A Western Filmmakers

Author : Henryk Hoffmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015047740124

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"A" Western Filmmakers by Henryk Hoffmann Pdf

From High Noon to Unforgiven, the "A" Western represents the pinnacle of Western filmmaking. More intellectual, ambitious, and time-consuming than the readily produced "B" or serial Westerns, these films rely on hundreds of talented artists. This comprehensive reference work provides biographies and Western filmographies for nearly 1,000 men and women who have contributed to at least three "A" Westerns. These contributors are arranged by their role in film production. Cinematographers, composers, actors, actresses, and directors receive complete biographical treatment; writers whose work was used in at least two Westerns are also featured. An appendix lists well-known actors who have appeared in either one or two "A" Westerns, as specified.

Author : Jim Kitses
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781838716271

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Horizons West by Jim Kitses Pdf

When first published in 1969, Horizons West was immediately recognised as the definitive critical account of the Western film and some of its key directors. This greatly expanded new edition is, like the original, written in a graceful, penetrating and absorbingly readable style. It provides definitive critical analysis of the six greatest film-makers of the Western genre: John Ford, Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher, Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood. And it offers illuminating accounts of such classic Westerns as The Searchers, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Once Upon a Time in the West, Shane and many more. Among the completely new material in this edition is Kitses's magisterial account of the work of the greatest of Western directors, John Ford. Kitses also assesses how the Western has been challenged by revisionist historical accounts of the West and the Western, and by movement such as feminism, postmodernism, multiculturalism and psychoanalysis. The product of a lifetime's labour and love, Horizons West is a landmark of scholarship and interpretation devoted to, what is for many, Hollywood's signature genre. It provides a compelling account of the powerful mythology of America's past as forged by Western films and the men who made them.

Author : Scott Simmon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0521555817

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The Invention of the Western Film by Scott Simmon Pdf

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Author : George A. Katchmer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476609058

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A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses by George A. Katchmer Pdf

Long before sound became an essential part of motion pictures, Westerns were an established genre. The men and women who brought to life cowboys, cowgirls, villains, sidekicks, distressed damsels and outraged townspeople often continued with their film careers, finding success and fame well into the sound era--always knowing that it was in silent Westerns that their careers began. More than a thousand of these once-silent Western players are featured in this fully indexed encyclopedic work. Each entry includes a detailed biography, covering both personal and professional milestones and a complete Western filmography. A foreword is supplied by Diana Serra Cary (formerly the child star "Baby Peggy"), who performed with many of the actors herein.

Author : Jennifer L. McMahon,B. Steve Csaki
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780813173856

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The Philosophy of the Western by Jennifer L. McMahon,B. Steve Csaki Pdf

The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate. For many, the western embodies America and its values. In recent years, scholars had declared the western genre dead, but a steady resurgence of western themes in literature, film, and television has reestablished the genre as one of the most important. In The Philosophy of the Western, editors Jennifer L. McMahon and B. Steve Csaki examine philosophical themes in the western genre. Investigating subjects of nature, ethics, identity, gender, environmentalism, and animal rights, the essays draw from a wide range of westerns including the recent popular and critical successes Unforgiven (1992), All the Pretty Horses (2000), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and No Country for Old Men (2007), as well as literature and television serials such as Deadwood. The Philosophy of the Western reveals the influence of the western on the American psyche, filling a void in the current scholarship of the genre.

Author : David Carter
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781842433881

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The Western by David Carter Pdf

From the very beginnings of cinema in America the Western has been a central genre. The hazardous lives of the settlers, their conflict with Native Americans (the Indians), the lawless frontier towns, outlaws and cattle rustlers, all found their way into the new medium of film. Folk heroes and heroines, such as Jesse and Frank James, Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane and Annie Oakley, were all eagerly seized on by filmmakers. From the popular to the more literary, writers such as Zane Grey, Owen Wister and James Fennimore Cooper were plundered for storylines. The Western became popular worldwide because it offered escape, adventure, stunning landscapes and romance; also themes that resonated such as survival, law and order, defence of family, and dreams of a new and better world. David Carter's book starts with an introduction to the real American West and its famous historical figures, and traces the development of the genre from popular literature, through the early silent films, the sound era, the Golden Age of classic Westerns, TV and 'spaghetti westerns', to the self-reflexive and revisionist Westerns of recent decades. It provides a basic work of reference for all the major directors and noteworthy films of the genre. The great Hollywood directors are all here, such as John Ford, Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh, Michael Curtiz, Sam Peckinpah and Henry Hathaway, and great stars including John Wayne, James Stewart, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Jane Russell and Clint Eastwood.

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783253628429

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Introduction to All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film) by Gilad James, PhD Pdf

The upcoming film "All Quiet on the Western Front" is set to be a new adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's classic novel published in 1929. Directed by Edward Berger, the film will be produced by DreamWorks Pictures and will star Daniel Brühl, newcomer Felix Kammerer and Devid Striesow. Filming began in late 2021 and the release date is yet to be announced. The story follows a group of young German soldiers who enlist in World War I, filled with idealism and patriotism. However, as they face the brutal reality of trench warfare, they are forced to confront the devastating effects of the war on their physical and mental well-being, as well as their disillusionment with the patriotic propaganda that inspired them to enlist. The novel is considered a masterpiece of anti-war literature, and the film is expected to be a powerful portrayal of the human cost of conflict.

Author : James L. Neibaur
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781442245044

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The Clint Eastwood Westerns by James L. Neibaur Pdf

While the western was a staple of cinema for many decades, the form began to fade as its greatest star, John Wayne, made fewer films of distinction toward the end of his career. In the mid-1960s, the genre was redefined by a handful of directors, including Don Siegel and Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone, who offered something edgier, bloodier, and more violent. Working with both directors was an actor who had made a name for himself on the small screen in the hit western Rawhide. While Clint Eastwood would also star in and direct a number of successes with contemporary settings, his work in westerns represents the most significant part of his film career. In The Clint Eastwood Westerns, James L. Neibaur takes a film-by-film look at each of the superstar’s signature works, from A Fistful of Dollars in 1964 to his modern-day classic Unforgiven, which earned him two Academy Awards, including best director. The author discusses in detail the production, impact, influences, and successes (both critical and commercial) of each film. In addition, Neibaur examines the continued success and influence of these works—how they redefined, challenged, and progressed the western genre. The book also features chapters that look at Eastwood’s other films in the context of his overall career. From the spaghetti westerns he made with Leone, including The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,to his revisionist look at the Old West in Unforgiven, The Clint Eastwood Westerns shines a spotlight on some of the most thrilling films of the genre. For devotees of Eastwood—the actor or director—or simply fans of the western, this book is an entertaining look at one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars.

Author : Jim Kitses
Publisher : British Film Institute
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1844570193

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Horizons West by Jim Kitses Pdf

When first published in 1969, Horizons West was immediately recognised as the definitive critical account of the Western film and some of its key directors. This greatly expanded new edition is, like the original, written in a graceful, penetrating and absorbingly readable style.

Author : Gillian McIver
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781474246200

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Art History for Filmmakers by Gillian McIver Pdf

Since cinema's earliest days, literary adaptation has provided the movies with stories; and so we use literary terms like metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche to describe visual things. But there is another way of looking at film, and that is through its relationship with the visual arts – mainly painting, the oldest of the art forms. Art History for Filmmakers is an inspiring guide to how images from art can be used by filmmakers to establish period detail, and to teach composition, color theory and lighting. The book looks at the key moments in the development of the Western painting, and how these became part of the Western visual culture from which cinema emerges, before exploring how paintings can be representative of different genres, such as horror, sex, violence, realism and fantasy, and how the images in these paintings connect with cinema. Insightful case studies explore the links between art and cinema through the work of seven high-profile filmmakers, including Peter Greenaway, Peter Webber, Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Guillermo del Toro, Quentin Tarantino and Stan Douglas. A range of practical exercises are included in the text, which can be carried out singly or in small teams. Featuring stunning full-color images, Art History for Filmmakers provides budding filmmakers with a practical guide to how images from art can help to develop their understanding of the visual language of film.

Author : Alex Cox
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781842434024

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10,000 Ways to Die by Alex Cox Pdf

40 years ago as a Graduate student I wrote a book about Spaghetti Westerns, called 10,000 Ways to Die. It's an embarrassing tome when I look at it now: full of half-assed semiotics and other attenuated academic nonsense. In the intervening period, I have had the interesting experience of being a film director. So now, when I watch these films, I'm looking at them from a different perspective. A professional perspective maybe...I'm thinking about what the filmmakers intended, how they did that shot, how the director felt when his film was recut by the studio and he was creatively and financially screwed. 10,000 Ways to Die is an entirely new book about an under-studied subject, the Spaghetti Western, from a director's POV. Not only have these films stood the test of time; some of them are very high art. - Alex Cox

Author : John Woo
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1578067766

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John Woo by John Woo Pdf

This is the first authoritative English-language collection of interviews with the respected filmmaker who reinvented the modern action movie and helped open the door for fellow Asian filmmakers to the Western world.

Author : Western Rail-Road Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3010419

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... Annual Report of the Directors of the Western Railroad Corporation, to the Stockholders ... by Western Rail-Road Corporation Pdf

Author : Western Rail-Road Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000097569341

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Annual Report of the Directors of the Western Rail-Road Corporation to the Stockholders, Presented ... by Western Rail-Road Corporation Pdf

Author : Katarzyna Paszkiewicz
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474425278

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Genre, Authorship and Contemporary Women Filmmakers by Katarzyna Paszkiewicz Pdf

Examining the significance of women's work in popular film genres, this test sheds light on women's contribution to genre cinema through an exploration of filmmakers like Kathryn Bigelow, Diablo Cody, Sofia Coppola, and Kelly Reichard.