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| Author | : Jessica Winter |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : |
This guide gives the lowdown on maverick filmmaking, from sleazy exploitation flicks and satirical documentaries to chilling horror movies and quirky suburban dramas.
| 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.
| Author | : Jason Wood |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2019-07-25 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1838713913 |
This revised and updated new edition provides a guide to 100 of the most interesting and influential American independent films, from Bonnie and Clyde to Junebug by way of Reservoir Dogs and The Blair With Project with an introduction to the genre and a rich selection of images from the films discussed, plus key credits.
| Author | : David Parkinson |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2007-08-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0756647126 |
The perfect companion to cinema's most spectacular genre, The Rough Guide to Film Musicals reveals how an escapist entertainment became Hollywood's most ingenious art form. From such enduring classics as Singin' In The Rain and West Side Story to recent successes like Evita and Chicago, this book reviews 50 essential musicals, including several forgotten gems. There are profiles of musical icons such as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and George Gershwin and details of musicals from around the world. Complete with a list of the best soundtracks, websites and books for further reading, this Rough Guide takes a behind the scenes look at this magical movie genre.
| Author | : Geoff King |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0415684285 |
Edited and written by leading authors in the field, this book offers an examination of American independent cinema through four sections that range in focus from broad definitions to close focus on particular manifestations of independence.
| Author | : Richard Armstong (2) |
| Publisher | : Rough Guides |
| Total Pages | : 676 |
| Release | : 2007-09-27 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : |
From Altman to Zefferelli, The Rough Guide to Filmputs directors and their film careers centre screen - be they mogul, maverick or studio stalwart. This A-Z guide includes- The Choice-thousands of recommended films reviewed for DVD viewing with listings and illustrations. The View-from The Chair Career profiles of contemporary favourites like Soderbergh and Scorsese plus hordes of lesser-known names, from silent maestros like D. W. Griffith, through to such household Hollywood legends as Hitchcock and Huston to the best of cult and art-house maestros such as David Lynch or Ken Loach. Planet Cinema- loads of great films from each decade and from around the globe as well as all the best Hollywood and American Indie cinema- French new wave, German giants, Iranian innovators and the best of East Asia from Akira Kurosawa to John Wu and Wong Kar Wai. The Wider Cast-special feature boxes on directors' collaborations with actors, cinematographers and composers as well as features on key cinema movements and specific genres.
| Author | : M. Keith Booker |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 655 |
| Release | : 2021-06-01 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1538130122 |
One of the most powerful forces in world culture, American cinema has a long and complex history that stretches through more than a century. This history not only includes a legacy of hundreds of important films but also the evolution of the film industry itself, which is in many ways a microcosm of the history of American society. Historical Dictionary of American Cinema, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 600 cross-referenced entries covering people, films, companies, techniques, themes, and subgenres that have made American cinema such a vital part of world culture.
| Author | : Paul Simpson |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 689 |
| Release | : 2010-08-02 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1405386169 |
The Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. Whether you're a paid-up member of The Big Lebowski fan club or just looking for a night in with an interesting DVD, The Rough Guide to Cult Movies is the ultimate guide to the world's most memorable films. The Rough Guide to Cult Movies selects cinema's most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. You'll find expert, pithy reviews of over 1500 movies, with forgotten legends like Charlie Chan and the Opera or contemporary classics like There Will Be Blood, plus filmmakers' picks of their favorite cult movies, in their own words. There are good movies and there are bad movies and then there are cult movies.
| Author | : Rough Guides |
| Publisher | : Rough Guides UK |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2008-05-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1848362188 |
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.
| Author | : Michael Z. Newman |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0231144652 |
By locating the American indie in the historical context of the Sundance-Miramax era, the author considers indie cinema as an alternative American film culture.
