Film History

रघुवीर कुल यांनी आपल्या चित्रपट क्षेत्रातील कारकीर्दीत पाहिलेले एक विलक्षण व्यक्तिमत्व...!

Damn good coffee, cherry pie, and the “big bang of auteur television”―why Twin Peaks deserves to be a pop culture classic In 1990, avant garde filmmaker David Lynch (Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet) and acclaimed television writer Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) teamed up to create a television show that would redefine what the medium could achieve in a one-hour drama.

Grandes temas a través de la historia y el cine es un libro dirigido a todo aquel interesado en conocer en profundidad algunos de los problemas más relevantes de nuestra historia pasada y presente. Analizado con gran rigor histórico y redactado de forma didáctica y amena, la autora aborda cuestiones claves como los nacionalismos, las represiones políticas, el enfrentamiento entre la ciencia y la fe, las grandes plagas de la historia o las minorías religiosas y étnicas. Cada uno de estos temas se entreteje en torno a una serie de películas seleccionadas.

Movies under the Influence charts the entangled histories of moviegoing and mind-altering substances from early cinema through the psychedelic 1970s. Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece examines how the parallel trajectories of these two aspects of American culture resulted in them being treated and regulated in similar ways. Rather than looking at drug use within film, she regards cinema and intoxicants as kindred experiences of immersion that have been subject to corresponding forces of ideology and power.

Today, more than 70 years after it premiered, Sunset Boulevard remains the finest ever movie made about the pathology of fame: those who lose it, those who abuse it, and those who never attain it at all. By exploring the history of Sunset Boulevard in time for the movie’s 75th anniversary, from its inception to its making to its present-day legacy, Ready for My Closeup breathes life into a beloved masterpiece of American cinema.

A central figure in the Hollywood Ten and one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood history, Trumbo epitomized the spirit of American capitalism, yet he went to jail refusing to talk about his membership in the Communist party.

Jeopardy! is a lot of things: record-setting game show, beloved family tradition, and proving ground for many of North America's best and brightest. Nearly four decades into its current edition, Jeopardy! now finds itself facing unprecedented change. This is the chronicle of how the show became a cross-generational touchstone and where it's going next. Answers in the Form of Questions dives deep behind the scenes, with longtime host Alex Trebek talking about his life and legacy and the show's producers and writers explaining how they put together the nightly game.

Fascinante recorrido por el mundo de la cinematografía, que nos recuerda la marca que el cine y sus célebres personajes dejan en nuestras vidas. A pesar de que no están todas las películas que han marcado la historia de la cinematografía mundial, la recopilación que hace Guadalupe Loaeza en este libro es muy completa: habla de escenas, actores y directores que han dejado su impronta no sólo en las pantallas sino también en nuestros corazones.

إذا كنت من محبي الأفلام والانغماس في تفاصيلها ويهتم برأي الناقد عنها، فهذا الكتاب سيروي ظمأك ويشبع شغفك بمراجعة سبعة أفلام بشكل تفصيلي برؤية شخصية وفنية أكثر منها نقدية.

Twilight for the Gods: The Art and History of Film Editing is a passionate exploration of the important role played by editing in the process of filmmaking and a functional guide to using editing most effectively. The book explains how an editor is, in many ways, responsible for the final rewriting of a script - and that editing is in reality a pictorial form of writing.

In a captivating realm where cinematic narratives enchant countless viewers, how can one harmonize their faith with the craft of filmmaking? The Wages of Cinema encourages a deep dive into this relationship, drawing upon the significant reflections of Dorothy L. Sayers defending the authenticity of art and truth's manifestation.

Introducing Unveling the World of One Piece, the ultimate handbook for fans of one of the most beloved anime series of all time. This comprehensive guide is a must-have for anyone who wants to dive deeper into the world of One Piece, with insights and analysis that will enrich the viewing experience and help you appreciate the series even more.

हिंदी में ऐसे लेखक अधिक नहीं हैं जिनकी रचनाएं आम पाठकों और आलोचकों के बीच सामान रूप से लोकप्रिय हो. ऐसे लेखक और भी कम हैं जिनके पैर किसी विचारधारा की बेड़ी से जकड़े ना हो. मनोहर श्याम जोशी के लेखन,पत्रकारिता को अपने शोध-कार्य का विषय बनाने की 'रिसर्च स्कोलर्स' में होड़ लगी थी. प्रभात रंजन ने न सिर्फ जोशी जी के लेखन पर अपना शोध-कार्य बखूबी किया बल्कि उनके साथ बिताए गए समय को इस संस्मरण की शक्ल देकर एक बड़ी ज़िम्मेदारी पूरी की है. "प्रभात ने आत्मीय वृत्तांत लिखा है."

The day-by-day inside story of the making of Tombstone (1993) as told to the author by those who were there--actors, extras, crew members, Buckaroos, historians and everyone in between. Historical context that inspired Kevin Jarre's screenplay is included. Production designers, cameramen, costume designers, composers, illustrators, screenwriter, journalists, set dressers, prop masters, medics, stuntmen and many others share their recollections--many never-before-told--of filming this epic Western.

Updated and expanded for the third edition, this volume combines scholarship with movie lore to present a comprehensive account of the development and influence of the American screenwriter. The text is written in an informal style and includes anecdotes and stories that spotlight the writers' creative work and their struggle to achieve recognition.

A palavra pressa é o particípio passado, em latim, do verbo premere (apertar). Assim, pode-se dizer que A História do Cinema para Quem Tem Pressa se propõe a contar uma das maiores sagas do século 20 (e deste início do 21) para quem precisa apertar o passo ou está apertado de tempo. E quem não está? Sabadin traça um panorama do cinema – linguagem que há mais de um século revoluciona nossa maneira de ver a vida –, desde a época em que seus inventores nem sabiam direito o que fazer com ele, até os dias de hoje, quando movimenta bilhões de dólares pelos cinco continentes.

The pantheon of big-budget, commercially successful films encompasses a range of genres, including biblical films, war films, romances, comic-book adaptations, animated features, and historical epics. In Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History authors Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale discuss the characteristics, history, and modes of distribution and exhibition that unite big-budget pictures, from their beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the present.

Cinema emerged alongside the rules that ushered in boxing’s modern age and the “squared circle” proved the ideal stage for cinematic display. The public had its first taste of the new medium in 1894 through a heavyweight bout, recognized today as the world’s first feature film. Smash Hit: Race, Crime, and Culture in Boxing Films uses twenty films as the basis of a hard-nosed exploration as to how the genre held a bloody mirror to twentieth century America’s most prominent social anxieties, elucidating two conjoined mediums that serve as bellwether to an ever-shifting cultural zeitgeist.

Come and join international best-selling author Mark Williams on a James Bond odyssey as he continues to explore the phenomenon that is James Bond, this time with the Bond film that made number nine on the list: On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

In a long line of beloved books, Loud Pictures stands as Marc Spitz’s final project. This big, broad, noisy, and expansive exploration of art marries the two things Marc loved most—movies and rock and roll. In many ways, films can become imprinted on our brains because of their soundtracks.