Blockbuster Video Guide to Movies and Videos 1996

Blockbuster Video Guide to Movies and Videos 1996

Author: Ron Castell

Publisher: Island Books

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 1606

ISBN-13: 9780440221142

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With over 300 new entries added since the 1995 edition, this ultimate video guidebook for all video viewers gives a clear plot summary of each film, an MPAA rating, and extensive indices. From new releases to classics, foreign films to children's viewing, this reference contains over 20,000 entries of films available on video.


The Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos

The Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos

Author:

Publisher: Dell

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 1610

ISBN-13: 9780440225980

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From Blockbuster Video, America's number one video source, comes the ultimate film guide. Each entry provides a clear, unbiased plot summary, MPAA ratings, extensive indices, and quality rating on a one-to-five star system. This one-stop reference is the handiest and most complete video authority on new releases, classics, made-for-tv, children's, and foreign films.


Video Movie Guide 1996

Video Movie Guide 1996

Author: Mick Martin

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 1668

ISBN-13: 9780345397836

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A QUICK AND EASY RENTER'S GUIDE TO HELP YOU FIND VIDEOS, ORGANIZED JUST LIKE YOUR VIDEO STORE! You'll be watching movies like the experts with this fact-packed video guide to more than16,000 films. Organized by category to make your decision easier, this bestselling encyclopedia is unique in its comprehensive coverage and user-friendliness. From Five Stars to Turkey, the ratings help you preview the perfect movie for you! * * * Indexed by director, star, title, and Oscar winners! * * * In the full-title index, all four- and five-star movies are indicated by an *, and all new entries are highlighted for easy identification. * * * Special sections on family, foreign, and documentary films! * * * More offbeat and obscure films than any other guide, with serials, B-Westerns, horror movies, repackaged TV series, and made-for-TV movies! * * * "The best all-around volume." --Newsday


Blockbuster Video Guide to Movies and Videos 1995

Blockbuster Video Guide to Movies and Videos 1995

Author: Blockbuster Entertainment

Publisher: Island Books

Published: 1994-09

Total Pages: 1608

ISBN-13: 9780440217664

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The respected expert in video sales and rentals offers an extensive reference guide of every film available on video--from new releases, classics and golden oldies to made-for-TV and foreign films. More than 20,000 entries, cross-indexed by title, director, celebrity, category, and more.


Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos, 1998

Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos, 1998

Author: Dell Publishing

Publisher: Island Books

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 1604

ISBN-13: 9780440224198

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The leading expert on video sales and rentals presents the ultimate video sourcebook--the most complete and comprehensive one on the market, with over 22,500 entries of every film available on video in an easy-to-use A-Z format, cross-indexed by title, director, celebrity and film category, including a special section listing films suitable for children.


Sex and Sexuality in Modern Screen Remakes

Sex and Sexuality in Modern Screen Remakes

Author: Lauren Rosewarne

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-06-19

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 3030158918

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Sex and Sexuality in Modern Screen Remakes examines how sexiness, sexuality and revisited sexual politics are used to modernize film and TV remakes. This exploration provides insight into the ever-evolving—and ever-contested—role of sex in society, and scrutinizes the politics and economics underpinning modern media reproduction. More nudity, kinky sex, and queer content are increasingly deployed in remakes to attract, and to titillate, a new generation of viewers. While sex in this book refers to increased erotic content, this discussion also incorporates an investigation of other uses of sex and gender to help a remake appear woke and abreast of the zeitgeist including feminist reimaginings and ‘girl power’ make-overs, updated gender roles, female cast-swaps, queer retellings, and repositioned gazes. Though increased sex is often considered a sign of modernity, gratuitous displays of female nudity can sometimes be interpreted as sexist and anachronistic, in turn highlighting that progressiveness around sexuality in contemporary media is not a linear story. Also examined therefore, are remakes that reduce the sexual content to appear cutting-edge and cognizant of the demands of today’s audiences.


Blockbuster Guide to Movies and Videos 1997

Blockbuster Guide to Movies and Videos 1997

Author: Blockbuster Entertainment

Publisher: Island Books

Published: 1996-08-02

Total Pages: 1600

ISBN-13: 9780440222750

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Containing over 21,000 entries, This is the most complete video guide available. It features an easy-to-use A-Z format for finding films available on video, and is cross-indexed by title, director, celebrity and film category. Special section lists films suitable for children.


Alfred Hitchcock's Silent Films

Alfred Hitchcock's Silent Films

Author: Marc Raymond Strauss

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-01-24

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0786481927

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Alfred Hitchcock called the silent "the purest form of cinema," and the ten silent films he directed between 1925 and 1929 reveal the young director's mature artistry. Hitchcock's silents have often been characterized as the work of a talented amateur, a young director practicing his craft during a pre-sound era of antiquated instruments and poor film techniques--the director experimented with myriad points of view, unique camera angles and movements, and special effects such as dissolves, blurriness, and violent cuts. These films, however, contain the first appearances of some of his greatest and most familiar techniques: the vertigo-inducing crowd scene, the symbolic use of inanimate objects, the manipulation of the audience's emotions, and the self-conscious, often macabre wit. This work discovers Hitchcock's early talent and skill through close readings of the films from The Pleasure Garden to the silent version of Blackmail, using shot-by-shot descriptions and interpretations. Each film's chapter includes technical information, a summary of the critical response from the film's release to the present, and detailed analysis of the camera techniques and themes Hitchcock uses.


Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955

Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955

Author: Gene Blottner

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2011-12-22

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 0786486724

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Blondie, Boston Blackie, Ellery Queen, The Lone Wolf, Gasoline Alley, Jungle Jim... There were 27 film series produced and released by Columbia Pictures from 1926 through 1955. This reference book covers the origins of the popular fictional characters featured, as well as their appearances in other media (comics, novels, radio and television). Also provided are thumbnail biographies of the actors who brought these characters to life. The films themselves are examined in detail, with release dates, cast and production credits, synopses, reviews, the author's summation, the publicity "tag lines," and the songs heard. Additionally, most of the outdoor locations used in filming such Columbia western series as Wild Bill Saunders and The Durango Kid are identified.