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The Suspense Thriller

Author : Charles Derry
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786462407
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Suspense Thriller written by Charles Derry and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive study of one of the most popular genres in the cinema. From a perspective sympathetic to popular culture, this study analyzes a large number of primarily American and European films by a variety of distinguished directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol, John Frankenheimer, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Costa-Gavras. Indispensable to anyone interested in understanding how suspense thrillers work and what they mean, this book provides insightful analysis of hundreds of memorable films, while at the same time working as a virtual how-to manual for anyone trying to write a Hitchcock-like thriller. The first section of the book is primarily theoretical. It offers a bibliographical survey and then explains why we so profoundly enjoy these suspenseful films of murder and intrigue. A chapter on "Thrills: or, How Objects and Empty Spaces Compete to Threaten Us" explores the psychological concept of the thrill and relates it to the psyche of the spectator. To what extent does the suspense thriller represent a symbolic and vicarious experience of danger? A chapter on "Suspense That Makes the Spectator Take a Breath" explores the crucial narrative concept of suspense and relates it to the psychological mechanisms of anxiety incited in the spectator. Why do we like to be scared? A final theoretical chapter offers a dynamic definition of the suspense thriller derived in part from Edgar Allan Poe and based primarily on content analysis. The second section of the book is more of an historical survey and devotes one chapter to each of the suspense thriller's primary sub-genres. These chapters provide close readings of more than 150 major films and detailed analysis of the suspense thriller's conventions, themes, and recurrent iconography. Sub-genres include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Body Heat, The Manchurian Candidate, The China Syndrome, Missing, The Passenger, Spellbound, Obsession, Marathon Man and Blue Velvet. A final chapter explores areas for further research and offers concluding insights.

New York Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1983-05-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Two Aspirins and a Comedy

Author : Metta Spencer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131725001X
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Two Aspirins and a Comedy written by Metta Spencer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment'." Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind (2001) "Despite the light title, this is a serious book about the healing possibilities of television. ! Provocative and enlightening." Beth Montemurro, Penn State University Can television be a positive force in society? Can socially conscious entertainment change the world? Two Aspirins and Comedy arrives at surprising and unconventional answers to these questions. Metta Spencer delves deep into the significance and power of entertainment as a means to influence society. She finds current examples of socially constructive television and demonstrates how mass entertainment can better use its power to positively influence society. In a climate where television is often a culprit for society's woes, Spencer casts a redemptive eye on the medium. She asserts that television, like other fictional landscapes, offers invaluable lessons, emotional bonding and catharsis for a modern society whose members are increasingly isolated.

Kathryn Bigelow

Author : Peter Keough
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1628469307
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Kathryn Bigelow written by Peter Keough and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With her gripping film The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow (b. 1951) made history in 2010 by becoming the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director. Since then she has also filmed history with her latest movie, Zero Dark Thirty, which is about the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden. She is one of Hollywood's brightest stars, but her roots go back four decades to the very non-Hollywood, avant-garde art world of New York City in the 1970s. Her first feature The Loveless reflected those academic origins, but such subsequent films such as the vampire-Western Near Dark, the female vigilante movie Blue Steel, and the surfer-crime thriller Point Break demonstrated her determination to apply her aesthetic sensibilities to popular, genre filmmaking. The first volume of Bigelow's interviews ever published, Peter Keough's collection covers her early success with Near Dark; the frustrations and disappointments she endured with films such as Strange Days and K-19: The Widowmaker; and her triumph with The Hurt Locker. In conversations ranging from the casual to the analytical, Bigelow explains how her evolving ambitions and aesthetics sprang from her earliest aspirations to be a painter and conceptual artist in New York in the 1970s and then expanded to embrace Hollywood filmmaking when she was exposed to such renowned directors as John Ford, Howard Hawks, Don Siegel, Sam Peckinpah, and George Roy Hill.

A Thrill to Remember

Author : Lori Wilde
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1426821107
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book A Thrill to Remember written by Lori Wilde and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to live a little, Meggie Scofield decides at the town'smasquerade party. Have a red-hot fling. Do the wild thing. Andthe masked stranger she meets that hot and steamy night is theperfect way to begin. This guy is sex-on-legs—and Meggie'sdetermined to go out on a limb! As the last bachelor up for grabs in chilly Bear Creek, Alaska,Caleb Greenleaf has been fending off women for months. Butthis gorgeous masked one is different, he senses. She sends histemperature—and libido—soaring out of control. It's a nighthe'll never forget. A thrilling experience he definitelywants to repeat.But Caleb's delight soon turns to shock when he discovers she'snone other than his nemesis—and sexy neighbor—Meggie Scofield. And she has no idea!

Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart

Author : Mignon Fogarty
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 142995129X
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart written by Mignon Fogarty and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 40 million times. Now she's turning her attention to improving our vocabulary—one smart word at a time—with Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart. Are you often stumped for the perfect way to say or write something? Do you find yourself using the same words over and over? Grammar Girl to the rescue! This handy reference guide contains 101 words that will enhance your writing, adding nuance, subtlety, and insight. Using these words in speeches, you'll sound confident and articulate—a skill that will benefit you for years to come. Full of clear, straightforward definitions and fun quotations from historic luminaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Charlotte Bronte as well as contemporary notables such as Dave Eggers and Rowan Atkinson, this highly useable guidebook gives you the ability to speak and write eloquently at any occasion, setting you up for a lifetime of success.

Psychology

Author : Frank J. Bruno
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471323624
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Psychology written by Frank J. Bruno and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-11-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * A complete course, from brain biology to abnormal psychology * Hundreds of questions and many review tests * Key concepts and terms defined and explained Master key concepts. Answer challenging questions. Prepare for exams. Learn at your own pace. What are the two basic psychological dimensions of emotions? How do you define abnormal behavior? Is extrasensory perception real? What is Viktor Frankl known for? With Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more. Frank Bruno explains all the major psychological theories and terms in this book, covering perception, motivation, thinking, personality, sensation, intelligence, research methods, and much more. He presents the foundations of psychology and the biology of behavior; explores how children develop into adults and the psychological factors that make us individuals; and examines various mental disorders and the types of therapy used to treat them. The step-by-step, Q&A format of Psychology makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview of the topic. Like the other popular Self-Teaching Guides, Psychology allows you to build gradually on what you have learned-at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who seeks a greater understanding of human behavior.

Deep Drama

Author : Karl E. Scheibe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319629867
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Deep Drama written by Karl E. Scheibe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book applies a dramaturgical perspective to familiar psychological topics including fear, greed, shame, guilt, rejection, well-being and terrorism. In presenting vivid illustrations of how our understanding of psychological problems can be enriched and enlivened by employing dramatic language and concepts, it brings the well-established field of narrative psychology to life. Providing an accessible and fresh understanding of psychological problems through the language and concepts of theatre, Karl Scheibe builds on the work of leading scholars in the field including Sarbin, Gergen, Bruner and Goffman. This exciting and accessible book acts as a sequel to Scheibe's, The Drama of Everyday Life, and will appeal to students and scholars of narrative and social psychology, theatre studies and the studies of self and identity.

It

Author : Joseph Roach
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472069361
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (693 download)

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Download or read book It written by Joseph Roach and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2007-04-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty and engaging exploration of the elusive quality of charm, animal magnetism, or charisma possessed by extraordinarily interesting people through the ages

Discovering Motherhood

Author : Annemarie Scobey
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9781929039364
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Discovering Motherhood written by Annemarie Scobey and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering Motherhood is a warm, friendly, profound account of the mundane and the mystical in the life of a mother. Somehow, amid the dirty tube socks, the trail of Legos and the baby's mashed bananas, God is present. Annemarie Scobey takes us on a daunting journey that has no map. It is a high-energy trek with ups and downs and bumps in the road. The price of admission is three a.m. feedings, endless diapers changes and lost sleep. But the payoff comes in the profound relationships of mother and children, and in the love that gives life its luster. Scobey has recorded the journey with insight, humor and a sure sense of the Divine in the turmoil, troubles and triumphs of everyday life.

Savage Enthusiasm

Author : Paul Brown
Publisher : Goal Post
ISBN 13 : 0995541221
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Savage Enthusiasm written by Paul Brown and published by Goal Post. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did we become football fans? Savage Enthusiasm traces the evolution of the football fan from the sport's earliest origins right up to the present day, exploring how football became the world's most popular spectator sport, and why it became the undisputed game of the people.

Love, Laughter & Dreams

Author : Bud Vear
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462834590
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Love, Laughter & Dreams written by Bud Vear and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2002-08-27 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Id like to go to medical school. This statement sparked the stimulus for a family adventure that was unusual, not because of the statement, but because the man making it was a 34 year old schoolteacher with eight children. This book relates the challenges of this pursuit, but also the joys and struggles of parenting twelve children. It is filled with the challenges and humorous accounts of life in an overflowing household. It is not about perfection. It is the reflections of two nave newlyweds who learn to love, to laugh and to pray through on-the-job training as parents.

Creating Robust Vocabulary

Author : Isabel L. Beck
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1593857535
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Creating Robust Vocabulary written by Isabel L. Beck and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2008-04-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors provide tools, tips, and examples for teaching vocabulary in this complementary companion to Bringing words to life.

Metropolis

Author : Robert Zecker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0275997138
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Metropolis written by Robert Zecker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-12-30 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the rise of mass culture, the idea of The City has played a central role in the nation's imagined landscape. While some writers depict the city as a site of pleasure and enjoyment, the thrills provided there are still generally of an illicit nature, and it is this darker strain of urban fiction-one that illuminates many of the larger fears and anxieties of America at large-that this book addresses. From The Wire's Baltimore to Martin Scorsese's New York, from the Newark of Philip Roth and The Sopranos, to Jeffrey Eugenides's Detroit, The City is everywhere, and everywhere proclaiming on the rise and Around 1900, writers for Harper's, Century, and other magazines took middle-class Americans on safari through Little Italy and the Jewish Lower East Side. Later, at the dawn of the talkies, one of the most popular genres was the gangster film, through which the city was often portrayed as a powerful force that sent poor souls to their doom. With the urban disturbances of the 1960s, popular culture took another look at the city and decided that from Detroit to Watts to Harlem, the problem had a different face. Blaxploitation classics such as Shaft and Fort Apache the Bronx, as well as police and crime films of the '60s and '70s, offered a cinematic exclamation point to the famous Daily News headline: Ford to New York: Drop Dead! Later filmmakers offered a more nuanced view of the city, with Scorsese and Coppola paying homage to an old neighborhood of wise guys and goodfellas, and Woody Allen offering the city as a home of urban aesthetes. Meanwhile, on television, crime shows (from The Streets of San Francisco to NYPD Blue, Cops, and all the CSI programs) have for decades rooted their separate identities in the crime-ridden city itself. Yesterday's foreign threat to the body politic is today's jaded suburbanite, and this work also considers the current development of the cyber-city where urban exiles use their computers to re-imagine the cities of their youth as safe, warm places where we never locked our doors. The City continues to thrill and repulse, and even the Internet once again reduces the mean streets to a titillating story arc.

Wire to Wire

Author : Scott Sparling
Publisher : Tin House Books
ISBN 13 : 1935639064
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Wire to Wire written by Scott Sparling and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its cast of train-hopping, drug-dealing, glue-huffing lowlifes, Scott Sparling's debut--an homage to the American crime novel--chronicles the lives of damaged people doing their meager best and often finding the worst. Wire to Wire assembles a cast of train-hopping, drug-dealing, glue-huffing lowlifes, in a stunning homage to one of our most popular enduring genres—the American crime novel. While riding a freight car through Detroit, Michael Slater suffers a near-fatal accident—a power line to the head. After a questionable recovery and a broken relationship, he abandons his new home in the Arizona desert, though not before leaving a man for dead. Slater returns to Michigan in a busted-up Ford to reunite with an old train-hopping pal, but quickly discovers that the Pleasant Peninsula of his youth is none too pleasant. As Slater’s past catches up with his present—a love triangle, a local drug dealer, the damaged residents of a destitute Northern Michigan town—rock bottom keeps slipping farther away. Three years later, Slater sits in a dark video-editing suite, popping speed like penny candy, attempting to reconcile himself with the unfilmed memories that haunt his screens and his conscience.

The Cool and the Crazy

Author : Peter Stanfield
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813573017
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book The Cool and the Crazy written by Peter Stanfield and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s, Hollywood made a variety of sensational movies meant to capitalize upon current events, moral panics, and popular fads. The Cool and the Crazy examines seven of the decade’s key film cycles, including short-lived trends like boxing and juvenile delinquency movies, as well as uniquely ‘50s takes on established genres like the Western. Delivering sharp critical insights in jazzy, accessible prose, Peter Stanfield offers an appreciation of cinema as a “pop” medium, unabashedly derivative, faddish, and ephemeral.

Novel Destinations

Author : Shannon McKenna Schmidt
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426202776
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Novel Destinations written by Shannon McKenna Schmidt and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Geographic leads book-loving adventurers on a whirlwind tour of 500 literary landmarks and offers practical trip-planning advice for visiting in person. Peppered with great reading suggestions and little-known tales of literary gossip, this book is the ultimate browser's delight.