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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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