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Connected, or What it means to live in the network society / Steven Shaviro Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003.
Call No: 735.1 SHAAuthor: Shaviro, Steven Source: USPlace: MinneapolisPublisher: University of Minnesota PressPubDate: 2003PhysDes: xiii, 289 p. ; 22 cmSeries: Electronic Mediations ; v. 9Subject: VIDEODROME (CN, David Cronenberg, 1983) ; NEW ROSE HOTEL (US, Abel Ferrara, 1998) ; ALPHAVILLE (FR, Jean-Luc Godard, 1965) ; SPACE IS THE PLACE (US, Sun Ra,1972) ; MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, THE (UK, Nicholas Roeg, 1976) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1979) ; BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982) ; MATRIX, THE (US, Larry Wachowski & Andy Wachowski, 1999) ; EMPIRE (US, Andy Warhol, 1964) ; BURROUGHS, WILLIAM Summary: "Shaviro argues that our strange new world is increasingly being transformed in ways, and by devices, that seem to come out of the pages of science fiction, even while the world itself is becoming a futuristic landscape. The result is that science fiction provides the most useful social theory, the only form that manages to be as radical as reality itself. Original and compelling, Connected shows how the continual experimentation of science fiction, like science and technology themselves, conjures the invisible social and economic forces that surround us." -- BOOK BLURBNotes: Includes notes, bibliographical references, filmography and index.ISBN: 0816643636Donation: Adrian Miles
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DAWN OF THE DEAD : (US, Zack Snyder, 2004)
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Dawn of the dead in Foreign Sales Italian Movie Trade (Oct 1978) vol.Year 4 iss.10 p.16
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Dawn of the dead in Cinefantastique vol.8 iss.1 p.32, 33
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Dawn of the dead in Film and broadcasting review (1979) vol.44 p.49
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Dawn of the dead / George A. Romero; Susanna Sparrow New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978.
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Gospel of the living dead : George Romero's visions of hell on earth / Kim Paffenroth Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2006.
Call No: 81ROM PAFAuthor: Paffenroth, Kim Source: USPlace: Waco, TexasPublisher: Baylor University PressPubDate: 2006PhysDes: 219 p. ; 24 cmSubject: USA ; HORROR FILMS ; MONSTERS IN FILMS ; ZOMBIES IN FILMS AND TV ; SOCIAL ISSUES IN FILMS. USA ; SOCIETY IN FILMS. USA ; RELIGION IN FILMS. USA ; CONSUMERISM IN FILMS. USA ; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA ; RACIAL PROBLEMS IN FILMS. USA ; GENDER AND THE CINEMA. USA ; ROMERO, GEORGE ; SNYDER, ZACK ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1978) ; DAY OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1985) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, Zack Snyder, 2004) ; LAND OF THE DEAD (CN/FR/US, George Romero, 2005) Summary: "For nearly forty years the zombie films of George A. Romero have presented viewers with hellish visions of our world overrun by flesh-eating ghouls. This rigorous but entertaining study shows how these films use Christian imagery from the Bible and Dante to probe deeper questions of human nature and purpose, while also giving a chilling and darkly humorous critique of modern, secular America that should be heeded by Christian and humanist alike." (Taken from the back cover)Notes: Includes bibliography, indexISBN: 9781932792652Donation: Donated by Senses of Cinema, 2009
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Making and remaking horror in the 1970s and 2000s : why don't they do it like they used to? / David Roche Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, c2014.
Call No: 735.2 ROCAuthor: Roche, David Source: USPlace: JacksonPublisher: University Press of MississippiPubDate: c2014PhysDes: vii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmSubject: HORROR FILMS ; REMAKES ; TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Tobe Hooper, 1974) ; TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE [...] (US, 1974-) ; TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Marcus Nispel, 2003) ; TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING, THE (US, Jonathan Liebesman, 2006) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1979) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, Zack Snyder, 2004) ; HILLS HAVE EYES, THE (US, Wes Craven, 1978) ; HILLS HAVE EYES, THE (US, Alexandre Aja, 2006) ; HILLS HAVE EYES PART II, THE (UK/US, Wes Craven, 1986) Summary: An expansive treatment of the meanings and qualities of original and remade American horror moviesNotes: Includes bibliographical references (317-328), filmography and index.ISBN: 9781617039621Contents: Introduction -- Text, subtext, and context -- (Dis)connecting race, ethnicity, and class -- The (dys)functional American nuclear family -- Gender and sexual troubles -- (Re)situating and (re)playing the genre -- Monsters and masks (horror and terror, part 1) -- Strategies and style (horror and terror, part 2) -- Constraints and verisimilitude: a tentative conclusion.
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Romero's cult films of living dead in Aust Vid and Cinema (Oct 1985) p.12
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Subversive horror cinema : countercultural messages of films from Frankenstein to the present / Jon Towlson ; foreword by Jeff Lieberman. Jefferson, North Carolina: 2014.
Call No: 735.2 TOWAuthor: Towlson, Jon Source: USPlace: Jefferson, North CarolinaPubDate: 2014PhysDes: vii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmSubject: HORROR FILMS ; FRANKENSTEIN (US, James Whale, 1931) ; FREAKS (US, Tod Browning, 1932) ; CAT PEOPLE (US, Jacques Tourneur, 1942) ; CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, THE (US, Gunther von Fritsch & Robert Wise, 1944) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968) ; CRAZIES, THE (US, George A. Romero, 1973) ; LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (US, Wes Craven, 1972) ; TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Tobe Hooper, 1974) ; PARASITE MURDERS, THE (CN, David Cronenberg, 1975) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1979) ; HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, PART 2 (US, Chuck Parello, 1997) ; HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (US, John McNaughton, 1986) ; AMERICAN PSYCHO (US, Mary Harron, 1999) ; TEETH (US, Mitchell Lichtenstein, 2007) Summary: "This book argues that a succession of filmmakers working in horror have used the genre to challenge the status quo. Spanning the decades from the 1930s onwards this critical text examines the work of producers and directors as varied as George A. Romero, Pete Walker, Michael Reeves, Herman Cohen, Wes Craven and Brian Yuzna"-- [Extract taken from the back of the book] --Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also issued onlineISBN: 9780786474691Contents: Introduction -- Anti-eugenics: Frankenstein (1931) and Freaks (1932) -- anti-1940s home front propaganda: Cat people (1942) and The curse of the Cat people (1944) -- Anti-1950s Cold War conformity: the films of Herman Cohen -- Anti-establishment 1960s-1970s Britain: the films of Michael Reeves and Pete Walker -- Anti-Vietnam: Night of the living dead (1968), Deathdream (1972) and The crazies (1973) -- Anti-Hollywood violence and dark counterculture: Last house on the left (1972) and The Texas chain saw massacre (1974) -- Counterculture revolution: Shivers (1975), Blue Sunshine (1978) and Dawn of the dead (1978) -- Anti-"reaganomics": Henry-portrait of a serial killer (1986) and American psycho (2000) -- Anti-1990s materialism: Brian Yuzna and Splatstick -- Anti-new puritanism: Teeth (2007) and American Mary (2012) -- Afterword: Subversive horror cinema post-9/11.
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The subversive zombie : social protest and gender in undead cinema and television / Elizabeth Aiossa Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc,
Call No: 735.27 AIOAuthor: Aiossa, Elizabeth Edition: 2018Place: Jefferson, North CarolinaPublisher: McFarland & Company IncPhysDes: 186 pages ; 23 cmSeries: contributions to zombie studiesSubject: ZOMBIES IN FILMS AND TV ; ROMERO, GEORGE ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1979) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, Zack Snyder, 2004) ; DAY OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1985) ; DEAD GIRL, THE (US, Karen Moncrieff, 2006) ; GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, THE (UK/US, Colm McCarthy, 2016) ; IN THE FLESH [TV] (UK, 2013-2015) ; LAND OF THE DEAD (CN/FR/US, George Romero, 2005) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, Tom Savini, 1990) ; RAW [GRAVE] (FR/BE, Julia Ducournau, 2016) ; [TWENTY-EIGHT] 28 DAYS LATER (UK/US, Danny Boyle, 2002) ; WALKING DEAD, THE [TV] (US, 2010 - ) ; WARM BODIES (US/CN, Jonathan Levine, 2013) ; WORLD WAR Z (US/MT, Marc Forster, 2013) Summary: Historically, zombies have been portrayed in films and television series as mindless, shuffling monsters. In recent years, this has changed dramatically. The undead are fast and ferocious in 28 Days Later… (2002) and World War Z (2013). In Warm Bodies (2013) and In the Flesh (2013–2015), they are thoughtful, sensitive and capable of empathy. These sometimes radically different depictions of the undead (and the still living) suggest critical inquiries: What does it mean to be human? What makes a monster? Who survives the zombie apocalypse, and why? Focusing on classic and current movies and TV shows, the author reveals how the once-subversive modern zombie, now more popular than ever, has been co-opted by the mainstream culture industry. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 978147666730Contents: Acknowledgments -- Preface: Dawn of a Zombie Scholar -- Introduction: The Shifting Culture of the Modern Zombie -- 1. Romero and the Modern American Zombie -- 2. The Evolution of Women in Romero’s Dead Series -- 3. Of Monsters and Men: Flipping the Script on Masculinity and Monstrosity -- 4. For the Love of Zombies: The Return of Heteronormativity in Zombie Works -- 5. Heteronormative Heroics in AMC’s The Walking Dead -- 6. Zombie Women Take the Lead -- 7. Embodying the Zombie In the Flesh -- Conclusion: Zombies Past and Future! -- Chapter Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
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Zombie cinema / Ian Olney New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2017.
Call No: 735.27 OLNAuthor: olney, Ian Edition: 2017Place: New BrunswickPublisher: Rutgers University PressPubDate: 2017PhysDes: 170 pages ; 18cmSubject: ZOMBIES IN FILMS AND TV ; BLAXPLOITATION FILMS ; CANNIBALISM IN FILMS ; CRAZIES, THE (US, George A. Romero, 1973) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1979) ; I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (US, Jacques Tourner, 1943) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968) ; ROMERO, GEORGE ; REVENANTS LES (FR, Robin Campillo, 2004) ; WALKING DEAD, THE [TV] (US, 2010 - ) ; WORLD WAR Z (US/MT, Marc Forster, 2013) Summary: It’s official: the zombie apocalypse is here. The living dead have been lurking in popular culture since the 1930s, but they have never been as ubiquitous or as widely-embraced as they are today.
Zombie Cinema is a lively and accessible introduction to this massively popular genre. Presenting a historical overview of zombie appearances in cinema and on television, Ian Olney also considers why, more than any other horror movie monster, zombies have captured the imagination of twenty-first-century audiences.
Surveying the landmarks of zombie film and TV, from White Zombie to The Walking Dead, the book also offers unique insight into why zombies have gone global, spreading well beyond the borders of American and European cinema to turn up in films from countries as far-flung as Cuba, India, Japan, New Zealand, and Nigeria. Both fun and thought-provoking, Zombie Cinema will give readers a new perspective on our ravenous hunger for the living dead. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9780813579474Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Our Zombies, Ourselves -- 1. Black Mask, White Zombies -- 2. Consumer Culture -- 3. Boy Eats Girl -- Conclusion: Homebodies -- Further Reading -- Works Cited -- Index
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