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Altman on Altman / Robert Altman and David Thompson (ed.) London: Faber and Faber, 2005.
Call No: 81ALT THOAuthor: Altman, Robert and Thompson, David Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: Faber and FaberPubDate: 2005PhysDes: xxii, 306p. ; b+w ill. : 22cm.Subject: ALTMAN, ROBERT ; M*A*S*H (US, Robert Altman, 1969) ; LONG GOODBYE, THE (US, Robert Altman, 1973) ; THIEVES LIKE US (US, Robert Altman, 1974) ; CALIFORNIA SPLIT (US, Robert Altman, 1974) ; NASHVILLE (US, Robert Altman, 1975) ; BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS (US, Robert Altman, 1976) ; QUINTET (US, Robert Altman, 1979) ; PERFECT COUPLE, A (US, Robert Altman, 1979) ; HEALTH (US, Robert Altman, 1980) ; POPEYE (US, Robert Altman, 1980) ; COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN (US, Robert Altman, 1982) ; STREAMERS (US, Robert Altman, 1983) ; SECRET HONOR (US, Robert Altman, 1984) ; FOOL FOR LOVE (US, Robert Altman, 1985) Summary: In these conversations with David Thompson, Altman reflects on his start in industrial filmmaking, as well as his tenure in television directing Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Bonanza, and his big break in feature films as the director of the enormously popular M*A*S*H, a project for which he was the last possible resort behind fourteen other directors. The resulting portrait reveals a quixotic man whose films continue to delight and challenge audiences, both in the United States and beyond.Notes: Includes index and bibliographyISBN: 0571220894
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Film in society / edited by Arthur Asa Berger New Brunswick, USA: Transaction Books, 1980.
Call No: 67(049.32) BERAuthor: Berger, Arthur Asa Source: USPlace: New Brunswick, USAPublisher: Transaction BooksPubDate: 1980PhysDes: 151 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: CRITICISM ; NASHVILLE (US, Robert Altman, 1975) ; CHINATOWN (US, Roman Polanski, 1974) ; GODFATHER [...], THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972-) ; THX 1138 4EB (US, George Lucas, 1967) ; CHARME DISCRET DE LA BOURGEOISIE, LE (FR/SP, Luis Bunuel, 1972) ; AMARCORD (IT/FR, Frederico Fellini, 1973) Summary: "Every important genre found in film has been reviewed during the past fifteen years in Society magazine, as has the art of significant directors and pictures. Many of these reviews, compiled here for the first time, have a societal focus and are concerned with what the films reveal or reflect about the societies in which they were produced. They recognise, however, the aesthetic and social dimensions of film and do not neglect such matters as performance, editing and style. Throughout these reviews are discussions of images, symbolism, techniques employed by directors and genre analyses. This collection explores and is concerned with the sociopolitical and aesthetic impact of this art form and its effect on such topics as socialization, technology, racism, and sexuality. Readers will find reviews by sociologists, psychologists, pyschiatrists, political scientists and others- each offering illuminating insights and revealing analyses of these important films. An introduction by the editor focuses on the different techniques used in analyzing films. Important stills from many of the films are also included. This book will stimulate the scholar, the student, and the layman interested in film and the society behind and reflected in the films. " - BOOK BLURBNotes: Consists of reviews originally published in Society magazine.ISBN: 0878552456Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2010Contents: Berger, A. A. Introduction: Society on film, film in Society.--Coles, R. Hollywood's new social criticism.--Peterson, R. A. Nashville and America in one dimension.--Walling, W. Chinatown.--Silver, I. All in the Mafia family: The Godfather.--Beck, B. The overdeveloped society: THX 1138.--Hecht, C. Total institutions on celluloid: Wiseman Films.--Rubenstein, R. E. Sputtering fires of Black revolution: BURN!--Horowitz, I. L. The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie.--Ledeen, M. A. Amarcord.--Mellen, J. On Lina Wertmuller.--Lewis, G. H. Culture, Kubrick, and Barry Lyndon.--Clavir, J. Black spookery: Blacula, Dracula A.D. 1972.--Slade, J. W. Recent trends in pornographic films.--Shatzkin, R. Disaster epics: cashing in on vicarious experience.--Jowett, G. Bibliography: a selected group of books on film and society (p. 143-151)
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Landmark films : the cinema and our century / [by] William Wolf with Lillian Kramer Wolf London: Paddington Press, 1979.
Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 02 WOLAuthor: Wolf, William ; Wolf, Lillian Kramer Place: LondonPublisher: Paddington PressPubDate: 1979PhysDes: 429 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject: BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1915) ; NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922) ; BRONENOSETS POTEMKIN [BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN] (UR, Sergei Eisenstein, 1925) ; GENERAL, THE (US, Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman, 1927) ; JAZZ SINGER, THE (US, Alan Crosland, 1927) ; LITTLE CAESAR (US, Mervyn LeRoy, 1931) ; FRANKENSTEIN (US, James Whale, 1931) ; DUCK SOUP (US, Leo McCarey, 1933) ; IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (US, Frank Capra, 1934) ; THIRTY-NINE STEPS, THE (UK, Alfred Hitchcock, 1935) ; MODERN TIMES (US, Charles Chaplin, 1936) ; GRANDE ILLUSION, LA (FR, Jean Renoir, 1937) ; STAGECOACH (US, John Ford, 1939) ; GONE WITH THE WIND (US, Victor Fleming, 1939) ; GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (US, John Ford, 1940) ; FANTASIA (US, Walt Disney, 1940) ; CITIZEN KANE (US, Orson Welles, 1941) ; ROMA CITTA APERTA (IT, Roberto Rossellini, 1945) ; RASHOMON (JA, Akira Kurosawa, 1950) ; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (US, Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1952) ; CHAGRIN ET LA PITIE, LE (SZ/GW, Marcel Ophuls, 1971) ; PATHER PANCHALI (II, Satyajit Ray, 1955) ; ROOM AT THE TOP (UK, Jack Clayton, 1959) ; A BOUT DE SOUFFLE (FR, Jean-Luc Godard, 1959) ; BREATHLESS (FR, Jean-Luc Godard, 1959) ; 8 1/2 (IT/FR, Federico Fellini, 1963) ; DR STRANGELOVE (UK, Stanley Kubrick, 1964) ; ULYSSES (UK/US, Joseph Strick, 1967) ; BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967) ; 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (US, Stanley Kubrick, 1968) ; Z (FR/AE, Constantin Costa-Gavras, 1969) ; EASY RIDER (US, Dennis Hopper, 1969) ; SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG (US, Melvin Van Peebles, 1971) ; DEEP THROAT (US, Jerry Gerard, 1972) ; HEAVY TRAFFIC (US, Ralph Bakshi, 1973) ; SLEEPER (US, Woody Allen, 1973) ; NASHVILLE (US, Robert Altman, 1975) ; PASQUALINO SETTEBELLEZZE (IT, Lina Wertmuller, 1976) ; SJUNDE INSEGLET, DET (SW, Ingmar Bergman, 1957) Notes: incl. indexISBN: 0709208758LON: vtb00270168; 10429365
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Narrative mortality : death, closure, and new wave cinemas / Catherine Russell Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995.
Call No: 747.19 RUSAuthor: Russell, Catherine, 1959 Place: MinneapolisPublisher: University of Minnesota PressPubDate: 1995PhysDes: vii, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: NOUVELLE VAGUE ; NARRATIVE IN FILMS ; DEATH IN FILMS ; ALLEGORY IN FILMS ; MELODRAMA ; LANG, FRITZ ; Wenders, Wim ; OSHIMA, NAGISA ; GODARD, JEAN-LUC ; ALTMAN, ROBERT ; BENJAMIN, WALTER ; LYNCH, DAVID ; Peckinpah, Sam ; PENN, ARTHUR ; RAY, NICHOLAS ; MEPRIS, LE (FR/IT, Jean-Luc Godrad, 1963) ; BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967) ; WILD BUNCH, THE (US, Sam Peckinpah, 1969) ; STAND DER DINGE, DER (GW/US/PO, Wim Wenders, 1982) ; PIERROT LE FOU (FR/IT, Jean-Luc Godard, 1965) ; NASHVILLE (US, Robert Altman, 1975) ; NICK'S MOVIE (GW/US, Nicholas Ray & Wim Wenders, 1979) ; SEISUN ZANKOKU MONOGATARI (JA, Nagisa Oshima, 1960) ; SHONEN (JA, Nagisa Oshima, 1969) ; BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (US, Fritz Lang, 1956) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and indexISBN: 0816624852 (hbk. : acid-free paper); 0816624860 (pbk. : acid-free paper)LON: 10942855
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Nashville : an original screenplay / by Joan Tewkesbury Toronto London: Bantam, 1976.
Call No: 79NAS TEWAuthor: Tewkesbury, Joan Place: Toronto LondonPublisher: BantamPubDate: 1976PhysDes: [255] p. : ill., ports ; 18cmSubject: NASHVILLE (US, Robert Altman, 1975) Notes: American cinema films. Scripts (BNB/PRECIS); Cover title: Robert Altman's 'Nashville'ISBN: 0552623733 (pbk) : ª0.65LON: 1749210
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Religion in film / edited by John R. May and Michael Bird Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, c1982.
Call No: 45:2 MAYAuthor: Bird, Michael (Michael S.), 1941 ; May, John R Edition: 1st edPlace: KnoxvillePublisher: University of Tennessee PressPubDate: c1982PhysDes: xviii, 257 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: RELIGION AND THE CINEMA ; RELIGIOUS FILMS ; DEVIL IN FILMS ; CENSORSHIP ; ALLEGORY IN FILMS ; ALTMAN, ROBERT ; BERGMAN, INGMAR ; BRESSON, ROBERT ; BUNUEL, LUIS ; CHAPLIN, CHARLES ; COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD ; Fellini, Federico ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; JUTRA, CLAUDE ; KUBRICK, STANLEY ; Peckinpah, Sam ; RUSSELL, KEN ; TRUFFAUT, FRANCOIS ; WERTMULLER, LINA ; APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) ; COOL HAND LUKE (US, Stuart Rosenberg, 1967) ; DOLCE VITA, LA (FR/IT, Federico Fellini, 1960) ; EXORCIST, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1973) ; NASHVILLE (US, Robert Altman, 1975) ; NOTTI DI CABIRIA, LE (IT, Federico Fellini, 1957) ; QUINTET (US, Robert Altman, 1979) ; SJUNDE INSEGLET, DET (SW, Ingmar Bergman, 1957) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 242-244ISBN: 0870493523LON: 2165498
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Robert Altman : jumping off the cliff / by Patrick McGilligan New York: St Martins Press, c1989.
Call No: 81ALT MCGAuthor: McGilligan, Patrick Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: St Martins PressPubDate: c1989PhysDes: xx, 652 p. : ? cmSubject: ALTMAN, ROBERT ; M*A*S*H (US, Robert Altman, 1969) ; IMAGES (IE, Robert Altman, 1972) ; NASHVILLE (US, Robert Altman, 1975) Summary: " The most prodigal, prolific, and visionary director to emerge from post-sixties Hollywood, Robert Altman is a man whose mystique sometimes threatens to overshadow his many acclaimed films. Exhaustively researched, Patrick McGilligan's richly wrought biography intimately details Altman's early life, his hedonistic obsessions, and offers blow-by-blow accounts of the making of his revolutionary films, including M*A*S*H, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, and many others. Visionary, belligerent drinker, insecure may-be-genius, auteur: all come together in McGilligan's larger-than-life portrait of one of the great filmmaker of our time - Robert Altman. " -- BOOK BLURBISBN: 9780312304676Contents: -- acknowledgements -- introduction -- prologue -- the Family Tree -- Kansas City -- Wentworth -- World War II -- the Calvin Company -- Friends and Lovers -- Corn's-A-Poppin' -- The Delinquents -- the James Dean Story -- Guerilla Warfare -- The Millionaire -- The Troubleshooters -- Warner Brothers -- Bonanza -- Bus Stop -- Combat -- "As Bland as Its Cheese" -- The Talent Trust -- What-Iffing --Riches to Rags -- Countdown -- That Cold Day in the Park -- M*A*S*H --the Anti-Movies -- Images -- Pure Altman -- Action Painter -- Nashville -- the Actor's Nirvana -- Buffaloed Bill -- Flick-of-the-Wrist Movies -- Lion's Gate -- "I Yam What I Yam" -- the eighties -- epilogue -- notes and credits bibliography -- index --
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