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Offers the study of changes in Soviet cinema that have been taking place since 1985. This title examines a variety of films from "BOMZH" (initials standing for homeless drifter) through Taxi Blues and the glasnost blockbuster "Little Vera" to the Latvian documentary "Is It Easy to Be Young" and the "new wave" productions of "Wild Kazakh boys."

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This book focuses on the significance and effect of theatrical subject matter in key films in several genres, and ranges from Busby Berkeley to Ingmar Bergman, and from the haunted backstage world of The Phantom of the Opera to the sinister glamour of The Red Shoes and the theatrical politics of Mephisto and The Lives of Others. -- .

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The horror film generally presents a situation where normality is threatened by a monster. From this premise, 'Theatricality in the Horror Film' argues that scary movies often create their terrifying effects stylistically and structurally through a radical break with the realism of normality in the form of monstrous theatricality.

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A novel and original reading of Theo Angelopoulos' films arguing for their political and existential depth.

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Explores the distinctive qualities of the cinematic medium. This book takes its place alongside works in classical film theory by such figures as Bela Balazs, Rudolf Arnheim, and Andre Bazin, among others, and has met with much critical dispute.

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"This collection re-introduces Marxism into the studies of Third Cinema and World Cinema"--

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"Innovative film and theater director, radio producer, actor, writer, painter, narrator, and magician, Orson Welles (1915--1985) was the last true Renaissance man of the twentieth century. From such gre"

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Interest in documentary filmmaking has never been greater. There are more documentaries now playing in mainstream cinemas than ever before. The Documentary Masterclass offers an engaging insight into the techniques of ten leading documentary directors.

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In "To Be or Not to Be" (1942), Ernest Lubitsch brought his legendary comic touch to the most unpromising situation: life in Nazi-occupied Poland. In this study, Peter Barnes considers what it is to make comedy out of tragedy.

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Jonas Mekas is one of the driving forces behind New York's alternative film culture from the 1950s through the 1980s This collection of essays, interviews, and photographs addresses such topics as Mekas' column in 'The Village Voice', his foundation and editorship of Film Culture, his role in the establishment of Anthology Film Archives, and more.

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"New expanded 21st century edition"--Cover.

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This is the first book-length study of one of the most prolific producers working in British television, responsible for both Cathy Come Home (1966) and This Life (1996-8). The book discusses the ways in which Garnett has shaped the role of the creative producer, and analyses his contribution to a distinctively televisual social realism.

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Tony Garnett is the first book-length study of one of the most respected producers working in British television, responsible for both Cathy Come Home (1966) and This Life (1996-8). The book discusses the ways in which Garnett has shaped the role of the creative producer, and analyses his contribution to a distinctively televisual social realism.

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Film and theatre director Tony Richardson's death in 1991, the publication of his memoirs in 1993, and the posthumous release of his final movie, Blue Sky in 1994 have resulted in the beginning of a critical reevaluation of Richardson's career.

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This book explores the Toronto New Wave, a group of avant-garde filmmakers working in Canada from the 1980s and into the new millennium whose innovative film works share significant affinities with anarchist themes and aesthetics

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An attempt to connect the study of film with the actual viewing and consumption practices of mainstream cinematic culture. This book discusses that theory has rendered the majority of approaches to film insular, self-reflective, obtuse, and elitist. It redefines cinema aesthetics in terms of the obsessive consumption of cinematic texts.

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Attempts to connect the study of film with the actual viewing and consumption practices of mainstream cinematic culture. This book argues that theory has rendered the majority of approaches to film insular, self-reflective, obtuse, and elitist.

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