Encyclopedia Of Film Themes Settings And Series

Author : Richard B. Armstrong,Mary Willems Armstrong
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476612300

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Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series by Richard B. Armstrong,Mary Willems Armstrong Pdf

The first editon was called “the most valuable film reference in several years” by Library Journal. The new edition published in hardcover in 2001 includes more than 670 entries. The current work is a paperback reprint of that edition. Each entry contains a mini-essay that defines the topic, followed by a chronological list of representative films. From the Abominable Snowman to Zorro, this encyclopedia provides film scholars and fans with an easy-to-use reference for researching film themes or tracking down obscure movies on subjects such as suspended animation, viral epidemics, robots, submarines, reincarnation, ventriloquists and the Olympics (“Excellent” said Cult Movies). The volume also contains an extensive list of film characters and series, including B-movie detectives, Western heroes, made-for-television film series, and foreign film heroes and villains.

Author : Robert Beck
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476606668

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The Edward G. Robinson Encyclopedia by Robert Beck Pdf

Edward G. Robinson, a 1930s cinema icon, had an acting career that spanned more than 60 years. After a brush with silent films, he rose to true celebrity status in sound feature films and went on to take part in radio and television performances, then back to Broadway and on the road in live theatre. This work documents Robinson’s every known public performance or appearance, listing co-workers, source material, background and critical commentary. The entries include feature films, documentaries, short subjects, cartoons, television and radio productions, live theatre presentations, narrations, pageants, and recordings. Also included are entries relating to his life and career, ranging from his wives to his art collection.

Author : Kevin J. Harty
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476608440

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Cinema Arthuriana by Kevin J. Harty Pdf

The legends of King Arthur have not only endured for centuries, but also flourished in constant retellings and new stories built around the central themes. With the coming of motion pictures, Arthur was destined to hit the screen. This edition of Cinema Arthuriana, revised in 2002, presents 20 essays on the topic of the recurring presence of the legend in film and television from 1904 to 2001. They cover such films as Excalibur (1981) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), television productions such as The Mists of Avalon (2001), and French and German films about the quest for the Holy Grail and the other adventures of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Author : Thomas Lisanti
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476601427

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Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies by Thomas Lisanti Pdf

Surfers loathed them, teenagers flocked to them, critics dismissed them, producers banked on them—surf and beach movies. For a short time in the 1960s they were extremely popular with younger audiences—mainly because of the shirtless surfer boys and bikini-clad beach girls, the musical performers, and the wild surfing footage. This lavishly illustrated filmography details 32 sizzling fun-in-the-sun teenage epics from Gidget to the Beach Party movies with Frankie and Annette to The Sweet Ride plus a few offshoots in the snow!) Entries include credits, plot synopses, memorable lines, reviews and awards, and commentary from such as Aron Kincaid of The Girls on the Beach, Susan Hart of The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, Peter Brown of Ride the Wild Surf, Chris Noel of Beach Ball, and Ed Garner of Beach Blanket Bingo. Biographies of actors and leading actresses who made their marks in the genre are included.

Author : Amanda Reyes
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781909394452

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Are You In The House Alone? by Amanda Reyes Pdf

Beginning in the 1960s through its heyday in the 1970s and beyond, the telefilm remains an important cultural artefact masquerading as disposable entertainment. Made specifically for the small screen, within the tight constraints of broadcasting standards, what these humble movies lacked in budget and star appeal, they made up for in other ways. Often they served as an introduction to genre films, particularly horror, mirroring their theatrical counterparts with a focus on sinister cults, women in prison, haunted houses and even animals in revolt. They were also a place to address serious contemporary issues—drugs, prostitution, sexual violence and justice—albeit in a cosy domestic environment. Production of telefilms continues to this day, but their significance within the history of mass media remains under-discussed. Are You in the House Alone? seeks to address this imbalance in a series of reviews and essays by fans and critics alike. It looks at many of the films, the networks and names behind them, and also specific genres—everything from Stephen King adaptations to superheroes to true-life dramas. So, kickback and crack open the TV guide once more for the event that is the Movie of the Week!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781621968665

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Narrating the Prison: Role and Representation in Charles Dickens' Novels, Twentieth-Century Fiction, and Film by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Higham
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476662190

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Wax Museum Movies by George Higham Pdf

Spanning over a century of cinema and comprised of 127 films, this book analyzes the cinematic incarnations of the "uncanniest place on earth"--wax museums. Nothing is as it seems at a wax museum. It is a place of wonder, horror and mystery. Will the figures come to life at night, or are they very much dead with corpses hidden beneath their waxen shells? Is the genius hand that molded them secretly scarred by a terrible tragedy, longing for revenge? Or is it a sinner's sanctum, harboring criminals with countless places to hide in plain sight? This chronological analysis includes essential behind the scenes information in addition to authoritative research comparing the creation of "real" wax figures to the "reel" ones seen onscreen. Publicly accessible or hidden away in a maniac's lair, wax museums have provided the perfect settings for films of all genres to thrillingly play out on the big screen since the dawn of cinema.

Author : James Newton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501342318

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The Mad Max Effect by James Newton Pdf

The Mad Max Effect provides an in-depth analysis of the Mad Max series, and how it began as an inventive concoction of a number of influences from a range of exploitation genres (including the biker movie, the revenge film, and the car chase cinema of the 1970s), to eventually inspiring a fresh cycle of international low budget 'road warrior' movies that appeared on home video in the 1980s. The Mad Max Effect is the first detailed academic study of the most famous and celebrated post-apocalypse film series, and examines how a humble Australian action movie came from the cultural margins of exploitation cinema to have a profound impact on the broader media landscape.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Reference books
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113881465

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Reference Books Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UVA:X006112263

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Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Best books
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120944645

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Bowker's Best Reference Books: Author index. Title index by Anonim Pdf

Contains approximately 20,000 mostly English language sources for academic libraries of all sizes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UOM:39015082964688

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The Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Author : Bohdan S. Wynar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Reference books
ISBN : UOM:39015064851903

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American Reference Books Annual by Bohdan S. Wynar Pdf

1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.

Author : Michael Gagarin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3369 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Civilization, Classical
ISBN : 9780195170726

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The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome. - Vol. 1 - 7 by Michael Gagarin Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822037943206

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The Writers Directory by Anonim Pdf