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A highly readable account of film theory and is an indispensable resource for students -- .

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Brings together key interviews with cinema's leading directors, who have been selected because of their cinematic vision, because they have a particular way of seeing the world and of filming it, and who have created a body of work which is both hugely popular and critically acclaimed.

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Brings together key interviews with cinema's leading directors, who have been selected because of their cinematic vision, because they have a particular way of seeing the world and of filming it, and who have created a body of work which is both hugely popular and critically acclaimed.

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Scorsese's 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ arguably generated more resistance and conflict upon its release than any film before or since, engendering intense debate and even hatred between religious conservative protesters and liberal progressive defenders of the picture.

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"An analysis of the relationship between film, capitalism, and Romantic critique, through philosophical textual analyses of films directed by Arthur Penn and Lindsay Anderson"--

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Presents an overview of evolution of film theory. This book takes you through the often conflicting analysis which make up film theory, illustrating arguments with examples from mainstream and independent films. It guides you through realism, formalism, structuralism, semiotics, Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminism, cognitivism, and post-colonialism.

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This cutting-edge book examines the rapidly developing scene of Chinese independent documentary, arguably the most courageous player in contemporary Chinese visual culture. The books emphasis on current issues and its discussion of aesthetic experiments will appeal to all readers interested in Chinas culture, media, politics, and society.

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This cutting-edge book examines the rapidly developing scene of Chinese independent documentary, arguably the most courageous player in contemporary Chinese visual culture. The books emphasis on current issues and its discussion of aesthetic experiments will appeal to all readers interested in Chinas culture, media, politics, and society.

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Explores films and filmmaking through the thoughts and poetics of filmmakers themselves, drawing on primary sources including writings, interviews and manifestos by leading international filmmakers from a wide range of national and cinematic contexts.

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The underlying principal of this handbook is to broaden the application of ethnographic filmmaking to suit a wide range of research areas and documentary expression, encompassing sensory, fictive, observational, participatory, reflexive, performative and immersive modes of storytelling. -- .

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This updated edition to this classic manual for young filmmakers includes numerous additions reflecting the enormous changes impacting the world of digital video

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Containing over 200 films, this resource is ideal for students, teachers, and other viewers who are interested in using films to enhance their knowledge of American historical events and periods.

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Global in scope and a practical tool for students and teachers of history, Filmography of World History: A Select, Critical Guide To Feature Films That Engage The Past includes description and analysis of over 300 historical films.

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This book examines ways in which the cinema has defined, mythified and disseminated British national identity during the twentieth century. It takes the form of a series of linked essays which examine studies of films, stars and genres the complexities and ambiguities in the process of evolution and definition of the national identity.

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'Finding Queensland in Australian Cinema' explores gender, race and place in selected Australian films in various phases of Australian cinema: from Charles Chauvels 'Jedda' (1955), to the period films of the New Wave in the 1970s, to the Indigenous filmmakers since the 1990s, and the contemporary era of transnational productions in Australia.

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In this book the author finds a Paul who is a stranger to our questions and ideologies. As Paul does not appear often in films, the ones that this book brings into dialogue with Paul have only metaphorical connections with the Paul of Christian and academic discourse. It has four topics distributed in an equal number of chapters.

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A short lived series created by Joss Whedon, Firefly nonetheless developed such a loyal following that Whedon was compelled to write and direct a big screen sequel in 2005. The show continues to generate a life of its own in books and comic books. This collection of twelve ess...

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This is a screenplay about a recently retired insurance manager who is ill. He decides to combat his illness by walking from Land's End to John O'Groats and in doing so becomes a healthier and more aware human being. It is a gentle comedy with serious overtones by the author of "Clockwise".

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Profiles dancers who represent the pinnacle of their art. This collective biography introduces readers to dancers both with household names (Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev) and those known mostly to ballet aficinados.

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This overview of folk dancing in the United States showcases an important historical movement and explains how folk dance communities evolved to fulfill the needs of specific groups of people over time.