Handbook of American Film Genres

Handbook of American Film Genres
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Publisher : Greenwood
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780313247156
ISBN-13 : 0313247153
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of American Film Genres by : Wes D. Gehring

Handbook of American Film Genres provides scholarly introductory overviews of various types of films, lists significant examples of each genre, and recommends sources to consult for additional information. Eighteen genres are covered divided into five different categories: action/adventure, comedy, the fantastic, songs and soaps, and nontraditional. Each category is then divided into more diverse sections such as comedy: screwball, parody, clown etc. ... Each chapter includes a historical/analytical overview, a bibliographic overview, and then concludes with a chronologically arranged, highly selective filmography, citing from 10 to 15 major examples of the genre with brief lists of credits. ... One of the strengths of this guide is its coverage of more genres than other standard studies. ... Handbook of American Film Genres covers foreign films as well, it makes a valuable contribution to film scholarship, and it will be a useful acquisition for libraries that support serious film study.

Handbook of American Film Genres

Handbook of American Film Genres
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Publisher : Greenwood
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015013371524
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Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of American Film Genres by : Wes D. Gehring

Handbook of American Film Genres provides scholarly introductory overviews of various types of films, lists significant examples of each genre, and recommends sources to consult for additional information. Eighteen genres are covered divided into five different categories: action/adventure, comedy, the fantastic, songs and soaps, and nontraditional. Each category is then divided into more diverse sections such as comedy: screwball, parody, clown etc. ... Each chapter includes a historical/analytical overview, a bibliographic overview, and then concludes with a chronologically arranged, highly selective filmography, citing from 10 to 15 major examples of the genre with brief lists of credits. ... One of the strengths of this guide is its coverage of more genres than other standard studies. ... Handbook of American Film Genres covers foreign films as well, it makes a valuable contribution to film scholarship, and it will be a useful acquisition for libraries that support serious film study.

Film Genre

Film Genre
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015064691648
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Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Film Genre by : Barry Langford

This book provides a detailed account of genre history and contemporary trends in film genre, alongside the critical debates they have provoked.

Parody as Film Genre

Parody as Film Genre
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9780313003530
ISBN-13 : 031300353X
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Parody as Film Genre by : Wes D. Gehring

Parody is the least appreciated of all film comedy genres and receives little serious attention, even among film fans. This study elevates parody to mainstream significance. A historical overview places the genre in context, and a number of basic parody components, which better define the genre and celebrate its value, are examined. Parody is differentiated from satire, and the two parody types, traditional and reaffirmation, are explained. Chapters study the most spoofed genre in American parody history, the Western; pantheon members of American Film Comedy such as The Marx Brothers, W. C. Fields, Mae West, and Laurel and Hardy; pivotal parody artists, Bob Hope and Woody Allen; Mel Brooks, whose name is often synonymous with parody; and finally, parody in the 1990s. Films discussed include Destry Rides Again (1939), The Road to Utopia (1945), My Favorite Brunette (1947), The Paleface (1948), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) and Scream (1996). This examination of parody will appeal to scholars and students of American film and film comedy, as well as those interested in the specific comedians discussed and the Western genre. Gehring's work will also find a place in American pop culture studies and sociological studies of the period from the 1920s to the 1990s. The book is carefully documented and includes a selected bibliography and filmography.

Film Genre Reader IV

Film Genre Reader IV
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Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 785
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ISBN-10 : 9780292745742
ISBN-13 : 0292745745
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Film Genre Reader IV by : Barry Keith Grant

From reviews of the third edition: “Film Genre Reader III lives up to the high expectations set by its predecessors, providing an accessible and relatively comprehensive look at genre studies. The anthology’s consideration of the advantages and challenges of genre studies, as well as its inclusion of various film genres and methodological approaches, presents a pedagogically useful overview.” —Scope Since 1986, Film Genre Reader has been the standard reference and classroom text for the study of genre in film, with more than 25,000 copies sold. Barry Keith Grant has again revised and updated the book to reflect the most recent developments in genre study. This fourth edition adds new essays on genre definition and cycles, action movies, science fiction, and heritage films, along with a comprehensive and updated bibliography. The volume includes more than thirty essays by some of film’s most distinguished critics and scholars of popular cinema, including Charles Ramírez Berg, John G. Cawelti, Celestino Deleyto, David Desser, Thomas Elsaesser, Steve Neale, Thomas Schatz, Paul Schrader, Vivian Sobchack, Janet Staiger, Linda Williams, and Robin Wood.

Film Genre

Film Genre
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Publisher : Wallflower Press
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 1904764797
ISBN-13 : 9781904764793
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Film Genre by : Barry Keith Grant

Offering a concise analysis of film genre, this text introduces the topic in an accessible manner, covering theory and sample analyses of genre films such as the western, science fiction and the musical, through to horror, comedy and the thriller.

Hollywood Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and The Studio System

Hollywood Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and The Studio System
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Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106011332027
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Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Hollywood Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and The Studio System by : Thomas Schatz

The central thesis of this book is that a genre approach provides the most effective means for understanding, analyzing and appreciating the Hollywood cinema. Taking into account not only the formal and aesthetic aspects of feature filmmaking, but various other cultural aspects as well, the genre approach treats movie production as a dynamic process of exchange between the film industry and its audience. This process, embodied by the Hollywood studio system, has been sustained primarily through genres, those popular narrative formulas like the Western, musical and gangster film, which have dominated the screen arts throughout this century.

War and Film in America

War and Film in America
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9780786451463
ISBN-13 : 0786451467
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis War and Film in America by : Marilyn J. Matelski

America's chief exports are war and entertainment; combined, they are the war films viewed all over the world. The film industry is a partner of the government; American film shapes the ways in which both Americans and others view war. The authors herein explore differing film perspectives across five decades. The essays, written especially for this volume, explore topics such as frontier justice, Cold War fervor, government-sponsored terrorism, the "back-to-Nam" films, films as a venue for propaganda, and war's far-reaching effects on personal values, family relationships, and general civility. The movies used in these analyses vary from conventional battle epics like Bridge on the River Kwai and The Green Berets to motion pictures with a war motif either as part of the story (The Way We Were) or as a historical setting (The Graduate). Some of the films are satirical (Dr. Strangelove); some are propagandistic (The Alamo, Big Jim McLain). Other films include Black Hawk Down, True Lies, The Deer Hunter, Patriot Games and Let There Be Light. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Film – An International Bibliography

Film – An International Bibliography
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 489
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ISBN-10 : 9783476036865
ISBN-13 : 3476036863
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Film – An International Bibliography by : Malte Hagener

Kommentierte Bibliografie. Sie gibt Wissenschaftlern, Studierenden und Journalisten zuverlässig Auskunft über rund 6000 internationale Veröffentlichungen zum Thema Film und Medien. Die vorgestellten Rubriken reichen von Nachschlagewerk über Filmgeschichte bis hin zu Fernsehen, Video, Multimedia.

Film Genre 2000

Film Genre 2000
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 0791445135
ISBN-13 : 9780791445136
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Film Genre 2000 by : Wheeler W. Dixon

New essays by prominent film scholars address recent developments in American genre filmmaking.