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From Hobbits to Hollywood

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 940120151X
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book From Hobbits to Hollywood written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Jackson’s film version of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) is the grandest achievement of 21st century cinema so far. But it is also linked to topical and social concerns including war, terrorism, and cultural imperialism. Its style, symbols, narrative, and structure seem always already linked to politics, cultural definition, problems of cinematic style, and the elemenal mythologies that most profoundly capture our imaginations. From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings treats Jackson’s trilogy as having two conditions of existence: an aesthetic and a political. Like other cultural artefacts, it leads a double life as objet d’art and public statement about the world, so that nothing in it is ever just cinematically beautiful or tasteful, and nothing is ever just a message or an opinion. Written by leading scholars in the study of cinema and culture From Hobbits to Hollywood gives Jackson’s trilogy the fullest scholarly interrogation to date. Ranging from interpretations of The Lord of the Rings’ ideological and philosophical implications, through discussions of its changing fandoms and its incorporation into the Hollywood industry of stars, technology, genre, and merchandising, to considerations of CGI effects, acting, architecture and style, the essays contained here open a new vista of criticism and light, for ardent fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, followers of Jackson, and all those who yearn for a deeper appreciation of cinema and its relation to culture.

From Hobbits to Hollywood

Author : Ernest Mathijs
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 9042016825
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book From Hobbits to Hollywood written by Ernest Mathijs and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Jackson's film version of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) is the grandest achievement of 21st century cinema so far. But it is also linked to topical and social concerns including war, terrorism, and cultural imperialism. Its style, symbols, narrative, and structure seem always already linked to politics, cultural definition, problems of cinematic style, and the elemenal mythologies that most profoundly capture our imaginations. From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings treats Jackson's trilogy as having two conditions of existence: an aesthetic and a political. Like other cultural artefacts, it leads a double life as objet d'art and public statement about the world, so that nothing in it is ever just cinematically beautiful or tasteful, and nothing is ever just a message or an opinion. Written by leading scholars in the study of cinema and culture From Hobbits to Hollywood gives Jackson's trilogy the fullest scholarly interrogation to date. Ranging from interpretations of The Lord of the Rings' ideological and philosophical implications, through discussions of its changing fandoms and its incorporation into the Hollywood industry of stars, technology, genre, and merchandising, to considerations of CGI effects, acting, architecture and style, the essays contained here open a new vista of criticism and light, for ardent fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, followers of Jackson, and all those who yearn for a deeper appreciation of cinema and its relation to culture.

Film Landscapes

Author : Graeme Harper
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443866318
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Film Landscapes written by Graeme Harper and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together critical and theoretical essays examining the connections between films and landscapes. It showcases the work of established and emerging academics whose research probes the complex relationships between moving images and the filmed environment, and accounts for the impactful effects of viewing lived spaces and human places on screen. The essays in this collection actively engage with examples of contemporary popular and art cinema, genre films and auteur canon, historical films, propaganda, documentary and animation in their explorations of the meanings with which filmed landscapes are endowed and invested. The breadth of the study is matched by the depth of the interest, with writers here approaching the subject of film landscapes as critics, as film practitioners, and as teachers of film studies and film making. Film Landscapes gives voice to a great many ideas, and includes coverage of a great many films; but it also points forward to ways in which we might revisit discussions of the environments of film and consider ways in which history and creativity, critical understanding and the interaction of human beings and place could be reconsidered and revised to produce new insights.

The Fantasy Film

Author : Katherine A. Fowkes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444320596
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book The Fantasy Film written by Katherine A. Fowkes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fantasy Film provides a clear and compelling overview of this revitalized and explosively popular film genre. Includes analyses of a wide range of films, from early classics such as The Wizard of Oz and Harvey to Spiderman and Shrek, and blockbuster series such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Harry Potter films Provides in-depth historical and critical overviews of the genre Fully illustrated with screen shots from key films

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide

Author : Brian Sibley
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547899300
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide written by Brian Sibley and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter Bilbo Baggins’ world through exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and all the principal cast and filmmakers, who share film-making secrets and tales of what it was actually like making movie magic in Middle-earth. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors, locations, sets, creatures and costumes, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide has been produced in collaboration with the filmmakers who have brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel into breathtaking three-dimensional life.

Fantasy Film Post 9/11

Author : F. Pheasant-Kelly
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 023039213X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Fantasy Film Post 9/11 written by F. Pheasant-Kelly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining a range of fantasy films released in the past decade, Pheasant-Kelly looks at why these films are meaningful to current audiences. The imagery and themes reflecting 9/11, millennial anxieties, and environmental disasters have furthered fantasy's rise to dominance as they allow viewers to work through traumatic memories of these issues.

A Study Guide (New Edition) for "The Lord of the Rings trilogy" (lit-to-film)"

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Author : Gale, Cengage
Publisher : Gale, Cengage
ISBN 13 : 0028665813
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (286 download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide (New Edition) for "The Lord of the Rings trilogy" (lit-to-film)" written by Gale, Cengage and published by Gale, Cengage. This book was released on with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide (New Edition) for "The Lord of the Rings trilogy" (lit-to-film), excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs."

The Epic Film in World Culture

Author : Robert Burgoyne
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135855358
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book The Epic Film in World Culture written by Robert Burgoyne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the recent release of spectacular blockbuster films from Gladiator to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the epic has once again become a major form in contemporary cinema. This new volume in the AFI Film Readers series explores the rebirth of the epic film genre in the contemporary period, a period marked by heightened and conflicting appeals to national, ethnic, and religious belonging.The orginal essays in this volume explore the tension between the evolving global context of film production and reception and the particular provenance of the epic as an expression of national mythology and aspirations, challenging our understanding of epics produced in the present as well as our perception of epic films from the past. The contributors will explore new critical approaches to contemporary as well as older epic films, drawing on ideas from cultural studies, historiography, classics, and film studies.

Fans, Blockbusterisation, and the Transformation of Cinematic Desire

Author : Carolyn Michelle
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137596163
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Fans, Blockbusterisation, and the Transformation of Cinematic Desire written by Carolyn Michelle and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the evolution of audience receptions of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy (2012-14) as an exemplar of the contemporary blockbuster event film franchise. Drawing on findings from a unique cross-cultural and longitudinal study, the authors argue that processes and imperatives associated with Hollywood ‘blockbusterisation’ shaped the trilogy’s conditions of production, format, content, and visual aesthetic in ways that left many viewers progressively disenchanted. The chapters address public and private prefigurations of the Hobbit trilogy, modes of reception, new cinematic technologies and the Hobbit hyperreality paradox, gender representations, adaptation and the transformation of cinematic desire, and the role of social and cultural location in shaping audience engagement and response. This book will appeal to audience researchers, Q methodologists, scholars and students in film and media studies, Tolkien scholars, and Hobbit fans and critics alike.

Peter Jackson

Author : Alfio Leotta
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1623569486
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Peter Jackson written by Alfio Leotta and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Jackson is one of the most acclaimed and influential contemporary film-makers. This is the first book to combine the examination of Jackson's career with an in-depth critical analysis of his films, thus providing readers with the most comprehensive study of the New Zealand film-maker's body of work. The first section of the book concentrates on Jackson's biography, surveying the evolution of his career from the director of cult slapstick movies such as Meet the Feebles (1989) and Braindead (1992) to an entrepreneur responsible for the foundation of companies such as Wingnut Films and Weta Workshop, and finally to producer and director of mega blockbuster projects such as The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) and The Hobbit (2012-2013). The book further examines Jackson's work at the level of production, reception and textuality, along with key collaborative relationships and significant themes associated with Jackson's films. The examination of Peter Jackson's work and career ties into significant academic debates, including the relationship between national cinema and global Hollywood; the global dispersal of film production; the relationship between film authorship and industrial modes of production; the impact of the creative industries on the construction of national identity; and new developments in film technology.

A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien

Author : Stuart D. Lee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119691400
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien written by Stuart D. Lee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of the definitive academic companion to Tolkien’s life and literature A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien provides readers with an in-depth examination of the author’s life and works, covering Tolkien’s fiction and mythology, his academic writing, and his continuing impact on contemporary literature and culture. Presenting forty-one essays by a panel of leading scholars, the Companion analyzes prevailing themes found in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, posthumous publications such as The Silmarillion and The Fall of Arthur, lesser-known fiction and poetry, literary essays, and more. This second edition of the Companion remains the most complete and up-to-date resource of its kind, encompassing new Tolkien publications, original scholarship, The Hobbit film adaptations, and the biographical drama Tolkien. Five entirely new essays discuss the history of fantasy literature, the influence of classical mythology on Tolkien, folklore and fairytales, diversity, and Tolkien fandom. This Companion also: Explores Tolkien’s impact on art, film, music, gaming, and later generations of fantasy fiction writers Discusses themes such as mythmaking, medieval languages, nature, war, religion, and the defeat of evil Presents a detailed overview of Tolkien’s legendarium, including Middle-earth mythology and invented languages and writing systems Includes a brief chronology of Tolkien’s works and life, further reading suggestions, and end-of-chapter bibliographies A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien, Second Edition is essential reading for anyone formally studying or teaching Tolkien in academic settings, and an invaluable resource for general readers with interest in Tolkien’s works or fans of the films wanting to discover more.

From Page to Screen / Vom Buch zum Film

Author : Manuel Almagro-Jiménez
Publisher : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3823302337
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book From Page to Screen / Vom Buch zum Film written by Manuel Almagro-Jiménez and published by Narr Francke Attempto Verlag. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a long time now, women have struggled for the vindication of their rights and for their visibility. This struggle may seem a story of success, maybe not complete or equal for all women, but at least one which slowly but surely carries with it the promise of equality for all women. However, a closer look reveals that in various fields of culture the representation of women frequently undergoes a manipulation which makes the image of women lose the intention initially attempted. This is often the case with adaptations of literary texts to the screen, when the initial literary message is changed because of, for example, marketing demands or some ideological stance. Rarely do we find the opposite case where the indifferent or emasculated original female characters are turned into guardians and/or apologists of feminine power. The present volume focuses precisely on the way in which the image of women is modified in films and TV series, when compared with the original literary texts.

Picturing Tolkien

Author : Janice M. Bogstad
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078648473X
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Picturing Tolkien written by Janice M. Bogstad and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This group of new critical essays offers multidisciplinary analysis of director Peter Jackson's spectacularly successful adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). Part One of the collection, "Techniques of Structure and Story," compares and contrasts the organizational principles of the books and films. Part Two, "Techniques of Character and Culture," focuses on the methods used to transform the characters and settings of Tolkien's narrative into the personalities and places visualized on screen. Each of the sixteen essays includes extensive notes and a separate bibliography. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Contemporary Hollywood Masculinities

Author : Susanne Kord
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137016213
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Hollywood Masculinities written by Susanne Kord and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kord and Krimmer investigate the most common male types - cops, killers, fathers, cowboys, superheroes, spies, soldiers, rogues, lovers, and losers - by tracing changing concepts of masculinity in popular Hollywood blockbusters from 1992 to 2008 - the Clinton and Bush eras - against a backdrop of contemporary political events, social developments, and popular American myths. Their in-depth analysis of over sixty films, from The Matrix and Iron Man to Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lord of the Rings, shows that movies, far from being mere entertainment, respond directly to today's social and political realities, from consumerism to "family values" to the War on Terror.

Antipodean Antiquities

Author : Marguerite Johnson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350021253
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Antipodean Antiquities written by Marguerite Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading and emerging, early career scholars in Classical Reception Studies come together in this volume to explore the under-represented area of the Australasian Classical Tradition. They interrogate the interactions between Mediterranean Antiquity and the antipodean worlds of New Zealand and Australia through the lenses of literature, film, theatre and fine art. Of interest to scholars across the globe who research the influence of antiquity on modern literature, film, theatre and fine art, this volume fills a decisive gap in the literature by bringing antipodean research into the spotlight. Following a contextual introduction to the field, the six parts of the volume explore the latest research on subjects that range from the Lord of the Rings and Xena: Warrior Princess franchises to important artists such as Sidney Nolan and local authors whose work offers opportunities for cross-cultural and interdisciplinary analysis with well-known Western authors and artists.

Hollywood's Chosen People

Author : Daniel Bernardi
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814338070
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood's Chosen People written by Daniel Bernardi and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As studio bosses, directors, and actors, Jews have been heavily involved in film history and vitally involved in all aspects of film production. Yet Jewish characters have been represented onscreen in stereotypical and disturbing ways, while Jews have also helped to produce some of the most troubling stereotypes of people of color in Hollywood film history. In Hollywood's Chosen People: The Jewish Experience in American Cinema, leading scholars consider the complex relationship between Jews and the film industry, as Jews have helped to construct Hollywood's vision of the American dream and American collective identity and have in turn been shaped by those representations. Editors Daniel Bernardi, Murray Pomerance, and Hava Tirosh-Samuelson introduce the volume with an overview of the history of Jews in American popular culture and the American film industry. Multidisciplinary contributors go on to discuss topics such as early Jewish films and directors, institutionalized anti-Semitism, Jewish identity and gossip culture, and issues of Jewish performance on film. Contributors draw on a diverse sampling of films, from representations of the Holocaust on film to screen comedy; filmmakers and writers, including David Mamet, George Cukor, Sidney Lumet, Edward Sloman, and Steven Spielberg; and stars, like Barbra Streisand, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller. The Jewish experience in American cinema reveals much about the degree to which Jews have been integrated into and contribute to the making of American popular film culture. Scholars of Jewish studies, film studies, American history, and American culture as well as anyone interested in film history will find this volume fascinating reading.

Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema

Author : Sylvie Magerstädt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783482524
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema written by Sylvie Magerstädt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema looks at the power of cinema in creating ideas that inspire our culture. Sylvie Magerstädt discusses the relationship between art, illusion and reality, a theme that has been part of philosophical debate for centuries. She argues that with the increase in use of digital technologies in modern cinema, this debate has entered a new phase. She discusses the notion of illusions as a system of stories and values that inspire a culture similar to other grand narratives, such as mythology or religion. Cinema thus becomes the postmodern “mythmaking machine” par excellence in a world that finds it increasingly difficult to create unifying concepts and positive illusions that can inspire and give hope. The author draws on the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, Siegfried Kracauer, and Gilles Deleuze to demonstrate the relevance of continental philosophy to a reading of mainstream Hollywood cinema. The book argues that our longing for illusion is particularly strong in times of crisis, illustrated through an exploration of the recent revival of historic and epic myths in Hollywood cinema, including films such as Troy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and Clash of the Titans.