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Author : Alexander Ballinger,Danny Graydon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Film noir
ISBN : UCAL:B5423226
This book presents over one hundred crime and gangster movies highlighting fifty groundbreaking movies and offering profiles of legendary performers, directors, and other contributors.
Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781848361256
Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.
Author : David Parkinson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780756647124
The perfect companion to cinema's most spectacular genre, The Rough Guide to Film Musicals reveals how an escapist entertainment became Hollywood's most ingenious art form. From such enduring classics as Singin' In The Rain and West Side Story to recent successes like Evita and Chicago, this book reviews 50 essential musicals, including several forgotten gems. There are profiles of musical icons such as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and George Gershwin and details of musicals from around the world. Complete with a list of the best soundtracks, websites and books for further reading, this Rough Guide takes a behind the scenes look at this magical movie genre.
Author : Michael F. Keaney
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786491551
More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book—such films as The Accused, Among the Living, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Nelson, Bait, The Beat Generation, Crossfire, Dark Passage, I Walk Alone, The Las Vegas Story, The Naked City, Strangers on a Train, White Heat, and The Window. For each film, the following information is provided: the title, release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending.
Author : Alexander Ballinger,Danny Graydon
Publisher : Mascara/Tournon Editions
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2351440986
Les rues d'une ville plongée dans la nuit, une atmosphère de paranoïa, une femme superbe mais traîtresse, un homme crédule et moralement faible, un crime passionnel, un meurtre crapuleux - ce Rough Guide du film noir en fait son objet d'étude. Dans cet ouvrage : Les origines (l'apparition du film noir grâce aux romans noirs, aux films de gangsters, à l'expressionnisme allemand et au cinéma français des années 1930), L'histoire (comment le genre noir a évolué, décennie par décennie, en soulignant les films essentiels et l'émergence du style néonoir), Les incontournables (50 films essentiels, des premiers chefs-d'oeuvre comme Le Grand Sommeil et La Soif du mal jusqu'aux néoclassiques dont font partie Chinatown et Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Les icônes (portraits d'acteurs et d'actrices légendaires comme Humphrey Bogart et Barbara Stanwyck, de grands metteurs en scènes tels Fritz Lang, ainsi que des plus importants directeurs de la photographie, compositeurs de BO et décorateurs) et bien plus : le film noir à travers le monde et les lieux de tournage les plus célèbres, l'impact du film noir sur les autres genres cinématographiques, les meilleurs festivals, livres et sites Internet.
Author : Adam Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781409360537
Celebrate the centurys' finest movies in The Rough Guide to 21st Century Cinema, a lavishly illustrated homage to the world's best movies of this new era of cinema. The best 101 films: a run down of the finest films of the millenium from Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems. The hottest stars: features on the up and coming actors and actresses who have made a mark. The winning genres: best-in-class features on drama, comedy, horror, sci-fi, animation, documentary, superhero movies and all the genre-mash ups in between. The unsung heroes: the finest talent behind the camera, including directors, cinematographers, set designers and special effects specialists. The Rough Guide to 21st Century Cinema is the essential companion to movies of the moment. Now available in ePub format.
Author : Ian Brookes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781780933245
What is film noir? With its archetypal femme fatale and private eye, its darkly-lit scenes and even darker narratives, the answer can seem obvious enough. But as Ian Brookes shows in this new study, the answer is a lot more complex than that. This book is designed to tackle those complexities in a critical introduction that takes into account the problems of straightforward definition and classification. Students will benefit from an accessible introductory text that is not just an account of what film noir is, but also an interrogation of the ways in which the term came to be applied to a disparate group of American films of the 1940s and 1950s.
Author : Alex Ballinger
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 1856693341
Based on extensive reviews and research, this book looks at the work of six of the most important cinematographers of recent years from around the world. For each there is a detailed discussion of their most significant films, ranging in style from lavish Hollywood blockbusters to innovative independents.
Author : Simon Mason
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405383820
Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world's greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk's Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors - and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you'll ever need.
Author : Jim Hillier,Alastair Phillips
Publisher : Screen Guides
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015080891651
Film noir's popularity with cinema audiences, enthusiasts and scholars has remained unabated since post-war French critics began discerning a new trend in American film with the release of such stylish and atmospheric crime features as Double Indemnity and Murder, My Sweet. Many of Hollywood's greatest directors such as Fritz Lang and Robert Siodmak are now closely associated with film noir's psychologically acute observations of the darker contours of the American urban landscape. Thanks to evocative cinematography, sharp writing and powerful performances, these films have had an enduring influence on international visual culture. 100 Film Noirs provides an authoritative overview of film noir past and present by examining its core films and themes and providing an accessible introduction to critical debates. The book goes beyond the classical canon to examine the ways in which noir continues to have a diverse influence on American cinema. It demonstrates the way that noir has intervened in other more established Hollywood genres and also considers numerous lesser-known examples of the field. Importantly, 100 Film Noirs has a strong international dimension and provides new and revealing insights into film noirs from France, Germany, Japan, India, Mexico and beyond.
Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781405385381
The Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. Whether you're a paid-up member of The Big Lebowski fan club or just looking for a night in with an interesting DVD, The Rough Guide to Cult Movies is the ultimate guide to the world's most memorable films. The Rough Guide to Cult Movies selects cinema's most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. You'll find expert, pithy reviews of over 1500 movies, with forgotten legends like Charlie Chan and the Opera or contemporary classics like There Will Be Blood, plus filmmakers' picks of their favourite cult movies, in their own words. There are good movies and there are bad movies and then there are cult movies.
Author : Richard Armstong (2),Tom Charity
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UCSD:31822035336973
From Altman to Zefferelli, The Rough Guide to Filmputs directors and their film careers centre screen - be they mogul, maverick or studio stalwart. This A-Z guide includes- The Choice-thousands of recommended films reviewed for DVD viewing with listings and illustrations. The View-from The Chair Career profiles of contemporary favourites like Soderbergh and Scorsese plus hordes of lesser-known names, from silent maestros like D. W. Griffith, through to such household Hollywood legends as Hitchcock and Huston to the best of cult and art-house maestros such as David Lynch or Ken Loach. Planet Cinema- loads of great films from each decade and from around the globe as well as all the best Hollywood and American Indie cinema- French new wave, German giants, Iranian innovators and the best of East Asia from Akira Kurosawa to John Wu and Wong Kar Wai. The Wider Cast-special feature boxes on directors' collaborations with actors, cinematographers and composers as well as features on key cinema movements and specific genres.
Author : Samantha Cook,Greg Ward,Tim Perry,Rough Guides (Firm)
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 1468 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Travel
ISBN : 184353262X
The Rough Guide to the USA is the most comprehensive and colourful guide to the fifty states available. There are lively accounts of every region and attraction from the bright lights of Broadway to the vast open plains of Wyoming. The guide gives refreshingly opinionated reviews of the established sights and landmarks as well as uncovering many of the lesser-known gems, allowing the visitor to make the most of their trip. There are feature boxes that provide information on a variety of subjects from the Delta blues to the geology of the Grand Canyon. There are also maps and plans to help you navigate around the major attractions, inner city streets or interstates
Author : Nigel Williamson,Rough Guides
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781405384216
Rock legends Led Zeppelin remain a colossal music force with songs at once mystical, heavy, traditional and highly original. The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin tells the story of the life and afterlife of this most extraordinary supergroup. Features include: The Story: from the first meeting of Plant and Page to the untimely death of John Bonham, detailing the magic, mayhem and excesses of the era. The Music: the band’s fifty best songs unpicked, plus coverage of blues influences, bootlegs, solo careers, and the best Jimmy Page guitar solos and most outstanding Robert Plant vocals. The Passengers: profiles of collaborators and colleagues including Roy Harper and Mickie Most. The Cargo: Zeppelin films, places, myths and memorabilia, books, websites and the afterlife of “Stairway to Heaven.”
Author : Rough Guide
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 1450 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781405389129
The Rough Guide to France is the ultimate travel guide with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best French attractions. Full-colour features explore the very best French wines and cheeses, as well as France's key walking regions and routes, while an extensive language section will get you started on all the most important French phrases and vocabulary. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do, while relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, restaurants and shops in France for all budgets. You'll find expert tips on exploring the country's varied landscapes, from the slopes of the Alps to the vibrant metropolis of Paris; and authoritative background on France's history, wildlife and food. Accurate maps and comprehensive practical information help you get under the skin of France, whilst stunning photography and a detailed introduction make The Rough Guide to France your ultimate travelling companion. Make the most of your time on Earth with The Rough Guide to France. Now available in epub format.