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Robert Buchar. Czech New Wave Filmmakers in Interviews

Publisher:
Year:2003
Pages:232
ISBN:078641720X

Book DescriptionIn Czechoslovakia, in the 1960s, artists began to realize that the aesthetics of social realism contrasted with the realities of daily life; a movement of film arose in response to the politics and history of the nation. This work collects candid interviews with the creators of the Czech New Wave film movement (1960-2000). Their work put Czech film on the map of world cinema, generating two Oscars for Best Foreign Film, but the official critique marked them as decadent, pessimistic, and reactionary. The work contains sixteen uncensored interviews with filmmakers such as Jan Nemec, Jiri Menzel, Sa?a Gedeon, and Jan Sverak, who describe the struggle to realize their visions in a constantly shifting political landscape:from the mid-1960s, through the repressive "normalization" ...

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Nadoolman Landis, Deborah. Hollywood Costume

Publisher:V&A Publications
Year:2012
Pages:320
ISBN:9781851777099

This landmark book celebrates, for the very first time, the costume designer's contribution to the telling of the cinematic story in 100 years of Hollywood. Rocking the conventions of what is considered 'costume', Hollywood Costume reveals what is hidden in plain sight: that films are about people and it is the art of the costume designer who helps create those characters. This book looks at this process of transformation by analyzing some of the finest and most eclectic costumes from the most beloved films of the last 100 years. As well as essays by a wide variety of leading scholars, archivists and private collectors, the book incorporates contributions by key costume designers, actors and directors working in Hollywood today. Fabulous golden age of Hollywood costumes are juxtaposed ...

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charles Timmerman. The Everything Movie Crosswords Book: 150 A-list Puzzles That Film Fanatics Will Love (The Everything)

Publisher:
Year:2007
Pages:192
ISBN:1598692534

If you're a film buff and a crossword enthusiast, you'll easily find something to love in The Everything Movie Crosswords Book . Full of 150 challenging and fun puzzles with an emphasis on movie trivia, celebrity names, and classic film lore, The Everything Movie Crosswords Book will keep you busy for hours with clues from all genres, including: Bond: "The Living _______" (DAYLIGHTS) Career advice in "The Graduate" (PLASTICS) ___ Detoo ("Star Wars" android) (ARTOO) Repeated word in "The Shining" (REDRUM) These entertaining movie-themed crosswords test your knowledge of the films and stars you love to watch.

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Robert C. Bulman. Hollywood Goes to High School: Cinema, Schools, and American Culture

Publisher:
Year:2004
Pages:191
ISBN:0716755416

Book Description Hollywood Goes to High School explores the high school film genre and American culture at large. In this brief supplemental book, Robert Bulman separates high school films into three analytical categories and explores how theyreflect America's preoccupation with individualism and its ambivalent feelings about wealth and inequality. By looking at this genre as more than just entertainment, Bulman shows how these films reflect American attitudes toward education, social class,and adolescence. Hollywood Goes to High School can be incorporated into a variety of courses in sociology, education, history, anthropology, American studies, and film studies.