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An art of proper appearances in UTS Review (Nov 1999) vol.5 iss.2 p.142-154
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Crime wave : the filmgoers' guide to the great crime movies / written by Howard Hughes London: I.B.Taurus, 2006.
Call No: 734 HUGAuthor: Hughes, Howard Edition: 1st ed.Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: I.B.TaurusPubDate: 2006PhysDes: xxviii, 236 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cmSubject: GANGSTER FILMS ; DETECTIVE FILMS ; PUBLIC ENEMY, THE (US, William Wellmen, 1931) ; HIGH SIERRA (US, Raoul Walsh, 1941) ; MALTESE FALCON, THE (US, John Huston, 1941) ; WHITE HEAT (US, Raoul Walsh, 1949) ; ASPHALT JUNGLE, THE (US, John Huston, 1950) ; KISS ME DEADLY (US, Robert Aldrich, 1955) ; BIG COMBO (US, Joseph H. Lewis, 1955) ; POINT BLANK (US, John Boorman, 1967) ; BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967) ; ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (UK, Peter Hunt, 1969) ; GET CARTER (UK, Mike Hodges, 1971) ; SHAFT (US, Gordon Parks Jr., 1971) ; DIRTY HARRY (US, Don Siegel, 1971) ; GODFATHER [...], THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972-) ; CHINATOWN (US, Roman Polanski, 1974) ; GODFATHER PART II, THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) ; ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (US, Sergio Leone, 1984) ; LETHAL WEAPON (US, Richard Donner, 1987) ; GOODFELLAS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1990) ; PULP FICTION (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1994) ; L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (US, Curtis Hanson, 1997) ; OCEAN'S ELEVEN (US, Steven Soderbergh, 2001) Summary: "Crime movies inhabit dark and desperate worlds, yet they account for many of Hollywood's most triumphant successes. In full acknowledgement of this achievement, Crime Wave offers an authoritative and informative, stimulating and entertaining guide to the crime movie phenomenon, from its early days to the present, charting its history and celebrating the people who have given it a special and enduring place in cinema goers' affections. Chapters focus on landmark Hollywood films - from 1931's The Public Enemy, through The Maltese Falcon, Point Blank, Dirty Harry, The Godfather trilogy and Goodfellas, to LA Confidential and Oceans 11 - telling their stories and on the way discussing many more crime movies, both major and lesser known." "Crime Wave represents and investigates gangster and heist movies, blaxploitation and noir, murder mysteries, vehicles for vigilante or buddy cops, even a gangster love story. It features biographies and filmographies detailing the key participants and background details of the film's making, locations and sets. It also explores each film's sources and influences, its impact on the crime genre and current fashion, including spin-offs, copies and sequels. It examines the films' themes, style and box office fortunes."--BOOK JACKET.Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and index; Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and index; Filmography: p. 213-220ISBN: 9781845112196Donation: Donated by Senses Of Cinema, 2009
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Mysteries of cinema : reflections on film theory, history and culture 1982-2016 / Adrian Martin Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press,
Call No: 62(081) MARAuthor: Martin, Adrian Edition: 2018Place: AmsterdamPublisher: Amsterdam University PressPhysDes: 424 pages ; 24 cmSeries: film culture in transitionSubject: AVANT-GARDE FILMS ; CINEPHILIA ; CRITICISM: METHODOLOGY OF FILM CRITICISM ; THEORY. AUSTRALIA ; FILM HISTORY ; AKERMAN, CHANTAL ; ALMODOVAR, PEDRO ; CASSAVETES, JOHN ; DE PALMA, BRIAN ; FULLER, SAMUEL ; GARREL, PHILIPPE ; GODARD, JEAN-LUC ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; POLANSKI, ROMAN ; RESNAIS, ALAIN ; RUIZ, RAUL ; SCORSESE, MARTIN ; AFTER HOURS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1985) ; AGE OF INNOCENCE, THE (US, Martin Scorsese, 1993) ; COTTON CLUB, THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1984) ; ANNEE DERNIERE A MARIENBAD, L' (FR, Alain Resnais, 1961) ; ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (US, Sergio Leone, 1984) ; HATEFUL EIGHT, THE (US, Quentin Tarantino, 2015) ; TODO SOBRE MI MADRE (SP/FR, Pedro Almodovar, 1999) Summary: The essays of distinguished film critic Adrian Martin have long been difficult to access, so this anthology, which collects his work in one volume, will be welcomed throughout film studies. He offers in-depth analysis of many genres of films while providing a broad understanding of the history of cinema and the history of film criticism and culture. These vibrant, highly personal essays balance breadth across cinema theory with almost encyclopedic detail, ranging between aesthetics, cinephilia, film genre, criticism, philosophy, and cultural politics. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9789462986831Contents: PART I - LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION -- 1. Retying the Threads -- 2. The Path and the Passeur -- 3. That Summer Feeling
PART II – SCENOGRAPHIES -- 4. Scenes -- 5. Wishful Thinking -- 6. Entities and Energies -- 7. Entranced
PART III - A CINEPHILE IN AUSTRALIA -- 8. No Flowers for the Cinephile: The Fates of Cultural Populism
PART IV - THE LYRICAL IMPULSE -- 9. Refractory Characters, Shards of Time and Space -- 10. The Trouble with Fiction -- 11. Ball of Fire: The Mysteries -- 12. The Ever-Tested Limit: Cinematic Apparitions -- 13. Delirious Enchantment
PART V - GENRE GAMES -- 14. Mr Big: Gangsters and Power -- 15. Unlawful Entries: Anatomy of a Film Cycle -- 16. Lady, Beware: Paths of the Female Gothic -- 17. Live to Tell: Teen Movies Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow -- 18. In the Mood for (Something Like) Love -- 19. Shivers, Surprise and Discomfort: Sadism and Sublimation in Contemporary Cinema
PART VI – INTERVENTIONS -- 20. Making a Bad Script Worse: The Curse of the Scriptwriting Manual -- 21. The Offended Critic: Film Reviewing and Social Commentary -- 22. Wild Psychoanalysis of a Precarious, Unstable Reality
PART VII - ENVOI -- 23. No Direction Home: Creative Criticism -- 24. Farewells, Full Circles and Ellipses -- 25. My Back Pages -- 26. The File We Accompany, with Cristina lvarez Lopez
Notes -- Sources of Texts -- Index
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Once Upon A Time In Amercia in Metro (2000) iss.121/122 p.157-158
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA : (US, Sergio Leone, 1984)
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Once upon a time in America : script / English version by David Mills [1984?].
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[Once upon a time in America : poster, double-sided, 24 hour party people]
Call No: P ONCPhysDes: 1 poster : col. ; double-sided ; 89 X 56 cm.Subject: ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (US, Sergio Leone, 1984) Summary: Full colour, glossy, double-sided poster. Features an image of Robert De Niro and includes other cast members. Text reads: ' May be the definitive gangster picture. Rarely equaled'. Double sided poster, back image of Steve Coogan and some other cast members against yellow and back graphics. Text reads: 'Given the choice between The Truth or The Legend, always print The Legend'Notes: Has some fold lines; Double sided; 24 hour Party People on the other side.; Have 2 copies
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