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Battle of Algiers, The
Nicholas Harrison
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
The Battle of Algiers Introduction The Battle of Algiers (1966) offers a moving account of an early phase in the Algerian war of independence....
Bazin, André
Dudley Andrew
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
André Bazin Introduction André Bazin (b. 1918–d. 1958) may well be the most influential critic ever to have written about cinema. He contribute...
Birth of a Nation, The
Daniel Bernardi, Michelle J. Martinez
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Birth of a Nation Introduction Released fifty years after the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, D. W. ...
Blade Runner
Rob Latham, Jeffrey Hicks
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Blade Runner Introduction Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, was originally released in June of 1982 to mixed reviews and a poor showing a...
Blockbusters
Sheldon Hall
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Blockbusters Introduction The word “blockbuster” originated in World War II as the nickname of a particularly large bomb (1,000 pounds or heavi...
Brakhage, Stan
David Sterritt
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Stan Brakhage Introduction Stan Brakhage (b. 1933–d. 2003) is widely considered to have been the most innovative and prolific avant-garde film...
Brando, Marlon
Krin Gabbard
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Marlon Brando Introduction Many critics have called Marlon Brando (b. 1924–d. 2004) the greatest American actor of the 20th century. Frank Sina...
British Cinema
Amy Sargeant
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
British Cinema Introduction Before the 1960s, much historical and critical writing on British cinema was generated outside of the academy—for i...
Campion, Jane
Alistair Fox
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Jane Campion Introduction Since Jane Campion (b. 1954) was first recognized as a filmmaker of exceptional talent, with the screening of her ear...
Canadian Cinema
Alanna Thain
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Canadian Cinema Introduction Canadian cinema began with the June 1896 screenings of the Lumière Cinematograph in Montreal. Early cinema was mar...
Censorship
Lee Grieveson
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Censorship Introduction All social orders make decisions about what facts, ideas, and representations can safely appear in public. Liberal poli...
Chan, Jackie
Gina Marchetti
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Jackie Chan Introduction Many popular books and fan guides on Jackie Chan (b. 1954) exist; however, most of the film-studies scholarship on Chan...
Children in Film
Ian Wojcik Andrews
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Children in Film Introduction The child in film is a multifaceted, wide-ranging topic that considers historical, ideological, pedagogical, and...
Chinese Cinema
Yingjin Zhang
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Chinese Cinema Introduction Chinese cinema in this bibliography covers Chinese-language cinema, including films in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Tai...
Cinema and the Visual Arts
Christine Sprengler
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Cinema and the Visual Arts Introduction The relationship between cinema and the visual arts is a long and complex one, stretching back to cine...
Citizen Kane
Catherine L. Benamou
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Citizen Kane Introduction Citizen Kane (directed, produced, and co-written by Orson Welles, Mercury Productions/RKO Radio Pictures, 1941) is un...
Cocteau, Jean
James S. Williams
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Jean Cocteau Introduction Jean Cocteau (b. 1889–d. 1963) was one of French cinema’s greatest and most original directors whose work covered nea...
Color
Brian Price
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2013-01-28
Color Introduction The history and theory of film has, from the very beginning, been characterized by subfields devoted to major stylistic ele...
Computer-Generated Imagery
Bob Rehak
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Computer-Generated Imagery Introduction Computer-generated imagery or CGI is an area of digital visualization practices that, following its em...
Copyright and Piracy
Peter Decherney
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2013-01-28
Copyright and Piracy Introduction Copyright and piracy have always been important drivers of media industries. Copyright regulates authorship ...
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