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PhysDes: Article
Subject: LUCAS, GEORGE; PROJECTIONISTS; GREATER UNION; FIREFOX (US, Clint Eastwood, 1982); POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982)
Summary: Film industry news from across Australia

Call No: 735.2 WIL
Author: Williams, Tony
Edition: Updated ed.
Source: US
Place: Jackson
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
PubDate: c2014
PhysDes: Tony Williams
Subject: ADAPTATIONS. KING, STEPHEN; FAMILY IN FILMS; HORROR FILMS. USA; PSYCHO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960); POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982); POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (US, Brian Gibson, 1986); NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (US, Wes Craven, 1984); TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Summary: Hearths of Darkness traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from being an ephemeral and shortlived genre, horror actually relates to many facets of American history from its beginnings to the present day. Individual chapters examine aspects of the genre, its roots in the Universal horror films of the 1930s, the Val Lewton RKO unit of the 1940s, and the crucial role of Alfred Hitchcock as the father of the modern American horror film. Subsequent chapters investigate the key works of the 1970s by directors such as Larry Cohen, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Wes Craven, and Tobe Hooper, revealing the distinctive nature of films such as Bone, It’s Alive, God Told Me, Carrie, The Exorcist, Exorcist 2, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as the contributions of such writers as Stephen King. Tony Williams also studies the slasher films of the 1980s and 1990s, such as the Friday the 13th series, Halloween, the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Nightmare on Elm Street, exploring their failure to improve on the radical achievements of the films of the 1970s. After covering some post-1970s films, such as The Shining, the book concludes with a new postscript examining neglected films of the twentieth and early twenty-first century. Despite the overall decline in the American horror film, Williams determines that, far from being dead, the family horror film is still with us. Elements of family horror even appear in modern television series such as The Sopranos. This updated edition also includes a new introduction.-[taken from publishers site]
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index
ISBN: 9781628461909
Contents: Introduction: family assault in the American horror film -- Classical shapes of rage: universal and beyond -- Lewton or "the ambiguities" -- To Psycho and beyond: the Hitchcock connection -- Return of the native: the satanic assaults -- Far from Vietnam: the family at war -- Sacrificial victims -- Chain saw massacres: the apocalyptic dimension -- The return of Kronos -- Poltergeist and Freddy's nightmares -- The King adaptations -- Into the nineties -- Postscript.

Call No: 71(73) WOO
Author: Wood, Robin, 1931
Place: New York
Publisher: Columbia University Press
PubDate: 1986
PhysDes: x, 328 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm
Subject: USA; HORROR FILMS; NARRATIVE IN FILMS; WOMEN IN FILMS. USA; BUDDY FILMS; HORROR FILMS. USA; ALTMAN, ROBERT; COHEN, LARRY; SCORSESE, MARTIN; CIMINO, MICHAEL; ROMERO, GEORGE; DE PALMA, BRIAN; LUCAS, GEORGE; SPIELBERG, STEVEN; CHASE, THE (US, Arthur Penn, 1966); RAGING BULL (US, Martin Scorsese, 1980); KING OF COMEDY, THE (US, Martin Scorsese, 1983); DEER HUNTER, THE (US, Michael Cimino, 1978); HEAVEN'S GATE (US, Michael Cimino, 1980); BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982); POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982)
Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. [319]-320
ISBN: 0231057768 (alk. paper); 0231057776 (pbk)
LON: 3796463

Call No: 735.2 CLO
Author: Clover, Carol J., 1940
Place: London
Publisher: B.F.I. Publishing
PubDate: 1992
PhysDes: 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Subject: HORROR FILMS; SLASHER FILMS; CRIME IN FILMS; AUDIENCES; DEVIL IN FILMS; ENDINGS OF FILMS; EXPLOITATION FILMS; FAMILY IN FILMS; LOOK IN FILMS; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS; IDENTIFICATION; REPRODUCTION IN FILMS; SADISM / MASOCHISM IN FILMS; SUPERNATURAL IN FILMS; ACCUSED, THE (US, Jonathan Kaplan, 1988); ALIEN [...] (UK/US, 1979-92); DELIVERANCE (US, John Boorman, 1972); EXORCIST, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1973); FRIDAY THE 13TH [...] (US, 1980-); HALLOWEEN (US, John Carpenter, 1978); HILLS HAVE EYES, THE (US, Wes Craven, 1978); HUNTER'S BLOOD (US, Robert C. Hughes, 1986); MS 45 (US, Abel Ferrara, 1981); PEEPING TOM (UK, Michael Powell, 1960); POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982); PSYCHO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960); SCANNERS (CN, David Cronenberg, 1981); TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Tobe Hooper, 1974); WITCHBOARD (US, Kevin S. Tenney, 1987)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-253) and index
ISBN: 0851704190 (pbk.); 0851703313
LON: 8882059

PhysDes: Article
Subject: VIDEO CLASSICS; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; VIDEO, FILMS ON. AUSTRALIA; UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; UNITED ARTISTS; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; ROCKY III (US, Sylvester Stallone, 1982); STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (US, Nicholas Meyer, 1982); THING, THE (US, John Carpenter, 1982); SHOGUN ASSASSIN (US, Robert Huston, 1980); GREASE 2 (US, Patricia Birch, 1982); POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982); URBAN COWBOY (US, James Bridges, 1980)
Summary: Article on deal struck between Video Classics and United International Pictures wherein Video Classics has exclusive rights to distributing numerous blockbusters on video in Australia through their VidAustralia outlet.

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982)

Call No: 79POL KAH
Author: Khan, James
Source: UK
Place: London
Publisher: Granada Publishing
PubDate: 1982
PhysDes: 224 p. ; 18 cm
Subject: POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982)
ISBN: 0583136419

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)

Subject: POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (US, Brian Gibson, 1986)
Summary: Article and review on the commencement of filming on 'Poltergeist II'

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (US, Brian Gibson, 1986)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)
Author: Wilson, Jake
PhysDes: Clippings File Article
Subject: REMAKES; POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)
Summary: Review of 2015 film POLTERGEIST, remake of the 1982 film of the same name
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)
Author: Wilson, Jake
PhysDes: Clippings File Article
Subject: REMAKES; POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)
Summary: Review of 2015 film POLTERGEIST, remake of 1982 film of the same namw
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)
Author: Romei, Stephen
PhysDes: Clippings File Article
Subject: POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)
Summary: Reviews of 2015 film POLTERGEIST (3D)
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Call No: 81SPI MOT
Author: Mott, Donald R; Saunders, Cheryl McAllister
Source: UK
Place: Bromley, Kent
Publisher: Columbus
PubDate: 1986
PhysDes: xv, 199 p. ; 22 cm
Series: Columbus filmmakers
Subject: DIRECTORS; SUBURBS IN FILMS; YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE CINEMA; SPIELBERG, STEVEN; LUCAS, GEORGE; CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (US, Steven Spielberg, 1977); DUEL (US, Steven Spielberg, 1972); E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (US, Steven Spielberg, 1982); INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (US, Steven Spielberg, 1984); JAWS (US, Steven Spielberg, 1975); [NINETEEN FORTY-ONE] 1941 (US, Steven Spielberg, 1979); POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982); RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (US, Steven Spielberg, 1981); SUGARLAND EXPRESS, THE (US, Steven Spielberg, 1974); TWILIGHT ZONE THE MOVIE (US, John Landis & Steven Spielberg & George Miller & Joe Dante, 1983)
Summary: "Steven Spielberg (1947 - ) made his first film at the age of 12, and by age 27 his second film for the commercial cinema, JAWS, was breaking all existing box-office records. In the decade since then, his reputation as an inventive filmmaker with an unerring gift for knowing what will attract the paying customer has gone from strength to strength. Spielberg's technical assurance and gift for creating dazzling special effects are matched by his ability to interpret stories with the kind of pace and style that brooks no resistance. He has with some justification been called 'a magician in the age of the movies', yet despite his phenomenal success as a commercial filmmaker (no less than four of his films are among the top fifteen top money-making films of all time), he has been conspicuous by his absence in the lists of Academy Award winners. Is he, as some critics claim, merely the 'General Motors of kids movies', or will the next decade see him make a successful move into directing films with adult themes?" [Book blurb]
Notes: American cinema films. Directing. Spielberg, Steven. - Critical studies (BNB/PRECIS); Includes Index; Bibliography: p. 170-176; Filmography: p. 177-187
ISBN: 0862872375 (pbk) : ª5.95
LON: bnb86287237; 4636614

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)
Author: Dent, Nick
PhysDes: Clippings File Article
Subject: HORROR FILMS; REMAKES; POLTERGEIST (US, Gil Kenan, 2015)
Summary: Review of 2015 film POLTERGEIST, remake of the 1982 film of the same name
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars