Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The secret life of movies The secret life of movies Jason Horsley "Using movies to explore the unconscious realms of society in order to reach a better understanding of what drives it, this book examines filmmakers and films that center around schizophrenic themes … OL10868W
Camera and action Camera and action Elaine M. Bapis "This study examines changes in the American film industry, audiences, and feature films during 1965-1975. With transformations in production codes, adjustments in national narratives, a rise in inde… OL11921851W
Fear itself Fear itself Melvin E. Matthews "This book demonstrates how horror films of the 1930s and 1940s reflected specific events and personalities of the era, most notably the Great Depression and World War II. Beginning with Dracula and … OL12218157W
Catching Light Catching Light Roy M. Anker Films have come to not only entertain modern minds but also inform and shape them. Many of the best cinematic works have profound religious elements -- some obvious, some more subtle. In Catching Lig… OL14867233W
Screen enemies of the American way Screen enemies of the American way Fraser A. Sherman "American films, like America itself, have long been fascinated by the threat of outsiders posing as citizens to destroy the American way of life. This book tracks real-world fears appearing in the m… OL16149012W
Censoring Hollywood Censoring Hollywood A. Dillon-Malone "Censorship has been an ongoing issue from the early days of filmmaking. One hundred years of film censorship, encompassing the entire 20th century, are chronicled in this volume. The freewheeling na… OL16518051W
Cinema and language loss Cinema and language loss Tijana Mamula xiv, 286 p. : 24 cm OL16704869W
Francophone voices of the "New Morocco" in film and print Francophone voices of the "New Morocco" in film and print Valérie Orlando Assesses to what extent Moroccan francophone literature, press, and film reflect the socio-cultural and political transitions that have taken place in Morocco since 1999 and King Mohamed VI's corona… OL1934038W
The horror of it all The horror of it all Adam Rockoff Horror films have simultaneously captivated and terrified audiences for generations, racking up billions of dollars at the box office and infusing our nightmares. Rockoff traces the highs and lows of… OL20011172W
What movies teach about race What movies teach about race Roslyn M. Satchel "This book reveals the way that media frames in entertainment content persuade audiences to see themselves and others through a prescriptive lens that favors whiteness. These media representations th… OL20056657W
Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain Matthew Jones For the last fifty years, discussion of 1950s science fiction cinema has been dominated by the view that the genre reflected US paranoia about Soviet brainwashing and the nuclear bomb. However, class… OL20523010W
Imperial projections Imperial projections Donald T. McGuire,Margaret Malamud,Sandra R. Joshel The creators of popular culture have often appropriated elements of Roman history and society. This text looks at how ancient Rome has been depicted and what the portrayals tell us about contemporary… OL20905105W
A Family Affair A Family Affair Murray Pomerance The family unit has been a central theme in movies since the earliest days of the medium. This anthology brings the subject into sharp focus, collecting a range of multidisciplinary perspectives that… OL3137870W