Author: Max Joseph AlvarezPublisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
An index of all motion pictures reviewed by Variety from January 19, 1907 to December 31, 1980.
Index to Motion Pictures Reviewed by Variety, 1907-1980
Author: Max Joseph AlvarezPublisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
An index of all motion pictures reviewed by Variety from January 19, 1907 to December 31, 1980.
The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films
Author: American Film InstitutePublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520079083
Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 1198
Book Description
"The entire field of film historians awaits the AFI volumes with eagerness."--Eileen Bowser, Museum of Modern Art Film Department Comments on previous volumes: "The source of last resort for finding socially valuable . . . films that received such scant attention that they seem 'lost' until discovered in the AFI Catalog."--Thomas Cripps "Endlessly absorbing as an excursion into cultural history and national memory."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
The Complete Mr. Moto Film Phile
Author: Howard M. BerlinPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809511290
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This book was written to fill a void-a reference bible for Mr. Moto film lovers everywhere. The Complete Mr. Moto Film Phile: A Casebook is the culmination of Howard M. Berlin's ground-breaking film research. It is divided into three major sections: the first concerns the three individuals who helped create and develop the Mr. Moto character; the second part is a film guide to the nine Mr. Moto films; and the third contains several important appendices, essential both to researchers and readers.
Astor Pictures
Author: Michael R. PittsPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476676496
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Founded by Robert M. Savini in 1933, Astor Pictures Corporation distributed hundreds of films in its 32 years of operation. The company distributed over 150 first run features in addition to the numerous re-releases for which it became famous. Astor had great success in the fields of horror and western movies and was a pioneer in African-American film productions. While under Savini's management, Astor and its subsidiaries were highly successful, but after his death in 1956 the company was sold, leading to eventual bankruptcy and closure. This volume provides the first in-depth look at Astor Pictures Corporation with thorough coverage of its releases, including diverse titles like La Dolce Vita and Frankenstein's Daughter.
Hardboiled in Hollywood
Author: David E. WiltPublisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879725259
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Covers the film careers of five screenwriters, who were crime and mystery writers for the famous Black mask pulp magazine. Also shows how these five writers applied their pulp writing expertise to the movies.
The Harvard Guide to African-American History
Author: Evelyn Brooks HigginbothamPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674002760
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Compiles information and interpretations on the past 500 years of African American history, containing essays on historical research aids, bibliographies, resources for womens' issues, and an accompanying CD-ROM providing bibliographical entries.
Western Movies
Author: Michael R. PittsPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786463724
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
This revised and greatly expanded edition of a well-established reference book presents 5105 feature length (four reels or more) Western films, from the early silent era to the present. More than 900 new entries are in this edition. Each entry has film title, release company and year, running time, color indication, cast listing, plot synopsis, and a brief critical review and other details. Not only are Hollywood productions included, but the volume also looks at Westerns made abroad as well as frontier epics, north woods adventures and nature related productions. Many of the films combine genres, such as horror and science fiction Westerns. The volume includes a list of cowboys and their horses and a screen names cross reference. There are more than 100 photographs.
The Music of James Bond
Author: Jon BurlingamePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019986330X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Chronicles all the behind-the-scenes stories of every song and score written for the James Bond films and draws from new interviews with many of the songwriters and composers.
Motion Picture Series and Sequels
Author: Bernard A. DrewPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317928938
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order, lists some 906 English Language motion pictures, from 1899 to 1990, when the book was initially published. A brief plot description is given for each series entry, followed by the individual film titles with corresponding years, directors and performers. Animated pictures, documentaries and concert films are not included but movies released direct to video are.
Playing Doctor
Author: Joseph TurowPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472034278
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
"Joe Turow's Playing Doctor disquiets and challenges the reader's intellect with cogent analysis of the forces that have shaped television's portrayal of doctors and the medical world. For that alone, it is a fantastic read. But Dr. Turow also pleases the mind with well written and amusing stories, interviews, and behind the scenes anecdotes that bring to life, in an eminently readable style, the fascinating world of TV medicine." ---David Foster, M.D., supervising producer, writer, and medical consultant for House "Joseph Turow takes us behind the scenes of such hit television series as ER, Grey's Anatomy, and House to reveal the complex relationship viewers have with their beloved fictional caregivers. Turow carefully probes the history of TV medical series and presents a compelling argument for telling more truthful medical stories in the future to reflect---and address---the precarious state of our health-care system today." ---Neal Baer, M.D., executive producer of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "The great contribution of Turow's book, in addition to providing a highly readable and smart overview of medical shows over the years, is to examine the consequences of the gap between the reality of medical care and the often romanticized, heroic depictions on television. This would be a very good book for professors to use in teaching a range of courses in communications studies, from introductory courses to more specialized classes on health and the media." ---Susan Douglas, Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Communications Studies Department Chair, University of Michigan Playing Doctor is an engaging and highly perceptive history of the medical TV series from its inception to the present day. Turow offers an inside look at the creation of iconic doctor shows as well as a detailed history of the programs, an analysis of changing public perceptions of doctors and medicine, and an insightful commentary on how medical dramas have both exploited and shaped these perceptions. Drawing on extensive interviews with creators, directors, and producers, Playing Doctor is a classic in the field of communications studies. This expanded edition includes a new introduction placing the book in the contemporary context of the health care crisis, as well as new chapters covering the intervening twenty years of television programming. Turow uses recent research and interviews with principals in contemporary television doctor shows such as ER, Grey's Anatomy, House, and Scrubs to illuminate the extraordinary ongoing cultural influence of medical shows. Playing Doctor situates the television vision of medicine as a limitless high-tech resource against the realities underlying the health care debate, both yesterday and today. Joseph Turow is Robert Lewis Shayon Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. He was named a Distinguished Scholar by the National Communication Association and a Fellow of the International Communication Association in 2010. He has authored eight books, edited five, and written more than 100 articles on mass media industries. He has also produced a DVD titled Prime Time Doctors: Why Should You Care? that has been distributed to all first-year medical students with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Praise for the first edition of Playing Doctor: "With Playing Doctor, Joseph Turow has established himself as one of the foremost analytic historians of the interplay between television, its audiences, and other American institutions." ---George Comstock, S.I. Newhouse Professor at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, in Health Affairs Cover image: Eric Dane, Kate Walsh, Sara Ramirez, and crew members on the set of Grey's Anatomy © American Broadcasting Company, Inc.