Way Hollywood Tells It. Story and Style in Modern Movies, Paperback - David Bordwell

Hollywood moviemaking is one of the constants of American life, but how much has it changed since the glory days of the big studios? This book argu...

DescriptionIn the 1940s, American movies changed. Flashbacks began to be used in outrageous, unpredictable ways. Soundtracks flaunted voice-over co...

Reducere. Jimmy Sangster proves the pen is mightier than the stake as he reflects upon his film career from his early apprenticeship in the British film indu...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): David BordwellNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 1987Dimensions: 239 x 242 x 21Cover type: Paperback /...

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DescriptionThe year was 1896, the woman was Alice Guy-Blach , and the film was The Cabbage Fairy. It was less than a minute long. Guy-Blach , the f...

Reducere. The only thing Hollywood likes more than a good movie is a good deal. For more than fifty years producers and directors of war and action movies ha...

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Reducere. Most films tell tales, but what does that involve? How do motion pictures tease us into building what we all agree to call stories? In this study, ...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): David BordwellIllustration(s): 16 color illustrations, 536 b-w photographsNumber of pages: 327P...

DescriptionThe homes of the discerning Hollywood stars, from Grouch Marx to Leonardo DiCaprio This book looks at the intersection of celebrity and ...

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Reducere. The definitive story of the medium that defines our timesThe Big Screen tells the enthralling story of the movies: their rise and spread, their rem...

DescriptionThere is a reason artists tend to feel a sense of the sacred in their work. It's the same reason those on the path of spiritual formatio...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marc BrownIllustrator: Marc BrownArthur and D.W. are back in a new 8 x 8 paperback full of funIn Arthur Tells a Story, D.W....

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The hilarious new popular science book from the bestselling authors of the Sunday Times Book of the Year Science(ish)

A sizzling, chemistry-filled fake-dating Hollywood romance - A Star is Born meets Beach Read.Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Ava Wil...

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Turn a standard deck of playing cards into a colorful divinatory system filled with inspiration, adventure, insight, and advice. In Playing Card Di...

Publisher: McGraw-Hill EducationAuthor(s): David BordwellIllustration(s): 9 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 800Publication date: 2021Dim...

Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw recount the unearthing of four hominins--Turkana Boy, Lapedo Child, Kennewick Man, and Iceman. Each discovery l...

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Reducere. Films and television shows aren't just entertainment. They are powerful vehicles that influence social and political trends, ultimately shaping the...

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Whether depicting humans battling aliens or a brave geologist saving lives as a volcano erupts, science-fiction films are an exciting visual and se...

In Every Word Tells a Story, each fascinating word is explored through a quirky, amusing story alongside the extraordinary etymology, word origin a...

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'Inspiring and heart-wrenching' Paloma Faith 'Love Rhyannon. Love this book' Grace Dent The remarkable transgender memoir you won't stop hearing ab...

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Terry O'Neill, one of the greatest photographers of the last 60 years reveals the stories behind his most iconic images - the stories that only he ...

A beginner-friendly book that focuses on the house placements of the Sun and Moon in a birth chart, individually and togetherIllustrations: Illustr...

In his 50-year movie career Ted White has had roles alongside, and doubled, such stars as John Wayne, Clark Gable, James Garner, Rock Hudson and ma...

One of MIT and Oxford's leading futurists explains what blockchain is, unpacks the cryptocurrency hype train, explores how blockchain will change t...

Reducere. Is the cinema, as writers from David Denby to Susan Sontag have claimed, really dead? Contrary to what we have been led to believe, films are bette...

He tried to make a difference but instead he lost his career. A teacher is persecuted for trying to do the right thing and is ultimately dismissed ...

Acclaimed for its breakthrough approach and its combination of theoretical analysis and empirical evidence, this is the standard work on the classi...

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Dany's optimistic vision is contagious, and he offers Canadians a new perspective on how to build a stronger country. - Zaib Shaikh, star of Little...

Reducere. The story of an aboriginal woman born on the trap line near Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories, 1935. See life on the land through Terry's young e...