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The 1940s is a lost decade in horror cinema, undervalued and written out of most horror scholarship. This book deconstructs persistent scholarly discourse by re-evaluating the historical, political, economic, and cultural factors of 1940s horror cinema to recover a decade of horror.

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"The first academic work to examine the Japanese World Masterpiece Theater (Sekai Meisaku Gekijo, 1969-2009), which popularized the practice of adapting foreign children's books into long-running animated series and laid the groundwork for powerhouses like Studio Ghibli."--

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A study of contemporary African American filmmakers in which directors and producers speak for themselves. The interviews demonstrate that many African American filmmakers consider themselves artists first, their ethnicity being only part of what influences their work.

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"Both the Palestinian and Israeli film categories-despite obvious overlaps and relatedness and while keeping in mind the inherent asymmetry of power dynamics-are at the forefront of engaging gender and sexuality"--

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"Both the Palestinian and Israeli film categories-despite obvious overlaps and relatedness and while keeping in mind the inherent asymmetry of power dynamics-are at the forefront of engaging gender and sexuality"--

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Probes the concept of 1950s masculinity, asking what it meant to be an Australian man at this time, offering a compelling exploration of the Australian fifties, and challenging the common belief that the fifties were a 'dead' era for Australian filmmaking.

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This book focuses on the role of photographs embedded in specific films to look at how we understand images. The book also explores how the viewers perceptions of the photos are vital to the understanding and interpretation of each of the films discussed.

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In this book, Tueth looks at some of the most enduring comic movies of all time. Beginning with the anarchic romp Duck Soup (1933), each chapter explores a specific sub-genre by examining a representative film. Tueth delves into the background of each films production and discusses their audience reception and critical appraisal.

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The political ideologies thrumming through the American psyche during a period of national catastrophe and triumph.

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The political ideologies thrumming through the American psyche during a period of national catastrophe and triumph.

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A collection of analyses focusing on popular culture as a profound discursive site of anxiety and discussion about 9/11 and demystifies the day's events.

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A collection of analyses focusing on popular culture as a profound discursive site of anxiety and discussion about 9/11 and demystifies the day's events.

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"This carefully curated collection focuses on a wide range of post-classical era cult Westerns from around the world, offering new critical insights into key films belonging to this important and enduring film genre"--

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The works of Shakespeare and Dante or the figures of George Washington and Moses do not often enter into popular conceptions of the silent cinema, yet, between 1907 and 1910, the Vitagraph Company frequently used such material in producing "quality" films that promulgated "respectable" culture. William Uricchio and Roberta Pearson situate these fil

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Introduction; 1. Questions of identity in beur cinema: From Le The au harem d'Archimede to Cheb; 2. Beurz in the hood: Le The au harem d'Archimede and Hexagone; 3. Ethnicity and identity in Mathieu Kassovitz's Metisse and La Haine; 4. Beur and banlieue cinema in 1995; 5.

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Reframing remembrance is an investigation into French cinemas representation of the Second World War. Focusing on films released between 1995 and 2015, it argues that Jacques Chiracs 1995 Vl dHiv speech heralded a generational shift in WWII commemoration in French cinematic storytelling.

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A new take on documentary film that brings into conversation a wide range of well-known filmmakers and visual artists. -- .

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A new take on documentary film that brings into conversation a wide range of well-known filmmakers and visual artists.

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Examines the various representations of Israel produced by the Hollywood system, and explores the ways in which these films have functioned to construct and circulate an idealized conception of American national identity.

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Reinventing Film Studies offers a comprehensive introduction to film studies in a changing environment. It surveys the key issues for students today, assessing the impact on the discipline of recent technological, cultural and social developments, challenging received thinking, and reinventing film studies for the post-film era.