Movie Greats
Movie Greats

Author: Philip Gillett

Publisher: Berg

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 184788461X

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Why are some films regarded as classics, worthy of entry into the canon of film history? Which sorts of films make the cut and why? Movie Greats questions how cinema is ranked and, in doing so, uncovers a history of critical conflict, with different aesthetic positions battling for dominance. The films examined range across the history of cinema: The Battleship Potemkin, The 39 Steps, Modern Times, Citizen Kane, It's a Wonderful Life, Black Narcissus, The Night of the Hunter, Lawrence of Arabia, 8*, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Godfather, Raging Bull, The Piano and Kill Bill: Vol. 1. Each chapter opens with a brief summary of the film's plot and goes on to discuss the historical context, the key individuals who made the film, and initial and subsequent popular and critical responses. Students studying the history of film, canon formation or film aesthetics will find this book relevant, provocative and absorbing.

Movie Greats
Movie Greats

Author: Philip Gillett

Publisher: Berg

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1847886159

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Why are some films regarded as classics, worthy of entry into the canon of film history? Which sorts of films make the cut and why? Movie Greats questions how cinema is ranked and, in doing so, uncovers a history of critical conflict, with different aesthetic positions battling for dominance. The films examined range across the history of cinema: The Battleship Potemkin, The 39 Steps, Modern Times, Citizen Kane, It's a Wonderful Life, Black Narcissus, The Night of the Hunter, Lawrence of Arabia, 8*, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Godfather, Raging Bull, The Piano and Kill Bill: Vol. 1. Each chapter opens with a brief summary of the film's plot and goes on to discuss the historical context, the key individuals who made the film, and initial and subsequent popular and critical responses. Students studying the history of film, canon formation or film aesthetics will find this book relevant, provocative and absorbing.

Writing a Great Movie
Writing a Great Movie

Author: Jeff Kitchen

Publisher: Billboard Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780823069781

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Let’s cut to the chase:Writing a Great Movieis a practical nuts-and-bolts manual to dramatic writing for film. This hands-on course in screenwriting shows how to create, develop, and construct an original screenplay from scratch using seven essential tools for the screenwriter—(1) Dilemma, Crisis, Decision and Action, and Resolution; (2) Theme; (3) the 36 Dramatic Situations; (4) the Enneagram; (5) Research and Brainstorming; (6) the Central Proposition; and (7) Sequence, Proposition, and Plot—which break the writing process down into approachable steps and produce great results. Author Jeff Kitchen—a working screenwriter, renowned dramaturge, and teacher at the University of Southern California’s graduate film school—shares the insider secrets he has developed over years of writing and teaching.Writing a Great Movieis the complete guide to creating compelling screenplays that will sell. • State-of-the-art screenwriting theory and technique from a master • Author named one of today's top screenwriting teachers inCreative Screenwritingmagazine • Great for writers at every level, beginner to established

The Great Book of Movie Monsters
The Great Book of Movie Monsters

Author: Jan Stacy

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780809255252

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"The great book of movie monsters exposes the private lives of more than 300 of your favorite creatures, each one depicted in all its glory. Discover the truth about their fears, their loves, their favorite foods, their superpowers, and the accomplishments that earned them a place in movie history. You'll also learn about the films they starred in, as well as the directors and special effects technicians who brought these monsters to life."--Cover.

Movie Greats
Movie Greats

Author: Paul Michael

Publisher:

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13:

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Mainly a listing of film credits organized by actors, directors, and producers.

The Great Movies IV
The Great Movies IV

Author: Roger Ebert

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2016-09-28

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 022640398X

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"Previous versions of these essays have appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, 1997, 1999, 2006, and 2009-2013."

George Clooney
George Clooney

Author: Kimberly Potts

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781557837219

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George Clooney is famous for being named "People" magazines Sexiest Man Alive, his penchant for practical jokes, as well as his award-winning acting career and his political and humanitarian efforts. In her book, Potts traces the stars life from the small-town boy to big-screen star.

Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age at the American Film Institute
Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age at the American Film Institute

Author: George Stevens, Jr.

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2009-05-27

Total Pages: 734

ISBN-13: 0307518124

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ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME • The first book to bring together interviews of master moviemakers from the American Film Institute’s renowned seminars, Conversations with the Great Moviemakers, offers an unmatched history of American cinema in the words of its greatest practitioners. Here are the incomparable directors Frank Capra, Elia Kazan, King Vidor, David Lean, Fritz Lang (“I learned only from bad films”), William Wyler, and George Stevens; renowned producers and cinematographers; celebrated screenwriters Ray Bradbury and Ernest Lehman; as well as the immortal Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini (“Making a movie is a mathematical operation. It’s absolutely impossible to improvise”). Taken together, these conversations offer uniquely intimate access to the thinking, the wisdom, and the genius of cinema’s most talented pioneers.

Great Movie Musicals on DVD
Great Movie Musicals on DVD

Author: John Howard Reid

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-07-01

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1105860442

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Over 60 great film musicals from Hollywood's major studios are given detailed treatment, while hundreds more are briefly noted in this comprehensive guide to the best of America's vintage movie musical classics that are now available on DVD.