Film Studies: The Essential Resource
ISBN: 9780415365673 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bringing together a wide array of accessible and contemporary source material, Film Studies is the ideal companion for students studying film studies at university and pre-university level. From printed media to the views of actual individuals involved in the film-making process, the sources cover all areas to illustrate key topics in film studies. They include:
With each extract... Bringing together a wide array of accessible and contemporary source material, Film Studies is the ideal companion for students studying film studi... |
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The Village Voice Film Guide: 50 Years of Movies from Classics to Cult Hits
ISBN: 9780471787815 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For decades the Village Voice set the benchmark for passionate, critical, and unique film coverage. Including reviews by some of America's most respected critics, The Village Voice Film Guide compiles spirited landmark reviews of the Voice's selection of the 150 greatest films ever made. Collecting some of the best writing on film ever put on paper, this is a perfect book for film buffs.
For decades the Village Voice set the benchmark for passionate, critical, and unique film coverage. Including reviews by some of America's most...
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70,83 zł |
Five Screenplays by Preston Sturges
ISBN: 9780520055643 / Angielski / Miękka / 848 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here are five comic masterpieces by Preston Sturges, who has been called "Hollywood's greatest writer-director, with emphasis on the former." The scripts are drawn from the great period between 1939 and 1944, which Andrew Sarris called "one of the most brilliant and most bizarre bursts of creation in the history of cinema."
They are astonishingly readable and deliciously funny. Brian Henderson's introduction provides an overview of Sturges criticism and brief biographical material. Each script is preceded by a prefatory essay discussing its evolution. The insights provided by this volume... Here are five comic masterpieces by Preston Sturges, who has been called "Hollywood's greatest writer-director, with emphasis on the former." The scri...
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212,52 zł |
Screen Writings: Texts and Scripts from Independent Films
ISBN: 9780520080256 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Ask audience to cut the part of the image on the screen that they don't like. Supply scissors."--Yoko Ono, Tokyo, June 1964 A dazzling range of unconventional film scripts and texts, many published for the first time, make up Scott MacDonald's newest collection. Illustrated with nearly 100 film stills, this fascinating book is at once a reference work of film history and an unparalleled sampling of experimental "language art." It contributes to the very dissipation of boundaries between cinematic, literary, and artistic expression thematized in the films themselves. Each text and script...
"Ask audience to cut the part of the image on the screen that they don't like. Supply scissors."--Yoko Ono, Tokyo, June 1964 A dazzling range of u...
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204,93 zł |
Placing Movies: The Practice of Film Criticism
ISBN: 9780520086333 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jonathan Rosenbaum, longtime contributor to such publications as Film Quarterly, Sight and Sound, and The Village Voice, is arguably the most eloquent, insightful film critic writing in America today. Placing Movies, the first collection of his work, gathers together thirty of his most distinctive and illuminating pieces. Written over a span of twenty-one years, these essays cover an extraordinarily broad range of films--from Hollywood blockbusters to foreign art movies to experimental cinema. They include not just reviews but perceptive commentary on directors, actors,...
Jonathan Rosenbaum, longtime contributor to such publications as Film Quarterly, Sight and Sound, and The Village Voice, is arguably th...
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154,08 zł |
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Trilogy
ISBN: 9780521550840 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In six essays written especially for this volume, The Godfather trilogy is reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Providing original analyses on the form and significance of Coppola's achievement, they demonstrate how the filmmaker revised the conventions of the American crime film in the Vietnam era, his treatment of the capitalism of the criminal underworld and its inherent violence, the power struggles within Hollywood over the film, and the contribution of opera to the epic force and cinematic style of Coppola's vision of an American criminal dynasty.
In six essays written especially for this volume, The Godfather trilogy is reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Providing original analyses on t...
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287,70 zł |
100 Nights in the Dark: A Collection of Contemporary Film Reviews and Essays
ISBN: 9780595163915 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Back Shelf Beauties: Movies You Should Rent When The New Stuff Is Gone
ISBN: 9780595257447 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Back Shelf Beauties is the perfect guide to all the movies you want to rent on video and DVD. When you've seen all the new releases, Back Shelf Beauties brings you forgotten films, lost movies from your favorite stars and classic films that you have never seen. It includes films from modern day stars like John Travolta and Gwyneth Paltrow, but also films from classic movie legends like Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Potier and Ingrid Bergman. Willie Waffle brings insight, historical background and a sense of humor to his reviews that seperates him from other, stuffy, know-it-all...
Back Shelf Beauties is the perfect guide to all the movies you want to rent on video and DVD. When you've seen all the new releases, Back Shelf Beauti...
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ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror
ISBN: 9780595308583 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Back by popular demand, the Shock-marathon series of book reviews continues with "ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror." This book delivers not only the irreverent reviews of three dedicated horror movie aficionados, but also recounts the emotions and tales of the screenings themselves. Only "ShockJuly" allows you, dare I say challenges you, to relive the triumphs and tragedies of an insane horror movie marathon.
Will Crazy Wanda and Bigfoot be reunited? If a goat tries to climb a stepladder, will it fall off? Can you perform a banjo solo in a horror movie and get away with it? Do ghostly... Back by popular demand, the Shock-marathon series of book reviews continues with "ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror." This book delivers not only the ...
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66,65 zł |
Movie Mom's (R) Guide to Family Movies: 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780595320950 / Angielski / Miękka / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This second edition of Nell Minow's popular parents' guide to managing the media has hundreds of movies for families with children between 2-18 and advice for parents on how to use what they watch to bring families closer.
This second edition of Nell Minow's popular parents' guide to managing the media has hundreds of movies for families with children between 2-18 and ad...
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141,88 zł |
Castle Films: A Hobbyist's Guide
ISBN: 9780595324910 / Angielski / Miękka / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you remember the first movie you ever owned? It was probably a product of Castle Films. Before home video, Castle Films made every living room a screening room.
For four decades the 16mm and 8mm film products of Castle Films were sold in every department store and hobby shop. Castle had big-screen movies for everybody: comedies with Abbott & Costello, The Marx Brothers, and W. C. Fields...monster movies with Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolfman...cartoons with Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, and Mighty Mouse...westerns with Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, and James Stewart...travelogues... Do you remember the first movie you ever owned? It was probably a product of Castle Films. Before home video, Castle Films made every living room a sc...
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The Western Film Review: A Second Look At Some Popular Western Movies
ISBN: 9780595328093 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With this collection of reviews, fans of western movies can enjoy taking another special look at some of our favorites with western author Chuck Lewis as he offers us insight and a unique view of the films we like or even those we don't like. We might remember some of them with a nostalgia that doesn't match up with what the movie was all about. We think we know the stories, or what a good job of acting our heroes did, or perhaps gave no thought to the symbolism of the roles they played, but maybe Chuck can suggest something different.
The storylines of these movies are told here in... With this collection of reviews, fans of western movies can enjoy taking another special look at some of our favorites with western author Chuck Lewis...
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Back Shelf Beauties: Movies You Should Rent When The New Stuff Is Gone
ISBN: 9780595653027 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Back Shelf Beauties is the perfect guide to all the movies you want to rent on video and DVD. When you've seen all the new releases, Back Shelf Beauties brings you forgotten films, lost movies from your favorite stars and classic films that you have never seen. It includes films from modern day stars like John Travolta and Gwyneth Paltrow, but also films from classic movie legends like Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Potier and Ingrid Bergman. Willie Waffle brings insight, historical background and a sense of humor to his reviews that seperates him from other, stuffy, know-it-all...
Back Shelf Beauties is the perfect guide to all the movies you want to rent on video and DVD. When you've seen all the new releases, Back Shelf Beauti...
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100,09 zł |
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook
ISBN: 9780618640140 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Oscar-winning conceptual designer for the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy, discusses his approach to depicting Tolkien's imaginary world. The book presents more than 150 of Lee's celebrated illustrations.
The Oscar-winning conceptual designer for the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy, discusses his approach to depicting Tolkien's imaginary world. The bo...
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150,44 zł |
Seen That, Now What?: The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Video You Really Want to Watch
ISBN: 9780684800110 / Angielski / Miękka / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This revolutionary reference offers viewers a variety of ways to hone in on the right choice for an evening's entertainment. Going beyond the broad categories (Action, Comedy, Drama, etc.) found in most guides, this book features small groups of films arranged according to specific categories as historical swashbucklers, screwball comedies, and Busby Berkeley musicals. Shaw eschews the standard "star" rating system to focus on more telling criteria.
This revolutionary reference offers viewers a variety of ways to hone in on the right choice for an evening's entertainment. Going beyond the broad ca...
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150,23 zł |
Jeffrey Lyons' 101 Great Movies for Kids
ISBN: 9780684803395 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Culled from twenty-five years of movie reviewing, here are 101 of the finest films for children and families, handpicked by Sneak Previews critic Jeffrey Lyons. Jeffrey Lyons' 101 Great Movies for Kids is filled with detailed plot summaries, critical observations, historical perspectives, and little-known anecdotes about the movies and their stars. Covering the classics, recent films, and often overlooked screen gems, Jeffrey Lyons directs you to the best and most age-appropriate selections to share with your kids, from the youngest family members to teenagers.
Culled from twenty-five years of movie reviewing, here are 101 of the finest films for children and families, handpicked by Sneak Previews critic Jeff...
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79,19 zł |
The Ultimate Girls' Movie Survival Guide: What to Rent, Who to Watch, How to Deal
ISBN: 9780689873737 / Angielski / Miękka / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Ultimate Girls' Movie Survival Guide
Therapy is embarrassing, friends can only help so much, and parents are often useless -- where can you turn when life is getting you down? To the movies, of course. The Ultimate Girls' Movie Survival Guide is a guide to changing your life through the movies. Programmed by teen counselor and movie buff Andrea Sarvady, this handbook includes reviews of the best movies to help you deal with life, love, and everything else -- from family strife to first love, best friends to worst enemies, school days and life beyond. Whether you want to laugh... The Ultimate Girls' Movie Survival Guide
Therapy is embarrassing, friends can only help so much, and parents are often useless -- where ca... |
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71,00 zł |
Memory and Popular Film
ISBN: 9780719063756 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the first books to put memory at the centre of analysis when exploring the relationship between film culture and the past. Provides a sustained, interdisciplinary perspective on memory and film from early cinema to the present, drawing from film studies, American studies and cultural studies. Adopts a resolutely cultural perspective and unlike psychoanalytic or formalist approaches to memory, explores questions of culture, power and identity. Contributes to the growing debate about the status and function of the past in cultural life and discourse, discussing issues of memory in film,...
One of the first books to put memory at the centre of analysis when exploring the relationship between film culture and the past. Provides a sustained...
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106,21 zł |
Your Movie Sucks
ISBN: 9780740763663 / Angielski / Miękka / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roger Ebert's I Hated Hated Hated This Movie, which gathered some of his most scathing reviews, was a best-seller. This new collection continues the tradition, reviewing not only movies that were at the bottom of the barrel, but also movies that he found underneath the barrel. From Roger's review of Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (0 stars): "The movie created a spot of controversy in February 2005. According to a story by Larry Carroll of MTV News, Rob Schneider took offense when Patrick Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times listed this year's Best Picture nominees and...
Roger Ebert's I Hated Hated Hated This Movie, which gathered some of his most scathing reviews, was a best-seller. This new collection continue...
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91,90 zł |
Cinematic Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780742510920 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cinematic Shakespeare takes the reader inside the making of a number of significant adaptations to illustrate how cinema transforms and re-imagines the dramatic form and style central to Shakespeare's imagination. Cinematic Shakespeare investigates how Shakespeare films constitute an exciting and ever-changing film genre. The challenges of adopting Shakespeare to cinema are like few other film genres. Anderegg looks closely at films by Laurence Olivier (Richard III), Orson Welles (Macbeth), and Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) as well as topics like "Postmodern Shakespeares" (Julie Taymor's Titus and...
Cinematic Shakespeare takes the reader inside the making of a number of significant adaptations to illustrate how cinema transforms and re-imagines th...
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106,21 zł |