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book		American silent film / William K. Everson New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Call No: 71(73) EVE Author: Everson, William K Place: New York Publisher: Oxford University Press PubDate: 1978 PhysDes: vii, 387 p., [38] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm Series: A History of the American film ; 1 Subject: USA. 1895-1930; TITLING; WOMEN IN FILMS. USA; WESTERNS; COMEDIES. USA; ART DIRECTION; GRIFFITH, DAVID WARK; BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1915); INTOLERANCE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1916) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 355-362 ISBN: 019502348X : $17.50 LON: 1073077 More info
newspaper article		Bad taste gets in the way of budding bromance in Sydney Morning Herald [Arts & Entertainment] (22/01/2015) p.23 Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; WEDDING RINGER, THE (US, Jeremy Garelick, 2015) Author: Wilson, Jake PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: COMEDIES. USA; WEDDING RINGER, THE (US, Jeremy Garelick, 2015) Summary: Review of 'bromance' comedy, The Wedding Ringer, starring Josh Gad and Kevin Hart. Rating: 2 out of 5 stars More info
book		Cinema of outsiders : the rise of American independent film / Emanuel Levy New York: New York University Press, c1999. Call No: 71(73) LEV Author: Levy, Emanuel, 1947 Source: US Place: New York Publisher: New York University Press PubDate: c1999 PhysDes: xiii, 601 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA; HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA. USA; OUTSIDERS IN FILMS; MEN IN FILMS; FILM NOIR; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA. USA; TYPE CHARACTERS IN FILMS; COMEDIES. USA; BLACKS AND THE CINEMA. US; BLACKS IN FILMS. USA; YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE CINEMA; FESTIVALS. PARK CITY. SUNDANCE; ARAKI, GREGG; NUNEZ, VICTOR; BROOKS, ALBERT; SMITH, KEVIN; COEN, JOEL & ETHAN; FERRARA, ABEL; WATERS, JOHN (US); HARTLEY, HAL; HAYNES, TODD; JARMUSCH, JIM; JOST, JON; LEE, SPIKE; LINKLATER, RICHARD; LYNCH, DAVID; MAMET, DAVID; NAIR, MIRA; SAYLES, JOHN; CASSAVETES, NICK; SODERBERGH, STEVEN; SOLONDZ, TODD; SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE (US, Steven Soderbergh, 1989); BLOOD SIMPLE (US, Joel Coen, 1984); BOYZ N THE HOOD (US, John Singleton, 1991); IN THE COMPANY OF MEN (US, Neil Labute, 1997); GAS FOOD LODGING (US, Allison Anders, 1992); PULP FICTION (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1994); RESERVOIR DOGS (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1992); MEAN STREETS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1973) Summary: "Cinema of Outsiders is the first and only comprehensive chronicle of contemporary independent movies from the late 1970s up to the present. From the hip, audacious early works of maverick David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and Spike Lee, to the contemporary Oscar-winning success of indie dynamos, such as the Coen brothers (Fargo), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), and Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), Levy describes in a lucid and accessible manner the innovation and diversity of American indies in theme, sensibility, and style."--BOOK JACKET Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-571) and index ISBN: 0814751237 (alk. paper) LON: 20253533 More info
book		The crazy mirror : Hollywood comedy and the American image London: Faber, 1969. Call No: 732(73) DUR Author: Durgnat, Raymond Place: London Publisher: Faber PubDate: 1969 PhysDes: 3-280 p. 16 plates, illus. 23 cm Subject: COMEDIES. USA Notes: Bibliography: p. 249-254 ISBN: 0571088392 LON: 561293 More info
newspaper article		Customs made for wit : the Arab Film Festival in AFR Weekend (30/07/2016) p.36 Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; HALAL LOVE (GG/LE, Assad Fouladkar, 2016) Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. ARAB; COMEDIES. MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES; COMEDIES. USA; HALAL LOVE (GG/LE, Assad Fouladkar, 2016) Summary: Positive review of the comedy HALAL LOVE, and comments on watching the film at the Arab Film Festival amongst a largely Arab audience. The author looks at how interesting it is to think about a culture as represented in comedies and despairs that Western audiences favour popular comedies that are gross out fests (names DIRTY GRANDPA) compared to more sophisticated non Western comedies as represented by HALAL LOVE More info
book		Great Hollywood movies / Ted Sennett New York: Abradale Press/H.N. Abrams, 1986. Call No: 71(73) SEN; FOLIO Author: Sennett, Ted Place: New York Publisher: Abradale Press/H.N. Abrams PubDate: 1986 PhysDes: 289 p. : ill. ; 36 cm Subject: USA; HOLLYWOOD; COMEDIES. USA; MUSICALS. USA; ROMANTIC FILMS. USA; WESTERNS; WAR FILMS. USA; HORROR FILMS. USA; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS; CRIME FILMS. USA; ADAPTATIONS. USA; DETECTIVE FILMS. USA Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p ISBN: 0810980754 LON: 4492757 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 More info
book		Laughing hysterically : American screen comedy of the 1950s / Ed Sikov New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. Call No: 732(73) LAU Author: Sikov, Ed Place: New York Publisher: Columbia University Press PubDate: 1994 PhysDes: xvii, 282 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: COMEDIES. USA; TRANSVESTISM; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS. USA; LEWIS, JERRY; MARTIN, DEAN; MONROE, MARILYN; SWANSON, GLORIA; MANSFIELD, JAYNE; RUSSELL, JANE; HAWKS, HOWARD; WILDER, BILLY; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED; TASHLIN, FRANK; ARTISTS AND MODELS (US, Frank Tashlin, 1955); GIRL CAN'T HELP IT, THE (US, Frank Tashlin, 1956); GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (US, Howard Hawks, 1953); MONKEY BUSINESS (US, Howard Hawks, 1952); SEVEN YEAR ITCH, THE (US, Billy Wilder, 1955); SOME LIKE IT HOT (US, Billy Wilder, 1959); STALAG 17 (US, Billy Wilder, 1952); SUNSET BOULEVARD (US, Billy Wilder, 1950); TROUBLE WITH HARRY, THE (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1955); WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (US, Frank Tashlin, 1957) Summary: With the likes of Billy Wilder, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and Frank Tashlin revelling in "monkeys, babies, beautiful blondes, money, and cruelty" in their signature films of the 1950s, this seemingly conformist period turns out to be one of the most dynamic and original eras in Hollywood history. What distinguishes these directors is their candid and amusing exploration of cultural anxieties in carnival form. Quirky yet complex films such as Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sunset Boulevard, The Trouble with Harry, and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? released and expressed the sexual repression and frustration we commonly associate with the decade Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-267) and index ISBN: 0231079826 (alk. paper) LON: 93048900; 10679624 More info
book		The movies : the sixty-year story of the world of Hollywood from pre-nickelodeon days to the present / by Richard Griffith and Arthur Mayer London: Spring Books, c1957. Call No: 71(73) GRI; FOLIO Author: Griffith, Richard, 1912; Mayer, Arthur, b. 1886 Place: London Publisher: Spring Books PubDate: c1957 PhysDes: 442 p. : ill., ports. ; 31 cm Subject: USA; STARS; COMEDIES. USA; WESTERNS; WAR FILMS. USA; CENSORSHIP. USA; DEMILLE, CECIL B. Notes: Includes index LON: 3982643 More info

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