Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, has been called a “cultural force,” a “fourth branch of government,” and “the most influential man in America.” In this pioneering biography, award-winning journalist Bruce ...
2014-08-05 - Bruce Watson
A detailed study of the phenomenal growth of TV programme distribution worldwide. While focusing on Asia and Europe, it proposes a methodology for use in future studies on other regions.
1994-12 - Preben Sepstrup
THE STORIES: WANDERING. First presented at the Mark Taper Forum, in Los Angeles, as part of an omnibus program entitled The Scene , and then Off-Broadway as part of Collision Course , a similar program. This brilliantly inventive short
1970 - Lanford Wilson
This volume addresses the influence of Italian neorealist films on world cinema well beyond the post-World War II period associated with the movement.
2007 - Laura E. Ruberto
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.
2012-01-05 - Trevor Pinch
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.
2012-11-12 - Edward Dmytryk
This introduction to Chinese cinema covers the 'three Chinas': mainland China, Taiwan & Hong Kong. It traces the formation, negotiation & problematization of the issue of national identity on the screen over 90 years.
2004 - Yingjin Zhang
The creators of popular culture have often appropriated elements of Roman history and society. This text looks at how ancient Rome has been depicted and what the portrayals tell us about contemporary culture.
2005-09-13 - Sandra R. Joshel
This is a vivid account of a film classic's production, loss, and reclamation.
2018-09-18 - Lorna Luft
This is a vivid account of a film classic's production, loss, and reclamation.
2018-09-18 - Lorna Luft
En este libro, Jaime Peñafiel, una de las personas que mejor conoce a Isabel y que la ha seguido desde que llegó a España, nos retrata esa vida intensa, con sus luces y sus sombras, de la que es, sin duda, todo un icono de belleza, moda ...
2016-06-22 - Jaime Peñafiel
In this groundbreaking investigation into the nature and meanings of melodrama in American culture between 1880 and 1920, Ben Singer offers a challenging new reevaluation of early American cinema and the era that spawned it.
2001-04-05 - Ben Singer
The first comprehensive study of this enduring but ever-changing Hollywood genre and its legacy to world cinema beyond the United States.
1997 - Steven Cohan
" Exploring its universality and cultural specificity, this collection of specially commissioned essays demonstrates the multiple planes on which the film can be appreciated.
1997-04-13 - David Desser
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.
2001 - Hamid Naficy
Taking Hollywood as its focus, this timely book provides a sustained, interdisciplinary perspective on memory and film from early cinema to the present.
2003-09-06 - Paul Grainge
This fascinating book explores the landscape of television animation, from Bedrock to Springfield, and beyond.
2003 - Carol A. Stabile