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Blue skies and silver linings : aspects of the Hollywood musical / Bruce Babington and Peter William Evans Manchester [Greater Manchester] Dover, N.H., USA: Manchester University Press, c1985.
Call No: 751(73) BABAuthor: Babington, Bruce ; Evans, Peter William Place: Manchester [Greater Manchester] Dover, N.H., USAPublisher: Manchester University PressPubDate: c1985PhysDes: 258 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject: MUSICALS. USA ; BERKELEY, BUSBY ; ASTAIRE, FRED ; ROGERS, GINGER ; KELLY, GENE ; MINNELLI, VINCENTE ; MERRY WIDOW, THE (US, Ernst Lubitsch, 1934) ; SWING TIME (US, George Stevens, 1936) ; JOLSON STORY, THE (US, Alfred E. Green, 1946) ; JOLSON SINGS AGAIN (US, Henry Levin, 1949) ; SUMMER HOLIDAY (US, Rouben Mamoulian, 1948) ; IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER (US, Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1955) ; CAROUSEL (US, Henry King, 1956) ; ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1970) ; EASTER PARADE (US, Charles Walters, 1948) ; GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (US, Mervyn LeRoy, 1933) ; HAIR (US, Milos Forman, 1979) Notes: Bibliography: p. [248]-258ISBN: 0719017394 : $19.00LON: 3592471
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A history of the New Zealand fiction feature film / Bruce Babington Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2007.
Call No: 71(93) BABAuthor: Babington, Bruce Source: UKPlace: ManchesterPublisher: Manchester University PressPubDate: 2007PhysDes: x, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: TORR, OLIVER ; DONALDSON, ROGER ; REID, JOHN ; PRESTON, GAYLENE ; CAMPION, JANE ; WARD, VINCENT ; JACKSON, MICHAEL ; JACKSON, PETER (NZ) ; CARO, NIKI ; ADVENTURES IN MAORILAND: ALEXANDER MACKEY AND THE MAKING OF 'HEI TIKI' (NZ, Geoff Steven, 1981) ; ANGEL AT MY TABLE, AN (NZ, Jane Campion, 1990) ; BAD BLOOD (NZ, Mike Newell, 1981) ; BRAINDEAD (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1992) ; BROKEN BARRIER (NZ, Roger Mirams & John O'Shea, 1952) ; CAME A HOT FRIDAY (NZ, Ian Mune, 1985) ; FRIGHTENERS, THE (NZ/US, Peter Jackson, 1996) ; HEAVENLY CREATURES (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1994) ; IN MY FATHER'S DEN (NZ/UK, Brad McGann, 2004) ; JACK BE NIMBLE (NZ, Garth Maxwell, 1993) ; LORD OF THE RINGS, THE ( US, PETER JACKSON, 2001) ; NAVIGATOR, THE (NZ/AT, Vincent Ward, 1988) ; ONCE WERE WARRIORS (NZ, Lee Tamahori, 1994) ; PIANO, THE (AT, Jane Campion, 1993) ; PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THE (UK/US, Jane Campion, 1996) ; SCARECROW, THE (NZ, Sam Pillsbury, 1982) ; SOLO (NZ/AT, Tony Williams, 1978) ; WHALE RIDER (NZ/GG, Niki Caro, 2002) ; XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS [TV] (US, 1995-) Summary: The is a comprehensive account of the New Zealand feature film from its beginnings, in 1912 to now, when New Zealand films are recognised internationally [Taken from the back of the book.]Notes: Bibliography: p 279-282; Filmography: p.272-278; Includes indexISBN: 9780719075414(hbk.); 9780719075421(pbk.)Contents: 1 -- Introduction: the New Zealand fiction feature film: the history, theory, practice -- 2. Forgotten nitrate: feature film-making in New Zealand 1912-1940 -- 3. Fifty years a pioneer: the cinema of Rudall Hayward 1921-1972 -- 4. Sustaining the dream: the age of O'Shea -- 5. Living white males: New Zealand cinema 1975-1985 -- 6. 'World famous in New Zealand': contemporary cinema 1986-2005 -- 7. Wandering stars: New Zealand cinema on the world screen - Vincent Ward, Peter Jackson, Jane Campion
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