The Bizarro Encyclopedia Of Film
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| Author | : John Skipp |
| Publisher | : Fungasm Press |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 2019-11-15 |
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| ISBN | : 9781621052951 |
WARNING!!! EVERY MOVIE YOU EVER LOVED MAY ALREADY BE BIZARRO! From the first silent movies to the latest YouTube craze, Bizarro weirdness has always been the secret ingredient that glues our eyeballs to the screen. Transported beyond regular life. To places we only dared dream. WELCOME TO THE WILD WORLD OF BIZARRO FILM! Where the cheapest outlaw cult flicks collide with the sneakiest big-budget mainstream subversions. Hitting us from every angle. Altering our brainscapes from childhood on. FEATURING: OVER 1,650 ENTRIES in the "Ultimate Bizarro Video Store"! 26 DEEP-DIVE ESSAYS by Skipp and Drain! Special sections on short films and music videos! Tributes to the late, great George A. Romero! And MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
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| Publisher | : PediaPress |
| Total Pages | : 1361 |
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| Author | : John Kenneth Muir |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 705 |
| Release | : 2008-08-21 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0786437553 |
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen! This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as Heroes and Zoom; includes the latest films featuring icons like Superman, Spiderman and Batman; and covers even more types of superheroes. Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries, and data on arch-villains, gadgets, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context. Appendices list common superhero conventions and cliches; incarnations; memorable ad lines; and the best, worst, and most influential productions from 1951 to 2008.
| Author | : Barry Monush |
| Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 844 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781557835512 |
(Applause Books). For decades, Screen World has been the film professional's, as well as the film buff's, favorite and indispensable annual screen resource, full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library. In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the earliest silent screen stars Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks to the mid-1960s, when the old studio and star systems came crashing down. Each listing includes: a brief biography, photos from the famed Screen World archives, with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed, entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions good or bad! In addition to every major player, Monush includes the legions of unjustly neglected troupers of yesteryear. The result is a rarity: an invaluable reference tool that's as much fun to read as a scandal sheet. It pulsates with all the scandal, glamour, oddity and glory that was the lifeblood of its subjects. Contains over 1,000 photos!
| Author | : Gene Brown |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : Motion pictures |
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| Author | : Maynard Wills |
| Publisher | : S&S/Simon Element |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2020-10-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1982156449 |
A collection of chilling stories from the leading writers in horror and suspense, exploring elusive urban legends. Join Michael Monelo, one of the creators of the Blair Witch Project, and TV writer/director veteran, Nick Braccia, on a journey through urban horror and suspense. Explore the world of Maynard Wills, PhD, professor of folklore and fan of the podcast, Video Palace. The podcast followed a man named Mark Cambria, who along with his girlfriend Tamra Wulff, investigated the origins of a series of esoteric white video tapes. Cambria went missing in pursuit of these tapes, but not before hearing whispers of an ominous figure called the Eyeless Man. Fascinated by the podcast and Cambria’s disappearance, Wills embarks on his own investigation into the origins of the tapes and the Eyeless Man, who he believes has lurked in the dark corners of media culture and urban legends for at least seventy-five years. As part of his study, he has invited popular writers of horror and gothic fiction to share their own Eyeless Man stories, whether heard around the campfire or experienced themselves. Get swept away in this thrilling and terrifying horror anthology—which can be read on its own or as a companion to the hit Shudder podcast, Video Palace. Short stories include: -“Deep Focus” by Bob DeRosa -“The Satanic Schoolgirls” by Meirav Devash and Eddie McNamara -“Doorways of the Soul” by Owl Goingback -“A Texas Teen Story” by Brea Grant -“Two Unexplained Disappearances in South Brisbane, Recalled by an Innocent Bystander” by Merrin J. McCormick -“Dreaming in Lilac on a Cool Evening” by Rebekah McKendry and David Ian McKendry -“Ecstatica” by Ben Rock -“The Inward Eye” by John Skipp -“The Real Sharon Lockenby” by Graham Skipper -“Ranger Ronin Presents…” by Gordon B. White
| Author | : Justin Wigard |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2023-04-14 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476648107 |
Since its inception in 1992, the Sci-Fi Channel (later rebranded as SYFY) has aired more than 500 network-produced or commissioned films. Campy and prolific, the network churned out one low-budget film after another, finally finding its zenith in the 2013 release of Sharknado. With unpretentious charm and a hearty helping of commodified nostalgia, the Sharknado franchise briefly ruled the cultural consciousness and temporarily transformed SYFY's original films from cult fringe to appointment television. Naturally, the network followed up with a steady stream of sequels and spin-offs, including Lavalantula and its sequel, 2 Lava 2 Lantula! This collection of essays is the first to devote critical attention to SYFY's original film canon, both pre- and post-Sharknado. In addition to unpacking the cultural, historical and critical underpinnings of the monsters at the heart of SYFY's classic creature features, the contributors offer a variety of approaches to understanding and interrogating these films within the broader contexts of ecocriticism, monster theory, post-9/11 criticism, and neocolonialism. Providing a further entry point for future scholarship, an appendix details a thorough filmography of SYFY's original films from 1992 to 2022.
| Author | : Paul Green |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2016-03-10 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476662576 |
From automatons to zombies, many elements of fantasy and science fiction have been cross-pollinated with the Western movie genre. In its second edition, this encyclopedia of the Weird Western includes many new entries covering film, television, animation, novels, pulp fiction, short stories, comic books, graphic novels and video and role-playing games. Categories include Weird, Weird Menace, Science Fiction, Space, Steampunk and Romance Westerns.
| Author | : Maurice Horn |
| Publisher | : Chelsea House Publications |
| Total Pages | : 152 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Caricatures and cartoons |
| ISBN | : |
Surveys on an international scale the entire cartoon field: caricature, editorial and political cartoons, sports cartoons, syndicated panels and animated cartoons.
| Author | : Vincent LoBrutto |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2005-03-30 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0313088683 |
Though movies have remained our foremost cultural pastime for over 100 years, many of us still know very little about the tools used to create them. In this groundbreaking new book, Vincent LoBrutto provides an enjoyable and accessible education in the art of cinema: using 50 landmark films spanning the history of the medium, LoBrutto illustrates such important concepts as editing, production design, cinematography, sound, screen acting, narrative structure, and various genres, nationalities, and film eras. Each concept is illustrated by the selection of a film that epitomizes its use, so that readers will learn about film authorship in Citizen Kane, multiplot narrative in Nashville, widescreen filmmaking in Rebel without a Cause, and screen violence in The Wild Bunch. Explaining the various tricks of the moviemaking trade, Becoming Film Literate offers a crash course in cinema, one designed to give even the novice reader a solid introduction to this complex and multifaceted medium. Though movies have remained our foremost cultural pastime for over 100 years, many of us still know very little about the tools used to create them. In this groundbreaking new book, Vincent LoBrutto provides an enjoyable and accessible education in the art of cinema: using 50 landmark films spanning the history of the medium, LoBrutto illustrates such important concepts as editing, production design, cinematography, sound, screen acting, narrative structure, and various genres, nationalities, and film eras. Each concept is illustrated by the selection of a film that epitomizes its use, so that readers will learn about film authorship in Citizen Kane, multiplot narrative in Nashville, widescreen filmmaking in Rebel without a Cause, and screen violence in The Wild Bunch. Providing a unique opportunity to become acquainted with important movies and the elements of their greatness, Becoming Film Literate offers a crash course in cinema, one designed to give even the novice reader a solid introduction to this complex and multifaceted medium.
