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The Legend Returns and Dies Harder Another Day

Author : Jennifer Forrest
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131731254

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This work examines film series. Some are representative of three periods in American film history--silent cinema, Classic Hollywood cinema, and the post-Classic or New Hollywood cinema. And some are in the tradition of other national cinemas, including those of France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and India. The series are examined from a variety of cultural and critical perspectives. In the initial chapter the editor analyzes the series form. Part One examines early cinema, outlining the events and situations after 1907 that allowed early filmmakers to begin creating series based on the complex narratives of popular fiction. Part Two explores the cultural implications of such series as Tarzan, Nancy Drew, and Maisie. Chapters in Part Three analyze James Bond and Star Wars, two of the most widely recognized series in Hollywood history. Part Four examines mid-century Germany's Fridericus and France's Angelique and Caroline. The final part presents studies of the postwar Japanese series Godzilla and Tora-San, the popular Better Tomorrow series from Hong Kong, and several Hindi series from postcolonial India.

Hollywood Remaking

Author : Kathleen Loock
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Film remakes
ISBN : 9780520375772

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"From the inception of cinema to today's franchise era, remaking has always been a motor of ongoing textual production. Hollywood Remaking critically examines the persistent economic and cultural relevance of film remakes, series, sequels, crossovers, spin-offs, and prequels that emerge from the large-scale system of remaking actively shape how the film industry, cinema, and audiences imagine themselves as these movies constantly negotiate past and present, stability and change through a serial dynamic of repetition and variation. The book develops a theory of Hollywood remaking as an inherently dynamic practice situated between the film industry's economic logic and the cultural imaginary and analyzes how remaking has developed as a business practice in the United States, how it has been imagined, discursively constructed, and defined by networked stakeholders from production and reception contexts, how it has shaped cinematic aesthetics and cultural debates, and how it has fostered film-historical knowledge, promoted feelings of generational belonging among audiences, and become deeply enmeshed with constructions of the self"--

The Hollywood Sequel

Author : Stuart Henderson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781839020193

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The Hollywood Sequel by Stuart Henderson Pdf

This illuminating study charts the changing role of the Hollywood film sequel over the past century. Considering a range of sequels in their industrial, historical and aesthetic contexts, from The Son of a Sheik (1926) to Toy Story 3 (2010), this book provides a comprehensive history of this critically-neglected yet commercially-dominant art form.

A Companion to Australian Cinema

Author : Felicity Collins,Jane Landman,Susan Bye
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781118942543

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A Companion to Australian Cinema by Felicity Collins,Jane Landman,Susan Bye Pdf

The first comprehensive volume of original essays on Australian screen culture in the twenty-first century. A Companion to Australian Cinema is an anthology of original essays by new and established authors on the contemporary state and future directions of a well-established national cinema. A timely intervention that challenges and expands the idea of cinema, this book brings into sharp focus those facets of Australian cinema that have endured, evolved and emerged in the twenty-first century. The essays address six thematically-organized propositions – that Australian cinema is an Indigenous screen culture, an international cinema, a minor transnational imaginary, an enduring auteur-genre-landscape tradition, a televisual industry and a multiplatform ecology. Offering fresh critical perspectives and extending previous scholarship, case studies range from The Lego Movie, Mad Max, and Australian stars in Hollywood, to transnational co-productions, YouTube channels, transmedia and nature-cam documentaries. New research on trends – such as the convergence of television and film, digital transformations of screen production and the shifting roles of women on and off-screen – highlight how established precedents have been influenced by new realities beyond both cinema and the national. Written in an accessible style that does not require knowledge of cinema studies or Australian studies Presents original research on Australian actors, such as Cate Blanchett and Chris Hemsworth, their training, branding, and path from Australia to Hollywood Explores the films and filmmakers of the Blak Wave and their challenge to Australian settler-colonial history and white identity Expands the critical definition of cinema to include YouTube channels, transmedia documentaries, multiplatform changescapes and cinematic remix Introduces readers to founding texts in Australian screen studies A Companion to Australian Cinema is an ideal introductory text for teachers and students in areas including film and media studies, cultural and gender studies, and Australian history and politics, as well as a valuable resource for educators and other professionals in the humanities and creative arts.

Licence to Thrill

Author : James Chapman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350211117

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Licence to Thrill by James Chapman Pdf

In this new edition of Licence To Thrill, James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the James Bond film series from the first picture, Dr No (1962), to the present. He considers the origins of the films in the spy thrillers of Ian Fleming and examines the production histories of the films in the contexts of the British and international film industries. This edition includes a new introduction and chapters on Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). Chapman explores how the films have changed over time in response to developments in the wider film culture and society at large. He charts the ever-evolving Bond formula, analysing the films' representations of nationhood, class, and gender in a constantly shifting cinematic and ideological landscape.

Second Takes

Author : Carolyn Jess-Cooke,Constantine Verevis
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781438430317

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The first collection of essays devoted to the phenomenon of the film sequel.

The Jaws Book

Author : I.Q. Hunter,Matthew Melia
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501347535

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The Jaws Book by I.Q. Hunter,Matthew Melia Pdf

After 45 years, Steven Spielberg's Jaws remains the definitive summer blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon with a fierce and dedicated fan base. The Jaws Book: New Perspectives on the Classic Summer Blockbuster is an exciting illustrated collection of new critical essays that offers the first detailed and comprehensive overview of the film's significant place in cinema history. Bringing together established and young scholars, the book includes contributions from leading international writers on popular cinema including Murray Pomerance, Peter Krämer, Sheldon Hall, Nigel Morris and Linda Ruth Williams, and covers such diverse topics as the film's release, reception and canonicity; its representation of masculinity and children; the use of landscape and the ocean; its status as a western; sequels and fan-edits; and its galvanizing impact on the horror film, action movie and contemporary Hollywood itself.

Mass Media Revolution

Author : J. Charles Sterin,Tameka Winston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1071 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315311791

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Mass Media Revolution by J. Charles Sterin,Tameka Winston Pdf

Now in its Third Edition, Mass Media Revolution remains a dynamic guide to the world of mass media, enhancing its readers’ development as critical consumers. The text employs a storytelling narrative style and integrated, chapter-specific digital material, providing a seamless learning experience. It features a wealth of expanded content—with particular attention to diversity in the media industry, reality TV, ethics and social media, and the evolution of online journalism. Chapter content, both print and online, is aligned to the ACEJMC national academic standards. Along with student video resources, this text includes an accompanying instructor resource manual and Power Point slides. All supplementary materials can be found at massmediarev.com.

Hong Kong Neo-Noir

Author : Esther Yau
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474412681

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Hong Kong Neo-Noir by Esther Yau Pdf

The first comprehensive collection on the subject of Hong Kong neo-noir cinema, this book examines the way Hong Kong has developed its own unique and culturally specific version of the neo-noir genre, while at the same time drawing on and adapting existing international noir cinemas. With a range of contributions from established and emerging scholars, this book illuminates the origins of Hong Kong neo-noir, its styles and contemporary manifestations, and its connection to mainland China. Case studies include classics such as The Wild Wild Rose (1960) and more recent films like Full Alert (1997) and Exiled (2007), as well as an in-depth look at the careers of iconic figures like Johnnie To and Jackie Chan. By examining at its past and its contemporary development, Hong Kong Neo-Noir also points towards the genre's possible future development.

Exploring Seriality on Screen

Author : Ariane Hudelet,Anne Crémieux
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000201352

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Exploring Seriality on Screen by Ariane Hudelet,Anne Crémieux Pdf

This collective book analyzes seriality as a major phenomenon increasingly connecting audiovisual narratives (cinematic films and television series) in the 20th and 21st centuries. The book historicizes and contextualizes the notion of seriality, combining narratological, aesthetic, industrial, philosophical, and political perspectives, showing how seriality as a paradigm informs media convergence and resides at the core of cinema and television history. By associating theoretical considerations and close readings of specific works, as well as diachronic and synchronic approaches, this volume offers a complex panorama of issues related to seriality including audience engagement, intertextuality and transmediality, cultural legitimacy, authorship, and medium specificity in remakes, adaptations, sequels, and reboots. Written by a team of international scholars, this book highlights a diversity of methodologies that will be of interest to scholars and doctoral students across disciplinary areas such as media studies, film studies, literature, aesthetics, and cultural studies. It will also interest students attending classes on serial audiovisual narratives and will appeal to fans of the series it addresses, such as Fargo, Twin Peaks, The Hunger Games, Bates Motel, and Sherlock.

Film Trilogies

Author : C. Perkins,C. Verevis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230371972

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Film Trilogies by C. Perkins,C. Verevis Pdf

Drawing on a wide range of examples, this book – the first devoted to the phenomenon of the film trilogy– provides a dynamic investigation of the ways in which the trilogy form engages key issues in contemporary discussions of film remaking, adaptation, sequelization and serialization.

Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Cinema

Author : M. Keith Booker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781538130100

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Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Cinema by M. Keith Booker Pdf

In the years since Georges Méliès’s Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) was released in 1902, more than 1000 science fiction films have been made by filmmakers around the world. The versatility of science fiction cinema has allowed it to expand into a variety of different markets, appealing to age groups from small children to adults. The technical advances in filmmaking technology have enabled a new sophistication in visual effects. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, films, companies, techniques, themes, and subgenres. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about science fiction cinema.

Film Remakes, Adaptations and Fan Productions

Author : K. Loock,C. Verevis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137263353

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Film Remakes, Adaptations and Fan Productions by K. Loock,C. Verevis Pdf

A dynamic investigation of processes of cultural reproduction – remaking and remodelling – which considers a wide range of film adaptations, remakes and fan productions from various industrial, textual and critical perspectives.

Film Reboots

Author : Daniel Herbert
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781474451383

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Through a set of vibrant case studies, this collection investigates rebooting as a practice that seeks to remake an entire film series or franchise, with ambitions that are at once respectful and revisionary.

Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle

Author : Jennifer Forrest
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000682465

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Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle by Jennifer Forrest Pdf

In his discussion of clowns in nineteenth-century French painting from Jean-Léon Gérôme’s 1857 La Sortie du bal masqué to Georges Rouault, art historian Francis Haskell wondered why they are so sad. The myth of the sad clown as an allegory for the unappreciated artist found echoes in the work of literary counterparts like Charles Baudelaire and his "Vieux saltimbanque" who seeks in vain a responsive public. For some, the attraction of the acrobatic clown for the creative imagination may have been his ability to embody the plight of the artist: these artistes generally led an ambulatory and uncertain existence. Other artists and writers, however, particularly the Decadents, perceived in the circus acrobat – including the acrobatic clown – a conceptual and performative tool for liberating their points of view from the prison-house of aesthetic convention. If authors’ protagonists were themselves sometimes failures, their aesthetic innovations often produced exhilarating artistic triumphs. Among the works examined in this study are the circus posters of Jules Chéret, Thomas Couture’s Pierrot and Harlequin paintings, Honoré Daumier’s saltimbanque paintings, Edgar Degas’s Miss Lala au Cirque Fernando, Édouard Manet’s Un bar au Folies-Bergère, the pantomimes of the Hanlon-Lees troupe, and novels, short stories, and poems by Théodore de Banville, Edmond de Goncourt, J. K. Huysmans, Gustave Kahn, Jules Laforgue, Catulle Mendès, Octave Mirbeau, Jean Richepin, Edouard Rod, and Marcel Schwob.