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An Introduction to Film Analysis is designed to introduce students to filmmaking techniques while also providing an invaluable guide to film interpretation. It takes readers step by step through: -t……続きを見る

Tout Chabrol ? Plus qu’une promesse, un défi ! Il faut dire qu’en plus de 50 ans de carrière, l’homme n’a pas chômé : cinquante-sept films bien sûr, mais aussi vingt-quatre téléfilms, deux mises en ……続きを見る

Why do early films present the Netherlands as a country full of canals and windmills, where people wear traditional costumes and wooden shoes, while industries and modern urban life are all but abse……続きを見る

"A wonderfully coherent, comprehensive, groundbreaking, and thoroughly engaging study" of how the director of Psycho and The Birds used music in his films (Sidney Gottlieb, editor of Hitchcock on Hi……続きを見る

An acclaimed music critic delves into the personal and cultural histories behind thirty-three of the twentieth century's most iconic protest songs. Dorian Lynskey is one of the most prominent music ……続きを見る

What does it signify when a Shakespearean character forgets something or when Hamlet determines to 'wipe away all trivial fond records'? How might forgetting be an act to be performed, or be linked ……続きを見る

Gundam. Ou plutôt « l’univers Gundam », « la saga Gundam », « la franchise Gundam ». Quand on l’évoque, c’est toujours avec une notion de volume, de masse, de gigantisme. Celui des robots mis en scè……続きを見る

In "Ueber Johann Sebastian Bachs Leben, Kunst und Kunstwerke" widmet sich Johann Nikolaus Forkel der umfassenden Analyse des Lebens, der Schaffensweise und der herausragenden Werke des großen Kompon……続きを見る

Challenging established views and assumptions about traditions and practices of filmmaking in the African diaspora, this three-volume set offers readers a researched critique on black film. Volume O……続きを見る

In April 1967, the Bee Gees launched themselves onto the international music scene with the release of ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941’. Whilst that haunting classic would be the first of many hits, ……続きを見る

Looking for your next movie night pick, but overwhelmed by the sheer number of options out there? Look no further than "Your Next Favorite Movie", a handy guide to help you find the perfect film to ……続きを見る

The Bee Gees’ music and image have long been synonymous with the 1970s, and the career trajectory of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb in those ten years meanders between dizzying highs and de……続きを見る

How music embodies and contributes to historical and contemporary nationalism What does music in Portugal and Spain reveal about the relationship between national and regional identity building? How……続きを見る

TV-Philosophy in Action is inspired by philosopher and series-devotee Sandra Laugier’s monthly columns published in the French journal Libération. It is her contribution to the collective reflection……続きを見る

Richard Foreman has been at the leading edge of the theatrical avant-garde in the United States and throughout the world since 1968. His legendary productions, written and directed by him at his Ont……続きを見る

Dancing to the Drum Machine is a never-before-attempted history of what is perhaps the most controversial musical instrument ever invented: the drum machine. Here, author Dan LeRoy reveals the untol……続きを見る

#2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a……続きを見る

Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today. What is the status of live performance in a culture domi……続きを見る

Chart the history of Star Wars in this stunning guide, from the time before the High Republic to the First Order. An indispensable companion for all Star Wars fans, this premium quality book display……続きを見る

When Dr. No premiered at the London Pavilion on October 5, 1962, no one predicted that it would launch the longest-running series in cinema history. It introduced the James Bond formula that has bee……続きを見る

Winner of the Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize Musical repertory of great importance and quality was performed on viols in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. This is reported by Thomas Mace……続きを見る

Winner of the IASPM Canada Book Prize 2019 Honorable Mention for PROSE Award for Excellence in Music and the Performing Arts 2018 When Genres Collide is a provocative history that rethinks the relat……続きを見る

Often hailed as the 'best' James Bond film, From Russia With Love (1963) is celebrated for its direction by Terence Young, memorable performances from Sean Connery in his second outing as 007, Pedro……続きを見る

In America Noir David Cochran details how ten writers and filmmakers challenged the social pieties prevalent during the Cold War, such as the superiority of the American democracy, the benevolence o……続きを見る

How the Chinese pop of the 1960s participated in a global musical revolution What did Mao’s China have to do with the music of youth revolt in the 1960s? And how did the mambo, the Beatles, and Bob ……続きを見る

In 'Meet Me in St Louis', one of the most popular MGM musicals, Judy Garland stars as the classic American teenager. For this book, Gerald Kaufman interviewed many of the stars. This text captures t……続きを見る

The relationship between popular music and consumer brands has never been so cosy. Product placement abounds in music videos, popular music provides the soundtrack to countless commercials, social m……続きを見る

In Urban Horror Erin Y. Huang theorizes the economic, cultural, and political conditions of neoliberal post-socialist China. Drawing on Marxist phenomenology, geography, and aesthetics from Engels a……続きを見る

Focusing on some of the best-known and most visible stage plays and dance performances of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries, Penny Farfan's interdisciplinary study demonstrates that……続きを見る

Alan Cross is the preeminent chronicler of popular music. Here he provides a history of musician and producer Brian Eno's decades-long career. This look at Eno's influence -- "Musician, Producer; Ar……続きを見る