Search Results: Cinema from GlobalAcademics

London, U.K.: Faber and Faber Ltd., 2001. Comprehensive biographical text presents an in-depth look at the life and work of these two great artists and their cinematic legacy. Includes behind-the-scenes details about their tumultuous lives and stormy relationships with the studios and each other, it is also a provocative look at postwar American and Japanese culture and the different lenses through which the two societies viewed each other. 823 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco, CA.: National Film Preservation Foundation, 2006. Comprehensive reference text describes historically significant films commissioned by American advocacy groups, businesses, charities, educational institutions, fraternal and service organizations, state and local government units, and trade associations between 1897 and 1980. Includes a concise history of the American sponsored film; repository information for more than 350 titles; 452 entries with credits, contexual synopsis, and bibliography; subject and name index; links to works viewable online. 139 pgs. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1997. Scholarly text examines the portrayal of the Soviet Union in American film, and shows how these films reflect the attitudes of Americans, as well as how each portrayal changed with the often uneasy relations between the two countries. The authors show how films, as rich repositories of national consciousness, can be analyzed to reveal time-bound insights into popular fears and obsessions. History lovers and film buffs will appreciate the tongue-in-cheek approach to many of the absurdist films. Includes a filmography, bibliography, and photographs. 255 pgs. Giltspine and front cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Greenwood Press, 1994. Detailed text chronologically traces the life and after-life of Harold LLoyd from 1893 of his birth in Nebraska, until his death in 1971, and beyond until the present day. Includes a complete bibliography of all his films, dramatic and media roles, music and recordings, and awards and honors. 295 pgs. 10 Illustrations.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley, CA.: University of California Press, 1992. To view a film is to see another's seeing mediated by the technology and techniques of the camera. By manipulating the cinematic apparatus in unorthodox ways, avant-garde filmmakers challenge the standardized versions of seeing perpetuated by the dominant film industry and generate ways of seeing that are truer to actual human vision. Beginning with the proposition that the images of cinema and vision derive from the same basic elements--light, movement, and time--Wees argues that cinematic apparatus and human visual apparatus have significant properties in common. For that reason they can be brought into a dynamic, creative relationship which the author calls the dialectic of eye and camera. The consequences of this relationship are what Wees explores. Although previous studies have recognized the visual bias of avant-garde film, this is the first to place the visual aesthetics of avant-garde film in a long-standing, multidisciplinary discourse… Read More

: Flickers Films LLC, 2002. Highly acclaimed documentary film series presents the complete four-part series about the Vietnam War, and the United States' lengthy and controversial involvement in the war. Includes candid interviews with Vietnam Veterans; provacative and startling untold story of the war; dramatic new insight and information from the leaders of this critical period in history; how we lost the war- powerful commentary from experts of the era; harrowing escapes from the Communist regime; etc. Full screen NTSC format. Run time 210 minutes. Winner of the 2002 Houston International Film Festival. 2-DVD set- new and in shrinkwrap. . . Media. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. DVD.

Oxford, U.K.: Focal Press, 1998. Comprehensive reference text presents a detailed guide to the various types of broadcast and non-broadcast programs, including topics in production process; development and research; selecting and working with contributors; audio/visual equipment; the script; recording the program; post-production; copyright; law and ethics; etc. 133 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. Scholarly reference text contains across-the-board information in the areas of theatre, radio, television, and film. Includes the names, addresses and telephone numbers of institutions with major holdings in the field; who's who of leading academics, archivists, critics, historians, librarians, and scholars in the fields of the performing arts. 227 pgs. Small stamp to front endpaper and lower title pg., label removal mark on lower spine. Very minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.