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Author : Gary Svehla,Susan Svehla
Publisher : Midnight Marquee PressInc
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1887664041
Author : Gary J. Svehla
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1644300117
Author : Gary Svehla,Susan Svehla
Publisher : Midnight Marquee PressInc
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1887664033
This text discusses twelve popular horror films, some of which were loved by their critics, others that were slated. Some of the titles included are: Maniac, Voodoo Man, The Tingler, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, King Kong, and Dune.
Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476610900
This eclectic overview of horror cinema offers up a collection of horror films for practically any occasion and literally every day of the year. For example, the author recommends commemorating United Nations Day (October 24) with a screening of The Colossus of New York, whose startling climax takes place at the U.N. Building. Each day-by-day entry includes the movie title, production year, plot summary and critique, along with a brief explanation of how the film fits into the history of that particular day and interesting anecdotes on the film’s production.
Author : Dennis Fischer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786460915
This enormous and exhaustive reference book has entries on every major and minor director of science fiction films from the inception of cinema (circa 1895) through 1998. For each director there is a complete filmography including television work, a career summary, a critical assessment, and behind-the-scenes production information. Seventy-nine directors are covered in especially lengthy entries and a short history of the science fiction film genre is also included.
Author : T.S. Kord
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476626666
Zombies, werewolves and chainsaw-wielding maniacs are tried-and-true staples of horror films. But none can match the visceral dread evoked by a child with an innocent face and a diabolical stare. Cinema’s evil children attack our cherished ideas of innocence and our innocent bystander status as the audience. A good horror film is a scary ride—a “devil child” movie is a guilt trip. This book examines 24 international films—with discussions of another 100—that in effect “indict” viewers for crimes of child abuse and abandonment, greed, social and ecological negligence, and political and war crimes, and for persistent denial of responsibility for them all. For 75 years evil children have ritually rebuked audiences and, in playing on our guilt, established a horror subgenre that might be described as a blood-spattered rampage on an ethical mission.
Author : Mark F. Berry
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476606743
From classics like King Kong, to beloved B–movies like The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, to blockbusters like Jurassic Park, it’s easy to see that filmmakers and audiences alike love to see dinosaurs on the screen. This comprehensive filmography, arranged alphabetically by title, contains entries that include basic facts (year of release, country of origin, studio, and running time), followed by a concise plot summary, the author’s critical commentary, information on the production and the people behind it, and secrets of the often-ingenious special effects. Three useful appendices feature films with minor dinosaur content, planned but unfinished dinosaur movies, and the quasi-dinosaurs of Toho Studios. To be included, a movie must depict one or more representations of a “prehistoric reptile.” Inaccurate portrayals are included, as long as the intent is to represent a real or fictional dinosaur. Not eligible are films featuring prehistoric mammals, prehistoric humans or humanoids, and beasts of mythology—unless, of course, the movie also has a dinosaur.
Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476668949
In the mid-1950s, to combat declining theater attendance, film distributors began releasing pre-packaged genre double-bills--including many horror and science fiction double features. Though many of these films were low-budget and low-end, others, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Horror of Dracula and The Fly, became bona fide classics. Beginning with Universal-International's 1955 pairing of Revenge of the Creature and Cult of the Cobra, 147 officially sanctioned horror and sci-fi double-bills were released over a 20-year period. This book presents these double features year-by-year, and includes production details, historical notes, and critical commentary for each film.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015079622463
Author : Ted Okuda,Mark Yurkiw
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780809335381
Originally published: Chicago: Lake Claremont Press, 2007.
Author : Sam Stall,Lou Harry,Julia Spalding
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1931686548
What do Neil Diamond, Touched by an Angel, Pamela Anderson, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, White castle hamburgers, Benny Hill, Thomas Kinkade, and the song “You Light Up My Life” have in common? They’re all guilty pleasures—and they’re all celebrated in this massive A-to-Z encyclopedia. Authors Sam Stall, Lou Harry, and Julia Spalding have unearthed fascinating trivia about literature (Valley of the Dolls, The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue), television (The Real World, Land of the Lost), fashion (Members Only jackets, the WonderBra), and more. Every page features a sophisticated two-column design and handy guide words for quick at-a-glance reference. Best of all, we’ve illustrated 100 of the guiltiest pleasures with the same portrait style used by the Wall Street Journal. Complete with 1,001 entries, it’s the ultimate guide to everything you hate to love!
Author : Keith McDonald,Roger Clark
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781623560133
A critical exploration of one of the most exciting, original and influential figures to emerge in contemporary film, Guillermo del Toro: Film as Alchemic Art is a major contribution to the analysis of Guillermo del Toro's cinematic output. It offers an in-depth discussion of del Toro's oeuvre and investigates key ideas, recurrent motifs and subtle links between his movies. The book explores the sources that del Toro draws upon and transforms in the creation of his rich and complex body of work. These include the literary, artistic and cinematic influences on films such as Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, Cronos and Mimic, and the director's engagement with comic book culture in his two Hellboy films, Blade II and Pacific Rim. As well as offering extensive close textual analysis, the authors also consider del Toro's considerable impact on wider popular culture, including a discussion of his role as producer, ambassador for 'geek' culture and figurehead in new international cinema.
Author : Robin Wood
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780814345245
Robin Wood—one of the foremost critics of cinema—has laid the groundwork for anyone writing about the horror film in the last half-century. Wood’s interest in horror spanned his entire career and was a form of popular cinema to which he devoted unwavering attention. Robin Wood on the Horror Film: Collected Essays and Reviews compiles over fifty years of his groundbreaking critiques. In September 1979, Wood and Richard Lippe programmed an extensive series of horror films for the Toronto International Film Festival and edited a companion piece: The American Nightmare: Essays on the Horror Film — the first serious collection of critical writing on the horror genre. Robin Wood on the Horror Film now contains all of Wood’s writings from The American Nightmare and nearly everything else he wrote over the years on horror—published in a range of journals and magazines—gathered together for the first time. It begins with the first essay Wood ever published, "Psychoanalysis of Psycho," which appeared in 1960 and already anticipated many of the ideas explored later in his touchstone book, Hitchcock’s Films. The volume ends, fittingly, with, "What Lies Beneath?," written almost five decades later, an essay in which Wood reflects on the state of the horror film and criticism since the genre’s renaissance in the 1970s. Wood’s prose is eloquent, lucid, and convincing as he brings together his parallel interests in genre, authorship, and ideology. Deftly combining Marxist, Freudian, and feminist theory, Wood’s prolonged attention to classic and contemporary horror films explains much about the genre’s meanings and cultural functions. Robin Wood on the Horror Film will be an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in horror, science fiction, and film genre.
Author : Mark Clark
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786426829
While you may think the old adage about oil and water being unable to mix applies perfectly to the cinema of terror and the craft of great acting, many a grease-painted scare and fluid performance have been combined in the strange alchemy that is the horror film. From the silent mastery of Lon Chaney’s The Phantom of the Opera to the cultured cannibalism of Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs, the genre has seen an impressive number of noteworthy portrayals, far removed from the stereotypical leering monster and terrified maiden. Part One of this work highlights the stars of this screen style—those whose numerous roles and outstanding performances made their names synonymous with horror cinema. Part Two covers actors who, although not normally associated with the genre, still contributed to its history. Part Three covers the great actresses in horror films and highlights their acting achievement. An appendix lists all the Academy Award nominations and winners in the horror genre.
Author : Harris M. Lentz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Celebrities
ISBN : IND:30000100692809
