Download or read book Forgotten Films to Remember written by John Springer and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Best Film You ve Never Seen written by Robert K. Elder and published by Zephyr Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-five directors reveal which overlooked or critically savaged films they believe deserve a larger audience while offering advice on how to watch each film.
Download or read book Better Than My Own Life written by Laura Weddle and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2014-12-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like Chekhov’s short stories, Laura Weddle’s writing proves that all literature is local somewhere, and all great stories are happening right around us. In Better than My Own Life, Weddle’s subjects are nearly always women whose career (teacher or mother), economic station (lower middle class) and region (the rural South) render them invisible in literature as in life. Many of the stories in this collection revolve around people who have lost or might lose the thing they love best. When tragedy arrives unexpectedly, it is both inevitable and impossible to comprehend, as are the ordinary losses and disappointments these quiet stories render. But love and forgiveness arrive just as unexpectedly and are equally impossible to credit. Or so Laura Weddle’s stories teach us, and in this teaching rise above mere writing to live in the reader’s mind and heart. —Leatha Kendrick, author of Second Opinion Laura Weddle’s stories in Better than My Own Life show an acute awareness of the human condition; and, as one of Weddle’s characters in “Epiphanies” says, “The awful, unbearable irony of it all.” Weddle reflects an insight into people from various walks of life and an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of everyone. Her poignant stories help us to understand her characters so well that the reader perhaps knows them “better than my own life.” Her characters, who remain with us long after we read about them, remind us that loving involves both embracing others and letting them go when we must. —Mary Bozeman Hodges, author of Tough Customers Weddle’s subject is love—remembered, gone awry, cherished, broken—and her vision is witty, complex, and tough. The stories in Better than My Own Life have a heart-felt power. They’ll stay with you long after the last page is turned. —George Ella Lyon, author of Many-Storied House
Download or read book Shakespeare on Film Television and Radio written by Luke McKernan and published by Wallflower Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything about the how as well as the why of studying audiovisual Shakespeare is provided here, from silent cinema to the multiplex, and from cat's whiskers to Youtube.
Download or read book Forgotten Films to Remember written by John Springer and published by Lyle Stuart. This book was released on 1980 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at a variety of motion pictures produced since 1928 that have been forgotten, destroyed, or lost to posterity but are, in the author's opinion, worthy of note
Download or read book Memory and Movies written by John Seamon and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How popular films from Memento to Slumdog Millionaire can help us understand how memory works. In the movie Slumdog Millionaire, the childhood memories of a young game show contestant trigger his correct answers. In Memento, the amnesiac hero uses tattoos as memory aids. In Away from Her, an older woman suffering from dementia no longer remembers who her husband is. These are compelling films that tell affecting stories about the human condition. But what can these movies teach us about memory? In this book, John Seamon shows how examining the treatment of memory in popular movies can shed new light on how human memory works. After explaining that memory is actually a diverse collection of independent systems, Seamon uses examples from movies to offer an accessible, nontechnical description of what science knows about memory function and dysfunction. In a series of lively encounters with numerous popular films, he draws on Life of Pi and Avatar, for example, to explain working memory, used for short-term retention. He describes the process of long-term memory with examples from such films as Cast Away and Groundhog Day; The Return of Martin Guerre, among other movies, informs his account of how we recognize people; the effect of emotion on autobiographical memory is illustrated by The Kite Runner, Titanic, and other films; movies including Born on the Fourth of July and Rachel Getting Married illustrate the complex pain of traumatic memories. Seamon shows us that movies rarely get amnesia right, often using strategically timed blows to the protagonist's head as a way to turn memory off and then on again (as in Desperately Seeking Susan). Finally, he uses movies including On Golden Pond and Amour to describe the memory loss that often accompanies aging, while highlighting effective ways to maintain memory function.
Download or read book Forgotten British Film written by Philip Gillett and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some films are remembered long after they are released; others are soon forgotten, but do they deserve oblivion? Are factors other than quality involved? This book exhumes some of the films released in Britain over the last seventy years from Daybreak (1948) to 16 Years of Alcohol (2003), and considers the reasons for their neglect. As well as exploring the contributions of those involved in making the films, the book examines such issues as marketing and the response of critics and audiences. Films are grouped loosely into categories such as “B” films and television films. Some works were little seen when they were first released and have stayed that way; others were popular in their day, but have slipped into obscurity. In some cases, social change has overtaken them, making the attitudes or subjects they depict seem dated. Even being released as a DVD does not guarantee that a title will be rehabilitated. In addition, how significant is the American market? This book should appeal to lovers of British film, as well as to film studies students and everybody curious about the vagaries of success and failure in the arts.
Download or read book Red Alert written by Peter Bryant and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was originally published in the U.K. under the title Two Hours to Doom (written by Peter Bryant, the penname of writer Peter George). This intricately plotted and well-thought out novel conjures the vision of apocalyptic threat of nuclear war and illustrates just how absurdly easy such an attack can be triggered. Dr. Strangelove is based on the novel.
Download or read book The Best DVDs You ve Never Seen Just Missed Or Almost Forgotten written by A. O. Scott and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For movie fans seeking a guide to intelligent, engaging films, this handbook by five "New York Times" film critics offers newly updated reviews of 500 movies, all available on DVD.
Download or read book Fail Safe written by Eugene Burdick and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times–bestselling authors, this “chilling and engrossing” nuclear-showdown thriller packs “a multi-megaton wallop” (Chicago Tribune). Originally published during the Cuban Missile Crisis, this suspenseful novel takes off as a group of American bombers—armed with a deadly payload of nuclear weapons—heads towards Moscow, their motives unknown. Suddenly, a nuclear apocalypse looms closer than it ever has, and the lives of millions depend on the high-stakes diplomacy of leaders on both sides of the divide. The basis for the classic 1964 movie starring Henry Fonda, this two-million-copy bestseller is not only a terrifying thriller, but a fascinating social commentary on Cold War politics and a look at how, in a world poised on the brink, accidents and mistakes can have catastrophic consequences. Exploring the thin line between peace and global destruction that characterized this turbulent era, it is as timely as ever—“gripping, exciting and almost unbearably fascinating” (Los Angeles Times). “Excruciatingly tense.” —The Wall Street Journal
Download or read book The Complete Films of Mae West written by Jon Tuska and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember But Probably Don t written by John DiLeo and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DiLeo ventures beyond the obvious, paying tribute to a collection of acting feats that made priceless but often unappreciated contributions to the art of screen acting. So, no Scarlett O'Hara, Michael Corleone or Margo Channing here. But you will find Vivien Leigh, Al Pacino, and Bette Davis in outstanding performances that have been overshadowed by their signature roles.
Download or read book Boys and Toys written by Douglas Brode and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loaded with stills that give a sweeping presentation of what guys like, this is the perfect book for downtime, college campus, the bar, late-night poker games, pizza parties or the chronically dateless. Here are all the top film picks, along with a brief description of each and how they are rated. Performers such as Willis, Segal, Cruise, Ford, Schwarzenegger, Washington, Stallone, Connery, Brando, Wayne, Clooney, Eastwood, Gibson, Bronson, Nicholson and McQueen are featured in this comprehensive list of every type of action-adventure movie.
Download or read book Lost Films of the Fifties written by Douglas Brode and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'How do you define forgotten?' ...A 'lost film,' to my mind , is a movie that has yet to evolve as a cult film, but which has the potential to... One rule of thumb in compiling the hundred films I write about here (and the selection process was a long, painful one) was that I would severely limit the number of films featuring big stars... I put a high priority on emphasizing movies that ought to be anthologized but which probably never would unless I included them here"--from Introduction.
Download or read book Modern Paradigms written by Ilie Gyurcsik and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book addresses students and professors interested in comparative literature and the complex problematic of modernity/postmodernity, hermeneutics, literary, and cultural theory within the past few decades of the 20th century. The author explores the works of Dostoyevsky, Thomas Mann, M. Proust, W. Faulkner, and Emil Cioran. It is a welcome opportunity for the scholarly audience to familiarize themselves with contemporary Romanian literature and literary theory.
Download or read book Remembering the Forgotten War written by Philip West and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contrast to the many books that use military, diplomatic, and historic language in analyzing the Korean War, this book takes a cultural approach that emphasizes the human dimension of the war, an approach that especially features Korean voices. There are chapters on Korean art on the war, translations into English of Korean poetry by Korean soldiers, and American soldier poetry on the war. There is a photographic essay on the war by combat journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Max Desfor. Another chapter includes and analyzes songs on the Korean War - Korean, American, and Chinese - that illuminate the many complex memories of the war. There is a discussion of Korean films on the war and a chapter on Korean War POWs and their contested memories. More than any other nonfiction book on the war, this one shows us the human face of tragedy for Americans, Chinese, and most especially Koreans. June 2000 was the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War; this moving volume is intended as a commemoration of it.
Download or read book Arctic Cinemas written by Kylo-Patrick R. Hart and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arctic cinemas represent a noteworthy new subfield of film studies, and in the current era of unprecedented global warming, interest in the Arctic region and its cinematic portrayals has never been greater. Individually and collectively, films pertaining to Arctic inhabitants and experiences have substantially influenced viewer perceptions of the region throughout the world, often serving as blank slates for the fantasies and projections of individuals elsewhere with regard to its challenging landscape and perceived "otherworldliness." Written by a blend of academic scholars, artists, and filmmakers, this collection of essays provides a transnational overview of the variety of works--ranging from art films and documentaries to horror and road movies--that fall under the conceptual rubric of "Arctic cinemas," and examines their contributions to past and present perceptions of the Arctic. Theoretical and analytical approaches represented here include critical theory, cultural studies, ecocriticism, ethnography, gender studies, genre theory, historiography, and indigenous studies.
