The Rough Guide to Film

The Rough Guide to Film
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2008-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1848361254

Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.

A-Z Great Film Directors

A-Z Great Film Directors
Author: Andy Tuohy
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-04
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781788404013

A fun introduction to 52 of the greatest film directors, from Almodovar to Ozu, Fellini to Tarantino, and many more. A striking, design-led reference book. A-Z Great Film Directors features Andy Tuohy's portraits of 52 directors significant for their contribution to cinema including kings of world cinema Wong Kar-Wai and Akira Kurosawa, arthouse pioneers Fritz Lang and David Lynch as well as the often under-appreciated female directors Kathryn Bigelow and Jane Campion. With text by film journalist Matt Glasby, each director's entry will also have a summary of the essential things you need to know about them, why they're important, a list of their must-see films, and a surprising fact or two about them, as well as images of their key films throughout. So whether you're already a film aficionado, or looking for a helpful cheat to pass convincingly as an arthouse fan, you'll love this guide to international directors, past and present.

CMJ New Music Report

CMJ New Music Report
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2002-01-21
Genre:
ISBN:

CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales. CMJ's trade publication, compiles playlists for college and non-commercial stations; often a prelude to larger success.

Science is Fiction

Science is Fiction
Author: Andy Masaki Bellows
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2001
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780262523189

Essays examining the work of maverick scientific documentary filmmaker Jean Painleve.

Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition

Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1465455280

Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition is now fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in world geography, including the annexation of Crimea and the new nation of South Sudan. Bringing each featured landscape to life with detailed terrain models and color schemes and offering maps of unsurpassed quality, this atlas features four sections: a world overview, the main atlas, fact files on all the countries of the world, and an easy-to-reference index of all 100,000 place names. All maps enjoy a full double-page spread, with continents broken down into 330 carefully selected maps, including 100 city plans. You will also find a stimulating series of global thematic maps that explore Earth's place in the universe, its physical forms and processes, the living world, and the human condition. From Antarctica to Zambia, discover the Earth continent-by-continent with Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition.

Film Distribution Companies in Europe

Film Distribution Companies in Europe
Author: André Lange
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789287160201

Key topics discussed include analysis of the film distribution sector in Europe, market overviews, key players, and market shares. Individual company profiles include contact details, strategies, European films distributed and admissions between 2000 and 2005, and financial situations. This publication provides a broad view of distribution companies currently operating in Europe and, concentrates on companies that are particularly active in distributing films falling into the category of 'non-national European films'.--Publisher's description.

Film

Film
Author: Ronald Bergan
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Motion picture industry
ISBN: 9780756622039

From Hollywood to Bollywood, this book explores every aspect of film, covering the story of cinema, how movies are made, movie genres, world cinema, A-Z of directors, and top 100 movies.

The Post-2000 Film Western

The Post-2000 Film Western
Author: M. Paryz
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-07-08
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781137531278

This collection explores the post-2000 film Western. With examples ranging from major American films, through acclaimed international productions, to works such as experimental films and television commercials, the contributors seek to account for the appeal and currency of the film Western today.

Exit to Freedom

Exit to Freedom
Author: Calvin C. Johnson, Jr.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780820327846

"The only firsthand account of a wrongful conviction overturned by DNA evidence"--Cover.