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Call No: 451-01 OBR
Author: O'Brien, Daniel
Source: UK/US
Place: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
PubDate: 2014
PhysDes: vii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject: MASCULINITY IN FILMS; MEN IN FILMS; BODY IN FILMS; HEROS IN FILMS; MYTH AND THE CINEMA; ACTION FILMS; HISTORICAL FILMS; HERCULES (IT, Pietro Francisci, 1957); FATICHE DI ERCOLE, LE (IT, Pietro Francisci, 1957); JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (UK/US, Don Chaffey, 1963); 300 (US, Zach Snyder, 2006); CONAN THE BARBARIAN (US, John Milius, 1982); XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS [TV] (US, 1995-)
Summary: "The cinema has often showcased the muscular male body, most notably in genres invoking classical Greco-Roman culture, whether peplum, epic or sword-and-sorcery. This book reassesses the classically-inflected action film as a significant cinematic form, often marginalized in media studies, that transcends such reductive labels as camp or kitsch. The focus is on the depiction of heroic masculinity, often characterized as reactionary or fascist, yet far more varied and contradictory, especially in relation to femininity and non-whiteness. These diverse representations of masculinity offer a major contribution to debates on maleness within and beyond academia that has been largely unexplored. In particular, Hercules in his many incarnations is one of the most important mythopoetic figures, on a par with King Arthur, Robin Hood, Tarzan and James Bond, informing popular cultural interpretations of manliness and the exaggerated male form"-- BOOK BLURB
Notes: Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-186) and index
ISBN: 9781137384706
Contents: -- Introduction -- Part I: men as men should be 1. Hercules Unchained ; 2. Hercules Reformed ; 3. Hercules Diminished ; 4. Hercules Rebooted ; 5. I'm Spartacus! -- Part II: taming the women with love or death -- 6. The Loves of Hercules ; 7. The Temptress from Beyond ; 8. Fight Like a Man -- Part III: this thing of darkness 9. White Man's Burden? ; 10. Doom's Children ; 11. This is Sparta! ; Coda -- Bibliography --Index --

Call No: 741.931 BLA
Author: Blanshard, Alastair -- Shahabudin, Kim
Source: UK
Place: London
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
PubDate: 2011
PhysDes: vii, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: EPIC FILMS; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA. GREECE; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA. ITALY; HISTORICAL FILMS. USA; HISTORICAL FILMS. GREECE; HISTORICAL FILMS. ITALY; CLEOPATRA (US, Cecil B. DeMille, 1934); QUO VADIS (US, Mervyn LeRoy, 1951); FATICHE DI ERCOLE, LE (IT, Pietro Francisci, 1957); SPARTACUS (US, Stanley Kubrick, 1960); THREE HUNDRED [300] SPARTANS, THE (US, Rudolph Mate, 1962); JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (US/UK. Don Chaffey, 1963); FELLINI-SATYRICON (IT/FR, Federico Fellini, 1969); MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (UK, Terry Jones, 1979); HERCULES (US, John Musker & Ron Clements, 1997); GLADIATOR (US, Ridley Scott, 2000)
Summary: Publishers description: 'Through analysis of ten influential films, this book examines the representation of Greece and Rome in popular and art-house cinema. Arranged by cinematic genre and theme, this book offers an accessible introduction to the depiction of antiquity in cinema. Key scenes are discussed and each film is located in its historical context
ISBN: 9780715637241
Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2013
Contents: 1. Establishing the conventions: Cleopatra (1934) -- 2. The Roman epics of classical Hollywood: Quo Vadis (1951) -- 3. Peplum traditions: Hercules (1958) -- 4. Roman history on Screen: Spartacus (1960) -- 5. Greek history on screen: The 300 Spartans (1962) -- 6. Myth and the fantastic: Jason and the Argonauts (1963) -- 7. Art Cinema: Fellini-Satyricon (1969) -- 8. Satirising cine-antiquity: Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) -- 9. The Disney version: Hercules (1997) -- 10. The return of the epic? Gladiator (2000)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: DOUBLE TAKE MEET HERCULES (AT, Des Mangan, 1990)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Press kit; Clippings
Subject: HERCULES (US, John Musker & Ron Clements, 1997)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: HERCULES (US, Lewis Coates [pseud. of Luigi Cozzi], 1983)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: HERCULES (US, Brett Ratner, 2014)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Stills; Clippings; Publicity
Subject: HERCULES RETURNS (AT, David Parker, 1993)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS [TV] (US, Robert Tapert, 1995)

PhysDes: Article
Subject: HERCULES (US, Lewis Coates [pseud. of Luigi Cozzi], 1983); DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRY, FILM. MEXICO
Summary: Details on a distribution deal between ISRAM/Silverstein and Blanco & Travieso to disctribute films throughout Mexico and Venezuela.

Call No: PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: MCINTYRE, HERCULES CHRISTIAN

PhysDes: Article
Subject: HERCULES (IT, Luigi Cozzi, 1983)
Summary: Synopsis; Credits; ill.