Either you love becoming a film buff or you are wrong
by Potter Press
DESCRIPTION: Already slated as one of the top movies of 2003, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise, will be released nationally on December 5, 2003. All script reviews of The Last Samurai have been positive, according to www.upcomingmovies.com. The book will contain parts of the script, exclusive stills from the movie, and interviews from the actors, actresses, and the director. Synopsis of Movie: Set in the 1870s, this film captures Japan at the beginnings of its modernization out of a feudal...
Horror Movie Posters (Illustrated History of Movies Through Posters S., v.7)
Final Cut: Art, Money and EGO in the Making of "Heaven's Gate", the Film That Sank United Artists
by Steven Bach
This is a film biography of Kirk Douglas' career, from The Strange Love of Martha Ivers in 1946, including Lust for Life, Gunfight at the OK Corral, and Spartacus, containing cast lists and synopses. The author has also written A Wonderful Life: The Films and Career of James Stewart.
Since the early days of cinema, there has been an insatiable demand for new product. As the number of movies increased, many began to resemble each other and fall into certain types of genres. Critics, filmmakers, and audiences have classified films into groupings for critical appraisal, easy identification of the subject, or a quick clue to the films nature. From abstract through erotic, from new Chinese cinema or zombie films, 775 genres are included in this comprehensive reference work. Each...
From Aliens to Amadeus, get your fill of ’80s nostalgia with this movie bible of all things bold, bizarre, and boisterous. We've diligently compiled a list of the most influential films of the 1980s that's sure to please popcorn gobblers and highbrow chin-strokers alike. Adventurous, excessive, and experimental, ’80s cinema saw moviegoers get their kicks from pictures as wide-ranging as Blade Runner, Gandhi, and Blue Velvet. Science fiction, horror, and action emerged as the defining genres of...
Few films have had the influence and impact of The Blair Witch Project (1999). Its arrival was a horror cinema palette cleanser after a decade of serial killers and postmodern intertextuality, a bare bones 'found footage' trend setter. In this Devil's Advocate, Peter Turner tells the story of the film from his conception and production then provides a unique analysis of the techniques used, their appeal to audiences and the themes that helped make the film such an international hit, including th...
The up-to-date illustrated film reference book annual, with over 1 000 film stills. Movie fans eagerly await each new edition of "Screen World", the definitive record of the cinema since 1949. Volume 60 provides an illustrated listing of every significant American and foreign film released in the United States in 2008, documented with more than 1 000 color and black-and-white photographs. This new edition of "Screen World" highlights Best Picture nominees "Milk" starring Sean Penn; "The Curious...
For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Film, Introduction to Cinema, and Film and Drama. Designed to help students analyze movies with precision and technical sophistication, this book focuses on formalism—how the forms of the film (e.g., camera work, editing, photography, etc.) create meaning. It retains the same principle of organization as its predecessors—structuring chapters around the realism-formalism dichotomy—while it updates each chapter to integrate more recent developments, co...
Incredibly Strange Films (Re/Search S., #10)
by Vivian Vale and Andrea Juno
The biggest debate of the 21st Century rages on: do you side with the Vampires or the Werewolves? This innovative book pits the real stories of the enigmatic actors behind the Twilight vampires, the Cullens and the Volturi, against those behind the new monsters on the block: the shape-shifting Quileute wolf pack. Learn all about: * Who else was considered for the pivotal role of Edward Cullen and why the gorgeous Robert Pattinson ultimately won the role; * How the producers found the perfect act...
The silent-film era was known in part for its cliffhanger serials and air of suspense that kept audiences returning to theaters week after week. Icons such as Douglas Fairbanks, Laurel and Hardy, Lon Chaney and Harry Houdini were among those who graced the dark and shadowy screen. This encyclopedic guide to silent films with mystery and detective content lists over 1,500 titles in one of entertainment's most popular and enduring genres. While most of the examined films are from North America, my...
