" Realer Than Reel offers a state-of-the-art overview of international documentary programming that investigates the possibilities documentary offers for local and public representation in a global age, as well as what actually constitutes ...

Twentieth Century-Fox is a comprehensive examination of the studio’s transformation during the Zanuck-Skouras era.

A well as the complete text of the play itself, this volume contains: · A chronology of the play and the playwright's life and work · an introductory discussion of the social, political, cultural and economic context in which the play was ...

In 1998, Mtus published The Afrikan Tales which is a collection of short stories compiled by Mr. J. Kilele.

'Saying It With Songs' considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs in a variety of film genres.

Focusing on Odin Teatret's latest work, this discussion is updated by drawing on fresh research. The group's productions since 2000 are included and the book offers a reassessment of Odin's actor training.

Teleology brings together John Hartley's work on television. The book draws on current critical theory in cultural studies to develop a wide-ranging and thought-provoking view of television broadcasting in Britain, Australia and the USA.

This volume addresses the influence of Italian neorealist films on world cinema well beyond the post-World War II period associated with the movement.

Written by the world's leading scholars and researchers in sound studies, this handbook offers new and engaging perspectives on the significance of sound in its material and cultural forms.

In this book he explains in layman's terms the principles of film editing, using examples and anecdotes from almost five decades in the film industry.

Chuck Tryon offers a compelling introduction to a world in which movies have become digital files.

This is a vivid account of a film classic's production, loss, and reclamation.

An award-winning art critic draws on interviews with family members, castmates and other insiders to trace the life and career of the late Sopranos star, providing coverage of his Rutgers education, complicated relationships and breakout ...

The essays themselves are erudite but always accessible, intellectual, and stimulating. As Renoir puts it, the essays of Bazin "will survive even if the cinema does not."

Solve common problems in choreography, design and shape movements into a dance, and organize a concert.

The first comprehensive study of this enduring but ever-changing Hollywood genre and its legacy to world cinema beyond the United States.

In Framed, Judith Mayne, a respected critic whose reach extends from film, literature, and feminism to the culture at large, offers a sustained exploration of feminist approaches to film and mass culture, with a particular focus on how ...

Through illuminating discussions of social events ranging from burials to sacrifices, from auctions to parades, encompassing regional traditions as diverse as Haitian Voudon and British funerals, the book looks at the synchretic performance ...

How their personal experiences of exile or diaspora translate into cinema is a key focus of the text. The text presents comprehensive and global coverage of this genre. "An Accented Cinema is in numerous respects a monumental work.

Presents essays and reviews from the late film critic