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Bachchan, Amitabh
Anne Ciecko
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2019-01-15
Amitabh BachchanIntroductionAmitabh Bachchan (b. 1942 in Allahabad) is perhaps the most enduringly iconic figure of Bollywood. He has appeared in near...
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....
Battleship Potemkin, The
Dušan Radunović
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2020-04-22
The Battleship PotemkinIntroductionThe Battleship Potemkin (Bronenosets Potёmkin) is Sergei Eisenstein’s second feature film. Produced in 1925 and pre...
Bazin, André
Dudley Andrew
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
André BazinIntroductionAndré Bazin (b. 1918–d. 1958) may well be the most influential critic ever to have written about cinema. He contributed daily r...
Bergman, Ingmar
Erik Hedling
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2017-02-28
Ingmar BergmanIntroductionSwedish director Ingmar Bergman (b. 1918–d. 2007) was probably one of the most prominent filmmakers of the 20th century. He ...
Bernstein, Elmer
Stanley Pelkey
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2022-11-29
Elmer BernsteinIntroductionElmer Bernstein, a leading American film and television composer, received fourteen Academy Award nominations and won once,...
Bertolucci, Bernardo
Torunn Haaland
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2016-04-28
Bernardo BertolucciIntroductionBy the time Bernardo Bertolucci (b. 1941–d. 2018) embarked on his first feature, The Grim Reaper (1962), he had shot tw...
Bigelow, Kathryn
Christina Lane
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
Kathryn Bigelow Introduction Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director with the 2009 film The Hurt Lock...
Biopics
Tom Brown, Belén Vidal
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2016-07-27
BiopicsIntroduction“Biopic” (sometimes spelled “bio-pic”) is the most common term used to refer to films representing any aspect of the lives of famou...
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
BlockbustersIntroductionThe word “blockbuster” originated in World War II as the nickname of a particularly large bomb (1,000 pounds or heavier) of th...
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...
Brazilian Cinema
Lisa Shaw
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2018-07-24
Brazilian CinemaIntroductionStudies of Brazilian cinema came to the fore in the 1960s and 1970s with the emergence of the avant-garde, politicized Cin...
Breaking Bad
David Pierson
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2020-09-24
Breaking BadIntroductionBreaking Bad is an American television crime dramatic series created and developed by Vince Gilligan. The series aired on AMC ...
Bresson, Robert
Colin Burnett
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2018-09-25
Robert BressonIntroductionRobert Bresson (b. 1901–d. 1999) was not only one of France’s most revered art cinema auteurs, but also a publicity artist, ...
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...
Broadcasting, Australian
Jock Given
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2018-10-25
Australian BroadcastingIntroductionAustralians in major cities were able to listen to radio in the early 1920s soon after similar services began in ot...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rhonda V. Wilcox
Subject: Cinema and Media Studies »
Date Added: 2020-03-25
Buffy the Vampire SlayerIntroductionBuffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series (1997–2003). Its first incarnation was as a movie (1992)...
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