History & Criticism

This study provides a detailed account of the 1960s film L'avventura. The book argues that in order to appreciate the film's greatness, it is necessary to...

A pioneer in the field, Christian Metz applies insights of structural linguistics to the language of film. "The semiology of film . . . can be held to dat...

All revolutionary regimes seek to legitimize themselves through foundation narratives that, told and retold, become constituent parts of the social fabric,...

Full-page Newspaper Ads Announced The Date. Reserved Seats Went On Sale At Premium Prices. Audience Members Dressed Up And Arrived Early To Peruse The Progr...

Spanning a century of screen wizardry-from the early innovations of the pioneering French fantasist Georges Méliès to the first synthetic TRON images to ...

Studies The Careers And Individual Films Of The Five Frenchmen Who Turned From Criticism To Moviemaking In The Late 1950s And Changed The Direction And Cont...

Loving and appreciative, researched to a fare-thee-well, and pitched to both fans and first-time viewers of Singin' in the Rain, this delightful book deli...

Marcelline Block. Includes Bibliographical References (page 124) And Filmography (page 128).Categories: Arts & Photography Photography & VideoFilm &...

Horror Has The Gripping Ability To Captivate...and Enthrall. Audiences Love To Be Scared But Behind Every Muffled Scream Is Something Deeper And Even More F...

Until Recently, It Was Assumed That The Nazis Agitated Against Chaplin From 1931 To 1933, And Then Again From 1938, When His Plan To Make The Great Dictator...

Patrick Mcgilligan. Filmography: P. [751]-785. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences SociologyReference ...

Bestselling author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and Down and Dirty Pictures, cultural critic Peter Biskind turns his eye toward the new golden age of tele...

The former "Sneak Previews" co-host profiles the early Hollywood studio moguls, examining how the movies of Fox, Mayer, and the Warners, among others, came ...

From the birth of the film industry in the dusty village of Hollywood 1905, to the computer-generated special effects extravaganzas of today; from the days ...

In The Blink Of An Eye Is Editor Walter Murch's Essay Of Film Editing. Starting With What Might Seem To Be The Most Basic Editing Question - Why Do Cuts Wor...

Introduction By Clint Eastwood ; Preface By Jean Picker Firstenberg. 'a Stonesong Press Book'--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In...

The Official Oral History Book Of The Office, Featuring Exclusive Interviews With Every Major Player And Never-before-seen Photos, Pulling Back The Curtain ...

In Their Thoughtful Study Of One Of Stanley Cavell's Greatest Yet Most Neglected Books, William Rothman And Marian Keane Address This Eminent Philosopher's ...

This compilation showcases the most famous murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more. Starting ...

New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics provides a comprehensive lexicon of semiotic concepts, defining over 500 critical terms. The authors address key aspects ...

the Matrix Conveys The Horror Of A False World Made Of Nothing But Perceptions. Based On The Premise That Reality Is A Dream Controlled By Malevolent Forc...

If You’ve Ever Wondered How A Movie Gets Made, You’re Not Alone. Author And Illustrator Jeff Kinney Didn’t Know Either, But When His Bestsell...

Spanning a century of screen wizardry-from the early innovations of the pioneering French fantasist Georges Méliès to the first synthetic TRON images to ...

Pierre–Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) stands out among the great artists for his willingness to paint pictures that are straightforwardly pretty and charmi...

"You played it for her, Sam. Now, play it for me." Everybody loves a good movie, and Casablanca is just one of the classics described in this, the ultimate ...