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Color : the film reader / Angela Dalle Vacche (editor) New York, London: Routledge, 2006.
Call No: 633.22 COLAuthor: Dalle Vacche, Angela ; Brian Price Source: USPlace: New York, LondonPublisher: RoutledgePubDate: 2006PhysDes: x, 214 p, [6] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cmSeries: In focus - Routledge film readersSubject: COLOUR ; AESTHETICS ; CINEMATOGRAPHY ; TECHNICOLOR ; BAZIN, ANDRE ; ARNHEIM, RUDOLF ; ROHMER, ERIC ; BATCHELOR, JOHN ; OSHIMA, NAGISA ; BRAKHAGE, JANE ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; ANDERSON, PAUL THOMAS ; HOU HSIAO-HSIEN ; GODARD, JEAN-LUC ; ANTONIONI, MICHELANGELO ; JARMAN, DEREK ; MAMOULIAN, ROUBEN ; SIRK, DOUGLAS ; ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (US, Douglas Sirk, 1955) ; DESERTO ROSSO, IL (IT/FR, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1964) ; DIAL M FOR MURDER (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) ; GIGI (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1958) ; IMITATION OF LIFE (US, Douglas Sirk, 1959) ; REBECCA (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1940) ; VERTIGO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) ; WIZARD OF OZ, THE (US, Victor Fleming, 1939) Summary: "The first anthology devoted to the subject of color in film. Thematic sections will address the development of color technology and how visual style was affected by the shift from black and white to color; look at color in film theory, including writings from auteurs such as Bresson, Eisenstein and Oshima on the subject; and finally, there will be a number of case studies of color in films by Godard, Hitchcock, Almodovar and others."[ Taken from the back of the book]Notes: Bibliography: (p [202]-205); Includes indexISBN: 0415324424; 9780415324427
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Fetishism and curiosity / Laura Mulvey Bloomington London: Indiana University Press British Film Institute, 1996.
Call No: 62 MULAuthor: Mulvey, Laura Place: Bloomington LondonPublisher: Indiana University Press British Film InstitutePubDate: 1996PhysDes: xv, 188 p. ; 25 cmSubject: MELODRAMA ; FETISHISM IN FILMS ; CLOSE-UPS ; SIRK, DOUGLAS ; GODARD, JEAN-LUC ; SHERMAN, CINDY ; XALA (SG, Ousmane Sembene, 1974) ; BLUE VELVET (US, David Lynch, 1986) ; CITIZEN KANE (US, Orson Welles, 1941) ; IMITATION OF LIFE (US, Douglas Sirk, 1959) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-184) and indexISBN: 0851705480 (British Film Institute); 0851705472 (British Film Institute : pbk.)LON: 12120800
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Film appraisals in Filmviews (Autumn 1986) vol.31 iss.127 p.48
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The films of Douglas Sirk : exquisite ironies and magnificent obsessions / Tom Ryan Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, [2019].
Call No: 81SIR RYAAuthor: Ryan, Tom Source: USPlace: Jackson, MississippiPublisher: University Press of MississippiPubDate: [2019]PhysDes: 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmSubject: FILM ; GERMANY ; CRITICISM ; DIRECTORS ; SIRK, DOUGLAS ; ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (US, Douglas Sirk, 1955) ; WRITTEN ON THE WIND (US, Douglas Sirk, 1956) ; IMITATION OF LIFE (US, Douglas Sirk, 1959) Summary: "Best known for powerful 1950s melodramas like All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, The Tarnished Angels, and Imitation of Life, Douglas Sirk (1897-1987) brought to all his work a distinctive style that led to his reputation as one of twentieth-century film's great directors. Sirk worked in Europe during the 1930s, mainly for Germany's UFA studios, and then in America in the 1940s and '50s. The Films of Douglas Sirk: Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions provides an overview of his entire career, including Sirk's work on musicals, comedies, thrillers, war movies, and westerns. One of the great ironists of the cinema, Sirk believed rules were there to be broken. Whether defying the decrees of Nazi authorities trying to turn film into propaganda or arguing with studios that insisted characters' problems should always be solved and that endings should always restore order, what Sirk called "emergency exits" for audiences, Sirk always fought for his vision. Offering fresh insights into all of the director's films and situating them in the culture of their times, critic Tom Ryan also incorporates extensive interview material drawn from a variety of sources, including his own conversations with the director. Furthermore, his enlightening study undertakes a detailed reconsideration of the generally overlooked novels and plays that served as sources for Sirk's films, as well as providing a critical survey of previous Sirk commentary, from the time of the director's "rediscovery" in the late 1960s up to the present day." -- Provided by publisher.Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Filmography: pages 257-265.ISBN: 9781496822376Contents: Chapter One: Detlef Sierck in Europe -- Chapter Two: American Beginnings: The European Legacy -- Chapter Three: In the Shadows: Sirk and the Noir Inclination -- Chapter Four: The Uncomfortable Comedies -- Chapter Five: Sirk and God: 'The Pure Ambiguity of Experience' -- Chapter Six: Pastoral Yearnings: Sirk and the Musical -- Chapter Seven: Hollywood, Rock Hudson, and the Idea of the Hero -- Chapter Eight: Sirk, the Family Melodrama, and the Production Code -- Chapter Nine: Sirk and John M. Stahl: Adaptations and Remakes -- Chapter Ten: Out of the Past -- Chapter Eleven: Into the Future: Sirk's Legacy.
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Girls on film : lessons from a life of watching women in movies / Alicia Malone Coral Gables, Florida: Mango Publishing Group, 2022.
Call No: 45 [3-02] MALAuthor: Malone, Alicia Edition: 2022Place: Coral Gables, FloridaPublisher: Mango Publishing GroupPubDate: 2022PhysDes: 223 pages ; 22 cmSubject: WOMEN AND THE CINEMA ; WOMEN IN FILMS ; NATIONAL VELVET (US, Clarence Brown, 1944) ; GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (US, Howard Hawks, 1953) ; HORROR FILMS ; HEPBURN, KATHARINE ; BERGMAN, INGRID ; IMITATION OF LIFE (US, Douglas Sirk, 1959) Summary: With humor and honesty, Girls on Film looks at the good, the bad, and the unfairly written women in film. This collection celebrates the power of cinema, media, culture and the faces of girls on film.
Insiders from a Nerdy Film Lover. Weaving together life lessons with movie history, film reporter Alicia Malone celebrates the power of cinema and the women who shone brightly on the big screen, while also critiquing hidden messages in films. Alicia connects film analysis with her own journey of self-discovery—from growing up as a nerdy film lover in Australia to finding her voice as a woman on television.
Each Movie has a Hidden Message. What messages and life lessons have been taken from these movies of the past—positive, negative or sometimes, both? Alicia Malone highlights many films, some with life changing moments and others with a tribute to feminist authors and messages.
In this modern approach to film reviews and women, you’ll find essays on:
- Hidden messaging and life lessons in films
- The journey of women's history in film
- Breakdowns on movie stereotypes like the the femme fatale
Women nonfiction lovers who enjoyed Where the Girls Are, or feminism books like Extraordinary Women In History, When Women Invented Television, or Renegade Women in Film and TV, will love Girls on Film. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9781642506563
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Imitation of life : Douglas Sirk, director / Lucy Fischer, editor New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1991.
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Living room lectures : the fifties family in film and television / Nina C. Leibman Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995.
Call No: 451-058.81 LEIAuthor: Leibman, Nina C. (Nina Clare), 1957 Edition: 1st edPlace: AustinPublisher: University of Texas PressPubDate: 1995PhysDes: 338 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSeries: Texas film studies seriesSubject: FAMILY IN FILMS ; FAMILY ON TV ; MARRIAGE IN FILMS ; MARRIAGE ON TV ; IMITATION OF LIFE (US, Douglas Sirk, 1959) ; ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET, THE [TV] (US, 1952-66) ; BLUE DENIM (US, Philip Dunne, 1959) ; CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (US, Richard Brooks, 1958) ; COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER, THE (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1963) ; DONNA REED SHOW, THE [TV] (1958-65) ; EAST OF EDEN (US, Elia Kazan, 1955) ; FATHER KNOWS BEST [TV] (US, 1954-60) ; SUMMER PLACE, A (US, Delmer Davies, 1959) ; FEAR STRIKES OUT (US, Robert Mulligan, 1957) ; GIANT (US, George Stevens, 1956) ; HATFUL OF RAIN, A (US, Fred Zinnemann, 1957) ; LEAVE IT TO BEAVER [TV] (US, 1957-63) ; MY THREE SONS [TV] (US, 1960-72) ; NO DOWN PAYMENT (US, Martin Ritt, 1957) ; PEYTON PLACE (US, Mark Robson, 1957) ; REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (US, Nicholas Ray, 1955) ; SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (US, Elia Kazan, 1961) Notes: Filmography: p. [321]-329; Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-320) and indexISBN: 0292746849 (paper : alk. paper); 0292746830 (cloth : alk. paper)LON: 11213012
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Only entertainment / Richard Dyer London New York: Routledge, 1992.
Call No: 403 DYEAuthor: Dyer, Richard Place: London New YorkPublisher: RoutledgePubDate: 1992PhysDes: x, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: ENTERTAINMENT ; POPULAR CULTURE AND THE CINEMA ; HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA ; PORNOGRAPHY AND THE CINEMA ; CAMP ; TURNER, LANA ; ZIEGFELD GIRL (US, Robert Z. Leonard, 1941) ; POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, THE (US, Tay Garnett, 1946) ; BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1952) ; SON OF THE SHEIK, THE (US, George Fitzmaurice, 1926) ; SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (US, Robert Wise, 1965) ; SWEET CHARITY (US, Bob Fosse, 1969) ; IMITATION OF LIFE (US, Douglas Sirk, 1959) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 0415057167; 0415057175 (pbk.)LON: 8685741
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