Books

19 results found

Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The rough guide to cult movies	Simpson, Paul	There are good movies and there are bad movies-- and then there are cult movies, movies that grab you by the labels and refuse to let go. Here is the ultimate guide to some of the world's most memora…	OL15527263W
Le Livre D'Or du Cinéma 83/84	Michel Lebrun	Tout le monde aime le cinéma. Mais personne n'a le temps ou la possibilité de voir tous les films... Le LIVRE D'OR DU CINÉMA (qui atteint aujourd'hui sa cinquième année) se propose de combler les i…	OL17765445W
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classic Movies	Lee Pfeiffer	Sit back, grab some popcorn, and let the credits roll.The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Classic Movies provides comprehensive information on the best classic films from the silent era up through 1969, c…	OL1811545W
International dictionary of films and filmmakers	Tom Pendergast,Sara Pendergast	Written for film students and film buffs alike, this set features thorough coverage of legendary films, actors, actresses, directors, writers, and other production artists through detailed essays and…	OL18510226W
Making meaning in Indian cinema	Ravi Vasudevan	Contributed seminar papers.	OL19240062W
Reinventing Hollywood	David Bordwell	In the 1940s, American movies changed. Flashbacks began to be used in outrageous, unpredictable ways. Soundtracks flaunted voice-over commentary, and characters might pivot from a scene to address th…	OL19720827W
Twelfth night	Abigail Frost,Jennifer Mulherin	Discusses the plot, characters, and historical background of the Shakespeare play.	OL20843082W
Sinemamızda çöküş ve rönesans yılları, Türk sineması 1990-2004	Atilla Dorsay	Turkish movies; history and criticism; 1990-2004.	OL2332155W
Must-see movies	Ward Calhoun	In Must-See Movies, author Ward Calhoun shares an eclectic mix of motion pictures that he considers required viewing. From dramas to comedies, international classics to Hollywood musicals, Must-See M…	OL26169900W
Chroniques subjectives du cinéma contemporain	Thomas Roussot	Ce recueil de chroniques est né d'une frustration : n'avoir le plus souvent comme alternative que le choix entre des chroniques de cinéphiles, partiales et orientées, tantôt techniques et théoriques,…	OL28173384W
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
Katalog film Indonesia, 1926-1995	J. B. Kristanto	Catalog and synopses of Indonesian motion pictures, 1926-1995; by year of production and indexed by title.	OL3223754W
Alien	O'Brien, Jane	An alien creature terrorizes the crew of a spaceship. A section at the end of the book reveals how the special effects were done in the film version of this story.	OL4616681W
Más allá del oeste	Ángel Fernández-Santos	Este libro recoge la visión del autor sobre el cine del Oeste. Una visión alejada de los tópicos, que profundiza en la esencia y las raíces del western para entroncarlo con el cine más actual.	OL4738694W
Stay Out of the Shower	William Schoell	It all started in 1960 at the Bates Motel. Over the last twenty-five years the shocker film industry has grown to monstrous proportions. Here now is an in-depth study of horror films since the releas…	OL47639W
The Hollywood hall of shame	Harry Medved	HOLLYWOOD'S MOST FABULOUS FIASCOES Welcome to the first titillating tour of a new museum devoted to the most expensive mistakes in movie history, guided by those world renowned bad-film aficionado…	OL5114022W
Cinematic storytelling	Jennifer Van Sijll	Dialog is one of the best known, and obvious, elements in a film. But the language of cinema is more subtle and sophisticated than dialog alone. From Metropolis to Kill Bill, this remarkable referenc…	OL5720019W
101 Greatest Films of Mystery & Suspense	Otto Penzler	From America's leading mystery authority, this informative guide is packed with plot twists, cast lists, delectable bits of fun, and often scandalous trivia. The finest Hitchcockian suspense movies, …	OL5971811W
Have you seen?	David Thomson	In 1975, David Thomson published his Biographical Dictionary of Film, and few film books have enjoyed better press or such steady sales.Now, thirty-three years later, we have the companion volume, a …	OL7923926W