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Author : Michael Weldon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : B films
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021532101
Author : Ephraim Katz,Ronald Dean Nolen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 4150 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780062277114
“Wow! What a book!” — Katharine Hepburn “Recommended for any reference collection in need of a world view of film.” — Booklist “The best movie reference book, hands down.” — Newsweek
Author : Richard Abel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780415234405
The Encyclopedia presents more than 1,000 entries on the basic trajectory of early cinema history, with coverage of film production, filmmakers, film genres, and individual films.
Author : John Grant
Publisher : Limelight Editions
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1557838313
Offers a reference guide to film noir, extending from relevant films from before the genre was established to contemporary neonoirs and other types of film derived from the genre.
Author : James Monaco
Publisher : Perigee Trade
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025397154
An alphabetical reference on the major film figures (stars, producers, directors, writers, et al.), past and present. Each entry provides a substantial career biography and a complete listing of all films the individual has been involved with. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Sabine Haenni,Sarah Barrow,John White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317682608
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films comprises 200 essays by leading film scholars analysing the most important, influential, innovative and interesting films of all time. Arranged alphabetically, each entry explores why each film is significant for those who study film and explores the social, historical and political contexts in which the film was produced. Ranging from Hollywood classics to international bestsellers to lesser-known representations of national cinema, this collection is deliberately broad in scope crossing decades, boundaries and genres. The encyclopedia thus provides an introduction to the historical range and scope of cinema produced throughout the world.
Author : Constantine Santas,James M. Wilson,Maria Colavito,Djoymi Baker
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810882485
Soon after film came into existence, the term epic was used to describe productions that were lengthy, spectacular, live with action, and often filmed in exotic locales with large casts and staggering budgets. The effort and extravagance needed to mount an epic film paid off handsomely at the box office, for the genre became an immediate favorite with audiences. Epic films survived the tribulations of two world wars and the Depression and have retained the basic characteristics of size and glamour for more than a hundred years. Length was, and still is, one of the traits of the epic, though monolithic three- to four-hour spectacles like Gone with the Wind (1939) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) have been replaced today by such franchises as the Harry Potter films and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Although the form has evolved during many decades of existence, its central elements have been retained, refined, and modernized to suit the tastes of every new generation. The Encyclopedia of Epic Films identifies, describes, and analyzes those films that meet the criteria of the epic—sweeping drama, panoramic landscapes, lengthy adventure sequences, and, in many cases, casts of thousands. This volume looks at the wide variety of epics produced over the last century—from the silent spectacles of D. W. Griffith and biblical melodramas of Cecil B. DeMille to the historical dramas of David Lean and rollercoaster thrillers of Steven Spielberg. Each entry contains: Major personnel behind the camera, including directors and screenwriters Cast and character listings Plot summary Analysis Academy Award wins and nominations DVD and Blu-ray availability Resources for further study This volume also includes appendixes of foreign epics, superhero spectaculars, and epics produced for television, along with a list of all the directors in the book. Despite a lack of overall critical recognition and respect as a genre, the epic remains a favorite of audiences, and this book pays homage to a form of mass entertainment that continues to fill movie theaters. The Encyclopedia of Epic Films will be of interest to academics and scholars, as well as any fan of films made on a grand scale.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : OCLC:222106195
Author : Geoff Mayer,Brian McDonnell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780313038662
When viewers think of film noir, they often picture actors like Humphrey Bogart playing characters like Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, the film based on the book by Dashiell Hammett. Yet film noir is a genre much richer. The authors first examine the debate surrounding the parameters of the genre and the many different ways it is defined. They discuss the Noir City, its setting and backdrop, and also the cultural (WWII) and institutional (the House UnAmerican Activities Committee, and the Production Code Administration) influences on the subgenres. An analysis of the low budget and series film noirs provides information on those cult classics. With over 200 entries on films, directors, and actors, the Encyclopedia of Film Noir is the most complete resource for film fans, students, and scholars.
Author : Edward Branigan,Warren Buckland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136472633
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory is an international reference work representing the essential ideas and concepts at the centre of film theory from the beginning of the twentieth century, to the beginning of the twenty-first. When first encountering film theory, students are often confronted with a dense, interlocking set of texts full of arcane terminology, inexact formulations, sliding definitions, and abstract generalities. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory challenges these first impressions by aiming to make film theory accessible and open to new readers. Edward Branigan and Warren Buckland have commissioned over 50 scholars from around the globe to address the difficult formulations and propositions in each theory by reducing these difficult formulations to straightforward propositions. The result is a highly accessible volume that clearly defines, and analyzes step by step, many of the fundamental concepts in film theory, ranging from familiar concepts such as ‘Apparatus’, ‘Gaze’, ‘Genre’, and ‘Identification’, to less well-known and understood, but equally important concepts, such as Alain Badiou’s ‘Inaesthetics’, Gilles Deleuze’s ‘Time-Image’, and Jean-Luc Nancy’s ‘Evidence’. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory is an ideal reference book for undergraduates of film studies, as well as graduate students new to the discipline.
Author : John C. Tibbetts,James Michael Welsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0816039615
Spanning comedy, drama, film noir, science fiction, westerns, action adventure, suspense and children's literature, this book offers a detailed survey of adaptations of film adaptations of novels.
Author : Ephraim Katz
Publisher : New York : Crowell
Page : 1284 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Cinéma
ISBN : 0690012047
An encyclopedia of world cinema listing American, British, and international subjects and artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of the motion picture.
Author : Claude J. Summers
Publisher : Cleis Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781573442091
How did Liberace's costumes kill him? Which lesbian comedian spent her high school years as 'the best white cheerleader in Detroit'? For these answers and many more, fans can dip into this book. Drawn from the fascinating online encyclopaedia of queer arts and culture - www.glbtq.com - this is the only reference book in which RuPaul and Jean Cocteau jostle for space. From the porn industry to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, from body building to Dorothy Arzner, this is an indispensable guide: readable, authoritative and concise.
Author : Richard B. Armstrong,Mary Willems Armstrong
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476612300
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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1513 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Documentary films
ISBN : 1579584454