Bullets Over Hollywood The American Gangster Picture from the Silents to "The Sopranos" John McCarty Da Capo 2005 Paperback
A lively history of the gangster in American film From Scarface to White Heat, from The Godfather to The Usual Suspects. As McCarty demonstrates, the A lively history of the gangster in American film From Scarface to White Heat, from The Godfather to The Usual Suspects. As McCarty demonstrates, the themes, characters, landscapes, stories - the overall iconography - of the gangster genre have proven resilient enough to be updated, reshaped and expanded upon to connect even with today's young audiences....more
The Window in the Corner A Half-Century of Children's Television Ruth Inglis Peter Owen 2003 Paperback Illustrated
From Muffin the Mule to the Teletubbies, this history of children's television in Britain and North America covers topics including animation, scienceFrom Muffin the Mule to the Teletubbies, this history of children's television in Britain and North America covers topics including animation, science fiction, school drama and the role of educational programmes such as Blue Peter. ...more
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Shakespeare: Three Problem Plays Three Problem Plays Nicholas Marsh Palgrave 2002 Hardback
Written in 1602-4, between Hamlet and the other great tragedies, Shakespeare's 'problem plays' - All's Well that Ends Well, Measure for Measure and TrWritten in 1602-4, between Hamlet and the other great tragedies, Shakespeare's 'problem plays' - All's Well that Ends Well, Measure for Measure and Troilus and Cressida - are awkward, unsettling dramas, full of unresolved controversies. In this Analysing Texts volume, Marsh explores how Shakespeare maintains competing discourses within a single text; he highlights the multiple interpretations that are possible; discusses the plays in relation to Shakespeare's other works; and compares modern critical views. No jacket. ...more
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Four Georgian and Pre-Revolutionary Plays
David Thomas (Edited by) Palgrave 1998 Hardback
An ideal introduction to the plays and theatre of the late 18th century in England, France and Germany, this book brings together key texts on the theAn ideal introduction to the plays and theatre of the late 18th century in England, France and Germany, this book brings together key texts on the theme of sex and class. After a general introduction, Thomas presents the texts of Sheridan's The Rivals and Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, both based on first editions, and Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro and Lessing's Emilia Galotti, (based on the earliest published translations). With introductions and notes for each play. ...more
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Independents Struggle The Programme Makers Who Took on the TV Establishment Michael Darlow Quartet 2004 Paperback
An insider's history of British television over the last forty years telling of the rise of independent producers, the fall of broadcasting standardsAn insider's history of British television over the last forty years telling of the rise of independent producers, the fall of broadcasting standards and the increase in commercialisation, editorial timidity and copycat scheduling....more
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Extraordinary Actors Essays on Popular Performers Jane Milling; Martin Banham (Edited by) Exeter University Press 2004 Hardback
The 14 essays in this volume are concerned with extraordinary, risk-taking acting and with the relationship between actor and audience. Each author seThe 14 essays in this volume are concerned with extraordinary, risk-taking acting and with the relationship between actor and audience. Each author sets the performer and their work in cultural context, so that the collection as a whole charts the changing relationship between acting and popular culture during the last 400 years. Among the actors discussed are Richard Burbage, Thomas Betterton, Sarah Siddons, Frank and Willie Fay in the early Abbey Theatre, Peter Lorre, and Mark Rylance at the New Globe. ...more
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A Passion for Performance Sarah Siddons and Her Portraitists Robyn Asleson Getty 1999 Hardback Illustrated
A biography of English actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) who revolutionized 18th century English theatre while creating a public persona to promote heA biography of English actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) who revolutionized 18th century English theatre while creating a public persona to promote herself, with 55 portraits of Siddons by artists such as Thomas Gainsborough and Gilbert Stuart....more
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From Alien to the Matrix Reading Science Fiction Film Roz Kaveney IB Tauris 2005 Paperback
Kaveney offers a serious, yet entertaining critique of contemporary SF film, analysing major franchises, particularly the Alien cycle, and individual Kaveney offers a serious, yet entertaining critique of contemporary SF film, analysing major franchises, particularly the Alien cycle, and individual movies including Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest and Strange Days. ...more
Alien Zone II The Spaces of Science-Fiction Cinema Annette Kuhn (Edited by) Verso 1999 Hardback Illustrated
A discussion of the ways in which contemporary science fiction cinema transforms the themes and conventions of the genre itself, pursuing theoretical A discussion of the ways in which contemporary science fiction cinema transforms the themes and conventions of the genre itself, pursuing theoretical issues and topics such as internet fandom, psycho-cybernetics and visionary cities. No jacket....more
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Squeaking Cleopatras The Elizabethan Boy Player Joy Leslie Gibson Sutton 2000 Hardback Illustrated
This is a controversial study of the female roles in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama from the point of view of the boy actors who had to create these fThis is a controversial study of the female roles in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama from the point of view of the boy actors who had to create these fascinating and dramatic parts. ...more
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Screening Violence
Stephen Prince (Edited by) Athlone 2000 Paperback Illustrated
Following the release in 1967 of "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Dirty Dozen", violence has been seen as a defining feature of the modern film. Is it art Following the release in 1967 of "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Dirty Dozen", violence has been seen as a defining feature of the modern film. Is it art or exploitation? Danger or liberation? This volume provides an exmination of the history and effects of graphic violence on film. ...more
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Movies and Mass Culture
John Belton (Edited by) Athlone 1999 Paperback Illustrated
In ten essays, scholars from a variety of disciplines examine the two-way process by which American national identity shapes and is shaped by motion pIn ten essays, scholars from a variety of disciplines examine the two-way process by which American national identity shapes and is shaped by motion pictures. ...more
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The Dream that Kicks The Prehistory and Early Years of Cinema in Britain Michael Chanan Routledge 1996 Paperback
Film has taught us to see the world afresh, but it could not picture its own birth. In this now classic study, Michael Chanan puts forward a theory ofFilm has taught us to see the world afresh, but it could not picture its own birth. In this now classic study, Michael Chanan puts forward a theory of invention as a type of bricolage to show how cinematography was a product of growing forces of 19th century capitalist production, and he traces the development of British cinema from its popular origins to its emergence as a cultural commodity. First published in 1980 and revised for this second edition in 1996. ...more
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The Passion of Pier Paolo Pasolini
Sam Rohdie BFI 1995 Paperback
A personal, lucid account of Pasolini's work in cinema and literature, by Rohdie, an internationally recognised expert on Italian cinema. From the PerA personal, lucid account of Pasolini's work in cinema and literature, by Rohdie, an internationally recognised expert on Italian cinema. From the Perspectives series....more
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