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For Your Eyes Onlyby David Giammaarco; E. Howard Hunt
ECW Press 2002; US$ 10.95A rare behind-the-scenes tour of the highly successful film series, this book explores the exciting world of James Bond through unprecedented access to the 007 sets and exclusive interviews with Bond's leading playersfrom Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Sean Connery to the key directors and legendary producers. Retracing the cultural and political impact of the Bond series, this book also features interviews with such noted figures as Hugh Hefner and CIA agent E. Howard Hunt. From literary beginnings and the international film sensation to its faltering success in the mid-1980s and the spectacular resurgence of the character's popularity with Pierce Brosnan's portrayal, this book leaves no stone unturned from Dr. No... more...
Documentary Storytellingby Sheila Curran Bernard
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 29.95Updated and improved, with new case studies and conversations with award-winning filmmakers including Alex Gibney ( Taxi to the Dark Side ), James Marsh ( Man on Wire ), and Deborah Scranton ( The War Tapes ). Documentary Storytelling has reached filmmakers and filmgoers worldwide with its unique focus on the single most important aspect of documentary media-making: storytelling. Drawing on the narrative tools of the creative writer, the unique strengths of a visual and aural media, and the power of real-world content truthfully presented, Documentary Storytelling offers advice for producers, directors, editors, and cinematographers seeking to make ethical and effective nonfiction films, and for those who use these films to educate,... more...
Woody Allen and Philosophyby Mark Conard; Aeon Skoble; Tom Morris
Open Court 2011; US$ 17.95Woody Allen—comedian, writer, director, actor, musician, and deep thinker—is clearly trying to tell us something, but what? And why should we care? Fifteen philosophers representing different viewpoints give us their answers, focussing on different Woody Allen works and varied aspects of his multifaceted output. Everyone who wears glasses, and must therefore be an intellectual, will want to find out:. ·how Schopenhauer’s theory of humor is exemplified in Annie Hall;. ·why, for all his apparent pessimism, Woody gives us a brighter alternative to the Bogartian nihilism of film noir;. ·that when we watch a Woody Allen movie, the movie is watching us;. ·the part played by music in advancing Woody’s philosophical... more...
Italian National Cinema 1896-1996by Pierre Sorlin
Routledge 1996; US$ 37.95The first comprehensive study of Italian cinema since 1886. Sorlin explores the changing relationship of Italian cinema and Italian society and asks whether the national cinema really does represent Italian interests and culture. more...
New Documentaryby Stella Bruzzi
Routledge 2000; US$ 27.95Bruzzi relates contemporary cinema to the documentary tradition, exploring questions of authorship, spectatorship and 'truth' in the context of issues of race, gender and performance. more...
Cinema Studiesby Susan Hayward
Routledge 2000; US$ 24.95In this second edition essential guide some 150 key genres, movements, theories and production terms are explained and analysed with depth and clarity. more...
Principles of Research Design in the Social Sciencesby Frank Bechhofer; Lindsay Paterson
Routledge 2000; US$ 54.95A stimulating book for social scientists considering the issues involved when deciding upon their research design. more...
Road Movie Bookby Steven Cohan; Ina Rae Hark
Routledge 1997; US$ 37.95The Road Movie Book is the first comprehensive study of an enduring but ever-changing Hollywood genre. The contributors explore how the road movie has confronted and represented issues of nationhood, sexuality, gender, class and race. more...
Film as Social Practiceby Graeme Turner
Routledge 1999; US$ 31.95Graeme Turner provides a clear introduction to major theoretical issues in the history of film production and film studies, examining the function of film as a national cultural industry, and its place in our popular culture. more...
Flaming Classicsby Alexander Doty
Routledge 2000; US$ 34.95Doty takes us to the queer side of criticism, offering controversial views of the stars, the plots, and the directors of our best loved and most iconic films. more...