Cinema And Sorcery The Comprehensive Guide To Fantasy Film

Author : Arnold T Blumberg,Scott A. Woodard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1934547719

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Cinema and Sorcery: the Comprehensive Guide to Fantasy Film by Arnold T Blumberg,Scott A. Woodard Pdf

From the dawn of feature films, fans--be they artists, gamers, visionaries, writers, or dreamers--have drawn inspiration from the big screen. Now, between the covers of Cinema & Sorcery, embark on a decades-long journey through time from the earliest days of sword and sorcery films up to the present day. Learn the who, the what, the where, and the how of your favorite fantasy movies (and perhaps a few you may have never even heard of until now). Fifty films are covered in great detail, followed by shorter entries for every fantasy film we could find. So turn up your Krull soundtrack, slip into your Labyrinth t-shirt, and brush up on your Princess Bride quotes, this is Cinema & Sorcery: The Comprehensive Guide to Fantasy Film!

Author : Alec Worley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476611839

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Empires of the Imagination by Alec Worley Pdf

The warlocks and ghosts of fantasy film haunt our popular culture, but the genre has too long been ignored by critics. This comprehensive critical survey of fantasy cinema demonstrates that the fantasy genre amounts to more than escapism. Through a meticulously researched analysis of more than a century of fantasy pictures--from the seminal work of Georges Melies to Peter Jackson's recent tours of Middle-earth--the work identifies narrative strategies and their recurring components and studies patterns of challenge and return, setting and character. First addressing the difficult task of defining the genre, the work examines fantasy as a cultural force in both film and literature and explores its relation to science fiction, horror, and fairy tales. Fantasy's development is traced from the first days of film, with emphasis on how the evolving genre reflected such events as economic depression and war. Also considered is fantasy's expression of politics, as either the subject of satire or fuel for the fires of propaganda. Discussion ventures into the subgenres, from stories of invented lands inhabited by fantastic creatures to magical adventures set in the familiar world, and addresses clashes between fantasy and faith, such as the religious opposition to the Harry Potter phenomenon. From the money-making classics to little-known arthouse films, this richly illustrated work covers every aspect of fantasy film.

Author : Katherine A. Fowkes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1444320599

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The Fantasy Film by Katherine A. Fowkes Pdf

The Fantasy Film provides a clear and compelling overview of this revitalized and explosively popular film genre. Includes analyses of a wide range of films, from early classics such as The Wizard of Oz and Harvey to Spiderman and Shrek, and blockbuster series such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Harry Potter films Provides in-depth historical and critical overviews of the genre Fully illustrated with screen shots from key films

Author : Jacqueline Furby,Claire Hines
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136640742

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Fantasy by Jacqueline Furby,Claire Hines Pdf

This book considers fantasy film and its relationship to myth, legend and fairytale, examining its important role in contemporary culture. It provides an historical overview of the genre and its evolution, contextualising each fantasy film within its socio-cultural period and with reference to relevant critical theory.

Author : Lawrence Ellsworth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781493065639

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Cinema of Swords by Lawrence Ellsworth Pdf

Cinema of Swords is a history, guide, and love letter to over four hundred movies and television shows featuring swashbucklers: knights, pirates, samurai, Vikings, gladiators, outlaw heroes like Zorro and Robin Hood, and anyone else who lives by the blade and solves their problems with the point of a sword. Though swordplay thrives as a mainstay of current pop culture—whether Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings or Star Wars—swashbuckling was if anything even more ubiquitous during Hollywood’s classic period, from its foundations in the Silent Era up through the savage bursts of fantasy films in the ‘80s. With this huge cinematic backlist of classics now available online and on-demand, Cinema of Swords traces the roots and branches of this unruly genre, highlighting classics of the form and pointing fans toward thrilling new gems they never knew existed. With wry summaries and criticism from swordplay expert Lawrence Ellsworth, this comprehensive guidebook is perfect as a reference work or as a dazzling Hollywood history to be read end-to-end.

Author : Bryan Senn,John Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fantasy
ISBN : UOM:49015002920180

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Fantastic Cinema Subject Guide by Bryan Senn,John Johnson Pdf

About 2,500 genre films are entered under more than 100 subject headings, ranging from abominable snowmen through dreamkillers, rats, and time travel, to zombies, with a brief essay on each topic: development, highlights, and trends. Each film entry shows year of release, distribution company, country of origin, director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, cast credits, plot synopsis and critical commentary.

Author : David Butler
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : PSU:000067809554

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Fantasy Cinema by David Butler Pdf

"Often dismissed as simple tales of sword and sorcery, fantasy is one of the fundamental impulses in filmmaking, a source of some of the most vivid and memorable films ever made that reaches far beyond the confines of a single genre. As well as some of the major genres, stylistic approaches and exponents of cinematic fantasy, from Georges Melies, Walt Disney, and Andrei Tarkovsky to contemporary fantasists such as Terry Gilliam and Peter Jackson. This volume focuses on fantasy's social function with case studies including The Thief of Baghdad (1924), Excalibur (1981), the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03), and Bruce Almighty (2003). and interpretations. Taking in the popular and the experimental, subversive desires and reactionary dreams, this book is an engaging introduction to one of the vital energies in cinema." -- Book cover.

Author : Basil Glynn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350129382

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The Mummy on Screen by Basil Glynn Pdf

The Mummy is one of the most recognizable figures in horror and is as established in the popular imagination as virtually any other monster, yet the Mummy on screen has until now remained a largely overlooked figure in critical analysis of the cinema. In this compelling new study, Basil Glynn explores the history of the Mummy film, uncovering lost and half-forgotten movies along the way, revealing the cinematic Mummy to be an astonishingly diverse and protean figure with a myriad of on-screen incarnations. In the course of investigating the enduring appeal of this most 'Oriental' of monsters, Glynn traces the Mummy's development on screen from its roots in popular culture and silent cinema, through Universal Studios' Mummy movies of the 1930s and 40s, to Hammer Horror's re-imagining of the figure in the 1950s, and beyond.

Author : John Algeo,Adele S. Algeo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521449715

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Fifty Years Among the New Words by John Algeo,Adele S. Algeo Pdf

This book, first published in 1992, is a unique repository of language use from 1941-91.

Author : Alan G. Frank
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Fantasy films
ISBN : UOM:39015015867511

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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Handbook by Alan G. Frank Pdf

This book is a comprehensive and detailed guide to a genre of enduring popular appeal. Several hundred films are covered in entries that provide technical credits and cast lists, a plot synopsis, and a quotation from a contemporary reviewócomplimentary or otherwise. The films are illustrated by over 200 stills. More than 50 biographies of movie personalities, including performers, directors, producers, and writers, are supplied. In addition, the author has written a series of short essays on major themes in science fiction and fantasy films.

Author : Frank Northen Magill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : UOM:49015002919828

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Magill's Survey of Cinema--English Language Films, Second Series by Frank Northen Magill Pdf

A survey of over 750 movies (additional to 515 in 1st series) - from 1927 to 1981 - giving an account of the story line along with an examination of the directing, acting, cinematography, editing, etc. in each.

Author : Neil Barron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:49015002915008

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Fantasy and Horror by Neil Barron Pdf

More than 2,300 works of fiction and poetry are discussed, each cross-referenced to other works with similar or contrasting themes. Winners and nominees for major awards are identified. Books that are part of a series are flagged, with a complete list of books in series included in a final chapter, along with a comprehensive list of awards, of translations, and of young adult and children's books.

Author : Andrew Migliore,John Strysik
Publisher : Night Shade
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1892389355

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The Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft by Andrew Migliore,John Strysik Pdf

The definitive guide to film and television influenced by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. From Alien to Hellboy to Rough Magik it's all here. Coverage of feature films, television shows, independent films, interviews with Guillermo del Toro, John Carpenter and more. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Author : Mithuraaj Dhusiya
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351386487

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Indian Horror Cinema by Mithuraaj Dhusiya Pdf

This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in India. It uncovers some unique and diverse themes that these films deal with, including the fear of the unknown, the supernatural, occult practices, communication with spirits of the deceased, ghosts, reincarnation, figures of vampires, zombies, witches and transmutations of human beings into non-human forms such as werewolves. It focusses on the construction of feminine and masculine subjectivities in select horror films across seven major languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, Marathi and Malayalam. The author shows that the alienation of the body and bodily functions through the medium of the horror film serves to deconstruct stereotypes of caste, class, gender and anthropocentrism. Some riveting insights emerge thus, such as the masculinist undertow of the possession narrative and how complex structures of resistance accompany the anxieties of culture via the dread of laughter. This original account of Indian cinematic history is accessible yet strongly analytical and includes an exhaustive filmography. The book will interest scholars and researchers in film studies, media and cultural studies, art, popular culture and performance, literature, gender, sociology, South Asian studies, practitioners, filmmakers as well as cinephiles.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1420 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123832326

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Halliwell's Film, Video & DVD Guide by Anonim Pdf