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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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Conspiracy films : a tour of dark places in the American conscious / Barna William Donovan Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland,
Call No: 734.6(73) DONAuthor: Donovan, Barna William Source: USPlace: Jefferson, N.C.Publisher: McFarlandPhysDes: vii, 274 p. ; 26 cmSubject: CONSPIRACY FILMS ; CONSPIRACY FILMS. USA Summary: "For many years, conspiracy theories have been among the most popular story elements in Hollywood films. According to the "conspiracy culture," Government, Big Business, the Church, even aliens are concealing some of the biggest secrets in American and world history. The work paints a vivid picture of the more prevalent conspiracy theories and the entertainment they have inspired"--Provided by publisherISBN: 9780786439010Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2013Contents: Introduction: it's all a conspiracy- and we love it! -- The art of conspiracy: defining a new genre -- Enemies within: the conspiracy culture of the 1960s and '70s -- From nuclear apocalypse to conspiracy: conspiracy films of the 1960s and '70s -- Everything is connected: the conspiracy theories of the 1980s -- Aliens, rugged individualists, and incompetent conspirators: conspiracy films of the 1980s -- Millennial fears: conspiracy theories of the 1990s -- Extreme possibilities: conspiracy films of the 1990s -- Retro and false-flag conspiracies: conspiracy films of the 2000s -- Conspiracies never die: conspiracy films of the 2000s -- Conclusions: conspiracy theories-the good and the bad?
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The geopolitical aesthetic : cinema and space in the world system / Fredric Jameson Bloomington London: Indiana University Press BFI Pub., 1992.
Call No: 62 JAMAuthor: Jameson, Fredric Place: Bloomington LondonPublisher: Indiana University Press BFI Pub.PubDate: 1992PhysDes: xvi, 220 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA ; SOCIETY AND THE CINEMA ; CONSPIRACY FILMS ; AESTHETICS ; MEDIA ; NARRATIVE IN FILMS ; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA ; THIRD WORLD ; GODARD, JEAN-LUC ; RENOIR, JEAN ; TARKOVSKY, ANDREI ; TAHIMIK, KIDLAT ; GIDE, ANDRE ; ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (US, Alan J. Pakula, 1976) ; BLOWOUT (US, Brian De Palma, 1981) ; PARALLAX VIEW, THE (US, Alan J. Pakula, 1974) ; PASSION (FR/SZ, Jean-Luc Godard, 1982) ; SALVADOR (US, Oliver Stone, 1986) ; VIDEODROME (CN, David Cronenberg, 1983) ; K'UNG-PU FEN-TZU (TZ/HK, Edward Yang [pseud. of Yang Teh-Chang], 1986) ; UNDER FIRE (US, Roger Spottiswoode, 1983) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 0253330939 (U.S.); 0851703119 (England)LON: 8458641
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Hollywood utopia : ecology in contemporary American cinema / Pat Brereton Bristol, UK: Intellect Books, 2004.
Call No: 738.1 BREAuthor: Brerton, Pat Source: UKPlace: Bristol, UKPublisher: Intellect BooksPubDate: 2004PhysDes: 270 p. ; 24 cmSubject: NATURE IN FILMS ; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN FILMS ; WESTERNS ; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS ; ROAD MOVIES ; CONSPIRACY FILMS ; ANDROMEDA STRAIN, THE (US, Robert Wise, 1971) ; ALIEN RESURRECTION (US, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997) ; BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982) ; DANCES WITH WOLVES (US, Kevin Costner, 1990) ; EASY RIDER (US, Dennis Hopper,1969) ; INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, THE (US, Jack Arnold, 1957) ; JAWS (US, Steven Spielberg, 1975) ; LAST OF THE MOHICANS, THE (US, Michael Mann, 1992) ; MEN IN BLACK (US, Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997) ; SOYLENT GREEN (US, Richard Fleischer, 1973) ; TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (US, James Cameron, 1991) ; THELMA & LOUISE (US, Ridley Scott, 1991) ; TITANIC (US, James Cameron, 1997) ; YEARLING, THE (US, Clarence Brown, 1947) Summary: "Hollywood Utopia applies a range of interdisciplinary strategies to trace the evolution of ecological representations in Hollywood film from 1950s to the present. Popular science fiction, westerns, nature and road movies are extensively analysed while privileging ecological moments of sublime expression often dramatized in the closing moments of these films. "Notes: Bibliography: p. 241-267
Filmography: p. 9-10ISBN: 1841501174Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2009
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