Over: The Rise of the Musical Blockbuster 175 8 In a Minor Key: The B Musical and Beyond 197 9 The Sound of Money: Musicals in the 1960s 225 10 Whistling in the Dark: A Genre in Crisis 251 11 Can’t Stop the Music: Musicals and the New Hollywood 279 12 Just Like Scheherezade: Reviving the Musical Film Genre 307 Index 335
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HarperCollins Espanol Animales Fantasticos 2 Noticias del Mundo Magico
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Johns Hopkins University Press Music in the Shadows
Book SynopsisAs in her earlier study of film noir, Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir, Biesen draws on extensive primary research in studio archives to situate her examination within a historical, industrial, and cultural context.Trade Review[Biesen's] writing is silky and engaging and will enthrall fans of musicals and film noir... Library Journal Music in the Shadows is an interesting and provocative approach to post-genre film criticism that underscores the interconnectedness of diverse media, and provides both a challenging perspective on the musical genre and a testimonial to the ongoing legacy of noir sensibility. -- Louis J. Kern Key Reporter The book nicely balances in-depth historical research and previous film noir scholarship with fresh ideas and a writing style that is both evocative and concise. The author doesn't force the films into the model of her theory; instead the films guide the theory, a quality often lacking in film writing. Music in the Shadows ultimately succeeds on two levels, both in providing an entertaining and enlightening read, as well as an impetus to watch previously unseen films and rewatch familiar classics with a new perspective. -- Anne M. Hockens Noir City Biesen's relevant study provides new insight and proves a welcome addition to film noir studies. ChoiceTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgments1. The Noir Musical2. Preludes to the Noir Musical3. Blues in the Night: The Noir Musical on the Brink of World War II4. Smoky Melodies: Jazz Noir Musical Drama5. Le Rouge et le Noir: From The Red Shoes to A Star Is Born6. Dark Musical Melodrama: From Young at Heart to West Side Story7. The Legacy of the Noir MusicalNotesIndex
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Dictionary of Film Terms
Book SynopsisNow in its fifth edition, Frank Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms has become an indispensable reference tool for the study of films and filmmaking. This trusted and practical handbook clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis and film art, with a special focus on the aesthetic parameters and values of filmmaking.The updated and expanded edition includes new definitions ranging from bullet-time optical effects, to the coming-of-age narrative, and LED lighting technology in science fiction films such as Gravity. More than 200 film title references not cited in previous editions have been added. Many classic and contemporary photo stills are included to illustrate terms. Extensive cross-referencing among individual definitions ensures easy access to interrelated terms, and a comprehensive topical index relates to larger concepts of film art.This up-to-date and comprehensive resource is a useful companion for film students and filmgoers, whoTrade Review«The beauty of Frank Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms is not simply the precision and depth of the individual entries, nor the range of film beyond the Hollywood narrative that is covers, but the citation of a broad range of concrete examples for many of the entries. Beaver's command of motion picture history shines through. He assembles excellent examples – both historical and contemporary – that help the reader call to mind the specific film technique, technical process, narrative device, genre, etc. Beaver's Dictionary is anything but dry Ὰ it's more like reading an enlightening catalog of all the things we love about motion pictures.» (Michael Frierson, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) «I was so fortunate to get Frank Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms in my first ever film class. This updated edition promises to deliver on multiple cylinders for the new generation of filmmakers. It expands to cover new trends in the film industry, technological developments, as well as exhibition platforms. It is concise while also managing to be thorough and cover a plethora of subjects. Not only does it provide a platform for understanding individual film topics, it also helps one understand how different elements of cinema are connected. Talking the talk is an essential part of navigating the film industry, from production to development, and this handbook will equip you with the tools to get where you need to go.» (Sultan Sharrief, Award-Winning Filmmaker/Media Educator) «As cinema’s Samuel Johnson, Frank Beaver has thoroughly catalogued the essential terms used in the world of film production and scholarship. He has, for decades, been a trusted guide and companion, helping us to fluently negotiate the many tongues of the motion picture medium. The practitioner, the scholar, the student and the film buff, will all find this text an essential reference.» (Mick Hurbis-Cherrier, Hunter College – CUNY)Table of ContentsContents: Term Index – Movie Index – Topical Index – Artist Index.
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DK Behind the Horror
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Interpreting Star Wars
Book SynopsisUpon its initial release in 1977, many critics regarded Star Wars as a childish retort to the mature American cinema of the seventies. Though full of sound and fury, some felt that it signified nothing. Four decades later, the significations are multiple as interpretations of the film's strange imagery and metaphoric potential continue to pile up. Interpreting Star Wars analyses and contextualises the dominant trends in Star Wars interpretation from the earliest reviews, through Lucasfilm's attempts to use its position as copyright holder to promote a single meaning, to the 21st century where the internet has rendered such authorial control impossible and new entries to the canon present new twists on old hopes.Trade ReviewInterpreting Star Wars does something unique and important: it traces the cultural shifts of a broader culture when examining the products of the franchise, itself. As a result, Interpreting Star Wars is a work allowing for a deep insight on how each film interacted with the time period of its release as well as its influence moving forward. Especially cogent are Booy’s look at the religious and mythic underpinnings of the series and how those foundations is a pathway understanding the abilities of the franchise to both reflect and influence culture. This is a must-have book both for fans and for scholars. * Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, editor of Finding the Force in the Star Wars Franchise (2006) and Adjunct Professor of American Studies and English, Pace University, USA *So many thousands of words have been written about the Star Wars phenomenon that one started to wonder whether there was anything left to say. As this carefully researched, engagingly written and often strikingly original book demonstrates, the answer is yes, there is. Even for the most well-informed scholar and the most dedicated fan much is to be learned here. The emphasis is on the evolution of the Star Wars universe across more than four decades, on how the increasing number of stories set in it relate to each other and on how ever-changing currents of critical writing have generated a wealth of interpretations. * Peter Krämer, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2020), Dr. Strangelove (2019) and The General (2019) *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Star Wars vs. Secularity 2. Leftist Political Critique 3. Late Seventies Promotion and Spin-off Materials 4. Myth Criticism 5. The Liberation Reading 6. Prequels and Sequels Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Grand Central Publishing Ready for My Closeup
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Intellect Books World Film Locations: Cleveland
Book SynopsisThe prototypical rust belt city, Cleveland has long served as an emblem of late twentieth-century urban decay. But recent decades have brought a cultural and economic renaissance – a revival that has been reflected and aided by the growing number of films being shot on location there. This new entry in the World Film Locations series offers the first-ever extended look at Cleveland on screen. Richly illustrated with images from dozens of productions, it reveals Cleveland to be usefully chameleonic, appealing to some filmmakers for its modern downtown's ability to mimic more prominent (and more expensive) cities, to others for the way its shuttered factories and decaying docks signify contemporary urban distress. With entries on such classics as The Fortune Cookie , The Deer Hunter , A Christmas Story and Marvel's The Avengers , as well as lesser-known films, the volume reveals Cleveland to be a far more compelling, and far more varied, on-screen presence than even most film buffs would expect. Like all the books in this series, World Film Locations: Cleveland is designed to appeal to cinephiles and scholars alike, while also serving as a silver screen souvenir for those who make the city their home as well as for those who visit it. Table of ContentsForeword John Ewing Introduction Alberto Zambenedetti Maps/Scenes Scenes 1-6 1949-1970 Scenes 7-13 1977-1987 Scenes 14-19 1989-1997 Scenes 20-25 1998-2006 Scenes 26-31 2007-2011 Scenes 32-37 2012-2013 Scenes 38-44 2013-2015 Essays Cleveland: City of Imagination Alberto Zambenedetti & William Patrick Day Views from the Rustbelt: Cleveland's Industrial History Burke Hilsabeck Cleveland Sports, Hollywood Movies William Patrick Day Art Cinema or Porn? Grace An The Rock and Roll Capital of the World James V. Banta Secret Identities: Cleveland and the Comic Book Film Brian Doan The Conceptual Image: The Cinema of Richard Myers Burke Hilsabeck On Race and Infrastructure: The Films of Kevin Jerome Everson Alberto Zambenedetti
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Titan Books Ltd Thor: Ragnarok The Official Movie Special Book
Book SynopsisThor: Ragnarok The Official Collector's Edition is a unique, behind-the-scenes, visual celebration exploring Marvel Studios' latest blockbuster movie.Presenting unseen behind the scenes photos from the movie sets, stunning concept art, and secrets from the set, with star interviews including Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett and Mark Ruffalo. This deluxe collector's edition is a must-have for all fans of everything Marvel!The stage is set for 2017's far-out fantasy epic, Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok! Go behind the scenes of the epic new movie, with in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, and a complete guide to the worlds of the highly anticipated movie. Along with a gallery of images and concept art, this deluxe publication also features a synopsis of the movie. This is an essential companion to the film for all fans of one of Marvel's mightiest heroes.
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel's Black Panther: The Official Movie
Book SynopsisBlack Panther: The Official Movie Special is a complete visual and behind-the-scenes guide to Marvel Studios' highly anticipated next movie.With exclusive behind the scenes photos from the movie sets, stunning concept art revealing the beautiful, secretive nation of Wakanda, interviews with the stars of the film, including Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, Forest Whitaker and Danai Gurira, this stunning collector's book is a must-have for all fans of everything Marvel!Trade Review“This book has everything for fans dying to know more about how Coogler’s Black Panther movie came together” - Entertainment Weekly"A true collectors item and I deem it as a must have for any fan of the Black Panther movie or the entire MCU." - The Pullbox"The concept art used throughout is beautiful to look at" - Nerdly"a must-have for all fans of everything Marvel! ... beautifully informative volume " -- Midwest Book Review
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Titan Books Ltd Spider-Man: Far From Home The Official Movie
Book SynopsisAn in-depth behind-the-scenes guide to the upcoming Marvel film Spider-Man: Far From Home.A deluxe collector's edition based on the sequel to Marvel Cinematic success Spider-Man Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home.Trade Review"The perfect companion piece to the 22nd MCU film" - Marvel.com
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel's Avengers Endgame: The Official Movie
Book SynopsisAn in-depth behind-the-scenes guide to the forthcoming Avengers: Infinity War sequel, Avengers: Endgame!A deluxe collector's edition detailing the follow-up film to the epic cinematic phenomenon Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame. Go behind the scenes on the highly aniticipated Marvel film.Trade Review"To any fan of the MCU, this 96-page hardback edition is a must-own" - Geeks of Doom
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years
Book SynopsisCelebrate the first 10 years of Marvel Studios movies in this collector's edition featuring all of the films from Iron Man to Captain Marvel!Includes interviews with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt and more, plus Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and Co-President Louis D'Esposito.Features stunning photography and in-depth sections on each film, including a guide to each movie's Easter Eggs and end-credits scenes.
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel 's Avengers: An Insider's Guide to the
Book SynopsisA celebratory guide to Marvel Studios' four epic Avengers movies from The Avengers (2012) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Includes exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of the super hero films that defined a generation of cinema! Including interviews with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and more! Packed with stunning photography and concept art from the biggest films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel Studios' Hawkeye The Official Collector
Book SynopsisThe official souvenir collector’s guide to Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye, as seen on Disney+.A behind-the-scenes look at Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye, this deluxe book is a must-have for all fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Featuring interviews with the cast and crew including Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, Jeremy Renner, and co-stars Hailee Steinfeld (Kate Bishop), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Alaqua Cox (Maya Lopez), and Vincent D'Onofrio (Kingpin) this collector’s edition explores the making of the action-packed show including chapters dedicated to fights and stunts, and the stunning costume departments with exclusive photos and art.
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel's Spider-Man: No Way Home The Official
Book SynopsisA deluxe look at the new Marvel Studios' Spider-Man movie.An in-depth behind-the-scenes look at Marvel Studios' spectacular new action-packed Spider-Man movie. Includes cast interviews and production features, plus amazing concept art and photography from the film.
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel's Thor 4: Love and Thunder Movie Special
Book SynopsisA deluxe guide to Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder including interviews, production art and photos that take readers behind the scenes of the most epic Thor adventure to date!A behind-the-scenes guide to Marvel Studios’ action-packed science fiction adventure movie, Thor: Love and Thunder. This deluxe fully illustrated hardcover edition includes: Chris Hemsworth (Thor) discussing his intense fitness regime to get into shape for his biggest adventure yet, collaborating with Taika Waititi, and the film’s unique romantic humor. Natalie Portman (Jane Foster/The Mighty Thor) on returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, being reunited with Chris Hemsworth after nine years, and the challenges of balancing darkness and comedy. Taika Waititi (Director and Co-Writer) revealing how he created his vision of the Thor movies, why Thor is such a tortured hero, and why he likes to twist the Super Hero genre. Plus interviews with the talented team behind the film’s stunning visual effects, costumes and makeup. Plus amazing production art and photography from the film. A must for all Marvel Studios fans.Trade Review“Avengers: Infinity War: The Official Movie Special is great for fans who want to read more about the film. This 96-page, full-color book makes for a great gift or coffee table book.” – Scifichick.com “Perfect for fans.” – Flickeringmyth.com “To any fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the 96-page hardback edition of Avengers: Endgame: The Official Movie Special is a must-own.” – GeeksofDoom.com
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Rutgers University Press Documenting the American Student Abroad: The
Book Synopsis1 in 10 undergraduates in the US will study abroad. Extoled by students as personally transformative and celebrated in academia for fostering cross-cultural understanding, study abroad is also promoted by the US government as a form of cultural diplomacy and a bridge to future participation in the global marketplace. In Documenting the American Student Abroad, Kelly Hankin explores the documentary media cultures that shape these beliefs, drawing our attention to the broad range of stakeholders and documentary modes involved in defining the core values and practices of study abroad. From study abroad video contests and a F.B.I. produced docudrama about student espionage to reality television inspired educational documentaries and docudramas about Amanda Knox, Hankin shows how the institutional values of "global citizenship," "intercultural communication," and "cultural immersion" emerge in contradictory ways through their representation. By bringing study abroad and media studies into conversation with one another, Documenting the American Student Abroad: The Media Cultures of International Education offers a much needed humanist contribution to the field of international education, as well as a unique approach to the growing scholarship on the intersection of media and institutions. As study abroad practitioners and students increase their engagement with moving images and digital environments, the insights of media scholars are essential for helping the field understand how the mediation of study abroad rhetoric shapes rather than reflects the field's central institutional idealsTrade Review"Documenting the American Student Abroad is a cutting account of exactly how far off the study abroad industry is from forging a media culture, or what Hankin would call a collective visual grammar, that is ethically aligned with the many noble goals the educational field purports to promote. By placing study abroad practices under the scrutiny of analytical tools from media and cultural studies, Hankin renders the familiar unfamiliar: student-made youtube clips become avenues for fresh analysis of gender and race, and rote study abroad safety precautions become texts for questioning just how comfortable Americans really are with the ideals of global citizenship. For those with an interest in media studies, Documenting the American Student Abroad models the importance of close-reading visual texts as easily dismissed and as 'low brow' as an undergraduate's 'Vlog' sent home from abroad. For those concerned with improving the quality of international education, Hankin will provoke a full-on reckoning. Where institutions of study abroad typically see absence, Hankin finds voice. Where study abroad practitioners see accepted everyday communications strategies, Hankin finds troubling pedagogies and ideological presumptions that undermine the very premise of intercultural education. Documenting the American Student Abroad helps us to understand how it is that an educational practice that has been celebrated for an entire century as America's pathway to global redemption has ultimately done so little to shift some of the most stubborn imperialist ideals that underpin our nation's relationship to the world. "— Talya Zemach-Bersin, Education Studies Senior Capstone Coordinator and a Lecturer, Yale University The American Minute podcast: Kelly Hankin, University of Redlands – The Personal is Professional: The Study Abroad Video Contest— The American Minute podcast “This book offers an original and critical account of an influential domain of media practice—the “study abroad media culture” through which Americans learn about, experience, and document educational travel abroad. Through deft analysis of diverse types of travel media, including study abroad video contests, “homestay movies,” and student vlogs, Kelly Hankin traces how visions of the “globally engaged student” have emerged from a web of media histories, technologies, institutions, and stakeholders. Media, Hankin convincingly shows us, are central to understanding the fraught politics and transformative potential of international education.”— Katie Day Good, author of Bring The World to the Child: Technologies of Global Citizenship in American Education “Kelly Hankin’s wide-ranging and deftly argued analysis of the ‘study abroad gaze’ is a welcome addition to current debates about tourism, travel, and intercultural exchange. She expertly guides us through such diverse topics as theories of mediated travel, reality television and vlogs, the foreign homestay, and the risks and rewards of overseas experiences. The result is an innovative reading of how this formative, multi-layered educational experience for contemporary American students is continually reframed through film and television.”— Ben McCann, University of Adelaide, Australia "NAB Podcast: Kelly Hankin on Media Cultures of Study Abroad in Higher Education"— The New American Baccalaureate ProjectTable of ContentsContents Introduction: The Media Cultures of Study Abroad The Personal is Professional: First-Person Travelogues and The Study Abroad Video Contest Intercultural Communication Among “Intimate Strangers”: Reality Television and Documentary Study Abroad House Hunters International: Homestay Movies in the Digital Era Study Abroad’s Diversity Problem: Vlogs as Necessary Media Spy Kids: The Consequences of Global Citizenship in Game of Pawns Study Abroad and The Female Traveler in the “Amanda Knoxudramas” Acknowledgments Bibliography
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Crown Publishing Group (NY) Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of
Book SynopsisThe behind-the-scenes story of the iconic funnymen who ruled '80s Hollywood—Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Eddie Murphy—and the beloved films that made them stars, including Animal House, Caddyshack, and GhostbustersNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEW YORK“An enjoyable romp that vividly captures the manic ups and downs of the remarkable group of funny folk who gave us a golden age of small and big screen comedy, from SNL to Groundhog Day.”—Peter Biskind, author of Easy Riders, Raging BullsWild and Crazy Guys opens in 1978 with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray taking bad-tempered swings at each other backstage at Saturday Night Live, and closes 21 years later with the two doing a skit in the same venue, poking fun at each other, their illustrious careers, triumphs and prat falls. In between, Nick de Semlyen takes us on a trip through the tumultuous '80s, delving behind the scenes of movies such as National Lampoon's Vacation, Beverly Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and dozens more. Chronicling the off-screen, larger-than-life antics of Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, John Belushi, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, it's got drugs, sex, punch-ups, webbed toes, and Bill Murray being pushed into a swimming pool by Hunter S. Thompson while tied to a lawn chair. What's not to like?Based on candid interviews from many of the stars themselves, as well as those in their immediate orbit, including directors John Landis, Carl Reiner, and Amy Heckerling, Wild and Crazy Guys is a fantastic insider account of the friendships, feuds, triumphs, and disasters experienced by these beloved comedians. Hilarious and revealing, it is both a hidden history of the most fertile period ever for screen comedy and a celebration of some of the most popular films of all time.Praise for Wild and Crazy Guys“Eminently readable . . . Children of the 1980s, take note: this is a fond, engrossing look back at the making of movies that became cultural touchstones.”—Booklist (starred review) “Nick de Semlyen smartly charts the pinballing career paths of the stars of this new comic wave. . . . His punchy, nonstop narrative . . . tells a [story] where art and commerce smash hard against each other, sometimes causing destruction, but sometimes making sparks fly.”—The Sunday Times (UK)
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