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Alternative worlds in Hollywood cinema : Resonance between realms / James Walters Chicago: Intellect, 2008.
Call No: 735.3 (73) WALAuthor: Walters, James Source: USPlace: Bristol; ChicagoPublisher: IntellectPubDate: 2008PhysDes: 232 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: HOLLYWOOD ; FANTASTIC FILMS ; FANTASY FILMS ; DREAMS IN FILMS ; MEMORY IN FILMS ; INNOCENCE IN FILMS ; REPETITION IN FILMS ; TIME IN FILMS ; POINT-OF-VIEW ; NARRATIVE IN FILMS ; FLEMING, VICTOR ; LANG, FRITZ ; GONDRY, MICHEL ; CAPRA, FRANK ; RAMIS, HAROLD ; MINNELLI, VINCENTE ; ROSS, GARY ; WIZARD OF OZ, THE (US, Victor Fleming, 1939) ; WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, THE (US, Fritz Lang, 1944) ; ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (US, Michael Gondry, 2004) ; IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (US, Frank Capra, 1946) ; GROUNDHOG DAY (US, Harold Ramis, 1993) ; BRIGADOON (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1954) ; PLEASANTVILLE (US, Gary Ross, 1998) ; DONNIE DARKO (US, Richard Kelly, 2001) ; BACK TO THE FUTURE [...] (US, Robert Zemeckis, 1985-90) ; ABRE LOS OJOS (SP, Alejandro Amenabar, 1997) ; AWFUL TRUTH, THE (US, Leo McCarey, 1937) ; LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, THE (US/CN, Martin Scorsese, 1988) ; MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, THE (US, Orson Welles, 1942) ; LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN (US, Max Ophuls, 1948) Summary: "The use of alternate realities in cinema has been brought to new heights by such recent films as 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'Donnie Darko'. 'Alternative Worlds in Hollywood Cinema' is the first book to analyze these imaginary realms, tracing their construction and development across periods, genres and history.
"Through an analysis of such landmark films as 'The Wizard of Oz', 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'Groundhog Day', Walters reveals how unconventional worlds are crucial to each film's dramatic agenda and narrative structure. This groundbreaking volume unifies decades of divergent work by film scholars and points the way towards a new theoretical framework for understanding fantasy in the context of popular film. 'Alternative Worlds in Hollywood Cinema' will be an essential resource for film studies scholars and movie buffs alike." (Taken from the back cover.)Notes: Includes Filmography, Bibliography and IndexISBN: 9781841502021
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Ape : monster of the movies / David Annan New York: Bounty Books, 1975.
Call No: 735.2 ANNAuthor: Annan, David Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Bounty BooksPubDate: 1975PhysDes: 93 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmSubject: FANTASTIC FILMS ; KING KONG (NZ/US, Peter Jackson, 2005) ; KING KONG (US, John Guillermin, 1976) ; KING KONG (US, Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933) Summary: "Man has come a long way from his earliest predecessor, the Ape, yet his dreams are still haunted by nightmares of giant gorillas plundering, smashing and destroying. Through two hundred stills, full colour poster reproductions, line drawings, and an intensely researched text, this fascinating volume studies the mass cinema ape-fantasies from pre-history to the amazingly successful "Planet of the Apes" series. It delves deeply into the most famous ape of all- King Kong- and into the split between his nature and man's. What exactly did King Kong represent? Was he a brute or a lover? Was King Kong the personification of destruction and lust, or was he man's hopeless pursuit of the woman in white? By studying such movies as King Kong, Beauty and the Beast, Blonde Venus, The Return of the Ape Man, Circus of Horrors, Gorilla at Large, Morgan and many others, this exciting cinematic history illuminates that dark place where the beast still snarls in man."- BOOK JACKETNotes: Published by Lorrimer under title, Ape; the kingdom of Kong.ISBN: 0517521563Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006Contents: Contents-- Descent of Ape: page 7 -- Making of Kong: page 27 -- Kin of Kong: page:53 -- Ape Dreams: page 77
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Castle of Frankenstein New Jersey: Gothic Castle Publishing, 1962-1975..
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The Company of Wolves / by James Gracey Leighton Buzzard: Auteur Publishing, 2017.
Call No: 79COM GRAAuthor: Gracey, James Source: UKPlace: Leighton BuzzardPublisher: Auteur PublishingPubDate: 2017PhysDes: 128 pages ; 19cmSeries: Devil's AdvovcatesSubject: HORROR FILMS ; FANTASTIC FILMS ; WEREWOLF FILMS ; LITERATURE AND THE CINEMA ; JORDAN, NEIL ; CARTER, ANGELA ; COMPANY OF WOLVES, THE (UK, Neil Jordan, 1984) Summary: "Co-written by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan and British novelist Angela Carter, and based on several short stories from Carter's collection The Bloody Chamber, The Company of Wolves (1984) is a provocative reinvention of the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood. Unraveling a feverish metaphor for the blossoming of a young girl's sexuality and her subsequent loss of innocence, the film entwines symbolism and metaphor with striking visuals and grisly effects. Released in the early 1980s, a time which produced several classic werewolf films (including An American Werewolf in London and The Howling), The Company of Wolves sets itself apart from the pack with its overtly literary roots, feminist stance, and art-house leanings. The film's narrative takes the form of a puzzle box, unfolding as dreams within dreams, and stories within stories, which lead further into the dark woods of the protagonist's psyche, as she finds herself on the cusp of womanhood. This Devil's Advocate explores all these aspects, as well as placing the film in the context of the careers of its creators and its position as an example of the "Female Gothic."" -- Angus and RobertsonISBN: 9781911325314Contents: -- introduction -- chapter one: once upon a time -- Chapter two : telling tales -- chapter three: red hoods, dark woods -- chapter four: seeing red -- chapter five: the big bad wolf -- chapter six: 'a she-wolf came' -- chapter seven: happily ever after -- bibliography --
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Contemporary Australian cinema : an introduction / Jonathan Rayner Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000.
Call No: 71(94) RAYAuthor: Rayner, Jonathan Source: UKPlace: ManchesterPublisher: Manchester University PressPubDate: 2000PhysDes: vi, 203 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: AUSTRALIA ; FANTASTIC FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; HISTORICAL FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION ; NATIONAL IDENTITY AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; MASCULINITY IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; AUSTRALIAN FILM FINANCE CORPORATION ; ROAD MOVIES. AUSTRALIA ; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES IN FILM ; SCHEPISI, FRED ; ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, THE (AT, Stephan Elliott, 1994) ; BREAKER MORANT (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1980) ; CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH, THE (AT, Fred Schepisi, 1978) ; CROCODILE DUNDEE (AT, Peter Faiman, 1986) ; GALLIPOLI (AT, Peter Weir, 1981) ; GETTING OF WISDOM, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1977) ; MAD MAX [...] (AT, 1979-85) ; PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (AT, Peter Weir, 1975) ; SIRENS (AT/UK, John Duigan, 1994) ; BETWEEN WARS (AT, Michael Thornhill, 1974) ; ODD ANGRY SHOT, THE (AT, Tom Jeffrey, 1979) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-199) and indexISBN: 0719053269 (hbk.); 0719053277 (pbk.); 0719053269LON: 22455173
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Contemporary Spanish cinema / Barry Jordan and Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1998.
Call No: 71(46) JORAuthor: Jordan, Barry, 1950 ; Morgan-Tamosunas, Rikki Place: ManchesterPublisher: Manchester University PressPubDate: 1998PhysDes: vi, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: SPAIN ; COMEDIES. SPAIN ; THRILLERS. SPAIN ; FANTASTIC FILMS. SPAIN ; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS. SPAIN ; HORROR FILMS. SPAIN ; GENDER AND THE CINEMA ; WOMEN IN FILMS ; MEN IN FILMS ; NATIONAL IDENTITY IN FILMS. SPAIN ; SPAIN: CATALONIA ; SPAIN: BASQUE COUNTRY ; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA. SPAIN ; ALMODOVAR, PEDRO ; BIGAS LUNA ; GARCI, JOSE LUIS ; MEDEM, JULIO ; MIRO, PILAR ; SAURA, CARLOS ; TRUEBA, FERNANDO ; COLMENA, LA (SP, Mario Camus, 1982) ; NADIE HABLARA DE NOSOTRAS CUANDO HAYAMOS MUERTO (SP, Agustin Diaz Yanes, 1995) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 071904412X (hbk.); 0719044138 (pbk.)LON: abn98241412; 14031781
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Fantastic films Chicago: Blake Publishing Group, 1978.
Call No: Held: vol. 1 no. 3 August 1978CorpAuthor: Blake Publishing GroupSource: USPlace: ChicagoPublisher: Blake Publishing GroupPubDate: 1978Subject: FANTASTIC FILMS ; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS ID2: 234
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Fantasy and the cinema / edited by James Donald London: BFI Pub., 1989.
Call No: 735 FANAuthor: Donald, James Place: LondonPublisher: BFI Pub.PubDate: 1989PhysDes: 298 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: FANTASTIC FILMS ; FETISHISM IN FILMS ; GERMANY. 1895-1930 ; SLASHER FILMS ; GENDER AND THE CINEMA ; SEX AND THE CINEMA ; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA ; SURREALISM AND THE CINEMA ; BARTHES, ROLAND ; SVANKMAJER, JAN ; CONDIT, CECELIA ; BAHTIN, MIHAIL ; BORDWELL, DAVID ; DURAS, MARGUERITE ; LYOTARD, JEAN-FRANCOIS ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; ALIEN (UK, Ridley Scott, 1979) ; BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982) ; BENEATH THE SKIN (US, Cecelia Condit, 1981) ; CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI, DAS (G, Robert Wiene, 1920) ; INDIA SONG (FR, Marguerite Duras, 1975) ; PSYCHO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) ; STUDENT VON PRAG, DER (G, Stellan Rye, 1913) ; TERMINATOR, THE (US, James Cameron, 1984) ; TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Tobe Hooper, 1974) ; VAMPYR : DER TRAUM DES ALLAN GRAY (G/FR, Carl Th. Dreyer, 1932) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-291) and indexesISBN: 0851702287; 0851702295 (pbk.)LON: 6190057
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The horror reader / edited by Ken Gelder New York, NY: Routledge, 2000.
Call No: 735.2 HORAuthor: Gelder, Ken, 1955 Place: New York, NYPublisher: RoutledgePubDate: 2000PhysDes: xiii, 414 p. ; 25 cmSubject: CANNIBALISM IN FILMS ; DRACULA IN FILMS ; ETHNOGRAPHIC FILMS ; FAN MAGAZINES ; FANTASTIC FILMS ; GENDER AND THE CINEMA ; GHOST FILMS ; HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA ; HORROR FILMS ; HORROR FILMS. HONG KONG ; HORROR FILMS. ITALY ; HORROR FILMS. USA ; IMPERIALISM AND THE CINEMA ; MONSTERS IN FILMS ; PORNOGRAPHY AND THE CINEMA ; PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE CINEMA ; RACE AND THE CINEMA ; SERIAL KILLERS IN FILMS ; SLASHER FILMS ; THEORY ; VAMPIRE FILMS ; WOMEN AND THE CINEMA ; ARGENTO, DARIO ; BAVA, MARIO ; CASTLE, TERRY ; CHEUNG, LESLIE ; CORMAN, ROGER ; CRONENBERG, DAVID ; TODOROV, TZVETAN ; AMERICAN GOTHIC (US, John Hough, 1987) ; CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE (UK, Terence Fisher, 1957) ; BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE (US, James Whale, 1935) ; FRANKENSTEIN (US, James Whale, 1931) ; FRIDAY THE 13TH (US, Sean S. Cunningham, 1980) ; HALLOWEEN (US, John Carpenter, 1978) ; HAUNTING, THE (US, Robert Wise, 1963) ; KING KONG (US, Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968) ; OPERA (IT, Dario Argento, 1987) ; ROSEMARY'S BABY (US, Roman Polanski, 1968) ; PSYCHO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) ; SINNUI YAUMAN (HK, Ching Siu Tung, 1987) ; CHINESE GHOST STORY, A (HK, Ching Siu Tung, 1987) ; SUSPIRIA (IT, Dario Argento, 1977) ; YANZHI KOU (HK, Stanley Kwan, 1987) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 041521355X (HB : alk. paper); 0415213568 (PB : alk. paper)LON: 21262689
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If I only had a brain : scarecrows in film and television / Cinemaniacs (Australia) [Australia]: Cinemaniacs (Australia), 2018.
Call No: 735.5 CINCorpAuthor: Cinemaniacs (Australia)Source: ATPlace: [Australia]Publisher: Cinemaniacs (Australia)PubDate: 2018PhysDes: 238 pages, ill. 24cmSubject: FANTASTIC FILMS ; WIZARD OF OZ, THE (US, Victor Fleming, 1939) ; RETURN TO OZ (US, Walter Murch, 1985) ; JEEPERS CREEPERS (US, Victor Salva, 2001) ; BATMAN BEGINS (US, Christopher Nolan, 2005) ; WIZ, THE (US, Sidney Lumet, 1978) ; SINGING DETECTIVE, THE [TV] (UK, Jon Amiel, 1986) ; DOCTOR WHO [TV] (UK, 1963-1989, 2005-) ISBN: 9780648269939Donation: The LedaTape OrganisationContents: A Note from Editor-In-Chief Lee Gambin --1900+ The Scarecrows of Oz --1920 The Scarecrow --1936 I'd Love to Take Orders From You --1939 The Wizard of Oz --1961 Captain Clegg AKA Night Creature --1963 Dr Syn alias the Scarecrow --1969+ Batman Superman Hour and Superfriends --1972 Journey Back to Oz --1978 The Wiz --1979+ Worzel Gummidge --1981 Dark Night of the Scarecrow --1984 Children of the Corn: Julie Maddalena Interview --1986 The Singing Detective --1988 Friday the 13th: The Series - Scarecrow --1988 Scarecrows --1988 Scarecrows: Norman Cabrera Interview --1992+ Scarecrows in the DC Animated Universe --1995 Night of the Scarecrow: Jeff Burr Interview --2001+ Do You Even Scarecrow Bro? --2001+ Jeepers Creepers --2001+ Jeeppers Creepers: Jonathan Breck Inteview --2004 Dead Birds --2005 Batman Begins --2006 Supernatural - Scarecrow --2007 Dr Who - Human Nature and the Family of Blood --2007 El Orfanato --2003 Wicked
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In praise of verisimilitude : the relationship between science and fiction in Lumina (Summer 2010) iss.2 p.93-101
Author: Turk, Rachael ; Cobb, Ron PhysDes: ArticleSubject: FANTASTIC FILMS ; COBB, RON Summary: Interview with American cartoonist, artist, writer, film designer and film director Ron Cobb. His design and concept work has appeared in some of the most noteable moments in science fiction - Star Wars, Alien, Conan the Barbarian, Leviathan, Back to the Future and more. In this interview he discusses the relationship between science and the fiction.
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Movie magic : the story of special effects in cinema / John Brosnan London: Abacus, 1977.
Call No: 236 BROAuthor: Brosnan, John Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: AbacusPubDate: 1977PhysDes: 207 p. : ill. ; 20 cmSubject: SPECIAL EFFECTS ; HORROR FILMS ; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS ; FANTASTIC FILMS ; DISASTER FILMS ; MODEL WORK ; MONSTERS IN FILMS ; WAR FILMS ; ANIMATION ; MONSTER DESIGN ; MINIATURE WORK ; OPTICAL EFFECTS ; MATTES ; FRONT PROJECTION ; CINEMATOGRAPHY ; HIGH-SPEED CINEMATOGRAPHY ; MAKE-UP ; SPLIT SCREEN ; STOP-MOTION TECHNIQUE ; STUNTS ; CAMERAS ; TRAVELLING MATTE ; EXPLOSIONS IN FILMS ; HARRYHAUSEN, RAY ; PAL, GEORGE ; 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (US, Stanley Kubrick, 1968) ; KING KONG (US, Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933) ; POSEIDON ADVENTURE, THE (US, Ronald Neame, 1972) Notes: first published in Great Britain by Macdonald and Jane's 1974; Includes: Appendix with Academy Awards winners and nominees for Engineering Effects/Special Effects from 1927-8 to 1975-6; References; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Film Titles; Index of Subjects and TechniquesISBN: 0349103682Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006
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Movie parade / by Paul Rotha London New York: The Studio, ld. The Studio publications, inc, [1936].
Call No: 70 ROTAuthor: Rotha, Paul Place: London New YorkPublisher: The Studio, ld. The Studio publications, incPubDate: [1936]PhysDes: ix,142 p. : illus. ; 30 cmSubject: ADVENTURE FILMS ; AVANT-GARDE FILMS ; COMEDIES ; CRIME FILMS ; DOCUMENTARIES ; INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS ; EPIC FILMS ; FANTASTIC FILMS ; HISTORICAL FILMS ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1920's ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1930's ; INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS ; MELODRAMA ; MUSICALS ; ROMANIES IN FILM ; SATIRE IN FILMS ; WAR FILMS ; WESTERNS ; BIG PARADE, THE (US, King Vidor, 1925) ; CHYORTOVO KOLESO (UR, Grigori Kozintsev & Leonid Trauberg, 1926) ; FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1962) ; GENERAL, THE (UK, John Boorman, 1998) ; GOLD RUSH, THE (US, Charles Chaplin, 1925) ; GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, THE (US, Edwin S. Porter, 1903) ; IRON HORSE, THE (UK, John Ford, 1924) ; LOST PATROL, THE (US, John Ford, 1934) ; OUR HOSPITALITY (US, Buster Keaton & John Blystone, 1923) ; PUBLIC ENEMY, THE (US, William Wellmen, 1931) ; QUICK MILLIONS (US, Rowland Brown, 1931) ; SON OF KONG (US, Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933) ; SPEEDY (US, Ted Wilde, 1928) ; TABU (US, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, 1931) ; TESTAMENT DES DOKTOR MABUSE, DAS (G, Fritz Lang, 1933) ; WINGS (US, William Wellman, 1927) ; WOMAN OF PARIS, A (US, Charles Chaplin, 1923) Notes: Title on two leaves; "Pictorial survey ... some 600 stills ... from all parts of the world."--p. [iv]LON: 1376838
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Omni's screen flights/ screen fantasies : the future according to science fiction cinema / ed. by Danny Pearly; introduction by Harlan Ellison Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1984.
Call No: 735 OMNEdition: 1st ed.Source: USPlace: Garden City, N. Y.Publisher: DoubledayPubDate: 1984PhysDes: 310 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmSubject: SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS ; FANTASTIC FILMS Summary: A collection of essays and interviews about a wide range of science fiction and fantastic filmsISBN: 0385192029Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006
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The philosophy of horror, or, Paradoxes of the heart / Noel Carroll New York: Routledge, 1990.
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Rumblings from Australia's deep south : Tasmanian gothic on-screen in Studies in Australasian cinema (2011) vol.5 iss.1 p.71-80
Author: Bullock, Emily PhysDes: ArticleSubject: FANTASTIC FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; LOCATION SHOOTING. AUSTRALIA: TASMANIA ; CANNIBALISM IN FILMS ; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA Summary: This article examines the current cinematic attention to Tasmania and its stories, with particular attention paid to the Gothic mode. ‘Tasmanian Gothic’ has become a by-word for the unsettling combination of Tasmania's colonial histories and its harsh landscapes in literature, but its cinematic counterpart has virtually been ignored. It is suggested that Tasmania is experiencing a renaissance on the big screen and it is the Gothic that appears to be the most dominant mode through which it is pictured. The article then charts a history of local Tasmanian Gothic cinematic production, a hybrid vision that tends towards a combination of stylistic, thematic, historical and geographic elements. Tasmanian Gothic cinema refers not simply to productions by Tasmanian film-makers, but to the broader on-screen representation of the island, its culture and histories by a range of local, interstate and international crews. As this article suggests, Gothic cinematic representations of Tasmania are yoked by a number of persistent concerns that act in dialogue with the unique cultural and geographic positioning of Australia's only island state. --Abstract
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The science fiction and fantasy film handbook / Alan Frank London: Batsford, 1982.
Call No: 735.1 FRAAuthor: Frank, Alan, 1937 Place: LondonPublisher: BatsfordPubDate: 1982PhysDes: 187 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cmSubject: FANTASTIC FILMS ; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS Notes: Cinema films: Science fiction films. - Encyclopaedias (BNB/PRECIS); Includes lists of films and indexISBN: 0713427264 : ª9.95LON: 2603018
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'The locals' and the global : transnational currents in contemporary New Zealand horror in Studies in Australasian cinema (2010) vol.4 iss.1 p.73-79
Author: Cameron, Allan PhysDes: ArticleSubject: NATIONAL IDENTITY AND THE CINEMA. NEW ZEALAND ; HORROR FILMS. NEW ZEALAND ; INDUSTRY, FILM. NEW ZEALAND ; FANTASTIC FILMS ; LOCALS, THE (NZ, Greg Page, 2003) ; BLACK SHEEP (NZ, Jonathan King, 2006) ; FERRYMAN, THE (NZ/UK, Chris Graham, 2007) ; TATTOOIST, THE (NZ/SI, Peter Berger, 2007) ; PERFECT CREATURE (NZ/UK, Glenn Standring, 2006) Summary: Article arguing the connectedness between otherness of horror with the otherness of cultural identities within New Zealand horror film.Notes: Recent years have seen a conspicuous resurgence of the horror genre in New
Zealand cinema. What sets recent New Zealand horror films apart from their
local antecedents, however, is their self-conscious reframing of local identity
against an international backdrop. Contemporary Kiwi horrors such as The
Locals, Black Sheep, The Tattooist and Perfect Creature effectively extend
horror’s characteristic focus on questions of otherness to the otherness of local
and global cultural identities. In this way, they subject New Zealand cinema’s
Gothic tradition to a type of remapping, in which the Gothic is ironized, hybridized
or displaced. In a number of these films (several of which are international
co-productions) the Gothic even comes untethered from the local landscape and
moves across national frontiers. By reworking the tropes of New Zealand horror,
these films take up the challenge of re-articulating New Zealand identities for
the early twenty-first century, producing a palimpsestic vision of nationhood
determined not by essences but by codes.--Abstract
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Women and domestic space in contemporary gothic narratives : the house as subject / Andrew Hock Soon Ng New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Call No: 631.2 NGAuthor: Ng, Andrew Hock Soon Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanPubDate: 2015PhysDes: xii, 246 pages ; 23 cmSeries: Geocriticism and spatial literary studiesSubject: NARRATIVE IN FILMS ; AESTHETICS ; ARCHITECTURE IN FILMS ; FANTASTIC FILMS ; HORROR FILMS ; WOMEN IN FILMS ; ORPHANAGE, THE (MX/SP, Juan Antonion Bayona, 2007) ; OTHERS, THE (US/SP, Alejandro Amenabar, 2001) Summary: "Andrew Hock Soon Ng focuses on domestic space's material presence and the traces it leaves on the human subjects inhabiting it. Discussing contemporary novels by Angela Carter, Valerie martin, Toni Morrison, and Janice Galloway; films such as The Exorcist, Repulsion, The Others, and The Orphanage; and Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking autobiographical work, Fun Home, within a framework of psychoanalysis, phenomenology, and spatial and architectural theories, this book reveals the complicated relationship between the house and the female subject." -- BOOK BLURBNotes: Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 9781137536815Contents: Introduction: the subject of the house in gothic narratives -- Housing treachery. Angela Carter's The magic toyshop and love -- Housing the unspeakable. Valerie Martin's Property and Toni Morrison's Beloved -- Housing secret selves. William Friedkin's The exorcist and Roman Polanski's Repulsion -- Housing melancholia. Alejandro Amena´bar's The others and Juan A. Bayona's The orphanage -- Conclusion: housing redemption. Janice Galloway's The trick is to keep breathing and Alison Bechdel's Fun home
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