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Apocalypse in Australian fiction and film : a critical study / by Roslyn Weaver Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company Inc., c2011.
Call No: 408.1(94) WEAAuthor: Weaver, Roslyn Source: USPlace: Jefferson, N.C.Publisher: McFarland & Company Inc.PubDate: c2011PhysDes: x, 230 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmSeries: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 28Subject: APOCALYPSE IN FILMS ; DISASTERS IN FILMS ; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; MAD MAX [...] (AT, 1979-85) ; TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN (AT, Stuart Beattie, 2010) Summary: "This volume explores the role of Australia in apocalyptic literature and film. Works and genres covered include Nevil Shute's popular novel On the Beach, Mad Max, children's literature, Indigenous writing, and cyberpunk. The text examines ways in which apocalypse undermines complacency, foretells environmental disasters, critiques colonization, and serves as a vehicle of protest for minority groups"--Provided by publisherNotes: Includes bibliographic references and indexISBN: 978-0-7864-6051-9Contents: 1. An apocalyptic map: new worlds and the colonization of Australia -- 2. The shield of distance: apocalypse in Australian literature after 1945 -- 3. An apocalyptic landscape: the Mad max films -- 4. Children of the apocalypse: Australian children's literature -- 5. (Re)writing the end of the world: apocalypse, race and indigenous literature -- 6. The end of the human: apocalypse, cyberpunk and the Parrish Plessis novelsID2: 189
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Camera politica : the politics and ideology of contemporary Hollywood film / by Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1988.
Call No: 409(73) RYACopy Management: Copy 1; Copy 2Author: Ryan, Michael, 1951 ; Kellner, Douglas, 1943 Place: Bloomington, Ind.Publisher: Indiana University PressPubDate: 1988PhysDes: xiii, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject: DISASTERS IN FILMS. USA ; SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN FILMS. USA ; WORKING CLASS IN FILMS. USA ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; SOUTH IN FILMS. USA ; WOMEN IN FILMS. USA ; BUDDY FILMS. USA ; FAMILY IN FILMS. USA ; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS ; HORROR FILMS. USA ; VIETNAM WAR FILMS ; POLITICS AND THE CINEMA. USA ; FANTASY FILMS. USA ; UTOPIA IN FILMS. USA ; COMMUNISM AND THE CINEMA. USA ; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA. USA ; CONSPIRACY FILMS. USA ; SPIELBERG, STEVEN ; COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD ; BORDEN, LIZZIE ; CIMINO, MICHAEL ; Peckinpah, Sam ; Reagan, Ronald ; ROMERO, GEORGE ; SCORSESE, MARTIN ; HOOPER, TOBE ; FRIEDKIN, WILLIAM ; BROOKS, JAMES L. ; DE PALMA, BRIAN ; LUCAS, GEORGE ; KUBRICK, STANLEY ; MILIUS, JOHN ; PAKULA, ALAN J. ; SCOTT, RIDLEY ; STAR WARS (US, George Lucas, 1977) ; CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (US, Mike Nichols, 1971) ; CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (US, Steven Spielberg, 1977) ; DEATH WISH (US, Michael Winner, 1974) ; DEER HUNTER, THE (US, Michael Cimino, 1978) ; DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980) ; E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (US, Steven Spielberg, 1982) ; FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1971) ; JAWS (US, Steven Spielberg, 1975) ; TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (US, James L. Brooks, 1983) ; UNDER FIRE (US, Roger Spottiswoode, 1983) ; SHINING, THE (UK, Stanley Kubrick, 1980) ; APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) ; DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (US, Susan Seidelman, 1985) ; DIRTY HARRY (US, Don Siegel, 1971) ; GODFATHER, THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) ; KLUTE (US, Alan J. Pakula, 1971) ; BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 321-324ISBN: 0253313341LON: 5193671
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Crisis cinema : the apocalyptic idea in postmodern narrative film / edited by Christopher Sharrett Washington, D.C.: Maisonneuve Press, 1993.
Call No: 64POS CRIAuthor: Sharrett, Christopher Place: Washington, D.C.Publisher: Maisonneuve PressPubDate: 1993PhysDes: 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA ; DISASTERS IN FILMS ; DISASTER FILMS ; SEX AND THE CINEMA ; DEATH IN FILMS ; REPO MAN (US, Alex Cox, 1984) ; RUMBLE FISH (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1983) ; CASANOVA (IT, Federico Fellini, 1976) ; BRAZIL (UK, Terry Gilliam, 1985) ; TAXI DRIVER (US, Martin Scorsese, 1976) ; BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982) ; MAD MAX (AT, George Miller, 1979) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 0944624189 (cloth); 0944624197 (paper)LON: 9605442
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Film 70/71 : an anthology by the National Society of Film Critics / edited by David Denby New York: Simon and Schuster, c1971.
Call No: 67 (04) FILSource: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Simon and SchusterPubDate: c1971PhysDes: 319 p. ; 22 cmSubject: WAR FILMS ; REVOLUTION AND THE CINEMA ; MUSIC AND THE CINEMA ; POLITICS IN FILMS ; ADAPTATIONS ; MUSICALS ; PORNOGRAPHY AND THE CINEMA ; DISASTERS IN FILMS ; BERGMAN, INGMAR ; ANTONIONI, MICHELANGELO ; Keaton, Buster ; [FIVE] 5 EASY PIECES (US, Bob Rafelson, 1970) ; JOE (US, John G. Avildsen, 1970) ; LITTLE BIG MAN (US, Arthur Penn, 1970) ; HUSBANDS (US, John Cassavetes, 1970) ; PATTON (US, Franklin J. Schaffner, 1970) ; M*A*S*H (US, Robert Altman, 1969) ; CATCH 22 (US, Mike Nichols, 1970) ; SOLDIER BLUE (US, Ralph Nelson, 1970) ; MOLLY MAGUIRES, THE (US, Martin Ritt, 1969) ; BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE, THE (US, Sam Peckinpah, 1970) ; ICE (US, Robert Kramer, 1970) ; WOODSTOCK (US, Michael Wadleigh, 1970) ; GIMME SHELTER (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1970) ; PERFORMANCE (UK, Nicholas Roeg & Donald Cammell, 1970 [prod. 1968]) ; MA NUIT CHEZ MAUD (FR, Eric Rohmer, 1969) ; DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE (US, Frank Perry, 1970) ; OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, THE (US, Herbert Ross, 1970) ; LOVE STORY (US, Arthur Hiller, 1970) ; QUEIMADA! (IT/FR, Gillo Pontecorvo, 1970) ; WINTER WIND (HU, Miklos Jancso, 1969) ; SIROKKO (HU, Miklos Jancso, 1969) ; ZABRISKIE POINT (US, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970) ; FELLINI-SATYRICON (IT/FR, Federico Fellini, 1969) ; DAMNED, THE [CADUTA DEGLI DEI, LA] (IT/GW, Luchino Visconti, 1969) ; SIRENE DU MISSISSIPPI, LA (FR/IT, Francois Truffaut, 1969) ; MISSISSIPPI MERMAID (FR/IT, Francois Truffaut, 1969) ; [TWO OR THREE] 2 OR 3 THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER [DEUX OU TROIS CHOSES QUE JE SAIS D'ELLE (FR, Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) ; SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (UK, Jean-Luc Godard, 1968) ; GAI SAVOIR, LE (FR/GW, Jean-Luc Godard, 1969) ; TRISTANA (SP/IT/FR, Luis Bunuel, 1970) ; WOMEN IN LOVE (UK, Ken Russell, 1969) ; VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY, THE (UK, Christopher Miles, 1970) ; GREAT WHITE HOPE, THE (US, Martin Ritt, 1970) ; BOYS IN THE BAND, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1970) ; ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1970) ; SCROOGE (UK, Ronald Neame, 1970) ; TORA! TORA! TORA! (US/JA, Richard Fleischer, 1970) ; RYAN'S DAUGHTER (UK, David Lean, 1970) ; AIRPORT (US, George Seaton, 1970) ; MYRA BRECKENRIDGE (US, Mike Sarne, 1970) ; BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (US, Russ Meyer, 1970) ; ANGEL LEVINE, THE (US, Jan Kadar, 1970) ; CONFESSION, THE (FR/IT, Costa-Gavras, 1970) ; AVEU, L' (FR/IT, Costa-Gavras, 1970) Summary: A cross section of critical opinion on the most interesting films of the year, reflections on emerging trends, genres and moods, and a sampling of the work of individual critics [editorial note]Notes: Includes indexISBN: 671210483Contents: -- Five Easy Pieces / Jacob Brackman, Harold Clurman, John Simon -- Joe / Gary Arnold, Penelope Gilliatt -- Loving / Pauline Kael -- The Ballad Of Cable Hogue / Joseph Morgenstern -- Little Big Man / Stefan Kanfer, David Denby -- Husbands / Paul D.Zimmerman, Jacob Brackman -- Patton / Pauline Kael -- M*A*S*H / Jospeh Morgenstern, David Denby, Brad Darrach -- Catch - 22 / Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Stefan Kanfer, Hollis Alpert, Jacob Brackman -- Soldier Blue / Hollis Alpert -- The Molly Maguires / Arthur Schlesinger Jr. -- Getting Straight / Jacob Brackman -- The Strawberry Statement and Getting Straight / David Denby -- The Revolutionary / Jay Cocks, Bruce Williamson -- Ice / Pauline Kael -- Woodstock / Jay Cocks, Joseph Morgenstern -- Gimme Shelter / Arthur Schlesinger Jr. -- Performance / Jay Cocks -- My Night at Maud's / Penelope Gilliatt -- Diary Of A Mad Housewife / Paul D.Zimmerman, John Simon -- The Owl And The Pussycat / Gary Arnold -- Love Story / Gary Arnold, Arthur Knight, Philip T.Hartung -- Burn / Pauline Kael -- The Confession and Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion / Robert Hatch -- Winter Wind / Stanley Kauffmann -- The Passion Of Anna / Penelope Gilliatt, Richard Schikel -- Zabriskie Point / Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Andrew Sarris -- Fellini Satyricon / Stefan Kanfer, Robert Hatch -- The Damned / Robert Hatch, Brad Darrach -- Zabriskie Point, Fellini Satyricon and The Damned / Richard Schickel -- Mississippi Mermaid / Gary Arnold -- The Wild Child / Robert Hatch, David Denby -- The Rise Of Louis XIV / Stanley Kauffmann, Bruce Williamson -- Two Or Three Things I Know About Her / Penelope Gilliatt -- Sympathy For The Devil / Jay Cocks -- Le Gai Savoir / Bruce Williamson -- Tristana / Harold Clurman -- Women In Love / Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Bruce Williamson -- The Virgin And The Gypsy / Penelope Gilliatt, Stanley Kauffmann -- The Great White Hope / Andrew Sarris -- I Never Sang For My Father / Arthur Knight -- The Angel Levine / Arthur Knight -- The Boys In The Band / Hollis Alpert -- On A Clear Day You Can See Forever / Jospeh Morgenstern -- Scrooge and Song Of Norway / Philip T.Hartung -- Scrooge / Jay Cocks -- Darling Lili / Arthur Knight -- Tora! Tora! Tora! / Gary Arnold -- Ryan's Daughter / Hollis Alpert, John Simon -- Airport / Gary Arnold -- Myra Breckinridge / Jospeh Morgenstern -- Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls / Paul D. Zimmerman -- Buster Keaton / Penelope Gilliatt -- Porn and man at Yale / Richard Schickel -- Numbing the audience / Pauline Kael -- Bang! Apocolypse for sale / Jospeh Morgenstern
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Into oblivion : Dancing around the fires of apocalyptic cinema in If magazine (Dec 1999-Jan 2000) iss.20 p.57-58
Author: Graham, Rhys PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)Subject: DISASTERS IN FILMS Summary: Discusses a genre of films depicting apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic and post-millennial scenarios.
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The Morals of Shooting War, Famines and Disasters : A difficult journey with a gentle man - David Brill in Australian Cinematographer (December 2012) iss.56 p.10-21
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The myth of apocalypse and the horror film : the primacy of Psycho and The Birds in Hitchcock annual (1995-96) p.38-60
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Screening the sacred : religion, myth, and ideology in popular American film / edited by Joel W. Martin, Conrad E. Ostwalt, Jr Boulder: Westview Press, c1995.
Call No: 45:2 SCRAuthor: Ostwalt, Conrad Eugene, 1959 ; Martin, Joel W., 1956 Place: BoulderPublisher: Westview PressPubDate: c1995PhysDes: x, 193 p. ; 24 cmSubject: MYTH AND THE CINEMA. USA ; RELIGION AND THE CINEMA. USA ; IDEOLOGY AND THE CINEMA. USA ; DISASTERS IN FILMS ; ALLEGORY IN FILMS ; WOMEN IN FILMS ; HERO IN FILMS ; RACIAL ISSUES AND THE CINEMA ; ALIENS IN FILMS ; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS ; NINE 1/2 WEEKS (US, Adrian Lyne, 1986) ; PSYCHO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) ; BLOOD SIMPLE (US, Joel Coen, 1984) ; PLATOON (US, Oliver Stone, 1986) ; STAR WARS (US, George Lucas, 1977) ; ALIEN (UK, Ridley Scott, 1979) ; ALIENS (US, James Cameron, 1986) ; ROCKY (US, John G. Avildsen, 1976) ; IRONWEED (US, Hector Babenco, 1987) ; BLUE VELVET (US, David Lynch, 1986) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-182) and indexISBN: 0813388295 (alk. paper); 0813388309 (pbk. : alk. paper)LON: 11259176
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