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Beginning with the Lumiere filming of the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II, this title presents an observation of a major cultural phenomenon: the evolution of the Soviet film as an artistic and political instrument. It contains 150 drawings and photographs and five appendices, including a list of selected Russian and Soviet films.

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When they were creating and releasing their most influential albums in the mid to late 1970s, Kraftwerk were far from the musical mainstream.

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When they were creating and releasing their most influential albums in the mid to late 1970s, Kraftwerk were far from the musical mainstream. This collection of original essays looks at Kraftwerk - their legacy and influence - from a variety of angles.

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The works lists includes many of the compositions that he did for puppet theater and incidental works for theaterwhich are not normally cited in other lists of his musicalong with world premieres and selected presentations such as Polish or American premieres, and the discography contains information about recordings released through 2003.

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Kubrick's Story, Spielberg's Film looks at the evolution A.I. Artificial Intelligencefrom a science fiction short story by Brian Aldiss to a screenplay and treatment by Stanley Kubrick, and finally to the finished work by Steven Spielberg.

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An original study of Kubrick's philosophical themes and cinematic qualities: time, light, speech, music, poiesis, corporeality, war, eros, technology, and transcendence.

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"Discusses Kylie Minogue's reception by critics as "too formulaic" or "too commercial," and interrogates the way that commercial pop albums are remembered in both the popular music press and in academic research"--

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A lavishly illustrated biographical essay on the peerless Billie Holiday, drawing on never-before-published material.

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This biography details Lady Gaga's life from all angles, documenting her family background; the events before and during her meteoric rise to success as a songwriter, singer, and performance artist; her deft use of social media; and her political commentary.

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A classic compendium of Palm Beach's landmark buildings by an experienced preservationist, including 262 vintage photos and brief descriptions of the architecture.

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Using landscape as its concept, this book explores orchestral music that represents imagined physical and cultural spaces, natural forces, and humans and wildlife. Comparing works from Europe and Russia alongside the compositions from the US, Canada, Japan, and China, it offers an understanding of the links between music and the worlds around us.

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In Landscapes of Loss, Naomi Greene makes new sense of the rich variety of postwar French films by exploring the obsession with the national past that has characterized French cinema since the late 1960s.

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Exploring the personal and cultural experiences that have shaped the creative output of the Australian composer Larry Sitsky, this study explores his many influences and includes bibliographic references to all his work.

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A collection of essays analyzing the place of women in the films of Danish director Lars von Trier.

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This bibliography pays tribute to the rich and multifaceted artistic accomplishments of women in and from 20th century Latin America. It begins systematically to identify women - painters, sculptors, and others - who have made significant contributions to the history of art in the region.

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This title in the American Dance Floor series provides an overview of the origins, development, and current status of Latin social dancing in the United States.

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Latino American cinema is a provocative, complex, and definitively American topic of study. This book examines key mainstream commercial films while also spotlighting often-underappreciated documentaries, avant-garde and experimental projects, independent productions, features and shorts, and more.

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This book presents a combined biographical, critical, and bibliographical estimate of Laurel & Hardy's significance in film comedy, the arts in general, and as popular culture icons.

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In Leaders of the Pack: Girl Groups of the 1960s and their Influence on Popular Culture musician and music historian Sean MacLeod surveys the hundreds of girl groups that appeared not only in the United States but also in Great Britain during the early 1960s. This study correc...