Films, cinema Books

Judy Garland was one of the greatest entertainers of the twentieth century. As Yip Harburg, who composed the lyrics for "Over the Rainbow," wrote in a letter to Ms. Garland, "I would consider myself fully compensated and my life work richly rewarded...

It wasn't the first or last of the disaster pictures, but it was the best of them all, yet its producer had no way of knowing that his career would never again reach those heights.The Towering Inferno (1974) was the crowning achievement of über-producer...

It wasn't the first or last of the disaster pictures, but it was the best of them all, yet its producer had no way of knowing that his career would never again reach those heights.The Towering Inferno (1974) was the crowning achievement of über-producer...

In this captivating novel, the life of Simón Romero, famously known as Ali the Canary, unfolds as one of the most significant corsairs of the 17th century. Sailing the vast Mediterranean and Atlantic waters to the coasts of Portugal, Ali Romero's story...

A man gets out of prison and with his last $250 he buys a 1972 Datsun 510 station wagon. But people keep getting dead wherever the man and his little car go. "Written as a love letter to the real $250 '72 Datsun 510 station wagon I had in college" says...

Kubrick's operatic exploration of the cosmos. Popeye Doyle in a commandeered car speeding after an elevated train. Jamie Lee Curtis' bare-breasted turn as a hooker. Alex DeLarge and his droogs on the rampage. The Man with No Name insisting a disbelieving...

A ânsia por narrativas que expliquem o mundo, inspirem jornadas individuais, tragam contentamento ou amenizem sofrimentos está presente ao longo de toda a história da humanidade, mas se ampliou ao longo dos séculos 20 e 21. Hoje, tais narrativas estão...

This thesis analyses motifs of vampirism in gothic film parodies on the basis of Mel Brooks "Dracula: Dead and Loving it", which parodies its original "Dracula" by Tod Browning.The contrasting juxtaposition of the two films serves to provide the parodic...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung:Der Bildungstourist Goethe bereiste im Jahre 1787 Italien mit der Postkutsche und stellte fest: „Italien ohne Sizilien macht gar kein Bild in der Seele. Hier ist erst der Schlüssel zu allem.“ Der deutsche Schriftsteller Johann...

Inhaltsangabe:Gang der Untersuchung:Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht die Analyse der Filme Jarmuschs. Diese werden im Hinblick auf ihre äußere und zugleich stagnierende innere Reise untersucht, sowie ihre Aussagen in Bezug auf eine Lebensreise...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung:Der Neo-Realismus ist eine künstlerische Ausdrucksform, die in die italienische Filmkunst und Literatur ca. mit Beginn der 40er Jahre Einzug gehalten hat. Der Neo-Realismus verblasste etwa mit dem Ende der 70er Jahre. In dieser...

kinozeitist eine Reihe mit Texten zur Filmgeschichte. Präsentiert werden Klassiker, aber auch Raritäten, die heute selten gezeigt werden.kinozeit zweiIm Zentrum stehen ausgewählte Filme, die im improvisierten Gelegenheitskino an ungewöhnlichen Orten...

HANDBUCH DER GENRESGenres und Subgenres zum Nachschlagen: -98 Genres und Subgenres werden ausführlich beschrieben, inkl. Entstehungsgeschichten und zahlreichen Beispielen -weitere 80 Genres und Subgenres werden in Stichworten erläutert-weitere 198...

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Communications - Movies and Television, grade: 1,3, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: Christopher Nolan's film from 2000, "Memento," takes a critical look at the visually dominated world...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Film und Fernsehen, Note: 1,3, Universität Passau (Philosophische Fakultät, Medien und Kommunikation), Veranstaltung: Seminar: Medialitätsforschung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Mit...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Communications - Movies and Television, grade: 1,0, University of Heidelberg, language: English, abstract: Woman [...] stands in patriarchal culture as a signifier for the male other, bound by a symbolic...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Institut für Film-, Theater-, und empirische Kulturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Fernsehformate - Film zwischen Kino und TV, Sprache:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Film und Fernsehen, Note: 1,3, Universität zu Köln (Institut für Theater-, Film- und Fernsehwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Übung: Video und Videothek, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Film und Fernsehen, Note: 1,0, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Medienwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Analysemethoden, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Faszination dieser Art von Unterhaltung...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Film und Fernsehen, Note: 2,0, Macromedia Fachhochschule der Medien Köln, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der vorliegenden Bachelorarbeit wird die Berichterstattung deutscher...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 1,5, Hochschule Mittweida (FH), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: David Lynch wurde zum Symbol für Finsternis und Abgründe, seine Filme brennen ein Erlebnis in die Seele des Zuschauers von...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Film und Fernsehen, Note: 1.0, Universität zu Köln (Theater-, Film- und Fernsehwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Videoclips sind noch immer ein fester Bestandteil unserer...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 2,0, Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ich habe aus mehreren Gründen dieses Thema für die vorliegende Arbeit gewählt. Einer dieser Gründe mag der Umstand...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 1, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Veranstaltung: Filminterpretation, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Ziel dieser Seminararbeit ist es, anhand des Vergleiches der...

Pre-University Paper from the year 2010 in the subject Film Science, grade: 14,0, , course: technological progress and ethics, language: English, abstract: Is is only in the last decades of the twentieth century that technology gained an important place...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Romanistik - Hispanistik, Note: 1,0, Freie Universität Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Verschränkung von Film und Literatur in "Lucía y el sexo" soll hinsichtlich zweier literarischer Strömungen...

Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 6 (very good), University of Zurich (Philosophische Fakultät), language: English, abstract: The language of William Shakespeare's plays has...

To unravel the mysteries of his majesty's faithful secret agent, Alyosha Wald Lasowski uses the best techniques of current decoding. From gender studies to postcolonial thought, from popular culture to geopolitics, the author lays bare the mysteries...

Qui est vraiment James Bond ? Quels espions ont inspiré 007 ? Quels sont les événements historiques anticipés par la saga ? De quelles James Bond Ladies 007 est-il réellement amoureux ?Pour percer les mystères du fidèle agent de Sa Majesté, Aliocha Wald...

The final volume of the Pirate Histories of Doctor Who, this chronicle brings us up to the modern era with explorations of Doctor Who animation from short fan films of the 1970s, to the modern BBC re-animations of classic series. We'll also explore the...

KỊCH BẢN ĐIỆN ẢNH của TIÊU DAO BẢO CỰTƯ TƯỞNGTruyện viết về nỗi đau sau chiến tranh, cụ thể là cuộc chiến ở Việt Nam 1954 -1975, có sự tham dự của người Mỹ. Câu chuyện bắt đầu với “vụ hiếp dâm” của một...

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY. * *NOTE from publisher: Amazon continues to list the wrong price for this paperback, and won't correct it. The actual price is fifteen-ninety-nine. All other retailers (on and off line) sell it for that price...

Lee Gambin examines the extremely popular subgenre of the ecologically themed horror film, or, the natural horror film. Since Alfred Hitchcock gave us The Birds, the natural horror film (where animals or insects cause tremendous damage to the human...

Kimuak is a public initiative sponsored by the Department of Culture of the Basque Government for the diffusion and promotion of Basque short films. The first buds that started to germinate in 1998 have grown significantly.The term “short...

Are you enchanted by the magic of animation and the storytellers who create worlds of wonder? Curious about the visionary behind the happiest place on Earth? Fascinated by how a single man's dream revolutionized entertainment and became a global...

The FANEX film convention was held in Baltimore for 19 years. During that time many stars and filmmakers of Hollywood’s Gold and Silver ages shared their memories with the devoted fans attending the show. Midnight Marquee is pleased to present...

An argument could be made on which of the two is stranger and more exciting, mysterious, terrifying and eclectic—the reel adventures of movie star Ingrid Pitt or the real life adventures of daughter, wife, mother and new grandmother Ingrid Pitt...

Jimmy Sangster proves the pen is mightier than the stake as he reflects upon his film career from his early apprenticeship in the British film industry to Hammer Films mainstay and then to a stint in Hollywood and television. “Mr. Sangster’s...

"Bring It On was years ahead of its time in portraying the insidious nature of cultural appropriation and class conflict, and the way white privilege binds so many to the world around them... a millennial classic." - REFINERY 29From the creator of Bring...

THE CINEMA OF JASON FRIEDBERG AND AARON SELTZERBy Jeremy Mark RobinsonThey're dubbed 'the worst filmmakers in the world' (are they? Hell, no!). Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are best-known for producing a series of highly entertaining spoof movies,...

THE JAMES BOND MOVIES OF THE 1980s A survey of the series of James Bond films of the Eighties, which included The Living Daylights, License To Kill, For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy (as well as the Sean Connery film Never Say Never Again). The Bond...

Viewing the films of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub means looking at the construction of cinema itself: image, sound, performance, montage. Their work constitutes one of the most distinctive, beautiful, and politically radical oeuvres of modern...

Stanley Kubrick was arguably one of the most influential American directors of the post-World War II era, and his Central European Jewish heritage, though often overlooked, greatly influenced his oeuvre. Kubrick's Mitteleuropa explores this influence in...

Subjective Realist Cinema looks at the fragmented narratives and multiple realities of a wide range of films that depict subjective experience and employ "subjective realist" narration, including recent examples such as Mulholland Drive, Memento, and...

The essays grouped together here reflect a career-long preoccupation with aspects of modern French culture. These range from the canonical (no French or indeed European film-maker is more universally admired than Renoir; few screen actresses have aroused...

El camino inverso: del cine al teatro, estudia el tema de las adaptaciones de obras fílmicas a la escena teatral (adaptaciones "inversas") como fenómeno emergente en el ámbito artístico actual y un hecho cultural síntoma de la cultura contemporánea...

The 1960s and 70s formed the wilderness years of the Christmas movie. Sandwiched between the genre's post-war golden age and its commercial revival in the 1980s, these decades have come to be regarded as the Bermuda Triangle of festive cinema - where...