Author: Leslie Halliwell Publisher: ISBN: 9780006532194 Category : Motion pictures Languages : en Pages : 935
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Halliwell's -- over one hundred years of cinema information and entertainment at your fingertips. Halliwell's Film and Video Guide is widely recognised as the biggest and the best film guide available, the undisputed bible for film enthusiasts and trivia buffs everywhere -- a must-have for every moviegoer. Fully revised and updated to include hundreds of new films, it is packed full with cast and credit information and pithy comment on the classics of the silver screen to the latest blockbusters, and eveything in between. This perennially entertaining, comprehensive and indispensable guide also includes plot synopses and critical evaluations; video cassette, laser disc and DVD availability. Plus reader friendly icons denote films suitable for family viewing, Academy Award Winners and nominees, soundtrack availability and video format compatibility, plus lists of four-star and three-star films by title and year.
Author: Leslie Halliwell Publisher: ISBN: Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 1224
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Ook aanwezig: 4th ed. - London : Paladin [etc.], 1985. - XXX, 1585 p. - ISBN 0-586-08515-7. Ook aanwezig: 8th ed. - London : HarperCollins, 1991. - XI,1234 p. - ISBN 0-246-13768-1 Ook aanwezig: 11th ed. - London : HarperCollins, 1995. - 1297 p. - ISBN 0-00-638460-9 Ook aanwezig: Film & video guide 2001. - 16th ed. - London : HarperCollins, 2000. - 935 p. - ISBN 0-00-653219-5 Met cred., ind. o.a. op thema.
Author: Leslie Halliwell Publisher: London ; Toronto : Granada Publishing ISBN: Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 922
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Ook aanwezig: 4th ed. - London : Paladin [etc.], 1985. - XXX, 1585 p. - ISBN 0-586-08515-7. Ook aanwezig: 6th ed. - London [etc.] : Grafton, 1987. - XXX, 1186 p. - ISBN 0-246-13207-8. Ook aanwezig: 8th ed. - London : HarperCollins, 1991. - XI,1234 p. - ISBN 0-246-13768-1 Ook aanwezig: 11th ed. - London : HarperCollins, 1995. - 1297 p. - ISBN 0-00-638460-9 Ook aanwezig: Film & video guide 2001. - 16th ed. - London : HarperCollins, 2000. - 935 p. - ISBN 0-00-653219-5 Met cred., ind. o.a. op thema.
Author: Helena Vanhala Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786456906 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 365
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This book examines how American foreign policy and the commercial film industry's economic interests influenced the portrayal of international terrorism in Hollywood blockbuster films from the time of the Iran hostage crisis to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Part I provides a historical overview of modern international terrorism and how it relates to the United States, its news media, and its film industry. Part II covers depictions of terrorism during the Cold War under President Reagan, including films like Commando and Iron Eagle. Part III covers the Hollywood terrorist after the Cold War, including European terrorists in the Die Hard franchise, Passenger 57, Patriot Games, Blown Away, The Jackal and Ronin; fundamentalist Islamic terrorists in True Lies and Executive Decision; the return of the communist threat in Air Force One; and 9/11 foreshadowing in The Siege.
Author: Peter Hanson Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786480785 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 232
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When Steven Soderbergh exploded onto movie screens with sex, lies, and videotape in 1989, it represented more than the arrival of an important new director--it heralded the arrival of an entire generation of important new directors. Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), Kevin Smith (Dogma), David Fincher (Fight Club), M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense), Ben Stiller (Reality Bites), Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor), and dozens of others are all members of Generation X, the much talked about but much misunderstood successors to baby boomers. This book is a critical study of the films directed by Gen Xers and how those directors have been influenced by their generational identity. While Generation X as a whole sometimes seems to lack direction, its filmmakers have devoted their careers to making powerful statements about contemporary society and their generation's role in it. Each section of the book deals with an aspect of Gen X filmmaking, including the influence of popular culture, postmodern narrative devices, "slackerdom" and the lack of direction, disenfranchisement and nihilism, the ever-evolving role of technology, gender issues and sexuality, the question of race, the influence of older filmmakers, and visions of the future.
Author: Steve Greenfield Publisher: Cavendish Publishing ISBN: 1843142643 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 264
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This text has several aims that seek to set out the boundaries of the study of film and the law. It draws upon the work that has been produced to date, by both American and English law academics, but offers a critical analysis of where the subject area is and where further study may take it.
Author: Carol Alabaster Publisher: American Library Association ISBN: 9780838908198 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 208
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Presents step-by-step instructions for librarians on creating a core collection from scratch or revitalizing an existing collection, providing sample core lists in seven subject areas.
Author: Bathroom Readers' Institute Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1607104628 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 522
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Ahh…what a relief it will be to hold this most entertaining, informative, and amusing tome in the palm of your hands. Hours of great bathroom reading await you! Uncle John’s Ahh-Inspiring Bathroom Reader, Uncle John’s all-new 15th edition, sheds a light on everything under the sun and over the moon. From obscure history to classic wordplay to dumb crooks to inspiring quotations, you never know what you’re going to read next! Since 1987, the Bathroom Readers’ Institute has led the movement to stand up for those who sit down and read in the bathroom (and everywhere else for that matter). With more than 12 million books in print, the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series is the longest-running, most popular series of its kind in the world. Where else could you learn how the banana peel changed history, how to predict the future by rolling the dice, how the Jivaro tribes shrunk heads, and the science behind love at first sight? Uncle John rules the world of information and humor, so get ready to be thoroughly entertained. Read all about… * Homer the Greek versus Homer the Simpson * The history of the bicycle * When humans become hailstones * Alternate definitions for common words * Helen Keller’s wisdom * The Silly Putty saga * And much more!