Cinemas Of Hertfordshire

Author : Allen Eyles,Keith Skone
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0954218906

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Cinemas of Hertfordshire by Allen Eyles,Keith Skone Pdf

There have been many changes since the first edition of this publication appeared in 1984. In addition to the closure of many more local cinemas, there has been the growth of the multiplexes so the picture is not entirely black. It is written by Alan Eyles, a fulltime specialist researcher and writer on the history of cinema. The new edition has twice the number of pages as the first and nearly 200 photographs including many which have been uncovered by the author in the last 20 years. It includes every cinema which has opened in Hertfordshire since 1908 (when the first opened its doors) and is arranged by town for ease of reference.

Author : Sarah Atkinson,Helen W. Kennedy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501324864

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Live Cinema by Sarah Atkinson,Helen W. Kennedy Pdf

Live Cinema is a term used to capture a diverse range of experiences that incorporate a 'live' element in relation to a film's exhibition. The live augmentation of cinema screenings is not a new phenomenon, indeed this tendency is present throughout the entire history of cinema in the form of live musical accompaniments to silent screenings, showmanship practices, and cult film audience behaviours. The contemporary revival of experiential cinema captured within this volume presents instances where the live transcends the mediated and escapes beyond the boundaries of the auditorium. Our contributors investigate film exhibition practices that include synchronous live performance, site specific screenings, technological intervention, social media engagement, and all manner of simultaneous interactive moments including singing, dancing, eating and drinking. These investigations reveal new cultures of reception and practice, new experiential aesthetics and emergent economies of engagement. This collection brings together fifteen contributions that together trace the emergence of a vivid new area of study. Drawing on rich, diverse and interdisciplinary fields of enquiry, this volume encapsulates a broad range of innovative methodological approaches, offers new conceptual frameworks and new critical vocabularies through which to describe and analyse the emergent phenomena of Live Cinema.

Author : Joseph Attard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501370342

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Opera Cinema by Joseph Attard Pdf

Since 2006, leading opera companies have beamed their shows to thousands of cinema screens all over the world – live. 'Opera cinema' is the most successful marriage of this elaborate, esoteric artform and the silver screen. In the twenty-first century, more people watch opera on cinema screens than the stage. But what is different about watching Massenet at the multiplex, compared to a traditional stage performance? Is opera cinema a new, hybrid artform in its own right, or merely a new way of engaging with an old one? Is it bringing new opera fans into the fold? Is there a danger it could one day eclipse the stage altogether? This book deals with these questions by charting the history of opera transmissions, exploring how digital media changes our relationship with culture and inviting a group of 'opera virgins' to give their impressions on this developing cultural experience.

Author : Dr James C Robertson,James Robertson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134876723

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The Hidden Cinema by Dr James C Robertson,James Robertson Pdf

How does film censorship work in Britain? Robertson examines the history of the British Board of Film Censors and shows that censorship has had a greater influence on film history than is often assumed.

Author : Tjitte de Vries,Ati Mul
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789085550167

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"They Thought it was a Marvel" by Tjitte de Vries,Ati Mul Pdf

Was 1906 the year of birth of animation pictures? Or 1908? Was France the place of birth, or was it the United States? --

Author : Leon Hunt,Leung Wing-Fai
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780857736369

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East Asian Cinemas by Leon Hunt,Leung Wing-Fai Pdf

Cinemas from East Asia are among the most exciting and influential in the world. They are attracting popular and critical attention on a global scale, with films from the region circulating as art house, cult, blockbuster and 'extreme' cinema, or as Hollywood remakes. This book explores developments in the global popularity of East Asian cinema, from Chinese martial arts, through Japanese horror, to the burgeoning new Korean cinema, with particular emphasis on crossovers, remakes, hybrids and co-productions. It examines changing cinematic traditions in Asia alongside the 'Asianisation' of western cinema. It explores the dialogue not only between 'East' and 'West', but between different cinemas in the Asia Pacific. What do these trends mean for global cinema? How are co-productions and crossover films changing the nature of Hollywood and East Asian cinemas? The book includes in-depth studies of Park Chan-wook, 'Infernal Affairs', 'Seven Samurai', and 'Princess Mononoke'.

Author : Eugenia Russell,Quentin Russell
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473866072

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Watford and South West Herts in the Great War by Eugenia Russell,Quentin Russell Pdf

This book highlights the importance of Watford as a regional centre within South West Herts during the years of the Great War as well as the cohesion of the local area and the impact events and initiatives had on the entire region. The organization and presence of the Army are discussed before focusing on different aspects of civilian life such as the contribution of civilians to the war effort, the Police and Fire Service, the role of Churches, Schools and the Press and changes in employment and local businesses. As the War wore on and the magnitude of the sacrifice sunk in, hospitals and charities became more prominent. The latter part of the book presents these as well as the many public and private ways of commemorating the War Dead in the aftermath of the conflict. The distinctiveness of such Memorials reflects the legacy of the Arts and Crafts Movement and the artistic communities resident in Bushey and Watford.

Author : Allen Eyles,Keith Skone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Hertfordshire (England)
ISBN : 0946974012

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The Cinemas of Hertfordshire by Allen Eyles,Keith Skone Pdf

Author : Philippa Gates,Lisa Funnell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136591556

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Transnational Asian Identities in Pan-Pacific Cinemas by Philippa Gates,Lisa Funnell Pdf

This collection examines the exchange of Asian identities taking place at the levels of both film production and film reception amongst pan-Pacific cinemas. The authors consider, on the one hand, texts that exhibit what Mette Hjort refers to as, "marked transnationality," and on the other, the polysemic nature of transnational film texts by examining the release and reception of these films. The topics explored in this collection include the innovation of Hollywood generic formulas into 1950's and 1960's Hong Kong and Japanese films; the examination of Thai and Japanese raced and gendered identity in Asian and American films; the reception of Hollywood films in pre-1949 China and millennial Japan; the production and performance of Asian adoptee identity and subjectivity; the political implications and interpretations of migrating Chinese female stars; and the production and reception of pan-Pacific co-productions. .

Author : Allen Eyles
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0851708137

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Odeon Cinemas by Allen Eyles Pdf

The old saying does often seem to hold true: the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, creating a widening gap between those who have more and those who have less. The sociologist Robert K. Merton called this phenomenon the Matthew effect, named after a passage in the gospel of Matthew. Yet the more closely we examine the sociological effects of this principle, the more complicated the idea becomes. Initial advantage doesn't always lead to further advantage, and disadvantage doesn't necessarily translate into failure. Does this theory need to be revisited? Merton's arguments have significant implications for our conceptions of equality and justice, and they challenge our beliefs about culture, education, and public policy. His hypothesis has been examined across a variety of social arenas, including science, technology, politics, and schooling, to see if, in fact, advantage begets further advantage. Daniel Rigney is the first to evaluate Merton's theory of cumulative advantage extensively, considering both the conditions that uphold the Matthew effect and the circumstances that cause it to fail. He explores whether growing inequality is beyond human control or disparity is socially constructed and subject to change. Reexamining our core assumptions about society, Rigney causes us to rethink the sources of inequity.

Author : Barbara Mennel
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780252050961

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Women at Work in Twenty-First-Century European Cinema by Barbara Mennel Pdf

From hairdressers and caregivers to reproductive workers and power-suited executives, images of women's labor have powered a fascinating new movement within twenty-first century European cinema. Social realist dramas capture precarious working conditions. Comedies exaggerate the habits of the global managerial class. Stories from countries battered by the global financial crisis emphasize the patriarchal family, debt, and unemployment. Barbara Mennel delves into the ways these films about female labor capture the tension between feminist advances and their appropriation by capitalism in a time of ongoing transformation. Looking at independent and genre films from a cross-section of European nations, Mennel sees a focus on economics and work adapted to the continent's varied kinds of capitalism and influenced by concepts in second-wave feminism. More than ever, narratives of work put female characters front and center--and female directors behind the camera. Yet her analysis shows that each film remains a complex mix of progressive and retrogressive dynamics as it addresses the changing nature of work in Europe.

Author : Martin Shingler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781838718350

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Star Studies by Martin Shingler Pdf

Martin Shingler presents the mother volume for Palgrave's Film Stars series in three easily-navigable chapters in which he provides a summative and instructive account of star studies for today's film student. Via a critical evaluation of the work of leading film scholars, he provides a convincing argument for howthis important area of film studies has evolved. Building on this, he offerssome new directions for star scholarship, and ends by offering the film student a useful set of themes and issues for his or her own investigation. 'Star Studies' is the perfect companion for the student who wishes to foster further research on stardom across a wide range of contexts, from national cinemas, to mainstream and marginal cinemas, to different historical periods and beyond.

Author : Mark Thornton Burnett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107135505

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'Hamlet' and World Cinema by Mark Thornton Burnett Pdf

Reveals a rich cinematic history, discussing Hamlet films from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

Author : Neil Mitchell
Publisher : Intellect Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781783203987

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Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2 by Neil Mitchell Pdf

The first volume of the Directory of World Cinema: Britain provided an overview of British cinema from its earliest days to the present. In this, the second volume, the contributors focus on specific periods and trace the evolutions of individual genres and directors. A complementary edition rather than an update of its predecessor, the book offers essays on war and family films, as well as on LGBT cinema and representations of disability in British films. Contributors consider established British directors such as Ken Loach and Danny Boyle as well as newcomer Ben Wheatley, who directed the fabulously strange A Field in England. This volume also shines the spotlight on the British Film Institute and its role in funding, preservation, and education in relation to British cinema. A must read for any fan of film, the history of the United Kingdom, or international artistic traditions, Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2 will find an appreciative audience both within and outside academia.

Author : Harold Orlans
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781136245855

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Stevenage by Harold Orlans Pdf

This is Volume XIX in a series of twenty-two on Race, Class and Social Structure. Originally published in 1952. In November 1946, the British Government founded the New Town of Stevenage, thirty miles north of London, as part of a long-term programme to move over a million people from the metropolis. This book tells the story of this New Town: the history of the decentralization policy, of the existing town of old Stevenage, and of the first four years of the new development; the sociology of the New Town plan and of the strong local opposition which aroused nation-wide interest and led to a court case that almost stopped the project; the nature of the Development Corporation established to plan and build the New Town and the difficulties experienced in its relations with other Government departments and the Stevenage District Council. The book is, therefore, an historical and sociological study of a pioneering Government venture and of its impact upon a small town. It represents the results of interviewing, observation, and documentary research conducted over an eighteen-month period from October 1948.