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1. Hollywood and War, The Film Reader

   Edited by J. David Slocum

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   Discussing such classic films as Sergeant York, Air Force, and All Quiet on the Western Front, as well as more modern blockbusters like Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan, this outstanding volume focuses on Hollywood and its production of war films. Topics covered include: the early formation...

   Published September 4th 2006 by Routledge
2. Color, The Film Reader

   Edited by Angela Dalle Vacche, Brian Price

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   This is the first anthology devoted exclusively to the subject of colour in film and its history, production and technology. Set out in thematic sections, the book addresses key issues in the field including: the development of colour technology how visual stule was affected by the shift from...

   Published June 22nd 2006 by Routledge
3. Transnational Cinema, The Film Reader

   Edited by Elizabeth Ezra, Terry Rowden

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   Transnational Cinema: The Film Reader provides an overview of the key concepts and debates within the developing field of transnational cinema. Bringing together seminal essays from a wide range of sources, this volume engages with films that fashion their narrative and aesthetic dynamics in...

   Published December 12th 2005 by Routledge
4. Technology and Culture, The Film Reader

   Edited by Andrew Utterson

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   Technology and Culture: The Film Reader brings together key theoretical texts from more than a century of writing on film and technology. It begins by exploring the intertwined technologies of cinematic representation, reproduction, distribution and reception, before locating the technological...

   Published January 9th 2005 by Routledge
5. Queer Cinema, The Film Reader

   Edited by Harry Benshoff, Sean Griffin

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   Queer Cinema, The Film Reader examines the relationship between cinematic representations of sexuality and their social, historical, and industrial contexts. Clearly divided into an introductory overview and four topic areas, the Reader explores how recent critical thinking has approached queer...

   Published June 16th 2004 by Routledge
6. Movie Acting, The Film Reader

   Edited by Pamela Robertson Wojcik

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   Movie Acting: The Film Reader explores one of the most central but often overlooked aspects of cinema: film acting. Combining classic and recent essays, it examines key issues such as: What constitutes film acting? How is film acting different from stage acting? How has film acting changed...

   Published February 25th 2004 by Routledge
7. Stars, The Film Reader

   Edited by Lucy Fischer, Marcia Landy

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   From two distinguished academics, Stars: The Film Reader brings together key writings and new perspectives on stars and stardom in cinema including coverage of stars and star systems from Europe and Asia as well as Hollywood, such as Mario Lanza, Oprah Winfrey and Roseanne Barr. Including ...

   Published February 4th 2004 by Routledge
8. Movie Music, The Film Reader

   Edited by Kay Dickinson

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   Bringing together material from the areas of documentary, fandom and animation, Movie Music, the Film Reader comprises an important first collection of writings about film music. It is divided into four sections, each with an introduction by the editor. Essays in The Meanings of the Score look at...

   Published December 18th 2002 by Routledge
9. Hollywood Comedians, The Film Reader

   Edited by Frank Krutnik

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   Hollywood Comedians, The Film Reader brings together key writings on one of the most consistently popular genres of Hollywood cinema. Despite the cult reputations enjoyed by star performers such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers and Woody Allen, comedians and the contexts within...

   Published December 18th 2002 by Routledge
10. Experimental Cinema, The Film Reader

    Edited by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Wheeler Winston-Dixon

    Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

    This volume provides a comprehensive guide to the long tradition of American avant-garde cinema, from its origins in the 1920s to the work of contemporary film and video artists. The Reader addresses major movements and key figures of the avant-garde, including filmmakers such as Andy Warhol,...

    Published September 25th 2002 by Routledge