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My Life as a Mankiewicz

Autor: Tom Mankiewicz , Robert Crane

Número de Páginas: 645

“A treasure trove of observations and anecdotes about Hollywood from the 1960s to the 1980s and the people who made the movies back then.” —Associated Press The son of famed director and screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz and the nephew of Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, Tom Mankiewicz was genuine Hollywood royalty. He grew up in Beverly Hills and New York, spent summers on his dad’s film sets, had his first drink with Humphrey Bogart, dined with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, went to the theater with Ava Gardner, and traveled the world writing for Brando, Sinatra, and Connery. Although his family connections led him to show business, Tom “Mank” Mankiewicz forged a career of his own, becoming a renowned screenwriter, director, and producer of acclaimed films and television shows. He wrote screenplays for three James Bond films—Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973), and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)—and made his directorial debut with the hit TV series Hart to Hart (1979-1984). My Life as a Mankiewicz is a fascinating look at the life of an individual whose creativity and work ethic established him as a member of the Hollywood...

La petite Bédéthèque des Savoirs - Les requins

Autor: Bernard Séret

Número de Páginas: 90

Cela fait à peine vingt ans que les requins constituent un véritable objet de recherche scientifique. Pas moins de 16 % des espèces connues à ce jour ont été découvertes durant ces quinze dernières années. Et le recensement est loin d'être terminé ! Cette bande dessinée décrit non seulement ce que sont les requins, mais offre aussi une véritable photographie des connaissances actuelles sur ces animaux fascinants.

American Film Now

Autor: James Monaco

Número de Páginas: 568

Paging New Jersey

Autor: James F. Broderick

Número de Páginas: 236

This engaging book answers such intriguing questions as how author Peter Benchley got the idea for "Jaws; " where Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton; and why the "Hindenberg" exploded over Lakehurst in 1937.

In the Arena

Autor: Geoffrey M. Metcalf

Número de Páginas: 594

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."

America's Film Legacy

Autor: Daniel Eagan

Número de Páginas: 847

America's Film Legacy is a guide to the most significant films ever made in the United States. Unlike opinionated "Top 100" and arbitrary "Best of" lists, these are the real thing: groundbreaking films that make up the backbone of American cinema. Some are well-known, such as Citizen Kane, The Jazz Singer, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Birth of a Nation, and Boyz n the Hood. Others are more obscure, such as Blacksmith Scene, The Blue Bird, The Docks of New York, Star Theatre, and A Bronx Morning. Daniel Eagan's beautifully written and authoritative book is for anyone who loves American movies and who wants to learn more about them.

Reviews by Cat Ellington

Autor: Cat Ellington

Número de Páginas: 64

Reviews by Cat Ellington are now available in a progressive book series! Accessible exclusively through The Complete Anthology succession, Vol. 1 features a collection of the first (50) literary examinations (compiled from 1979 - 1996) that were penned by the distinctive author and public figure during the earlier years of coming into her own as a hobbyist critic of literature prose. Enhanced with an exciting personal colloquy, Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol.1 has its adroit wordsmith evaluating several of those written works produced by some of the most renowned names in both fiction and nonfiction literature, including Iceberg Slim, Stephen King, John Grisham, Jackie Collins, Donald Goines, and more. Cleverly-written with exceptional detail to wit, sentiment, in-depth wisdom, and laugh-out-loud humor, Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1 is a narrative of superlative nonfiction prose that both book lovers and book reviewers the world over are sure to love. So settle down, why don't you, and prepare to lose yourself in the analytical creativity of its undoubtedly original, greatly-admired, pleasantly fun-filled, and incredibly...

The Complete Works

Autor: Cat Ellington , Naras Kimono , Joseph Strickland

Número de Páginas: 856

The Complete Works comprises books 1-9 from the famous Reviews by Cat Ellington series. In the making since 2018, this comprehensive reference, compiled by Quill Pen Ink Publishing, serves to wrap up the fascinating seven-year series. Featuring bonus material by author Naras Kimono and award-winning filmmaker Joseph Strickland, The Complete Works (Reviews by Cat Ellington, Books 1-9) will end the first era of Cat Ellington's prolific career in literary criticism to make way for a new span in her passion for reading and her one-of-a-kind analysis by way of the written word: for the review by Cat Ellington is the original unique critique.

The Five-Star Review

Autor: Cat Ellington

Número de Páginas: 516

Quill Pen Ink Publishing presents The Five-Star Review: A Collection of Cat Ellington’s Top-Rated Book Reviews from 1981-2021. Spanning 40 years of Cat Ellington’s work as a critic of literature, the reference features an alphabetized list highlighting all of her five-star reviews composed throughout that time. Part of the Cat Ellington Literary Collection, this stand-alone selection is an excellent read for both reviewers and book lovers alike.

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #2)

Autor: Lauren Tarshis

Número de Páginas: 162

A thrilling graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916,with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Haus Studio! Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come face-to-face with a killer shark... right? Based on the real life events of the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, this graphic novel brings Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series to vivid life. Perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the I Survived chapter book series, these graphic novels combine historical facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep any reader turning the pages. Includes a nonfiction section at the back with historical photos and facts about the real-life shark attacks.

The Making of a Bestseller

Autor: Arthur T. Vanderbilt

Número de Páginas: 244

Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's career itself is a metaphor for the vagaries of book publishing. If Fitzgerald would have had his way, we would today refer to The Great Gatsby as either Gold-Hatted Gatsby, Trimalchio in West Egg, or The High-Bouncing Lover. A few years before Gatsby, Fitzgerald had become a literary sensation at the age of 23; Helen Hooven Santmyer, a contemporary of Fitzgerald's, would not have a successful novel published until she was 88 and living in a nursing home. In this book, the author explores that mysterious place in publishing where art and commerce can either clash, mesh, or both. Along the way, a wide range of authors--from the literary greats to today's commercial superstars--editors, agents and publishers share their thoughts, insights and experiences: What inspires writers? (John Steinbeck, for example, wrote every novel as if it were his last, as if death were imminent.) Why are some books successful and appreciated, while others fall into oblivion? The answers are often elusive, never absolute, but the stories and anecdotes are always fascinating.

¡Echad el ancla! 50 miradas cinematográficas sobre el mar

Autor: José Manuel Serrano Cueto

Número de Páginas: 198

Gracias a la capacidad del cine para hacernos soñar, millones de personas han podido navegar por mares y océanos, Desde los albores del cinematógrafo se han producido películas sobre el mar, en ocasiones —aunque escasas—, potenciando sus bondades; en otras —demasiadas—, explorando su peor vertiente: las tragedias de los naufragios y la inmigración, la delincuencia de la piratería o del narcotráfico, la ambición de conquista, la precariedad de los pescadores Pero, a pesar de la brutalidad con la que a veces se manifiesta, el mar suscita un atractivo —quizás atávico porque de él surgimos— que provoca que se contemple con admiración, tanto en su agitación como en su calma,

Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?

Autor: Jenny Bond , Chris Sheedy

Número de Páginas: 337

The captivating stories behind fifty of the greatest authors and their most famous literary creations Before Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara ?, there had never been a single volume that explored the backstories of so many of the greatest books in the English language. A work sure to captivate all lovers of language and literature, it reveals in short, pithy chapters, the lives, loves, motivations, and quirky, fascinating details involving fifty of the best-loved books of the Western world. - When stacked up, the original manuscript of Gone With the Wind stood taller than Margaret Mitchell, its 4' 9 1/2" author - Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, was part of the Allied team that cracked the Nazi's Enigma code - Leo Tolstoy's wife copied War and Peace by hand . . . seven times From The Great Gatsby to Harper Lee, from Jaws to J. K . Rowling, Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara? offers an entertaining and informative journey through the minds of writers and the life experiences that took these amazing works from notion to novel.

Shark

Autor: Richard Ellis

Número de Páginas: 291

“The sharks, ancient or modern, real or imaginary, have always been with us, and will probably remain with us forever. They appear not only in movies and literature, but in countless permutations of size, shape, and materials, permeating our daily lives with their silent menace. In a sense, humans live in a world replete with sharks, not vice-versa.” Thus Richard Ellis sets about chronicling and debunking the myths of sharks throughout history. From 18th century art to the phenomena of JAWS, “the shark” has remained the indomitable aggressor of the deep, the last demon of humankind. The image of the shark and the fear it inspires infiltrates our daily lives with its mythical power and strength. But it is not man who should fear the shark. Our need to dominate these predators is destroying them and their habitat. Through hundreds of full-color images Ellis proves the necessity of preserving these majestic creatures. As curator of the Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art’s exhibition entitled “Shark”, debuting May 2012, Ellis adeptly turns these sleek, efficient hunters from monsters of the deep into rare, beautiful forces of nature.

L'oeuvre de Steven Spielberg - volume 2

Autor: Victor Norek

Número de Páginas: 770

Ce second volume de "L’Œuvre de Steven Spielberg. L’art du blockbuster" vous invite, que vous soyez néophytes ou cinéphiles aguerris, à porter un nouveau regard sur les longs-métrages de ce cinéaste majeur, à la filmographie aussi diverse que riche et cohérente. De manière claire et didactique, en se concentrant essentiellement sur la mise en scène, Victor Norek, alias Le CinématoGrapheur, décortique film par film la réalisation de Spielberg, les symboles et les métaphores qu’il exprime visuellement par le langage du cinéma. Par le prisme d’axes thématiques transversaux, ce second volume analyse dix-sept longs métrages du cinéaste, parmi lesquels : Jurassic Park, A.I. Intelligence artificielle, Ready Player One, La Liste de Schindler, Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan, ou encore Hook. Le premier volume, également chez Third Éditions, traite quant à lui des dix-sept films restants de sa filmographie. Les deux ouvrages peuvent ainsi être lus séparément, dans l’ordre de votre choix. À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Après dix ans à exercer la chirurgie dentaire, Victor Norek est revenu à ses passions de jeunesse en créant, au cours des confinements successifs,...

El guión. Story

Autor: Robert Mckee

Número de Páginas: 592

Partiendo de conceptos básicos (¿qué es una escena?, ¿qué es una secuencia?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax de un acto?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax de una película?) McKee muestra el misterio de las estructuras, explica las características de cada género, define la importancia de la ambientación, la diferencia entre la caracterización y la realidad de un personaje, en suma, todo aquello que hace que un guión destaque por encima de los demás. Ilustrado con muestras de guiones clásicos (Casablanca, Chinatown, etc), McKee analiza cómo está construida cada escena para que funcione y, lo que es más importante, por qué funciona. Por su profunda comprensión de los mecanismos que mueven las historias y su original método de enfocar la redacción de guiones, El guión constituye una herramienta imprescindible para todo aquel que quiera llevar una idea a la pantalla. En los seminarios que Robert McKee imparte por todo el mundo se han gestado algunos de los guiones de las películas más premiadas de Hollywood. El autor es además consultor de productoras como Tri-Star y Golden Harvest Films. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese y David Bowie...

The American Popular Novel After World War II

Autor: David Willbern

Número de Páginas: 265

Through the perspectives of selected best-selling novels from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century--including The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Godfather, Jaws, Beloved, The Silence of the Lambs, and Jurassic Park--this book examines the crucial issues the U.S. was experiencing during those decades. These novels represent the voices of popular conversations, as Americans considered issues of family, class, racism and sexism, feminism, economic ambition, sexual violence, war, law, religion and science. Through the windows of fiction, the book surveys the Cold War and anti-communism, the prefeminist era of the 1950s and the sexual revolution of the 1970s, forms of corporate power in the 1960s and 1980s, the traumatic legacies of slavery and Vietnam, the American fascination with lawyers, cops and criminals, alternate styles of romance in the era of late capitalism, our abiding distrust of science, and our steadfast wonder about the Great Mysteries.

L'accident de vie - La clef pour construire un scénario

Autor: Marc-olivier Louveau

Número de Páginas: 141

L'accident de vie en fiction est incontournable, que l'on choisisse de le dévoiler, de le dramatiser, ou non. On le retrouve partout car il est la source de tout le processus narratif : histoire, personnage, intrigue, structure et dialogue. Dès qu’on aborde ce mécanisme avec un écrivain, un scénariste ou un producteur, la discussion s'anime rapidement et devient constructive. Il existe une clé pour construire un récit, et elle réside dans l'objet même de tout récit : l'être humain. Dans la vie comme dans la fiction un être se construit sur un accident de vie qui détermine tout le reste de son existence. Qu'il soit positif ou négatif, joyeux ou malheureux, il détermine ce qu'il devra accomplir pour retrouver un nouvel équilibre. Rien d'exceptionnel à cette découverte, sinon qu'elle offre une formidable méthodologie de travail pour créer des histoires et des personnages qui nous ressemblent.

Natural Histories

Autor: Brett Westwood , Stephen Moss

Número de Páginas: 384

Prepare to dive to the depths of the sea with 100-foot-long giant squid, travel through space after the meteorites shooting into our atmosphere and join a dangerous expedition to Antarctica to find the Emperor Penguin egg. Discover fleas dressed by nuns, a defeated prince hiding from his enemies in an oak tree and the plant whose legendary screams could drive you mad . . . Accompanying Radio 4's acclaimed six-month series with the Natural History Museum, Natural Histories tells the riveting stories of how our relationships with twenty-five unexpected creatures have permanently changed the way we see the world. Packed full of fascinating science, history and folklore, this beautiful book brings you face to face with nature, in all its wonder, complexity and invention. Fresh from winning the Thomson Reuters prize for Tweet of the Day, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss have written another imaginative and inspiring book. Each chapter explores a different species or phenomena, often taking a fascinating object in the museum's collection as a starting point. From rock pools and blackberry picking to a shipwreck thousands of miles from land; and from David Attenborough on gorillas to...

Steven Spielberg

Autor: Joseph Mcbride

Número de Páginas: 665

Steven Spielberg is responsible for some of the most successful films of all time: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. and the 'Indiana Jones' series. Yet for many years most critics condescendingly regarded Spielberg as a child-man incapable of dealing maturely with the complexities of life. The deeper levels of meaning in his films were largely ignored. This changed with Schindler's List, his masterpiece about a gentile businessman who saves eleven hundred Jews from the Holocaust. For Spielberg, the film was the culmination of a long struggle with his Jewish identity - an identity of which he had long been ashamed, but now triumphantly embraced. Until the first edition of Steven Spielberg: A Biography was published in 1997, much about Spielberg's personality and the forces that shaped it had remained enigmatic, in large part because of his tendency to obscure and mythologize his own past. In his astute and perceptive biography, Joseph McBride reconciled Spielberg's seeming contradictions and produced a coherent portrait of the man who found a way to transmute the anxieties of his own childhood into some of the most emotionally powerful and viscerally exciting films...

Star Wars Year by Year

Autor: Kristin Baver , Pablo Hidalgo , Daniel Wallace , Ryder Windham

Número de Páginas: 386

Discover everything you've ever wanted to know about Star Wars in this complete history of the most famous franchise in movie history. Painstakingly researched and superbly illustrated, Star WarsTM Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition presents a unique Star Wars timeline-the full history of the amazing Star Wars phenomenon as you've never seen it before. This stunning visual journey features trivia and cultural cornerstones from director George Lucas' early life through to the iconic movie stills, comic books, novels, toys, video games, and theme parks that have spawned from five decades of seminal film making. Fully updated and expanded, this edition encompasses all nine episodes of the original, prequel and sequel trilogies, along with the standalone movies Rogue One and Solo, and the acclaimed television series, The Mandalorian. Produced in full collaboration with Lucasfilm and written by renowned Star Wars experts, Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual History, New Edition is ideal for Star Wars fanatics and newbies alike. © & TM 2021 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound

Autor: Marty Mcgee

Número de Páginas: 301

Ever since 1927, when The Jazz Singer broke the silence of the silver screen, sound has played an integral role in the development and appreciation of motion pictures. This encyclopedia covers the people, processes, innovations, facilities, manufacturers, formats and award-winning films that have made sound such a crucial part of the motion picture experience. Every film that has won a sound-related Academy Award is included here, with detailed critical commentary. Every sound mixer or editor who has been honored by the Academy has his or her own entry and filmography, and career biographies are provided for key developers including Jack Foley, Ray Dolby, George Lucas, and more.

The Real Jaws

Autor: Rachel Lee Perez

Número de Páginas: 225

Explores the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks, their impact on shark fear, and how media shaped harmful misconceptions. In the Summer of 1916, a series of shark attacks along the New Jersey shore would send shockwaves across its otherwise peaceful beach towns. Spanning a terrifying two weeks, including the deaths of nearly five people, these attacks would officially cement an innate fear of sharks that humans have felt since the beginning of time. Although initially kept under wraps by the tourism industry, these attacks would ultimately plaster the front pages of newspapers across the United States and even overseas. As the news spread, the line between fact and fiction blurred, reshaping our cultural and scientific understanding of the beasts of the ocean. It was the 1916 shark attacks that would establish our modern-day misconstrued perception of sharks as evil, man-eating monsters, and would later inspire the film Jaws, which would perpetuate the same harmful narrative. The Real Jaws takes an in-depth look at each one of the attacks and how they instilled a centuries-long fear of the ocean's apex predator. It explores the various theories explaining why these attacks may have...

Mental Floss: The Curious Movie Buff

Autor: Mental Floss , Jennifer M. Wood

Número de Páginas: 274

Cinephiles rejoice! From Mental Floss, an online destination for more than a billion curious minds since its founding in 2001, comes the ultimate book for movie lovers. The Curious Movie Buff is filled with fascinating facts and behind-the-scenes insights about the making of your favorite movies from the last 50 years. Every film fan will find something to love, with the team at Mental Floss profiling more than 60 films of the past half-century, from well-known blockbusters to critical favorites and cult classics. The highlighted titles span across various decades and genres and include iconic franchises like Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, Oscar-winning classics like The Godfather and Titanic, rip-roaring comedies from Blazing Saddles and The Big Lebowski, indie hits like Reservoir Dogs and Paranormal Activity, and superhero favorites such as Superman and The Dark Knight. Throughout are quirky sidebars from the Mental Floss archives, such “Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie Locations You Can Visit IRL,” “Remakes That Are Better than the Original Movie,” The 25 Best Movie Endings of All Time,” “Summer ‘Blockbusters’ That Completely Tanked at the Box Office,”...

Nature Attacks! (I Survived True Stories #2)

Autor: Lauren Tarshis

Número de Páginas: 182

From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come four harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters. REAL KIDS. REAL DISASTERS.The author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series brings us more harrowing true stories of real kids up against terrible forces of nature. From fourteen-year-old lone survivor of the shark attacks of 1916, to nine-year-old who survived the Peshtigo fire of 1871 (which took place on the very same day in history as the Great Chicago Fire!), here are four unforgettable survivors who managed to beat the odds.Read their incredible stories:The Deadly Shark Attacks of 1916The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871A Venomous Box Jellyfish AttackThe Eruption of Mount Tambora

Sharks: Conservation, Governance and Management

Autor: Erika J. Techera , Natalie Klein

Número de Páginas: 352

The key aim of this book is to explore the global conservation and management of sharks. There has been a rapid decline in populations of many shark species, while new science has emerged of the critical role they play in marine ecosystems. However, the authors show that conservation law and policy have been slow to develop, with only a small number of iconic species being protected worldwide. The increase in fishing impact – primarily through shark finning and by-catch - has led to shark conservation receiving greater international attention in recent years. The book explores our current knowledge and status of the law and science in relation to sharks with a particular focus on improving frameworks for their conservation and management. Recent trends are analysed, including shark finning bans that have been put in place in several countries, the widening number of nations establishing shark sanctuaries and the growth of shark-based tourism. The efficacy of current listing processes for endangered species and fisheries regulations is also examined. Tourism is explored as an alternative to fishing and the risks and impacts associated with this industry are analysed. Contributors ...

Cycles, Sequels, Spin-offs, Remakes, and Reboots

Autor: Amanda Ann Klein , R. Barton Palmer

Número de Páginas: 368

With sequels, prequels, remakes, spin-offs, or copies of successful films or franchises dominating film and television production, it sometimes seems as if Hollywood is incapable of making an original film or TV show. These textual pluralities or multiplicities—while loved by fans who flock to them in droves—tend to be dismissed by critics and scholars as markers of the death of high culture. Cycles, Sequels, Spin-offs, Remakes, and Reboots takes the opposite view, surveying a wide range of international media multiplicities for the first time to elucidate their importance for audiences, industrial practices, and popular culture. The essays in this volume offer a broad picture of the ways in which cinema and television have used multiplicities to streamline the production process, and to capitalize on and exploit viewer interest in previously successful and/or sensational story properties. An impressive lineup of established and emerging scholars talk seriously about forms of multiplicity that are rarely discussed as such, including direct-to-DVD films made in Nigeria, cross-cultural Japanese horror remakes, YouTube fan-generated trailer mash-ups, and 1970s animal revenge...

Steven Spielberg All the Films

Autor: Arnaud Devillard , Olivier Bousquet , Nicolas Schaller

Número de Páginas: 450

A first-of-its-kind deep dive into Steven Spielberg's decades-long career, covering everything from early short films and television episodes to each of his more than 30 feature length-films. Organized chronologically and covering every short film, television episode, and blockbuster movie that Steven Spielberg has ever directed, Steven Spielberg All the Films draws upon years of research to tell the behind-the-scenes stories of how each project was conceived, cast, and produced; from the creation of the costumes to the search for perfect locations; details about Spielberg's work with longtime collaborators like George Lucas, producer Kathleen Kennedy, and composer John Williams; and of course, the direction of some of Hollywood's most memorable scenes. Spanning more than fifty years, this book details the creative processes that resulted in numerous classic films like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, The Color Purple, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan (to name just a few). Newer work like Lincoln, The Post, and The Fabelmans is also featured alongside awards stats, original release dates, box office totals, casting details, and other insider scoops that...

High Concept

Autor: Justin Wyatt

Número de Páginas: 250

Steven Spielberg once said, "I like ideas, especially movie ideas, that you can hold in your hand. If a person can tell me the idea in twenty-five words or less, it's going to make a pretty good movie." Spielberg's comment embodies the essence of the high concept film, which can be condensed into one simple sentence that inspires marketing campaigns, lures audiences, and separates success from failure at the box office. This pioneering study explores the development and dominance of the high concept movie within commercial Hollywood filmmaking since the late 1970s. Justin Wyatt describes how box office success, always important in Hollywood, became paramount in the era in which major film studios passed into the hands of media conglomerates concerned more with the economics of filmmaking than aesthetics. In particular, he shows how high concept films became fully integrated with their marketing, so that a single phrase ("Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...") could sell the movie to studio executives and provide copy for massive advertising campaigns; a single image or a theme song could instantly remind potential audience members of the movie, and tie-in...

Lost Illusions

Autor: David A. Cook

Número de Páginas: 722

This volume examines the development of film and the film industry during the 1970s and the political and economic background that influenced it.

Fantastic Cinema Subject Guide

Autor: Bryan Senn

Número de Páginas: 699

About 2,500 genre films are entered under more than 100 subject headings, ranging from abominable snowmen through dreamkillers, rats, and time travel, to zombies, with a brief essay on each topic: development, highlights, and trends. Each film entry shows year of release, distribution company, country of origin, director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, cast credits, plot synopsis and critical commentary.

Horror Films by Subgenre

Autor: Chris Vander Kaay , Kathleen Fernandez-vander Kaay

Número de Páginas: 243

More horror movies are produced and released each year than any other film genre. While horror enjoys broad popularity, many hardcore fans voraciously consume films from their favorite subgenres while avoiding others entirely. This says something interesting about the films and their audiences. This primer and reference guide defines and explores 75 alphabetically listed subgenres of horror film, from Abduction to Witchcraft and two Zombie subgenres. Each sizeable entry provides a critical survey of the subgenre, a detailed examination of its characteristic elements and themes, and a discussion of three or four exemplary titles as well as other titles of interest.

"This shark, swallow you whole"

Autor: Kathy Merlock Jackson , Philip L. Simpson

Número de Páginas: 270

One of the most influential thrillers in media history, Jaws first surfaced as a best-selling novel by first-time novelist Peter Benchley in 1974, followed by the 1975 feature film directed by Steven Spielberg at the beginning of his storied career. Jaws is often considered the first "blockbuster," and successive generations of filmmakers have cited it as formative in their own creative development. For nearly 50 years, critics and scholars have studied how and why this seemingly straightforward thriller holds such mass appeal. This book of original essays assembles a range of critical thought on the impact and legacy of the film, employing new perspectives--historical, cinematic, literary, scientific and environmental--while building on the insights of previous writers. While varying in focus, the essays in this volume all explore why Jaws was so successful in its time and how it remains a prominent storytelling influence well into the 21st century.

Les Dents de la mer ou l'art du subjectif

Autor: Frédéric Zamochnikoff

Número de Páginas: 354

Les Dents de la mer (Jaws, 1975) a 50 ans. L’occasion idéale pour se pencher sur ce film devenu l’un des plus célèbres de l’histoire du cinéma. Maintes fois imité, jamais égalé, il fut le premier blockbuster, le film qui rendit célèbre Steven Spielberg après Duel (1972) et Sugarland Express (The Sugarland Express, 1974). Il fut aussi le plus grand succès au monde, détrôné par La Guerre des étoiles (Star Wars, 1977) deux ans plus tard. Tout a été écrit sur le film, on a beaucoup parlé de son requin mécanique qui ne fonctionnait pas, son tournage homérique... Pourtant, avec cet ouvrage, Frédéric Zamochnikoff nous permet de redécouvrir Les Dents de la mer . Il décortique plan par plan ce chef-d’œuvre du réalisateur de E.T. ( E.T. the Extraterrestrial , 1982) et de La Liste de Schindler ( Schindler’s list , 1993). Comment le wonder boy a-t-il réussi à créer un film qui allait engendrer une véritable thalassophobie auprès de millions de spectateurs ? Comment a-t-il mis en scène un requin qui ne fonctionnait pas... pour que le film fonctionne ? En se penchant sur les choix de mise en scène de Steven Spielberg, de montage (Verna Fields a...

Black Rock And Blue Water

Autor: Andrew C A Jampoler

Número de Páginas: 88

RMS Rhone, just three years old then and the pretty queen of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company’s fleet, sank in the great St. Narciso hurricane of late October 1867, a devastating category three storm that bored a line east to west atop the Antilles, and ruthlessly thinned the islands’ population while it sank some seventy ships in port and local waters. Fleeing from Tortola across Drake Strait and toward open water at full speed, through the backside of the hurricane and nearly blinded by rain and spray, Rhone drove aground on Black Rock, in the shallows off Salt Island, shoved to her fate by 140 mile and hour winds. The impact and the subsequent explosion of her boiler tore the 310-foot long ship in half. One hundred twenty four drowned that morning or were scalded to death in the engine room. Only twenty-three survived. Five other company ships went down, too. Remarkably, a sixth company ship, the tiny paddle steamer Conway managed to live through the day, although dismasted and with her deck swept clear of funnel, paddle boxes, and rigging. This is the story of those ships, and the story of Jeremiah Murphy, a salty hardhat diver, who spent most of the next six years...

So Long for Now: A World War II Memoir

Autor: William M. Dwyer

Número de Páginas: 247

In World War II, Bill Dwyer served as a Stars & Stripes correspondent with the US Fourth Infantry Division in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany (often in company with Collier’s correspondent Ernest Hemingway). He was a member of a six-man truce party who went behind enemy lines for three hours and worked to negotiate the surrender of Rothenburg, a walled Bavarian city dating to the 14th century. For this action he was awarded the Bronze Star.

Requins

Autor: Guy Deloeuvre

Número de Páginas: 71

Les requins, squales ou sélachimorphes forment un super-ordre de poissons cartilagineux, possédant cinq à sept fentes branchiales sur les côtés de la tête et les nageoires pectorales qui ne sont pas fusionnés à la tête. Ils sont présents dans tous les océans du globe et dans certains grands fleuves. Les requins modernes sont classés au sein du clade Selachimorpha ou Selachiiet constituent le groupe-frère des raies. Toutefois, le terme « requin », au sens large, désigne aussi les espèces disparues de la sous-classe des élasmobranches, comme Cladoselache et Xenacanthus. Les premiers requins sont apparus au dévonien, il y a environ 420 Ma. À partir du crétacé, il y a 100 Ma, beaucoup d'espèces de requins ont adopté leur forme moderne. Depuis, il existe plus de 465 espèces de requins regroupées en 35 familles. Certaines espèces ne sont connues que par leurs fossiles. Leur taille varie de seulement 14 cm de longueur pour Etmopterus perryi, à plus de 20 m pour le requin-baleine. Malgré sa taille, ce dernier se nourrit principalement de plancton en filtrant l'eau de mer. Mais la plupart des requins sont des prédateurs, voire des super prédateurs. Les...

Paper Bullets

Autor: Kip Fulbeck

Número de Páginas: 287

Award-winning videomaker, performance artist, and pop-culture provocateur Kip Fulbeck has captivated audiences worldwide with his mixture of high comedy and personal narrative. In Paper Bullets, his first novel, Fulbeck taps into his Cantonese, English, Irish, and Welsh heritage, weaving a fictional autobiography from 27 closely linked stories, essays, and confessions. By turns sensitive and forceful, passionate and callous, Fulbeck confronts the politics of race, sex, and Asian American masculinity head-on without apology, constantly questioning where Hapas fit in a country that ignores multiracial identity. Raised in southern California by a Chinese-born mother and a Caucasian father, Fulbeck pushes the conventions of literary form as he simultaneously draws from, recreates, and fabricates his own life history. His range of experiences--from college professor to youth outreach volunteer, blues player to surfer and lifeguard--informs his witty and humane writing. Like himself, his protagonist is a young man shaped by the conflicting mores, stigmas, desires, and codes of male conduct in America. He searches for and mismanages love and independence, continually experimenting with...

Spielberg: The First Ten Years

Autor: Laurent Bouzereau

Número de Páginas: 268

"In the first ten years of his career, Steven Spielberg directed some of the most influential and beloved films in cinema history. Movies such as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial introducedaudiences to the modern blockbuster and cemented Spielberg as a monumental figure in pop culture. Through exclusive imagery and unparalleled insight from Spielberg's longtime documentarian, Laurent Bouzereau, this deluxe volume explores how a young filmmaker reinvented American cinema within just ten years. Featuring a fresh perspective on films including Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1941, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, this book is an essential exploration of an iconic filmmaker's early career"--