Dictionary of Films

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520018648
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (186 download)

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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Films by : Georges Sadoul

Download or read book Dictionary of Films written by Georges Sadoul and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In attempting to give a panorama of world cinema since its origins, [Sadoul] selected some 1200 films for this Dictionary. [He] set out to include films from lesser known countries and to give a place to major works from the 'silent era'" --Preface.

Dictionary of Film Terms

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Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820472980
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Film Terms by : Frank Eugene Beaver

Download or read book Dictionary of Film Terms written by Frank Eugene Beaver and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textbook

A Dictionary of Film Studies

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192568043
Total Pages : 576 pages
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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Film Studies by : Annette Kuhn

Download or read book A Dictionary of Film Studies written by Annette Kuhn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dictionary of Film Studies covers all aspects of its discipline as it is currently taught at undergraduate level. Offering exhaustive and authoritative coverage, this A-Z is written by experts in the field, and covers terms, concepts, debates, and movements in film theory and criticism; national, international, and transnational cinemas; film history, movements, and genres; film industry organizations and practices; and key technical terms and concepts. Since its first publication in 2012, the dictionary has been updated to incorporate over 40 new entries, including computer games and film, disability, ecocinema, identity, portmanteau film, Practice as Research, and film in Vietnam. Moreover, numerous revisions have been made to existing entries to account for developments in the discipline, and changes to film institutions more generally. Indices of films and filmmakers mentioned in the text are included for easy access to relevant entries. The dictionary also has 13 feature articles on popular topics and terms, revised and informative bibliographies for most entries, and more than 100 web links to supplement the text.

The Encyclopedia of Film

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Publisher : Perigee Trade
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Film by : James Monaco

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Film written by James Monaco and published by Perigee Trade. This book was released on 1991 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alphabetical reference on the major film figures (stars, producers, directors, writers, et al.), past and present. Each entry provides a substantial career biography and a complete listing of all films the individual has been involved with. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The New Biographical Dictionary of Film

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Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307271749
Total Pages : 1090 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)

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Book Synopsis The New Biographical Dictionary of Film by : David Thomson

Download or read book The New Biographical Dictionary of Film written by David Thomson and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2010 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomson (independent scholar), writing of The Biographical Dictionary of Film (aka A Biographical Dictionary of the Cinema, 1975 edition), described it as "a personal, opinionated, and obsessive biographical dictionary of the cinema." Thirty-five years and several editions later, that description still holds true of this expanded work. The new dictionary summarizes salient facts about its subjects' lives and discusses their film credits in terms of the quality of the filmmakers' work. In ambition it has competitors, including Leslie Halliwell's various editions of Halliwell's Filmgoers Companion (12th ed., 1997) and Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, edited by John Walker (4th ed., rev. and updated, 2006), which cover films and technical terms (categories not included in Thomson's), but whose entries are neutral and exceedingly brief. Additionally, Francophile Richard Roud's edited Cinema: A Critical Dictionary: The Major Filmmakers (2 v., 1980) is as passionate a work as Thomson's, but narrower in scope, with entries written by various experts, rather than only by Roud. Finally, the multivolume magnum opus The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (4th ed., 2000, ed. by T. Pendergast and S. Pendergast; 2nd ed., ed. by N. Thomas, v. 1, CH, May'91; 1st ed., ed. by C. Lyon, v.1-2, CH, Jan'85, v.3, CH, Apr'87, v.4-5, CH, Jun'88) covers everything--films, directors, actors, writers, and production artists--with generous, measured, scholarly entries and lavish illustrations. However, it looms large and heavy, unlike the handy one-volume work by Thomson. Arguably, Thomson's work, for its scope, is the most fun, the most convenient, and the most engaging title. All libraries supporting people interested in film should buy it. It will get lots of use and provide very good value for the money. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. General Readers; Lower-division Undergraduates; Upper-division Undergraduates; Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty; Professionals/Practitioners. Reviewed by C. Hendershott.

Guidebook to Film

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Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 : 9780030852923
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (529 download)

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Book Synopsis Guidebook to Film by : Ronald Gottesman

Download or read book Guidebook to Film written by Ronald Gottesman and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1972 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Biographical Dictionary of Film

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Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Book Synopsis A Biographical Dictionary of Film by : David Thomson

Download or read book A Biographical Dictionary of Film written by David Thomson and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1994 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable book for film students and filmgoers, completely revised and brought up to date, with more than two hundred new entries and with more than one thousand entries on leading international actors, directors, and producers.

The Complete Film Dictionary

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Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Complete Film Dictionary by : Ira Konigsberg

Download or read book The Complete Film Dictionary written by Ira Konigsberg and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1997 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed when it was first published as the "definitive film dictionary" by "Library Journal", which also cited it as one of the best reference books of the year, "The Complete Film Dictionary" has been completely updated and enlarged, with more than 500 new entries and 40 new illustrations. Suitable for professionals and nonprofessionals alike, the dictionary covers terms from the invention of photography in the 1830s to the present. 250 illustrations.

An Illustrated Glossary of Film Terms

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Publisher : New York ; Montreal : Holt, Rinehart and Winston
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
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Book Synopsis An Illustrated Glossary of Film Terms by : Harry M. Geduld

Download or read book An Illustrated Glossary of Film Terms written by Harry M. Geduld and published by New York ; Montreal : Holt, Rinehart and Winston. This book was released on 1973 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New Biographical Dictionary of Film

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Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307594610
Total Pages : 1090 pages
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Book Synopsis The New Biographical Dictionary of Film by : David Thomson

Download or read book The New Biographical Dictionary of Film written by David Thomson and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost thirty years, David Thomson’s Biographical Dictionary of Film has been not merely “the finest reference book ever written about movies” (Graham Fuller, Interview), not merely the “desert island book” of art critic David Sylvester, not merely “a great, crazy masterpiece” (Geoff Dyer, The Guardian), but also “fiendishly seductive” (Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone). This new edition updates the older entries and adds 30 new ones: Darren Aronofsky, Emmanuelle Beart, Jerry Bruckheimer, Larry Clark, Jennifer Connelly, Chris Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Alfonso Cuaron, Richard Curtis, Sir Richard Eyre, Sir Michael Gambon, Christopher Guest, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Spike Jonze, Wong Kar-Wai, Laura Linney, Tobey Maguire, Michael Moore, Samantha Morton, Mike Myers, Christopher Nolan, Dennis Price, Adam Sandler, Kevin Smith, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlize Theron, Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski, Lew Wasserman, Naomi Watts, and Ray Winstone. In all, the book includes more than 1300 entries, some of them just a pungent paragraph, some of them several thousand words long. In addition to the new “musts,” Thomson has added key figures from film history–lively anatomies of Graham Greene, Eddie Cantor, Pauline Kael, Abbott and Costello, Noël Coward, Hoagy Carmichael, Dorothy Gish, Rin Tin Tin, and more. Here is a great, rare book, one that encompasses the chaos of art, entertainment, money, vulgarity, and nonsense that we call the movies. Personal, opinionated, funny, daring, provocative, and passionate, it is the one book that every filmmaker and film buff must own. Time Out named it one of the ten best books of the 1990s. Gavin Lambert recognized it as “a work of imagination in its own right.” Now better than ever–a masterwork by the man playwright David Hare called “the most stimulating and thoughtful film critic now writing.”

The Film Snob*s Dictionary

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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767918762
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Book Synopsis The Film Snob*s Dictionary by : David Kamp

Download or read book The Film Snob*s Dictionary written by David Kamp and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-02-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the same brain trust that brought you The Rock Snob*s Dictionary, the hilarious, bestselling guide to insiderist rock arcana, comes The Film Snob*s Dictionary, an informative and subversively funny A-to-Z reference guide to all that is held sacred by Film Snobs, those perverse creatures of the repertory cinema. No longer must you suffer silently as some clerk in a “Tod Browning’s Freaks” T-shirt bombards you with baffling allusions to “wire-fu” pictures, “Todd-AO process,” and “Sam Raimi.” By helping to close the knowledge gap between average moviegoers and incorrigible Snobs, the dictionary lets you in on hidden gems that film geeks have been hoarding (such as Douglas Sirk and Guy Maddin movies) while exposing the trash that Snobs inexplicably laud (e.g., most chop-socky films and Mexican wrestling pictures). Delightfully illustrated and handily organized in alphabetical order for quick reference, The Film Snob*s Dictionary is your fail-safe companion in the video store, the cineplex, or wherever insufferable Film Snobs congregate.

The A to Z of French Cinema

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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 081087038X
Total Pages : 506 pages
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Download or read book The A to Z of French Cinema written by Dayna Oscherwitz and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can be argued that cinema was created in France by Louis Lumi_re in 1895 with the invention of the cinZmatographe, the first true motion-picture camera and projector. While there were other cameras and devices invented earlier that were capable of projecting intermittent motion of images, the cinZmatographe was the first device capable of recording and externally projecting images in such a way as to convey motion. Early films such as Lumi_re's La Sortie de l'usine, a minute-long film of workers leaving the Lumi_re factory, captured the imagination of the nation and quickly inspired the likes of Georges MZli_s, Alice Guy, and Charles PathZ. Through the years, French cinema has been responsible for producing some of the world's best directors_Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Fran_ois Truffaut, and Louis Malle_and actors_Charles Boyer, Catherine Deneuve, GZrard Depardieu, and Audrey Tautou. The A to Z of French Cinema covers the history of French film from the silent era to the present in a concise and up to date volume detailing the development of French cinema and major theoretical and cultural issues related to it. This is done through a chronology, an introduction, photographs, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on many of the major actors, directors, films, movements, producers, and studios associated with French cinema. Going beyond mere biographical information, entries also discuss the impact and significance of each individual, film, movement, or studio included. This detailed, scholarly analysis of the development of film in France is useful to both the novice and the expert alike.

The New Biographical Dictionary of Film

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Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 1101874708
Total Pages : 1169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis The New Biographical Dictionary of Film by : David Thomson

Download or read book The New Biographical Dictionary of Film written by David Thomson and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 1169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost thirty years, David Thomson’s Biographical Dictionary of Film has been not merely “the finest reference book ever written about movies” (Graham Fuller, Interview), not merely the “desert island book” of art critic David Sylvester, not merely “a great, crazy masterpiece” (Geoff Dyer, The Guardian), but also “fiendishly seductive” (Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone). This new edition updates the older entries and adds 30 new ones: Darren Aronofsky, Emmanuelle Beart, Jerry Bruckheimer, Larry Clark, Jennifer Connelly, Chris Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Alfonso Cuaron, Richard Curtis, Sir Richard Eyre, Sir Michael Gambon, Christopher Guest, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Spike Jonze, Wong Kar-Wai, Laura Linney, Tobey Maguire, Michael Moore, Samantha Morton, Mike Myers, Christopher Nolan, Dennis Price, Adam Sandler, Kevin Smith, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlize Theron, Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski, Lew Wasserman, Naomi Watts, and Ray Winstone. In all, the book includes more than 1300 entries, some of them just a pungent paragraph, some of them several thousand words long. In addition to the new “musts,” Thomson has added key figures from film history–lively anatomies of Graham Greene, Eddie Cantor, Pauline Kael, Abbott and Costello, Noël Coward, Hoagy Carmichael, Dorothy Gish, Rin Tin Tin, and more. Here is a great, rare book, one that encompasses the chaos of art, entertainment, money, vulgarity, and nonsense that we call the movies. Personal, opinionated, funny, daring, provocative, and passionate, it is the one book that every filmmaker and film buff must own. Time Out named it one of the ten best books of the 1990s. Gavin Lambert recognized it as “a work of imagination in its own right.” Now better than ever–a masterwork by the man playwright David Hare called “the most stimulating and thoughtful film critic now writing.”

Historical Dictionary of American Cinema

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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810874598
Total Pages : 510 pages
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Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of American Cinema by : Keith M. Booker

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of American Cinema written by Keith M. Booker and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Historical Dictionary of American Cinema provides broad coverage of the people, films, companies, techniques, themes, and genres that have made American cinema such a vital part of world cinema. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of American Cinema.

Dictionary of Film and Television Terms

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Film and Television Terms by : Virginia Oakey

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International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1136054014
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film by : Desi Bognar

Download or read book International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film written by Desi Bognar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999-12-20 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter what continent you are on, the distinct professional language of radio and television broadcasters and film and video makers remains the same. Still the only reference that is international in scope, The International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to professional filmmaking and broadcasting terminology. Entries also include information on professional organizations, festivals and awards. Appendices contain tables of international television and film standards, frequencies and channels, and a list of national and international news agencies and their standard abbreviations. This book has been substantially revised and updated to include coverage of the new digital technology, plus information on the history of film and broadcasting. It is a valuable reference to professionals in broadcasting and filmmaking, as well to students in these fields.

Contemporary French Cinema

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Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719046117
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (461 download)

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Book Synopsis Contemporary French Cinema by : Guy Austin

Download or read book Contemporary French Cinema written by Guy Austin and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1996-11-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines popular French film of the last 25 years. Charts recent developments in all genres since the New Wave, including the heritage film, the thriller, the war film, `cinema du look'. Other topics include: representations of sexuality; the work of women film-makers. Includes a filmography.