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The future of ritual
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Richard Schechner |
Richard Schechner explores the nature of ritualised behaviour and its relationship to performance and politics. A brilliant examination of cultural expression and communal action, The Future of Ritua… |
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Reel bad Arabs
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Jack G. Shaheen |
"In this comprehensive study of over one thousand films, award-winning film authority Jack G. Shaheen documents the tendency to portray Muslim Arabs as Public Enemy #1 - brutal, heartless, uncivilize… |
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Triumph of a Time Lord
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Matt Hills |
Before Saturday March 26th 2005, Doctor Who had been off the air as a regular, new TV series for more than fifteen years; until a production team led by Russell T. Davies re-imagined the program so s… |
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Saving the World
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Lynette Porter |
This insightful collection of essays weighs in on the incredible appeal of the new hit show Heroes and why it has attracted such a diverse and devoted following. Featuring archetypal characters with … |
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Uncovering Alias
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Nikki Stafford |
Double agents, international terrorist rings, family relationships, and forbidden love are among the themes discussed in this companion guide to Alias, ABC's fast-paced drama series about the life of… |
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The Pocket Essential Quentin Tarantino
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D. K Holm |
Few directors exploded on the scene with the force of Quentin Tarantino back in 1992 with Reservoir Dogs. And even fewer directors saw their reputations plummet so fast so soon thereafter. But fewer … |
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The MiXtake Files
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Michael French |
‘The truth is out there, Mulder, but so are the lies.’For the first time, despite alien abductions and FBI attempts at infiltration, the TRUTH about each programme in the three series of The X-Files … |
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The anime machine
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Thomas LaMarre |
Working at the intersection of the philosophy of technology and the history of thought, Lamarre explores how anime and its related media entail material orientations and demonstrates concretely how t… |
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Beyond words
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Carol-Lynne Moore |
"Beyond Words presents movement observation and analysis techniques to examine every day human interactions, allowing performers to understand them in a new light.Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto… |
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The best years of our lives
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Sarah Kozloff |
"Due to its popularity and the controversy it engendered, The Best Years of Our Lives stands as one of the most important cultural documents of the post-WWII era. Moreover, with its emphasis on soldi… |
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So therefore
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Al Ruscio |
"When working through a scene with a student, renowned actor and acting teacher Al Ruscio will ask, 'so therefore, what?' to urge them to capture the specific actions and desires that define their ch… |
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Taylor Lautner
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Rachel Lynette |
Examines the personal and professional life of actor Taylor Lautner, who owes his start in show business to his martial arts skills, but is best known for his role as the werewolf Jacob Black in the … |
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Hindi cinema
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Nandini Bhattacharya |
"Hindi Cinema is full of instances of repetition of themes, narratives, plots and characters. By looking at 60 years of Hindi cinema, this book focuses on the phenomenon as a crucial thematic and for… |
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Subjectivity in Asian children's literature and film
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Stephens, John |
"This volume establishes a dialogue between East and West in children's literature scholarship. In all cultures, children's literature shows a concern to depict identity and individual development, s… |
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Media authorship
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Cynthia Chris,David A. Gerstner |
"Contemporary media authorship is frequently collaborative, participatory, non-site specific, or quite simply goes unrecognized. In this volume, media and film scholars explore the theoretical debate… |
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How to make your own video or short film
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Harvey, Bob |
New technologies now offer accessibility to the medium of video and film for virtually anyone who feels they have something to say. You might be: someone who wants to create a video to share online; … |
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David Lynch
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Greg Olson |
From the Publisher: "From his early experimental projects to such films as Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and INLAND EMPIRE, director David Lynch has created a body of work that continues to both intrigue … |
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In Real Life
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Cory Doctorow,Jen Wang |
Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It's a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, a hero. It's a place where she c… |
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Costume in performance
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Donatella Barbieri |
"This beautifully illustrated book conveys the centrality of costume to live performance. Finding associations between contemporary practices and historical manifestations, costume is explored in six… |
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Writing, directing, and producing documentary films and digital videos
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Rosenthal, Alan |
In a new edition of this popular guidebook, filmmakers Alan Rosenthal and Ned Eckhardt show readers how to utilize the latest innovations in equipment, technologies, and production techniques for suc… |
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