Download or read book Videoland written by Daniel Herbert and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Videoland offers a comprehensive view of the "tangible phase" of consumer video, when Americans largely accessed movies as material commodities at video rental stores. Video stores served as a vital locus of movie culture from the early 1980s until the early 2000s, changing the way Americans socialized around movies and collectively made movies meaningful. When films became tangible as magnetic tapes and plastic discs, movie culture flowed out from the theater and the living room, entered the public retail space, and became conflated with shopping and salesmanship. In this process, video stores served as a crucial embodiment of movie culture’s historical move toward increased flexibility, adaptability, and customization. In addition to charting the historical rise and fall of the rental industry, Herbert explores the architectural design of video stores, the social dynamics of retail encounters, the video distribution industry, the proliferation of video recommendation guides, and the often surprising persistence of the video store as an adaptable social space of consumer culture. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, cultural geography, and archival research, Videoland provides a wide-ranging exploration of the pivotal role video stores played in the history of motion pictures, and is a must-read for students and scholars of media history.

Download or read book Videohound s Family Video Retriever written by Martin Kohn and published by . This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Loads of listings, indexes and categories for cross-referencing, and a very useful distributor guide". -- Virginian Pilot Parent's Magazine contributing editor and family entertainment reviewer Martin Kohn makes it fun and easy to select videos the whole family can enjoy, from The Hunchback of Notre Dame to The Phantom. This fully updated and enhanced new edition presents 1,000 new reviews, including 500 new kidvids, plus warnings about drugs, violence and sexual content. With a total of more than 4,000 films for children or the whole family, this is by far the biggest and most comprehensive family guide on the market.

Download or read book Videohound s Golden Movie Retriever 1997 written by Visible Ink and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1996-08 with total page 1616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The alternative life raft in a sea of similarity, VideoHound competes on content, categories, and indexing, but the dramatic difference is the attitude. Irreverent, slightly tongue-in-cheek, the Hound never takes himself too seriously. The 1997 edition, fully expanded and updated with 1,000 new entries, provides information and opinions on 22,000-plus videos--more than any other guide on the market--including documentaties, made-for-TV movies, and animated features. Includes Web site entertainment directory.

Download or read book MusicHound Rock written by Gary Graff and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1996 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles prominent performers with discographies and reviews.

Download or read book 1997 Videohound s Guide to Three and Four Star Movies written by Videohound Editors and published by Broadway. This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The creators of VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever present another winner--the ultimate guide to more than 3,000 of the best movies of all time. Extensive indexes of stars, directors, and over 325 wildly original categories, from Adolescence and Airborne Disasters to Wedding Bells and Wrong Side of the Tracks make it easy to hone in the perfect movie for any mood or occasion. Line drawings.

Download or read book VideoHound s Guide to Three and Four star Movies written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book VideoHound s Golden Movie Retriever 1999 written by Martin Connors and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide contains the most extensive listing of movies available on video--with 1,000 new movies, added categories, and more--plus a multitude of cross-referencing within its 13 primary indexes.

Download or read book Video Hound s Golden Movie Retriever 1991 written by David J Weiner and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 1268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book VideoHound s Golden Movie Retriever written by Jim Craddock and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations.

Download or read book Videohound s Idiot s Delight written by Gale Group and published by . This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book VideoHound s Golden Movie Retriever 1996 written by VideoHound Editors and published by . This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 1640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today gave it a 4-star rating, the Houston Chronicle called it "by far the best" and the New York Times says the "Hound takes the lead in a blaze of supplemental lists". The new 1996 edition of America's favorite guide to movies on video offers over 22,000 video reviews, including 1,000 new reviews.

Download or read book VideoHound s Independent Film Guide written by Monica Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only video guide devoted exclusively to movies made outside the Hollywood studio system. Here are reviews of 1,000 films, many of which have moved out of the art houses and into mainstream theaters. The book brims with attitude and humor, trivia, 50 intriguing sidebars of information, and approximately 100 photos.

Download or read book BFI Film and Television Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Video Hounds Golden Movie Retriever 1993 written by VideoHound Staff and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 1992-09 with total page 1468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people have spoken--and it's thumbs-up for Video Hound! With 21,000 videos reviewed and rated, this is "the best darn video-movie guide there is". (The Niagara Gizette). Used as the database of choice for Blockbuster Video's new "Movie Guide".

Download or read book Videohound s Golden Movie Retriever 1995 written by Gale Group and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The media is mad about the Hound and his mad, insightful movie reviews. This 1995 collection lists more than 23,000 movies on video (1,000 new to this edition), full videographies for 26,000 stars, over 4,000 music videos, contact information for 400 distributors, and includes videographies of 5,000 screenwriters and composers.

Download or read book Have You Seen written by David Thomson and published by Knopf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Including masterpieces, oddities, guilty pleasures, and classics (with just a few disasters)"--Cover.

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