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Film programming: curating for cinemas, festivals, archives by Bosma, Peter

“…This study explores artistic choices in cinema exhibition, focusing on film theaters, film festivals, and film archives and situating film-curating issues…”
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The Gangster film: fatal success in American cinema by Wilson, Ron

“…This volume examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed as a result of…”
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Contemporary Romanian Cinema: The History of an Unexpected Miracle by Nasta, Dominique

“…Over the last decade, audiences worldwide have become familiar with highly acclaimed films from the Romanian New Wave such as4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2…”
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Fast forward: the future(s) of the cinematic arts by Willis, Holly

“…Cinema, the primary vehicle for storytelling in the twentieth century, is being reconfigured by new media in the twenty-first. Terms such as "worldbuilding,"…”
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Bio-pics: a life in pictures by Cheshire, Ellen

“…Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures offers a series of case studies which throw light on this most unique of genres. Is the bio-pic a genre in its own right? Or are…”
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Transnational France: The Modern History of a Universal Nation by Stovall, Tyler

“…In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and by doing so draws the reader into a key aspect of…”
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They Live by Wilson, D. Harlan

“…Born out of the cultural flamboyance and anxiety of the 1980s, They Live (1988) is a hallmark of John Carpenter's singular canon, combining the aesthetics of…”
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Postmodernism and film: rethinking hollywood's aesthestics by Constable, Catherine

“…This study examines postmodern film aesthetics and challenges to the aesthetic paradigms dominating film analysis. It explores conceptions of the classical,…”
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The heist film: stealing with style by Lee, Daryl

“…A concise introduction to the genre about that one last big score, The Heist Film: Stealing With Style traces this crime thriller's development as both a…”
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International politics and film: space, vision, power by Carter, Sean, Dodds, Klaus

“…International Politics and Film introduces readers to the representational qualities of film but also draws attention to how the relationship between the…”
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Biopics - A Life in Pictures by Cheshire, Ellen

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Quadrophenia by Glynn, Stephen

“…1964: Mods clash with Rockers in Brighton, creating a moral panic. 1973: ex-Mod band The Who releaseQuadrophenia, a concept album following young Mod Jimmy…”
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Frankenstein by Robert Horton

“…James Whale'sFrankenstein(1931) spawned a phenomenon that has been rooted in world culture for decades. This cinematic Prometheus has generated countless…”
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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill by DeFino, Dean

“…Russ Meyer'sFaster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!(1965) is an enigma. A box-office failure when initially released on the grindhouse circuit, it has since been…”
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Slow movies: countering the cinema of action by Jaffe, Ira

“…"In all film there is the desire to capture the motion of life, to refuse immobility," Agnes Varda has noted. But to capture the reality of human experience,…”
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Slow movies: countering the cinema of action by Jaffe, Ira

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The sports film: games people play by Babington, Bruce

“…After covering the genre's early history and theorizing its general characteristics, this volume then focuses on specific instances of sports films, such as…”
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Contemporary Romanian cinema: the history of an unexpected miracle by Nasta, Dominique

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Postmodernism and film: rethinking Hollywood's aesthetics by Constable, Catherine

“…This volume focuses on postmodern film aesthetics, and contemporary challenges to the aesthetic paradigms dominating analyses of Hollywood cinema. It explores…”
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Film theory: creating a cinematic grammar by Colman, Felicity

“…Film Theory addresses the core concepts and arguments created or used by academics, critical film theorists, and filmmakers, including the work of Dudley…”
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