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Pushed by her domineering, frustrated mother - an alcoholic determined to make her child a star at whatever cost, Natalie grew up fast - lonely and a misfit, uncertain of her identity.

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Case studies examine competing definitions of feminism, contoured by The Second World War, circulating in cinema, women's magazines, social policies, government pamphlets, fashion, and broadcasting -- .

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Nationalist African Cinema: Legacy and Transformations reexamines African cinema of the nationalist era within the context of contemporary major Euro-American film trends. It argues that that the aesthetic diversification of African cinema can be traced as far back as the nationalist era.

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This book looks at portrayals of Native Americans, from the silent and early sound films through the present, covering more than 800 films, including The Vanishing American, They Died with Their Boots On, Cheyenne Autumn, Dances with Wolves, and The Lone Ranger (2013). A compl...

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This is the book for anyone who aspires to the title "informed citizen." It clearly explains how political news works, how the media influences readers-and how to sort through it all to be a better, smarter consumer of political news.

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A comprehensive account of the films made in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, including the notorious feature film, "Jud Suss", and the compilation documentary Der Ewige Jude. This book explores in detail how the film makers were controlled and used by the regime. It also examines other less well-known films featuring Jewish characters.

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Provides a comprehensive account of the films made in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, including the notorious feature film "Jud Suss" and the compilation documentary "Der Ewige Jude". This title explores how the film makers were controlled and used by the regime. It also examines other less well- known films featuring Jewish characters.

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Examines the implications of the portrayals of Nazis in low-brow culture and that culture's re-emergence. This title also examines past intersections of National Socialism and popular cinema and the reemergence of this imagery in contemporary visual culture.

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Examines the implications of the portrayals of Nazis in low-brow culture and that culture's re-emergence today. This title also examines when and why the Nazisploitation genre emerged as it did, how it establishes and violates taboos, and why this iconography resonates with contemporary audiences.

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"A detailed study of one of the most misunderstood superhero series that uncovers the artistic achievements of a universally criticized version of the Batman universe, Batman & Robin"--

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Challenges the neglect of the 1970s in studies on teen film and youth culture by locating a number of subversive and critical narratives. Taking a closer look at teen film in the 1970s, this title uncovers previously marginalized voices that rework the classically male, heterosexual American teenage story.

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'New challenges for documentary' provides a major stimulus for teaching about documentary film and television and a fresh encouragement for critical thinking about practive. This second edition brings together many new contributions both from academics and film-makers. -- .

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'New Hollywood violence' is a groundbreaking collection of essays devoted to an interrogation of various aspects, dimensions and issues - historical, conceptual, empirical, aesthetic, cultural and ideological - relating to the depiction of violence in what has come to be known as New Hollywood filmmaking. -- .

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Challenges the division between fiction and nonfiction as the pivotal categories within film criticism, bringing the two strands of film studies discourse, feature-length and documentary film, into a much needed dialogue.