An introduction to the film medium for both general readers and college-level film students. The book has three parts: The Expressiveness of Film Techniques, Types of Films, and Responses to Films. Also included are marginal definitions, a twenty-page illustrated glossary, a forty-page four column chronology, and more than 500 photographs and drawings.

Film: An Introduction

Humor & Entertainment

Phillips, Gene D.

Phillips, William H.

Movies

Bedford/St.Martins

Tells the challenge of turning Ernest Hemingway's writtings into movies. This includes For Whom the Bell Tolls, To Have and Have Not, The Sun Also Rises and others.

Hemingway and film (Ungar film library)

F. Ungar Pub. Co.

Hemingway and Film

Literature & Fiction

United States

UNKNO

Ken Russell (Twayne's theatrical arts series)

Twayne Publishers

George Cukor (Twayne's Filmmakers Series)

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Twayne Pub

Discusses all of Hitchcock's feature films, looks at the shows he directed for his television series, and identifies some of the main themes of his work

Alfred Hitchcock (Twayne's Filmmakers Series)

Discusses all of Hitchcock's feature films, looks at the shows he directed for his television series, and identifies some of the main themes of his work

Alfred Hitchcock

Francis Ford Coppola's career has spanned five decades, from low budget films he produced in the early 1960s to more personal films of recent years. Because of the tremendous popular success of The Godfather and the tremendous critical success of its sequel, Coppola is considered to be one of the best directors of all time. The entries in this encyclopedia focus on all aspects of Coppola's work—from his early days with producer Roger Corman to his films as the director of the 1970s. This extensive reference contains material on all of the films Coppola has played a role in, from screenwriter to producer to director, including such classics as Patton, The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, and Apocalypse Now. Each entry is followed by a bibliography of published sources, both in print and online, making The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia the most comprehensive reference on this director's body of work.

The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia

Welsh, James M.

Hill, Rodney F.

Scarecrow Press

Film noir was a cycle in American cinema which first came into prominence during World War II, peaked in the 1950s, and began to taper off as a definable trend by 1960. Over the years, a group of films from the period emerged as noir standards, beginning with Stranger on the Third Floor in 1940. However, since film noir is too wide-ranging, it cannot be kept within the narrow limits of the official canon that has been established by film historians. Consequently, several neglected movies made during the classic noir period need to be re-evaluated as noir films.In Out of the Shadows: Expanding the Canon of Classic Film Noir, Gene Phillips provides an in-depth examination of several key noir films, including acknowledged masterpieces like Laura, The Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, and Touch of Evil, as well as films not often associated with film noir like Spellbound, A Double Life, and Anatomy of a Murder. Phillips also examines overlooked or underappreciated films such as Song of the Thin Man, The Glass Key, Ministry of Fear, and Act of Violence. Also considered in this reevaluation are significant neo-noir films, among them Chinatown, Hammett, L.A. Confidential, and The Talented Mr. Ripley.In his analyses, Phillips draws upon a number of sources, including personal interviews with directors and others connected with their productions, screenplays, and evaluations of other commentators. Out of the Shadows explores not only the most celebrated noir films but offers new insight into underrated films that deserve reconsideration. Of interest to film historians and scholars, this volume will also appeal to anyone who wants a better understanding of the works that represent this unique cycle in American filmmaking.

Out of the Shadows: Expanding the Canon of Classic Film Noir

The literary vision of Raymond Chandler comes into sharp focus in this analysis of the books and films that introduced noir to the American consciousness.

Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir

Univ Pr of Kentucky

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