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Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s explores stardom performance... Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s explores stardom performance and their cultural contexts in ways that remind us of the alluring magic of stars while also bringing to the fore the changing ways in which viewers engaged with them during... more

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In ten original essays American Cinema of the 1960s examines a range of films ... In ten original essays American Cinema of the 1960s examines a range of films that characterized the decade including Hollywood movies documentaries and independent and experimental films. Among the films discussed are Elmer Gantry The Apartment West... more

Covering everything from Black Panther to American Sniper and from Frozen to G... Covering everything from Black Panther to American Sniper and from Frozen to Get Out American Cinema in the 2010s takes a close look at the memorable movies visionary filmmakers and behind-the-scenes drama that made this divisive decade such an... more

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Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in acceptable condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0813537002... more

The essays in American Cinema 1890-1909 explore and define how the making of m... The essays in American Cinema 1890-1909 explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment institution of the world. Beginning with all the early types of pictures that... more

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in very good condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0073514292... more

With the consolidation of indie culture in the 21st century female filmmakers ... With the consolidation of indie culture in the 21st century female filmmakers face an increasingly indifferent climate. Within this sector women work across all aspects of writing direction production editing and design yet the dominant narrative... more

With the consolidation of indie culture in the 21st century female filmmakers ... With the consolidation of indie culture in the 21st century female filmmakers face an increasingly indifferent climate. Within this sector women work across all aspects of writing direction production editing and design yet the dominant narrative... more

Until the 1990s animation occupied a relatively marginal presence in Hollywood... Until the 1990s animation occupied a relatively marginal presence in Hollywood. Today it is at the very heart of both the film industry and contemporary popular culture. Charting the major changes and continuities in Hollywood animation over the past... more

Analyzes contemporary superhero-themed cinema television and web series in Lat... Analyzes contemporary superhero-themed cinema television and web series in Latin America. more

Hollywood in Crisis is a detailed study of the workings of the American film i... Hollywood in Crisis is a detailed study of the workings of the American film industry during the 1930s. Colin Schindler looking at Hollywood as an agent of Roosevelt s New Deal and the attempts made by film moguls and movie makers to withstand the... more

What is the child for Latin American cinema? This book aims to answer that que... What is the child for Latin American cinema? This book aims to answer that question tracing the common tendencies of the representation of the child in the cinema of Latin American countries and demonstrating the place of the child in the movements... more

Argentina is a dominant player in Latin American film known for its documentar... Argentina is a dominant player in Latin American film known for its documentaries detective films melodramas and auteur cinema. In the past twenty years however the country has also emerged as a notable producer of horror films. Blood Circuits focuses... more

As Americans flocked to the movies during the first part of the twentieth cent... As Americans flocked to the movies during the first part of the twentieth century the guardians of culture grew worried about their diminishing influence on American art education and American identity itself. Meanwhile Hollywood studio heads were... more

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