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"Offers an in-depth critical analysis of the Fast & Furious films, bringing together a range of scholars to explore not only the style and themes of the multibillion-dollar franchise, but also its broader cultural impact and industry legacy"--

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Philip K Dick was one of the most incisive, subversive, and entertaining authors of the last half of the 20th century, and the increasing respect and interest that his fiction and films have generated necessitates a comprehensive assessment of these films. This work examines the cinematic adaptations of Dick's work.

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This resource offers the most in-depth examination to date of the work of composer Gabriel Yared, through a uniquely interdisciplinary analysis that integrates film theory and musicology.

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What happens to sound, in the form of art, music and noise, once it enters the art gallery

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In this book, noted film and literature scholar Gene D. Phillips looks at the crime film genre. In addition to the usual suspects like Little Caesar, and The Godfather Part II, which he examines with a fresh perspective, Phillips also calls attention to some of the less heralded but no less worthy films and filmmakers that represent the genre.

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Drawing on primary documents as well as interviews and letters, the authors of this book have created a portrait of one of America's most distinguished and prolific composers whose creative output spans more than half a century.

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David Garrick played over 90 roles on the British stage as well as writing plays, songs, and innumerable letters. As a theatrical manager he watched over the Drury Lane theater for 29 seasons.

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Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day. This collection of essays explores the evolution of geek rock from songs about cars and girls to monster movies, outer space, and what it means to be white and nerdy.

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This book bridges both normative and interventional design processes, methodologies and products under gendered design as an overarching conceptual framework, with the goal of igniting reflexivity, awareness and action among design researchers, practitioners and educators on how designed things do and can have an impact on gender issues.

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This book bridges both normative and interventional design processes, methodologies and products under gendered design as an overarching conceptual framework, with the goal of igniting reflexivity, awareness and action among design researchers, practitioners and educators on how designed things do and can have an impact on gender issues.

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This collection of essays looks at the groundbreaking impact of the original Star Trek series (1966-1969) and the various themes that the show conveyed, not only during its run but in the subsequent film and cartoon versions featuring the original characters and cast members.

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"Among the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch's life (1901-1974) and music embody most completely the quintessential American rootlessness, isolation, pre-civilized"

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"Offers an ambitious and pioneering analysis of the role of technique, genre, humour, and sincerity in the work of Genndy Tartakovsky, exploring of the impact of his work on contemporary Western animation"--

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"Offers an ambitious and pioneering analysis of the role of technique, genre, humour, and sincerity in the work of Genndy Tartakovsky, exploring of the impact of his work on contemporary Western animation"--

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This book is the first comprehensive examination of the relationship between dance and geography. It includes articles from geographers, anthropologists, dance historians, architects, and urban planners and examines how dance uses, transforms and gives meaning to the everyday spaces we inhabit.

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He wrote books and won numerous awards, and his nightclub and convention appearances did not stop until shortly before his death.

Through a thoughtful biography and detailed entries, this book serves as a comprehensive reference to the careers of Burns and Allen together and individually.

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This insightful biography of George Clooney looks at his work on-screen, his off-screen activities as a political activist, and the many things that make him stand out from the Hollywood crowd.

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One of the important British graphic artists of the nineteenth century, George Cruikshank (1792-1878) illustrated over 860 books, including several by Charles Dickens, and produced a number of etchings, paintings, and caricatures. This work shows how the insights of these seminal essays have been amplified by exhibitions and scholarship.