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Written by an influential film-maker, this work looks back on a century of film as well as his own work and career in the industry. It presents his thoughts on film theory, cinematic technique, film histories, as well as the video revolution.

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"The first history of cinema's treatment of terrorism from the birth of film to today"--

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Cinesonica: sounding film and video explores previously neglected and under-theorised aspects of film and video sound, drawing on detailed case study analyses of Hollywood cinema, art cinema, animated cartoons, and avant-garde film and video. -- .

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Fine art photographs from the western United States of America; subjects include architecture, advertising, landscape, Native American rock art, neon signs, wildlife, and more. With over 50 color photos, by Eric Thome, from little known locations to famous sites.

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What we can learn from Atlanta's struggle to reinvent itself in the 21st Century

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This book demonstrates how government bureaucracy is portrayed in the top ten box office grossing films from 20002015. Perhaps unsurprisingly, government is generally portrayed poorly, but individual government bureaucrats are typically depicted positively.

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"This volume grew out of two sessions at the Annual Conference for the College Art Assocation in Los Angeles in 2012"--P. xiii.

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This is the first book on the celebrated films of director Claire Denis ('Chocolat', 'Beau Travail', 'Trouble Every Day'), one of the most remarkable filmmakers to come to prominence in the last 20 years. An essential read for students and specialists in contemporary French cinema. -- .

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Classic American Films explores the origin and development of many of the most influential and revered films in cinema history, and does so with the aid and insight of the people who actually wrote the screenplays.

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This fascinating introduction to classical art and architecture is the first book to investigate the way classical buildings are put together as formal structures.

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A collection of classical audition speeches selected from plays spanning the following periods; Elizabethan-Jacobean, Restoration, 18th century and late 19th to early 20th century. For each speech a synopsis of the scene is outlined and the age and accent of the character listed.

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A collection of classical audition speeches selected from plays spanning the following periods; Elizabethan-Jacobean, Restoration, 18th century and late 19th to early 20th century. For each speech a synopsis of the scene is outlined and the age and accent of the character listed.

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A focused and well-written study of classic Hollywood films which zeroes in on close analysis. -- .

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From the editor of the bestselling volumes: Modern and Contemporary Monologues for Men and for Women

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From the editor of the bestselling volumes: Modern and Contemporary Monologues for Men and for Women

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In Classical Music in a Changing Culture, Donald Vroon takes no prisoners in assessing the challenges and failures and possible successes that confront America's future as a nation of music listeners. Vroon delves into a variety of topics: orchestra finances, contemporary musi...

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Offers advice on appreciating the forty most important and popular works of classical music from Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2" to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons".

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Now a two-time Academy Award winner for best director, twice winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for best director, and recipient of countless other critics prizes and nominations in multiple capacities, Clint Eastwood stands alongside Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as one of the finest directors working in modern cinema.

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Somehow the last decade saw Jim Davidson transformed from foul-mouthed stand-up comic to being the face of BBC light entertainment, Chairman of the British Forces Foundation and close friend of Prince Charles.